Laborers: GROUP 3 — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Laborers: GROUP 3s across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 1,679 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Laborers: GROUP 3 is $50.21/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $47.22 and $63.67/hr. The highest state average is Massachusetts at $74.10/hr; the lowest is Kentucky at $47.06/hr.
Bottom 10%
$47.22
Median
$50.21
Average
$54.48
Top 10%
$63.67
Range: $17.24 – $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
$50.21/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$22.47/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+123.5%
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: $35.60/hr
Avg total: $62.46/hr
99 rates
Connecticut CT
Avg base: $36.20/hr
Avg total: $65.05/hr
8 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $31.25/hr
Avg total: $52.57/hr
1,123 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $27.65/hr
Avg total: $47.06/hr
104 rates
Massachusetts MA
Avg base: $44.50/hr
Avg total: $74.10/hr
77 rates
Minnesota MN
Avg base: $30.32/hr
Avg total: $52.01/hr
5 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $39.15/hr
Avg total: $66.83/hr
66 rates
Oregon OR
Avg base: $34.39/hr
Avg total: $51.69/hr
58 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $30.08/hr
Avg total: $50.01/hr
89 rates
Washington WA
Avg base: $44.69/hr
Avg total: $60.43/hr
50 rates
All Rates
1,679 county-level rates for Laborers: GROUP 3, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda | CA | heavy | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Alameda | CA | residential | $35.37 | $27.30 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Alameda | CA | highway | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Alameda | CA | residential | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Alameda | CA | building | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Amador | CA | building | $11.88 | $5.36 | $17.24 | WD → |
| Amador | CA | building | $12.88 | $5.36 | $18.24 | WD → |
| Calaveras | CA | highway | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Calaveras | CA | building | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Calaveras | CA | heavy | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | residential | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | residential | $35.37 | $27.30 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | heavy | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | highway | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | building | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Del Norte | CA | heavy | $35.37 | $27.30 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Del Norte | CA | highway | $35.37 | $27.30 | $62.67 | WD → |
| El Dorado | CA | residential | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| El Dorado | CA | residential | $35.37 | $27.30 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Fresno | CA | building | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Fresno | CA | heavy | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Fresno | CA | highway | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Humboldt | CA | highway | $35.37 | $27.30 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Humboldt | CA | heavy | $35.37 | $27.30 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Kings | CA | heavy | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Kings | CA | highway | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Kings | CA | building | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Lake | CA | heavy | $35.37 | $27.30 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Lake | CA | highway | $35.37 | $27.30 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Madera | CA | building | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Madera | CA | heavy | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Madera | CA | highway | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Marin | CA | residential | $35.37 | $27.30 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Marin | CA | residential | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Mariposa | CA | highway | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Mariposa | CA | building | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Mariposa | CA | heavy | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Mendocino | CA | highway | $35.37 | $27.30 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Mendocino | CA | heavy | $35.37 | $27.30 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Merced | CA | heavy | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Merced | CA | building | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Merced | CA | highway | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Monterey | CA | building | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Monterey | CA | residential | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Monterey | CA | residential | $35.37 | $27.30 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Monterey | CA | heavy | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Monterey | CA | highway | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Napa | CA | residential | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Napa | CA | residential | $35.37 | $27.30 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Placer | CA | residential | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Placer | CA | residential | $35.37 | $27.30 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Sacramento | CA | residential | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Sacramento | CA | residential | $35.37 | $27.30 | $62.67 | WD → |
| San Benito | CA | residential | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| San Benito | CA | residential | $35.37 | $27.30 | $62.67 | WD → |
| San Benito | CA | heavy | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| San Benito | CA | building | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| San Benito | CA | highway | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| San Francisco | CA | heavy | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| San Francisco | CA | building | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| San Francisco | CA | highway | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| San Francisco | CA | residential | $35.37 | $27.30 | $62.67 | WD → |
| San Francisco | CA | residential | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| San Joaquin | CA | heavy | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| San Joaquin | CA | building | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| San Joaquin | CA | highway | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| San Mateo | CA | heavy | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| San Mateo | CA | highway | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| San Mateo | CA | residential | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| San Mateo | CA | residential | $35.37 | $27.30 | $62.67 | WD → |
| San Mateo | CA | building | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Santa Clara | CA | heavy | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Santa Clara | CA | building | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Santa Clara | CA | highway | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Santa Clara | CA | residential | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Santa Clara | CA | residential | $35.37 | $27.30 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Santa Cruz | CA | heavy | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Santa Cruz | CA | building | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Santa Cruz | CA | highway | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Santa Cruz | CA | residential | $35.37 | $27.30 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Santa Cruz | CA | residential | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Solano | CA | residential | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Solano | CA | residential | $35.37 | $27.30 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Sonoma | CA | residential | $35.37 | $27.30 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Sonoma | CA | residential | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Stanislaus | CA | highway | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Stanislaus | CA | heavy | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Stanislaus | CA | building | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Sutter | CA | residential | $35.37 | $27.30 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Sutter | CA | residential | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Tulare | CA | highway | $35.37 | $27.30 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Tulare | CA | heavy | $35.37 | $27.30 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Tuolumne | CA | highway | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Tuolumne | CA | heavy | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Tuolumne | CA | building | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Yolo | CA | residential | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Yolo | CA | residential | $35.37 | $27.30 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Yuba | CA | residential | $35.37 | $27.30 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Yuba | CA | residential | $36.37 | $27.30 | $63.67 | WD → |
| Fairfield | CT | highway | $36.20 | $28.85 | $65.05 | WD → |