Landscape & Irrigation Laborer prevailing wage in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

$56.17an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · LABORER

$33.25 base wage + $22.92 fringe benefits · LABO0039-002

On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Middlesex County, a landscape and irrigation laborer working as laborer must be paid at least $56.17 an hour: a $33.25 base wage plus $22.92 in fringe benefits, under wage determination MA20260021 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $56.17 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination MA20260021, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier LABO0039-002 (June 1, 2018). 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.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $33.25 + $22.92

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)	$33.25
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$22.92
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$56.17

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.

How Middlesex County compares

The main landscape and irrigation 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 Massachusetts

Middlesex $56.1722

$52.62Berkshire$75.90Suffolk

MiddlesexNearby: Suffolk $75.90, Norfolk $68.65, Essex $68.65Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 9 counties pay more than Middlesex, 1 the same, 1 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Middlesex Countybase $33.25$56.17
Suffolk Countybase $46.20$75.90
Norfolk Countybase $38.95$68.65
Essex Countybase $38.95$68.65

Landscape & Irrigation 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 wage	Total rate	vs Middlesex County
Suffolk County	LABORER (LANDSCAPE)	$46.20	$75.90	+$19.73
Norfolk County	LABORER (LANDSCAPE)	$38.95	$68.65	+$12.48
Essex County	LABORER (LANDSCAPE)	$38.95	$68.65	+$12.48
Plymouth County	LABORER LANDSCAPE	$38.95	$68.36	+$12.19
Worcester County	LABORER: LANDSCAPE	$40.39	$58.07	+$1.90
Middlesex County	LABORER (LANDSCAPE)	$33.25	$56.17
Bristol County	LABORER LANDSCAPE	$33.25	$56.17	same

Massachusetts landscape and irrigation 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 MA20260021 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/MA20260021/1

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 Middlesex County as CSV · Report an error