LABORERS: UNSKILLED — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for LABORERS: UNSKILLEDs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 109 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for LABORERS: UNSKILLED is $7.25/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $7.25 and $23.83/hr. The highest state average is Indiana at $46.12/hr; the lowest is Delaware at $7.25/hr.
Range: $7.25 – $46.93/hr across 11 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 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
109 county-level rates for LABORERS: UNSKILLED, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summers | WV | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Taylor | WV | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Tucker | WV | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Tyler | WV | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Upshur | WV | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Webster | WV | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Wetzel | WV | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Wirt | WV | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Wyoming | WV | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |