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Michigan elevator constructor prevailing wage, county by county

An elevator constructor's prevailing wage on Michigan public works runs from $98.25 an hour in Wayne County to $110.76 in Alger County. The median county is $110.76.

Main elevator constructor classification in each county (Elevator constructors), 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 October 25, 2026.

Lapeer County elevator constructor: $98.25 per hourNewaygo County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourIsabella County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourSanilac County elevator constructor: $98.25 per hourManistee County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourOgemaw County elevator constructor: $98.25 per hourClare County elevator constructor: $98.25 per hourCrawford County elevator constructor: $98.25 per hourMontmorency County elevator constructor: $98.25 per hourGladwin County elevator constructor: $98.25 per hourOscoda County elevator constructor: $98.25 per hourClinton County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourBranch County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourGratiot County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourIonia County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourKalamazoo County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourLake County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourMason County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourMecosta County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourMuskegon County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourOtsego County elevator constructor: $98.25 per hourRoscommon County elevator constructor: $98.25 per hourWashtenaw County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourBarry County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourMenominee County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourMidland County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourLuce County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourAntrim County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourJackson County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourSt. Joseph County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourOsceola County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourSaginaw County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourHillsdale County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourArenac County elevator constructor: $98.25 per hourKalkaska County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourBay County elevator constructor: $98.25 per hourAlpena County elevator constructor: $98.25 per hourGogebic County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourDickinson County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourMissaukee County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourMontcalm County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourBaraga County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourOceana County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourAlger County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourHoughton County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourIngham County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourIron County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourOttawa County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourGrand Traverse County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourLivingston County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourSt. Clair County elevator constructor: $98.25 per hourWayne County elevator constructor: $98.25 per hourCass County: no rate for this tradeKent County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourCharlevoix County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourLenawee County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourChippewa County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourMackinac County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourSchoolcraft County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourBenzie County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourEmmet County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourMonroe County: no rate for this tradeShiawassee County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourTuscola County elevator constructor: $98.25 per hourHuron County elevator constructor: $98.25 per hourAlcona County elevator constructor: $98.25 per hourMarquette County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourIosco County elevator constructor: $98.25 per hourOntonagon County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourMacomb County elevator constructor: $98.25 per hourGenesee County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourVan Buren County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourPresque Isle County elevator constructor: $98.25 per hourCheboygan County elevator constructor: $98.25 per hourDelta County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourBerrien County: no rate for this tradeAllegan County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourLeelanau County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourKeweenaw County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourOakland County elevator constructor: $98.25 per hourEaton County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourCalhoun County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hourWexford County elevator constructor: $110.76 per hour
$98$98$110$110$110$110Elevator Constructor, main rate, total (fringes included) per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does an elevator constructor make on prevailing wage in Michigan?

3 groups of counties with identical rates and 0 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Kent County group54 counties · Elevator Constructors$110.76
  2. Lenawee County group3 counties · Elevator Constructors$110.76
  3. Wayne County group23 counties · Elevator Constructors$98.25

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationTotal (fringes included)Base
Kent County group, 54 localities: Alger, Allegan, Antrim, Baraga, Branch, Calhoun, Charlevoix, Chippewa, Clinton, Delta, Dickinson, Eaton, Emmet, Genesee, Gogebic, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Houghton, Ingham, Ionia, Iron, Isabella, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Kent, Keweenaw, Lake, Leelanau, Livingston, Luce, Mackinac, Manistee, Marquette, Mason, Mecosta, Menominee, Midland, Missaukee, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Ontonagon, Osceola, Ottawa, Saginaw, Schoolcraft, Shiawassee, St. Joseph, Van Buren, Washtenaw, WexfordElevator Constructors$110.76 —
Lenawee County group, 3 localities: Barry, Benzie, LenaweeElevator Constructors$110.76 —
Wayne County group, 23 localities: Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Bay, Cheboygan, Clare, Crawford, Gladwin, Huron, Iosco, Lapeer, Macomb, Montmorency, Oakland, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Roscommon, Sanilac, St. Clair, Tuscola, WayneElevator Constructors$98.25 —

3 groups of counties with identical LEO rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

LEO prints apprentice levels (straight time, 1.5x, 2x) on each classification page; see apprentice_rates.

Questions about Michigan elevator constructor pay

What is the elevator constructor prevailing wage in Wayne County?

$98.25 an hour, fringe benefits included (one rate, no separate base wage), under LEO county rates, November 2025 edition. Overtime and every elevator constructor classification in Wayne County.

Does elevator constructor prevailing wage pay overtime in Michigan?

Standard overtime unless the classification says otherwise: 1.5× over 8 hours a day (unless four 10-hour days are allowed), over 40 a week and on Saturdays; 2× on Sundays and holidays. The figures are LEO's own (LEO).

Do apprentice elevator constructors get this rate?

LEO prints apprentice levels (straight time, 1.5x, 2x) on each classification page; see apprentice_rates.

Why do some counties have the same elevator constructor rate?

LEO often publishes the same elevator constructor rates for several counties. Across Michigan, the 80 counties with an elevator constructor rate fall into 3 distinct sets of rates, and 3 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 54 counties (the Kent County group).

Which county pays elevator constructors the most in Michigan?

Alger County, at $110.76 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Wayne County at $98.25, and the median county is $110.76.