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Boilermaker prevailing wage in Snyder County, Pennsylvania
$94.57an hour, base wage + fringe benefits
$58.00 base wage + $36.57 fringe benefits
On Pennsylvania public works in Snyder County, a boilermaker must be paid at least $94.57 an hour: a $58.00 base wage plus $36.57 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.
L&I lists 2 boilermaker rates for Snyder County, from $60.57 to $94.57 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: $58.00 + $36.57
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) | $58.00 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $36.57 |
| Total hourly rate, as printed | $94.57 |
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.
Every boilermaker rate in Snyder County
As L&I lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boilermaker (Commercial, Institutional, and Minor Repair Work) | $41.34 | $19.23 | $60.57 | Mar 1, 2026 |
| Boilermakers | $58.00 | $36.57 | $94.57 | Jan 1, 2026 |
Davis-Bacon boilermaker rate in Snyder 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 BOILERMAKER at $81.45 ($48.28 base + $33.17 fringe), from PA20260064 modification 2, published May 18, 2026, rate BOIL0154-007. Against L&I's $94.57: L&I's rate is $13.12 an hour higher.
| Construction | Federal classification | Base wage | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building | BOILERMAKERBOIL0154-007 | $48.28 | $81.45 | PA20260064 Mod 2 |
| Highway, Heavy | BOILERMAKERBOIL0013-003 | $55.00 | $90.48 | PA20260006 Mod 2 |
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 Snyder County compares
The main boilermaker 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
- Snyder Countybase $58.00$94.57
- Union Countybase $58.00$94.57
- Northumberland Countybase $58.00$94.57
- Blair Countybase $40.90$68.51
Boilermaker 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.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Snyder County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snyder County | Boilermakers | $58.00 | $94.57 | |
| Union County | Boilermakers | $58.00 | $94.57 | same |
| Northumberland County | Boilermakers | $58.00 | $94.57 | same |
| Juniata County | Boilermakers | $58.00 | $94.57 | same |
| Perry County | Boilermakers | $58.00 | $94.57 | same |
| Montour County | Boilermakers | $58.00 | $94.57 | same |
| Dauphin County | Boilermakers | $58.00 | $94.57 | same |
Pennsylvania boilermaker prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from L&I on this rate
- L&I PPWS determination
- 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 determination 26-08603, issued September 25, 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 Snyder County as CSV · Report an error