Marine Construction Welder prevailing wage, Baltimore County group, Maryland (5 counties)

DOL sets the same marine construction welder rates, row for row, in 5 counties: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford and Howard. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$49.23an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$37.38 base wage + $11.85 fringe benefits · CR

On Maryland public works in each of these 5 counties, a marine construction welder must be paid at least $49.23 an hour: a $37.38 base wage plus $11.85 in fringe benefits. DOL prints no total, so $49.23 is our sum of the two.

Maryland informational rates as printed October 25, 2026. A determination applies to a project advertised before it expires, and mid-year changes apply only to newly issued determinations (SFP 17-209; DOL FAQ #47). Checked against labor.maryland.gov on October 25, 2026.

These are DOL's informational rates. The binding rates are in the project's wage determination, in the bid documents.

No survey data here, so DOL borrowed this rate from Baltimore City (SFP 17-208).

Base wage and fringe benefits: $37.38 + $11.85

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)	$37.38
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$11.85
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$49.23

When does this rate change?

A determination applies to a project whose call for bids is published before it expires. Mid-year changes apply only to newly issued determinations: "Wage determinations that have already been issued will not be affected" (SFP 17-209(c)(4); DOL notice).
DOL publishes rates on or about December 1 each year, effective for one year, and adds supplemental rates in between (DOL FAQ #11, #20). The portal prints no issue or effective date, so this page shows the date it was printed.

How the Baltimore County group compares

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

Every county in Maryland

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Baltimore County groupbase $37.38$49.23
Baltimore Citybase $37.38$49.23
Harford Countybase $37.38$49.23
Howard Countybase $37.38$49.23

Which county is in which marine construction welder group

Every Maryland county with a marine construction welder rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.

Counties and Baltimore City	Main classification	Base wage	Total rate
Baltimore County group, 5 localities: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, Howard	MARINE - WELDER	$37.38	$49.23
Baltimore City	MARINE - WELDER	$37.38	$49.23

1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 1 county with rates of its own.

Maryland marine construction welder prevailing wage by county, with a map

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your base wage to what your employer pays for bona fide benefits for you (or in cash), and compare it with the total. Certified payrolls go to the Commissioner within 14 days of each payroll, and underpayment is fined up to $250 per worker per day (SFP 17-220). Prevailing Wage Unit: 410-767-2342.

Source

Department of Labor (DOL), Maryland informational rates as printed October 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:

Anne Arundel: MD-INFO-2026-10-25-B-003, page 2
Baltimore: MD-INFO-2026-10-25-B-005, page 2
Carroll: MD-INFO-2026-10-25-B-013, page 2
Harford: MD-INFO-2026-10-25-B-025, page 2
Howard: MD-INFO-2026-10-25-B-027, page 2

We pull every locality's Building and Highway informational report from DOL's portal, read every row, and check every number with a second read and against DOL's rate workbook. DOL prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. How we check · Download every Maryland rate as CSV · Report an error