Roofer prevailing wage in Deschutes County, Oregon

$70.86an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$47.01 base wage + $23.85 fringe benefits · Area 1 · Amended 2026-10-05

Deschutes County uses the same roofer rates as 19 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On Oregon public works in Deschutes County, a roofer must be paid at least $70.86 an hour: a $47.01 base wage plus $23.85 in fringe. BOLI prints no total, so $70.86 is our sum of the two.

BOLI book of September 3, 2026 with the October 5, 2026 amendment; this rate, effective October 5, 2026. A project generally uses the rates in effect when its bid specifications were first advertised, for the whole project (OAR 839-025-0020). Checked against oregon.gov on October 25, 2026.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $47.01 + $23.85

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. BOLI prints the fringe 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)	$47.01
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$23.85
Base + fringe (our sum; BOLI prints no total)	$70.86

Overtime

When	Per hour
Daily overtime	$94.37

Statutory minimum: (base x 1.5) + fringe, after 8 h/day Mon-Fri (10 h on an established 4x10 schedule), over 40 h/week, and all hours on Saturday, Sunday and the six ORS 279C.540 holidays. Add any zone, shift or hazard pay to the base before multiplying. A contractor's CBA overtime terms govern instead (ORS 279C.540(4)); public-university contracts owe overtime only after 40 h/week.

Time and a half on the base rate, with the fringe at straight time, for hours over 8 a day Monday to Friday (over 10 on a 4×10 schedule), over 40 a week, and all hours on Saturday, Sunday and six holidays (ORS 279C.540; OAR 839-025-0050). The figures here are (base × 1.5) + fringe, computed; zone and shift pay go on top.

When does this rate change?

A project uses the rates in effect when its bid specifications were first advertised, and a later book or amendment doesn't change it (OAR 839-025-0020(6)).
BOLI updates rates about quarterly, by book or amendment. This page uses the September 3, 2026 book with the October 5, 2026 amendment, for projects first advertised from October 5, 2026 (BOLI rates).

Davis-Bacon roofer rate in Deschutes County

Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. On projects that are also federal, Oregon requires the higher of the state and the federal rate, and the specifications must contain both (ORS 279C.830, 279C.838).

For building work, the matching Davis-Bacon classification is ROOFER at $33.19 ($33.19 base + $0.00 fringe), from OR20260097 modification 1, published May 18, 2026, rate SUOR2018-017. Against BOLI's $70.86: BOLI's rate is $37.67 an hour higher. On a job covered by both, the higher rate applies.

Construction	Federal classification	Base wage	Total rate	WD
Building	ROOFERSUOR2018-017	$33.19	$33.19	OR20260097 Mod 1
Residential	ROOFERSUOR2009-012	$12.00	$12.00	OR20260014 Mod 1

Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. Oregon Davis-Bacon changes

How Deschutes County compares

The main roofer rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.

Every county in Oregon

Deschutes $70.8616

$61.37Benton$70.86Baker

DeschutesNearby: Crook $70.86, Jefferson $70.86, Linn $61.37Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 0 counties pay more than Deschutes, 19 the same, 16 less.

Wage and fringe, nearby

Deschutes Countybase $47.01$70.86
Crook Countybase $47.01$70.86
Jefferson Countybase $47.01$70.86
Linn Countybase $40.88$61.37

Roofer rates in nearby counties

Current BOLI rates. The rate is the union rate for the trade in the locality, or the highest where several apply (ORS 279C.815).

BOLI's roofer rates for Deschutes County are the same as in 19 other counties: Baker, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Crook, Gilliam, Grant, Hood River and 11 more.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Deschutes County
Deschutes County	ROOFER	$47.01	$70.86
Crook County	ROOFER	$47.01	$70.86	same
Jefferson County	ROOFER	$47.01	$70.86	same
Wheeler County	ROOFER	$47.01	$70.86	same
Wasco County	ROOFER	$47.01	$70.86	same
Linn County	ROOFER	$40.88	$61.37	−$9.49
Lane County	ROOFER	$40.88	$61.37	−$9.49

Oregon roofer prevailing wage by county, with a map

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your base wage to what your employer pays into fringe plans for you, and compare it with the total. Contractors post the rates on site, and an underpaid worker can recover the unpaid wages plus an equal amount (ORS 279C.840, 279C.855). BOLI: (971) 245-3844.

Source

Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI), BOLI rate book BOLI-2026-09-03, issued October 5, 2026, effective October 5, 2026, page 3: www.oregon.gov/boli/workers/Prevailing%20Wage%20Rate%20Books/BOLI%20October%205%2C%202026%20Prevailing%20Wage%20Rate%20Amendment.pdf

We read every row of BOLI's September 3, 2026 book and October 5, 2026 amendment and check every number with a second, separate reader. BOLI prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. How we check · Download Deschutes County as CSV · Report an error