Hamilton County, OH · Laborer

Laborer prevailing wage in Hamilton County, Ohio

$46.05an hour, base + fringe

$27.30 wage + $18.75 fringe benefits · Building · LABO0265-017

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Hamilton County, a laborer must be paid at least $46.05 an hour: a $27.30 base wage plus $18.75 in fringe benefits, under wage determination OH20260082 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $46.05 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination OH20260082, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier LABO0265-017 (June 1, 2025). 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 6 laborer rates for Hamilton County, from $23.40 to $50.47 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $27.30 + $18.75

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)	$27.30
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$18.75
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$46.05

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 Hamilton 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: COMMON OR GENERALBuilding · LABO0265-017$46.05
LABORER: ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTORBuilding · SUOH2012-084$35.18
LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEBuilding · SUOH2012-084$33.67
LABORER: PIPELAYERBuilding · SUOH2012-084$32.13
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALResidential · SUOH2012-009$23.40

Hourly rate of each laborer classification in Hamilton County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.

Classification	Base + fringe	Base	Fringe benefits	WD
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuildingLABO0265-017	$46.05	$27.30	$18.75	OH20260082 Mod 1
LABORER: PIPELAYERBuildingSUOH2012-084	$32.13	$23.18	$8.95	OH20260082 Mod 1
LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEBuildingSUOH2012-084	$33.67	$23.87	$9.80	OH20260082 Mod 1
LABORER: ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTORBuildingSUOH2012-084	$35.18	$26.19	$8.99	OH20260082 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 GENERALResidentialSUOH2012-009	$23.40	$23.40	$0.00	OH20260010 Mod 1

How Hamilton 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

Hamilton $46.0523328222524

$14.71Licking$55.07Athens

HamiltonNearby: Butler $32.13, Clermont $46.05, Warren $30.50Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 52 counties pay more than Hamilton, 2 the same, 33 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Hamilton Countybase $27.30$46.05
Butler Countybase $23.18$32.13
Clermont Countybase $27.30$46.05
Warren Countybase $23.09$30.50

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 Hamilton County
Hamilton County	LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	$46.05	$27.30
Clermont County	LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	$46.05	$27.30	same
Brown County	LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	$46.05	$27.30	same
Butler County	LABORER: PIPELAYER	$32.13	$23.18	−$13.92
Warren County	LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	$30.50	$23.09	−$15.55
Preble County	LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	$27.14	$20.78	−$18.91
Montgomery County	LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	$26.79	$20.87	−$19.26

Ohio laborer prevailing wage by county, with a map

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 OH20260082 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/OH20260082/1

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 Hamilton County as CSV · Report an error