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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bienville | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Caldwell | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Cameron | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Catahoula | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Claiborne | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Concordia | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| De Soto | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| East Carroll | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| East Feliciana | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Evangeline | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Franklin | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Grant | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Iberia | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Iberville | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Jackson | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Jefferson Davis | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| La Salle | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Lincoln | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Madison | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Morehouse | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Natchitoches | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Pointe Coupee | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Red River | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Richland | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Sabine | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| St Helena | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| St Mary | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Tangipahoa | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Tensas | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Union | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Vermilion | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Vernon | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Washington | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| West Carroll | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| West Feliciana | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Winn | LA | heavy | $7.60 | $0.00 | $7.60 | WD → |
| Blue Earth | MN | residential | $7.86 | $0.00 | $7.86 | WD → |
| Brown | MN | residential | $7.86 | $0.00 | $7.86 | WD → |
| Faribault | MN | residential | $7.86 | $0.00 | $7.86 | WD → |
| Fillmore | MN | residential | $7.86 | $0.00 | $7.86 | WD → |
| Freeborn | MN | residential | $7.86 | $0.00 | $7.86 | WD → |
| Goodhue | MN | residential | $7.86 | $0.00 | $7.86 | WD → |
| Lake of the Woods | MN | residential | $10.40 | $0.65 | $11.05 | WD → |
| Le Sueur | MN | residential | $7.86 | $0.00 | $7.86 | WD → |
| Martin | MN | residential | $7.86 | $0.00 | $7.86 | WD → |
| Mower | MN | residential | $7.86 | $0.00 | $7.86 | WD → |
| Nicollet | MN | residential | $7.86 | $0.00 | $7.86 | WD → |
| Rice | MN | residential | $7.86 | $0.00 | $7.86 | WD → |
| Steele | MN | residential | $7.86 | $0.00 | $7.86 | WD → |
| Stevens | MN | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Waseca | MN | residential | $7.86 | $0.00 | $7.86 | WD → |
| Watonwan | MN | residential | $7.86 | $0.00 | $7.86 | WD → |
| Winona | MN | residential | $7.86 | $0.00 | $7.86 | WD → |
| Burleigh | ND | residential | $8.39 | $0.00 | $8.39 | WD → |
| Cass | ND | residential | $8.44 | $0.00 | $8.44 | WD → |
| Grand Forks | ND | residential | $8.39 | $0.00 | $8.39 | WD → |
| Morton | ND | residential | $8.39 | $0.00 | $8.39 | WD → |
| Ward | ND | residential | $10.79 | $0.00 | $10.79 | WD → |
| Aurora | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Beadle | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Bennett | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Bon Homme | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Brookings | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Brown | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Brule | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Buffalo | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Butte | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Campbell | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Charles Mix | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Clark | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Clay | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Codington | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Corson | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Custer | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Davison | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Day | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Deuel | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Dewey | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Douglas | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Edmunds | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Fall River | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Faulk | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Grant | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Gregory | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Haakon | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Hamlin | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Hand | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Hanson | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Harding | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Hughes | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Hutchinson | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Hyde | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Jackson | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Jerauld | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Jones | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Kingsbury | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Lake | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Lawrence | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Lyman | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Marshall | SD | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |