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Ohio pile driver prevailing wage, county by county

A pile driver's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Ohio runs from $47.67 an hour in Wyandot County to $63.92 in Belmont County. The median county is $59.53.

Main pile driver classification in each county, Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. 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)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Crawford County pile driver: $47.67 per hourMedina County pile driver: $63.84 per hourHancock County pile driver: $61.49 per hourHarrison County pile driver: $63.92 per hourKnox County pile driver: $47.67 per hourDefiance County pile driver: $61.49 per hourGreene County pile driver: $59.53 per hourMarion County pile driver: $47.67 per hourShelby County pile driver: $59.53 per hourSummit County pile driver: $63.84 per hourVan Wert County pile driver: $61.49 per hourWarren County pile driver: $59.53 per hourGuernsey County pile driver: $59.53 per hourDelaware County pile driver: $59.53 per hourGeauga County pile driver: $63.84 per hourPickaway County pile driver: $59.53 per hourPortage County pile driver: $63.84 per hourLicking County pile driver: $59.53 per hourDarke County pile driver: $59.53 per hourSandusky County pile driver: $47.67 per hourHolmes County pile driver: $47.67 per hourHocking County pile driver: $59.53 per hourLucas County pile driver: $61.49 per hourMeigs County pile driver: $59.53 per hourGallia County pile driver: $59.53 per hourHuron County pile driver: $47.67 per hourCarroll County pile driver: $58.61 per hourLogan County pile driver: $59.53 per hourUnion County pile driver: $59.53 per hourAuglaize County pile driver: $61.49 per hourRichland County pile driver: $63.84 per hourWilliams County pile driver: $61.49 per hourBelmont County pile driver: $63.92 per hourHighland County pile driver: $59.53 per hourWood County pile driver: $61.49 per hourColumbiana County pile driver: $47.67 per hourStark County pile driver: $58.61 per hourButler County pile driver: $59.53 per hourWashington County pile driver: $59.53 per hourMontgomery County pile driver: $59.53 per hourAshland County pile driver: $47.67 per hourJefferson County pile driver: $63.92 per hourAdams County pile driver: $59.53 per hourPreble County pile driver: $59.53 per hourPutnam County pile driver: $61.49 per hourRoss County pile driver: $59.53 per hourClark County pile driver: $59.53 per hourScioto County pile driver: $59.53 per hourSeneca County pile driver: $47.67 per hourFairfield County pile driver: $59.53 per hourTrumbull County pile driver: $58.72 per hourTuscarawas County pile driver: $58.61 per hourLorain County pile driver: $63.84 per hourPike County pile driver: $59.53 per hourLawrence County pile driver: $59.53 per hourWayne County pile driver: $47.67 per hourClermont County pile driver: $59.53 per hourCoshocton County pile driver: $58.78 per hourMadison County pile driver: $59.53 per hourCuyahoga County pile driver: $63.84 per hourFranklin County pile driver: $59.53 per hourHamilton County pile driver: $59.53 per hourHardin County pile driver: $61.49 per hourClinton County pile driver: $59.53 per hourAllen County pile driver: $61.49 per hourFulton County pile driver: $61.49 per hourJackson County pile driver: $59.53 per hourAthens County pile driver: $59.53 per hourHenry County pile driver: $61.49 per hourFayette County pile driver: $59.53 per hourMiami County pile driver: $59.53 per hourOttawa County pile driver: $61.49 per hourMorgan County pile driver: $59.53 per hourVinton County pile driver: $59.53 per hourWyandot County pile driver: $47.67 per hourPerry County pile driver: $59.53 per hourChampaign County pile driver: $59.53 per hourLake County pile driver: $63.84 per hourMahoning County pile driver: $58.72 per hourMercer County pile driver: $61.49 per hourPaulding County pile driver: $61.49 per hourMorrow County pile driver: $58.78 per hourMuskingum County pile driver: $59.53 per hourMonroe County pile driver: $63.92 per hourBrown County pile driver: $59.53 per hourAshtabula County pile driver: $47.67 per hourErie County pile driver: $63.84 per hourNoble County pile driver: $59.53 per hour
$47$58$59$59$61$63Pile Driver, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a pile driver make on prevailing wage in Ohio?

9 groups of counties with identical rates and 19 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Belmont County group3 counties$63.92
  2. Jefferson County1 county$63.92
  3. Summit County group3 counties$63.84
  4. Cuyahoga County1 county$63.84
  5. Erie County1 county$63.84
  6. Geauga County1 county$63.84
  7. Lake County1 county$63.84
  8. Lorain County1 county$63.84
  9. Medina County1 county$63.84
  10. Lucas County group9 counties$61.49
  11. Allen County group6 counties$61.49
  12. Franklin County group26 counties$59.53
  13. Hamilton County group15 counties$59.53
  14. Coshocton County group2 counties$58.78
  15. Mahoning County group2 counties$58.72
  16. Stark County group3 counties$58.61
  17. Ashland County1 county$47.67
  18. Ashtabula County1 county$47.67
  19. Columbiana County1 county$47.67
  20. Crawford County1 county$47.67
  21. Holmes County1 county$47.67
  22. Huron County1 county$47.67
  23. Knox County1 county$47.67
  24. Marion County1 county$47.67
  25. Sandusky County1 county$47.67
  26. Seneca County1 county$47.67
  27. Wayne County1 county$47.67
  28. Wyandot County1 county$47.67

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Belmont County group, 3 localities: Belmont, Harrison, MonroePILEDRIVERMEN; DIVER, DRY (BELMONT, HARRISON, & MONROE)$63.92 $39.01 
Jefferson CountyPILEDRIVERMAN (COLUMBIANA & JEFFERSON)$63.92 $39.01 
Summit County group, 3 localities: Portage, Richland, SummitPILEDRIVERMEN; DIVER, DRY (ASHLAND, ASHTABULA, CUYAHOGA, ERIE, GEAUGA, HURON, LAKE, LORAIN, MEDINA, PORTAGE, RICHLAND & SUMMIT)$63.84 $36.34 
Cuyahoga CountyPILEDRIVERMAN$63.84 $36.34 
Erie CountyPILEDRIVERMAN$63.84 $36.34 
Geauga CountyPILEDRIVERMAN$63.84 $36.34 
Lake CountyPILEDRIVERMAN$63.84 $36.34 
Lorain CountyPILEDRIVERMAN$63.84 $36.34 
Medina CountyPILEDRIVERMAN$63.84 $36.34 
Lucas County group, 9 localities: Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Paulding, Williams, WoodPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ALL OTHER WORK GROUP 1- RIG, PILE DRIVER OR CAISSON TYPE; & RIG, PILE HYDRAULIC UNIT ATTACHED. (COLUMBIANA, MAHONING & TRUMBULL COUNTIES)$61.49 $37.19 
Allen County group, 6 localities: Allen, Auglaize, Hardin, Mercer, Putnam, Van WertPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ALL OTHER WORK GROUP 1- RIG, PILE DRIVER OR CAISSON TYPE; & RIG, PILE HYDRAULIC UNIT ATTACHED. (COLUMBIANA, MAHONING & TRUMBULL COUNTIES)$61.49 $37.19 
Franklin County group, 26 localities: Adams, Athens, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Gallia, Guernsey, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Licking, Madison, Meigs, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Union, Vinton, WashingtonPILEDRIVERMAN (ADAMS, ATHENS, DELAWARE, FAIRFIELD, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, GALLIA, GUERNSEY, HIGHLAND, HOCKING, JACKSON, LAWRENCE, LICKING, MADISON, MARION, MEIGS, MORGAN, MUSKINGUM, NOBLE, PERRY, PICKAWAY, PIKE, ROSS, SCIOTO, UNION, VINTON AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES)$59.53 $35.94 
Hamilton County group, 15 localities: Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Greene, Hamilton, Logan, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby, WarrenCARPENTER & PILEDRIVERMEN (BROWN, BUTLER, CHAMPAIGN, CLARK, CLERMONT, CLINTON, DARKE, GREENE, HAMILTON, LOGAN, MIAMI, MONTGOMERY, PREBLE, SHELBY & WARREN)$59.53 $35.94 
Coshocton County group, 2 localities: Coshocton, MorrowPILEDRIVERMEN; DIVER, DRY (COSHOCTON, HOLMES, KNOX & MORROW)$58.78 $36.24 
Mahoning County group, 2 localities: Mahoning, TrumbullPILEDRIVERMEN; DIVER, DRY (MAHONING & TRUMBULL)$58.72 $33.90 
Stark County group, 3 localities: Carroll, Stark, TuscarawasPILEDRIVERMEN; DIVER, DRY (CARROLL, STARK, TUSCARAWAS & WAYNE)$58.61 $33.21 
Ashland CountyCARPENTER: PILEDRIVERMAN$47.67 $30.06 
Ashtabula CountyCARPENTER: PILEDRIVERMAN$47.67 $30.06 
Columbiana CountyCARPENTER: PILEDRIVERMAN$47.67 $30.06 
Crawford CountyCARPENTER: PILEDRIVERMAN$47.67 $30.06 
Holmes CountyCARPENTER: PILEDRIVERMAN$47.67 $30.06 
Huron CountyCARPENTER: PILEDRIVERMAN$47.67 $30.06 
Knox CountyCARPENTER: PILEDRIVERMAN$47.67 $30.06 
Marion CountyCARPENTER: PILEDRIVERMAN$47.67 $30.06 
Sandusky CountyCARPENTER: PILEDRIVERMAN$47.67 $30.06 
Seneca CountyCARPENTER: PILEDRIVERMAN$47.67 $30.06 
Wayne CountyCARPENTER: PILEDRIVERMAN$47.67 $30.06 
Wyandot CountyCARPENTER: PILEDRIVERMAN$47.67 $30.06 

9 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 19 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Ohio pile driver pay

What is the pile driver prevailing wage in Franklin County?

$59.53 an hour: a $35.94 base wage plus $23.59 in fringe benefits, under wage determination OH20260001, modification 5. Overtime and every pile driver classification in Franklin County.

Does pile driver prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Franklin County the $59.53 total is a $35.94 base wage plus $23.59 in fringe benefits, about 40% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does pile driver prevailing wage pay overtime in Ohio?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice pile drivers get this rate?

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)).

Why do some counties have the same pile driver rate?

DOL often publishes the same pile driver rates for several counties. Across Ohio, the 88 counties with a pile driver rate fall into 28 distinct sets of rates, and 9 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 26 counties (the Franklin County group).