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Union County, PA · Laborer
Laborer prevailing wage in Union County, Pennsylvania
$47.14an hour, base wage + fringe benefits
$28.06 base wage + $19.08 fringe benefits · Building
On Pennsylvania public works in Union County, a laborer must be paid at least $47.14 an hour: a $28.06 base wage plus $19.08 in fringe benefits.
PPWS county schedules from each county's newest determination (Oct 25, 2026); this rate, effective May 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 14 laborer rates for Union County, from $47.14 to $54.67 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: $28.06 + $19.08
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) | $28.06 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $19.08 |
| Total hourly rate, as printed | $47.14 |
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 laborer rate in Union County
As L&I lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- Laborers (Class 02 - See notes)Heavy/Highway$54.67
- Laborers (Class 05 - See notes)Building$53.14
- Laborers (Class 08 - See notes)Heavy/Highway$52.87
- Laborers (Class 05 - See notes)Heavy/Highway$52.68
- Laborers (Class 04 - See notes)Building$52.64
- Laborers (Class 07 - See notes)Heavy/Highway$52.39
- Laborers (Class 06 - See notes)Heavy/Highway$52.10
- Laborers (Class 04 - See notes)Heavy/Highway$52.01
- Laborers (Class 03 - See notes)Heavy/Highway$51.66
- Laborers (Class 03 - See notes)Building$51.14
- Laborers (Class 02 - See notes)Building$49.14
- Laborers (Class 06 - See notes)Building$49.14
- Laborers (Class 01 - See notes)Heavy/Highway$48.05
- Laborers (Class 01 - See notes)Building$47.14
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laborers (Class 01 - See notes)Building | $28.06 | $19.08 | $47.14 | May 1, 2026 |
| Laborers (Class 02 - See notes)Building | $30.06 | $19.08 | $49.14 | May 1, 2026 |
| Laborers (Class 03 - See notes)Building | $32.06 | $19.08 | $51.14 | May 1, 2026 |
| Laborers (Class 04 - See notes)Building | $33.56 | $19.08 | $52.64 | May 1, 2026 |
| Laborers (Class 05 - See notes)Building | $34.06 | $19.08 | $53.14 | May 1, 2026 |
| Laborers (Class 06 - See notes)Building | $30.06 | $19.08 | $49.14 | May 1, 2026 |
| Laborers (Class 01 - See notes)Heavy/Highway | $27.61 | $20.44 | $48.05 | May 1, 2026 |
| Laborers (Class 02 - See notes)Heavy/Highway | $34.23 | $20.44 | $54.67 | May 1, 2026 |
| Laborers (Class 03 - See notes)Heavy/Highway | $31.22 | $20.44 | $51.66 | May 1, 2026 |
| Laborers (Class 04 - See notes)Heavy/Highway | $31.57 | $20.44 | $52.01 | May 1, 2026 |
| Laborers (Class 05 - See notes)Heavy/Highway | $32.24 | $20.44 | $52.68 | May 1, 2026 |
| Laborers (Class 06 - See notes)Heavy/Highway | $31.66 | $20.44 | $52.10 | May 1, 2026 |
| Laborers (Class 07 - See notes)Heavy/Highway | $31.95 | $20.44 | $52.39 | May 1, 2026 |
| Laborers (Class 08 - See notes)Heavy/Highway | $32.43 | $20.44 | $52.87 | May 1, 2026 |
Davis-Bacon laborer rate in Union 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 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 (VIBRATING PLATE)LABO1174-009 | $21.57 | $36.61 | PA20260069 Mod 3 |
| Building | LABORER (FORKLIFT (MASONRY WORK ONLY))LABO1174-009 | $25.29 | $40.33 | PA20260069 Mod 3 |
| Building | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL, INCLUDING CEMENT MASON TENDINGSUPA2011-027 | $18.14 | $25.25 | PA20260069 Mod 3 |
| Highway, Heavy | LABORER: GROUP 1 FLAG PERSONLABO0158-001 | $26.61 | $46.60 | PA20260006 Mod 2 |
| Highway, Heavy | LABORER: GROUP 4 CAISSON-OPEN AIR BELOW 8 FEET, COFFERDAM OPEN AIR BELOW 8 FEET WHERE EXCAVATIONS FOR CIRCULAR CAISSONS AND COFFERDAMS 8 FT AND BELOW LEVEL OF …LABO0158-001 | $30.57 | $50.56 | PA20260006 Mod 2 |
| Highway, Heavy | LABORER: GROUP 5 FORM SETTER, REINFORCED STEEL PLACER, BONDING ALIGNING AND SECURING AND BURNING AND WELDING IN CONJUNCTION WTH REBAR, AND CONCRETE SURFACERLABO0158-001 | $31.24 | $51.23 | PA20260006 Mod 2 |
| Highway, Heavy | LABORER: GROUP 8 MINERS, DRILLERS, BLASTERS, PNEUMATIC SHIELD OPERATORS, LINING, SPOTTING AND TIMBER WORKMEN, REBAR STEEL PLACER, BONDING AND SECURING, …LABO0158-001 | $31.43 | $51.42 | PA20260006 Mod 2 |
| Residential | LABORER, UNSKILLEDSUPA1995-003 | $7.25 | $7.48 | PA20260039 Mod 1 |
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 Union 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 Pennsylvania
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Union Countybase $28.06$47.14
- Snyder Countybase $28.06$47.14
- Northumberland Countybase $28.06$47.14
- Columbia Countybase $28.60$49.88
Laborer 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 Union County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia County | Laborers (Class 01 - See notes) | $28.60 | $49.88 | +$2.74 |
| Union County | Laborers (Class 01 - See notes) | $28.06 | $47.14 | |
| Snyder County | Laborers (Class 01 - See notes) | $28.06 | $47.14 | same |
| Northumberland County | Laborers (Class 01 - See notes) | $28.06 | $47.14 | same |
| Montour County | Laborers (Class 01 - See notes) | $28.06 | $47.14 | same |
| Lycoming County | Laborers (Class 01 - See notes) | $28.06 | $47.14 | same |
| Juniata County | Laborers (Class 01 - See notes) | $28.06 | $47.14 | same |
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 26-08515, issued September 22, 2026, effective May 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 Union County as CSV · Report an error