Maryland prevailing wage rates

What is the prevailing wage rate in Maryland?

It depends on the trade and on the county where the work is done. Taking each trade's main rate in each county, DOL's figures run from $19.24 an hour (fireproofer, Anne Arundel County) to $105.42 (elevator constructor, Allegany County). Each figure is the base wage plus fringe benefits. Pick a county or a trade below for the exact rate.

Maryland prevailing wage rates by trade

Each trade page maps that trade's main rate in every county. Carpenter rates, for example, range from $50.49 to $62.56 an hour.

• Asbestos & Lead Abatement Laborer$29.89–$47.69
• Boilermaker$50.13–$73.31
• Brick Tender$29.89–$47.69
• Bricklayer$50.12–$54.37
• Carpenter$50.49–$62.56
• Carpet & Soft Floor Layer$50.43–$50.49
• Cement Mason$27.47–$54.77
• Diver & Tender$51.60–$53.00
• Dredger$63.82
• Drywall Finisher$41.17–$50.49
• Electrical Utility Lineman$28.00–$47.73
• Electrician$49.13–$83.92
• Elevator Constructor$62.84–$105.42
• Fence Builder$41.32–$69.36
• Fire Safety Sealer$40.89
• Fireproofer$19.24–$45.53
• Flagger$19.56–$47.69
• Glazier$33.65–$61.02
• Inland Boatman$46.62–$50.19
• Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker)$61.19
• Ironworker$26.52–$68.54
• Laborer$19.56–$47.69
• Landscape & Irrigation Laborer$19.56–$47.69
• Marine Construction Welder$49.23
• Millwright$43.41–$57.79
• Operating Engineer$54.32–$63.81
• Painter$29.00–$45.93
• Pile Driver$52.47–$55.38
• Plaster Tender$19.56–$47.69
• Plumber / Pipefitter$59.06–$75.77
• Refrigeration & A/C Mechanic$59.06–$80.30
• Roofer$47.96–$66.77
• Sheet Metal Worker$59.06–$75.53
• Teamster (Truck Driver)$25.67–$53.17
• Telecommunications Technician$42.26–$54.38
• Tile Finisher$41.70
• Tile Setter$48.84
• Underground Gas Mechanic$34.32–$77.85

How do Maryland's prevailing wage rules work?

• Which projects. Public work contracts of $250,000 or more where the State is the contracting body and any State money is used, or a political subdivision is and 25% or more of the construction money is State money (SFP 17-201, 17-202).
• By locality and schedule. Rates are set for 24 localities (23 counties and Baltimore City), separately for Building and Highway projects. Highway includes what Davis-Bacon calls heavy (SFP 17-201(g); FAQ #4).
• No residential schedule. The portal offers only Building and Highway, and residential payroll data is left out of the survey (FAQ #26).
• Informational rates. The portal's rates are "for informational purposes ONLY". The rates that bind a project are in the wage determination the public body requests before advertising and puts in the bid documents (SFP 17-210).
• Once a year, plus adjustments. One determination a year, published on or about December 1 and effective for a year, plus supplemental rates. A court-ordered Laborer Group II increase took effect August 1, 2026 in 8 localities (DOL notice).
• Underground utility rates paused. On April 10, 2026 the Governor paused the new Underground Cable Splicer, Lineworker and Gas Mechanic rates. The portal still prints them; their pages say so (DOL directive page).
• Overtime. Time and a half for hours over 10 in a day, over 40 in a week, and on Sundays and legal holidays (SFP 17-214(b)).
• Borrowed rates. Where a locality lacks survey data, DOL uses the nearest comparable one; each such rate names the county it was borrowed from (SFP 17-208).