Laborers: Common — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Laborers: Commons across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 256 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Laborers: Common is $7.60/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $7.25 and $10.33/hr. The highest state average is Colorado at $10.70/hr; the lowest is American Samoa at $6.30/hr.
Bottom 10%
$7.25
Median
$7.60
Average
$8.40
Top 10%
$10.33
Range: $6.30 – $14.14/hr across 7 states. Total package = base hourly rate + fringe benefits.
Davis-Bacon vs. Market Median
Comparison of the Davis-Bacon national median total package against the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) median for the comparable BLS occupation 47-2061 — Construction Laborers.
Davis-Bacon median
$7.60/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$22.47/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-66.2%
D-B rate is below market median
Davis-Bacon rates include required fringe benefits; OEWS reflects mean/median wages from the BLS establishment survey across all industries. Direct comparison is approximate — D-B rates target the construction-industry union/competitive-wage benchmark, while OEWS spans every industry that employs the occupation.
Average Rates by State
American Samoa AS
Avg base: $6.30/hr
Avg total: $6.30/hr
20 rates
Colorado CO
Avg base: $10.24/hr
Avg total: $10.70/hr
76 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $7.60/hr
Avg total: $7.60/hr
40 rates
Minnesota MN
Avg base: $7.97/hr
Avg total: $8.01/hr
17 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $8.88/hr
Avg total: $8.88/hr
5 rates
South Dakota SD
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
63 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $7.62/hr
Avg total: $7.71/hr
35 rates
All Rates
256 county-level rates for Laborers: Common, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern | AS | heavy | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Eastern | AS | residential | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Eastern | AS | building | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Eastern | AS | highway | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Manu'a | AS | residential | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Manu'a | AS | highway | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Manu'a | AS | building | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Manu'a | AS | heavy | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Rose Island | AS | building | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Rose Island | AS | highway | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Rose Island | AS | residential | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Rose Island | AS | heavy | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Swains Island | AS | residential | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Swains Island | AS | highway | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Swains Island | AS | heavy | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Swains Island | AS | building | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Western | AS | building | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Western | AS | residential | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Western | AS | heavy | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Western | AS | highway | $6.30 | $0.00 | $6.30 | WD → |
| Adams | CO | residential | $8.86 | $0.00 | $8.86 | WD → |
| Adams | CO | heavy | $11.22 | $2.92 | $14.14 | WD → |
| Alamosa | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Arapahoe | CO | residential | $8.86 | $0.00 | $8.86 | WD → |
| Arapahoe | CO | heavy | $11.22 | $2.92 | $14.14 | WD → |
| Archuleta | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Baca | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Bent | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Boulder | CO | heavy | $11.22 | $2.92 | $14.14 | WD → |
| Boulder | CO | residential | $8.86 | $0.00 | $8.86 | WD → |
| Broomfield | CO | heavy | $11.22 | $2.92 | $14.14 | WD → |
| Broomfield | CO | residential | $8.86 | $0.00 | $8.86 | WD → |
| Chaffee | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Cheyenne | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Clear Creek | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Conejos | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Costilla | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Crowley | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Custer | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Delta | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Denver | CO | heavy | $11.22 | $2.92 | $14.14 | WD → |
| Denver | CO | residential | $8.86 | $0.00 | $8.86 | WD → |
| Dolores | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Douglas | CO | heavy | $11.22 | $2.92 | $14.14 | WD → |
| Douglas | CO | residential | $8.86 | $0.00 | $8.86 | WD → |
| Eagle | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| El Paso | CO | heavy | $11.22 | $2.92 | $14.14 | WD → |
| El Paso | CO | residential | $8.86 | $0.00 | $8.86 | WD → |
| Elbert | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Fremont | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Garfield | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Gilpin | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Grand | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Gunnison | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Hinsdale | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Huerfano | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Jackson | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Jefferson | CO | residential | $8.86 | $0.00 | $8.86 | WD → |
| Jefferson | CO | heavy | $11.22 | $2.92 | $14.14 | WD → |
| Kiowa | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Kit Carson | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| La Plata | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Lake | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | residential | $8.86 | $0.00 | $8.86 | WD → |
| Larimer | CO | heavy | $11.22 | $2.92 | $14.14 | WD → |
| Las Animas | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Lincoln | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Logan | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | residential | $8.86 | $0.00 | $8.86 | WD → |
| Mesa | CO | heavy | $11.22 | $2.92 | $14.14 | WD → |
| Mineral | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Moffat | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Montezuma | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Montrose | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Morgan | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Otero | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Ouray | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Park | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Phillips | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Pitkin | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Prowers | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Pueblo | CO | residential | $8.86 | $0.00 | $8.86 | WD → |
| Pueblo | CO | heavy | $11.22 | $2.92 | $14.14 | WD → |
| Rio Blanco | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Rio Grande | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Routt | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Saguache | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| San Juan | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| San Miguel | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Sedgwick | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Summit | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Teller | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Washington | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Weld | CO | residential | $8.86 | $0.00 | $8.86 | WD → |
| Weld | CO | heavy | $11.22 | $2.92 | $14.14 | WD → |
| Yuma | CO | residential | $10.33 | $0.00 | $10.33 | WD → |
| Allen | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Assumption | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Avoyelles | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Beauregard | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |