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Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates in Mercer County, West Virginia
4 Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov cover Mercer County, with 109 rates for 24 trades; the newest modification is dated May 18, 2026. The rate depends on the kind of construction: building, residential, highway or heavy.
Mercer County prevailing wage by trade, A to Z
| Trade | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BoilermakerBOILERMAKER | $47.13 | $28.93 | $76.06 | Jan 1, 2025 | WV20260018 Mod 1 |
Brick TenderLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $21.47 | $8.29 | $29.76 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260018 Mod 1 |
BricklayerBRICKLAYER · 3 rates | $27.50 | $12.35 | $39.85 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260018 Mod 1 |
BricklayerBRICKLAYER · 3 rates | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260002 Mod 1 |
CarpenterCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY) · 5 rates | $29.81 | $23.45 | $53.26 | Jan 1, 2021 | WV20260018 Mod 1 |
CarpenterCARPENTER, INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING · 5 rates | $10.31 | $0.00 | $10.31 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260002 Mod 1 |
CarpenterCARPENTER · 5 rates | $27.72 | $19.44 | $47.16 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260088 Mod 1 |
Cement MasonCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER · 5 rates | $34.77 | $26.66 | $61.43 | Jun 1, 2023 | WV20260018 Mod 1 |
Cement MasonCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER · 5 rates | $9.40 | $0.00 | $9.40 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260002 Mod 1 |
Cement MasonCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER · 5 rates | $35.77 | $27.54 | $63.31 | Dec 1, 2025 | WV20260088 Mod 1 |
Cement MasonCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER · 5 rates | $35.77 | $27.54 | $63.31 | Dec 1, 2025 | WV20260057 Mod 1 |
Drywall Installer / LatherCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $25.08 | $12.58 | $37.66 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260018 Mod 1 |
ElectricianELECTRICIAN · 3 rates | $42.73 | $23.71 | $66.44 | Jun 1, 2025 | WV20260018 Mod 1 |
ElectricianELECTRICIAN · 3 rates | $10.41 | $0.00 | $10.41 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260002 Mod 1 |
ElectricianELECTRICIAN · 3 rates | $42.20 | $20.39 | $62.59 | Dec 1, 2025 | WV20260057 Mod 1 |
GlazierGLAZIER | $32.89 | $13.38 | $46.27 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260018 Mod 1 |
Guardrail InstallerOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $37.59 | $20.30 | $57.89 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260088 Mod 1 |
Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker)ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $30.87 | $68.92 | Feb 24, 2025 | WV20260018 Mod 1 |
IronworkerIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL · 6 rates | $26.01 | $12.18 | $38.19 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260018 Mod 1 |
IronworkerIRONWORKER · 6 rates | $35.12 | $20.27 | $55.39 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260088 Mod 1 |
IronworkerIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL · 6 rates | $35.50 | $29.11 | $64.61 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260057 Mod 1 |
LaborerLABORER (MORTAR MIXER) · 29 rates | $24.35 | $16.20 | $40.55 | Jan 1, 2024 | WV20260018 Mod 1 |
LaborerLABORERS: UNSKILLED · 29 rates | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260002 Mod 1 |
LaborerLABORER: GRADE CHECKER · 29 rates | $29.00 | $17.40 | $46.40 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260088 Mod 1 |
LaborerLABORER: GROUP 2 AIR TOOL OPERATOR, CHAIN SAW, COMPACTOR (DIRT) HAND HELD, CONCRETE WORKER, HAND HELD DRILL, FORM WORK ONLY, GRADE CHECKER, GROUTING, PIPELAYER, SKYTRAK FORKLIFT OPERATOR, TAMPER (HAND HELD), WACKER ROLLER OPERATOR · 29 rates | $26.32 | $16.50 | $42.82 | Dec 1, 2021 | WV20260057 Mod 1 |
Landscape & Irrigation LaborerLABORER (LANDSCAPE) · 4 rates | $23.63 | $16.43 | $40.06 | Jan 1, 2024 | WV20260018 Mod 1 |
Landscape & Irrigation LaborerLABORERS: LANDSCAPE · 4 rates | $7.58 | $0.00 | $7.58 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260002 Mod 1 |
Landscape & Irrigation LaborerLABORER: (PIPELINE) Chain Saw, Common, Flagger, Landscape, Sandblaster · 4 rates | $25.26 | $16.50 | $41.76 | Dec 1, 2020 | WV20260057 Mod 1 |
MillwrightMILLWRIGHT · 2 rates | $37.40 | $26.06 | $63.46 | Jun 1, 2023 | WV20260018 Mod 1 |
MillwrightMILLWRIGHT · 2 rates | $39.60 | $26.06 | $65.66 | Jun 1, 2023 | WV20260057 Mod 1 |
Operating EngineerPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL FRICTION CRANES, TOWER CRANES AND ALL CRANES WITH 180 FT. OR MORE OF BOOM INCLUDING MAST AND JIBS OR LIFTING CAPACITY OF 100 TONS OR MORE AND HOISTS WITH 30,000 POUND LINE PULL OR MORE · 29 rates | $46.56 | $22.05 | $68.61 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260018 Mod 1 |
Operating EngineerOPERATOR: LOADER (SIX (6) CUBIC YARDS CAPACITY AND OVER) · 29 rates | $40.35 | $20.30 | $60.65 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260088 Mod 1 |
Operating EngineerPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 4 OILER · 29 rates | $34.62 | $20.45 | $55.07 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260057 Mod 1 |
PainterPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING · 3 rates | $30.57 | $20.06 | $50.63 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260018 Mod 1 |
PainterPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING) · 3 rates | $10.38 | $0.00 | $10.38 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260002 Mod 1 |
PlastererPLASTERER | $24.13 | $16.05 | $40.18 | Dec 1, 2023 | WV20260018 Mod 1 |
Plumber / PipefitterPLUMBER · 3 rates | $36.58 | $24.58 | $61.16 | Jan 1, 2024 | WV20260018 Mod 1 |
Plumber / PipefitterPLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE WORK) · 3 rates | $11.50 | $0.00 | $11.50 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260002 Mod 1 |
RooferROOFER · 2 rates | $24.28 | $9.32 | $33.60 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260018 Mod 1 |
RooferROOFER · 2 rates | $9.40 | $0.00 | $9.40 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260002 Mod 1 |
Sheet Metal WorkerSHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION) · 2 rates | $32.07 | $27.52 | $59.59 | Jun 1, 2023 | WV20260018 Mod 1 |
Sheet Metal WorkerSHEET METAL MECHANIC (INCLUDING DUCT WORK) · 2 rates | $10.00 | $0.53 | $10.53 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260002 Mod 1 |
Striping & Traffic Control WorkerTRAFFIC CONTROL: MAINTENANCE PERSON · 2 rates | $27.91 | $17.40 | $45.31 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260088 Mod 1 |
Teamster (Truck Driver)TRUCK DRIVER: SINGLE AND DOUBLE AXLE DUMP TRUCKS · 2 rates | $28.52 | $3.00 | $31.52 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260018 Mod 1 |
Teamster (Truck Driver)TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK · 2 rates | $27.76 | $16.15 | $43.91 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260088 Mod 1 |
TuckpointerBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER | $31.65 | $25.56 | $57.21 | Dec 1, 2022 | WV20260018 Mod 1 |
Tunnel WorkerLABORER: GROUP 1 TUNNEL DRILLER, TUNNEL MINER | $27.35 | $16.50 | $43.85 | Dec 1, 2021 | WV20260057 Mod 1 |
One rate per trade for the kind of construction picked above; open a trade for its other classifications and the WD's notes. DOL prints no total, so each total is base wage plus fringe benefits, added by us. The Department of Labor modifies these determinations on SAM.gov in weekly batches through the year; the latest West Virginia modification we hold is dated May 18, 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 against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). West Virginia repealed its law in 2016 (HB 4005; DOL state table).
Which trades pay the most in Mercer County?
Boilermaker, at $76.06 an hour. Each trade's main rate, as its page leads with it, highest first, split into the base wage and the fringe benefits DOL lists, on one scale.
- Boilermaker$76.06
- Heat & Frost Insulator$68.92
- Operating Engineer$68.61
- Electrician$66.44
- Millwright$63.46
- Cement Mason$61.43
- Plumber / Pipefitter$61.16
- Sheet Metal Worker$59.59
- Guardrail Installer$57.89
- Tuckpointer$57.21
- Carpenter$53.26
- Painter$50.63
- Glazier$46.27
- Striping & Traffic Control$45.31
- Tunnel Worker$43.85
- Laborer$40.55
- Plasterer$40.18
- Landscape Laborer$40.06
- Bricklayer$39.85
- Ironworker$38.19
- Drywall Installer / Lather$37.66
- Roofer$33.60
- Teamster (Truck Driver)$31.52
- Brick Tender$29.76
Which wage determinations cover Mercer County?
The WD that applies depends on the kind of construction. Every rate on this site names its WD and modification.
| Construction | Wage determination | Modification | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building | WV20260018 | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| Residential | WV20260002 | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| Highway | WV20260088 | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| Heavy | WV20260057 | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
Questions about Mercer County rates
How much does an electrician make on prevailing wage in Mercer County?
$66.44 an hour: a $42.73 base wage plus $23.71 in fringe benefits, for the main classification, under wage determination WV20260018, modification 1. Overtime and every electrician rate in Mercer County.
What is the prevailing wage for a laborer in Mercer County?
$40.55 an hour: a $24.35 base wage plus $16.20 in fringe benefits, for the main classification, under wage determination WV20260018, modification 1. Overtime and every laborer rate in Mercer County.
Does the prevailing wage include fringe benefits?
Yes. The rate is a base wage plus fringe benefits, and the employer owes both for every hour. For boilermaker, the highest-paid trade in Mercer County, the $76.06 total is a $47.13 base wage plus $28.93 in fringe benefits.
Which Davis-Bacon wage determination covers Mercer County?
It depends on the kind of construction: WV20260018 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for building construction, WV20260002 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for residential construction, WV20260088 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for highway construction and WV20260057 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for heavy construction. Your contract names the one that applies.
Does Mercer County share its rates with other counties?
No. For each of its 24 trades, Mercer County's rates differ from every other county's in West Virginia, row for row.