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Laborer prevailing wage in Holmes County, Ohio

$48.77an hour, base + fringe

$32.35 wage + $16.42 fringe benefits · Building · LABO0500-004

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Holmes County, a laborer must be paid at least $48.77 an hour: a $32.35 base wage plus $16.42 in fringe benefits, under wage determination OH20260067 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $48.77 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination OH20260067, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier LABO0500-004 (May 1, 2024). 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 5 laborer rates for Holmes County, from $23.16 to $50.47 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $32.35 + $16.42

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)$32.35
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$16.42
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$48.77

When this rate changes

Every laborer rate in Holmes County

As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

  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, Heavy · LABO0265-008$50.47
  2. LABORER (MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE)Building · LABO0500-004$48.77
  3. LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuilding · SUOH2012-069$30.05
  4. LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALResidential · SUOH2012-024$23.65
  5. LABORER: PIPELAYERBuilding · SUOH2012-069$23.16
Hourly rate of each laborer classification in Holmes County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase + fringeBaseFringe benefitsWD
LABORER (MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE)BuildingLABO0500-004$48.77 $32.35 $16.42 OH20260067 Mod 1
LABORER: PIPELAYERBuildingSUOH2012-069$23.16 $18.37 $4.79 OH20260067 Mod 1
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuildingSUOH2012-069$30.05 $21.76 $8.29 OH20260067 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 GENERALResidentialSUOH2012-024$23.65 $17.40 $6.25 OH20260022 Mod 1

How Holmes 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

$14.71Licking$55.07Athens
HolmesNearby: Coshocton $55.07, Wayne $48.77, Tuscarawas $55.07Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 24 counties pay more than Holmes, 24 the same, 39 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Holmes Countybase $32.35$48.77
  2. Coshocton Countybase $40.97$55.07
  3. Wayne Countybase $32.35$48.77
  4. Tuscarawas Countybase $40.97$55.07

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.

CountyClassificationBase + fringeBasevs Holmes County
Coshocton CountyLABORER (MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE)$55.07 $40.97 +$6.30
Tuscarawas CountyLABORER (MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE)$55.07 $40.97 +$6.30
Holmes CountyLABORER (MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE)$48.77 $32.35 
Wayne CountyLABORER (MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE)$48.77 $32.35 same
Ashland CountyLABORER (MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE)$48.77 $32.35 same
Knox CountyLABORER (MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE)$48.77 $32.35 same
Stark CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$45.57 $32.62 −$3.20

Ohio laborer prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

All Holmes County prevailing wage rates

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 OH20260067 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/OH20260067/1

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 Holmes County as CSV · Report an error