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Pile Driver prevailing wage in Wood County, Ohio
$61.49an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$37.19 base wage + $24.30 fringe benefits · ENGI0066-023
Wood County uses the same pile driver rates as 8 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted highway and heavy construction in Wood County, a pile driver must be paid at least $61.49 an hour: a $37.19 base wage plus $24.30 in fringe benefits, under wage determination OH20260001 (modification 5). DOL prints no total, so $61.49 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination OH20260001, modification 5, published September 17, 2026, for highway and heavy construction; rate identifier ENGI0066-023 (June 1, 2023). 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.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $37.19 + $24.30
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) | $37.19 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $24.30 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $61.49 |
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 pile driver rate in Wood County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PILEDRIVERMEN & DIVER'S TENDER (CRAWFORD, DEFIANCE, FULTON, HANCOCK, HENRY, LUCAS, OTTAWA, PAULDING, SANDUSKY, SENECA, WILLIAMS & WOOD) DIVERS - $250.00 PER DAYCARP1090-009 DOL prints this rate per day: $37.98 base, fringe “28.63”. | — | — | — | OH20260001 Mod 5 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ALL OTHER WORK GROUP 1- RIG, PILE DRIVER OR CAISSON TYPE; & RIG, PILE HYDRAULIC UNIT ATTACHED. (COLUMBIANA, MAHONING & TRUMBULL COUNTIES)ENGI0066-023 | $37.19 | $24.30 | $61.49 | OH20260001 Mod 5 |
How Wood County compares
The main pile driver 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
- Wood Countybase $37.19$61.49
- Lucas Countybase $37.19$61.49
- Henry Countybase $37.19$61.49
- Sandusky Countybase $30.06$47.67
Pile Driver 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.
DOL's pile driver rates for Wood County are the same as in 8 other counties: Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Paulding, Williams.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Wood County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ALL OTHER WORK GROUP 1- RIG, PILE DRIVER OR CAISSON TYPE; & RIG, PILE HYDRAULIC UNIT ATTACHED. (COLUMBIANA, MAHONING & TRUMBULL COUNTIES) | $37.19 | $61.49 | |
| Lucas County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ALL OTHER WORK GROUP 1- RIG, PILE DRIVER OR CAISSON TYPE; & RIG, PILE HYDRAULIC UNIT ATTACHED. (COLUMBIANA, MAHONING & TRUMBULL COUNTIES) | $37.19 | $61.49 | same |
| Henry County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ALL OTHER WORK GROUP 1- RIG, PILE DRIVER OR CAISSON TYPE; & RIG, PILE HYDRAULIC UNIT ATTACHED. (COLUMBIANA, MAHONING & TRUMBULL COUNTIES) | $37.19 | $61.49 | same |
| Hancock County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ALL OTHER WORK GROUP 1- RIG, PILE DRIVER OR CAISSON TYPE; & RIG, PILE HYDRAULIC UNIT ATTACHED. (COLUMBIANA, MAHONING & TRUMBULL COUNTIES) | $37.19 | $61.49 | same |
| Ottawa County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ALL OTHER WORK GROUP 1- RIG, PILE DRIVER OR CAISSON TYPE; & RIG, PILE HYDRAULIC UNIT ATTACHED. (COLUMBIANA, MAHONING & TRUMBULL COUNTIES) | $37.19 | $61.49 | same |
| Sandusky County | CARPENTER: PILEDRIVERMAN | $30.06 | $47.67 | −$13.82 |
| Seneca County | CARPENTER: PILEDRIVERMAN | $30.06 | $47.67 | −$13.82 |
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- 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)).
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 OH20260001 Mod 5, published September 17, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/OH20260001/5
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 Wood County as CSV · Report an error