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Prevailing wage rates: Carbon County, Montana

Building construction · MT20260061 modification 1, published May 18, 2026

The short answer

This sheet sets 18 classifications for building work in Carbon County, Montana. Each line is a basic hourly rate plus a fringe rate, and the sum is the minimum you must pay for that work, from $17.00 an hour (painter: roller) to $106.05 (elevator mechanic). Your contract may lock an earlier modification.

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; 1 fringe formula changed among the 18 lines we could match

Elevator mechanic: 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 (1)

Classification	Was	Now	Change
ELEVATOR MECHANIC	$67.61 + 38.435+a+b	$67.61 + $38.44	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
ASBE0082-002 · Asbestos Workers and Heat & Frost Insulators agreement, August 1, 2024
HEAT AND FROST INSULATOR	$43.81	$21.87	$65.68	no change	Agreement, 2024
BOIL0011-002 · Boilermakers agreement, January 1, 2025
BOILERMAKER	$38.75	$32.31	$71.06	no change	Agreement, 2025
CARP0082-014 · Carpenters agreement, June 1, 2025
CARPENTER: INCLUDING ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, FORMWORK, AND DRYWALL HANGING	$32.05	$15.02	$47.07	no change	Agreement, 2025
ELEV0019-005 · Elevator Constructors agreement, January 1, 2025
ELEVATOR MECHANIC FOOTNOTE: A. EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTES 8% OF THE BASIC HOURLY RATE FOR OVER 5 YEAR'S SERVICE AND 6% OF THE BASIC HOURLY RATE FOR 6 MONTHS TO 5 YEARS' OF SERVICE AS VACATION PAID CREDIT. B. EIGHT PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY; MEMORIAL DAY; INDEPENDENCE DAY; LABOR DAY; VETERAN'S DAY; THANKSGIVING DAY; FRIDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS DAY	$67.61	$38.44	$106.05	changed	Agreement, 2025
ENGI0400-005 · Operating Engineers agreement, May 1, 2025
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR… Full text POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ZONE 1: (2) EXCAVATOR, BACKHOE ZONE DEFINITIONS FOR POWER EQUPMENT OPERATORS: THE ZONE HOURLY RATES APPLICABLE TO EACH PROJECT SHALL BE DETERMINED BY MEASURING THE ROAD MILES OVER THE SHORTEST PRACTICAL MAINTAINED ROUTE FROM THE NEAREST COUNTY COURT HOUSE OF THE FOLLOWING LISTED TOWNS TO THE CENTER OF THE JOB: BILLINGS, BOZEMAN, BUTTE, GREAT FALLS, HELENA, KALISPELL, MISSOULA ZONE 1: 0 TO 30 MILES - BASE PAY ZONE 2: 30 TO 60 MILES - BASE PAY + $3.50 ZONE 3: OVER 60 MILES - BASE PAY + $5.50	$32.88	$16.20	$49.08	no change	Agreement, 2025
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR… Full text POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ZONE 1: (1) CRANE, FORKLIFT, FRONT END LOADER ZONE DEFINITIONS FOR POWER EQUPMENT OPERATORS: THE ZONE HOURLY RATES APPLICABLE TO EACH PROJECT SHALL BE DETERMINED BY MEASURING THE ROAD MILES OVER THE SHORTEST PRACTICAL MAINTAINED ROUTE FROM THE NEAREST COUNTY COURT HOUSE OF THE FOLLOWING LISTED TOWNS TO THE CENTER OF THE JOB: BILLINGS, BOZEMAN, BUTTE, GREAT FALLS, HELENA, KALISPELL, MISSOULA ZONE 1: 0 TO 30 MILES - BASE PAY ZONE 2: 30 TO 60 MILES - BASE PAY + $3.50 ZONE 3: OVER 60 MILES - BASE PAY + $5.50	$31.51	$16.20	$47.71	no change	Agreement, 2025
IRON0732-015 · Ironworkers agreement, June 1, 2024
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL, REINFORCING AND ORNAMENTAL	$36.83	$25.30	$62.13	no change	Agreement, 2024
LABO1686-009 · Laborers agreement, May 1, 2021
LABORER, ZONE 1: COMMON OR GENERAL ZONE DEFINITIONS FOR LABORERS THE ZONE HOURLY RATES… Full text LABORER, ZONE 1: COMMON OR GENERAL ZONE DEFINITIONS FOR LABORERS THE ZONE HOURLY RATES APPLICABLE TO EACH PROJECT SHALL BE DETERMINED BY MEASURING THE ROAD MILES OVER THE SHORTEST PRACTICAL MAINTAINED ROUTE FROM THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE OF THE FOLLOWING LISTED TOWN TO THE CENTER OF THE JOB: BILLINGS, BOZEMAN, BUTTE, HELENA, GREAT FALLS, MISSOULA, KALISPELL TRAVEL ZONES: ZONE 1: 0 TO 30 MILES, BASE PAY ZONE 2: 30-60, ADD $3.05 TO BASE PAY ZONE 3: OVER 60 MILES, ADD $4.85 TO BASE PAY	$23.05	$12.72	$35.77	no change	Agreement, 2021
PAIN1922-004 · Painters and Allied Trades agreement, November 1, 2021
PAINTER: BRUSH AND SPRAY	$26.39	$19.39	$45.78	no change	Agreement, 2021
PLUM0030-012 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, September 1, 2024
PLUMBER, INCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION	$41.00	$20.47	$61.47	no change	Agreement, 2024
PIPEFITTER, EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION	$44.35	$21.87	$66.22	no change	Agreement, 2024
ROOF0229-002 · Roofers agreement, May 1, 2023
ROOFER EMPLOYER PAYS 80% OF HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS	$24.00	$9.16	$33.16	no change	Agreement, 2023
SFMT0669-002 · SFMT, April 1, 2025
SPRINKLER FITTER (FIRE SPRINKLERS)	$39.97	$24.40	$64.37	no change	SFMT
SHEE0103-008 · Sheet Metal Workers agreement, July 1, 2025
SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT AND SYSTEM INSTALLATION ONLY)	$40.07	$22.07	$62.14	no change	Agreement, 2025
SUMT2011-037 · Survey of contractors in MT, January 4, 2011
PAINTER: ROLLER	$17.00	$0.00	$17.00	no change	Survey, 2011
LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK	$17.51	$3.71	$21.22	no change	Survey, 2011
ELECTRICIAN	$28.15	$10.59	$38.74	no change	Survey, 2011
BRICKLAYER	$22.50	$6.01	$28.51	no change	Survey, 2011

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 MT20260061?: 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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18 classifications in 13 rate groups
11 from agreements, 1 from surveys
Counties: Carbon