Laborers: GROUP 2 — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Laborers: GROUP 2s across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 1,964 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Laborers: GROUP 2 is $49.37/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $46.72 and $64.26/hr. The highest state average is Massachusetts at $73.96/hr; the lowest is Minnesota at $46.07/hr.
Bottom 10%
$46.72
Median
$49.37
Average
$54.18
Top 10%
$64.26
Range: $18.34 – $88.13/hr across 10 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
$49.37/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$22.47/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+119.7%
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: $36.06/hr
Avg total: $63.05/hr
145 rates
Connecticut CT
Avg base: $35.95/hr
Avg total: $64.80/hr
8 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $30.54/hr
Avg total: $51.44/hr
1,299 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $27.60/hr
Avg total: $47.01/hr
104 rates
Massachusetts MA
Avg base: $44.35/hr
Avg total: $73.96/hr
77 rates
Minnesota MN
Avg base: $27.07/hr
Avg total: $46.07/hr
5 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $37.68/hr
Avg total: $64.90/hr
110 rates
Oregon OR
Avg base: $40.41/hr
Avg total: $57.71/hr
82 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $33.02/hr
Avg total: $52.95/hr
89 rates
Washington WA
Avg base: $40.58/hr
Avg total: $56.26/hr
45 rates
All Rates
1,964 county-level rates for Laborers: GROUP 2, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda | CA | building | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Alameda | CA | heavy | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Alameda | CA | highway | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Alameda | CA | residential | $35.96 | $27.30 | $63.26 | WD → |
| Alameda | CA | residential | $35.35 | $27.30 | $62.65 | WD → |
| Alameda | CA | residential | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Alameda | CA | residential | $36.35 | $27.30 | $63.65 | WD → |
| Amador | CA | building | $13.98 | $5.36 | $19.34 | WD → |
| Amador | CA | building | $12.98 | $5.36 | $18.34 | WD → |
| Calaveras | CA | building | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Calaveras | CA | heavy | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Calaveras | CA | highway | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | building | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | heavy | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | highway | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | residential | $35.96 | $27.30 | $63.26 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | residential | $35.35 | $27.30 | $62.65 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | residential | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | residential | $36.35 | $27.30 | $63.65 | WD → |
| Del Norte | CA | heavy | $35.96 | $27.30 | $63.26 | WD → |
| Del Norte | CA | heavy | $35.35 | $27.30 | $62.65 | WD → |
| Del Norte | CA | highway | $35.96 | $27.30 | $63.26 | WD → |
| Del Norte | CA | highway | $35.35 | $27.30 | $62.65 | WD → |
| El Dorado | CA | residential | $35.96 | $27.30 | $63.26 | WD → |
| El Dorado | CA | residential | $35.35 | $27.30 | $62.65 | WD → |
| El Dorado | CA | residential | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| El Dorado | CA | residential | $36.35 | $27.30 | $63.65 | WD → |
| Fresno | CA | building | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Fresno | CA | heavy | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Fresno | CA | highway | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Humboldt | CA | heavy | $35.96 | $27.30 | $63.26 | WD → |
| Humboldt | CA | heavy | $35.35 | $27.30 | $62.65 | WD → |
| Humboldt | CA | highway | $35.96 | $27.30 | $63.26 | WD → |
| Humboldt | CA | highway | $35.35 | $27.30 | $62.65 | WD → |
| Kings | CA | building | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Kings | CA | heavy | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Kings | CA | highway | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Lake | CA | heavy | $35.96 | $27.30 | $63.26 | WD → |
| Lake | CA | heavy | $35.35 | $27.30 | $62.65 | WD → |
| Lake | CA | highway | $35.96 | $27.30 | $63.26 | WD → |
| Lake | CA | highway | $35.35 | $27.30 | $62.65 | WD → |
| Madera | CA | building | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Madera | CA | heavy | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Madera | CA | highway | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Marin | CA | residential | $35.96 | $27.30 | $63.26 | WD → |
| Marin | CA | residential | $35.35 | $27.30 | $62.65 | WD → |
| Marin | CA | residential | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Marin | CA | residential | $36.35 | $27.30 | $63.65 | WD → |
| Mariposa | CA | building | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Mariposa | CA | heavy | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Mariposa | CA | highway | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Mendocino | CA | heavy | $35.96 | $27.30 | $63.26 | WD → |
| Mendocino | CA | heavy | $35.35 | $27.30 | $62.65 | WD → |
| Mendocino | CA | highway | $35.96 | $27.30 | $63.26 | WD → |
| Mendocino | CA | highway | $35.35 | $27.30 | $62.65 | WD → |
| Merced | CA | building | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Merced | CA | heavy | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Merced | CA | highway | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Monterey | CA | building | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Monterey | CA | heavy | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Monterey | CA | highway | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Monterey | CA | residential | $35.96 | $27.30 | $63.26 | WD → |
| Monterey | CA | residential | $35.35 | $27.30 | $62.65 | WD → |
| Monterey | CA | residential | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Monterey | CA | residential | $36.35 | $27.30 | $63.65 | WD → |
| Napa | CA | residential | $35.96 | $27.30 | $63.26 | WD → |
| Napa | CA | residential | $35.35 | $27.30 | $62.65 | WD → |
| Napa | CA | residential | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Napa | CA | residential | $36.35 | $27.30 | $63.65 | WD → |
| Placer | CA | residential | $35.96 | $27.30 | $63.26 | WD → |
| Placer | CA | residential | $35.35 | $27.30 | $62.65 | WD → |
| Placer | CA | residential | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Placer | CA | residential | $36.35 | $27.30 | $63.65 | WD → |
| Sacramento | CA | residential | $35.96 | $27.30 | $63.26 | WD → |
| Sacramento | CA | residential | $35.35 | $27.30 | $62.65 | WD → |
| Sacramento | CA | residential | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| Sacramento | CA | residential | $36.35 | $27.30 | $63.65 | WD → |
| San Benito | CA | building | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| San Benito | CA | heavy | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| San Benito | CA | highway | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| San Benito | CA | residential | $35.96 | $27.30 | $63.26 | WD → |
| San Benito | CA | residential | $35.35 | $27.30 | $62.65 | WD → |
| San Benito | CA | residential | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| San Benito | CA | residential | $36.35 | $27.30 | $63.65 | WD → |
| San Francisco | CA | building | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| San Francisco | CA | heavy | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| San Francisco | CA | highway | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| San Francisco | CA | residential | $35.96 | $27.30 | $63.26 | WD → |
| San Francisco | CA | residential | $35.35 | $27.30 | $62.65 | WD → |
| San Francisco | CA | residential | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| San Francisco | CA | residential | $36.35 | $27.30 | $63.65 | WD → |
| San Joaquin | CA | building | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| San Joaquin | CA | heavy | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| San Joaquin | CA | highway | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| San Mateo | CA | building | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| San Mateo | CA | heavy | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| San Mateo | CA | highway | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |
| San Mateo | CA | residential | $35.96 | $27.30 | $63.26 | WD → |
| San Mateo | CA | residential | $35.35 | $27.30 | $62.65 | WD → |
| San Mateo | CA | residential | $36.96 | $27.30 | $64.26 | WD → |