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Fence Builder prevailing wage in Defiance County, Ohio
$40.53an hour, base + fringe · LABORER
$28.73 wage + $11.80 fringe benefits · Building · LABO0423-002
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Defiance County, a fence builder working as laborer must be paid at least $40.53 an hour: a $28.73 base wage plus $11.80 in fringe benefits, under wage determination OH20260039 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $40.53 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination OH20260039, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier LABO0423-002 (May 1, 2021). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Ohio also sets its own rates (ORC 4115, Department of Commerce); on jobs covered by both, pay the higher. Ohio's rates sit behind an OHID login on its prevailing wage portal, so this site shows the Davis-Bacon rates only.
DOL lists 2 fence builder rates for Defiance County, from $40.53 to $49.97 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $28.73 + $11.80
The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.
| Base wage (taxable) | $28.73 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $11.80 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $40.53 |
When this rate changes
- A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)).
- DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the Ohio change log lists what each one changed.
Every fence builder rate in Defiance County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABORER (CHAIN LINK/CYCLONE FENCE ERECTION)BuildingLABO0423-002 | $40.53 | $28.73 | $11.80 | OH20260039 Mod 1 |
| LABORER GROUP 1- ASPHALT LABORER; CARPENTER TENDER; CONCRETE CURING APPLICATOR; DUMP MAN (BATCH TRUCK); GUARDRAIL AND FENCE INSTALLER; JOINT SETTER; LABORER (CONSTRUCTION); LANDSCAPE LABORER; MESH HANDLERS & PLACER; RIGHT-OF-WAY LABORER; RIPRAP LABORER & GROUTER; SCAFFOLD ERECTOR; SEAL COATING; SURFACE TREATMENT OR ROAD MIX LABORER; SIGN INSTALLER; SLURRY SEAL; UTILITY MAN; BRIDGE MAN; HANDYMAN; WATERPROOFING LABORER; FLAGPERSON; HAZARDOUS WASTE (LEVEL D); DIVER TENDER; ZONE PERSON & TRAFFIC CONTROL. TUNNEL LABORER WITH AIR-PRESSURIZED ADD $1.00 TO BASE RATE SIGNAL PERSON WILL RECEIVE THE RATE EQUAL TO THE RATE PAID THE LABORER CLASSIFICATION FOR WHICH HE OR SHE IS SIGNALING. (REMAINING COUNTIES OF OHIO)Highway, HeavyLABO0265-008 | $49.97 | $35.52 | $14.45 | OH20260001 Mod 5 |
How Defiance County compares
The main fence builder rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Ohio
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Defiance Countybase $28.73$40.53
- Paulding Countybase $28.73$40.53
- Williams Countybase $28.73$40.53
- Fulton Countybase $35.52$49.97
Fence Builder rates in nearby counties
Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.
| County | Classification | Base + fringe | Base | vs Defiance County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton County | LABORER GROUP 1- ASPHALT LABORER; CARPENTER TENDER; CONCRETE CURING APPLICATOR; DUMP MAN (BATCH TRUCK); GUARDRAIL AND FENCE INSTALLER; JOINT SETTER; LABORER (CONSTRUCTION); LANDSCAPE LABORER; MESH HANDLERS & PLACER; RIGHT-OF-WAY LABORER; RIPRAP LABORER & GROUTER; SCAFFOLD ERECTOR; SEAL COATING; SURFACE TREATMENT OR ROAD MIX LABORER; SIGN INSTALLER; SLURRY SEAL; UTILITY MAN; BRIDGE MAN; HANDYMAN; WATERPROOFING LABORER; FLAGPERSON; HAZARDOUS WASTE (LEVEL D); DIVER TENDER; ZONE PERSON & TRAFFIC CONTROL. TUNNEL LABORER WITH AIR-PRESSURIZED ADD $1.00 TO BASE RATE SIGNAL PERSON WILL RECEIVE THE RATE EQUAL TO THE RATE PAID THE LABORER CLASSIFICATION FOR WHICH HE OR SHE IS SIGNALING. (REMAINING COUNTIES OF OHIO) | $49.97 | $35.52 | +$9.44 |
| Defiance County | LABORER (CHAIN LINK/CYCLONE FENCE ERECTION) | $40.53 | $28.73 | |
| Paulding County | LABORER (CHAIN LINK/CYCLONE FENCE ERECTION) | $40.53 | $28.73 | same |
| Williams County | LABORER (CHAIN LINK/CYCLONE FENCE ERECTION) | $40.53 | $28.73 | same |
| Henry County | LABORER (CHAIN LINK/CYCLONE FENCE ERECTION) | $40.53 | $28.73 | same |
| Putnam County | LABORER (CHAIN LINK/CYCLONE FENCE ERECTION) | $40.53 | $28.73 | same |
| Van Wert County | LABORER (CHAIN LINK/CYCLONE FENCE ERECTION) | $40.53 | $28.73 | same |
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).
Are you being paid this rate?
Add your base pay to the fringe your employer pays for you, in cash or into plans, and compare the sum with the total. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division takes complaints: 1-866-487-9243, or dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints.
Source
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL), wage determination OH20260039 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/OH20260039/1
We read every active Ohio Davis-Bacon wage determination from SAM.gov's own data and check every number with a second, independent read of the same file. DOL prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. How we check · Download Defiance County as CSV · Report an error