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Prevailing wage rates: Montgomery County, Maryland

Heavy, Highway construction · MD20260043 modification 2, published June 4, 2026

The short answer

This sheet sets 67 classifications for heavy, highway work in Montgomery County, Maryland. Each line is a basic hourly rate plus a fringe rate, and the sum is the minimum you must pay for that work, from $20.00 an hour (truck driver - flatbed) to $82.56 (electrician). Your contract may lock an earlier modification.

Scope

Excludes Dredging

Rates by classification

Total is the basic rate plus the fringe. Source is the agreement or survey the rate came from; a marker means the group changed in this modification. A dagger (†) means the fringe carries a footnote or percentage the total does not include; read the group’s notes.

ClassificationBasic rateFringeTotalSource
SAMD2025-001 · SAMD, December 11, 2025
BRICKLAYER$25.50$0.00$25.50SAMD
CARPENTER$32.28$0.00$32.28SAMD
CARPENTER - SHORING SCAFFOLD BUILDER$35.89$14.60$50.49SAMD
CARPET LAYER$35.10$15.33$50.43SAMD
CEMENT MASON$24.00$0.00$24.00SAMD
ELECTRICIAN$59.50$23.06$82.56SAMD
IRONWORKER - STRUCTURAL$39.30$27.14$66.44SAMD
LABORER - AIR TOOL OPERATOR$33.88$9.20$43.08SAMD
LABORER - ASPHALT PAVER$33.88$9.20$43.08SAMD
LABORER - ASPHALT RAKER$29.58$9.20$38.78SAMD
LABORER - BLASTER - DYNAMITE$33.88$9.20$43.08SAMD
LABORER - BURNER$33.88$9.20$43.08SAMD
LABORER - COMMON$29.58$9.20$38.78SAMD
LABORER - CONCRETE PUDDLER$29.58$9.20$38.78SAMD
LABORER - CONCRETE SURFACER$33.88$9.20$43.08SAMD
LABORER - CONCRETE TENDER$29.58$9.20$38.78SAMD
LABORER - CONCRETE VIBRATOR$29.58$9.20$38.78SAMD
LABORER - DENSITY GAUGE$29.58$9.20$38.78SAMD
LABORER - FIREPROOFER - MIXER$29.58$9.20$38.78SAMD
LABORER - FLAGGER$29.58$9.20$38.78SAMD
LABORER - GRADE CHECKER$29.58$9.20$38.78SAMD
LABORER - HAND ROLLER$29.58$9.20$38.78SAMD
LABORER - HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER$33.88$9.20$43.08SAMD
LABORER - JACKHAMMER$29.58$9.20$38.78SAMD
LABORER - LANDSCAPING$29.58$9.20$38.78SAMD
LABORER - LAYOUT$29.58$9.20$38.78SAMD
LABORER - LUTEMAN$29.58$9.20$38.78SAMD
LABORER - MASON TENDER$33.88$9.20$43.08SAMD
LABORER - MORTAR MIXER$29.58$9.20$38.78SAMD
LABORER - PIPELAYER$33.88$9.20$43.08SAMD
LABORER - PLASTERER - HANDLER$29.58$9.20$38.78SAMD
LABORER - SCAFFOLD BUILDER$33.88$9.20$43.08SAMD
LABORER - TAMPER$29.58$9.20$38.78SAMD
MILLWRIGHT$29.00$0.00$29.00SAMD
PAINTER - BRIDGE$45.00$17.01$62.01SAMD
PILEDRIVER$37.74$14.73$52.47SAMD
PLUMBER$51.25$23.10$74.35SAMD
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - ASPHALT DISTRIBUTOR$33.25$1.32$34.57SAMD
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - BACKHOE$35.00$10.42$45.42SAMD
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - BOOM TRUCK$36.72$5.61$42.33SAMD
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - BROOM / SWEEPER$28.95$10.42$39.37SAMD
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - BULLDOZER$34.00$14.05$48.05SAMD
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - CRANE$45.49$5.61$51.10SAMD
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - DRILL - RIG$34.00$14.05$48.05SAMD
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - EXCAVATOR$33.52$7.52$41.04SAMD
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - FORKLIFT$31.04$14.05$45.09SAMD
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - GRADALL$36.42$10.42$46.84SAMD
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - LOADER$30.00$2.56$32.56SAMD
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - MECHANIC$32.30$0.00$32.30SAMD
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - MILLING MACHINE$27.70$0.00$27.70SAMD
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - PAVER$28.21$0.00$28.21SAMD
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - ROLLER - ASPHALT$25.90$6.53$32.43SAMD
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - ROLLER - EARTH$28.95$10.42$39.37SAMD
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - SCREED$28.49$6.53$35.02SAMD
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - SKID STEER (Bobcat)$25.00$0.00$25.00SAMD
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR- TRANSFER MACHINE OPERATOR.$ 28.46 14.76 POWER EQUIPMENT…
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POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR- TRANSFER MACHINE OPERATOR.$ 28.46 14.76 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR-VACUUM TRUCK

$38.60$15.75$54.35SAMD
RESILIENT FLOOR$35.10$15.33$50.43SAMD
SPRINKLERFITTER$42.32$26.05$68.37SAMD
STONE MASON$33.00$0.00$33.00SAMD
TILE & TERRAZZO FINISHER$28.85$12.85$41.70SAMD
TRUCK DRIVER - DUMP$22.00$0.00$22.00SAMD
TRUCK DRIVER - FLATBED$20.00$0.00$20.00SAMD
TRUCK DRIVER - LOWBOY$24.75$2.00$26.75SAMD
TRUCK DRIVER - TACK/TAR TRUCK$23.47$6.53$30.00SAMD
SAMD2025-002 · SAMD, March 10, 2026
LINEWORKER/UNDERGROUND MECHANIC$34.18$7.04$41.22SAMD
UNDERGROUND CABLE SPLICER$29.49$4.64$34.13SAMD
UNDERGROUND GAS MECHANIC$29.57$8.82$38.39SAMD

Modification history

Modification 0January 2, 2026
Modification 1May 18, 2026
Modification 2June 4, 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 MD20260043?
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 2 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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