Landscape & Irrigation Laborer prevailing wage in Wood County, West Virginia

$41.76an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$25.26 base wage + $16.50 fringe benefits · LABO0379-038

On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in Wood County, a landscape and irrigation laborer must be paid at least $41.76 an hour: a $25.26 base wage plus $16.50 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WV20260079 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $41.76 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination WV20260079, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier LABO0379-038 (December 1, 2020). 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 West Virginia repealed its law in 2016 (HB 4005; DOL state table).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: $25.26 + $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)	$25.26
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$16.50
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$41.76

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 Wood County compares

The main landscape and irrigation laborer 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

Wood $41.7687

$7.58Doddridge$42.16Cabell

WoodNearby: Wirt $41.76, Pleasants $41.76, Ritchie $39.34Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 2 counties pay more than Wood, 3 the same, 46 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Wood Countybase $25.26$41.76
Wirt Countybase $25.26$41.76
Pleasants Countybase $25.26$41.76
Ritchie Countybase $22.99$39.34

Landscape & Irrigation Laborer 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.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Wood County
Wood County	LABORER: GROUP 2 CARPENTER TENDER, COMMON OR GENERAL, FLAGGER, LANDSCAPE, WATER BOY	$25.26	$41.76
Wirt County	LABORER: GROUP 2 CARPENTER TENDER, COMMON OR GENERAL, FLAGGER, LANDSCAPE, WATER BOY	$25.26	$41.76	same
Pleasants County	LABORER: GROUP 2 CARPENTER TENDER, COMMON OR GENERAL, FLAGGER, LANDSCAPE, WATER BOY	$25.26	$41.76	same
Calhoun County	LABORER (LANDSCAPE)	$23.63	$40.06	−$1.70
Roane County	LABORER (LANDSCAPE)	$23.63	$40.06	−$1.70
Jackson County	LABORER (LANDSCAPE)	$23.08	$39.43	−$2.33
Ritchie County	LABORER (LANDSCAPE)	$22.99	$39.34	−$2.42

West Virginia landscape and irrigation laborer prevailing wage by county, with a map

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 Wood County as CSV · Report an error