Florida prevailing wage
State law, federal determinations, and how to find the rate that applies
- Florida has no state prevailing-wage law - only the federal Davis-Bacon Act applies, on federally funded construction over $2,000.
- The U.S. Department of Labor has 229 active federal Davis-Bacon wage determinations covering 67 Florida counties as of (latest revision date), each setting county rates by trade for federally funded construction.
- Market context: the average private construction worker in Florida earned $1,450/week (≈ $36.25/hour) in Q1 2026, rank #38 of 51 states, per the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages - an industry average, not a prevailing-wage rate.
State law repealed in 1979; Fla. Stat. §218.077 preempts local wage mandates on private employers.
How to find the required rate
- State or locally funded project: no state prevailing-wage requirement - check any local ordinances and the funding source.
- Federally funded project: find the county in the Florida determination index and open the official SAM.gov document for your construction type.
- Read the classification line - base rate plus fringe (how to read a determination); compute totals and overtime with the calculator.
Federal determinations at a glance
Building: 64 · Heavy: 52 · Highway: 52 · Residential: 61 - every determination and the counties it covers are listed in the Florida wage-determination index, each with its full rate schedule mirrored. Service contracts: 59 active SCA determinations for Florida.
Recently revised determinations
- FL20260283 (rev 2) - modified , Highway
- FL20260282 (rev 2) - modified , Highway
- FL20260281 (rev 2) - modified , Highway
What construction actually pays here
Separate from any required rate: BLS data puts the average private construction wage in Florida at $1,450/week (+3.7% YoY) in Q1 2026 - details and history on Florida construction wages.
Learn the system
What a prevailing wage is · The Davis-Bacon Act · Certified payroll · Fringe calculator
Data on this page is from U.S. government public-domain sources - free to reuse with credit and a link to prevailingwageindex.com.