Prevailing Wages in Wayne County, Ohio
Prevailing wages in Wayne County, Ohio run $23.16 to $95.77 per hour (base rate plus fringe benefits) across the 100 Davis-Bacon determination records shown below, which is page one of a larger set. The median total is $53.24, and among the 100 records that list a fringe separately the median fringe is $19.56. The applicable rate depends on the labor classification, the construction type and the funding source.
#federal – Cement Mason/Concrete Finisher in Wayne County, Ohio – Heavy
Total Wage: $51.70
Base Rate: $32.40 | Fringe: $19.30
#federal – Cement Mason/Concrete Finisher in Wayne County, Ohio – Highway
Total Wage: $51.70
Base Rate: $32.40 | Fringe: $19.30
#federal – Electrician, Excluding Sound & Communications Work. Footnote: a. 6 Observed Holidays: New Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; & Christmas Day. Employees Who Work on a Holiday Shall Be Paid at a Rate of Double Their Applicable Classified Straight-time Rates for the Work Performed on Such Holiday in Wayne County, Ohio – Highway
Total Wage: $71.55
Base Rate: $46.63 | Fringe: $24.92
#federal – Electrician, Excluding Sound & Communications Work. Footnote: a. 6 Observed Holidays: New Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; & Christmas Day. Employees Who Work on a Holiday Shall Be Paid at a Rate of Double Their Applicable Classified Straight-time Rates for the Work Performed on Such Holiday in Wayne County, Ohio – Heavy
Total Wage: $71.55
Base Rate: $46.63 | Fringe: $24.92
#federal – Line Construction: Equipment Operator (Statewide) in Wayne County, Ohio – Heavy
Total Wage: $58.15
Base Rate: $40.44 | Fringe: $17.71
#federal – Line Construction: Equipment Operator (Statewide) in Wayne County, Ohio – Highway
Total Wage: $58.15
Base Rate: $40.44 | Fringe: $17.71
#federal – Line Construction: Groundman (Statewide) in Wayne County, Ohio – Highway
Total Wage: $44.04
Base Rate: $29.07 | Fringe: $14.97
#federal – Line Construction: Groundman (Statewide) in Wayne County, Ohio – Heavy
Total Wage: $44.04
Base Rate: $29.07 | Fringe: $14.97
#federal – Line Construction: Lineman & Cable Splicers (Statewide) in Wayne County, Ohio – Heavy
Total Wage: $65.06
Base Rate: $46.02 | Fringe: $19.04
#federal – Line Construction: Lineman & Cable Splicers (Statewide) in Wayne County, Ohio – Highway
Total Wage: $65.06
Base Rate: $46.02 | Fringe: $19.04
#federal – Sign Painter & Erector Footnotes: a. 7 Paid Holidays: New Year's Day; Memorial Day; July 4th; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; Christmas Day & 1 Floating Day B. Vacation Pay: After 1 Year's Service - 5 Days' Paid Vacation; After 2, but Less Than 10 Years' Service - 10 Days' Paid Vacation; After 10, but Less Than 20 Years' Service - 15 Days' Paid Vacation; After 20 Years' Service - 20 Days' Paid Vacation C. Funeral Leave Up to 3 Days Maximum Paid Leave for Death of Mother, Father, Brother, Sister, Spouse, Child, Mother-in-law, Father-in-law, Grandparent and Inlaw Provided Employee Attends Funeral in Wayne County, Ohio – Heavy
Total Wage: $24.11
Base Rate: $20.61 | Fringe: $3.50
#federal – Sign Painter & Erector Footnotes: a. 7 Paid Holidays: New Year's Day; Memorial Day; July 4th; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; Christmas Day & 1 Floating Day B. Vacation Pay: After 1 Year's Service - 5 Days' Paid Vacation; After 2, but Less Than 10 Years' Service - 10 Days' Paid Vacation; After 10, but Less Than 20 Years' Service - 15 Days' Paid Vacation; After 20 Years' Service - 20 Days' Paid Vacation C. Funeral Leave Up to 3 Days Maximum Paid Leave for Death of Mother, Father, Brother, Sister, Spouse, Child, Mother-in-law, Father-in-law, Grandparent and Inlaw Provided Employee Attends Funeral in Wayne County, Ohio – Highway
Total Wage: $24.11
Base Rate: $20.61 | Fringe: $3.50
#federal – Asbestos Worker/Heat & Frost Insulator in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $62.27
Base Rate: $36.16 | Fringe: $26.11
#federal – Bricklayer in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $60.42
Base Rate: $35.67 | Fringe: $24.75
#federal – Brick Pointer/Caulker/Cleaner in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $60.42
Base Rate: $35.67 | Fringe: $24.75
#federal – Carpenter (Drywall Hanging and Metal Stud Installation Only) in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $41.16
Base Rate: $25.49 | Fringe: $15.67
#federal – Carpenter (Excluding Drywall Hanging and Metal Stud Installation, and Soft Floor Laying) in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $56.15
Base Rate: $33.09 | Fringe: $23.06
#federal – Carpenter: Piledriverman in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $47.67
Base Rate: $30.06 | Fringe: $17.61
#federal – Cement Mason/Concrete Finisher in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $48.13
Base Rate: $29.43 | Fringe: $18.70
#federal – Electrician, Excludes Low Voltage Wiring and Installation of HVAC/Temperature Controls in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $45.34
Base Rate: $29.66 | Fringe: $15.68
#federal – Electrician (HVAC/Temperature Controls Installation Only)Footnotes; a. 6 Paid Holidays: New Year's Day; Memorial Day; July 4th; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; & Christmas Day B. 1 Week's Paid Vacation for 1 Year's Service; 2 Weeks' Paid Vacation for 2 or More Years' Service in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $71.55
Base Rate: $46.63 | Fringe: $24.92
#federal – Electrician (Low Voltage Wiring Only) in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $28.91
Base Rate: $20.27 | Fringe: $8.64
#federal – Elevator Mechanic Paid Holidays: a. New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Vetern's Day, Thanksgiving Day, the Friday After Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day. B. Employer Contributes 8% of Regular Hourly Rate to Vacation Pay Credit for Employee Who Has Worked in Business More Than 5 Years; 6% for Less Than 5 Years' Service in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $95.77
Base Rate: $57.33 | Fringe: $38.44
#federal – Ironworker: Ornamental, Reinforcing and Structural in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $59.57
Base Rate: $36.00 | Fringe: $23.57
#federal – Laborer: Common or General in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $45.57
Base Rate: $32.62 | Fringe: $12.95
#federal – Laborer: Mason Tender - Brick in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $39.05
Base Rate: $27.81 | Fringe: $11.24
#federal – Laborer (Mason Tender - Cement/Concrete) in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $48.77
Base Rate: $32.35 | Fringe: $16.42
#federal – Laborer: Pipelayer in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $23.16
Base Rate: $18.37 | Fringe: $4.79
#federal – Operator: Backhoe/Excavator/Trackhoe in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $43.16
Base Rate: $30.20 | Fringe: $12.96
#federal – Operator: Bobcat/Skid Steer/Skid Loader in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $27.69
Base Rate: $20.56 | Fringe: $7.13
#federal – Operator: Bulldozer in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $32.43
Base Rate: $24.19 | Fringe: $8.24
#federal – Operator: Loader in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $25.78
Base Rate: $19.87 | Fringe: $5.91
#federal – Operator: Paver (Asphalt, Aggregate, and Concrete) in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $36.27
Base Rate: $25.85 | Fringe: $10.42
#federal – Operator: Roller in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $30.23
Base Rate: $22.16 | Fringe: $8.07
#federal – Painter (Brush and Roller) in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $31.40
Base Rate: $20.91 | Fringe: $10.49
#federal – Painter, Drywall Taper (Drywall Finishing/Taping Only) in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $51.58
Base Rate: $33.43 | Fringe: $18.15
#federal – Pipefitter (Excludes HVAC Pipe Installation) in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $83.56
Base Rate: $51.00 | Fringe: $32.56
#federal – Pipefitter (HVAC Pipe Installation Only) in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $63.54
Base Rate: $39.31 | Fringe: $24.23
#federal – Plasterer in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $47.14
Base Rate: $31.68 | Fringe: $15.46
#federal – Plumber in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $51.39
Base Rate: $32.69 | Fringe: $18.70
#federal – Power Equipment Operator: Crane in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $60.55
Base Rate: $44.14 | Fringe: $16.41
#federal – Power Equipment Operator: Forklift in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $59.39
Base Rate: $42.98 | Fringe: $16.41
#federal – Roofer in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $53.55
Base Rate: $32.10 | Fringe: $21.45
#federal – Sheet Metal Worker, Excludes HVAC Duct and Unit Installation in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $55.02
Base Rate: $31.92 | Fringe: $23.10
#federal – Sheet Metal Worker (HVAC Duct Installation Only) in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $69.89
Base Rate: $37.66 | Fringe: $32.23
#federal – Sheet Metal Worker (HVAC Unit Installation Only) in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $55.56
Base Rate: $30.03 | Fringe: $25.53
#federal – Soft Floor Layer in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $61.02
Base Rate: $37.52 | Fringe: $23.50
#federal – Sprinkler Fitter (Fire Sprinklers) in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $39.42
Base Rate: $28.89 | Fringe: $10.53
#federal – Tile Finisher in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $54.18
Base Rate: $30.25 | Fringe: $23.93
#federal – Tile Setter in Wayne County, Ohio – Building
Total Wage: $60.42
Base Rate: $35.67 | Fringe: $24.75
#state – Painter - Apprentice - 1st Year in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $36.05
Base Rate: $21.79 | Fringe: $14.26
#state – Painter - Apprentice - 2nd Year in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $45.13
Base Rate: $29.77 | Fringe: $15.36
#state – Painter - Apprentice - 3rd Year in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $49.60
Base Rate: $33.27 | Fringe: $16.33
#state – Painter - Apprentice - 4th Year in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $48.17
Base Rate: $31.84 | Fringe: $16.33
#state – Painter Bridge Blaster Class 1 in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $62.75
Base Rate: $43.19 | Fringe: $19.56
#state – Painter Brush Roll & Paperhan Ger in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $53.08
Base Rate: $33.52 | Fringe: $19.56
#state – Painter - Class 2 Bridge Painter, Rigger, Containm Ent Builder, Spot Blaster in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $59.75
Base Rate: $40.19 | Fringe: $19.56
#state – Painter - Class 3 Equipment Operator/ Field Mechanic, Grit Reclamati on, Paint Mixer, Traffic Control, Boat Person, Dive (0-5 Years Exp) in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $52.75
Base Rate: $33.19 | Fringe: $19.56
#state – Painter - Class 3 Equipment Operator/ Field Mechanic, Grit Reclamati on, Paint Mixer, Traffic Control, Boat Person, Dive (5 Plus Years Exp). in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $55.75
Base Rate: $36.19 | Fringe: $19.56
#state – Painter - Class 4 Concrete Sealing, Concrete Blasting/P Ower Washing/ Etc. in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $55.75
Base Rate: $36.19 | Fringe: $19.56
#state – Painter Drywall Finisher/P Aintertape R in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $54.58
Base Rate: $35.02 | Fringe: $19.56
#state – Painter - Epoxy Applicatio N in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $54.08
Base Rate: $34.52 | Fringe: $19.56
#state – Painter - Sandblast, Painting of Standpipe S, Etc. from Scaffolds Open Structural Steel, Standpipe S and Water Towers in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $54.33
Base Rate: $34.77 | Fringe: $19.56
#state – Painter Spray Gun Operator Any and All Coatings) in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $53.93
Base Rate: $34.37 | Fringe: $19.56
#state – Painter - Swing Scaffold, Bosun Chair, & Window Jacks in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $56.83
Base Rate: $37.27 | Fringe: $19.56
#state – Painter - Synthetic Exterior, Lead Abatement, Asbestos Removal in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $54.33
Base Rate: $34.77 | Fringe: $19.56
#state – Carpenter - Apprentice - 1st 3 Months in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $27.55
Base Rate: $17.77 | Fringe: $9.78
#state – Carpenter - Apprentice - 2nd 3 Months in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $32.14
Base Rate: $17.77 | Fringe: $14.37
#state – Carpenter - Apprentice - 2nd 6 Months in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $33.62
Base Rate: $19.25 | Fringe: $14.37
#state – Carpenter - Apprentice - 3rd 6 Months in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $35.10
Base Rate: $20.73 | Fringe: $14.37
#state – Carpenter - Apprentice - 4th 6 Months in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $36.58
Base Rate: $22.21 | Fringe: $14.37
#state – Carpenter - Apprentice - 5th 6 Months in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $47.49
Base Rate: $23.70 | Fringe: $23.79
#state – Carpenter - Apprentice - 6th 6 Months in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $49.55
Base Rate: $25.18 | Fringe: $24.37
#state – Carpenter - Apprentice - 7th 6 Months in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $51.62
Base Rate: $26.66 | Fringe: $24.96
#state – Carpenter - Apprentice - 8th 6 Months in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $53.69
Base Rate: $28.14 | Fringe: $25.55
#state – Carpenter Insulation in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $55.76
Base Rate: $29.62 | Fringe: $26.14
#state – Asbestos Worker - Asbestos Abatement in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $59.00
Base Rate: $35.25 | Fringe: $23.75
#state – Asbestos Worker - Trainee 1 Year - 600 Hrs in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $40.15
Base Rate: $25.00 | Fringe: $15.15
#state – Apprentice - 1st 3 Months in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $32.00
Base Rate: $22.22 | Fringe: $9.78
#state – Apprentice - 2nd 3 Months in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $36.59
Base Rate: $22.22 | Fringe: $14.37
#state – Apprentice - 2nd 6 Months Is 1st Year in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $38.44
Base Rate: $24.07 | Fringe: $14.37
#state – Apprentice - 3rd 6 Months in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $40.29
Base Rate: $25.92 | Fringe: $14.37
#state – Apprentice - 4th 6 Months Is 2nd Year in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $42.14
Base Rate: $27.77 | Fringe: $14.37
#state – Apprentice - 5th 6 Months in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $53.41
Base Rate: $29.62 | Fringe: $23.79
#state – Apprentice - 6th 6 Months Is 3rd Year in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $55.85
Base Rate: $31.48 | Fringe: $24.37
#state – Apprentice - 7th 6 Months in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $58.29
Base Rate: $33.33 | Fringe: $24.96
#state – Apprentice - 8th 6 Months Is 4th Year in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $60.73
Base Rate: $35.18 | Fringe: $25.55
#state – Carpenter in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $60.72
Base Rate: $35.23 | Fringe: $25.49
#state – Carpenter - Apprentice - 1st 6 Months in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $50.28
Base Rate: $24.14 | Fringe: $26.14
#state – Carpenter - Apprentice - 2nd 6 Months Is 1st Year in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $38.46
Base Rate: $24.07 | Fringe: $14.39
#state – Carpenter - Apprentice - 4th 6 Months Is 2nd Year in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $42.16
Base Rate: $27.77 | Fringe: $14.39
#state – Carpenter - Apprentice - 6th 6 Months Is 3rd Year in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $55.87
Base Rate: $31.48 | Fringe: $24.39
#state – Carpenter - Apprentice - 8th 6 Months Is 4th Year in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $60.75
Base Rate: $35.18 | Fringe: $25.57
#state – Carpenter - Certified Welder in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $67.37
Base Rate: $41.23 | Fringe: $26.14
#state – Carpenter - Diver in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $78.13
Base Rate: $51.54 | Fringe: $26.59
#state – Carpenter Floorlayer in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $63.19
Base Rate: $37.03 | Fringe: $26.16
#state – Carpenter - Lay-out Man on Monorail in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $69.39
Base Rate: $43.25 | Fringe: $26.14
#state – Carpenter Millwright in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $66.37
Base Rate: $40.23 | Fringe: $26.14
#state – Carpenter Pile Driver in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $60.95
Base Rate: $34.36 | Fringe: $26.59
#state – Apprentice - 1st 6 Months W/500 Hrs in Wayne County, Ohio – Commercial
Total Wage: $48.17
Base Rate: $22.75 | Fringe: $25.42
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Common questions
What is the prevailing wage in Wayne County, Ohio?
There is no single prevailing wage for a county — each labor classification has its own rate. Across the 100 records listed on this page, total prevailing wage in Wayne County, Ohio runs from $23.16 to $95.77 per hour, median $53.24. Find your classification in the list above to get the rate that actually applies.
Which construction types are covered in Wayne County, Ohio?
The determinations on this page cover Building, Commercial, Heavy, Highway construction. Davis-Bacon splits work into Building, Residential, Highway and Heavy, and the same trade can carry a different rate under each. A Highway rate does not apply to Building work in the same county.
Are these federal or state rates?
This page shows federal and state determinations. Federal Davis-Bacon rates apply to federal and federally assisted projects; state and city determinations apply to their own public works. Where more than one applies to a project, the higher rate for each classification generally governs.
How current are the Wayne County, Ohio rates?
The most recent determination shown here is dated July 30, 2026. WageFinder re-reads the official sources weekly. Every rate links back to its determination on the government source, which is the authoritative document for compliance.