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Arizona landscape and irrigation laborer prevailing wage, county by county

A landscape and irrigation laborer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Arizona runs from $9.31 an hour in Santa Cruz County to $25.34 in Maricopa County. The median county is $18.03.

Main landscape and irrigation laborer classification in each county, Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Mohave County landscape and irrigation laborer: $18.03 per hourSanta Cruz County landscape and irrigation laborer: $9.31 per hourCoconino County landscape and irrigation laborer: $18.03 per hourLa Paz County landscape and irrigation laborer: $9.31 per hourGila County landscape and irrigation laborer: $9.31 per hourPima County landscape and irrigation laborer: $19.44 per hourGreenlee County landscape and irrigation laborer: $9.31 per hourPinal County landscape and irrigation laborer: $25.34 per hourNavajo County landscape and irrigation laborer: $9.31 per hourYuma County landscape and irrigation laborer: $19.44 per hourMaricopa County landscape and irrigation laborer: $25.34 per hourGraham County landscape and irrigation laborer: $9.31 per hourCochise County landscape and irrigation laborer: $19.44 per hourApache County landscape and irrigation laborer: $9.31 per hourYavapai County landscape and irrigation laborer: $18.03 per hour
$9$9$9$18$19$25Landscape & Irrigation Laborer, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a landscape and irrigation laborer make on prevailing wage in Arizona?

1 group of counties with identical rates and 13 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Maricopa County1 county$25.34
  2. Pinal County1 county$25.34
  3. Cochise County1 county$19.44
  4. Pima County1 county$19.44
  5. Yuma County1 county$19.44
  6. Coconino County1 county$18.03
  7. Mohave County1 county$18.03
  8. Yavapai County1 county$18.03
  9. La Paz County group2 counties$9.31
  10. Apache County1 county$9.31
  11. Gila County1 county$9.31
  12. Graham County1 county$9.31
  13. Navajo County1 county$9.31
  14. Santa Cruz County1 county$9.31

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Maricopa CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE LABORER$25.34 $19.00 
Pinal CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE LABORER$25.34 $19.00 
Cochise CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE LABORER$19.44 $19.44 
Pima CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE LABORER$19.44 $19.44 
Yuma CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE LABORER$19.44 $19.44 
Coconino CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE LABORER$18.03 $18.03 
Mohave CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE LABORER$18.03 $18.03 
Yavapai CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE LABORER$18.03 $18.03 
La Paz County group, 2 localities: Greenlee, La PazLABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION$9.31 $9.31 
Apache CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION$9.31 $9.31 
Gila CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION$9.31 $9.31 
Graham CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION$9.31 $9.31 
Navajo CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION$9.31 $9.31 
Santa Cruz CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION$9.31 $9.31 

1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 13 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Arizona landscape and irrigation laborer pay

What is the landscape and irrigation laborer prevailing wage in Maricopa County?

$25.34 an hour: a $19.00 base wage plus $6.34 in fringe benefits, under wage determination AZ20260045, modification 1. Overtime and every landscape and irrigation laborer classification in Maricopa County.

Does landscape and irrigation laborer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Maricopa County the $25.34 total is a $19.00 base wage plus $6.34 in fringe benefits, about 25% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does landscape and irrigation laborer prevailing wage pay overtime in Arizona?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice landscape and irrigation laborers get this rate?

Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).

Why do some counties have the same landscape and irrigation laborer rate?

DOL often publishes the same landscape and irrigation laborer rates for several counties. Across Arizona, the 15 counties with a landscape and irrigation laborer rate fall into 14 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 2 counties (the La Paz County group).