Look up prevailing wage rates by city, ZIP or county
Type the city or ZIP where the work is. Rates are set by county (Connecticut by town, Nevada and Alaska by region), so the lookup finds the right one and opens the rate for your trade: the wage, the fringe benefits, overtime and the agency's own notes. In states without a prevailing wage law, the rates are the federal Davis-Bacon ones, which apply to federally funded or assisted construction.
219,224 rates: 143,026 from 21 state agencies' own schedules and 76,198 from the Davis-Bacon wage determinations for the other 34 states and territories. State-law states show the Davis-Bacon rate on each rate page too. Checked against each agency's files on October 24, 2026.
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3,397 counties, towns and boroughs in all 50 states, DC and four territories, each with its full rate list, and every trade compared across its state.
Common trades in the largest counties
A handful of the biggest counties and busiest trades. Totals are wages plus fringe benefits, per hour; where a state prints no total (Illinois, New York, Connecticut and others), the figure is base plus fringes, added by us.
| Rate | Classification | Total | Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County, CA, electrician | Inside Wireman, Radio Monitor Technician | $103.12 | $65.00 |
| Los Angeles County, CA, laborer | Group 1 | $78.65 | $49.20 |
| San Diego County, CA, carpenter | Carpenter | $80.71 | $51.11 |
| Orange County, CA, plumber or pipefitter | Plumber, Industrial and General Pipefitter | $94.22 | $64.83 |
| Riverside County, CA, operating engineer | Group 1 | $103.75 | $64.40 |
| Santa Clara County, CA, carpenter | Carpenter | $109.41 | $70.26 |
| Cook County, IL, electrician | Electrician | $107.71 | $63.15 |
| Cook County, IL, laborer | Laborer | $92.11 | $53.00 |
| DuPage County, IL, carpenter | Carpenter | $105.33 | $58.51 |
| Will County, IL, operating engineer | Operating Engineer, Class 1 | $121.85 | $68.80 |
| King County, WA, electrician | Journey Level | $114.21 | $77.93 |
| King County, WA, carpenter | General Carpenter | $87.71 | $66.98 |
| Pierce County, WA, laborer | General Laborer | $71.10 | $52.92 |
| Spokane County, WA, plumber or pipefitter | Journey Level | $76.77 | $53.39 |
| New York City, NY, electrician | Electrician "A" (Regular Day / Day Shift) ((Including installation of low voltage cabling carrying data, video and/or voice on building construction/alteration/renovation projects.)) | $134.28 | $64.00 |
| Suffolk County, NY, carpenter | Carpenter: Timberman | $114.80 | $68.01 |
| Bergen County, NJ, laborer | Laborer - Building: Class A Journeyman | $75.82 | $40.97 |
| Hennepin County, MN, carpenter | CARPENTERS (704) | $81.40 | $51.56 |
| Multnomah County, OR, electrician | ELECTRICIAN - Electrician | $99.54 | $65.50 |
| Montgomery County, MD, plumber or pipefitter | PLUMBER | $74.35 | $51.25 |
| Hartford, CT, electrician | 6) Electrical Worker (including low voltage wiring) (Trade License required: E1,2 L-5,6 C-5,6 T-1,2 L-1,2 V-1,2,7,8,9) | $87.72 | $50.25 |
| Philadelphia County, PA, electrician | Electricians | $123.24 | $75.05 |
| Harris County, TX, electrician | ELECTRICIAN (EXCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF ALARMS) | $49.21 | $38.50 |
| Dallas County, TX, plumber or pipefitter | PLUMBER (HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION ONLY) | $30.53 | $23.87 |
| Miami-Dade County, FL, electrician | ELECTRICIAN, INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING | $38.98 | $29.60 |
| Fulton County, GA, carpenter | CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY) | $18.02 | $18.02 |
| Franklin County, OH, electrician | ELECTRICIAN (EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS AND LOW VOLTAGE WIRING) | $69.37 | $43.00 |
| Mecklenburg County, NC, electrician | ELECTRICIAN | $45.97 | $32.31 |
| Maricopa County, AZ, plumber or pipefitter | PLUMBER | $72.15 | $51.15 |
| Wayne County, MI, electrician | Electricians | $83.54 | — |
| Fairfax County, VA, electrician | ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF ALARMS AND SOUND AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS) | $82.56 | $59.50 |
California rate changes in 2026-2: 1,558 county-set rates moved since 2026-1, 1,557 up and 1 down. See every rate that changed.
States with their own rates
The state agency's own schedule, with the federal Davis-Bacon rate beside it on each rate page.
- Alaska: 482 rates for 30 boroughs and census areas and 35 trades, from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOLWD), Pamphlet 600 Issue 53 (Sep 1, 2026).
- California: 16,854 rates for 58 counties and 53 trades, from the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), DIR period 2026-2.
- Connecticut: 38,854 rates for 171 towns and 33 trades, from the Department of Labor (CTDOL), CTDOL schedules as of July 1, 2026.
- Delaware: 183 rates for 3 counties and 25 trades, from the Department of Labor (DOL), Delaware DOL determinations effective March 13, 2026.
- Hawaii: 233 rates for 5 counties and 41 trades, from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR), Wage Rate Schedule WRS 511 with addenda 512 and 513 (Oct 2, 2026).
- Illinois: 6,816 rates for 102 counties and 39 trades, from the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL), IDOL posting of October 19, 2026.
- Maine: 2,295 rates for 17 counties and 31 trades, from the Department of Labor (MDOL), MDOL 2026 rates, effective January 10, 2026.
- Maryland: 3,465 rates for 24 counties and Baltimore City and 38 trades, from the Department of Labor (DOL), Maryland informational rates as printed October 25, 2026.
- Michigan: 4,259 rates for 83 counties and 30 trades, from the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), LEO county rates, November 2025 edition.
- Minnesota: 8,002 rates for 87 counties and 33 trades, from the Department of Labor and Industry (DLI), DLI certifications of Nov 3 and Dec 22, 2025 (revised to Feb 9, 2026).
- Missouri: 8,406 rates for 115 counties and the City of St. Louis and 31 trades, from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLS), Annual Wage Order 33 (final May 29, 2026).
- Montana: 179 rates for 56 counties and 27 trades, from the Department of Labor & Industry (DLI), DLI 2026 rates, revised April 25, 2026.
- Nevada: 2,807 rates for 17 counties and 39 trades, from the Office of the Labor Commissioner (Labor Commissioner), Labor Commissioner 2026-2027 rates (Oct 1, 2026).
- New Jersey: 3,084 rates for 21 counties and 40 trades, from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL), NJDOL county packages of October 19, 2026.
- New Mexico: 843 rates for 33 counties and 24 trades, from the Department of Workforce Solutions (DWS), 11.1.2.20 NMAC rates for decisions issued from July 1, 2026.
- New York: 11,229 rates for 63 counties and New York City and 49 trades, from the Department of Labor (NYSDOL), 2026-27 schedules, with the October 1, 2026 updates.
- Oregon: 2,775 rates for 36 counties and 37 trades, from the Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI), BOLI book of September 3, 2026 with the October 5, 2026 amendment.
- Pennsylvania: 10,480 rates for 67 counties and 37 trades, from the Department of Labor & Industry (L&I), PPWS county schedules from each county's newest determination (Oct 25, 2026).
- Rhode Island: 547 rates for 5 counties and 29 trades, from the Department of Labor and Training (DLT), Davis-Bacon RI20260001 Mod 5 (Oct 1, 2026) and related decisions.
- Washington: 21,143 rates for 39 counties and 60 trades, from the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I), L&I period 2026-2.
- Wyoming: 90 rates for 23 counties and 25 trades, from the Department of Workforce Services (DWS), DWS 2026 rates (effective May 1, 2026).
Davis-Bacon rates
States with no prevailing wage law, states whose own schedules aren't on this site yet, DC and the territories: the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations from SAM.gov, by county. What changed in 2026.
- Alabama 3,762 rates, 67 counties
- American Samoa 12 rates, 5 districts
- Arizona 1,324 rates, 15 counties
- Arkansas 3,731 rates, 75 counties
- Colorado 1,716 rates, 65 counties
- District of Columbia 125 rates, 1 district
- Florida 6,184 rates, 67 counties
- Georgia 4,360 rates, 159 counties
- Guam 46 rates, 1 island
- Idaho 2,209 rates, 44 counties
- Indiana 1,408 rates, 92 counties
- Iowa 1,851 rates, 99 counties
- Kansas 4,713 rates, 105 counties
- Kentucky 2,857 rates, 120 counties
- Louisiana 1,011 rates, 64 parishes
- Massachusetts 986 rates, 14 counties
- Mississippi 3,681 rates, 82 counties
- Nebraska 1,680 rates, 93 counties
- New Hampshire 552 rates, 10 counties
- North Carolina 2,013 rates, 100 counties
- North Dakota 889 rates, 53 counties
- Ohio 3,550 rates, 88 counties
- Oklahoma 2,210 rates, 77 counties
- Puerto Rico 626 rates, 78 municipios
- South Carolina 1,091 rates, 46 counties
- South Dakota 551 rates, 66 counties
- Tennessee 1,917 rates, 96 counties
- Texas 8,578 rates, 254 counties
- U.S. Virgin Islands 96 rates, 3 islands
- Utah 2,261 rates, 29 counties
- Vermont 795 rates, 14 counties
- Virginia 4,768 rates, 133 counties and cities
- West Virginia 3,544 rates, 55 counties
- Wisconsin 1,101 rates, 72 counties
Tools and data
- Rate sheet: every rate for the trades on a bid, on one printable sheet.
- Check a pay stub against the rate for your trade and county (California).
- Labor cost calculator: enter crew size, hours and job dates to get the wage and fringe cost, with scheduled increases included.
- Every rate as CSV or JSON, free to download.
- How we check the numbers against each agency's files.
California electrician prevailing wage by county
Total per hour runs from $63.58 to $147.73 depending on the county. Each county links to its rate.