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Laborer prevailing wage in Franklin County, Ohio
$30.50an hour, base + fringe
$21.90 wage + $8.60 fringe benefits · Building · SUOH2012-080
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Franklin County, a laborer must be paid at least $30.50 an hour: a $21.90 base wage plus $8.60 in fringe benefits, under wage determination OH20260078 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $30.50 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination OH20260078, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUOH2012-080 (August 29, 2014). 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 4 laborer rates for Franklin County, from $15.09 to $50.47 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $21.90 + $8.60
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) | $21.90 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $8.60 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $30.50 |
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 laborer rate in Franklin County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- LABORER GROUP 3- BLASTER; MUCKER; POWDER PERSON; TOP LANDER; WRENCHER (MECHANICAL JOINTS & UTILITY PIPELINE); YARNER; HAZARDOUS WASTE (LEVEL A); CONCRETE SPECIALIST; CONCRETE CREW IN TUNNELS (WITH AIR-PRESSURIZED - $1.00 PREMIUM); CURB SETTER & CUTTER; GRADE CHECKER; UTILITY PIPELINE TAPPER; WATERLINE; AND CAULKER. 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, Heavy · LABO0265-008$50.47
- LABORER: PIPELAYERBuilding · SUOH2012-080$32.56
- LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuilding · SUOH2012-080$30.50
- LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALResidential · SUOH2012-017$15.09
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABORER: PIPELAYERBuildingSUOH2012-080 | $32.56 | $23.98 | $8.58 | OH20260078 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuildingSUOH2012-080 | $30.50 | $21.90 | $8.60 | OH20260078 Mod 1 |
| LABORER GROUP 3- BLASTER; MUCKER; POWDER PERSON; TOP LANDER; WRENCHER (MECHANICAL JOINTS & UTILITY PIPELINE); YARNER; HAZARDOUS WASTE (LEVEL A); CONCRETE SPECIALIST; CONCRETE CREW IN TUNNELS (WITH AIR-PRESSURIZED - $1.00 PREMIUM); CURB SETTER & CUTTER; GRADE CHECKER; UTILITY PIPELINE TAPPER; WATERLINE; AND CAULKER. 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 | $50.47 | $36.02 | $14.45 | OH20260001 Mod 5 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALResidentialSUOH2012-017 | $15.09 | $15.09 | $0.00 | OH20260016 Mod 1 |
How Franklin County compares
The main laborer 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
- Franklin Countybase $21.90$30.50
- Madison Countybase $21.69$26.23
- Delaware Countybase $29.24$34.41
- Pickaway Countybase $21.27$27.94
Laborer 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 Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $34.41 | $29.24 | +$3.91 |
| Franklin County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $30.50 | $21.90 | |
| Pickaway County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $27.94 | $21.27 | −$2.56 |
| Union County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $27.94 | $21.27 | −$2.56 |
| Madison County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $26.23 | $21.69 | −$4.27 |
| Fairfield County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $16.11 | $14.88 | −$14.39 |
| Licking County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $14.71 | $13.00 | −$15.79 |
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 OH20260078 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/OH20260078/1
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 Franklin County as CSV · Report an error