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Brick Tender prevailing wage in Pleasants County, West Virginia
$42.67an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$26.17 base wage + $16.50 fringe benefits · UAVGWV0021
Pleasants County uses the same brick tender rates as 2 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in Pleasants County, a brick tender must be paid at least $42.67 an hour: a $26.17 base wage plus $16.50 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WV20260079 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $42.67 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination WV20260079, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier UAVGWV0021 (January 1, 2019). 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 West Virginia repealed its law in 2016 (HB 4005; DOL state table).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $26.17 + $16.50
The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.
| Base wage (taxable) | $26.17 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $16.50 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $42.67 |
When does this rate change?
- 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)).
- DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the West Virginia change log lists what each one changed.
How Pleasants County compares
The main brick tender rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in West Virginia
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Pleasants Countybase $26.17$42.67
- Ritchie Countybase $21.47$29.76
- Tyler Countybase $24.13$40.18
- Wood Countybase $26.17$42.67
Brick Tender rates in nearby counties
Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.
DOL's brick tender rates for Pleasants County are the same as in 2 other counties: Wirt, Wood.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Pleasants County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasants County | LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $26.17 | $42.67 | |
| Wood County | LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $26.17 | $42.67 | same |
| Wirt County | LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $26.17 | $42.67 | same |
| Tyler County | LABORER: GROUP 2 CONCRETE WORKER, DEWATERING, GRADE CHECKER, MASON TENDER-BRICK, MORTAR MIXER, RIGGING AND SIGNALING, SCAFFOLD BUILDER (BRICK AND MASONRY), SKYTRAK FORKLIFT OPERATOR | $24.13 | $40.18 | −$2.49 |
| Doddridge County | LABORER: GROUP 2 CONCRETE WORKER, DEWATERING, GRADE CHECKER, MASON TENDER-BRICK, MORTAR MIXER, RIGGING AND SIGNALING, SCAFFOLD BUILDER (BRICK AND MASONRY), SKYTRAK FORKLIFT OPERATOR | $24.13 | $40.18 | −$2.49 |
| Wetzel County | LABORER: GROUP 2 CONCRETE WORKER, DEWATERING, GRADE CHECKER, MASON TENDER-BRICK, MORTAR MIXER, RIGGING AND SIGNALING, SCAFFOLD BUILDER (BRICK AND MASONRY), SKYTRAK FORKLIFT OPERATOR | $24.13 | $40.18 | −$2.49 |
| Ritchie County | LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $21.47 | $29.76 | −$12.91 |
West Virginia brick tender prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- 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)).
Are you being paid this rate?
Add your base pay to the fringe your employer pays for you, in cash or into plans, and compare the sum with the total. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division takes complaints: 1-866-487-9243, or dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints.
Source
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL), wage determination WV20260079 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/WV20260079/1
We read every active West Virginia Davis-Bacon wage determination from SAM.gov's own data and check every number with a second, independent read of the same file. DOL prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. How we check · Download Pleasants County as CSV · Report an error