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Diver & Tender prevailing wage, Luzerne County group, Pennsylvania (2 counties)
L&I sets the same commercial diver rates, row for row, in 2 counties: Dauphin and Luzerne. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$88.17an hour, base wage + fringe benefits · Pile Driver Divers
$64.70 base wage + $23.47 fringe benefits
On Pennsylvania public works in each of these 2 counties, a commercial diver working as pile driver divers must be paid at least $88.17 an hour: a $64.70 base wage plus $23.47 in fringe benefits.
PPWS county schedules from each county's newest determination (Oct 25, 2026); this rate, effective January 1, 2026. Rates are set per project: the public body gets a determination before bidding, and once the contract is signed its rates "shall not be altered" while it is in force (Act § 4). A determination must be re-requested if the contract isn't awarded within 120 days (34 Pa. Code 9.104(a)). Checked against dliweb.pa.gov on October 25, 2026.
Pennsylvania publishes no county rate schedule. These are the rates printed in each county's newest project determination; the binding rates for a job are the ones in that job's own determination.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $64.70 + $23.47
The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. L&I 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) | $64.70 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $23.47 |
| Total hourly rate, as printed | $88.17 |
When does this rate change?
- A signed contract keeps the rates in its own determination, including the dated steps printed there. A later L&I rate change doesn't reach it (Act § 4).
- County pages here follow each county's newest determination, so they move whenever L&I issues the next one there. The determination is named in the Source line.
Dated rates for this classification
L&I prints more than one dated line for Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway). The one in force on October 25, 2026 leads this page; scheduled lines take effect on their date.
| Effective | Rate | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2025 | $85.54 ($62.82 + $22.72) | Earlier |
| Jan 1, 2026 | $88.17 ($64.70 + $23.47) | In force |
How the Luzerne County group compares
The main commercial diver rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Pennsylvania
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Luzerne County groupbase $64.70$88.17
- Carbon Countybase $66.54$108.28
- Columbia Countybase $64.70$88.17
- Wyoming Countybase $64.70$88.17
Which county is in which commercial diver group
Every Pennsylvania county with a commercial diver rate. Counties L&I treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia County group, 4 localities: Berks, Bucks, Lehigh, Philadelphia | Dockbuilder/Pile Driver Diver | $66.54 | $108.28 |
| Delaware County group, 2 localities: Delaware, Northampton | Dockbuilder/Pile Driver Diver | $66.54 | $108.28 |
| Lancaster County group, 2 localities: Chester, Lancaster | Dockbuilder/Pile Driver Diver | $66.54 | $108.28 |
| Carbon County | Dockbuilder/Pile Driver Diver | $66.54 | $108.28 |
| Montgomery County | Dockbuilder/Pile Driver Diver | $66.54 | $108.28 |
| Cambria County group, 8 localities: Bedford, Cambria, Erie, Franklin, Greene, Indiana, Somerset, Venango | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Schuylkill County group, 5 localities: Bradford, Columbia, Lycoming, Monroe, Schuylkill | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Cumberland County group, 3 localities: Cumberland, Northumberland, Sullivan | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Blair County group, 2 localities: Blair, Potter | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Butler County group, 2 localities: Butler, Centre | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Clarion County group, 2 localities: Clarion, Clinton | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Lackawanna County group, 2 localities: Lackawanna, Lebanon | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Luzerne County group, 2 localities: Dauphin, Luzerne | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Mercer County group, 2 localities: Forest, Mercer | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Washington County group, 2 localities: Lawrence, Washington | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Wayne County group, 2 localities: Montour, Wayne | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| York County group, 2 localities: Tioga, York | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Adams County | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Allegheny County | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Armstrong County | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Beaver County | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Cameron County | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Clearfield County | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Crawford County | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Elk County | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Fayette County | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Fulton County | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Huntingdon County | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Jefferson County | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Juniata County | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| McKean County | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Mifflin County | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Perry County | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Pike County | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Snyder County | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Susquehanna County | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Union County | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Warren County | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Westmoreland County | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
| Wyoming County | Pile Driver Divers (Building, Heavy, Highway) | $64.70 | $88.17 |
15 groups of counties with identical L&I rates, and 25 counties with rates of their own.
Pennsylvania commercial diver prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from L&I on this rate
- L&I's PPWS determination search
- Apprentice rates apply only to apprentices in a program registered with the Pennsylvania Apprenticeship and Training Council, within its ratios. Determinations list journeyperson rates only (§ 9.103(9)).
Are you being paid this rate?
Add your base wage to the fringe your employer pays for you, and compare it with the total. A worker can protest to L&I within three months: Bureau of Labor Law Compliance, 1-800-932-0665 (L&I).
Source
Department of Labor & Industry (L&I), PPWS county schedules from each county's newest determination (Oct 25, 2026). For the row this page leads with:
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