Hawaii prevailing wage
State law, federal determinations, and how to find the rate that applies
- Hawaii has its own prevailing-wage law (HRS Chapter 104), applying to public-works contracts over $2,000, administered by Hawaii DLIR, Wage Standards Division.
- The U.S. Department of Labor has 1 active federal Davis-Bacon wage determinations covering 5 Hawaii counties as of (latest revision date), each setting county rates by trade for federally funded construction.
- Market context: the average private construction worker in Hawaii earned $1,805/week (≈ $45.12/hour) in Q1 2026, rank #6 of 51 states, per the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages - an industry average, not a prevailing-wage rate.
State- and county-funded construction contracts over $2,000.
How to find the required rate
- State or locally funded project: use the rate schedules from Hawaii DLIR, Wage Standards Division - official Hawaii prevailing-wage portal.
- Federally funded project: find the county in the Hawaii 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: 1 · Heavy: 1 · Highway: 1 · Residential: 1 - every determination and the counties it covers are listed in the Hawaii wage-determination index, each with its full rate schedule mirrored. Service contracts: 7 active SCA determinations for Hawaii.
What construction actually pays here
Separate from any required rate: BLS data puts the average private construction wage in Hawaii at $1,805/week (+1.9% YoY) in Q1 2026 - details and history on Hawaii 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.