What is the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage for a construction laborer in Delaware?

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Delaware publish 29 construction laborer classification rates ranging from $7.25 to $43.30 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 Delaware have a published construction laborer rate?

3 of the counties covered by active federal determinations list at least one construction laborer classification.

Do these rates apply to state-funded projects?

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

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Construction Laborer prevailing wage rates in Delaware

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 10 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Delaware publish 29 construction laborer classification rates, across 10 determinations covering 3 counties.
Those published base rates run from $7.25 to $43.30 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 construction laborer rates in Delaware: 2026-05-18.

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 Delaware's active federal determinations that is a form of construction laborer work (general and specialty construction labor) 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

DE20260001 rev 1 · Residential · Kent, New Castle, Sussex

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
LABORERS: UNSKILLED (NEW CASTLE COUNTY)	$7.25	0.00	SUDE1990-001 DOL wage survey rate
LABORERS: UNSKILLED (KENT AND SUSSEX COUNTIES)	$7.25	0.00	SUDE1990-001 DOL wage survey rate
LABORERS: MASON TENDERS (BRICK) (KENT AND SUSSEX COUNTIES)	$7.25	0.63	SUDE1990-001 DOL wage survey rate
LABORERS: LANDSCAPE (KENT AND SUSSEX COUNTIES)	$7.25	0.00	SUDE1990-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: DE20260001 on SAM.gov.

DE20260004 rev 1 · Highway · Kent

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
LABORER (ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTOR)	$31.15	16.50	LABO0199-001 collectively bargained (union) rate
LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE	$43.30	2.06	SUDE2022-001 DOL wage survey rate
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	$34.24	5.00	SUDE2022-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: DE20260004 on SAM.gov.

DE20260005 rev 1 · Highway · New Castle

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
LABORER (ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTOR)	$31.15	16.50	LABO0199-001 collectively bargained (union) rate
LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE	$43.30	1.66	SUDE2022-002 DOL wage survey rate
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	$36.33	3.50	SUDE2022-002 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: DE20260005 on SAM.gov.

DE20260006 rev 1 · Highway · Sussex

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
LABORER (ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTOR)	$31.15	16.50	LABO0199-001 collectively bargained (union) rate
LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE	$43.30	2.06	SUDE2022-003 DOL wage survey rate
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	$34.94	5.91	SUDE2022-003 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: DE20260006 on SAM.gov.

DE20260007 rev 1 · Building · Kent

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
LABORER: BACKFILLER, COMMON OR GENERAL, JACK HAMMER, MASON TENDER - BRICK, PIPELAYER, SCAFFOLD BUILDER (BRICK AND MASONRY), TAMPER (HAND HELD)	$29.45	25.70	LABO0199-005 collectively bargained (union) rate
LABORER (MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE)	$31.45	25.70	LABO0199-005 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: DE20260007 on SAM.gov.

DE20260008 rev 1 · Building · New Castle

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
LABORER: BACKFILLER, COMMON OR GENERAL, JACK HAMMER, MASON TENDER - BRICK, PIPELAYER, SCAFFOLD BUILDER (BRICK AND MASONRY), TAMPER (HAND HELD)	$29.45	25.70	LABO0199-005 collectively bargained (union) rate
LABORER (MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE)	$31.45	25.70	LABO0199-005 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: DE20260008 on SAM.gov.

DE20260009 rev 1 · Building · Sussex

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
LABORER: BACKFILLER, JACK HAMMER, MASON TENDER - BRICK, PIPELAYER, SCAFFOLD BUILDER (BRICK AND MASONRY), TAMPER (HAND HELD)	$29.45	25.70	LABO0199-006 collectively bargained (union) rate
LABORER (MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE)	$31.45	25.70	LABO0199-006 collectively bargained (union) rate
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	$24.45	8.65	SUDE2014-006 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: DE20260009 on SAM.gov.

DE20260010 rev 1 · Heavy · Kent

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
LABORER: TRENCHER HAND GUIDED	$29.45	25.70	LABO0199-007 collectively bargained (union) rate
LABORER: BACKFILLER, PIPELAYER, AND TAMPER (HAND HELD)	$31.45	25.70	LABO0199-007 collectively bargained (union) rate
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	$19.09	0.00	SUDE2014-007 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: DE20260010 on SAM.gov.

DE20260011 rev 1 · Heavy · New Castle

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
LABORER: TRENCHER HAND GUIDED	$31.45	25.70	LABO0199-008 collectively bargained (union) rate
LABORER: BACKFILLER, COMMON OR GENERAL, PIPELAYER, AND TAMPER (HAND HELD)	$29.45	25.70	LABO0199-008 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: DE20260011 on SAM.gov.

DE20260012 rev 1 · Heavy · Sussex

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
LABORER: TRENCHER HAND GUIDED	$29.45	25.70	LABO0199-009 collectively bargained (union) rate
LABORER: BACKFILLER AND TAMPER (HAND HELD)	$31.45	25.70	LABO0199-009 collectively bargained (union) rate
LABORER: PIPELAYER	$18.63	2.68	SUDE2014-009 DOL wage survey rate
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	$16.42	4.06	SUDE2014-009 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: DE20260012 on SAM.gov.

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