Laborers: GROUP 5 — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Laborers: GROUP 5s across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 259 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Laborers: GROUP 5 is $61.14/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $51.23 and $75.80/hr. The highest state average is Massachusetts at $72.60/hr; the lowest is Pennsylvania at $51.23/hr.
Bottom 10%
$51.23
Median
$61.14
Average
$62.42
Top 10%
$75.80
Range: $51.23 – $88.13/hr across 5 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
$61.14/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$22.47/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+172.1%
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
Connecticut CT
Avg base: $37.45/hr
Avg total: $66.30/hr
8 rates
Massachusetts MA
Avg base: $43.00/hr
Avg total: $72.60/hr
68 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $40.71/hr
Avg total: $67.47/hr
51 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $31.24/hr
Avg total: $51.23/hr
87 rates
Washington WA
Avg base: $46.44/hr
Avg total: $62.23/hr
45 rates
All Rates
259 county-level rates for Laborers: GROUP 5, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | CT | highway | $37.45 | $28.85 | $66.30 | WD → |
| Hartford | CT | highway | $37.45 | $28.85 | $66.30 | WD → |
| Litchfield | CT | highway | $37.45 | $28.85 | $66.30 | WD → |
| Middlesex | CT | highway | $37.45 | $28.85 | $66.30 | WD → |
| New Haven | CT | highway | $37.45 | $28.85 | $66.30 | WD → |
| New London | CT | highway | $37.45 | $28.85 | $66.30 | WD → |
| Tolland | CT | highway | $37.45 | $28.85 | $66.30 | WD → |
| Windham | CT | highway | $37.45 | $28.85 | $66.30 | WD → |
| Barnstable | MA | building | $38.95 | $29.70 | $68.65 | WD → |
| Barnstable | MA | building | $39.70 | $29.70 | $69.40 | WD → |
| Barnstable | MA | building | $46.10 | $29.70 | $75.80 | WD → |
| Barnstable | MA | heavy | $52.50 | $29.70 | $82.20 | WD → |
| Barnstable | MA | heavy | $27.01 | $29.70 | $56.71 | WD → |
| Barnstable | MA | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 | WD → |
| Berkshire | MA | building | $36.00 | $28.87 | $64.87 | WD → |
| Berkshire | MA | heavy | $39.70 | $29.70 | $69.40 | WD → |
| Berkshire | MA | building | $39.70 | $29.70 | $69.40 | WD → |
| Bristol | MA | heavy | $27.01 | $29.70 | $56.71 | WD → |
| Bristol | MA | building | $39.70 | $29.70 | $69.40 | WD → |
| Bristol | MA | building | $46.10 | $29.70 | $75.80 | WD → |
| Bristol | MA | heavy | $52.50 | $29.70 | $82.20 | WD → |
| Bristol | MA | building | $38.95 | $29.70 | $68.65 | WD → |
| Bristol | MA | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 | WD → |
| Dukes | MA | building | $38.95 | $29.70 | $68.65 | WD → |
| Dukes | MA | heavy | $52.50 | $29.70 | $82.20 | WD → |
| Dukes | MA | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 | WD → |
| Dukes | MA | building | $46.10 | $29.70 | $75.80 | WD → |
| Dukes | MA | heavy | $27.01 | $29.70 | $56.71 | WD → |
| Dukes | MA | building | $39.70 | $29.70 | $69.40 | WD → |
| Essex | MA | heavy | $27.01 | $29.70 | $56.71 | WD → |
| Essex | MA | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 | WD → |
| Essex | MA | building | $39.70 | $29.70 | $69.40 | WD → |
| Essex | MA | building | $38.95 | $29.70 | $68.65 | WD → |
| Essex | MA | heavy | $52.50 | $29.70 | $82.20 | WD → |
| Essex | MA | building | $46.10 | $29.70 | $75.80 | WD → |
| Franklin | MA | building | $36.00 | $28.87 | $64.87 | WD → |
| Franklin | MA | residential | $33.50 | $26.02 | $59.52 | WD → |
| Franklin | MA | building | $39.70 | $29.70 | $69.40 | WD → |
| Franklin | MA | heavy | $39.70 | $29.70 | $69.40 | WD → |
| Franklin | MA | residential | $38.95 | $29.70 | $68.65 | WD → |
| Hampden | MA | building | $39.70 | $29.70 | $69.40 | WD → |
| Hampden | MA | building | $36.00 | $28.87 | $64.87 | WD → |
| Hampden | MA | heavy | $39.70 | $29.70 | $69.40 | WD → |
| Hampshire | MA | building | $39.70 | $29.70 | $69.40 | WD → |
| Hampshire | MA | building | $36.00 | $28.87 | $64.87 | WD → |
| Hampshire | MA | heavy | $39.70 | $29.70 | $69.40 | WD → |
| Middlesex | MA | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 | WD → |
| Middlesex | MA | heavy | $52.50 | $29.70 | $82.20 | WD → |
| Middlesex | MA | heavy | $27.01 | $29.70 | $56.71 | WD → |
| Middlesex | MA | building | $39.70 | $29.70 | $69.40 | WD → |
| Middlesex | MA | building | $38.95 | $29.70 | $68.65 | WD → |
| Middlesex | MA | building | $46.10 | $29.70 | $75.80 | WD → |
| Nantucket | MA | building | $46.10 | $29.70 | $75.80 | WD → |
| Nantucket | MA | building | $39.70 | $29.70 | $69.40 | WD → |
| Nantucket | MA | building | $38.95 | $29.70 | $68.65 | WD → |
| Nantucket | MA | heavy | $52.50 | $29.70 | $82.20 | WD → |
| Nantucket | MA | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 | WD → |
| Nantucket | MA | heavy | $27.01 | $29.70 | $56.71 | WD → |
| Norfolk | MA | building | $38.95 | $29.70 | $68.65 | WD → |
| Norfolk | MA | building | $46.10 | $29.70 | $75.80 | WD → |
| Norfolk | MA | heavy | $52.50 | $29.70 | $82.20 | WD → |
| Norfolk | MA | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 | WD → |
| Norfolk | MA | heavy | $27.01 | $29.70 | $56.71 | WD → |
| Norfolk | MA | building | $39.70 | $29.70 | $69.40 | WD → |
| Plymouth | MA | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 | WD → |
| Plymouth | MA | heavy | $27.01 | $29.70 | $56.71 | WD → |
| Plymouth | MA | heavy | $52.50 | $29.70 | $82.20 | WD → |
| Suffolk | MA | building | $38.95 | $29.70 | $68.65 | WD → |
| Suffolk | MA | building | $39.70 | $29.70 | $69.40 | WD → |
| Suffolk | MA | building | $46.10 | $29.70 | $75.80 | WD → |
| Suffolk | MA | heavy | $52.50 | $29.70 | $82.20 | WD → |
| Suffolk | MA | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 | WD → |
| Suffolk | MA | heavy | $27.01 | $29.70 | $56.71 | WD → |
| Worcester | MA | heavy | $52.50 | $29.70 | $82.20 | WD → |
| Worcester | MA | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 | WD → |
| Worcester | MA | heavy | $39.70 | $29.70 | $69.40 | WD → |
| Albany | NY | highway | $44.19 | $27.65 | $71.84 | WD → |
| Albany | NY | heavy | $44.19 | $27.65 | $71.84 | WD → |
| Albany | NY | building | $44.19 | $27.65 | $71.84 | WD → |
| Columbia | NY | highway | $44.19 | $27.65 | $71.84 | WD → |
| Columbia | NY | heavy | $44.19 | $27.65 | $71.84 | WD → |
| Columbia | NY | building | $44.19 | $27.65 | $71.84 | WD → |
| Erie | NY | building | $31.93 | $28.25 | $60.18 | WD → |
| Fulton | NY | heavy | $44.19 | $27.65 | $71.84 | WD → |
| Fulton | NY | highway | $44.19 | $27.65 | $71.84 | WD → |
| Fulton | NY | building | $44.19 | $27.65 | $71.84 | WD → |
| Greene | NY | highway | $44.19 | $27.65 | $71.84 | WD → |
| Greene | NY | heavy | $44.19 | $27.65 | $71.84 | WD → |
| Greene | NY | building | $44.19 | $27.65 | $71.84 | WD → |
| Livingston | NY | heavy | $35.44 | $25.30 | $60.74 | WD → |
| Livingston | NY | building | $35.44 | $25.30 | $60.74 | WD → |
| Livingston | NY | highway | $35.44 | $25.30 | $60.74 | WD → |
| Monroe | NY | heavy | $35.44 | $25.30 | $60.74 | WD → |
| Monroe | NY | building | $35.44 | $25.30 | $60.74 | WD → |
| Monroe | NY | highway | $35.44 | $25.30 | $60.74 | WD → |
| Montgomery | NY | heavy | $44.19 | $27.65 | $71.84 | WD → |
| Montgomery | NY | highway | $44.19 | $27.65 | $71.84 | WD → |
| Montgomery | NY | building | $44.19 | $27.65 | $71.84 | WD → |
| Ontario | NY | heavy | $35.44 | $25.30 | $60.74 | WD → |
| Ontario | NY | building | $35.44 | $25.30 | $60.74 | WD → |