Prevailing wage rates · Michigan · Wage determination
Prevailing wage rates: Berrien and Cass Counties, Michigan
Residential construction · MI20260026 modification 2, published May 18, 2026
The short answer
This sheet sets 20 classifications for residential work in Berrien and Cass Counties, 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 $12.45 an hour (laborer: landscape) to $74.88 (sheet metal worker, includes hvac duct and unit installation). 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 2, and its rates have changed in 1 modification. Of the 20 rates we can follow line by line from the first publication to today, 1 is higher.
If you bid the job or set pay from an earlier copy, find your trades below. The rates that bind you are the ones in the modification written into your contract.
Latest change
May 18, 2026 · modification 2
No rate changed (wording or notes only)
Earlier modifications
January 30, 2026 · modification 11 rate raised
- Sheet metal worker: 1 rate raised by $41.55 an hour
Every line that changed (1)
Classification Was Now Change SHEET METAL WORKER, Includes HVAC Duct and Unit Installation $19.87 + $13.46 $44.45 + $30.43 +$41.55 (+124.7%)
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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELEC0153-005 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, June 8, 2023 | |||||
| ELECTRICIAN | $27.00 | $18.29 | $45.29 | no change | Agreement, 2023 |
| ENGI0325-005 · Operating Engineers agreement, June 1, 2025 | |||||
OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT: GROUP 3…Full textOPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT: GROUP 3 BULLDOZER; CRANE; GRADER/BLADE; LOADER; SCRAPER; STIFF LEG DERRICK FOOTNOTES: CRANE OPERATOR WITH MAIN BOOM AND JIB 300' OR LONGER: $1.50 PER HOUR ABOVE THE GROUP 1 RATE. CRANE OPERATOR WITH MAIN BOOM AND JIB 400' OR LONGER: $3.00 PER HOUR ABOVE THE GROUP 1 RATE. PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, FOURTH OF JULY, LABOR DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY | $44.00 | $25.25 | $69.25 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT: GROUP 2…Full textOPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT: GROUP 2 CRANE OPERATOR WITH MAIN BOOM AND JIB 140' OR LONGER, TOWER CRANE, GANTRY CRANE, WHIRLEY DERRICK FOOTNOTES: CRANE OPERATOR WITH MAIN BOOM AND JIB 300' OR LONGER: $1.50 PER HOUR ABOVE THE GROUP 1 RATE. CRANE OPERATOR WITH MAIN BOOM AND JIB 400' OR LONGER: $3.00 PER HOUR ABOVE THE GROUP 1 RATE. PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, FOURTH OF JULY, LABOR DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY | $45.68 | $25.25 | $70.93 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT: GROUP 1…Full textOPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT: GROUP 1 CRANE OPERATOR WITH MAIN BOOM AND JIB 400', 300', OR 220' OR LONGER. FOOTNOTES: CRANE OPERATOR WITH MAIN BOOM AND JIB 300' OR LONGER: $1.50 PER HOUR ABOVE THE GROUP 1 RATE. CRANE OPERATOR WITH MAIN BOOM AND JIB 400' OR LONGER: $3.00 PER HOUR ABOVE THE GROUP 1 RATE. PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, FOURTH OF JULY, LABOR DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY | $48.98 | $25.25 | $74.23 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| IRON0292-007 · Ironworkers agreement, June 1, 2020 | |||||
| IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $31.75 | $22.84 | $54.59 | no change | Agreement, 2020 |
| LABO0355-002 · Laborers agreement, June 1, 2025 | |||||
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE | $27.21 | $13.45 | $40.66 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| PAIN0312-011 · Painters and Allied Trades agreement, June 12, 2014 | |||||
| PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER | $21.75 | $11.94 | $33.69 | no change | Agreement, 2014 |
| PLUM0172-005 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, May 30, 2016 | |||||
PIPEFITTER: HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION ONLY…Full textPIPEFITTER: HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION ONLY (BERRIEN (CITY OF NILES & VICINITY) & CASS COUNTIES) | $20.96 | $19.18 | $40.14 | no change | Agreement, 2016 |
| ROOF0023-009 · Roofers agreement, June 1, 2024 | |||||
| ROOFER: COMPOSITION | $34.55 | $21.04 | $55.59 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| ROOFER (SLATE & TILE) | $36.05 | $21.04 | $57.09 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| SHEE0020-030 · Sheet Metal Workers agreement, July 1, 2025 | |||||
| SHEET METAL WORKER, INCLUDES HVAC DUCT AND UNIT INSTALLATION | $44.45 | $30.43 | $74.88 | +$41.55 (+124.7%) | Agreement, 2025 |
| SUMI2010-024 · Survey of contractors in MI, September 16, 2010 | |||||
| TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK | $17.00 | $5.71 | $22.71 | no change | Survey, 2010 |
| PLUMBER, EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION | $26.17 | $7.55 | $33.72 | no change | Survey, 2010 |
| OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER | $17.66 | $7.65 | $25.31 | no change | Survey, 2010 |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $19.94 | $5.46 | $25.40 | no change | Survey, 2010 |
| LABORER: PIPELAYER | $17.95 | $5.46 | $23.41 | no change | Survey, 2010 |
| LABORER: LANDSCAPE | $9.64 | $2.81 | $12.45 | no change | Survey, 2010 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $16.87 | $5.46 | $22.33 | no change | Survey, 2010 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $19.27 | $5.85 | $25.12 | no change | Survey, 2010 |
| CARPENTER | $18.81 | $6.38 | $25.19 | no change | Survey, 2010 |
Modification history
| Modification 1 | January 30, 2026 |
| Modification 2 | 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 MI20260026?
- 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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- 20 classifications in 9 rate groups
- 8 from agreements, 1 from surveys
- Counties: Berrien, Cass