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Elevator Constructor prevailing wage in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

$110.07an hour, base wage + fringe benefits

$64.06 base wage + $46.01 fringe benefits

Schuylkill County uses the same elevator constructor rates as 4 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On Pennsylvania public works in Schuylkill County, an elevator constructor must be paid at least $110.07 an hour: a $64.06 base wage plus $46.01 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: $64.06 + $46.01

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)$64.06
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$46.01
Total hourly rate, as printed$110.07

When does this rate change?

Davis-Bacon elevator constructor rate in Schuylkill 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).

For building work, the matching Davis-Bacon classification is ELEVATOR MECHANIC at $99.85 ($61.41 base + $38.44 fringe), from PA20260063 modification 3, published October 15, 2026, rate ELEV0084-005. Against L&I's $110.07: L&I's rate is $10.22 an hour higher. Note: federal row flagged: footnote_percentage.

ConstructionFederal classificationBase wageTotal rateWD
BuildingELEVATOR MECHANICELEV0084-005$61.41 $99.85 PA20260063 Mod 3

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 Schuylkill County compares

The main elevator constructor 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

$104.60Allegheny$121.72Bucks
SchuylkillNearby: Berks $110.07, Columbia $110.07, Lebanon $107.04Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 5 counties pay more than Schuylkill, 14 the same, 47 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Schuylkill Countybase $64.06$110.07
  2. Berks Countybase $64.06$110.07
  3. Columbia Countybase $64.06$110.07
  4. Lebanon Countybase $61.26$107.04

Elevator Constructor 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.

L&I's elevator constructor rates for Schuylkill County are the same as in 4 other counties: Berks, Bradford, Columbia, Luzerne.

CountyClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Schuylkill County
Schuylkill CountyElevator Constructor$64.06 $110.07 
Berks CountyElevator Constructor$64.06 $110.07 same
Columbia CountyElevator Constructor$64.06 $110.07 same
Carbon CountyElevator Constructor$64.06 $110.07 same
Lebanon CountyElevator Constructor$61.26 $107.04 −$3.03
Northumberland CountyElevator Constructor$61.26 $107.04 −$3.03
Montour CountyElevator Constructor$61.26 $107.04 −$3.03

Pennsylvania elevator constructor prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from L&I on this rate

All Schuylkill 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 26-09349, issued October 23, 2026, effective January 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 Schuylkill County as CSV · Report an error