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Colorado roofer prevailing wage, county by county

A roofer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Colorado runs from $16.03 an hour in Larimer County to $39.08 in Alamosa County. The median county is $39.08.

Main roofer classification in each county (Roofer), 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.

Conejos County roofer: $39.08 per hourJackson County roofer: $39.08 per hourArchuleta County roofer: $39.08 per hourWashington County roofer: $39.08 per hourGarfield County roofer: $39.08 per hourRio Grande County roofer: $39.08 per hourMorgan County roofer: $39.08 per hourElbert County roofer: $16.96 per hourMontrose County roofer: $39.08 per hourOtero County roofer: $39.08 per hourTeller County roofer: $16.71 per hourPhillips County roofer: $39.08 per hourYuma County roofer: $39.08 per hourPueblo County roofer: $16.71 per hourAlamosa County roofer: $39.08 per hourBaca County roofer: $39.08 per hourMontezuma County roofer: $39.08 per hourArapahoe County roofer: $16.96 per hourMineral County roofer: $39.08 per hourDolores County roofer: $39.08 per hourJefferson County roofer: $16.96 per hourDelta County roofer: $39.08 per hourGrand County roofer: $39.08 per hourSaguache County roofer: $39.08 per hourSummit County roofer: $39.08 per hourGunnison County roofer: $39.08 per hourCostilla County roofer: $39.08 per hourWeld County roofer: $16.18 per hourLas Animas County roofer: $39.08 per hourRoutt County roofer: $39.08 per hourDouglas County roofer: $16.96 per hourRio Blanco County roofer: $39.08 per hourBroomfield County roofer: $16.96 per hourDenver County roofer: $16.56 per hourBoulder County roofer: $17.14 per hourLarimer County roofer: $16.03 per hourCrowley County roofer: $39.08 per hourCuster County roofer: $39.08 per hourEl Paso County roofer: $16.71 per hourGilpin County roofer: $16.96 per hourHuerfano County roofer: $39.08 per hourOuray County roofer: $39.08 per hourCheyenne County roofer: $39.08 per hourMoffat County roofer: $39.08 per hourPitkin County roofer: $39.08 per hourProwers County roofer: $39.08 per hourSan Juan County roofer: $39.08 per hourLa Plata County roofer: $39.08 per hourHinsdale County roofer: $39.08 per hourKit Carson County roofer: $39.08 per hourSan Miguel County roofer: $39.08 per hourClear Creek County roofer: $16.96 per hourKiowa County roofer: $39.08 per hourPark County roofer: $16.96 per hourLake County roofer: $39.08 per hourLincoln County roofer: $39.08 per hourAdams County roofer: $16.96 per hourEagle County roofer: $39.08 per hourLogan County roofer: $39.08 per hourSedgwick County roofer: $39.08 per hourChaffee County roofer: $39.08 per hourFremont County roofer: $39.08 per hourMesa County roofer: $16.18 per hourBent County roofer: $39.08 per hour
$16$16$39$39$39$39Roofer, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a roofer make on prevailing wage in Colorado?

2 groups of counties with identical rates and 16 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Garfield County group47 counties$39.08
  2. City of Denver schedules1 county$22.31
  3. Boulder County1 county$17.14
  4. Elbert County group2 counties$16.96
  5. Adams County1 county$16.96
  6. Arapahoe County1 county$16.96
  7. Broomfield County1 county$16.96
  8. Clear Creek County1 county$16.96
  9. Douglas County1 county$16.96
  10. Jefferson County1 county$16.96
  11. Park County1 county$16.96
  12. El Paso County1 county$16.71
  13. Pueblo County1 county$16.71
  14. Teller County1 county$16.71
  15. Denver County1 county$16.56
  16. Mesa County1 county$16.18
  17. Weld County1 county$16.18
  18. Larimer County1 county$16.03

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Garfield County group, 47 localities: Alamosa, Archuleta, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Cheyenne, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Fremont, Garfield, Grand, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Huerfano, Jackson, Kiowa, Kit Carson, La Plata, Lake, Las Animas, Lincoln, Logan, Mineral, Moffat, Montezuma, Montrose, Morgan, Otero, Ouray, Phillips, Pitkin, Prowers, Rio Blanco, Rio Grande, Routt, Saguache, San Juan, San Miguel, Sedgwick, Summit, Washington, YumaROOFER$39.08 $32.90 
City of Denver schedulesROOFER$22.31 $22.31 
Boulder CountyROOFER$17.14 $17.14 
Elbert County group, 2 localities: Elbert, GilpinROOFER$16.96 $16.96 
Adams CountyROOFER$16.96 $16.96 
Arapahoe CountyROOFER$16.96 $16.96 
Broomfield CountyROOFER$16.96 $16.96 
Clear Creek CountyROOFER$16.96 $16.96 
Douglas CountyROOFER$16.96 $16.96 
Jefferson CountyROOFER$16.96 $16.96 
Park CountyROOFER$16.96 $16.96 
El Paso CountyROOFER$16.71 $16.71 
Pueblo CountyROOFER$16.71 $16.71 
Teller CountyROOFER$16.71 $16.71 
Denver CountyROOFER$16.56 $16.56 
Mesa CountyROOFER$16.18 $16.18 
Weld CountyROOFER$16.18 $16.18 
Larimer CountyROOFER$16.03 $16.03 

2 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 16 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Colorado roofer pay

What is the roofer prevailing wage in El Paso County?

$16.71 an hour: a $16.71 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination CO20260022, modification 1. Overtime and every roofer classification in El Paso County.

Does roofer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In El Paso County the $16.71 total is a $16.71 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does roofer prevailing wage pay overtime in Colorado?

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 roofers 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 roofer rate?

DOL often publishes the same roofer rates for several counties. Across Colorado, the 65 counties with a roofer rate fall into 18 distinct sets of rates, and 2 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 47 counties (the Garfield County group).