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Boilermaker prevailing wage in Hawaii County, Hawaii

$76.33an hour, base wage + fringe benefits

$42.64 base wage + $33.69 fringe benefits

Hawaii County uses the same boilermaker rates as 4 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On Hawaii public works in Hawaii County, a boilermaker must be paid at least $76.33 an hour: a $42.64 base wage plus $33.69 in fringe benefits.

Wage Rate Schedule WRS 511 with addenda 512 and 513 (Oct 2, 2026); this rate, effective February 16, 2026. Hawaii doesn't lock rates at bid: increases apply to contracts already under way from the date DLIR publishes them (HRS 104-2(b)(3)). Checked against labor.hawaii.gov on October 25, 2026.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $42.64 + $33.69

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DLIR 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)$42.64
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$33.69
Total hourly rate, as printed$76.33

When does this rate change?

Davis-Bacon boilermaker rate in Hawaii County

Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. Hawaii's rates may not be lower than the Davis-Bacon rates for the same class on federal projects in the state (HRS 104-2(b)(2)).

We don't put a federal figure next to DLIR's here, because this page leads with a classification the federal determinations don't list one to one. The federal rows for this trade are below; match the classification to the work.

ConstructionFederal classificationBase wageTotal rateWD
Building, Residential, Highway, HeavyBOILERMAKERBOIL0627-005$49.37 $80.62 HI20260001 Mod 4

Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. Hawaii Davis-Bacon changes

How Hawaii County compares

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

Every county in Hawaii

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Hawaii Countybase $42.64$76.33
  2. Maui Countybase $42.64$76.33
  3. Kalawao Countybase $42.64$76.33
  4. City and County of Honolulubase $42.64$76.33

Boilermaker rates in nearby counties

Current DLIR rates. DLIR sets one statewide rate per class, "paid to the greatest number of those employed in the State" (HRS 104-2(b)(1)).

DLIR's boilermaker rates for Hawaii County are the same as in 4 other counties: Honolulu, Kalawao, Kauai, Maui.

CountyClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Hawaii County
Hawaii CountyBoilermaker: Boilermaker / Blacksmith$42.64 $76.33 
Maui CountyBoilermaker: Boilermaker / Blacksmith$42.64 $76.33 same
Kalawao CountyBoilermaker: Boilermaker / Blacksmith$42.64 $76.33 same
City and County of HonoluluBoilermaker: Boilermaker / Blacksmith$42.64 $76.33 same
Kauai CountyBoilermaker: Boilermaker / Blacksmith$42.64 $76.33 same

Hawaii boilermaker prevailing wage by county, with a map

Notes on this rate

DLIR's notes, in DLIR's words.

More from DLIR on this rate

All Hawaii County prevailing wage rates

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your basic hourly rate to what your employer pays into health, pension and other plans for you, and compare it with the total. Your employer must pay weekly, post the rates on site and give you a copy at hire (HRS 104-2(d)). Wage Standards Division, Oahu: (808) 586-8777.

Source

Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR), Wage Rate Schedule HI-WRS512-1, issued September 15, 2026, effective February 16, 2026, page 1: labor.hawaii.gov/rs/files/2026/09/WRS512.pdf

We read every row of WRS 511, 512 and 513 and assemble the pages in force, then check every number with a second, separate PDF reader. Basic plus fringe equals DLIR's printed total on all rows. How we check · Download Hawaii County as CSV · Report an error