Prevailing wage rates · Ohio · Wage determination
Prevailing wage rates: Mercer County, Ohio
Building construction · OH20260048 modification 1, published May 18, 2026
The short answer
This sheet sets 37 classifications for building work in Mercer County, Ohio. Each line is a basic hourly rate plus a fringe rate, and the sum is the minimum you must pay for that work, from $10.39 an hour (laborer: landscape & irrigation) to $83.56 (plumber (hvac pipe installation only)). Your contract may lock an earlier modification.
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.
| Classification | Basic rate | Fringe | Total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASBE0045-004 · Asbestos Workers and Heat & Frost Insulators agreement, July 1, 2024 | ||||
| ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $37.00 | $28.27 | $65.27 | Agreement |
| BROH0022-007 · Bricklayers agreement, June 1, 2024 | ||||
| BRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER | $33.30 | $18.28 | $51.58 | Agreement |
| CARP0372-005 · Carpenters agreement, May 1, 2024 | ||||
| SOFT FLOOR LAYER | $30.25 | $25.16 | $55.41 | Agreement |
| ELEC0008-003 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, May 27, 2024 | ||||
| ELECTRICIAN | $48.40 | $25.24 | $73.64 | Agreement |
| ENGI0018-024 · Operating Engineers agreement, May 1, 2024 | ||||
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: FORKLIFT | $42.98 | $16.41 | $59.39 | Agreement |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANE; SCRAPER) | $44.14 | $16.41 | $60.55 | Agreement |
| IRON0055-013 · Ironworkers agreement, July 1, 2024 | ||||
| IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $35.50 | $29.20 | $64.70 | Agreement |
| IRON0550-009 · Ironworkers agreement, May 1, 2025 | ||||
| IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL | $36.00 | $23.57 | $59.57 | Agreement |
| LABO0423-002 · Laborers agreement, May 1, 2021 | ||||
| LABORER (CHAIN LINK/CYCLONE FENCE ERECTION) | $28.73 | $11.80 | $40.53 | Agreement |
| LABO0500-004 · Laborers agreement, May 1, 2024 | ||||
| LABORER (MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE) | $32.35 | $16.42 | $48.77 | Agreement |
| PAIN0948-002 · Painters and Allied Trades agreement, July 1, 2025 | ||||
| GLAZIER | $36.50 | $25.06 | $61.56 | Agreement |
| PLUM0050-010 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, June 30, 2025 | ||||
| PLUMBER (HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION ONLY) | $51.00 | $32.56 | $83.56 | Agreement |
| PIPEFITTER (EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION) | $51.00 | $32.56 | $83.56 | Agreement |
| ROOF0134-006 · Roofers agreement, July 1, 2021 | ||||
| ROOFER | $29.07 | $19.84 | $48.91 | Agreement |
| SHEE0033-017 · Sheet Metal Workers agreement, July 1, 2024 | ||||
| SHEET METAL WORKER (EXCLUDES HVAC DUCT AND UNIT INSTALLATION) | $39.58 | $35.15 | $74.73 | Agreement |
| SUOH2012-050 · Survey of contractors in OH, August 29, 2014 | ||||
| TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP (ALL TYPES) | $17.97 | $4.14 | $22.11 | Survey |
| SPRINKLER FITTER (FIRE SPRINKLERS) | $25.91 | $9.18 | $35.09 | Survey |
| SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT AND HVAC UNIT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $22.05 | $12.18 | $34.23 | Survey |
| PLUMBER, EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION | $29.57 | $17.20 | $46.77 | Survey |
| PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $17.91 | $10.85 | $28.76 | Survey |
| OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE) | $25.85 | $10.42 | $36.27 | Survey |
| OPERATOR: LOADER | $17.43 | $2.72 | $20.15 | Survey |
| OPERATOR: BULLDOZER | $23.50 | $7.51 | $31.01 | Survey |
| OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER | $20.00 | $3.26 | $23.26 | Survey |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $24.59 | $7.76 | $32.35 | Survey |
| LABORER: PIPELAYER | $18.37 | $4.79 | $23.16 | Survey |
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $22.74 | $8.60 | $31.34 | Survey |
| LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $10.39 | $0.00 | $10.39 | Survey |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $21.67 | $8.30 | $29.97 | Survey |
| DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER | $17.63 | $5.64 | $23.27 | Survey |
| DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $18.57 | $3.12 | $21.69 | Survey |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $23.47 | $10.07 | $33.54 | Survey |
| CARPENTER (EXCLUDING SOFT FLOOR LAYING) | $21.09 | $9.08 | $30.17 | Survey |
| BRICKLAYER | $27.47 | $12.26 | $39.73 | Survey |
| UAVGOH0012 · Union average, January 1, 2019 | ||||
| BRICKLAYER: TILE SETTER | $29.90 | $16.52 | $46.42 | Union average |
| BRICKLAYER: TILE FINISHER | $26.88 | $11.81 | $38.69 | Union average |
| UAVGOH0013 · Union average, January 1, 2019 | ||||
| IRONWORKER: REINFORCING | $33.18 | $23.73 | $56.91 | Union average |
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 OH20260048?
- 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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