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Wisconsin pile driver prevailing wage, county by county

A pile driver's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Wisconsin runs from $71.42 an hour in Wood County to $79.18 in Kenosha County. The median county is $71.42.

Main pile driver classification in each county, 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 pile driver: $74.38 per hourWaushara County pile driver: $71.42 per hourSawyer County pile driver: $71.42 per hourWaupaca County pile driver: $71.42 per hourManitowoc County pile driver: $71.42 per hourLincoln County pile driver: $71.42 per hourTaylor County pile driver: $71.42 per hourWaukesha County pile driver: $79.18 per hourMarathon County pile driver: $74.38 per hourClark County pile driver: $71.42 per hourPortage County pile driver: $71.42 per hourWood County pile driver: $71.42 per hourMenominee County pile driver: $74.38 per hourGreen Lake County pile driver: $71.42 per hourRichland County pile driver: $71.42 per hourRock County pile driver: $73.23 per hourKenosha County pile driver: $79.18 per hourMarquette County pile driver: $71.42 per hourPrice County pile driver: $71.42 per hourLanglade County pile driver: $71.42 per hourChippewa County pile driver: $74.38 per hourBayfield County pile driver: $71.42 per hourVernon County pile driver: $71.42 per hourFlorence County pile driver: $74.38 per hourOzaukee County pile driver: $79.18 per hourDodge County pile driver: $71.42 per hourPierce County pile driver: $74.38 per hourPolk County pile driver: $71.42 per hourSt. Croix County pile driver: $78.69 per hourColumbia County pile driver: $71.42 per hourWashburn County pile driver: $71.42 per hourPepin County pile driver: $71.42 per hourCalumet County pile driver: $74.38 per hourOutagamie County pile driver: $71.42 per hourBuffalo County pile driver: $71.42 per hourBarron County pile driver: $71.42 per hourKewaunee County pile driver: $74.38 per hourIron County pile driver: $71.42 per hourCrawford County pile driver: $71.42 per hourBurnett County pile driver: $71.42 per hourDane County pile driver: $73.23 per hourDouglas County pile driver: $78.69 per hourGrant County pile driver: $71.42 per hourRacine County pile driver: $79.18 per hourLa Crosse County pile driver: $74.38 per hourEau Claire County pile driver: $74.38 per hourMilwaukee County pile driver: $79.18 per hourJackson County pile driver: $71.42 per hourDoor County pile driver: $74.38 per hourOconto County pile driver: $74.38 per hourLafayette County pile driver: $71.42 per hourGreen County pile driver: $71.42 per hourVilas County pile driver: $71.42 per hourShawano County pile driver: $71.42 per hourDunn County pile driver: $71.42 per hourTrempealeau County pile driver: $71.42 per hourFond du Lac County pile driver: $71.42 per hourAshland County pile driver: $71.42 per hourWashington County pile driver: $79.18 per hourWalworth County pile driver: $71.42 per hourAdams County pile driver: $71.42 per hourRusk County pile driver: $71.42 per hourSauk County pile driver: $71.42 per hourJefferson County pile driver: $71.42 per hourOneida County pile driver: $71.42 per hourMonroe County pile driver: $71.42 per hourForest County pile driver: $71.42 per hourJuneau County pile driver: $71.42 per hourWinnebago County pile driver: $71.42 per hourBrown County pile driver: $74.38 per hourIowa County pile driver: $71.42 per hourSheboygan County pile driver: $71.42 per hour
$71$71$71$71$74$79Pile Driver, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a pile driver make on prevailing wage in Wisconsin?

11 groups of counties with identical rates and 17 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Milwaukee County group4 counties$79.18
  2. Kenosha County1 county$79.18
  3. Racine County1 county$79.18
  4. Douglas County1 county$78.69
  5. St. Croix County1 county$78.69
  6. Brown County group7 counties$74.38
  7. Eau Claire County group2 counties$74.38
  8. Calumet County1 county$74.38
  9. La Crosse County1 county$74.38
  10. Marathon County1 county$74.38
  11. Pierce County1 county$74.38
  12. Dane County1 county$73.23
  13. Rock County1 county$73.23
  14. Wood County group10 counties$71.42
  15. Walworth County group9 counties$71.42
  16. Barron County group6 counties$71.42
  17. Monroe County group5 counties$71.42
  18. Lincoln County group4 counties$71.42
  19. Waupaca County group4 counties$71.42
  20. Outagamie County group2 counties$71.42
  21. Polk County group2 counties$71.42
  22. Buffalo County1 county$71.42
  23. Fond du Lac County1 county$71.42
  24. Green County1 county$71.42
  25. Manitowoc County1 county$71.42
  26. Pepin County1 county$71.42
  27. Shawano County1 county$71.42
  28. Sheboygan County1 county$71.42

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Milwaukee County group, 4 localities: Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, WaukeshaPILEDRIVERMAN$79.18 $44.39 
Kenosha CountyPILEDRIVERMAN$79.18 $44.39 
Racine CountyPILEDRIVERMAN$79.18 $44.39 
Douglas CountyPILEDRIVER$78.69 $47.71 
St. Croix CountyPILEDRIVER (ST CROIX COUNTY (WEST OF HWY 65))$78.69 $47.71 
Brown County group, 7 localities: Brown, Door, Florence, Kewaunee, Marinette, Menominee, OcontoPILEDRIVER (BROWN, DOOR, FLORENCE, KEWAUNEE, MARINETTE, MENOMINEE, OCONTO, AND SHAWANO (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY) COUNTIES)$74.38 $44.43 
Eau Claire County group, 2 localities: Chippewa, Eau ClairePILEDRIVER (BARRON, BURNETT, CHIPPEWA, CLARK, DUNN, EAU CLAIRE, PEPIN, PIERCE (E. OF HWY. 29 & 65), POLK (E. OF HWY. 35, 48 & 65), RUSK, SAWYER, ST. CROIX (E. OF HWY. 65), AND WASHBURN)$74.38 $44.43 
Calumet CountyPILEDRIVER (CALUMET (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY), FOND DU LAC (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY), GREEN LAKE, MARQUETTE, OUTAGAMIE, WAUPACA, WAUSHARA, AND WINNEBAGO)$74.38 $44.43 
La Crosse CountyPILEDRIVER (BUFFALO, CRAWFORD, JACKSON, LA CROSSE, MONROE, TREMPEALEAU AND VERNON COUNTIES)$74.38 $44.43 
Marathon CountyPILEDRIVER (ADAMS, ASHLAND, BAYFIELD (EASTERN 2/3), FOREST, IRON, JUNEAU, LANGLADE, LINCOLN, MARATHON, ONEIDA, PORTAGE, PRICE, SHAWANO (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY), TAYLOR, VILAS, AND WOOD COUNTIES)$74.38 $44.43 
Pierce CountyPILEDRIVER (BARRON, BURNETT, CHIPPEWA, CLARK, DUNN, EAU CLAIRE, PEPIN, PIERCE (E. OF HWY. 29 & 65), POLK (E. OF HWY. 35, 48 & 65), RUSK, SAWYER, ST. CROIX (E. OF HWY. 65), AND WASHBURN)$74.38 $44.43 
Dane CountyPILEDRIVERMAN$73.23 $44.45 
Rock CountyPILEDRIVERMAN$73.23 $44.45 
Wood County group, 10 localities: Adams, Bayfield, Forest, Iron, Oneida, Portage, Price, Taylor, Vilas, WoodPILEDRIVERMAN (DOOR, FLORENCE (EXCEPT AREA BORDERING MICHIGAN), KEWAUNEE, MARINETTE (EXCEPT N.E. CORNER), MENOMINEE, OCONTO, AND SHAWANO (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY) COUNTIES)$71.42 $41.43 
Walworth County group, 9 localities: Columbia, Dodge, Grant, Iowa, Jefferson, Lafayette, Richland, Sauk, WalworthPILEDRIVERMAN (DOOR, FLORENCE (EXCEPT AREA BORDERING MICHIGAN), KEWAUNEE, MARINETTE (EXCEPT N.E. CORNER), MENOMINEE, OCONTO, AND SHAWANO (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY) COUNTIES)$71.42 $41.43 
Barron County group, 6 localities: Barron, Clark, Dunn, Rusk, Sawyer, WashburnPILEDRIVERMAN (DOOR, FLORENCE (EXCEPT AREA BORDERING MICHIGAN), KEWAUNEE, MARINETTE (EXCEPT N.E. CORNER), MENOMINEE, OCONTO, AND SHAWANO (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY) COUNTIES)$71.42 $41.43 
Monroe County group, 5 localities: Crawford, Jackson, Monroe, Trempealeau, VernonPILEDRIVERMAN (BUFALO, CRAWFORD, JACKSON, MONROE, TREMPEALEAU, AND VERNON COUNTIES)$71.42 $41.43 
Lincoln County group, 4 localities: Ashland, Juneau, Langlade, LincolnPILEDRIVERMAN (DOOR, FLORENCE (EXCEPT AREA BORDERING MICHIGAN), KEWAUNEE, MARINETTE (EXCEPT N.E. CORNER), MENOMINEE, OCONTO, AND SHAWANO (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY) COUNTIES)$71.42 $41.43 
Waupaca County group, 4 localities: Green Lake, Marquette, Waupaca, WausharaPILEDRIVERMAN (DOOR, FLORENCE (EXCEPT AREA BORDERING MICHIGAN), KEWAUNEE, MARINETTE (EXCEPT N.E. CORNER), MENOMINEE, OCONTO, AND SHAWANO (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY) COUNTIES)$71.42 $41.43 
Outagamie County group, 2 localities: Outagamie, WinnebagoCARPENTER: INCLUDING ACOUSTICAL WORK, DRYWALL HANGING & PILEDRIVERMAN; EXCLUDING BATT INSULATION (CALUMET (EASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY) AND SHEBOYGAN COUNTIES)$71.42 $41.43 
Polk County group, 2 localities: Burnett, PolkPILEDRIVERMAN (DOOR, FLORENCE (EXCEPT AREA BORDERING MICHIGAN), KEWAUNEE, MARINETTE (EXCEPT N.E. CORNER), MENOMINEE, OCONTO, AND SHAWANO (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY) COUNTIES)$71.42 $41.43 
Buffalo CountyPILEDRIVERMAN (DOOR, FLORENCE (EXCEPT AREA BORDERING MICHIGAN), KEWAUNEE, MARINETTE (EXCEPT N.E. CORNER), MENOMINEE, OCONTO, AND SHAWANO (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY) COUNTIES)$71.42 $41.43 
Fond du Lac CountyPILEDRIVERMAN (FOND DU LAC (EASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY) AND MANITOWOC COUNTIES)$71.42 $41.43 
Green CountyPILEDRIVERMAN (DOOR, FLORENCE (EXCEPT AREA BORDERING MICHIGAN), KEWAUNEE, MARINETTE (EXCEPT N.E. CORNER), MENOMINEE, OCONTO, AND SHAWANO (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY) COUNTIES)$71.42 $41.43 
Manitowoc CountyPILEDRIVERMAN (FOND DU LAC (EASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY) AND MANITOWOC COUNTIES)$71.42 $41.43 
Pepin CountyPILEDRIVERMAN (DOOR, FLORENCE (EXCEPT AREA BORDERING MICHIGAN), KEWAUNEE, MARINETTE (EXCEPT N.E. CORNER), MENOMINEE, OCONTO, AND SHAWANO (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY) COUNTIES)$71.42 $41.43 
Shawano CountyPILEDRIVERMAN (ADAMS, BAYFIELD (EASTERN 2/3), FOREST, IRON, ONEIDA, PORTAGE, PRICE, SHAWANO (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY), TAYLOR, VILAS, AND WOOD COUNTIES)$71.42 $41.43 
Sheboygan CountyCARPENTER: INCLUDING ACOUSTICAL WORK, DRYWALL HANGING & PILEDRIVERMAN; EXCLUDING BATT INSULATION (CALUMET (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY), OUTAGAMIE, AND WINNEBAGO COUNTIES)$71.42 $41.43 

11 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 17 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Wisconsin pile driver pay

What is the pile driver prevailing wage in Milwaukee County?

$79.18 an hour: a $44.39 base wage plus $34.79 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WI20260001, modification 1. Overtime and every pile driver classification in Milwaukee County.

Does pile driver prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Milwaukee County the $79.18 total is a $44.39 base wage plus $34.79 in fringe benefits, about 44% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does pile driver 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 pile drivers 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 pile driver rate?

DOL often publishes the same pile driver rates for several counties. Across Wisconsin, the 72 counties with a pile driver rate fall into 28 distinct sets of rates, and 11 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 10 counties (the Wood County group).