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Prevailing wage rates in Cass County, Michigan

LEO's LEO county rates, November 2025 edition sets 49 rates across 25 trades for public works in Cass County. Of each trade's main rate, boilermaker is the highest at $79.64 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.

Cass 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. Boilermaker$79.64
  2. Ironworker$75.42
  3. Electrician$74.38
  4. Operating Engineer$71.22
  5. Plumber / Pipefitter$68.59
  6. Heat & Frost Insulator$68.13
  7. Millwright$67.21
  8. Telecom Technician$61.06
  9. Bricklayer$59.07
  10. Cement Mason$56.72
  11. Abatement Laborer$56.20
  12. Teamster (Truck Driver)$54.10
  13. Soft Floor Layer$53.72
  14. Carpenter$52.86
  15. Tunnel Worker$52.82
  16. Terrazzo Worker$52.03
  17. Utility Lineman$50.85
  18. Tile Setter$50.33
  19. Tile Finisher$46.97
  20. Laborer$46.24
  21. Drywall Finisher$45.54
  22. Painter$45.29
  23. Sheet Metal Worker$42.67
  24. Roofer$42.01
  25. 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 · Kalamazoo County groupBricklayers$59.07 incl.1
Carpenter · Kalamazoo County groupCarpenter$52.86 incl.1
Carpet & Soft Floor Layer · Wayne County groupCarpet layers (linoleum)$53.72 incl.1
Cement Mason · Kalamazoo County groupCement Masons$56.72 incl.1
Drywall Finisher · Kalamazoo County groupDrywall Taper$45.54 incl.1
Electrical Utility Lineman · Kent County groupGround Person$50.85 incl.2
ElectricianElectricians$74.38 incl.1
Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker) · Berrien County groupHeating and frost insulators$68.13 incl.1
Ironworker · Wayne County groupIronworker$75.42 incl.1
Laborer · Kalamazoo County groupLaborer, Common - Commercial$46.24 incl.5
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
Painter · Kalamazoo County groupPainter$45.29 incl.1
Plumber / PipefitterPlumbers$68.59 incl.2
Roofer · Berrien County groupRoofer/waterproofer$42.01 incl.1
Sheet Metal Worker · Berrien County groupSheet Metal Worker$42.67 incl.1
Teamster (Truck Driver) · Wayne County group5.1 Truck Driver Class$54.10 incl.1
Telecommunications TechnicianLow Voltage Technician$61.06 incl.1
Terrazzo Worker · Kalamazoo County groupTerrazzo Workers$52.03 incl.1
Tile FinisherTile Finishers$46.97 incl.2
Tile SetterTile Setters$50.33 incl.2
Tunnel Worker · Kent County groupTunnel Miner$52.82 incl.1

Davis-Bacon wage determinations for Cass 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
BuildingMI202600802May 18, 2026
ResidentialMI202600262May 18, 2026
HighwayMI202600013June 25, 2026
HeavyMI20260054
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 Cass County rates

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

$74.38 an hour, fringe benefits included (one rate, no separate base wage), for the main classification (Electricians), under LEO county rates, November 2025 edition. Overtime and every electrician rate in Cass County.

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

$46.24 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 Cass 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. Boilermaker, the highest-paid trade in Cass County, is $79.64 an hour.

Do Davis-Bacon rates apply in Cass County?

On federally funded or assisted construction, yes: MI20260080 (modification 2, May 18, 2026) for building construction, MI20260026 (modification 2, May 18, 2026) for residential construction, MI20260001 (modification 3, June 25, 2026) for highway construction, MI20260054 (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 Cass County share its rates with other counties?

For 20 of its 25 trades, yes: LEO sets the same rates, row for row, in other counties too. Carpenter rates, for example, are the same in 8 counties (the Kalamazoo County group). The other 5 are Cass County's own.