New Hampshire prevailing wage

State law, federal determinations, and how to find the rate that applies

• New Hampshire 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 32 active federal Davis-Bacon wage determinations covering 10 New Hampshire counties as of 2026-05-18 (latest revision date), each setting county rates by trade for federally funded construction.
• Market context: the average private construction worker in New Hampshire earned $1,577/week (≈ $39.42/hour) in Q1 2026, rank #29 of 51 states, per the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages - an industry average, not a prevailing-wage rate.

State law (RSA ch. 280) repealed in 1985 — the only northeastern state without one; federal Davis-Bacon applies to federally funded work.

How to find the required rate

1. State or locally funded project: no state prevailing-wage requirement - check any local ordinances and the funding source.
2. Federally funded project: find the county in the New Hampshire determination index and open the official SAM.gov document for your construction type.
3. 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: 9 · Heavy: 11 · Highway: 10 · Residential: 2 - every determination and the counties it covers are listed in the New Hampshire wage-determination index, each with its full rate schedule mirrored. Service contracts: 31 active SCA determinations for New Hampshire.

What construction actually pays here

Separate from any required rate: BLS data puts the average private construction wage in New Hampshire at $1,577/week (+2.3% YoY) in Q1 2026 - details and history on New Hampshire 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.