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West Virginia laborer prevailing wage, county by county

A laborer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in West Virginia runs from $30.59 an hour in Summers County to $44.82 in Pleasants County. The median county is $40.55.

Main laborer classification in each county, 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.

Tucker County laborer: $40.55 per hourPocahontas County laborer: $40.55 per hourMcDowell County laborer: $40.55 per hourGilmer County laborer: $40.55 per hourWetzel County laborer: $40.86 per hourWebster County laborer: $40.55 per hourDoddridge County laborer: $40.86 per hourRandolph County laborer: $40.37 per hourGreenbrier County laborer: $40.55 per hourMercer County laborer: $40.55 per hourMarshall County laborer: $39.31 per hourBarbour County laborer: $40.55 per hourPreston County laborer: $39.31 per hourSummers County laborer: $30.59 per hourBrooke County laborer: $37.88 per hourMineral County laborer: $41.14 per hourCabell County laborer: $39.85 per hourClay County laborer: $39.85 per hourWirt County laborer: $44.82 per hourCalhoun County laborer: $40.55 per hourLogan County laborer: $40.40 per hourPendleton County laborer: $40.55 per hourRitchie County laborer: $40.40 per hourTyler County laborer: $40.86 per hourMarion County laborer: $40.86 per hourWood County laborer: $44.82 per hourHarrison County laborer: $40.86 per hourTaylor County laborer: $40.86 per hourBoone County laborer: $39.85 per hourFayette County laborer: $40.37 per hourKanawha County laborer: $39.85 per hourRoane County laborer: $40.55 per hourHampshire County laborer: $41.14 per hourLewis County laborer: $40.55 per hourHancock County laborer: $37.88 per hourOhio County laborer: $39.31 per hourMingo County laborer: $40.55 per hourMorgan County laborer: $41.14 per hourGrant County laborer: $40.55 per hourJefferson County laborer: $41.14 per hourNicholas County laborer: $40.55 per hourPutnam County laborer: $34.49 per hourWyoming County laborer: $40.55 per hourBerkeley County laborer: $41.14 per hourRaleigh County laborer: $40.37 per hourUpshur County laborer: $40.55 per hourWayne County laborer: $39.85 per hourLincoln County laborer: $39.85 per hourMonongalia County laborer: $39.31 per hourBraxton County laborer: $40.55 per hourPleasants County laborer: $44.82 per hourHardy County laborer: $40.55 per hourMonroe County laborer: $40.55 per hourJackson County laborer: $40.40 per hourMason County laborer: $40.40 per hour
$30$39$40$40$40$44Laborer, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a laborer make on prevailing wage in West Virginia?

1 group of counties with identical rates and 53 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Pleasants County1 county$44.82
  2. Wirt County1 county$44.82
  3. Wood County1 county$44.82
  4. Berkeley County1 county$41.14
  5. Hampshire County1 county$41.14
  6. Jefferson County1 county$41.14
  7. Mineral County1 county$41.14
  8. Morgan County1 county$41.14
  9. Doddridge County1 county$40.86
  10. Harrison County1 county$40.86
  11. Marion County1 county$40.86
  12. Taylor County1 county$40.86
  13. Tyler County1 county$40.86
  14. Wetzel County1 county$40.86
  15. Pendleton County group2 counties$40.55
  16. Barbour County1 county$40.55
  17. Braxton County1 county$40.55
  18. Gilmer County1 county$40.55
  19. Grant County1 county$40.55
  20. Greenbrier County1 county$40.55
  21. Hardy County1 county$40.55
  22. Lewis County1 county$40.55
  23. McDowell County1 county$40.55
  24. Mercer County1 county$40.55
  25. Mingo County1 county$40.55
  26. Monroe County1 county$40.55
  27. Nicholas County1 county$40.55
  28. Pocahontas County1 county$40.55
  29. Roane County1 county$40.55
  30. Tucker County1 county$40.55
  31. Upshur County1 county$40.55
  32. Webster County1 county$40.55
  33. Wyoming County1 county$40.55
  34. Jackson County1 county$40.40
  35. Logan County1 county$40.40
  36. Mason County1 county$40.40
  37. Ritchie County1 county$40.40
  38. Fayette County1 county$40.37
  39. Raleigh County1 county$40.37
  40. Randolph County1 county$40.37

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Pleasants CountyLABORER (WACKER ROLLER OPERATOR)$44.82 $28.02 
Wirt CountyLABORER (WACKER ROLLER OPERATOR)$44.82 $28.02 
Wood CountyLABORER (WACKER ROLLER OPERATOR)$44.82 $28.02 
Berkeley CountyLABORER: GROUP 1 CARPENTER TENDER, COMMON OR GENERAL, DEMOLITION$41.14 $24.94 
Hampshire CountyLABORER: GROUP 1 CARPENTER TENDER, DEMOLITION$41.14 $24.94 
Jefferson CountyLABORER: GROUP 1 CARPENTER TENDER, DEMOLITION$41.14 $24.94 
Mineral CountyLABORER: GROUP 1 CARPENTER TENDER, DEMOLITION$41.14 $24.94 
Morgan CountyLABORER: GROUP 1 CARPENTER TENDER, DEMOLITION$41.14 $24.94 
Doddridge CountyLABORER (PIPELAYER)$40.86 $24.45 
Harrison CountyLABORER (PIPELAYER)$40.86 $24.45 
Marion CountyLABORER (PIPELAYER)$40.86 $24.45 
Taylor CountyLABORER (PIPELAYER)$40.86 $24.45 
Tyler CountyLABORER (PIPELAYER)$40.86 $24.45 
Wetzel CountyLABORER (PIPELAYER)$40.86 $24.45 
Pendleton County group, 2 localities: Calhoun, PendletonLABORER (MORTAR MIXER)$40.55 $24.35 
Barbour CountyLABORER (MORTAR MIXER)$40.55 $24.35 
Braxton CountyLABORER (MORTAR MIXER)$40.55 $24.35 
Gilmer CountyLABORER (MORTAR MIXER)$40.55 $24.35 
Grant CountyLABORER (MORTAR MIXER)$40.55 $24.35 
Greenbrier CountyLABORER (MORTAR MIXER)$40.55 $24.35 
Hardy CountyLABORER (MORTAR MIXER)$40.55 $24.35 
Lewis CountyLABORER (MORTAR MIXER)$40.55 $24.35 
McDowell CountyLABORER (MORTAR MIXER)$40.55 $24.35 
Mercer CountyLABORER (MORTAR MIXER)$40.55 $24.35 
Mingo CountyLABORER (MORTAR MIXER)$40.55 $24.35 
Monroe CountyLABORER (MORTAR MIXER)$40.55 $24.35 
Nicholas CountyLABORER (MORTAR MIXER)$40.55 $24.35 
Pocahontas CountyLABORER (MORTAR MIXER)$40.55 $24.35 
Roane CountyLABORER (MORTAR MIXER)$40.55 $24.35 
Tucker CountyLABORER (MORTAR MIXER)$40.55 $24.35 
Upshur CountyLABORER (MORTAR MIXER)$40.55 $24.35 
Webster CountyLABORER (MORTAR MIXER)$40.55 $24.35 
Wyoming CountyLABORER (MORTAR MIXER)$40.55 $24.35 
Jackson CountyLABORER (PIPELAYER)$40.40 $24.06 
Logan CountyLABORER (PIPELAYER)$40.40 $24.06 
Mason CountyLABORER (PIPELAYER)$40.40 $24.06 
Ritchie CountyLABORER (PIPELAYER)$40.40 $24.06 
Fayette CountyLABORER (PIPELAYER)$40.37 $24.06 
Raleigh CountyLABORER (PIPELAYER)$40.37 $24.06 
Randolph CountyLABORER (PIPELAYER)$40.37 $24.06 
Boone CountyLABORER: POWER TOOL OPERATOR$39.85 $23.10 
Cabell CountyLABORER: POWER TOOL OPERATOR$39.85 $23.10 
Clay CountyLABORER: POWER TOOL OPERATOR$39.85 $23.10 
Kanawha CountyLABORER: POWER TOOL OPERATOR$39.85 $23.10 
Lincoln CountyLABORER: POWER TOOL OPERATOR$39.85 $23.10 
Wayne CountyLABORER: POWER TOOL OPERATOR$39.85 $23.10 
Marshall CountyLABORER: POWER TOOL OPERATOR$39.31 $22.81 
Monongalia CountyLABORER: POWER TOOL OPERATOR$39.31 $22.81 
Ohio CountyLABORER: POWER TOOL OPERATOR$39.31 $22.81 
Preston CountyLABORER: POWER TOOL OPERATOR$39.31 $22.81 
Brooke CountyLABORER (CARPENTER TENDER)$37.88 $21.86 
Hancock CountyLABORER (CARPENTER TENDER)$37.88 $21.86 
Putnam CountyLABORER: PIPELAYER$34.49 $23.76 
Summers CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE$30.59 $22.05 

1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 53 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about West Virginia laborer pay

What is the laborer prevailing wage in Kanawha County?

$39.85 an hour: a $23.10 base wage plus $16.75 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WV20260038, modification 1. Overtime and every laborer classification in Kanawha County.

Does laborer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Kanawha County the $39.85 total is a $23.10 base wage plus $16.75 in fringe benefits, about 42% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does laborer prevailing wage pay overtime in West 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 laborers 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 counties have the same laborer rate?

DOL often publishes the same laborer rates for several counties. Across West Virginia, the 55 counties with a laborer rate fall into 54 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 2 counties (the Pendleton County group).