Skilled Wages

What changed

This log records every data update behind the site so a figure can always be traced to a release. Wage percentiles come from the annual BLS OEWS release and change once a year; construction employment is refreshed monthly; county contractor pay quarterly; and Davis-Bacon wage determinations are re-read every week after the Department of Labor publishes its Thursday modifications. Each Davis-Bacon change is listed below with the determination number, the classification affected and the old and new base + fringe, so contractors can see exactly what moved and when.

Data releases and Davis-Bacon modifications picked up by the weekly refresh. OEWS wages: May 2025 release. Prevailing wage index as of 2026-11-06. Construction employment through 2026-09.

DateStateDeterminationTypeClassificationWas (base + fringe)Now
2026-11-06COCO20260001BuildingELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION O$46.80 + $19.53$49.35 + $19.93
2026-11-06COCO20260001BuildingELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION O$36.95 + $14.41$38.45 + $15.10
2026-11-06COCO20260001BuildingELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION O$40.70 + $18.47$43.20 + $18.55
2026-11-06MSMS20260050BuildingPLUMBER (INCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION (EXCLUDES HVAC UNIT$29.91 + $11.97$33.08 + $13.10
2026-11-06MSMS20260050BuildingPIPEFITTER (INCLUDES HVAC UNIT INSTALLATION (EXCLUDES HVAC P$30.41 + $11.47$33.08 + $13.10
2026-11-06MSMS20260052BuildingPLUMBER (INCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION (EXCLUDES HVAC UNIT$29.91 + $11.97$33.08 + $13.10
2026-11-06MSMS20260052BuildingPIPEFITTER (INCLUDES HVAC UNIT INSTALLATION (EXCLUDES HVAC P$30.41 + $11.47$33.08 + $13.10
2026-11-06NVNV20260060HeavyBoilermaker: Journeyman$76.62 + $0.00$79.07 + $0.00
2026-11-06NVNV20260060HeavyCement Mason: Journeyman$43.06 + $13.86$46.47 + $14.45
2026-11-06NVNV20260060HeavyElectrician-Lineman: Equipment Specialist$54.50 + $22.88$55.59 + $23.04
2026-11-06NVNV20260060HeavyElectrician-Lineman: Groundman$41.68 + $22.23$42.51 + $22.37
2026-11-06NVNV20260060HeavyElectrician-Lineman: Lineman$72.26 + $26.05$74.43 + $26.76
2026-11-06NVNV20260061HeavyBoilermaker: Journeyman$76.62 + $0.00$79.07 + $0.00
2026-11-06NVNV20260061HeavyCement Mason: Journeyman$43.06 + $13.86$46.47 + $14.45
2026-11-06NVNV20260061HeavyElectrician-Lineman: Equipment Specialist$54.50 + $22.88$55.59 + $23.04
2026-11-06NVNV20260061HeavyElectrician-Lineman: Groundman$41.68 + $22.23$42.51 + $22.37
2026-11-06NVNV20260061HeavyElectrician-Lineman: Lineman$72.26 + $26.05$74.43 + $26.76
2026-11-06NVNV20260062HeavyBoilermaker: Journeyman$76.62 + $0.00$79.07 + $0.00
2026-11-06NVNV20260062HeavyCement Mason: Journeyman$43.06 + $13.86$46.47 + $14.45
2026-11-06NVNV20260062HeavyElectrician-Lineman: Equipment Specialist$54.50 + $22.88$55.59 + $23.04
2026-11-06NVNV20260062HeavyElectrician-Lineman: Groundman$41.68 + $22.23$42.51 + $22.37
2026-11-06NVNV20260062HeavyElectrician-Lineman: Lineman$72.26 + $26.05$74.43 + $26.76
2026-11-06NVNV20260063HeavyBoilermaker: Journeyman$76.62 + $0.00$79.07 + $0.00
2026-11-06NVNV20260063HeavyCement Mason: Journeyman$43.06 + $13.86$46.47 + $14.45
2026-11-06NVNV20260063HeavyElectrician-Lineman: Equipment Specialist$54.50 + $22.88$55.59 + $23.04
2026-11-06NVNV20260063HeavyElectrician-Lineman: Groundman$41.68 + $22.23$42.51 + $22.37
2026-11-06NVNV20260063HeavyElectrician-Lineman: Lineman$72.26 + $26.05$74.43 + $26.76
2026-11-06NVNV20260064HeavyBoilermaker: Journeyman$76.62 + $0.00$79.07 + $0.00
2026-11-06NVNV20260064HeavyCement Mason: Journeyman$43.06 + $13.86$46.47 + $14.45
2026-11-06NVNV20260064HeavyElectrician-Lineman: Equipment Specialist$54.50 + $22.88$55.59 + $23.04
2026-11-06NVNV20260064HeavyElectrician-Lineman: Groundman$41.68 + $22.23$42.51 + $22.37
2026-11-06NVNV20260064HeavyElectrician-Lineman: Lineman$72.26 + $26.05$74.43 + $26.76
2026-11-06NVNV20260065HeavyAir Balance Technician: Journeyman$59.85 + $33.51$62.09 + $34.28
2026-11-06NVNV20260065HeavyBoilermaker: Journeyman$76.62 + $0.00$79.07 + $0.00
2026-11-06NVNV20260065HeavyElectrician-Lineman/Groundman/Heavy Equipment Operator: Heav$47.60 + $20.73$49.98 + $20.92
2026-11-06NVNV20260065HeavyElectrician-Lineman/Groundman/Heavy Equipment Operator: Line$61.67 + $22.65$64.75 + $23.74
2026-11-06NVNV20260065HeavyElevator Constructor: Journeyman Mech$69.43 + $40.04$72.36 + $46.67
2026-11-06NVNV20260066HeavyBoilermaker: Journeyman$76.62 + $0.00$79.07 + $0.00
2026-11-06NVNV20260066HeavyCement Mason: Journeyman$43.06 + $13.86$46.47 + $14.45
2026-11-06NVNV20260066HeavyElectrician-Lineman: Equipment Specialist$54.50 + $22.88$55.59 + $23.04
2026-11-06NVNV20260066HeavyElectrician-Lineman: Groundman$41.68 + $22.23$42.51 + $22.37
2026-11-06NVNV20260066HeavyElectrician-Lineman: Lineman$72.26 + $26.05$74.43 + $26.76
2026-11-06NVNV20260067HeavyBoilermaker: Journeyman$76.62 + $0.00$79.07 + $0.00
2026-11-06NVNV20260067HeavyCement Mason: Journeyman$43.06 + $13.86$46.47 + $14.45
2026-11-06NVNV20260067HeavyElectrician-Lineman: Equipment Specialist$54.50 + $22.88$55.59 + $23.04
2026-11-06NVNV20260067HeavyElectrician-Lineman: Groundman$41.68 + $22.23$42.51 + $22.37
2026-11-06NVNV20260067HeavyElectrician-Lineman: Lineman$72.26 + $26.05$74.43 + $26.76
2026-11-06NVNV20260068HeavyBoilermaker: Journeyman$76.62 + $0.00$79.07 + $0.00
2026-11-06NVNV20260068HeavyCement Mason: Journeyman$43.06 + $13.86$46.47 + $14.45
2026-11-06NVNV20260068HeavyElectrician-Lineman: Equipment Specialist$54.50 + $22.88$55.59 + $23.04