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Puerto Rico bricklayer prevailing wage, municipio by municipio

A bricklayer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Puerto Rico is $7.67 an hour in every municipio that has one (78), for the main classification.

Main bricklayer classification in each municipio (Bricklayer), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Santa Isabel Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourCaguas Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourCataño Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourMorovis Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourFlorida Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourJayuya Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourAibonito Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourSan Lorenzo Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourVega Alta Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourMaricao Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourRincón Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourCayey Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourGuaynabo Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourCanóvanas Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourCorozal Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourHumacao Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourArroyo Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourBarranquitas Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourJuncos Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourSabana Grande Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourComerío Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourMaunabo Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourJuana Díaz Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourLoíza Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourCabo Rojo Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourNaranjito Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourHormigueros Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourGuayama Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourVega Baja Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourVillalba Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourToa Baja Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourSan Germán Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourRío Grande Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourPonce Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourLajas Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourSan Sebastián Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourUtuado Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourAguada Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourAdjuntas Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourAguas Buenas Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourOrocovis Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourCeiba Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourCiales Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourGuánica Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourCulebra Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourArecibo Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourNaguabo Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourGuayanilla Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourAñasco Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourMayagüez Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourSan Juan Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourTrujillo Alto Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourIsabela Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourLas Marías Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourQuebradillas Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourLares Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourLuquillo Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourPeñuelas Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourLas Piedras Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourPatillas Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourBarceloneta Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourVieques Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourGurabo Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourYauco Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourAguadilla Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourCarolina Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourHatillo Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourYabucoa Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourBayamón Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourCidra Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourMoca Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourToa Alta Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourManatí Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourCamuy Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourCoamo Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourDorado Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourFajardo Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hourSalinas Municipio bricklayer: $7.67 per hour
$7.67$7.67$7.67$7.67$7.67$7.67Bricklayer, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

Which localities pay which rate

MunicipiosMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Adjuntas Municipio group, 78 localities: Adjuntas, Aguada, Aguadilla, Aguas Buenas, Aibonito, Añasco, Arecibo, Arroyo, Barceloneta, Barranquitas, Bayamón, Cabo Rojo, Caguas, Camuy, Canóvanas, Carolina, Cataño, Cayey, Ceiba, Ciales, Cidra, Coamo, Comerío, Corozal, Culebra, Dorado, Fajardo, Florida, Guánica, Guayama, Guayanilla, Guaynabo, Gurabo, Hatillo, Hormigueros, Humacao, Isabela, Jayuya, Juana Díaz, Juncos, Lajas, Lares, Las Marías, Las Piedras, Loíza, Luquillo, Manatí, Maricao, Maunabo, Mayagüez, Moca, Morovis, Naguabo, Naranjito, Orocovis, Patillas, Peñuelas, Ponce, Quebradillas, Rincón, Río Grande, Sabana Grande, Salinas, San Germán, San Juan, San Lorenzo, San Sebastián, Santa Isabel, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Trujillo Alto, Utuado, Vega Alta, Vega Baja, Vieques, Villalba, Yabucoa, YaucoBRICKLAYER$7.67 $7.25 

1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Puerto Rico bricklayer pay

What is the bricklayer prevailing wage in Adjuntas Municipio?

$7.67 an hour: a $7.25 base wage plus $0.42 in fringe benefits, under wage determination PR20260001, modification 1. Overtime and every bricklayer classification in Adjuntas Municipio.

Does bricklayer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Adjuntas Municipio the $7.67 total is a $7.25 base wage plus $0.42 in fringe benefits, about 5% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does bricklayer prevailing wage pay overtime in Puerto Rico?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice bricklayers get this rate?

Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).

Why do some localities have the same bricklayer rate?

DOL often publishes the same bricklayer rates for several localities. Across Puerto Rico, the 78 localities with a bricklayer rate fall into 1 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one municipio; the largest covers 78 localities (the Adjuntas Municipio group).