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Puerto Rico roofer prevailing wage, municipio by municipio
A roofer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Puerto Rico runs from $9.99 an hour in Yabucoa Municipio to $10.49 in Aguada Municipio. The median municipio is $9.99.
Main roofer classification in each municipio (Roofer), 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.
How much does a roofer make on prevailing wage in Puerto Rico?
7 groups of localities with identical rates and 2 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which localities are in each group.
- Aguada Municipio group8 localities$10.49
- Cabo Rojo Municipio group4 localities$10.49
- Guánica Municipio group4 localities$10.49
- Hormigueros Municipio group2 localities$10.49
- Juana Díaz Municipio group2 localities$10.49
- Ponce Municipio1 municipio$10.49
- Arroyo Municipio group6 localities$10.25
- Aguas Buenas Municipio group40 localities$9.99
- San Juan Municipio1 municipio$9.99
Which localities pay which rate
7 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 2 counties with rates of their own.
Questions about Puerto Rico roofer pay
What is the roofer prevailing wage in Aguada Municipio?
$10.49 an hour: a $9.44 base wage plus $1.05 in fringe benefits, under wage determination PR20260028, modification 1. Overtime and every roofer classification in Aguada Municipio.
Does roofer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?
Yes. In Aguada Municipio the $10.49 total is a $9.44 base wage plus $1.05 in fringe benefits, about 10% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.
Does roofer 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 roofers 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 roofer rate?
DOL often publishes the same roofer rates for several localities. Across Puerto Rico, the 68 localities with a roofer rate fall into 9 distinct sets of rates, and 7 of those sets are shared by more than one municipio; the largest covers 40 localities (the Aguas Buenas Municipio group).