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Sheet Metal Worker prevailing wage in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania

$83.36an hour, base wage + fringe benefits

$46.75 base wage + $36.61 fringe benefits

On Pennsylvania public works in Jefferson County, a sheet metal worker must be paid at least $83.36 an hour: a $46.75 base wage plus $36.61 in fringe benefits.

PPWS county schedules from each county's newest determination (Oct 25, 2026); this rate, effective July 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.

L&I lists 2 sheet metal worker rates for Jefferson County, from $83.36 to $83.36 an hour. See all of them.

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: $46.75 + $36.61

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)$46.75
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$36.61
Total hourly rate, as printed$83.36

When does this rate change?

Dated rates for this classification

L&I prints more than one dated line for Sheet Metal Workers. The one in force on October 25, 2026 leads this page; scheduled lines take effect on their date.

EffectiveRateStatus
Jul 1, 2025$80.16 ($45.00 + $35.16)Earlier
Jul 1, 2026$83.36 ($46.75 + $36.61)In force

Every sheet metal worker rate in Jefferson County

As L&I lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffective
Sheet Metal Workers$46.75 $36.61 $83.36 Jul 1, 2026
Sheet Metal Workers$46.75 $36.61 $83.36 Jul 1, 2026

Davis-Bacon sheet metal worker rate in Jefferson County

Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. Pennsylvania's Act doesn't cover projects where Davis-Bacon applies, so a job uses one schedule or the other (L&I FAQ).

We don't put a federal figure next to L&I's here, because the federal determination lists more than one rate for this trade here. The federal rows for this trade are below; match the classification to the work.

ConstructionFederal classificationBase wageTotal rateWD
BuildingSHEET METAL WORKER (EXCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION)SHEE0012-008$46.75 $82.68 PA20260056 Mod 4
BuildingSHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)SUPA2011-014$30.58 $54.62 PA20260056 Mod 4

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

How Jefferson County compares

The main sheet metal 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 Pennsylvania

$68.46Mercer$119.54Bucks
JeffersonNearby: Clarion $83.36, Elk $83.36, Blair $92.98Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 23 counties pay more than Jefferson, 21 the same, 22 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Jefferson Countybase $46.75$83.36
  2. Clarion Countybase $46.75$83.36
  3. Elk Countybase $46.75$83.36
  4. Blair Countybase $46.62$92.98

Sheet Metal Worker rates in nearby counties

Current L&I rates. L&I sets rates by county, and counties in the same collective bargaining area often share them.

CountyClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Jefferson County
Jefferson CountySheet Metal Workers$46.75 $83.36 
Clarion CountySheet Metal Workers$46.75 $83.36 same
Elk CountySheet Metal Workers$46.75 $83.36 same
Clearfield CountySheet Metal Workers$46.75 $83.36 same
Forest CountySheet Metal Workers$46.75 $83.36 same
Armstrong CountySheet Metal Workers$46.75 $83.36 same
Indiana CountySheet Metal Workers$46.75 $83.36 same

Pennsylvania sheet metal worker prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from L&I on this rate

All Jefferson County prevailing wage rates

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 determination 26-09105, issued October 15, 2026, effective July 1, 2026: www.dliweb.pa.gov/PrevWage/Pages/Project.aspx

We read each county's newest PPWS determination from L&I's site and check every number with a second read. The totals are the ones L&I prints. How we check · Download Jefferson County as CSV · Report an error