Laborers: GROUP 1 — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Laborers: GROUP 1s across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 1,598 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Laborers: GROUP 1 is $48.65/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $46.22 and $60.95/hr. The highest state average is New Jersey at $89.48/hr; the lowest is California at $18.67/hr.
Bottom 10%
$46.22
Median
$48.65
Average
$52.14
Top 10%
$60.95
Range: $18.67 – $89.48/hr across 12 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
$48.65/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$22.47/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+116.5%
D-B rate exceeds 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
California CA
Avg base: $13.31/hr
Avg total: $18.67/hr
1 rate
Connecticut CT
Avg base: $35.70/hr
Avg total: $64.55/hr
8 rates
District of Columbia DC
Avg base: $33.25/hr
Avg total: $41.95/hr
2 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $30.38/hr
Avg total: $51.57/hr
1,201 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $27.35/hr
Avg total: $46.76/hr
104 rates
Massachusetts MA
Avg base: $42.17/hr
Avg total: $71.76/hr
59 rates
Minnesota MN
Avg base: $27.60/hr
Avg total: $47.37/hr
7 rates
New Jersey NJ
Avg base: $50.95/hr
Avg total: $89.48/hr
11 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $31.31/hr
Avg total: $55.87/hr
5 rates
Oregon OR
Avg base: $39.06/hr
Avg total: $56.36/hr
72 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $26.54/hr
Avg total: $46.47/hr
89 rates
Washington WA
Avg base: $32.67/hr
Avg total: $48.27/hr
39 rates
All Rates
1,598 county-level rates for Laborers: GROUP 1, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amador | CA | building | $13.31 | $5.36 | $18.67 | WD → |
| Fairfield | CT | highway | $35.70 | $28.85 | $64.55 | WD → |
| Hartford | CT | highway | $35.70 | $28.85 | $64.55 | WD → |
| Litchfield | CT | highway | $35.70 | $28.85 | $64.55 | WD → |
| Middlesex | CT | highway | $35.70 | $28.85 | $64.55 | WD → |
| New Haven | CT | highway | $35.70 | $28.85 | $64.55 | WD → |
| New London | CT | highway | $35.70 | $28.85 | $64.55 | WD → |
| Tolland | CT | highway | $35.70 | $28.85 | $64.55 | WD → |
| Windham | CT | highway | $35.70 | $28.85 | $64.55 | WD → |
| Washington, D.C. | DC | highway | $33.25 | $8.70 | $41.95 | WD → |
| Washington, D.C. | DC | heavy | $33.25 | $8.70 | $41.95 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | heavy | $33.45 | $27.50 | $60.95 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | highway | $28.50 | $17.72 | $46.22 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | building | $26.38 | $18.45 | $44.83 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | heavy | $30.65 | $18.00 | $48.65 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | building | $28.38 | $18.55 | $46.93 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | heavy | $28.50 | $17.72 | $46.22 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | highway | $30.68 | $27.50 | $58.18 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | highway | $30.65 | $18.22 | $48.87 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | highway | $30.65 | $18.00 | $48.65 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | building | $29.64 | $18.55 | $48.19 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | heavy | $30.68 | $27.50 | $58.18 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | highway | $33.45 | $27.50 | $60.95 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | heavy | $30.65 | $18.22 | $48.87 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | building | $28.48 | $18.55 | $47.03 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | building | $28.06 | $18.55 | $46.61 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | highway | $30.65 | $18.00 | $48.65 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | heavy | $28.50 | $17.72 | $46.22 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | highway | $33.45 | $27.50 | $60.95 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | heavy | $30.65 | $18.22 | $48.87 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | highway | $30.65 | $18.22 | $48.87 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | highway | $30.68 | $27.50 | $58.18 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | highway | $28.50 | $17.72 | $46.22 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | building | $28.38 | $18.55 | $46.93 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | building | $29.64 | $18.55 | $48.19 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | heavy | $33.45 | $27.50 | $60.95 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | building | $26.38 | $18.45 | $44.83 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | heavy | $30.65 | $18.00 | $48.65 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | building | $28.48 | $18.55 | $47.03 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | heavy | $30.68 | $27.50 | $58.18 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | building | $28.06 | $18.55 | $46.61 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | heavy | $28.50 | $17.72 | $46.22 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | building | $28.06 | $18.55 | $46.61 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | building | $26.38 | $18.45 | $44.83 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | heavy | $30.65 | $18.22 | $48.87 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | building | $28.38 | $18.55 | $46.93 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | building | $29.64 | $18.55 | $48.19 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | highway | $28.50 | $17.72 | $46.22 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | heavy | $33.45 | $27.50 | $60.95 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | building | $28.48 | $18.55 | $47.03 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | highway | $30.68 | $27.50 | $58.18 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | heavy | $30.68 | $27.50 | $58.18 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | heavy | $30.65 | $18.00 | $48.65 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | highway | $30.65 | $18.00 | $48.65 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | highway | $30.65 | $18.22 | $48.87 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | highway | $33.45 | $27.50 | $60.95 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | highway | $30.68 | $27.50 | $58.18 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | highway | $30.65 | $18.00 | $48.65 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | highway | $33.45 | $27.50 | $60.95 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | highway | $28.50 | $17.72 | $46.22 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | heavy | $30.65 | $18.00 | $48.65 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | building | $28.06 | $18.55 | $46.61 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | heavy | $30.65 | $18.22 | $48.87 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | highway | $30.65 | $18.22 | $48.87 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | heavy | $30.68 | $27.50 | $58.18 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | building | $29.64 | $18.55 | $48.19 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | building | $28.48 | $18.55 | $47.03 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | building | $26.38 | $18.45 | $44.83 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | heavy | $33.45 | $27.50 | $60.95 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | building | $28.38 | $18.55 | $46.93 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | heavy | $28.50 | $17.72 | $46.22 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | heavy | $33.45 | $27.50 | $60.95 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | building | $28.38 | $18.55 | $46.93 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | building | $28.06 | $18.55 | $46.61 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | building | $28.48 | $18.55 | $47.03 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | highway | $30.65 | $18.00 | $48.65 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | building | $26.38 | $18.45 | $44.83 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | building | $29.64 | $18.55 | $48.19 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | highway | $28.50 | $17.72 | $46.22 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | heavy | $30.65 | $18.00 | $48.65 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | heavy | $30.68 | $27.50 | $58.18 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | heavy | $30.65 | $18.22 | $48.87 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | highway | $33.45 | $27.50 | $60.95 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | highway | $30.65 | $18.22 | $48.87 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | highway | $30.68 | $27.50 | $58.18 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | heavy | $28.50 | $17.72 | $46.22 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | building | $29.64 | $18.55 | $48.19 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | building | $26.38 | $18.45 | $44.83 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | highway | $33.45 | $27.50 | $60.95 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | heavy | $33.45 | $27.50 | $60.95 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | highway | $30.68 | $27.50 | $58.18 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | highway | $30.65 | $18.00 | $48.65 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | heavy | $28.50 | $17.72 | $46.22 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | building | $28.48 | $18.55 | $47.03 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | building | $28.38 | $18.55 | $46.93 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | heavy | $30.68 | $27.50 | $58.18 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | heavy | $30.65 | $18.00 | $48.65 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | heavy | $30.65 | $18.22 | $48.87 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | building | $28.06 | $18.55 | $46.61 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | highway | $28.50 | $17.72 | $46.22 | WD → |