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Laborer prevailing wage in Lewis County, Washington
$71.10an hour, total · General Laborer
$52.92 wage + $18.18 fringe benefits
On Washington public works in Lewis County, a laborer working as general laborer must be paid at least $71.10 an hour in total: $52.92 in wages plus $18.18 in fringe benefits for health, pension, vacation, training and other plans. L&I's rate took effect September 2, 2026.
L&I published this rate on August 3, 2026 and it took effect September 2, 2026. Checked against L&I's wage lookup on October 24, 2026.
L&I lists 116 commercial laborer rates for Lewis County, from $55.62 to $282.30 an hour. See all of them.
L&I also sets a residential laborer rate in Lewis County: $23.10 an hour. It applies only to the residential projects L&I defines. Residential rates and when they apply.
Base wage and fringe: $52.92 + $18.18
The wage is the taxable hourly rate. The other lines are what Washington law calls "usual benefits": contributions to health, pension, vacation and holiday, apprenticeship and similar plans. A contractor that doesn't provide a benefit pays its value as wages instead (RCW 39.12.010).
| Base wage (taxable) | $52.92 |
| Health and welfare | $8.80 |
| Pension | $6.80 |
| Vacation and holiday | $1.33 |
| Training | $1.10 |
| Other benefits | $0.15 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $71.10 |
Set from: collective bargaining agreement, Western WA Master Labor Agreement 2024-2027 Agreement between the Associated General Contractors of Washington and Washington and Northern Idaho District Council of Laborers. Where a county has a collective bargaining agreement, L&I adopts its wage and benefits; with more than one, the higher rate prevails. Otherwise L&I uses wage surveys (RCW 39.12.015).
Davis-Bacon laborer rate in Lewis County
Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. When a contract requires both the state rate and the Davis-Bacon rate, paying the higher of the two meets both. The contract documents say which apply.
We don't put a federal figure next to L&I's here, because the federal determination for this county has no matching classification. The federal rows for this trade are below; match the classification to the work.
| Construction | Federal classification | Base + fringe | Base | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building | LABORER: ZONE 1: GROUP 4 PIPE LAYER ZONE DIFFERENTIAL (ADD TO ZONE 1 RATES): ZONE 2 - $1.00 ZONE 3 - $1.30 BASE POINTS: BELLINGHAM, MT. VERNON, EVERETT, …LABO0252-008 | $68.51 | $51.52 | WA20260032 Mod 1 |
| Building | LABORER: ZONE 1: GROUP 3 GENERAL OR COMMON LABORER ZONE DIFFERENTIAL (ADD TO ZONE 1 RATES): ZONE 2 - $1.00 ZONE 3 - $1.30 BASE POINTS: BELLINGHAM, MT. VERNON, …LABO0252-008 | $67.34 | $50.38 | WA20260032 Mod 1 |
| Highway | LABORER: GROUP 3, AREA A-1 - ASPHALT ROLLER, WALKING; CEMENT FINISHER TENDER; CONCRETE SAW, WALKING; DEMOLITION TORCH; DOPE POT FIREMEN, NON-MECHANICAL; …LABO0238-004 | $54.36 | $37.46 | WA20260001 Mod 4 |
| Highway | LABORER: GROUP 3, AREA A-2 - ASPHALT ROLLER, WALKING; CEMENT FINISHER TENDER; CONCRETE SAW, WALKING; DEMOLITION TORCH; DOPE POT FIREMEN, NON-MECHANICAL; …LABO0238-004 | $57.36 | $40.46 | WA20260001 Mod 4 |
| Heavy | LABORER: ZONE 1: GROUP 4 CHIPPING GUNS (OVER 30 LBS); PIPE LAYER ZONE DIFFERENTIAL (ADD TO ZONE 1 RATES): ZONE 2 - $1.00 ZONE 3 - $1.30 BASE POINTS: …LABO0252-003 | $68.51 | $51.52 | WA20260051 Mod 1 |
| Heavy | LABORER: ZONE 1: GROUP 3 CHIPPING GUNS (UNDER 30 LBS); GENERAL OR COMMON LABORER ZONE DIFFERENTIAL (ADD TO ZONE 1 RATES): ZONE 2 - $1.00 ZONE 3 - $1.30 BASE …LABO0252-003 | $67.34 | $50.38 | WA20260051 Mod 1 |
| Residential | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALSUWA2011-006 | $29.30 | $22.32 | WA20260086 Mod 1 |
Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. Washington Davis-Bacon changes
Holidays
L&I holiday code 15J:
Holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day (9). Any holiday which falls on a Sunday shall be observed as a holiday on the following Monday. If any of the listed holidays falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be a regular work day.
When this rate changes
- Rates lock at the bid date. A project uses “the rates that are in effect on the date when bids by prime contractors are due”, and they stay for the life of the contract. If the contract isn't awarded within six months of the bid date, the award-date rates apply. Contracts without bids use the date they're signed (WAC 296-127-011).
- L&I publishes on the first business day of February and August, and rates take effect 30 days later. Corrections can be published at any time and also take effect 30 days later (WAC 296-127-011(1); L&I publications and corrections). L&I's next set is due February 1, 2027, effective March 3, 2027.
- L&I doesn't republish every rate each period. A rate stays until L&I changes it, so each one has its own date. This one was published August 3, 2026 and took effect September 2, 2026.
Every laborer rate in Lewis County
As L&I lists them, commercial rates only (residential rates are below). The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Total | Base | Fringes | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air, Gas Or Electric Vibrating Screed | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Airtrac Drill Operator | $73.18 | $54.95 | $18.23 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Ballast Regular Machine | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Batch Weighman | $60.82 | $42.89 | $17.93 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Brick Pavers | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Brush Cutter | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Brush Hog Feeder | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Burner | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Caisson Worker | $73.18 | $54.95 | $18.23 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Carpenter Tender | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Cement Dumper-paving | $73.18 | $54.95 | $18.23 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Cement Finisher Tender | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Change House Or Dry Shack | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Chipping Gun (30 Lbs. And Over) | $72.33 | $54.12 | $18.21 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Chipping Gun (Under 30 Lbs.) | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Choker Setter | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Chuck Tender | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Clary Power Spreader | $72.33 | $54.12 | $18.21 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Clean-up Laborer | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Concrete Dumper/Chute Operator | $73.18 | $54.95 | $18.23 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Concrete Form Stripper | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Concrete Placement Crew | $73.18 | $54.95 | $18.23 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Concrete Saw Operator/Core Driller | $72.33 | $54.12 | $18.21 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Crusher Feeder | $60.82 | $42.89 | $17.93 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Curing Laborer | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Demolition: Wrecking & Moving (Incl. Charred Material) | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Ditch Digger | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Diver | $73.18 | $54.95 | $18.23 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Drill Operator (Hydraulic, Diamond) | $72.33 | $54.12 | $18.21 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Dry Stack Walls | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Dump Person | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Epoxy Technician | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Erosion Control Worker | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Faller & Bucker Chain Saw | $72.33 | $54.12 | $18.21 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Fine Graders | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Firewatch | $60.82 | $42.89 | $17.93 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Form Setter | $73.18 | $54.95 | $18.23 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Gabian Basket Builders | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| General Laborer | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Grade Checker & Transit Person | $75.00 | $56.73 | $18.27 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Grinders | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Grout Machine Tender | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Groutmen (Pressure) Including Post Tension Beams | $72.33 | $54.12 | $18.21 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Guardrail Erector | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Hazardous Waste Worker (Level A) | $73.18 | $54.95 | $18.23 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Hazardous Waste Worker (Level B) | $72.33 | $54.12 | $18.21 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Hazardous Waste Worker (Level C) | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| High Scaler | $73.18 | $54.95 | $18.23 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Jackhammer | $72.33 | $54.12 | $18.21 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Laserbeam Operator | $72.33 | $54.12 | $18.21 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Maintenance Person | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Manhole Builder-Mudman | $72.33 | $54.12 | $18.21 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Material Yard Person | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Mold Abatement Worker | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Motorman-Dinky Locomotive | $75.05 | $56.73 | $18.32 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| nozzleman (concrete pump, green cutter when using combination of high pressure air & water on concrete & rock, sandblast, gunite, shotcrete, water blaster, vacuum blaster) | $75.00 | $56.73 | $18.27 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Pavement Breaker | $72.33 | $54.12 | $18.21 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Pilot Car | $60.82 | $42.89 | $17.93 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Pipe Layer (Lead) | $75.00 | $56.73 | $18.27 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Pipe Layer/Tailor | $72.33 | $54.12 | $18.21 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Pipe Pot Tender | $72.33 | $54.12 | $18.21 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Pipe Reliner | $72.33 | $54.12 | $18.21 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Pipe Wrapper | $72.33 | $54.12 | $18.21 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Pot Tender | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Powderman | $73.18 | $54.95 | $18.23 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Powderman's Helper | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Power Jacks | $72.33 | $54.12 | $18.21 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Power Washer | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Railroad Spike Puller - Power | $72.33 | $54.12 | $18.21 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Raker - Asphalt | $75.00 | $56.73 | $18.27 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Re-timberman | $73.18 | $54.95 | $18.23 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Remote Equipment Operator | $72.33 | $54.12 | $18.21 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Rigger/Signal Person | $72.33 | $54.12 | $18.21 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Rip Rap Person | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Rivet Buster | $72.33 | $54.12 | $18.21 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Rodder | $73.18 | $54.95 | $18.23 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Scaffold Erector | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Scale Person | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Sloper (Over 20") | $72.33 | $54.12 | $18.21 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Sloper Sprayer | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Spreader (Concrete) | $73.18 | $54.95 | $18.23 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Stake Hopper | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Stock Piler | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Swinging Stage/Boatswain Chair | $60.82 | $42.89 | $17.93 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Tamper & Similar Electric, Air & Gas Operated Tools | $72.33 | $54.12 | $18.21 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Tamper (Multiple & Self-propelled) | $72.33 | $54.12 | $18.21 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Timber Person - Sewer (Lagger, Shorer & Cribber) | $72.33 | $54.12 | $18.21 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Toolroom Person (at Jobsite) | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Topper | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Track Laborer | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Track Liner (Power) | $72.33 | $54.12 | $18.21 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Traffic Control Laborer | $64.78 | $46.76 | $18.02 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Traffic Control SupervisorListed twice by L&I | $68.42 | $50.31 | $18.11 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Traffic Control SupervisorListed twice by L&I | $68.42 | $50.31 | $18.11 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Truck Mounted Attenuator | $64.78 | $46.76 | $18.02 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Truck Spotter | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Tugger Operator | $72.33 | $54.12 | $18.21 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Tunnel Work-Compressed Air Worker 0-30 psi | $254.08 | $231.39 | $22.69 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Tunnel Work-Compressed Air Worker 30.01-44.00 psi | $259.24 | $236.42 | $22.82 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Tunnel Work-Compressed Air Worker 44.01-54.00 psi | $263.01 | $240.10 | $22.91 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Tunnel Work-Compressed Air Worker 54.01-60.00 psi | $268.85 | $245.80 | $23.05 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Tunnel Work-Compressed Air Worker 60.01-64.00 psi | $271.02 | $247.92 | $23.10 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Tunnel Work-Compressed Air Worker 64.01-68.00 psi | $276.25 | $253.02 | $23.23 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Tunnel Work-Compressed Air Worker 68.01-70.00 psi | $278.20 | $254.92 | $23.28 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Tunnel Work-Compressed Air Worker 70.01-72.00 psi | $280.25 | $256.92 | $23.33 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Tunnel Work-Compressed Air Worker 72.01-74.00 psi | $282.30 | $258.92 | $23.38 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Tunnel Work-Guage and Lock Tender | $75.05 | $56.73 | $18.32 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Tunnel Work-Miner | $75.05 | $56.73 | $18.32 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Vibrator | $73.18 | $54.95 | $18.23 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Vinyl Seamer | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Watchman | $55.62 | $37.82 | $17.80 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Welder | $72.33 | $54.12 | $18.21 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Well Point Laborer | $72.33 | $54.12 | $18.21 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Window Washer/Cleaner | $55.62 | $37.82 | $17.80 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| General Laborer & Topman | $71.10 | $52.92 | $18.18 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Pipe Layer | $72.33 | $54.12 | $18.21 | Sep 2, 2026 |
“Listed twice by L&I”: L&I publishes two rows with the same name and different record numbers. Both are shown; ask L&I which applies.
Residential laborer rates in Lewis County
Residential rates apply only to construction, alteration, repair, improvement or maintenance of single-family homes, duplexes, apartments, condominiums and other residential buildings no more than four stories tall (basement included), and only for affordable housing (including permanent supportive and transitional housing), weatherization or rehabilitation of low-income homes, and homeless and domestic-violence shelters. Utilities, streets and structures unrelated to the housing use commercial rates. (WAC 296-127-010(9))
| Classification | Total | Base | Fringes | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Laborers: Journey Level | $23.10 | $23.10 | $0.00 | Jun 3, 2019 |
How Lewis County compares
The main laborer rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and in the nearest counties. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Washington
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Lewis Countybase $52.92$71.10
- Cowlitz Countybase $45.71$63.89
- Thurston Countybase $52.92$71.10
- Pierce Countybase $52.92$71.10
Laborer rates in nearby counties
Current L&I rates. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done. The statute defines “locality” as “the largest city in the county wherein the physical work is being performed”, and L&I publishes rates county by county (RCW 39.12.010).
| County | Classification | Total | Base | vs Lewis County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis County | General Laborer | $71.10 | $52.92 | |
| Thurston County | General Laborer | $71.10 | $52.92 | same |
| Pierce County | General Laborer | $71.10 | $52.92 | same |
| Cowlitz County | General Laborer | $63.89 | $45.71 | −$7.21 |
| Skamania County | General Laborer | $63.89 | $45.71 | −$7.21 |
| Wahkiakum County | General Laborer | $63.89 | $45.71 | −$7.21 |
| Clark County | General Laborer | $63.89 | $45.71 | −$7.21 |
Notes on this rate
L&I's notes, in L&I's words. Some add premiums for hazardous work, special shifts or certifications.
- 9N Tide Work: When employees are called out between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.to work on tide work (work located in the tide plane) all time worked shall be at one and one-half times the hourly rate of pay. Swinging Stage/Boatswains Chair: Employees working on a swinging state or boatswains chair or under conditions that require them to be tied off to allow their hands to be free shall receive seventy-five cents ($0.75) per hour above the classification rate. When Laborers are required to work in or with live sanitary sewage, they will receive a premium payoff forty ($40.00) dollars per day above their regular daily classification pay. Further, the employer will pay all necessary inoculations to prevent disease if requested by the employee and as recommended by the Department of Labor and Industries (Industrial Safety and Health Division).
More from L&I on this rate
- Scope of work, WAC 296-127-01344: which tasks this trade covers. L&I says the right classification “depends upon determinations published by L&I” (L&I).
- L&I's prevailing wage lookup, for any county, trade and bid date
- Apprentices: registered apprentices are paid L&I's apprentice rate for the trade. Anyone without a registered agreement counts as a journey-level worker (RCW 39.12.021).
Are you being paid this rate?
Add your wage to what your employer pays into health, pension and other plans for you, and compare it with $71.10. Each contractor files an L&I-approved Statement of Intent to Pay Prevailing Wages before it's paid, and an Affidavit of Wages Paid when the job is accepted (RCW 39.12.040). On contracts over $10,000 the approved intent and L&I's contact details are posted on the job site (RCW 39.12.020).
Source
Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, prevailing wage lookup, Lewis County, Laborers (LABO), L&I wage record 149984, published August 3, 2026, effective September 2, 2026: secure.lni.wa.gov/wagelookup/
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