Flagger prevailing wage in Worcester County, Massachusetts

$69.40an hour, base + fringe · , HEAVY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 5 FLAGGER

$39.70 wage + $29.70 fringe benefits · LABO0022-001

On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in Worcester County, a flagger working as , heavy construction: group 5 flagger must be paid at least $69.40 an hour: a $39.70 base wage plus $29.70 in fringe benefits, under wage determination MA20260002 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $69.40 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination MA20260002, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for heavy 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.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $39.70 + $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)	$39.70
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$29.70
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$69.40

When this rate changes

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 Worcester County compares

The main flagger 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

Worcester $69.402

$53.66Berkshire$69.40Barnstable

WorcesterNearby: Middlesex $69.40, Norfolk $69.40, Franklin $68.65Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 0 counties pay more than Worcester, 8 the same, 5 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Worcester Countybase $39.70$69.40
Middlesex Countybase $39.70$69.40
Norfolk Countybase $39.70$69.40
Franklin Countybase $38.95$68.65

Flagger 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 + fringe	Base	vs Worcester County
Worcester County	LABORERS:, HEAVY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 5 FLAGGER	$69.40	$39.70
Middlesex County	LABORERS:, HEAVY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 5 FLAGGER	$69.40	$39.70	same
Norfolk County	LABORERS:, HEAVY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 5 FLAGGER	$69.40	$39.70	same
Suffolk County	LABORERS:, HEAVY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 5 FLAGGER	$69.40	$39.70	same
Franklin County	LABORERS: GROUP 5 FLAGGER (FRANKLIN (ORANGE, WARWICK))	$68.65	$38.95	−$0.75
Hampshire County	LABORER (TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGER)	$61.91	$35.00	−$7.49
Hampden County	LABORER (TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGER)	$61.91	$35.00	−$7.49

Massachusetts flagger 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 MA20260002 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/MA20260002/1

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 Worcester County as CSV · Report an error