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Plaster Tender prevailing wage, Essex County group, Massachusetts (5 counties)
DOL sets the same plaster tender rates, row for row, in 5 counties: Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex and Nantucket. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$68.65an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$38.95 base wage + $29.70 fringe benefits · LABO0022-001
On federally funded or assisted building construction in each of these 5 counties, a plaster tender must be paid at least $68.65 an hour: a $38.95 base wage plus $29.70 in fringe benefits, under wage determination MA20260001 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $68.65 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination MA20260001, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier LABO0022-001 (December 2, 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 3 plaster tender rates for each of these counties, from $68.65 to $68.65 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $38.95 + $29.70
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) | $38.95 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $29.70 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $68.65 |
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 plaster tender rate in the Essex County group
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- LABORERS:, HEAVY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 1 LABORERS; CARPENTER TENDERS; CEMENT FINISHER TENDERS, PLASTERER TENDERSLABO0022-001$68.65
- PLASTERER TENDERLABO0022-004$68.65
- PLASTERER TENDER (BARNSTABLE, BRISTOL, DUKES, ESSEX, NANTUCKET, MIDDLESEX (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ARLINGTON, BELMONT, BURLINGTON, CAMBRIDGE, EVERETT, MALDEN, MEDFORD, MELROSE, READING, SOMERVILLE, STONEHAM, WAKEFIELD, WINCHESTER, WINTHROP AND WOBURN); NORFOLK (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF BROOKLINE DEDHAM AND MILTON) COUNTIES)LABO0022-005$68.65
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABORERS:, HEAVY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 1 LABORERS; CARPENTER TENDERS; CEMENT FINISHER TENDERS, PLASTERER TENDERSLABO0022-001 | $38.95 | $29.70 | $68.65 | MA20260001 Mod 1 |
| PLASTERER TENDERLABO0022-004 | $38.95 | $29.70 | $68.65 | MA20260001 Mod 1 |
| PLASTERER TENDER (BARNSTABLE, BRISTOL, DUKES, ESSEX, NANTUCKET, MIDDLESEX (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ARLINGTON, BELMONT, BURLINGTON, CAMBRIDGE, EVERETT, MALDEN, MEDFORD, MELROSE, READING, SOMERVILLE, STONEHAM, WAKEFIELD, WINCHESTER, WINTHROP AND WOBURN); NORFOLK (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF BROOKLINE DEDHAM AND MILTON) COUNTIES)LABO0022-005 | $38.95 | $29.70 | $68.65 | MA20260001 Mod 1 |
How the Essex County group compares
The main plaster tender 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
- Essex County groupbase $38.95$68.65
- Suffolk Countybase $38.95$68.65
- Middlesex Countybase $38.95$68.65
- Norfolk Countybase $38.95$68.65
Which county is in which plaster tender group
Every Massachusetts county with a plaster tender rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex County group, 5 localities: Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Nantucket | LABORERS:, HEAVY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 1 LABORERS; CARPENTER TENDERS; CEMENT FINISHER TENDERS, PLASTERER TENDERS | $38.95 | $68.65 |
| Middlesex County group, 2 localities: Middlesex, Norfolk | LABORERS:, HEAVY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 1 LABORERS; CARPENTER TENDERS; CEMENT FINISHER TENDERS, PLASTERER TENDERS | $38.95 | $68.65 |
| Franklin County | LABORERS: GROUP 1 LABORERS; CARPENTER TENDERS; CEMENT FINISHER TENDERS, PLASTERER TENDERS (FRANKLIN (ORANGE, WARWICK)) | $38.95 | $68.65 |
| Suffolk County | LABORERS:, HEAVY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 1 LABORERS; CARPENTER TENDERS; CEMENT FINISHER TENDERS, PLASTERER TENDERS | $38.95 | $68.65 |
| Worcester County | LABORERS:, HEAVY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 1 LABORERS; CARPENTER TENDERS; CEMENT FINISHER TENDERS, PLASTERER TENDERS | $38.95 | $68.65 |
2 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 3 counties with rates of their own.
Massachusetts plaster tender prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).
Every trade's rates, county by county: Barnstable · Bristol · Dukes · Essex · Nantucket
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:
- Barnstable: MA20260001 Mod 1
- Bristol: MA20260001 Mod 1
- Dukes: MA20260001 Mod 1
- Essex: MA20260001 Mod 1
- Nantucket: MA20260001 Mod 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 every Massachusetts rate as CSV · Report an error