Diver & Tender prevailing wage, Middlesex County group, Massachusetts (9 counties)

DOL sets the same commercial diver rates, row for row, in 9 counties: Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth and Suffolk. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$113.58an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · DIVER

$78.11 base wage + $35.47 fringe benefits · CARP0056-004

On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in each of these 9 counties, a commercial diver working as diver must be paid at least $113.58 an hour: a $78.11 base wage plus $35.47 in fringe benefits, under wage determination MA20260008 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $113.58 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination MA20260008, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier CARP0056-004 (August 1, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Massachusetts also sets its own rates; on jobs covered by both, pay the higher. The Department of Labor Standards issues them per project, by wage request number, and they must be re-requested after 90 days (M.G.L. c. 149 ss. 26-27), so there is no county schedule to show here.

DOL lists 2 commercial diver rates for each of these counties, from $97.17 to $113.58 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $78.11 + $35.47

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)	$78.11
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$35.47
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$113.58

When does this rate change?

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 Massachusetts change log lists what each one changed.

Every commercial diver rate in the Middlesex County group

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

Classification	Base wage	Fringe benefits	Total rate	WD
DIVER TENDERCARP0056-004	$61.70	$35.47	$97.17	MA20260008 Mod 1
DIVERCARP0056-004	$78.11	$35.47	$113.58	MA20260008 Mod 1

How the Middlesex County group compares

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

Every county in Massachusetts

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Middlesex County groupbase $78.11$113.58
Suffolk Countybase $78.11$113.58
Norfolk Countybase $78.11$113.58
Essex Countybase $78.11$113.58

Which county is in which commercial diver group

Every Massachusetts county with a commercial diver rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.

Counties	Main classification	Base wage	Total rate
Middlesex County group, 9 localities: Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk	DIVER	$78.11	$113.58
Hampden County group, 4 localities: Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire	DIVER	$78.11	$113.58
Worcester County	DIVER	$78.11	$113.58

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

Massachusetts commercial diver 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), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:

We read every active Massachusetts 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 every Massachusetts rate as CSV · Report an error