Prevailing wage rates · Colorado · Wage determination
Prevailing wage rates: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder and 9 more counties, Colorado
Residential construction · CO20260004 modification 1, published May 18, 2026
The short answer
This sheet sets 34 classifications for residential work in Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder and 9 more counties, Colorado. Each line is a basic hourly rate plus a fringe rate, and the sum is the minimum you must pay for that work, from $8.86 an hour (laborers: (common)) to $66.58 (pipefitter (excluding hvac pipe)). Your contract may lock an earlier modification.
Scope
RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (consisting of single family homes and apartments up to and including 4 stories)
What changed this year
First published January 2, 2026, this sheet is now on modification 1, but none of its modifications has changed a rate.
Latest change
May 18, 2026 · modification 1
Classification names reworded; no change among the 33 lines we could match
SAM.gov reworded this sheet’s classification names in this modification, so not every line can be matched to the one before. Only lines matched with certainty are compared here; nothing is guessed. If your trade is not listed, compare it against your contract’s copy.
Compared line by line from each modification as published on SAM.gov. A line we could not pair with certainty is left out rather than guessed.
Rates by classification
These are the rates in modification 1 as published on SAM.gov. The determination and modification written into your contract are the ones that bind you; check that number before relying on this table. Total is the basic rate plus the fringe. Source is the agreement or survey the rate came from and its year; a survey year long past means the rate has not been surveyed since. A marker means the group changed in this modification. In the Since column, a dash means SAM.gov reworded the line during the year and it cannot be matched to the first publication with certainty. A dagger (†) means the fringe carries a footnote or percentage the total does not include; read the group’s notes.
| Classification | Basic rate | Fringe | Total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRCO0007-007 · Bricklayers agreement, January 1, 2024 | ||||
| BRICKLAYER (ADAMS, ARAPAHOE, BOULDER, BROOMFIELD, DENVER, DOUGLAS AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES) | $41.91 | $12.49 | $54.40 | Agreement, 2024 |
| ELEC0012-012 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, September 1, 2025 | ||||
ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARMS…Full textELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARMS, SECURITY SYSTEMS AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS) (PUEBLO COUNTY) | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | Agreement, 2025 |
| ELEC0068-014 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARMS…Full textELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARMS, SECURITY SYSTEMS AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS) | $31.96 | $12.50 | $44.46 | Agreement, 2025 |
| ELEC0111-011 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, January 1, 2025 | ||||
ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARMS…Full textELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARMS, SECURITY SYSTEMS AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS) (MESA COUNTY IN COLORADO.) | $31.75 | $13.25 | $45.00 | Agreement, 2025 |
| ELEC0113-007 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| ELECTRICIAN (EL PASO COUNTY) | $30.53 | $16.30 | $46.83 | Agreement, 2025 |
| ENGI0009-007 · Operating Engineers agreement, May 1, 2023 | ||||
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS:(ROLLER: SELF-PROPELLED ALL TYPES OVER 5 TONS | $34.05 | $14.25 | $48.30 | Agreement, 2023 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: WATER WAGON | $34.05 | $14.25 | $48.30 | Agreement, 2023 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: SCRAPER: SINGLE BOWL UNDER 40 CUBIC YARDS | $34.21 | $14.25 | $48.46 | Agreement, 2023 |
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS…Full textPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: SCRAPER: SINGLE BOWL INCLUDING PUPS 40 CUBIC YARDS AND TANDEM BOWLS AND OVER (SINGLE BOWL INCLUDING PUPS 40 CUBIC YARDS AND TANDEM BOWLS AND OVER) | $34.41 | $14.25 | $48.66 | Agreement, 2023 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: ROLLER: SELF-PROPELLED RUBBER TIRES UNDER 5 TONS | $33.62 | $14.25 | $47.87 | Agreement, 2023 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: MOTOR GRADER: BLADE-ROUGH | $34.05 | $14.25 | $48.30 | Agreement, 2023 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: MOTOR GRADER: BLADE-FINISH | $34.58 | $14.25 | $48.83 | Agreement, 2023 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: BULLDOZER | $34.05 | $14.25 | $48.30 | Agreement, 2023 |
| IRON0024-001 · Ironworkers agreement, November 1, 2024 | ||||
| IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $39.21 | $12.50 | $51.71 | Agreement, 2024 |
| PAIN0930-001 · Painters and Allied Trades agreement, July 1, 2025 | ||||
| GLAZIER | $37.26 | $13.15 | $50.41 | Agreement, 2025 |
| PLUM0003-002 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, June 1, 2018 | ||||
PLUMBER (INCLUDING HVAC PIPE)…Full textPLUMBER (INCLUDING HVAC PIPE) (ADAMS, ARAPAHOE, BOULDER, BROOMFIELD, DENVER, DOUGLAS, JEFFERSON, LARIMER AND WELD COUNTIES) | $23.24 | $5.35 | $28.59 | Agreement, 2018 |
| PLUM0058-011 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, July 1, 2024 | ||||
PLUMBERS (INCLUDE HVAC PIPE) & PIPEFITTERS…Full textPLUMBERS (INCLUDE HVAC PIPE) & PIPEFITTERS (EXCLUDE HVAC PIPE) TRAVEL OR ZONE PAY: TRAVEL OR ZONE PAY SHALL APPLY TO PROJECTS OVER SEVENTY-FIVE (75) MILES FROM THE INTERSECTION OF I-25 AND THE EL PASO/PUEBLO COUNTY LINE. APPRENTICE SHALL RECEIVE THE SAME ZONE PAY AS A JOURNEYMAN. TRAVEL PAY, WHERE APPLICABLE, SHALL BE THE BASIC JOURNEYMAN RATE, PLUS THREE DOLLARS ($3.00) PER HOUR, OR AT THE EMPLOYER?S DISCRETION THE EMPLOYER MAY PROVIDE SUITABLE HOUSING IN LIEU OF THE THREE DOLLARS ($3.00) PER HOUR | $41.40 | $17.17 | $58.57 | Agreement, 2024 |
| PLUM0145-005 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, July 1, 2025 | ||||
| PLUMBER: (PLUMBERS INCLUDE HVAC PIPE) & PIPEFITTERS (EXCLUDE HVAC PIPE) (MESA COUNTY) | $41.32 | $16.01 | $57.33 | Agreement, 2025 |
| PLUM0208-002 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, June 1, 2024 | ||||
PIPEFITTER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE)…Full textPIPEFITTER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE) (ADAMS, ARAPAHOE, BOULDER, BROOMFIELD, DENVER, DOUGLAS, JEFFERSON, LARIMER AND WELD COUNTIES) | $44.15 | $22.43 | $66.58 | Agreement, 2024 |
| SHEE0009-003 · Sheet Metal Workers agreement, July 1, 2025 | ||||
| SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT AND INSTALLATION OF HVAC SYSTEMS) | $43.05 | $22.65 | $65.70 | Agreement, 2025 |
| SUCO2001-002 · Survey of contractors in CO, December 20, 2001 | ||||
| SPRINKLER FITTER | $18.47 | $3.74 | $22.21 | Survey, 2001 |
| SHEET METAL WORKER: ALL OTHER WORK | $17.30 | $4.05 | $21.35 | Survey, 2001 |
| ROOFER | $14.73 | $0.00 | $14.73 | Survey, 2001 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: FRONT END LOADER | $16.50 | $0.00 | $16.50 | Survey, 2001 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: (BACKHOE) | $12.98 | $3.31 | $16.29 | Survey, 2001 |
| PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY (EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING AND TAPING) | $13.62 | $3.39 | $17.01 | Survey, 2001 |
| LABORERS: CONCRETE/MASON TENDERS | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | Survey, 2001 |
| LABORERS: BRICK FINISHERS/TENDERS | $11.25 | $0.00 | $11.25 | Survey, 2001 |
| LABORERS: (COMMON) | $8.86 | $0.00 | $8.86 | Survey, 2001 |
| FORMBUILDER/FORMSETTER | $12.78 | $1.98 | $14.76 | Survey, 2001 |
| DRYWALL HANGER/FRAMER (INCLUDING METAL STUD WORK) | $17.13 | $2.63 | $19.76 | Survey, 2001 |
| DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $13.00 | $0.00 | $13.00 | Survey, 2001 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $16.80 | $0.00 | $16.80 | Survey, 2001 |
| CARPENTER (EXCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING/FRAMING, METAL STUD WORK AND FORM BUILDING/SETTING) | $16.36 | $1.38 | $17.74 | Survey, 2001 |
Modification history
| Modification 0 | January 2, 2026 |
| Modification 1 | May 18, 2026 (current) |
Published by the Wage and Hour Division; read from sam.gov. The sheet is checked for a newer modification each day. Contracts awarded since January 1, 2017 also carry Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave (one hour per 30 worked, up to 56 a year).
Questions people ask
- Which rate do I pay on CO20260004?
- The line for the classification of work actually performed: the basic rate plus the fringe. You may pay the fringe into benefit plans, as cash on every hour, or a mix. Overtime after 40 hours is 1.5 times the basic rate; fringe is paid on every hour and never multiplied.
- My trade is not on this sheet. What do I do?
- Do not borrow the nearest name. Ask the contracting agency for a conformance on Standard Form 1444 before the first week of that work, and note it as pending on the payroll.
- Does modification 1 apply to my contract?
- Only if it was in force when your contract was awarded (generally at bid opening). An earlier modification locked into the contract keeps applying, except on option years, added scope and indefinite-quantity contracts. The number and modification are on the first page of the exhibit in your contract.
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- 34 classifications in 14 rate groups
- 13 from agreements, 1 from surveys
- Counties: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer, Mesa, Pueblo, Weld, Broomfield