Prevailing wage, indexed: every state, every determination
State laws, 4,180 federal wage determinations, calculators, and plain-language guides
- 28 of 51 U.S. jurisdictions (50 states + DC) have their own state prevailing-wage law; in the rest, only the federal Davis-Bacon Act applies (federally funded construction over $2,000). Verified 2026-08-12.
- The U.S. Department of Labor currently maintains 4,180 active Davis-Bacon wage determinations - all indexed here by county, 4,180 with their full rate schedules mirrored; 94 were revised in the last 60 days, with the next revision date scheduled for .
- Market context: the average U.S. private construction worker earned $1,634/week in Q1 2026 (+4.4% YoY, BLS QCEW) - highest in Massachusetts ($2,148), lowest in South Dakota ($1,269).
The official source: binding Davis-Bacon and Service Contract Act wage determinations are published by the U.S. Department of Labor at SAM.gov Wage Determinations. This site indexes them and links every determination to its official document - the determination incorporated into a contract governs.
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- Need a rate for a project? Look it up in three steps.
- New to the system? What a prevailing wage is, and the Davis-Bacon Act explained.
- Running payroll? Certified payroll, the WH-347 guide, and the overtime-correct calculator.
- Watching for changes? Determinations revised this week, or get email alerts.
Data on this page is from U.S. government public-domain sources - free to reuse with credit and a link to prevailingwageindex.com.