Virginia marble finisher prevailing wage, county or city by county or city
A marble finisher's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Virginia is $41.40 an hour in every county or city that has one (5), for the main classification.
Main marble finisher classification in each county or city (Marble finisher), 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.
$41$41$41$41$41$41Marble Finisher, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.
How much does a marble finisher make on prevailing wage in Virginia?
2 groups of localities with identical rates and 0 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which localities are in each group.
Does marble finisher prevailing wage include fringe benefits?
Yes. In Fairfax County the $41.40 total is a $28.85 base wage plus $12.55 in fringe benefits, about 30% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.
Does marble finisher prevailing wage pay overtime in Virginia?
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 marble finishers 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 marble finisher rate?
DOL often publishes the same marble finisher rates for several localities. Across Virginia, the 5 localities with a marble finisher rate fall into 2 distinct sets of rates, and 2 of those sets are shared by more than one county or city; the largest covers 3 localities (the Fairfax County group).