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

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Washington publish 8 piledriver classification rates ranging from $36.50 to $65.53 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 Washington have a published piledriver rate?

39 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. Washington may set its own prevailing wage rates for state and locally funded work; the state law summary is on the Washington prevailing wage page.

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Piledriver prevailing wage rates in Washington

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 7 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Washington publish 8 piledriver classification rates, across 7 determinations covering 39 counties.
Those published base rates run from $36.50 to $65.53 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: Heavy, Highway.
Last determination revision affecting piledriver rates in Washington: 2026-06-16.

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 Washington'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

WA20260001 rev 4 · Highway · Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Clark and 33 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVER (CLARK, COWLITZ, PACIFIC, SKAMANIA, AND WAHKIAKUM COUNTIES PORTION OF PACIFIC COUNTY SOUTH OF A STRAIGHT LINE MADE BY EXTENDING THE NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF WAHKIAKUM CO	$56.06	16.81	CARP0196-004 collectively bargained (union) rate
PILEDRIVER (CLALLAM, GRAYS HARBOR, ISLAND, JEFFERSON, KING, KITSAP, LEWIS, MASON, PACIFIC, PIERCE, SAN JUAN, SKAGIT, SNOHOMISH, THURSTON AND WHATCOM COUNTIES PORTION OF PACIFIC	$65.53	19.13	CARP0196-006 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: WA20260001 on SAM.gov.

WA20260125 rev 1 · Heavy · King

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVER PERSON	$65.53	19.13	CARP0196-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: WA20260125 on SAM.gov.

WA20260127 rev 1 · Heavy · Pierce

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVER PERSON	$65.53	19.13	CARP0196-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: WA20260127 on SAM.gov.

WA20260129 rev 1 · Heavy · Snohomish

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVER PERSON	$65.53	19.13	CARP0196-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: WA20260129 on SAM.gov.

WA20260130 rev 2 · Heavy · Spokane

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVER PERSON	$36.50	10.16	SUWA2018-030 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: WA20260130 on SAM.gov.

WA20260131 rev 2 · Heavy · Stevens

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVER PERSON	$36.50	10.16	SUWA2018-031 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: WA20260131 on SAM.gov.

WA20260136 rev 2 · Heavy · Asotin, Pend Oreille

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVER PERSON	$36.50	10.16	SUWA2018-036 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: WA20260136 on SAM.gov.

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