Ohio prevailing wage

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

• Ohio has its own prevailing-wage law (ORC Chapter 4115), applying to public-works contracts over $250,000 new building / $75,000 reconstruction, administered by Ohio Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Wage and Hour Administration.
• The U.S. Department of Labor has 105 active federal Davis-Bacon wage determinations covering 88 Ohio counties as of 2026-07-30 (latest revision date), each setting county rates by trade for federally funded construction.
• Market context: the average private construction worker in Ohio earned $1,654/week (≈ $41.35/hour) in Q1 2026, rank #22 of 51 states, per the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages - an industry average, not a prevailing-wage rate.

Building thresholds are fixed (ORC 4115.03); the separate road/bridge thresholds are indexed biennially under ORC 4115.034 ($101,201 new / $30,320 reconstruction as of Jan 1, 2026); K-12 school construction exempt (ORC 4115.04).

How to find the required rate

1. State or locally funded project: use the rate schedules from Ohio Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Wage and Hour Administration - official Ohio prevailing-wage portal.
2. Federally funded project: find the county in the Ohio 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: 77 · Heavy: 1 · Highway: 1 · Residential: 27 - every determination and the counties it covers are listed in the Ohio wage-determination index, each with its full rate schedule mirrored. Service contracts: 50 active SCA determinations for Ohio.

Recently revised determinations

• OH20260001 (rev 4) - modified 2026-07-30, Heavy, Highway

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What construction actually pays here

Separate from any required rate: BLS data puts the average private construction wage in Ohio at $1,654/week (+5.9% YoY) in Q1 2026 - details and history on Ohio 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.