District of Columbia fire safety sealer prevailing wage, district by district

A fire safety sealer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in District of Columbia is $40.64 an hour in every district that has one (1), for the main classification.

Main fire safety sealer classification in each district (Firestopper includes the application of materials or devices within or around penetrations and openings in all rated wall or floor assemblies, in order to prevent the pasage of fire, smoke of other gases. the application includes all components involved in creating the rated barrier at perimeter slab edges and exterior cavities, the head of gypsum board or concrete walls, joints between rated wall or floor components, sealing of penetrating items and blank openings. a. paid holidays: new year's day, martin luther king day, memorial day, independence day, labor day, veterans' day, thanksgiving day,the day after thanksgiving and christmas day provided the employee works the regular work day before and after the paid holiday), 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.

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Which localities pay which rate

District	Main classification	Base + fringe	Base
District of Columbia	FIRESTOPPER INCLUDES THE APPLICATION OF MATERIALS OR DEVICES WITHIN OR AROUND PENETRATIONS AND OPENINGS IN ALL RATED WALL OR FLOOR ASSEMBLIES, IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE PASAGE OF FIRE, SMOKE OF OTHER GASES. THE APPLICATION INCLUDES ALL COMPONENTS INVOLVED IN CREATING THE RATED BARRIER AT PERIMETER SLAB EDGES AND EXTERIOR CAVITIES, THE HEAD OF GYPSUM BOARD OR CONCRETE WALLS, JOINTS BETWEEN RATED WALL OR FLOOR COMPONENTS, SEALING OF PENETRATING ITEMS AND BLANK OPENINGS. A. PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS' DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY,THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS DAY PROVIDED THE EMPLOYEE WORKS THE REGULAR WORK DAY BEFORE AND AFTER THE PAID HOLIDAY	$40.64	$30.21

No two counties have identical DOL rates for this trade.

Questions about District of Columbia fire safety sealer pay

What is the fire safety sealer prevailing wage in District of Columbia?

$40.64 an hour: a $30.21 base wage plus $10.43 in fringe benefits, under wage determination DC20260002, modification 3. Overtime and every fire safety sealer classification in District of Columbia.

Does fire safety sealer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In District of Columbia the $40.64 total is a $30.21 base wage plus $10.43 in fringe benefits, about 26% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does fire safety sealer prevailing wage pay overtime in District of Columbia?

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 fire safety sealers 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)).