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Laborer prevailing wage in Seneca County, Ohio

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate: each wage determination covers one. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

$48.77an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$32.35 base wage + $16.42 fringe benefits

LABORER (MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE) · LABO0500-004

$23.65an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$17.40 base wage + $6.25 fringe benefits

LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL · SUOH2012-002

$50.47an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$36.02 base wage + $14.45 fringe benefits

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) · LABO0265-008

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Seneca 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 OH20260056 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $48.77 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination OH20260056, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier LABO0500-004 (May 1, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Seneca County, a laborer must be paid at least $23.65 an hour: a $17.40 base wage plus $6.25 in fringe benefits, under wage determination OH20260004 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $23.65 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination OH20260004, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUOH2012-002 (July 20, 2012). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted highway and heavy construction in Seneca County, a laborer must be paid at least $50.47 an hour: a $36.02 base wage plus $14.45 in fringe benefits, under wage determination OH20260001 (modification 5). DOL prints no total, so $50.47 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination OH20260001, modification 5, published September 17, 2026, for highway and heavy construction; rate identifier LABO0265-008 (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 Seneca 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

Base wage and fringe benefits: $17.40 + $6.25

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)$17.40
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$6.25
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$23.65

Base wage and fringe benefits: $36.02 + $14.45

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)$36.02
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$14.45
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$50.47

When does this rate change?

Every laborer rate in Seneca 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 · SUOH2012-058$28.47
  4. LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALResidential · SUOH2012-002$23.65
  5. LABORER: PIPELAYERBuilding · SUOH2012-058$23.16
Hourly rate of each laborer classification in Seneca County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
LABORER (MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE)BuildingLABO0500-004$32.35 $16.42 $48.77 OH20260056 Mod 1
LABORER: PIPELAYERBuildingSUOH2012-058$18.37 $4.79 $23.16 OH20260056 Mod 1
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuildingSUOH2012-058$19.87 $8.60 $28.47 OH20260056 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$36.02 $14.45 $50.47 OH20260001 Mod 5
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALResidentialSUOH2012-002$17.40 $6.25 $23.65 OH20260004 Mod 1

How Seneca 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
SenecaNearby: Sandusky $23.16, Wyandot $48.77, Crawford $48.77Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 24 counties pay more than Seneca, 24 the same, 39 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Seneca Countybase $32.35$48.77
  2. Sandusky Countybase $18.37$23.16
  3. Wyandot Countybase $32.35$48.77
  4. Crawford Countybase $32.35$48.77

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 wageTotal ratevs Seneca County
Seneca CountyLABORER (MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE)$32.35 $48.77 
Wyandot CountyLABORER (MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE)$32.35 $48.77 same
Crawford CountyLABORER (MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE)$32.35 $48.77 same
Huron CountyLABORER (MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE)$32.35 $48.77 same
Hancock CountyLABORER (MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE)$32.35 $48.77 same
Ottawa CountyLABORER: PIPELAYER$23.98 $32.56 −$16.21
Sandusky CountyLABORER: PIPELAYER$18.37 $23.16 −$25.61

Ohio laborer prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

All Seneca 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 OH20260056 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/OH20260056/1

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 Seneca County as CSV · Report an error