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Tunnel Worker prevailing wage, Summit County group, Ohio (14 counties)
DOL sets the same tunnel worker rates, row for row, in 14 counties: Ashtabula, Erie, Huron, Lorain, Lucas, Mahoning, Medina, Ottawa, Portage, Sandusky, Stark, Summit, Trumbull and Wood. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$50.92an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$36.47 base wage + $14.45 fringe benefits · LABO0265-008
On federally funded or assisted highway and heavy construction in each of these 14 counties, a tunnel worker must be paid at least $50.92 an hour: a $36.47 base wage plus $14.45 in fringe benefits, under wage determination OH20260001 (modification 5). DOL prints no total, so $50.92 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 2 tunnel worker rates for each of these counties, from $50.92 to $51.35 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $36.47 + $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) | $36.47 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $14.45 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $50.92 |
When does this rate change?
- 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 tunnel worker rate in the Summit County group
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABORER GROUP 4- MINER (WITH AIR-PRESSURIZED - $1.00 PREMIUM); & GUNITE NOZZLE PERSON. 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. (ASHTABULA, ERIE, HURON, LORAIN, LUCAS, MAHONING, MEDINA, OTTAWA, PORTAGE, SANDUSKY, STARK, SUMMIT, TRUMBULL & WOOD COUNTIES)LABO0265-008 | $36.90 | $14.45 | $51.35 | OH20260001 Mod 5 |
| LABORER GROUP 4- MINER (WITH AIR-PRESSURIZED - $1.00 PREMIUM); & GUNITE NOZZLE PERSON. 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 | $36.47 | $14.45 | $50.92 | OH20260001 Mod 5 |
How the Summit County group compares
The main tunnel worker 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
- Summit County groupbase $36.47$50.92
- Portage Countybase $36.47$50.92
- Medina Countybase $36.47$50.92
- Cuyahoga Countybase $36.47$50.92
Which county is in which tunnel worker group
Every Ohio county with a tunnel worker rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County group, 71 localities: Adams, Allen, Ashland, Athens, Auglaize, Belmont, Brown, Butler, Carroll, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Columbiana, Coshocton, Crawford, Darke, Defiance, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Gallia, Greene, Guernsey, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, Henry, Highland, Hocking, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Lawrence, Licking, Logan, Madison, Marion, Meigs, Mercer, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Morrow, Muskingum, Noble, Paulding, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Putnam, Richland, Ross, Scioto, Seneca, Shelby, Tuscarawas, Union, Van Wert, Vinton, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Williams, Wyandot | LABORER GROUP 4- MINER (WITH AIR-PRESSURIZED - $1.00 PREMIUM); & GUNITE NOZZLE PERSON. 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) | $36.47 | $50.92 |
| Summit County group, 14 localities: Ashtabula, Erie, Huron, Lorain, Lucas, Mahoning, Medina, Ottawa, Portage, Sandusky, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Wood | LABORER GROUP 4- MINER (WITH AIR-PRESSURIZED - $1.00 PREMIUM); & GUNITE NOZZLE PERSON. 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) | $36.47 | $50.92 |
| Cuyahoga County group, 3 localities: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake | LABORER GROUP 4- MINER (WITH AIR-PRESSURIZED - $1.00 PREMIUM); & GUNITE NOZZLE PERSON. 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) | $36.47 | $50.92 |
3 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.
More from DOL on this rate
- 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)).
Every trade's rates, county by county: Ashtabula · Erie · Huron · Lorain · Lucas · Mahoning · Medina · Ottawa · Portage · Sandusky · Stark · Summit · Trumbull · Wood
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), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:
- Ashtabula: OH20260001 Mod 5
- Erie: OH20260001 Mod 5
- Huron: OH20260001 Mod 5
- Lorain: OH20260001 Mod 5
- Lucas: OH20260001 Mod 5
- Mahoning: OH20260001 Mod 5
- Medina: OH20260001 Mod 5
- Ottawa: OH20260001 Mod 5
- Portage: OH20260001 Mod 5
- Sandusky: OH20260001 Mod 5
- Stark: OH20260001 Mod 5
- Summit: OH20260001 Mod 5
- Trumbull: OH20260001 Mod 5
- Wood: OH20260001 Mod 5
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 every Ohio rate as CSV · Report an error