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Wisconsin boilermaker prevailing wage, county by county

A boilermaker's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Wisconsin is $81.15 an hour in every county that has one (72), for the main classification.

Main boilermaker classification in each county (Boilermaker (boilermaker)), 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.

Marinette County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourWaushara County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourSawyer County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourWaupaca County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourManitowoc County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourLincoln County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourTaylor County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourWaukesha County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourMarathon County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourClark County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourPortage County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourWood County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourMenominee County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourGreen Lake County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourRichland County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourRock County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourKenosha County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourMarquette County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourPrice County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourLanglade County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourChippewa County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourBayfield County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourVernon County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourFlorence County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourOzaukee County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourDodge County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourPierce County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourPolk County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourSt. Croix County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourColumbia County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourWashburn County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourPepin County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourCalumet County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourOutagamie County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourBuffalo County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourBarron County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourKewaunee County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourIron County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourCrawford County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourBurnett County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourDane County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourDouglas County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourGrant County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourRacine County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourLa Crosse County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourEau Claire County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourMilwaukee County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourJackson County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourDoor County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourOconto County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourLafayette County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourGreen County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourVilas County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourShawano County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourDunn County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourTrempealeau County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourFond du Lac County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourAshland County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourWashington County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourWalworth County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourAdams County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourRusk County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourSauk County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourJefferson County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourOneida County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourMonroe County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourForest County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourJuneau County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourWinnebago County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourBrown County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourIowa County boilermaker: $81.15 per hourSheboygan County boilermaker: $81.15 per hour
$81$81$81$81$81$81Boilermaker, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a boilermaker make on prevailing wage in Wisconsin?

5 groups of counties with identical rates and 8 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Walworth County group52 counties$81.15
  2. Milwaukee County group4 counties$81.15
  3. Outagamie County group4 counties$81.15
  4. Eau Claire County group2 counties$81.15
  5. St. Croix County group2 counties$81.15
  6. Brown County1 county$81.15
  7. Dane County1 county$81.15
  8. Douglas County1 county$81.15
  9. Kenosha County1 county$81.15
  10. La Crosse County1 county$81.15
  11. Marathon County1 county$81.15
  12. Racine County1 county$81.15
  13. Rock County1 county$81.15

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Walworth County group, 52 localities: Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dodge, Door, Dunn, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kewaunee, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Pepin, Polk, Portage, Price, Richland, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Waupaca, Waushara, WoodBOILERMAKER (BOILERMAKER)$81.15 $46.52 
Milwaukee County group, 4 localities: Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, WaukeshaBOILERMAKER (BOILERMAKER)$81.15 $46.52 
Outagamie County group, 4 localities: Calumet, Outagamie, Sheboygan, WinnebagoBOILERMAKER (BOILERMAKER)$81.15 $46.52 
Eau Claire County group, 2 localities: Chippewa, Eau ClaireBOILERMAKER (BOILERMAKER)$81.15 $46.52 
St. Croix County group, 2 localities: Pierce, St. CroixBOILERMAKER (BOILERMAKER)$81.15 $46.52 
Brown CountyBOILERMAKER (BOILERMAKER)$81.15 $46.52 
Dane CountyBOILERMAKER (BOILERMAKER)$81.15 $46.52 
Douglas CountyBOILERMAKER (BOILERMAKER)$81.15 $46.52 
Kenosha CountyBOILERMAKER (BOILERMAKER)$81.15 $46.52 
La Crosse CountyBOILERMAKER (BOILERMAKER)$81.15 $46.52 
Marathon CountyBOILERMAKER (BOILERMAKER)$81.15 $46.52 
Racine CountyBOILERMAKER (BOILERMAKER)$81.15 $46.52 
Rock CountyBOILERMAKER (BOILERMAKER)$81.15 $46.52 

5 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 8 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Wisconsin boilermaker pay

What is the boilermaker prevailing wage in Milwaukee County?

$81.15 an hour: a $46.52 base wage plus $34.63 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WI20260001, modification 1. Overtime and every boilermaker classification in Milwaukee County.

Does boilermaker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Milwaukee County the $81.15 total is a $46.52 base wage plus $34.63 in fringe benefits, about 43% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does boilermaker prevailing wage pay overtime in Wisconsin?

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 boilermakers 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 boilermaker rate?

DOL often publishes the same boilermaker rates for several counties. Across Wisconsin, the 72 counties with a boilermaker rate fall into 13 distinct sets of rates, and 5 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 52 counties (the Walworth County group).