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Montana Davis-Bacon wage determination changes, 2026
The U.S. Department of Labor published 82 modifications to 79 of Montana's Davis-Bacon wage determinations between May 18, 2026 and October 1, 2026 that changed, added or removed a rate. Across them, 0 rates went up, 2 went down, 1,683 rows were added and 30 removed.
From every revision of each WD on SAM.gov, compared row by row (rate identifier and classification) and read twice. 79 of these modifications are dated May 18, 2026, when DOL reissued most WDs. Totals are base plus fringe. A contract keeps the modification in its bid documents, so a later one only reaches new bids. Montana prevailing wage rates by county
Largest rate changes
The 20 biggest moves in the hourly total (base where the fringe isn't a dollar figure), one row per WD classification.
| Classification | WD | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICIAN: LOW VOLTAGE WIRING FOR ALARMS AND COMPUTERS (MEAGHER COUNTY ONLY) Telecommunications Technician · ELEC0233-011 | MT20260059 mod 2, Oct 1, 2026 Meagher, Yellowstone National Park | $184.64 | $35.41 | −$149.23 |
| ELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING FOR ALARMS, COMPUTERS & HVAC TEMPERATURE CONTROLS) Electrician · ELEC0233-015 | MT20260062 mod 2, Jul 30, 2026 Cascade | $184.64 | $35.41 | −$149.23 |
Every modification, newest first
Each row links the new revision on SAM.gov; "before" links the one it replaced.
October 1, 2026 1 modification
| WD | Construction | Counties | Up | Down | Added | Removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT20260059 mod 2 (before) Largest: ELECTRICIAN: LOW VOLTAGE WIRING FOR ALARMS AND COMPUTERS (ME −$149.23 | building | Meagher, Yellowstone National Park | 1 | 4 | 3 |
July 30, 2026 1 modification
| WD | Construction | Counties | Up | Down | Added | Removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT20260062 mod 2 (before) Largest: ELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING FOR ALARMS, COMPUTERS & HVAC −$149.23 | building | Cascade | 1 | 1 |
June 4, 2026 1 modification
| WD | Construction | Counties | Up | Down | Added | Removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT20260080 mod 3 (before) | highway | Carbon, Carter, Custer and 54 more | 27 | 27 |
May 18, 2026 79 modifications
| WD | Construction | Counties | Up | Down | Added | Removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT20260080 mod 2 (before) | highway | Carbon, Carter, Custer and 54 more | 27 | |||
| MT20260078 mod 2 (before) | heavy | Lake, Lincoln, Mineral and 2 more | 20 | |||
| MT20260077 mod 1 (before) | heavy | Blaine, Hill, Liberty and 11 more | 25 | |||
| MT20260076 mod 1 (before) | heavy | Carter, Dawson, Garfield and 13 more | 21 | |||
| MT20260075 mod 1 (before) | heavy | Gallatin, Jefferson, Madison and 9 more | 28 | |||
| MT20260074 mod 1 (before) | heavy | Valley | 20 | |||
| MT20260073 mod 1 (before) | heavy | Toole | 26 | |||
| MT20260072 mod 1 (before) | heavy | Stillwater | 21 | |||
| MT20260071 mod 1 (before) | heavy | Park | 22 | |||
| MT20260070 mod 2 (before) | heavy | Flathead | 20 | |||
| MT20260069 mod 1 (before) | heavy | Custer | 20 | |||
| MT20260068 mod 1 (before) | heavy | Yellowstone | 19 | |||
| MT20260067 mod 2 (before) | heavy | Missoula | 21 | |||
| MT20260066 mod 1 (before) | heavy | Cascade | 20 | |||
| MT20260065 mod 1 (before) | heavy | Carbon | 21 | |||
| MT20260064 mod 1 (before) | building | Yellowstone | 18 | |||
| MT20260063 mod 2 (before) | building | Missoula | 22 | |||
| MT20260062 mod 1 (before) | building | Cascade | 18 | |||
| MT20260061 mod 1 (before) | building | Carbon | 18 | |||
| MT20260060 mod 2 (before) | building | Ravalli, Sanders | 24 | |||
| MT20260059 mod 1 (before) | building | Meagher, Yellowstone National Park | 23 | |||
| MT20260058 mod 1 (before) | building | Liberty, Teton, Chouteau and 5 more | 31 | |||
| MT20260057 mod 1 (before) | building | Carter, Custer, Garfield and 5 more | 31 | |||
| MT20260056 mod 1 (before) | building | Prairie, Big Horn | 27 | |||
| MT20260055 mod 1 (before) | building | Wibaux | 27 | |||
| MT20260054 mod 1 (before) | building | Treasure | 27 | |||
| MT20260053 mod 1 (before) | building | Stillwater | 27 | |||
| MT20260052 mod 1 (before) | building | Silver Bow | 20 | |||
| MT20260051 mod 1 (before) | building | Sheridan | 27 | |||
| MT20260050 mod 1 (before) | building | Roosevelt | 26 | |||
| MT20260049 mod 1 (before) | building | Richland | 27 | |||
| MT20260048 mod 2 (before) | building | Powell | 22 | |||
| MT20260047 mod 1 (before) | building | Pondera | 27 | |||
| MT20260046 mod 1 (before) | building | Petroleum | 27 | |||
| MT20260045 mod 1 (before) | building | Park | 22 | |||
| MT20260044 mod 2 (before) | building | Mineral | 24 | |||
| MT20260043 mod 1 (before) | building | McCone | 27 | |||
| MT20260042 mod 1 (before) | building | Madison | 22 | |||
| MT20260041 mod 2 (before) | building | Lincoln | 24 | |||
| MT20260040 mod 1 (before) | building | Lewis And Clark | 23 | |||
| MT20260039 mod 2 (before) | building | Lake | 24 | |||
| MT20260038 mod 1 (before) | building | Jefferson | 23 | |||
| MT20260037 mod 1 (before) | building | Hill | 27 | |||
| MT20260036 mod 1 (before) | building | Granite | 23 | |||
| MT20260035 mod 1 (before) | building | Golden Valley | 27 | |||
| MT20260034 mod 2 (before) | building | Glacier | 27 | |||
| MT20260033 mod 1 (before) | building | Gallatin | 22 | |||
| MT20260032 mod 2 (before) | building | Flathead | 26 | |||
| MT20260031 mod 1 (before) | building | Fergus | 26 | |||
| MT20260030 mod 1 (before) | building | Deer Lodge | 22 | |||
| MT20260029 mod 1 (before) | building | Dawson | 28 | |||
| MT20260028 mod 1 (before) | building | Daniels | 27 | |||
| MT20260027 mod 1 (before) | building | Broadwater | 23 | |||
| MT20260026 mod 1 (before) | building | Blaine | 27 | |||
| MT20260025 mod 1 (before) | building | Beaverhead | 22 | |||
| MT20260024 mod 1 (before) | residential | Gallatin | 15 | |||
| MT20260023 mod 1 (before) | residential | Fergus, Golden Valley, Wheatland | 12 | |||
| MT20260022 mod 1 (before) | residential | Lincoln, Flathead | 9 | |||
| MT20260021 mod 1 (before) | residential | Deer Lodge | 15 | |||
| MT20260020 mod 1 (before) | residential | Liberty, Teton, Chouteau and 3 more | 13 | |||
| MT20260019 mod 1 (before) | residential | Carter, Custer, Dawson and 9 more | 8 | |||
| MT20260018 mod 1 (before) | residential | Cascade | 19 | |||
| MT20260017 mod 1 (before) | residential | Carbon, Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 18 | |||
| MT20260016 mod 1 (before) | residential | Jefferson, Madison, Broadwater, Meagher | 8 | |||
| MT20260015 mod 1 (before) | residential | Phillips, Blaine, Petroleum | 12 | |||
| MT20260014 mod 1 (before) | residential | Big Horn | 9 | |||
| MT20260013 mod 1 (before) | residential | Beaverhead, Ravalli | 19 | |||
| MT20260012 mod 1 (before) | residential | Glacier | 19 | |||
| MT20260011 mod 1 (before) | residential | Yellowstone | 15 | |||
| MT20260010 mod 1 (before) | residential | Valley | 22 | |||
| MT20260009 mod 1 (before) | residential | Silver Bow | 20 | |||
| MT20260008 mod 1 (before) | residential | Roosevelt | 9 | |||
| MT20260007 mod 1 (before) | residential | Roosevelt | 13 | |||
| MT20260006 mod 1 (before) | residential | Rosebud, Treasure, Musselshell | 13 | |||
| MT20260005 mod 1 (before) | residential | Missoula | 19 | |||
| MT20260004 mod 1 (before) | residential | Lake, Mineral, Sanders | 7 | |||
| MT20260003 mod 1 (before) | residential | Hill | 20 | |||
| MT20260002 mod 1 (before) | residential | Powell, Granite | 9 | |||
| MT20260001 mod 1 (before) | residential | Lewis And Clark | 12 |
Questions about Montana's Davis-Bacon changes
How often do Davis-Bacon wage rates change in Montana?
Whenever DOL modifies a wage determination. Between May 18, 2026 and October 1, 2026, DOL published 82 modifications to 79 Montana wage determinations that changed, added or removed a rate; 79 of them are dated May 18, 2026, when DOL reissued most WDs.
Which Montana Davis-Bacon rate changed the most in 2026?
ELECTRICIAN: LOW VOLTAGE WIRING FOR ALARMS AND COMPUTERS (MEAGHER COUNTY ONLY) (telecommunications technician) on MT20260059: $184.64 to $35.41 an hour in modification 2, published October 1, 2026, for building construction.
Does a new modification change the rates on my contract?
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)).
Where are the official Montana wage determinations?
On SAM.gov. Each row on this page links the new revision there and the one it replaced, and every Montana rate page names its WD and modification.
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