Laborer prevailing wage in Klamath County, Oregon

$62.14an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$42.74 base wage + $19.40 fringe benefits

Klamath County uses the same laborer rates as 35 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On Oregon public works in Klamath County, a laborer must be paid at least $62.14 an hour: a $42.74 base wage plus $19.40 in fringe. BOLI prints no total, so $62.14 is our sum of the two.

BOLI book of September 3, 2026 with the October 5, 2026 amendment; this rate, effective September 3, 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.

BOLI lists 5 laborer rates for Klamath County, from $49.93 to $64.13 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $42.74 + $19.40

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)	$42.74
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$19.40
Base + fringe (our sum; BOLI prints no total)	$62.14

Zone A base rate. Add the zone differential for distance (crafts.json sections key laborer--statewide -> zones)

Overtime

When	Per hour
Daily overtime	$83.51

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).

Every laborer rate in Klamath County

As BOLI lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

LABORER - Group 3$64.13
LABORER - Group 2$63.58
LABORER - Group 1 (includes Flagger)$62.14
LABORER - Group 4$56.94
LABORER - Group 5 (Landscape Laborer)$49.93

Hourly rate of each laborer classification in Klamath County, highest first, split into wage and fringe.

Classification	Base wage	Fringe benefits	Total rate	Effective
LABORER - Group 1 (includes Flagger)	$42.74	$19.40	$62.14	Sep 3, 2026
LABORER - Group 2	$44.18	$19.40	$63.58	Sep 3, 2026
LABORER - Group 3	$44.73	$19.40	$64.13	Sep 3, 2026
LABORER - Group 4	$37.54	$19.40	$56.94	Sep 3, 2026
LABORER - Group 5 (Landscape Laborer)	$30.53	$19.40	$49.93	Sep 3, 2026

Davis-Bacon laborer rate in Klamath 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).

We don't put a federal figure next to BOLI's here, because this page leads with a classification the federal determinations don't list one to one. The federal rows for this trade are below; match the classification to the work.

Construction	Federal classification	Base wage	Total rate	WD
Building	LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETELABO0737-025	$43.79	$60.84	OR20260093 Mod 1
Building	LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALLABO0737-035	$39.11	$56.41	OR20260093 Mod 1
Building	LABORER: CONCRETE SAWLABO0737-037	$40.41	$57.71	OR20260093 Mod 1
Building	LABORER: PIPELAYERLABO0737-038	$40.41	$57.71	OR20260093 Mod 1
Highway	LABORERS: GROUP 1- APPLICATOR (INCLUDING POT TENDER FOR SAME) APPLYING PROTECTIVE MATERIAL BY HAND OR NOZZLE ON UTILITY LINES OR STORAGE TANKS ON PROJECT; …LABO0737-008	$39.00	$56.30	OR20260001 Mod 3
Highway	LABORERS: GROUP 3- FINAL CLEAN-UP (DETAILED CLEAN-UP, LIMITED TO CLEANING UP FLOORS, CEILINGS, WALLS, WINDOWS-PRIOR TO ACCEPTANCE BY THE OWNER); FIRE WATCH; …LABO0737-008	$34.39	$51.69	OR20260001 Mod 3
Highway	TIMBER SALES ROADS: (LABORERS)SUOR1991-003	$8.35	$12.65	OR20260001 Mod 3
Highway	TIMBER SALES ROADS: (POWER SAW, DRILLER, POWDERMAN)SUOR1991-003	$9.12	$13.42	OR20260001 Mod 3
Heavy	POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 6 OILER; GRADE CHECKER; CRANE OILER; FORKLIFT; ROLLER (NON-ASPHALT) ZONE DIFFERENTIAL (ADD TO ZONE 1 RATES): ZONE 2 - $3.00 ZONE …ENGI0701-039	$45.81	$62.71	OR20260071 Mod 2
Heavy	LABORERS: (MASON TENDER-CEMENT/CONCRETE)LABO0737-005	$43.79	$60.84	OR20260071 Mod 2
Heavy	LABORERS: GROUP 2 GRADE CHECKERLABO0737-031	$40.41	$57.71	OR20260071 Mod 2
Heavy	LABORERS: GROUP 1 ASPHALT SPREADERLABO0737-031	$39.11	$56.41	OR20260071 Mod 2
Heavy	LABORER: PIPELAYERSUOR2009-069	$20.52	$25.03	OR20260071 Mod 2
Heavy	LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALSUOR2009-069	$23.88	$31.33	OR20260071 Mod 2
Residential	POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 6 LOADERS: (LESS THAN 1 CU YD.); GRADE CHECKER; ROLLER (NON-ASPHALT)ENGI0701-017	$45.81	$62.71	OR20260007 Mod 2
Residential	LABORERS: (MASON TENDER-CEMENT/CONCRETE)LABO0737-005	$43.79	$60.84	OR20260007 Mod 2
Residential	LABORERS: (GENERAL LABORER)LABO0737-009	$39.00	$56.30	OR20260007 Mod 2

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 Klamath 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 Oregon

Wage and fringe, nearby

Klamath Countybase $42.74$62.14
Jackson Countybase $42.74$62.14
Lake Countybase $42.74$62.14
Douglas Countybase $42.74$62.14

Laborer 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 laborer rates for Klamath County are the same as in 35 other counties: Baker, Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Crook, Curry and 27 more.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Klamath County
Klamath County	LABORER - Group 1 (includes Flagger)	$42.74	$62.14
Jackson County	LABORER - Group 1 (includes Flagger)	$42.74	$62.14	same
Lake County	LABORER - Group 1 (includes Flagger)	$42.74	$62.14	same
Douglas County	LABORER - Group 1 (includes Flagger)	$42.74	$62.14	same
Deschutes County	LABORER - Group 1 (includes Flagger)	$42.74	$62.14	same
Josephine County	LABORER - Group 1 (includes Flagger)	$42.74	$62.14	same
Lane County	LABORER - Group 1 (includes Flagger)	$42.74	$62.14	same

Oregon laborer 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 September 3, 2026, effective September 3, 2026, page 19: www.oregon.gov/boli/workers/Prevailing%20Wage%20Rate%20Books/BOLI%20September%203%2C%202026%20Prevailing%20Wage%20Rate%20Book.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 Klamath County as CSV · Report an error