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Elevator Constructor prevailing wage in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

$104.60an hour, base wage + fringe benefits

$63.71 base wage + $40.89 fringe benefits

On Pennsylvania public works in Westmoreland County, an elevator constructor must be paid at least $104.60 an hour: a $63.71 base wage plus $40.89 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 elevator constructor rates for Westmoreland County, from $104.60 to $104.60 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: $63.71 + $40.89

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)$63.71
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$40.89
Total hourly rate, as printed$104.60

When does this rate change?

Every elevator constructor rate in Westmoreland County

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

ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffective
Elevator Constructor$63.71 $40.89 $104.60 Jan 1, 2026
Elevator Constructor$63.71 $40.89 $104.60 Jan 1, 2026

Davis-Bacon elevator constructor rate in Westmoreland 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).

The federal determinations for Westmoreland County list no elevator constructor classification.

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 Westmoreland 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
WestmorelandNearby: Fayette $104.60, Allegheny $104.60, Fulton $107.04Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 41 counties pay more than Westmoreland, 25 the same, 0 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Westmoreland Countybase $63.71$104.60
  2. Fayette Countybase $63.71$104.60
  3. Allegheny Countybase $63.71$104.60
  4. Fulton 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.

CountyClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Westmoreland County
Westmoreland CountyElevator Constructor$63.71 $104.60 
Fayette CountyElevator Constructor$63.71 $104.60 same
Allegheny CountyElevator Constructor$63.71 $104.60 same
Indiana CountyElevator Constructor$63.71 $104.60 same
Somerset CountyElevator Constructor$63.71 $104.60 same
Armstrong CountyElevator Constructor$63.71 $104.60 same
Cambria CountyElevator Constructor$63.71 $104.60 same

Pennsylvania elevator constructor prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from L&I on this rate

All Westmoreland 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 26-09316, issued October 22, 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 Westmoreland County as CSV · Report an error