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

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Pennsylvania publish 28 piledriver classification rates ranging from $36.87 to $48.25 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 piledriver rate?

67 of the counties covered by active federal determinations list at least one piledriver 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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Piledriver prevailing wage rates in Pennsylvania

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 24 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Pennsylvania publish 28 piledriver classification rates, across 24 determinations covering 67 counties.
Those published base rates run from $36.87 to $48.25 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.
Last determination revision affecting piledriver 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 piledriver work (pile driving and marine foundation work) 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
PILEDRIVERMAN	$43.13	23.42	CARP0274-003 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
PILEDRIVERMAN (PILEDRIVERMAN (WELDER))	$44.63	23.42	CARP0274-001 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVERMAN (PILEDRIVERMAN)	$43.13	23.42	CARP0274-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260002 on SAM.gov.

PA20260003 rev 1 · Building · Philadelphia

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVERMAN	$48.25	44.92	CARP0474-004 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
PILEDRIVERMAN	$48.25	44.92	CARP0474-004 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
PILEDRIVERMAN (ADAMS, BERKS, BRADFORD, CARBON, COLUMBIA, CUMBERLAND, DAUPHIN, JUNIATA, LACKAWANNA, LANCASTER,LEBANON, LUZERNE, LYCOMING, MONROE, MONTOUR, NORTHUMBERLAND, PERRY, PIK	$36.87	20.49	CARP0274-005 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVERMAN (LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES)	$48.25	44.92	CARP0474-005 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
PILEDRIVERMAN (LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES)	$43.45	34.47	CARP0179-007 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVERMAN (ADAMS, BERKS, BRADFORD, CARBON, COLUMBIA, CUMBERLAND, DAUPHIN, JUNIATA, LACKAWANNA, LANCASTER,LEBANON, LUZERNE, LYCOMING, MONROE, MONTOUR, NORTHUMBERLAND, PERRY, PIK	$36.87	20.49	CARP0274-005 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
PILEDRIVERMAN (PILEDRIVERMAN (WELDER))	$44.63	23.42	CARP0274-001 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVERMAN (PILEDRIVERMAN)	$43.13	23.42	CARP0274-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260020 on SAM.gov.

PA20260073 rev 2 · Building · Adams

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVERMAN	$36.87	20.49	CARP0274-004 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260073 on SAM.gov.

PA20260074 rev 6 · Building · Armstrong

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVERMAN	$43.13	23.42	CARP0274-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260074 on SAM.gov.

PA20260075 rev 5 · Building · Beaver

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVERMAN	$43.13	23.42	CARP0274-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260075 on SAM.gov.

PA20260078 rev 1 · Building · Bucks

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVERMAN	$48.25	44.92	CARP0474-004 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260078 on SAM.gov.

PA20260079 rev 6 · Building · Butler

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVERMAN	$43.13	23.42	CARP0274-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260079 on SAM.gov.

PA20260083 rev 2 · Building · Chester

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVERMAN	$48.25	44.92	CARP0474-004 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260083 on SAM.gov.

PA20260087 rev 1 · Building · Delaware

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVERMAN	$48.25	44.92	CARP0474-004 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260087 on SAM.gov.

PA20260088 rev 6 · Building · Erie

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVERMAN	$43.13	23.42	CARP0274-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260088 on SAM.gov.

PA20260089 rev 5 · Building · Fayette

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVERMAN	$43.13	23.42	CARP0274-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260089 on SAM.gov.

PA20260090 rev 3 · Building · Franklin

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVERMAN	$43.13	23.42	CARP0274-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260090 on SAM.gov.

PA20260092 rev 2 · Building · Lancaster

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVERMAN	$36.87	20.49	CARP0274-004 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260092 on SAM.gov.

PA20260093 rev 2 · Building · Lebanon

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVERMAN	$36.87	20.49	CARP0274-004 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260093 on SAM.gov.

PA20260097 rev 6 · Building · Mercer

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVERMAN	$43.13	23.42	CARP0274-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260097 on SAM.gov.

PA20260099 rev 1 · Building · Montgomery

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVERMAN	$48.25	44.92	CARP0474-004 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260099 on SAM.gov.

PA20260104 rev 6 · Building · Washington

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVERMAN	$43.13	23.42	CARP0274-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260104 on SAM.gov.

PA20260105 rev 6 · Building · Westmoreland

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVERMAN	$43.13	23.42	CARP0274-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260105 on SAM.gov.

PA20260107 rev 2 · Building · York

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVERMAN	$36.87	20.49	CARP0274-004 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260107 on SAM.gov.

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