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Rhode Island roofer prevailing wage, county by county

A roofer's prevailing wage on Rhode Island public works is $78.93 an hour in every county that has one (5), for the main classification.

Main roofer classification in each county (Roofer), Davis-Bacon RI20260001 Mod 5 (Oct 1, 2026) and related decisions. Rates are set at award, then adjusted every July 1 for the life of the contract (RIGL 37-13-8). Checked October 25, 2026.

Newport County roofer: $78.93 per hourKent County roofer: $78.93 per hourProvidence County roofer: $78.93 per hourWashington County roofer: $78.93 per hourBristol County roofer: $78.93 per hour
$78$78$78$78$78$78Roofer, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Providence County group, 5 localities: Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, WashingtonROOFER$78.93 $47.49 

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

Davis-Bacon schedules list journeyworker rates only. Registered apprentices (RIGL 28-45) may be paid a percentage of the base rate per their apprenticeship agreement, but the fringe may not be reduced (DLT FAQ); unregistered or out-of-ratio apprentices get the full journeyworker rate (260-RICR-30-15-3.4(E)).

Questions about Rhode Island roofer pay

What is the roofer prevailing wage in Providence County?

$78.93 an hour: a $47.49 base wage plus $31.44 in fringe benefits, under Davis-Bacon RI20260001 Mod 5 (Oct 1, 2026) and related decisions. Overtime and every roofer classification in Providence County.

Does roofer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Providence County the $78.93 total is a $47.49 base wage plus $31.44 in fringe benefits, about 40% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does roofer prevailing wage pay overtime in Rhode Island?

Over 8 hours in a day or 40 in a week is overtime, "calculated on the base rate only and then the fringe benefit rate is added" (DLT FAQ; RIGL 37-13-10). Rhode Island sets no Saturday, Sunday or holiday premium.

Do apprentice roofers get this rate?

Davis-Bacon schedules list journeyworker rates only. Registered apprentices (RIGL 28-45) may be paid a percentage of the base rate per their apprenticeship agreement, but the fringe may not be reduced (DLT FAQ); unregistered or out-of-ratio apprentices get the full journeyworker rate (260-RICR-30-15-3.4(E)).

Why do some counties have the same roofer rate?

DLT often publishes the same roofer rates for several counties. Across Rhode Island, the 5 counties with a roofer rate fall into 1 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 5 counties (the Providence County group).