What is the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage for a boilermaker in Pennsylvania?

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Pennsylvania publish 78 boilermaker classification rates ranging from $35.34 to $55.00 per hour before fringe benefits. The rate that applies depends on the county, the type of construction and the wage determination incorporated into the contract.

How many counties in Pennsylvania have a published boilermaker rate?

67 of the counties covered by active federal determinations list at least one boilermaker classification.

Do these rates apply to state-funded projects?

No. These are federal Davis-Bacon rates, which apply to federally funded or assisted construction. Pennsylvania may set its own prevailing wage rates for state and locally funded work; the state law summary is on the Pennsylvania prevailing wage page.

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Boilermaker prevailing wage rates in Pennsylvania

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 74 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Pennsylvania publish 78 boilermaker classification rates, across 74 determinations covering 67 counties.
Those published base rates run from $35.34 to $55.00 an hour before fringe benefits. Which one applies to a job depends on its county, its construction type and the determination written into the contract.
Construction types covered: Building, Heavy, Highway, Residential.
Last determination revision affecting boilermaker rates in Pennsylvania: 2026-08-20.

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.

This page collects every classification in Pennsylvania's active federal determinations that is a form of boilermaker work (boilers, pressure vessels and tank fabrication) and shows the rate published for it. Determinations name a classification the way the underlying union agreement or wage survey named it, so the wording varies between them; the rate and the fringe are reproduced exactly as published.

Published rates by determination

PA20260001 rev 6 · Building · Allegheny

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260001 on SAM.gov.

PA20260002 rev 5 · Heavy, Highway · Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Butler and 27 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER (CENTRE, FRANKLIN, POTTER, CLINTON, FULTON, HUNTINDON AND MIFFLIN COUNTIES)	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-005 collectively bargained (union) rate
BOILERMAKER (ALLEGHENY, ARMSTRONG, BEAVER, BEDFORD, BLAIR, BUTLER, CAMBRIA, CAMERON, CLARION, CLEARFIELD, CRAWFORD, ELK, FAYETTE, FOREST, GREENE, INDIANA, JEFFERSON, LAWRENCE, MCKE	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-004 collectively bargained (union) rate
BOILERMAKER (ERIE COUNTY)	$35.34	18.48	BOIL0744-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260002 on SAM.gov.

PA20260003 rev 1 · Building · Philadelphia

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260003 on SAM.gov.

PA20260004 rev 5 · Heavy, Highway · Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260004 on SAM.gov.

PA20260006 rev 1 · Heavy, Highway · Adams, Berks, Bradford, Carbon, Columbia, Cumberland and 23 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260006 on SAM.gov.

PA20260018 rev 5 · Heavy · Adams, Berks, Bradford, Carbon, Columbia, Cumberland and 23 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-004 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260018 on SAM.gov.

PA20260020 rev 5 · Heavy · Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Butler and 27 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER (CENTRE, FRANKLIN, POTTER, CLINTON, FULTON, HUNTINDON AND MIFFLIN COUNTIES)	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-007 collectively bargained (union) rate
BOILERMAKER (ALLEGHENY, ARMSTRONG, BEAVER, BEDFORD, BLAIR, BUTLER, CAMBRIA, CAMERON, CLARION, CLEARFIELD, CRAWFORD, ELK, FAYETTE, FOREST, GREENE, INDIANA, JEFFERSON, LAWRENCE, MCKE	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-004 collectively bargained (union) rate
BOILERMAKER (ERIE COUNTY)	$35.34	18.48	BOIL0744-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260020 on SAM.gov.

PA20260037 rev 2 · Residential · Monroe

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-006 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260037 on SAM.gov.

PA20260041 rev 2 · Residential · Mercer

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260041 on SAM.gov.

PA20260043 rev 3 · Building · Bedford

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260043 on SAM.gov.

PA20260044 rev 2 · Building · Bradford

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260044 on SAM.gov.

PA20260045 rev 3 · Building · Cameron

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260045 on SAM.gov.

PA20260046 rev 4 · Building · Clarion

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260046 on SAM.gov.

PA20260047 rev 3 · Building · Clearfield

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260047 on SAM.gov.

PA20260048 rev 3 · Building · Clinton

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260048 on SAM.gov.

PA20260049 rev 5 · Building · Crawford

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260049 on SAM.gov.

PA20260050 rev 3 · Building · Elk

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260050 on SAM.gov.

PA20260051 rev 4 · Building · Forest

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260051 on SAM.gov.

PA20260052 rev 3 · Building · Fulton

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260052 on SAM.gov.

PA20260053 rev 4 · Building · Greene

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260053 on SAM.gov.

PA20260054 rev 3 · Building · Huntingdon

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260054 on SAM.gov.

PA20260055 rev 4 · Building · Indiana

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260055 on SAM.gov.

PA20260056 rev 3 · Building · Jefferson

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260056 on SAM.gov.

PA20260057 rev 2 · Building · Juniata

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260057 on SAM.gov.

PA20260058 rev 4 · Building · Lawrence

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260058 on SAM.gov.

PA20260059 rev 3 · Building · McKean

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260059 on SAM.gov.

PA20260060 rev 2 · Building · Mifflin

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260060 on SAM.gov.

PA20260061 rev 1 · Building · Northumberland

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260061 on SAM.gov.

PA20260062 rev 3 · Building · Potter

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260062 on SAM.gov.

PA20260063 rev 2 · Building · Schuylkill

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260063 on SAM.gov.

PA20260064 rev 2 · Building · Snyder

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260064 on SAM.gov.

PA20260065 rev 3 · Building · Somerset

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260065 on SAM.gov.

PA20260066 rev 2 · Building · Sullivan

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260066 on SAM.gov.

PA20260067 rev 2 · Building · Susquehanna

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260067 on SAM.gov.

PA20260068 rev 2 · Building · Tioga

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260068 on SAM.gov.

PA20260069 rev 3 · Building · Union

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260069 on SAM.gov.

PA20260070 rev 4 · Building · Venango

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260070 on SAM.gov.

PA20260071 rev 4 · Building · Warren

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260071 on SAM.gov.

PA20260072 rev 2 · Building · Wayne

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260072 on SAM.gov.

PA20260073 rev 2 · Building · Adams

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-008 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260073 on SAM.gov.

PA20260074 rev 6 · Building · Armstrong

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260074 on SAM.gov.

PA20260075 rev 5 · Building · Beaver

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260075 on SAM.gov.

PA20260076 rev 2 · Building · Berks

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-008 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260076 on SAM.gov.

PA20260077 rev 2 · Building · Blair

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260077 on SAM.gov.

PA20260078 rev 1 · Building · Bucks

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-008 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260078 on SAM.gov.

PA20260079 rev 6 · Building · Butler

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260079 on SAM.gov.

PA20260080 rev 4 · Building · Cambria

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260080 on SAM.gov.

PA20260081 rev 3 · Building · Carbon

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-008 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260081 on SAM.gov.

PA20260082 rev 2 · Building · Centre

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260082 on SAM.gov.

PA20260083 rev 2 · Building · Chester

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-008 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260083 on SAM.gov.

PA20260084 rev 2 · Building · Columbia

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-008 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260084 on SAM.gov.

PA20260085 rev 2 · Building · Cumberland

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-008 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260085 on SAM.gov.

PA20260086 rev 2 · Building · Dauphin

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-008 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260086 on SAM.gov.

PA20260087 rev 1 · Building · Delaware

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-008 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260087 on SAM.gov.

PA20260088 rev 6 · Building · Erie

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260088 on SAM.gov.

PA20260089 rev 5 · Building · Fayette

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260089 on SAM.gov.

PA20260090 rev 3 · Building · Franklin

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-008 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260090 on SAM.gov.

PA20260091 rev 3 · Building · Lackawanna

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-008 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260091 on SAM.gov.

PA20260092 rev 2 · Building · Lancaster

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-008 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260092 on SAM.gov.

PA20260093 rev 2 · Building · Lebanon

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-008 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260093 on SAM.gov.

PA20260094 rev 3 · Building · Lehigh

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-008 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260094 on SAM.gov.

PA20260095 rev 3 · Building · Luzerne

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-008 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260095 on SAM.gov.

PA20260096 rev 2 · Building · Lycoming

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-008 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260096 on SAM.gov.

PA20260097 rev 6 · Building · Mercer

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260097 on SAM.gov.

PA20260098 rev 3 · Building · Monroe

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-008 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260098 on SAM.gov.

PA20260099 rev 1 · Building · Montgomery

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-008 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260099 on SAM.gov.

PA20260100 rev 3 · Building · Montour

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-008 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260100 on SAM.gov.

PA20260101 rev 3 · Building · Northampton

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-008 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260101 on SAM.gov.

PA20260102 rev 2 · Building · Perry

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-008 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260102 on SAM.gov.

PA20260103 rev 3 · Building · Pike

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-008 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260103 on SAM.gov.

PA20260104 rev 6 · Building · Washington

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260104 on SAM.gov.

PA20260105 rev 6 · Building · Westmoreland

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.28	33.17	BOIL0154-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260105 on SAM.gov.

PA20260106 rev 3 · Building · Wyoming

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-008 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260106 on SAM.gov.

PA20260107 rev 2 · Building · York

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$55.00	35.48	BOIL0013-008 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260107 on SAM.gov.

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