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Water Well Driller prevailing wage in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
$16.52an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · WELL DRILLER
$16.52 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · SUWI2011-001
Milwaukee County uses the same water well driller rates as 71 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in Milwaukee County, a water well driller working as well driller must be paid at least $16.52 an hour: a $16.52 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WI20260015 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $16.52 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination WI20260015, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier SUWI2011-001 (August 6, 1992). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Wisconsin repealed its local law from January 1, 2017 and its state law for projects bid after September 23, 2017 (2017 Act 59; WisDOT).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $16.52 + $0.00
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) | $16.52 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $16.52 |
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 Wisconsin change log lists what each one changed.
How Milwaukee County compares
The main water well driller rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Wisconsin
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Milwaukee Countybase $16.52$16.52
- Waukesha Countybase $16.52$16.52
- Racine Countybase $16.52$16.52
- Ozaukee Countybase $16.52$16.52
Water Well Driller 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 water well driller rates for Milwaukee County are the same as in 71 other counties: Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet and 63 more.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee County | WELL DRILLER | $16.52 | $16.52 | |
| Waukesha County | WELL DRILLER | $16.52 | $16.52 | same |
| Racine County | WELL DRILLER | $16.52 | $16.52 | same |
| Ozaukee County | WELL DRILLER | $16.52 | $16.52 | same |
| Washington County | WELL DRILLER | $16.52 | $16.52 | same |
| Kenosha County | WELL DRILLER | $16.52 | $16.52 | same |
| Walworth County | WELL DRILLER | $16.52 | $16.52 | same |
Wisconsin water well driller 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 WI20260015 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/WI20260015/1
We read every active Wisconsin 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 Milwaukee County as CSV · Report an error