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Puerto Rico ironworker prevailing wage, municipio by municipio

An ironworker's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Puerto Rico is $7.25 an hour in every municipio that has one (78), for the main classification.

Main ironworker classification in each municipio (Ironworker), 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 ironworker: $7.25 per hourCaguas Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourCataño Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourMorovis Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourFlorida Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourJayuya Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourAibonito Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourSan Lorenzo Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourVega Alta Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourMaricao Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourRincón Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourCayey Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourGuaynabo Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourCanóvanas Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourCorozal Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourHumacao Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourArroyo Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourBarranquitas Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourJuncos Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourSabana Grande Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourComerío Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourMaunabo Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourJuana Díaz Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourLoíza Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourCabo Rojo Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourNaranjito Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourHormigueros Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourGuayama Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourVega Baja Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourVillalba Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourToa Baja Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourSan Germán Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourRío Grande Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourPonce Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourLajas Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourSan Sebastián Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourUtuado Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourAguada Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourAdjuntas Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourAguas Buenas Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourOrocovis Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourCeiba Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourCiales Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourGuánica Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourCulebra Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourArecibo Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourNaguabo Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourGuayanilla Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourAñasco Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourMayagüez Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourSan Juan Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourTrujillo Alto Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourIsabela Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourLas Marías Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourQuebradillas Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourLares Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourLuquillo Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourPeñuelas Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourLas Piedras Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourPatillas Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourBarceloneta Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourVieques Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourGurabo Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourYauco Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourAguadilla Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourCarolina Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourHatillo Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourYabucoa Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourBayamón Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourCidra Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourMoca Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourToa Alta Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourManatí Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourCamuy Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourCoamo Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourDorado Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourFajardo Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hourSalinas Municipio ironworker: $7.25 per hour
$7.25$7.25$7.25$7.25$7.25$7.25Ironworker, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does an ironworker make on prevailing wage in Puerto Rico?

8 groups of localities with identical rates and 15 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which localities are in each group.

  1. Aguas Buenas Municipio group31 localities$7.25
  2. Adjuntas Municipio group10 localities$7.25
  3. Arroyo Municipio group6 localities$7.25
  4. Añasco Municipio group4 localities$7.25
  5. Guánica Municipio group4 localities$7.25
  6. Cabo Rojo Municipio group3 localities$7.25
  7. Juana Díaz Municipio group3 localities$7.25
  8. Hormigueros Municipio group2 localities$7.25
  9. Aguada Municipio1 municipio$7.25
  10. Aguadilla Municipio1 municipio$7.25
  11. Bayamón Municipio1 municipio$7.25
  12. Caguas Municipio1 municipio$7.25
  13. Canóvanas Municipio1 municipio$7.25
  14. Carolina Municipio1 municipio$7.25
  15. Ciales Municipio1 municipio$7.25
  16. Moca Municipio1 municipio$7.25
  17. Morovis Municipio1 municipio$7.25
  18. Naguabo Municipio1 municipio$7.25
  19. Naranjito Municipio1 municipio$7.25
  20. Sabana Grande Municipio1 municipio$7.25
  21. San Juan Municipio1 municipio$7.25
  22. San Sebastián Municipio1 municipio$7.25
  23. Trujillo Alto Municipio1 municipio$7.25

Which localities pay which rate

MunicipiosMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Aguas Buenas Municipio group, 31 localities: Aguas Buenas, Aibonito, Arecibo, Barceloneta, Barranquitas, Camuy, Cataño, Cayey, Cidra, Comerío, Corozal, Dorado, Florida, Guaynabo, Gurabo, Hatillo, Humacao, Juncos, Las Piedras, Loíza, Manatí, Maunabo, Orocovis, Quebradillas, Río Grande, San Lorenzo, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Vega Alta, Vega Baja, YabucoaIRONWORKER$7.25 $7.25 
Adjuntas Municipio group, 10 localities: Adjuntas, Coamo, Culebra, Jayuya, Las Marías, Maricao, Salinas, Santa Isabel, Utuado, ViequesIRONWORKER$7.25 $7.25 
Arroyo Municipio group, 6 localities: Arroyo, Ceiba, Fajardo, Guayama, Luquillo, PatillasIRONWORKER$7.25 $7.25 
Añasco Municipio group, 4 localities: Añasco, Isabela, Lares, RincónIRONWORKER$7.25 $7.25 
Guánica Municipio group, 4 localities: Guánica, Guayanilla, Peñuelas, YaucoIRONWORKER$7.25 $7.25 
Cabo Rojo Municipio group, 3 localities: Cabo Rojo, Lajas, San GermánIRONWORKER$7.25 $7.25 
Juana Díaz Municipio group, 3 localities: Juana Díaz, Ponce, VillalbaIRONWORKER$7.25 $7.25 
Hormigueros Municipio group, 2 localities: Hormigueros, MayagüezIRONWORKER$7.25 $7.25 
Aguada MunicipioIRONWORKER$7.25 $7.25 
Aguadilla MunicipioIRONWORKER$7.25 $7.25 
Bayamón MunicipioIRONWORKER$7.25 $7.25 
Caguas MunicipioIRONWORKER$7.25 $7.25 
Canóvanas MunicipioIRONWORKER$7.25 $7.25 
Carolina MunicipioIRONWORKER$7.25 $7.25 
Ciales MunicipioIRONWORKER$7.25 $7.25 
Moca MunicipioIRONWORKER$7.25 $7.25 
Morovis MunicipioIRONWORKER$7.25 $7.25 
Naguabo MunicipioIRONWORKER$7.25 $7.25 
Naranjito MunicipioIRONWORKER$7.25 $7.25 
Sabana Grande MunicipioIRONWORKER$7.25 $7.25 
San Juan MunicipioIRONWORKER$7.25 $7.25 
San Sebastián MunicipioIRONWORKER$7.25 $7.25 
Trujillo Alto MunicipioIRONWORKER$7.25 $7.25 

8 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 15 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Puerto Rico ironworker pay

What is the ironworker prevailing wage in Adjuntas Municipio?

$7.25 an hour: a $7.25 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination PR20260001, modification 1. Overtime and every ironworker classification in Adjuntas Municipio.

Does ironworker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Adjuntas Municipio the $7.25 total is a $7.25 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does ironworker 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 ironworkers 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 ironworker rate?

DOL often publishes the same ironworker rates for several localities. Across Puerto Rico, the 78 localities with an ironworker rate fall into 23 distinct sets of rates, and 8 of those sets are shared by more than one municipio; the largest covers 31 localities (the Aguas Buenas Municipio group).