Ada County, ID · Laborer

Laborer prevailing wage in Ada County, Idaho

$47.73an hour, base + fringe

$33.93 wage + $13.80 fringe benefits · Building · LABO0155-012

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Ada County, a laborer must be paid at least $47.73 an hour: a $33.93 base wage plus $13.80 in fringe benefits, under wage determination ID20260104 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $47.73 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination ID20260104, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier LABO0155-012 (June 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Idaho repealed its law in 1985 (DOL state table).

DOL lists 10 laborer rates for Ada County, from $7.25 to $48.23 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $33.93 + $13.80

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)	$33.93
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$13.80
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$47.73

When this rate changes

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 Idaho change log lists what each one changed.

Every laborer rate in Ada County

As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

LABORER (COMMON OR GENERAL)Heavy · LABO0155-010$48.23
LABORER: GRADE CHECKERBuilding · LABO0155-012$47.78
LABORER (MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE)Building · LABO0155-012$47.73
LABORER: PIPELAYER ZONE DIFFERENTIAL (ADD TO ZONE 1 RATES): ZONE 2 - $2.00 BASE POINTS: PASCO ZONE 1: 0-45 RADIUS MILES FROM THE MAIN POST OFFICE. ZONE 2: 45 RADIUS MILES AND OVER FROM THE MAIN POST OFFICEHighway · LABO0238-035$41.48
LABORER: ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTORHighway · SUID2013-018$30.18
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHighway · SUID2013-018$21.97
LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEHighway · SUID2013-018$20.91
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuilding · SUID2021-005$20.88
LABORER: GRADE CHECKERHighway · SUID2013-018$19.81
LABORERResidential · SUID1983-001$7.25

Hourly rate of each laborer classification in Ada County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.

Classification	Base + fringe	Base	Fringe benefits	WD
LABORER: GRADE CHECKERBuildingLABO0155-012	$47.78	$33.98	$13.80	ID20260104 Mod 2
LABORER (MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE)BuildingLABO0155-012	$47.73	$33.93	$13.80	ID20260104 Mod 2
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuildingSUID2021-005	$20.88	$17.26	$3.62	ID20260104 Mod 2
LABORER: PIPELAYER ZONE DIFFERENTIAL (ADD TO ZONE 1 RATES): ZONE 2 - $2.00 BASE POINTS: PASCO ZONE 1: 0-45 RADIUS MILES FROM THE MAIN POST OFFICE. ZONE 2: 45 RADIUS MILES AND OVER FROM THE MAIN POST OFFICEHighwayLABO0238-035 LABORER: PIPELAYER ZONE DIFFERENTIAL (ADD TO ZONE 1 RATES): ZONE 2 - $2.00 BASE POINTS: PASCO ZONE 1: 0-45 RADIUS MILES FROM THE MAIN POST OFFICE. ZONE 2: 45 RADIUS MILES AND OVER FROM THE MAIN POST OFFICE	$41.48	$28.48	$13.00	ID20260090 Mod 1
LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEHighwaySUID2013-018	$20.91	$15.50	$5.41	ID20260090 Mod 1
LABORER: GRADE CHECKERHighwaySUID2013-018	$19.81	$15.95	$3.86	ID20260090 Mod 1
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHighwaySUID2013-018	$21.97	$17.31	$4.66	ID20260090 Mod 1
LABORER: ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTORHighwaySUID2013-018	$30.18	$21.57	$8.61	ID20260090 Mod 1
LABORER (COMMON OR GENERAL)HeavyLABO0155-010	$48.23	$33.63	$14.60	ID20260108 Mod 2
LABORERResidentialSUID1983-001	$7.25	$7.25	$0.00	ID20260001 Mod 1

How Ada County compares

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

Every county in Idaho

Ada $47.73969

$14.00Madison$49.12Bear Lake

AdaNearby: Canyon $47.73, Elmore $15.44, Gem $47.73Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 9 counties pay more than Ada, 11 the same, 23 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Ada Countybase $33.93$47.73
Canyon Countybase $33.93$47.73
Elmore Countybase $15.44$15.44
Gem Countybase $33.93$47.73

Laborer rates in nearby counties

Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.

County	Classification	Base + fringe	Base	vs Ada County
Ada County	LABORER (MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE)	$47.73	$33.93
Canyon County	LABORER (MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE)	$47.73	$33.93	same
Gem County	LABORER (MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE)	$47.73	$33.93	same
Boise County	LABORER (MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE)	$47.73	$33.93	same
Owyhee County	LABORER (MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE)	$47.73	$33.93	same
Elmore County	LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	$15.44	$15.44	−$32.29
Payette County	LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	$15.44	$15.44	−$32.29

Idaho laborer prevailing wage by county, with a map

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 ID20260104 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/ID20260104/2

We read every active Idaho 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 Ada County as CSV · Report an error