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Laborer prevailing wage, Kent County group, Michigan (10 counties)
LEO sets the same laborer rates, row for row, in 10 counties: Kent, Lake, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola and Ottawa. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$46.24an hour, fringe benefits included · Laborer, Common - Commercial
One rate, fringe benefits included (LEO prints no split) · Commercial
On Michigan public works in each of these 10 counties, a laborer working as laborer, common - commercial must be paid at least $46.24 an hour. LEO prints one rate with fringe benefits included, so there is no separate base wage.
LEO county rates, November 2025 edition, effective December 19, 2025. 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.
LEO lists 5 laborer rates for each of these counties, from $46.24 to $48.51 an hour. See all of them.
- LEO prints no wage/fringe split. Derived from its overtime rates (wage = 2 × (time and a half − straight time)), the split would be about $31.88 wage + $14.36 fringe. That's our estimate, not LEO's figure.
One rate, fringe benefits included: $46.24
LEO publishes a single hourly figure that already includes fringe benefits. A contractor can pay it all as wages, or pay part as contributions to bona fide benefit plans for the worker, as long as the two add up to at least $46.24. LEO doesn't publish a base and fringe split, so this page doesn't invent one.
LEO's data note: LEO prints package rates only (wage + fringe at straight time, 1.5x, 2x)
When does this rate change?
- A contract keeps the rates LEO determined for it, unless it isn't awarded or started within 90 days, when LEO redetermines them (MCL 408.1103).
- LEO publishes a new edition every November 1. This page copies the November 2025 edition; Barry, Bay, Benzie and Berrien carry 2026 corrections.
Every laborer rate in the Kent County group
As LEO lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- Laborer, Skilled - Highway & HeavyHighway & Heavy$48.51
- Underground and Open Cut Laborer$47.67
- Laborer, Common - Highway & HeavyHighway & Heavy$47.52
- Laborer, Common - CommercialCommercial$46.24
- Laborer, Skilled - CommercialCommercial$46.24
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laborer, Common - CommercialCommercial | incl. | incl. | $46.24 | Dec 19, 2025 |
| Laborer, Common - Highway & HeavyHighway & Heavy | incl. | incl. | $47.52 | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Laborer, Skilled - CommercialCommercial | incl. | incl. | $46.24 | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Laborer, Skilled - Highway & HeavyHighway & Heavy | incl. | incl. | $48.51 | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Underground and Open Cut Laborer | incl. | incl. | $47.67 | Jan 6, 2026 |
Davis-Bacon laborer rates in these counties
The counties share LEO's rates, but not always the same federal wage determination. 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)).
| County | Federal classification | Base + fringe | WD | vs LEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Lake County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Manistee County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Mason County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Mecosta County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Montcalm County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Newaygo County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Oceana County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Osceola County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Ottawa County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
How the Kent County group compares
The main laborer rate in every county that has one. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Michigan
Rates nearby
- Kent County groupfringes included$46.24
- Ottawa Countyfringes included$46.24
- Ionia Countyfringes included$47.52
- Montcalm Countyfringes included$46.24
Which county is in which laborer group
Every Michigan county with a laborer rate. Counties LEO treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County group, 2 localities: Oakland, Wayne | Laborer, Common - Commercial | — | $56.50 |
| Livingston County | Laborer, Common - Commercial | — | $56.50 |
| Macomb County | Laborer, Common - Commercial | — | $56.50 |
| Monroe County | Laborer, Common - Commercial | — | $54.58 |
| Washtenaw County | Laborer, Common - Highway & Heavy | — | $50.32 |
| St. Clair County group, 4 localities: Lapeer, Sanilac, Shiawassee, St. Clair | Laborer, Common - Commercial | — | $50.13 |
| Genesee County | Laborer, Common - Commercial | — | $50.13 |
| Tuscola County group, 3 localities: Bay, Midland, Tuscola | Laborer, Common - Highway & Heavy | — | $48.27 |
| Gratiot County | Laborer, Common - Highway & Heavy | — | $48.27 |
| Huron County | Laborer, Common - Highway & Heavy | — | $48.27 |
| Saginaw County | Underground and Open Cut Laborer | — | $47.67 |
| Arenac County group, 6 localities: Arenac, Clare, Gladwin, Isabella, Ogemaw, Roscommon | Laborer, Common - Highway & Heavy | — | $47.52 |
| Ionia County | Laborer, Common - Highway & Heavy | — | $47.52 |
| Iosco County | Laborer, Common - Highway & Heavy | — | $47.52 |
| Ingham County group, 3 localities: Clinton, Eaton, Ingham | Laborer, Common - Commercial | — | $46.28 |
| Kalamazoo County group, 10 localities: Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, Muskegon, St. Joseph, Van Buren | Laborer, Common - Commercial | — | $46.24 |
| Kent County group, 10 localities: Kent, Lake, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, Ottawa | Laborer, Common - Commercial | — | $46.24 |
| Jackson County group, 3 localities: Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee | Laborer, Common - Commercial | — | $46.10 |
| Houghton County group, 15 localities: Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft | Laborer, Common - Commercial | — | $42.43 |
| Benzie County group, 16 localities: Alpena, Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Missaukee, Montmorency, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Wexford | Laborer, Common - Commercial | — | $38.88 |
| Alcona County | Laborer, Common - Commercial | — | $38.88 |
10 groups of counties with identical LEO rates, and 11 counties with rates of their own.
More from LEO on this rate
- LEO's prevailing wages by county
- LEO's county PDF lists apprentice rates by level for each classification; see the PDF linked on each page (LEO).
Every trade's rates, county by county: Kent · Lake · Manistee · Mason · Mecosta · Montcalm · Newaygo · Oceana · Osceola · Ottawa
Are you being paid this rate?
LEO's rate is wage and fringe together: add your hourly wage to what your employer pays into benefit plans for you and compare the sum with the total. LEO Wage and Hour Division, P.O. Box 30476, Lansing, MI 48909 (LEO).
Source
Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), LEO county rates, November 2025 edition. For the row this page leads with:
- Kent: LEO-November-2025-kent, page 30
- Lake: LEO-November-2025-lake, page 32
- Manistee: LEO-November-2025-manistee, page 31
- Mason: LEO-November-2025-mason, page 32
- Mecosta: LEO-November-2025-mecosta, page 30
- Montcalm: LEO-November-2025-montcalm, page 31
- Newaygo: LEO-November-2025-newaygo, page 30
- Oceana: LEO-November-2025-oceana, page 30
- Osceola: LEO-November-2025-osceola, page 32
- Ottawa: LEO-November-2025-ottawa, page 30
We read every county PDF in LEO's November 2025 edition and check every page with a second, separate read; the last run found no mismatches. Where LEO prints the same classification twice in a county without saying where each applies, both rows are shown. How we check · Download every Michigan rate as CSV · Report an error