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Prevailing wage rates in Alcona County, Michigan

LEO's LEO county rates, November 2025 edition sets 49 rates across 27 trades for public works in Alcona County. Of each trade's main rate, elevator constructor is the highest at $98.25 an hour and landscape and irrigation laborer the lowest at $36.87, fringe benefits included.

LEO county rates, November 2025 edition. The contracting agent gets LEO's rates before advertising and puts them in the specifications; if the contract isn't awarded or started within 90 days of LEO's determination, LEO must redetermine them (MCL 408.1103). Checked against michigan.gov on October 25, 2026.

Alcona County rates by trade, highest first

Each trade's main rate, highest first (LEO prints one rate with fringes included). All bars share one scale. The table below lists the same rates A to Z with classifications.

  1. Elevator Constructor$98.25
  2. Boilermaker$79.64
  3. Ironworker$75.42
  4. Operating Engineer$71.22
  5. Millwright$67.21
  6. Heat & Frost Insulator$63.85
  7. Plumber / Pipefitter$63.84
  8. Electrician$63.34
  9. Bricklayer$58.37
  10. Terrazzo Worker$56.86
  11. Tile Setter$56.36
  12. Abatement Laborer$56.20
  13. Cement Mason$54.48
  14. Carpenter$54.28
  15. Teamster (Truck Driver)$54.10
  16. Soft Floor Layer$53.72
  17. Tunnel Worker$52.82
  18. Drywall Finisher$52.69
  19. Pile Driver$52.57
  20. Utility Lineman$50.85
  21. Tile Finisher$49.30
  22. Painter$48.48
  23. Glazier$47.60
  24. Telecom Technician$44.28
  25. Roofer$41.35
  26. Laborer$38.88
  27. Landscape Laborer$36.87

All trades and classifications, A to Z

One main rate per trade, with its classification and base wage. Open a trade for its other classifications, dated steps and LEO's notes. Click a column heading to sort.

TradeMain classificationTotal (fringes included)BaseRates
Asbestos & Lead Abatement Laborer · Wayne County groupAsbestos abatement worker or environmental remediation worker$56.20 incl.1
Boilermaker · Wayne County groupBoilermaker$79.64 incl.1
Bricklayer · Kent County groupBricklayer$58.37 incl.1
Carpenter · Benzie County groupCarpenter$54.28 incl.1
Carpet & Soft Floor Layer · Wayne County groupCarpet layers (linoleum)$53.72 incl.1
Cement Mason · Kent County groupCement Mason$54.48 incl.1
Drywall FinisherDrywall taper$52.69 incl.1
Electrical Utility Lineman · Kent County groupGround Person$50.85 incl.2
Electrician · Alcona County groupElectrician$63.34 incl.1
Elevator Constructor · Wayne County groupElevator Constructors$98.25 incl.1
Glazier · Benzie County groupGlaziers$47.60 incl.1
Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker) · Kent County groupHeating and frost Insulators$63.85 incl.1
Ironworker · Wayne County groupIronworker$75.42 incl.1
LaborerLaborer, Common - Commercial$38.88 incl.4
Landscape & Irrigation Laborer · Wayne County groupLaborer, Landscaping$36.87 incl.1
Millwright · Kent County groupMillwright$67.21 incl.1
Operating Engineer · Kent County group4.1 Power Equip. Operator - Commercial$71.22 incl.17
PainterPainters$48.48 incl.1
Pile Driver · Benzie County groupPiledriver$52.57 incl.1
Plumber / Pipefitter · Benzie County groupPlumbers$63.84 incl.3
Roofer · Benzie County groupRoofer/waterproofer$41.35 incl.1
Teamster (Truck Driver) · Wayne County group5.1 Truck Driver Class$54.10 incl.1
Telecommunications Technician · Arenac County groupLow Voltage Technician$44.28 incl.1
Terrazzo Worker · Kent County groupTerrazzo Workers$56.86 incl.1
Tile Finisher · Kent County groupTile Finishers$49.30 incl.1
Tile Setter · Kent County groupTile Setters$56.36 incl.1
Tunnel Worker · Kent County groupTunnel Miner$52.82 incl.1

Davis-Bacon wage determinations for Alcona County

Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's rates. Contracts that already require Davis-Bacon rates are exempt from Michigan's Act, so a Davis-Bacon job uses the federal rate (MCL 408.1102(1)). Each trade's page shows its federal rate next to LEO's.

ConstructionWage determinationModificationPublished
BuildingMI202601021May 18, 2026
ResidentialMI202600061May 18, 2026
HighwayMI202600013June 25, 2026
HeavyMI20260029
Heavy, Includes Water, Sewer Lines and Excavation (Excludes Hazardous Waste Removal; Coal, Oil, Gas, Duct and
1May 18, 2026
MI202601571May 18, 2026
MI202601581May 18, 2026

What changed in these determinations this year

Questions about Alcona County rates

How much does an electrician make on prevailing wage in Alcona County?

$63.34 an hour, fringe benefits included (one rate, no separate base wage), for the main classification, under LEO county rates, November 2025 edition. Overtime and every electrician rate in Alcona County.

What is the prevailing wage for a laborer in Alcona County?

$38.88 an hour, fringe benefits included (one rate, no separate base wage), for the main classification (Laborer, Common - Commercial), under LEO county rates, November 2025 edition. Overtime and every laborer rate in Alcona County.

Does the prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. LEO prints one rate per classification with fringe benefits already included, so there is no separate base wage. Elevator constructor, the highest-paid trade in Alcona County, is $98.25 an hour.

Do Davis-Bacon rates apply in Alcona County?

On federally funded or assisted construction, yes: MI20260102 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for building construction, MI20260006 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for residential construction, MI20260001 (modification 3, June 25, 2026) for highway construction, MI20260029 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for heavy construction, MI20260157 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for heavy construction and MI20260158 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for heavy construction. Contracts that already require Davis-Bacon rates are exempt from Michigan's Act, so a Davis-Bacon job uses the federal rate (MCL 408.1102(1)).

Does Alcona County share its rates with other counties?

For 24 of its 27 trades, yes: LEO sets the same rates, row for row, in other counties too. Electrician rates, for example, are the same in 4 counties (the Alcona County group). The other 3 are Alcona County's own.