Prevailing wage rates · Michigan · Wage determination
Prevailing wage rates: Washtenaw County, Michigan
Residential construction · MI20260024 modification 1, published May 18, 2026
The short answer
This sheet sets 28 classifications for residential work in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Each line is a basic hourly rate plus a fringe rate, and the sum is the minimum you must pay for that work, from $21.04 an hour (laborer: common or general) to $76.64 (operator: power equipment: group 1 crane with boom and jib or leads 400' or longer). 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, and its rates have changed in 1 modification.
Latest change
May 18, 2026 · modification 1
Classification names reworded; 2 fringe formulas changed among the 26 lines we could match
- Electrician: 1 fringe formula changed
- Truck driver: 1 fringe formula changed
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.
Every line that changed (2)
| Classification | Was | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICIAN | $39.26 + 20%+12.50 | $39.26 + $20.35 | changed |
| TRUCK DRIVER: PICKUP | $31.03 + 0.70+a | $31.03 + $0.70 | changed |
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 | Since Jan 2 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASBE0025-005 · Asbestos Workers and Heat & Frost Insulators agreement, June 1, 2025 | |||||
ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR…Full textASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR (TOWNSHIPS OF ANN ARBOR, AUGUSTA, LODI, NORTHFIELD, PITTSFIELD, SALEM, SALINE, SCIO, SUPERIOR, WEBSTER, YPSILANTI & YORK) | $40.74 | $32.59 | $73.33 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| ASBE0047-004 · Asbestos Workers and Heat & Frost Insulators agreement, July 1, 2025 | |||||
ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR…Full textASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR (TOWNSHIPS OF BRIDGEWATER, DEXTER, FREEDOM, LIMS, LYNDON, MANCHESTER, SHARON & SYLVAN) | $40.00 | $23.65 | $63.65 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| CARP1234-003 · Carpenters agreement, August 1, 2024 | |||||
| CARPENTER (SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES AND DETATCHED CONDOMINIUMS) | $29.19 | $15.76 | $44.95 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| CARPENTER (MULTI-FAMILY CONDOMINIUMS) | $31.58 | $16.27 | $47.85 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| ELEC0252-005 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, June 1, 2025 | |||||
| ELECTRICIAN | $39.26 | $20.35 | $59.61 | changed | Agreement, 2025 |
| ENGI0325-004 · Operating Engineers agreement, June 1, 2025 | |||||
OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT: GROUP 7…Full textOPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT: GROUP 7 BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR; BOBCAT/SKID LOADER; BULLDOZER; GRADER/BLADE; SCRAPER; LOADER FOOTNOTES: TOWER CRANES: TO BE PAID THE CRANE OPERATOR RATE DETERMINED BY THE COMBINED LENGTH OF THE MAST AND THE BOOM. IF THE WORKER MUST CLIMB 50 FT. OR MORE TO THE WORK STATION, $.25 PER HOUR ADDITIONAL | $45.34 | $25.35 | $70.69 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT: GROUP 6 REGULAR CRANE OPERATOR FOOTNOTES: TOWER CRANES: TO BE PAID THE CRANE OPERATOR RATE DETERMINED BY THE COMBINED LENGTH OF THE MAST AND THE BOOM. IF THE WORKER MUST CLIMB 50 FT. OR MORE TO THE WORK STATION, $.25 PER HOUR ADDITIONAL | $46.31 | $25.35 | $71.66 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT: GROUP 5 CRANE WITH BOOM AND JIB OR LEADS 120' OR LONGER FOOTNOTES: TOWER CRANES: TO BE PAID THE CRANE OPERATOR RATE DETERMINED BY THE COMBINED LENGTH OF THE MAST AND THE BOOM. IF THE WORKER MUST CLIMB 50 FT. OR MORE TO THE WORK STATION, $.25 PER HOUR ADDITIONAL | $47.17 | $25.35 | $72.52 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT: GROUP 4 CRANE WITH BOOM AND JIB OR LEADS 140' OR LONGER FOOTNOTES: TOWER CRANES: TO BE PAID THE CRANE OPERATOR RATE DETERMINED BY THE COMBINED LENGTH OF THE MAST AND THE BOOM. IF THE WORKER MUST CLIMB 50 FT. OR MORE TO THE WORK STATION, $.25 PER HOUR ADDITIONAL | $47.99 | $25.35 | $73.34 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT: GROUP 3 CRANE WITH BOOM AND JIB OR LEADS 220' OR LONGER FOOTNOTES: TOWER CRANES: TO BE PAID THE CRANE OPERATOR RATE DETERMINED BY THE COMBINED LENGTH OF THE MAST AND THE BOOM. IF THE WORKER MUST CLIMB 50 FT. OR MORE TO THE WORK STATION, $.25 PER HOUR ADDITIONAL | $48.29 | $25.35 | $73.64 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT: GROUP 2 CRANE WITH BOOM AND JIB OR LEADS 300' OR LONGER FOOTNOTES: TOWER CRANES: TO BE PAID THE CRANE OPERATOR RATE DETERMINED BY THE COMBINED LENGTH OF THE MAST AND THE BOOM. IF THE WORKER MUST CLIMB 50 FT. OR MORE TO THE WORK STATION, $.25 PER HOUR ADDITIONAL | $49.79 | $25.35 | $75.14 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT: GROUP 1 CRANE WITH BOOM AND JIB OR LEADS 400' OR LONGER FOOTNOTES: TOWER CRANES: TO BE PAID THE CRANE OPERATOR RATE DETERMINED BY THE COMBINED LENGTH OF THE MAST AND THE BOOM. IF THE WORKER MUST CLIMB 50 FT. OR MORE TO THE WORK STATION, $.25 PER HOUR ADDITIONAL | $51.29 | $25.35 | $76.64 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| IRON0025-004 · Ironworkers agreement, June 1, 2025 | |||||
| IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $36.55 | $35.93 | $72.48 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| LABO0334-020 · Laborers agreement, June 1, 2025 | |||||
LANDSCAPE LABORER: GROUP 2…Full textLANDSCAPE LABORER: GROUP 2 LANDSCAPE LABORER: SMALL POWER TOOL OPERATOR, MATERIAL MOVER, TRUCK DRIVER AND LAWN SPRINKLER INSTALLER TENDER | $27.71 | $9.10 | $36.81 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
LANDSCAPE LABORER: GROUP 1…Full textLANDSCAPE LABORER: GROUP 1 LANDSCAPE SPECIALIST, INCLUDING AIR, GAS AND DIESEL EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, LAWN SPRINKLER INSTALLER, SKIDSTEER (OR EQUIVALENT) | $29.93 | $9.10 | $39.03 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| LABO0499-016 · Laborers agreement, August 1, 2025 | |||||
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE | $38.33 | $15.45 | $53.78 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| PAIN0022-004 · Painters and Allied Trades agreement, July 1, 2008 | |||||
| PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER | $20.14 | $14.72 | $34.86 | no change | Agreement, 2008 |
| PLUM0190-007 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, June 1, 2020 | |||||
| PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION) | $42.26 | $23.70 | $65.96 | no change | Agreement, 2020 |
| PIPEFITTER (HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION ONLY) | $44.31 | $23.70 | $68.01 | no change | Agreement, 2020 |
| PLUM0190-007 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, June 1, 2021 | |||||
| PLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION) | $42.26 | $23.70 | $65.96 | — | Agreement, 2021 |
| PIPEFITTER (HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION ONLY) | $44.31 | $23.70 | $68.01 | — | Agreement, 2021 |
| ROOF0070-008 · Roofers agreement, May 8, 2025 | |||||
| ROOFER | $42.67 | $21.62 | $64.29 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| SHEE0080-002 · Sheet Metal Workers agreement, July 1, 2022 | |||||
| SHEET METAL WORKER, INCLUDES HVAC DUCT AND UNIT INSTALLATION | $28.67 | $9.50 | $38.17 | no change | Agreement, 2022 |
| SUMI2010-022 · Survey of contractors in MI, September 16, 2010 | |||||
| TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK | $17.00 | $5.71 | $22.71 | no change | Survey, 2010 |
| LABORER: PIPELAYER | $17.99 | $5.46 | $23.45 | no change | Survey, 2010 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $15.58 | $5.46 | $21.04 | no change | Survey, 2010 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $19.27 | $5.85 | $25.12 | no change | Survey, 2010 |
| TEAM0247-003 · Teamsters agreement, June 1, 2025 | |||||
| TRUCK DRIVER: PICKUP PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY. IF ANY OF THE ABOVE HOLIDAYS FALL ON A SUNDAY, THE FOLLOWING MONDAY SHALL BE CONSIDERED THE HOLIDAY AND, IF WORK IS PERFORMED, THE RATE SHALL BE DOUBLE TIME. FOOTNOTE: A. $456.70 PER WEEK, PLUS $67.10 PER DAY | $31.03 | $0.70 | $31.73 | changed | Agreement, 2025 |
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 MI20260024?
- 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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- 28 classifications in 15 rate groups
- 14 from agreements, 1 from surveys
- Counties: Washtenaw