LABORERS: HEAVY & HIGHWAY GROUP 2 GENERAL LABORERS, DUMPMAN, PITMAN, CONCRETE MAN; SIGNAL MAN; PIPELAYERS; RIP RAP; DRY STONE LAYER; JACK HAMMER; POWD — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for LABORERS: HEAVY & HIGHWAY GROUP 2 GENERAL LABORERS, DUMPMAN, PITMAN, CONCRETE MAN; SIGNAL MAN; PIPELAYERS; RIP RAP; DRY STONE LAYER; JACK HAMMER; POWDs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 30 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for LABORERS: HEAVY & HIGHWAY GROUP 2 GENERAL LABORERS, DUMPMAN, PITMAN, CONCRETE MAN; SIGNAL MAN; PIPELAYERS; RIP RAP; DRY STONE LAYER; JACK HAMMER; POWD is $70.60/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $70.60 and $70.60/hr. The highest state average is New York at $70.60/hr; the lowest is New York at $70.60/hr.
Range: $70.60 – $70.60/hr across 1 state. 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 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
All Rates
30 county-level rates for LABORERS: HEAVY & HIGHWAY GROUP 2 GENERAL LABORERS, DUMPMAN, PITMAN, CONCRETE MAN; SIGNAL MAN; PIPELAYERS; RIP RAP; DRY STONE LAYER; JACK HAMMER; POWD, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | NY | building | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |
| Albany | NY | highway | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |
| Albany | NY | heavy | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |
| Columbia | NY | heavy | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |
| Columbia | NY | highway | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |
| Columbia | NY | building | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |
| Fulton | NY | highway | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |
| Fulton | NY | building | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |
| Fulton | NY | heavy | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |
| Greene | NY | highway | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |
| Greene | NY | building | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |
| Greene | NY | heavy | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |
| Montgomery | NY | building | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |
| Montgomery | NY | heavy | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |
| Montgomery | NY | highway | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |
| Rensselaer | NY | heavy | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |
| Rensselaer | NY | building | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |
| Rensselaer | NY | highway | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |
| Saratoga | NY | building | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |
| Saratoga | NY | highway | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |
| Saratoga | NY | heavy | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |
| Schenectady | NY | heavy | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |
| Schenectady | NY | building | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |
| Schenectady | NY | highway | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |
| Schoharie | NY | heavy | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |
| Schoharie | NY | building | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |
| Schoharie | NY | highway | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |
| Washington | NY | building | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |
| Washington | NY | highway | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |
| Washington | NY | heavy | $42.80 | $27.80 | $70.60 | WD → |