Laborers: GROUP 4 — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Laborers: GROUP 4s across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 545 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Laborers: GROUP 4 is $59.99/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $47.43 and $69.94/hr. The highest state average is Massachusetts at $74.16/hr; the lowest is Indiana at $42.28/hr.
Bottom 10%
$47.43
Median
$59.99
Average
$57.29
Top 10%
$69.94
Range: $15.02 – $88.13/hr across 9 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
$59.99/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$22.47/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+167%
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: $35.69/hr
Avg total: $62.77/hr
98 rates
Connecticut CT
Avg base: $38.70/hr
Avg total: $67.55/hr
8 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $25.61/hr
Avg total: $42.28/hr
62 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $28.25/hr
Avg total: $47.66/hr
104 rates
Massachusetts MA
Avg base: $44.55/hr
Avg total: $74.16/hr
77 rates
Minnesota MN
Avg base: $30.62/hr
Avg total: $52.31/hr
5 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $39.18/hr
Avg total: $65.94/hr
51 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $30.43/hr
Avg total: $50.36/hr
89 rates
Washington WA
Avg base: $45.70/hr
Avg total: $61.47/hr
51 rates
All Rates
545 county-level rates for Laborers: GROUP 4, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda | CA | heavy | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Alameda | CA | building | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Alameda | CA | highway | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Alameda | CA | residential | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Alameda | CA | residential | $35.25 | $27.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Amador | CA | building | $9.66 | $5.36 | $15.02 | WD → |
| Calaveras | CA | building | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Calaveras | CA | highway | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Calaveras | CA | heavy | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | building | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | highway | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | heavy | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | residential | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | residential | $35.25 | $27.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Del Norte | CA | heavy | $35.25 | $27.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Del Norte | CA | highway | $35.25 | $27.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| El Dorado | CA | residential | $35.25 | $27.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| El Dorado | CA | residential | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Fresno | CA | highway | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Fresno | CA | building | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Fresno | CA | heavy | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Humboldt | CA | heavy | $35.25 | $27.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Humboldt | CA | highway | $35.25 | $27.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Kings | CA | highway | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Kings | CA | heavy | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Kings | CA | building | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Lake | CA | heavy | $35.25 | $27.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Lake | CA | highway | $35.25 | $27.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Madera | CA | heavy | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Madera | CA | building | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Madera | CA | highway | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Marin | CA | residential | $35.25 | $27.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Marin | CA | residential | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Mariposa | CA | highway | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Mariposa | CA | building | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Mariposa | CA | heavy | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Mendocino | CA | heavy | $35.25 | $27.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Mendocino | CA | highway | $35.25 | $27.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Merced | CA | highway | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Merced | CA | heavy | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Merced | CA | building | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Monterey | CA | building | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Monterey | CA | residential | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Monterey | CA | residential | $35.25 | $27.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Monterey | CA | heavy | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Monterey | CA | highway | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Napa | CA | residential | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Napa | CA | residential | $35.25 | $27.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Placer | CA | residential | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Placer | CA | residential | $35.25 | $27.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Sacramento | CA | residential | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Sacramento | CA | residential | $35.25 | $27.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| San Benito | CA | residential | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| San Benito | CA | residential | $35.25 | $27.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| San Benito | CA | heavy | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| San Benito | CA | building | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| San Benito | CA | highway | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| San Francisco | CA | heavy | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| San Francisco | CA | building | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| San Francisco | CA | highway | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| San Francisco | CA | residential | $35.25 | $27.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| San Francisco | CA | residential | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| San Joaquin | CA | heavy | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| San Joaquin | CA | building | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| San Joaquin | CA | highway | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| San Mateo | CA | heavy | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| San Mateo | CA | highway | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| San Mateo | CA | residential | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| San Mateo | CA | residential | $35.25 | $27.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| San Mateo | CA | building | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Santa Clara | CA | heavy | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Santa Clara | CA | building | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Santa Clara | CA | highway | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Santa Clara | CA | residential | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Santa Clara | CA | residential | $35.25 | $27.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Santa Cruz | CA | heavy | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Santa Cruz | CA | building | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Santa Cruz | CA | highway | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Santa Cruz | CA | residential | $35.25 | $27.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Santa Cruz | CA | residential | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Solano | CA | residential | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Solano | CA | residential | $35.25 | $27.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Sonoma | CA | residential | $35.25 | $27.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Sonoma | CA | residential | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Stanislaus | CA | highway | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Stanislaus | CA | heavy | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Stanislaus | CA | building | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Sutter | CA | residential | $35.25 | $27.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Sutter | CA | residential | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Tulare | CA | highway | $35.25 | $27.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Tulare | CA | heavy | $35.25 | $27.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Tuolumne | CA | highway | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Tuolumne | CA | heavy | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Tuolumne | CA | building | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Yolo | CA | residential | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Yolo | CA | residential | $35.25 | $27.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Yuba | CA | residential | $35.25 | $27.30 | $62.55 | WD → |
| Yuba | CA | residential | $36.25 | $27.30 | $63.55 | WD → |
| Fairfield | CT | highway | $38.70 | $28.85 | $67.55 | WD → |
| Hartford | CT | highway | $38.70 | $28.85 | $67.55 | WD → |