What is the prevailing wage in Hawaii?

There is no single Hawaii prevailing wage - rates are set per county, construction type, and job classification. For state-funded work, Hawaii DLIR, Wage Standards Division publishes the schedules under HRS Chapter 104. The 1 active federal determinations for Hawaii are indexed on this site with links to the official SAM.gov documents.

Does Hawaii have a state prevailing-wage law?

Yes - HRS Chapter 104, applying to public-works contracts over $2,000, administered by Hawaii DLIR, Wage Standards Division.

How do I look up prevailing wage rates in Hawaii?

For federally funded projects: find your county in the Hawaii determination index and open the official SAM.gov wage determination for your construction type. For state-funded projects: use Hawaii DLIR, Wage Standards Division's schedules. Rates are per classification: base rate plus fringe.

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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 2026-10-15 (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 prevailing-wage law

Yes

HRS Chapter 104

Applies to contracts over

$2,000

state/local public works

Active federal WDs

county index →

State- and county-funded construction contracts over $2,000.

Official record finder

Find the federal determination for your project

Choose a county and construction type, then open the matching determination. This is a shortcut to the official record, not a wage quote.

Federal Davis-Bacon only. For state or locally funded work, start with the official Hawaii schedule. The determination in the contract controls if this index and a contract ever differ.

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.

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.

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.

Recently revised determinations

HI20260001 (rev 4) - modified 2026-10-15, Building, Heavy, Highway, Residential

All recent updates →

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.