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Esmeralda County, NV · Boilermaker
Boilermaker prevailing wage in Esmeralda County, Nevada
$79.07an hour, fringe benefits included
One rate, fringe benefits included (Labor Commissioner prints no split) · Non-union (survey) rate
Esmeralda County uses the same boilermaker rates as 3 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On Nevada public works in Esmeralda County, a boilermaker must be paid at least $79.07 an hour. Labor Commissioner prints one rate with fringe benefits included, so there is no separate base wage.
Labor Commissioner 2026-2027 rates (Oct 1, 2026), effective October 1, 2026. On a bid contract, the rates in effect when bids are opened apply until the contract ends or for 36 months (NRS 338.030(9)). Checked against labor.nv.gov on October 25, 2026.
One rate, fringe benefits included: $79.07
Labor Commissioner 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 $79.07. Labor Commissioner doesn't publish a base and fringe split, so this page doesn't invent one.
When does this rate change?
- On a bid contract, the rates in effect when bids are opened apply for the contract, or 36 months, whichever is earlier (NRS 338.030(9)–(10)). An amendment applies to projects bid after it takes effect (NAC 338.050).
- The Commissioner issues rates every October 1 for public works bid or awarded October 1 through September 30, and issues amendments when union rates change before then; an amendment takes effect on the date given, or 10 days after issue (NAC 338.040).
Davis-Bacon boilermaker rate in Esmeralda County
Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. When a contract requires both the state rate and the Davis-Bacon rate, paying the higher of the two meets both. The contract documents say which apply.
For highway work, the matching Davis-Bacon classification is Boilermaker: Journeyman at $76.62 base, fringe null, from NV20260105 modification 1, published July 30, 2026, rate SANV2025-001. Against Labor Commissioner's $79.07: The federal fringe isn't a dollar amount, so the totals can't be compared. Note: federal row flagged: blank; the state prints one rate with fringes included, so only totals are compared.
| Construction | Federal classification | Base wage | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway | Boilermaker: JourneymanSANV2025-001 Base $76.62; DOL prints no fringe on this line, so there is no total here. | $76.62 | — | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Bricklayer: JourneymanSANV2025-001 | $56.66 | $78.48 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Carpenter: JourneymanSANV2025-001 | $52.12 | $83.02 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Carpenter: WelderSANV2025-001 | $54.12 | $85.02 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Cement Mason: JourneymanSANV2025-001 | $55.14 | $75.61 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Electrician-Communication Technician: Communication-Installer/TechnicianSANV2025-001 | $42.34 | $66.04 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Electrician-Lineman/Groundman/Heavy Equipment Operator: LinemanSANV2025-001 | $61.67 | $84.32 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Electrician-Lineman/Groundman/Heavy Equipment Operator: Heavy Equip OpSANV2025-001 | $47.60 | $68.33 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Electrician-Neon Sign: JourneymanSANV2025-001 | $48.12 | $69.68 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Fence Erector: JourneymanSANV2025-001 | $38.53 | $72.12 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Flagperson: JourneymanSANV2025-001 | $37.03 | $70.62 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Highway Stripers: JourneymanSANV2025-001 | $38.53 | $72.12 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Hod Carrier-Brick Mason Tender: JourneymanSANV2025-001 | $38.84 | $72.43 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Ironworker: JourneymanSANV2025-001 | $51.85 | $90.97 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Laborers: Group 1 (Traffic Control Tech and working Traffic Control Supervisor; All pressure washing, all surface preparation for patching and grouting, dry …SANV2025-001 | $41.03 | $75.27 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Laborers: Group 1A (Flagger/flag person; Pilot car)SANV2025-001 | $39.53 | $73.77 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Laborers: Group 2 (Asphalt raker, ironer, spreader, and luteman Buggymobile man; Cesspool digger and installer Chuck tender (except tunnels); Gas and oil …SANV2025-001 | $41.24 | $75.48 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Laborers: Group 3 (Cutting torch operator Welding in connection with laborers work Gas and oil pipeline wrapper; Gas and oil pipeline laborer, certified …SANV2025-001 | $41.34 | $75.58 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Laborers: Group 3A (Placement of all concrete, including red concrete by any means Concrete Specialists; Mudd Cutter; Concrete vibrator operator, all sizes; …SANV2025-001 | $42.34 | $76.58 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Laborers: Group 4 (Cribber or shorer, lagging, sheeting, trench bracing, hand guided lagging hammer head rock slinger; Powderman-blaster, all work of loading …SANV2025-001 | $41.43 | $75.67 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Laborers: Group 5 (Driller (core, diamond or wagon); Air track drill (all types); Joy driller model TW-M-2A. Gardner-Denver model DH 143 and similar type …SANV2025-001 | $41.53 | $75.77 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Laborers: Group 6A (Shaft, Raise, Stop Miner)SANV2025-001 | $54.19 | $88.43 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Laborers: Group 6B (Miner-Tunnel (Hard Rock)SANV2025-001 | $53.69 | $87.93 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Laborers: Group 6C (Bull Gang, Mucker, Trackman)SANV2025-001 | $53.44 | $87.68 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Laborers: Group 6D (Miner-Welder)SANV2025-001 | $54.05 | $88.29 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Laborers: Group 6E (Tunnel Boring Machine)SANV2025-001 | $53.69 | $87.93 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Laborers: Group 6F High ScalerSANV2025-001 | $60.15 | $94.39 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Laborers: Group 7 (Asbestos Abatement; Lead Abatement; Hazardous Waste Abatement; Petro-Chemical Abatement; Radiation Remediation; Microbial Remediation; $0.50 …SANV2025-001 | $41.34 | $75.58 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Laborers: Group 8 (Attending to, handling and fueling single diaphragm pumps, insulation pumps, plasterer pumps, monocoat pumps, grout pumps; Mason finisher; …SANV2025-001 | $42.43 | $76.67 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Mechanical Insulator: JourneymanSANV2025-001 | $62.00 | $85.53 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Operating Engineers: Group 1 (Bargeman; Brakeman; Compressor Operator; Ditch Witch, with seat or similar type equipment; Elevator Operator inside; Engineer …SANV2025-001 | $60.84 | $97.53 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Operating Engineers: Group 2 (Asphalt-Rubber Plant Operator (Nurse Tank Operator); Coil Rig Operator; Concrete Mixer Operator - Skip type; Conveyor Operator; …SANV2025-001 | $61.79 | $98.48 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Operating Engineers: Group 3 (Asphalt-Rubber Blend Operator; Bobcat or similar type (Skid Steer); Equipment Greaser (rack); Ford Ferguson (with dragtype …SANV2025-001 | $62.08 | $98.77 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Operating Engineers: Group 4 (All Terrain Placers/All Terrain Stone Slingers; Asphalt Plant Fireman; Backhoe Operator (Mini-Max or similar type); Boring …SANV2025-001 | $63.57 | $100.26 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Operating Engineers: Group 5 (Equipment Greaser (Grease Truck/Multi-Shift))SANV2025-001 | $64.67 | $101.36 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Operating Engineers: Group 6 (Articulating Material Hauler; Asphalt Plant Engineer; Batch Plant Operator; Bit Sharpener; Concrete Joint Machine Operator (canal …SANV2025-001 | $63.79 | $100.48 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Operating Engineers: Group 7 (Welder - General (Multi-Shift))SANV2025-001 | $64.89 | $101.58 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Operating Engineers: Group 8 (Allroad Mobile Timber Harvester (Albach or similar types); Asphalt or Concrete Spreading Operator (Tamping or Finishing); Asphalt …SANV2025-001 | $63.90 | $100.59 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Operating Engineers: Group 9 (Heavy Duty Repairman (Multi-Shift))SANV2025-001 | $65.00 | $101.69 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
| Highway | Operating Engineers: Group 10 (Backhoe Operator (over 5 cu. yds. M.R.C); Drilling Machine Operator, Bucket or Auger Types (Calweld 200 B Bucket or similar …SANV2025-001 | $64.02 | $100.71 | NV20260105 Mod 1 |
The first 40 of 57 federal rows; every row is in the determinations linked above.
Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. Nevada Davis-Bacon changes
How Esmeralda County compares
The main boilermaker rate in every county that has one. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Nevada
Rates nearby
- Esmeralda Countyfringes included$79.07
- Nye Countyfringes included$79.07
- Mineral Countyfringes included$79.07
- Lyon Countyfringes included$79.07
Boilermaker rates in nearby counties
Current Labor Commissioner rates. Nevada sets rates by wage region, not county (NRS 338.025).
Labor Commissioner's boilermaker rates for Esmeralda County are the same as in 3 other counties: Clark, Lincoln, Nye.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Esmeralda County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esmeralda County | Boilermaker | incl. | $79.07 | |
| Nye County | Boilermaker | incl. | $79.07 | same |
| Mineral County | Boilermaker | incl. | $79.07 | same |
| Lyon County | Boilermaker | incl. | $79.07 | same |
| Churchill County | Boilermaker | incl. | $79.07 | same |
| Douglas County | Boilermaker | incl. | $79.07 | same |
| Carson City | Boilermaker | incl. | $79.07 | same |
More from Labor Commissioner on this rate
- Labor Commissioner region schedule, page 6
- the Labor Commissioner's 2026-2027 rates
- The schedules list journeyman, foreman and general foreman rates. Registered apprentices are paid their program's scale (NRS 338.080(1)).
Are you being paid this rate?
Nevada's rate includes fringes, so add your wage to what your employer pays into bona fide benefit plans for you and compare it with the rate. Contracts must state the rates and contractors post them on site (NRS 338.020(1)). Labor Commissioner Public Works: 702-486-2650.
Source
Office of the Labor Commissioner (Labor Commissioner), region schedule NV-OLC-2026-2027-southern-rural, issued October 1, 2026, effective October 1, 2026, page 6: labor.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/labornvgov/content/PrevailingWage/Southern Nevada Rural Region 2026-2027(2).pdf
We read every row of the four 2026-2027 region PDFs (and the current amendments) and check every number with a second, separate reader. Each figure is the printed rate. How we check · Download Esmeralda County as CSV · Report an error