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Diver & Tender prevailing wage in District of Columbia, District of Columbia
$58.39an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · DIVER
$43.92 base wage + $14.47 fringe benefits · CARP0474-007
On federally funded or assisted highway and heavy construction in District of Columbia, a commercial diver working as diver must be paid at least $58.39 an hour: a $43.92 base wage plus $14.47 in fringe benefits, under wage determination DC20260001 (modification 6). DOL prints no total, so $58.39 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination DC20260001, modification 6, published August 27, 2026, for highway and heavy construction; rate identifier CARP0474-007 (May 1, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon applies directly to District contracts; DC publishes no separate schedule. The Act covers contracts "to which the Federal Government or the District of Columbia is a party" (40 U.S.C. 3142(a)).
DOL lists 2 commercial diver rates for District of Columbia, from $51.07 to $58.39 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $43.92 + $14.47
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) | $43.92 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $14.47 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $58.39 |
When does this rate change?
- 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)).
- DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the District of Columbia change log lists what each one changed.
Every commercial diver rate in District of Columbia
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIVERCARP0474-007 | $43.92 | $14.47 | $58.39 | DC20260001 Mod 6 |
| DIVER TENDERCARP0474-007 | $36.60 | $14.47 | $51.07 | DC20260001 Mod 6 |
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- 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)).
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 DC20260001 Mod 6, published August 27, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/DC20260001/6
We read every active District of Columbia 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. How we check · Download District of Columbia as CSV · Report an error