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Laborer prevailing wage in Montrose County, Colorado

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate: each wage determination covers one. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

$9.75an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$9.75 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

LABORER, COMMON · SUCO2001-008

$10.33an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$10.33 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

LABORERS: (COMMON) · SUCO2001-004

$31.80an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$23.91 base wage + $7.89 fringe benefits

POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GRADE CHECKER · SUCO2011-007

$14.91an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$11.11 base wage + $3.80 fringe benefits

LABORER, COMMON · SUCO2001-005

Montrose County uses the same laborer rates as 1 other county. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Montrose County, a laborer must be paid at least $9.75 an hour: a $9.75 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination CO20260001 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $9.75 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination CO20260001, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUCO2001-008 (December 20, 2001). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Montrose County, a laborer must be paid at least $10.33 an hour: a $10.33 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination CO20260005 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $10.33 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination CO20260005, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUCO2001-004 (December 20, 2001). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Montrose County, a laborer must be paid at least $31.80 an hour: a $23.91 base wage plus $7.89 in fringe benefits, under wage determination CO20260012 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $31.80 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination CO20260012, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SUCO2011-007 (September 15, 2011). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in Montrose County, a laborer must be paid at least $14.91 an hour: a $11.11 base wage plus $3.80 in fringe benefits, under wage determination CO20260003 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $14.91 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination CO20260003, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier SUCO2001-005 (December 20, 2001). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Colorado's state rule uses these same Davis-Bacon determinations for state-agency projects of $500,000 or more that have no federal money (CDOT contracts excluded), with no separate survey (SB19-196, C.R.S. 24-92-205). The City of Denver publishes its own schedules for its own projects, on the City of Denver page.

DOL lists 8 laborer rates for Montrose County, from $9.75 to $31.80 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $9.75 + $0.00

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.

Base wage (taxable)$9.75
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$9.75

Base wage and fringe benefits: $10.33 + $0.00

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.

Base wage (taxable)$10.33
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$10.33

Base wage and fringe benefits: $23.91 + $7.89

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.

Base wage (taxable)$23.91
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$7.89
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$31.80

Base wage and fringe benefits: $11.11 + $3.80

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.

Base wage (taxable)$11.11
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$3.80
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$14.91

When does this rate change?

Every laborer rate in Montrose County

As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

  1. POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GRADE CHECKERHighway · SUCO2011-007$31.80
  2. LABORER: CONCRETE/MASON TENDERSBuilding · LABO0720-003$28.99
  3. LABORER: CONCRETE SAW (HAND HELD)Highway · SUCO2011-007$22.14
  4. LABORER: MASON TENDER-CEMENT/CONCRETE (ALAMOSA, ARCHULETA, CONEJOS, CUSTER, DELTA, DOLORES, FREMONT, GUNNISON, HINSDALE, MINERAL, MONTEZUMA, MONTROSE, OURAY, RIO GRANDE, SAGUACHE, SAN JUAN, SAN MIGUEL)Highway · SUCO2011-007$17.69
  5. LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL (ALAMOSA, CHAFFEE, MONTEZUMA, MONTROSE)Highway · SUCO2011-007$15.97
  6. LABORER, COMMONHeavy · SUCO2001-005$14.91
  7. LABORERS: (COMMON)Residential · SUCO2001-004$10.33
  8. LABORER, COMMONBuilding · SUCO2001-008$9.75
Hourly rate of each laborer classification in Montrose County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
LABORER: CONCRETE/MASON TENDERSBuildingLABO0720-003$21.10 $7.89 $28.99 CO20260001 Mod 1
LABORER, COMMONBuildingSUCO2001-008$9.75 $0.00 $9.75 CO20260001 Mod 1
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GRADE CHECKERHighwaySUCO2011-007$23.91 $7.89 $31.80 CO20260012 Mod 1
LABORER: MASON TENDER-CEMENT/CONCRETE (ALAMOSA, ARCHULETA, CONEJOS, CUSTER, DELTA, DOLORES, FREMONT, GUNNISON, HINSDALE, MINERAL, MONTEZUMA, MONTROSE, OURAY, RIO GRANDE, SAGUACHE, SAN JUAN, SAN MIGUEL)HighwaySUCO2011-007$14.59 $3.10 $17.69 CO20260012 Mod 1
LABORER: CONCRETE SAW (HAND HELD)HighwaySUCO2011-007$16.00 $6.14 $22.14 CO20260012 Mod 1
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL (ALAMOSA, CHAFFEE, MONTEZUMA, MONTROSE)HighwaySUCO2011-007$12.44 $3.53 $15.97 CO20260012 Mod 1
LABORER, COMMONHeavySUCO2001-005$11.11 $3.80 $14.91 CO20260003 Mod 1
LABORERS: (COMMON)ResidentialSUCO2001-004$10.33 $0.00 $10.33 CO20260005 Mod 1

How Montrose County compares

The main laborer rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.

Every county in Colorado

$9.75Alamosa$27.56City of Denver
MontroseNearby: San Miguel $9.75, Ouray $9.75, Mesa $20.64Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 18 counties pay more than Montrose, 46 the same, 0 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Montrose Countybase $9.75$9.75
  2. San Miguel Countybase $9.75$9.75
  3. Ouray Countybase $9.75$9.75
  4. Mesa Countybase $16.96$20.64

Laborer rates in nearby counties

Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.

DOL's laborer rates for Montrose County are the same as in 1 other county: Montezuma.

CountyClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Montrose County
Mesa CountyLABORER: PIPELAYER$16.96 $20.64 +$10.89
Montrose CountyLABORER, COMMON$9.75 $9.75 
San Miguel CountyLABORER, COMMON$9.75 $9.75 same
Ouray CountyLABORER, COMMON$9.75 $9.75 same
Delta CountyLABORER, COMMON$9.75 $9.75 same
Dolores CountyLABORER, COMMON$9.75 $9.75 same
San Juan CountyLABORER, COMMON$9.75 $9.75 same

Colorado laborer prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

All Montrose County prevailing wage rates

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your base pay to the fringe your employer pays for you, in cash or into plans, and compare the sum with the total. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division takes complaints: 1-866-487-9243, or dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints.

Source

U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL), wage determination CO20260001 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/CO20260001/1

We read every active Colorado Davis-Bacon wage determination from SAM.gov's own data and check every number with a second, independent read of the same file. DOL prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. The City of Denver rows are copied from Denver Labor's own schedules. How we check · Download Montrose County as CSV · Report an error