Prevailing wage rates · Pennsylvania · Wage determination
Prevailing wage rates: Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Residential construction · PA20260037 modification 2, published May 18, 2026
The short answer
This sheet sets 34 classifications for residential work in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. Each line is a basic hourly rate plus a fringe rate, and the sum is the minimum you must pay for that work, from $40.48 an hour (electrician (barrett, collbaugh, paradise, price, and tobyhanna townships)) to $103.63 (electrician (remainder of county)). Your contract may lock an earlier modification.
Scope
Including Tobyhanna Army Depot
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASBE0038-004 · Asbestos Workers and Heat & Frost Insulators agreement, July 1, 2025 | ||||
ASBESTOS WORKERS/INSULATOR…Full textASBESTOS WORKERS/INSULATOR (INCLUDES THE APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATING MATERIALS, PROTECTIVE COVERINGS, COATINGS AND FINISHINGS TO ALL TYPES OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS) | $39.18 | $26.07 | $65.25 | Agreement |
| BOIL0013-006 · Boilermakers agreement, January 1, 2025 | ||||
| BOILERMAKER | $55.00 | $35.48 | $90.48 | Agreement |
| BRPA0005-022 · Bricklayers agreement, May 1, 2022 | ||||
| BRICKLAYER, STONEMASON (TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT) | $37.07 | $18.82 | $55.89 | Agreement |
| BRPA0005-040 · Bricklayers agreement, May 1, 2016 | ||||
| BRICKLAYER, STONEMASON (EXCEPT TOBYHANNA) | $32.39 | $16.06 | $48.45 | Agreement |
| CARP0261-006 · Carpenters agreement, June 1, 2018 | ||||
| CARPENTER & SOFT FLOOR LAYER | $28.02 | $12.59 | $40.61 | Agreement |
| ELEC0081-007 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| ELECTRICIAN (BARRETT, COLLBAUGH, PARADISE, PRICE, AND TOBYHANNA TOWNSHIPS) | $23.82 | $16.66 | $40.48 | Agreement |
| ELEC0102-009 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, June 3, 2024 | ||||
| ELECTRICIAN (REMAINDER OF COUNTY) | $63.38 | $40.25 | $103.63 | Agreement |
| ELEV0084-002 · Elevator Constructors agreement, January 1, 2025 | ||||
| ELEVATOR MECHANIC FOOTNOTES: A. VACATION CREDIT: EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTES 8% BASIC HOURLY RATE FOR 5 YEARS OR MORE OF SERVICE AS VACATION PAY CREDIT, AND 6% FOR 6 MONTHS TO 5 YEARS OF SERVICE. B. EIGHT PAID HOLIDAYS (PROVIDED EMPLOYEE HAS WORKED 5 CONSECUTIVE DAYS BEFORE AND THE WORKING DAY AFTER THE HOLIDAY): NEW YEARS'S DAY; MEMORIAL DAY; INDEPENDENCE DAY; LABOR DAY; VETERAN'S DAY; THANKSGIVING DAY AND THE FRIDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING DAY, AND CHRISTMAS DAY | $61.41 | $38.44 | $99.85 | Agreement |
| ENGI0542-020 · Operating Engineers agreement, May 1, 2021 | ||||
| FOOTNOTE: A - PAID HOLIDAYS: WASHINGTON 'S BIRTHDAY, GOOD FRIDAY, MEMORIAL DAY, LABOR DAY, PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION DAY, VETERANS DAY; THANKSGIVING DAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY. ***TOXIC/HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL*** ADD 20% TO BASIC HOURLY RATE FOR ALL CLASSIFICATIONS | $34.40 | $26.32 | $60.72 | Agreement |
| FOOTNOTE: A - PAID HOLIDAYS: WASHINGTON 'S BIRTHDAY, GOOD FRIDAY, MEMORIAL DAY, LABOR DAY, PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION DAY, VETERANS DAY; THANKSGIVING DAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY. ***TOXIC/HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL*** ADD 20% TO BASIC HOURLY RATE FOR ALL CLASSIFICATIONS | $35.27 | $26.59 | $61.86 | Agreement |
| FOOTNOTE: A - PAID HOLIDAYS: WASHINGTON 'S BIRTHDAY, GOOD FRIDAY, MEMORIAL DAY, LABOR DAY, PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION DAY, VETERANS DAY; THANKSGIVING DAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY. ***TOXIC/HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL*** ADD 20% TO BASIC HOURLY RATE FOR ALL CLASSIFICATIONS | $35.72 | $26.72 | $62.44 | Agreement |
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 3…Full textPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 3 CONVEYORS, BUILDING HOIST (SINGLE DRUM), HIGH OR LOW PRESSURE BOILERS, WELL DRILLERS, ASPHALT PLANT ENGINEERS, DITCH WITCH TYPE TRENCHER, CORE DRILL OPERATORS, FORKLIFT TRUCKS UNDER 20FT. LIFT, FINE GRADE MACHINES, DIRECTIONAL DRILL MACHINE 7"" OR LESS, HYDRAULIC PIPE PUSHER 7"" OR LESS, SKID-STEER FORKLIFT, MACHINES WITH CONCRETE MIXER ATTACHMENT, MACHINES SIMILAR TO THE ABOVE INCLUDING REMOTE CONTROL EQUIPMENT, MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT OPERATOR. FOOTNOTE: A - PAID HOLIDAYS: WASHINGTON 'S BIRTHDAY, GOOD FRIDAY, MEMORIAL DAY, LABOR DAY, PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION DAY, VETERANS DAY; THANKSGIVING DAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY. ***TOXIC/HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL*** ADD 20% TO BASIC HOURLY RATE FOR ALL CLASSIFICATIONS | $36.87 | $27.04 | $63.91 | Agreement |
| FOOTNOTE: A - PAID HOLIDAYS: WASHINGTON 'S BIRTHDAY, GOOD FRIDAY, MEMORIAL DAY, LABOR DAY, PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION DAY, VETERANS DAY; THANKSGIVING DAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY. ***TOXIC/HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL*** ADD 20% TO BASIC HOURLY RATE FOR ALL CLASSIFICATIONS | $41.84 | $28.52 | $70.36 | Agreement |
| FOOTNOTE: A - PAID HOLIDAYS: WASHINGTON 'S BIRTHDAY, GOOD FRIDAY, MEMORIAL DAY, LABOR DAY, PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION DAY, VETERANS DAY; THANKSGIVING DAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY. ***TOXIC/HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL*** ADD 20% TO BASIC HOURLY RATE FOR ALL CLASSIFICATIONS | $39.59 | $27.85 | $67.44 | Agreement |
| FOOTNOTE: A - PAID HOLIDAYS: WASHINGTON 'S BIRTHDAY, GOOD FRIDAY, MEMORIAL DAY, LABOR DAY, PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION DAY, VETERANS DAY; THANKSGIVING DAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY. ***TOXIC/HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL*** ADD 20% TO BASIC HOURLY RATE FOR ALL CLASSIFICATIONS | $42.12 | $28.60 | $70.72 | Agreement |
| FOOTNOTE: A - PAID HOLIDAYS: WASHINGTON 'S BIRTHDAY, GOOD FRIDAY, MEMORIAL DAY, LABOR DAY, PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION DAY, VETERANS DAY; THANKSGIVING DAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY. ***TOXIC/HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL*** ADD 20% TO BASIC HOURLY RATE FOR ALL CLASSIFICATIONS | $39.87 | $27.94 | $67.81 | Agreement |
Group definitions, zones and premiums for ENGI0542-020POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 6 OILERS AND DECK HANDS (PERSONNEL BOATS). POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 5 FIREMAN. POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 4 WELDING MACHINES, WELL POINTS, COMPRESSORS, PUMPS, HEATERS, FARM TRACTORS, FORM LINE GRADERS, ROAD FINISHING MACHINES, CONCRETE BREAKING MACHINES, ROLLERS, SEAMAN PULVERZING MIXER, POWER BOOM, SEEDING SPREADER, TIREMAN (FOR POWER EQUIPMENT), GROUT PUMP 4"" AND UP, POWER BROOM, POWER SWEEPER, SEEDING SPREADER (SELF-PROPELLED) MACHINES SIMILAR TO THE ABOVE INCLUDING REMOTE CONTROL EQUIPMENT. POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 2A CRAWLER BACKHOES AND CRAWLER GRADALLS OVER ONE CUBIC YARD FACTORY RATING; HYRAULIC BACHOES OVER ONE CUBIC YARD FACTORY RATING; EQUIPMENT 15 TON AND OVER FACTORY RATING; MACHINES SIMILAR TO ABOVE, INCLUDING REMOTE CONTROL EQUIPMENT. POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 2 ALL TYPES OF CRANES (EXCEPT CRANES DOING HOOK WORK) BACKHOES, CABLEWAYS, DRAGLINES, KEYSTONES, SHOVELS, DERRICKS, TRENCH SHOVELS, TRENCHING MACHINES, HOIST WITH TWO TOWERS, PAVERS 21E AND OVER, OVERHEAD CRANES, BUILDING HOISTS (DOUBLE DRUM) GRADALLS, MUCKING MACHINES IN TUNNELS, FRONT END LOADERS, TANDEM SCRAPERS, PIPPIN TYPE BACKHOES, BOAT CAPTAINS, BATCH PLANT OPERATORS CONCRETE DRILLS, SELF-CONTAINED ROTARY DRILLS, FORK LIFTS, 20FT, LIFT AND OVER, SCRAPERS, TOURNAPULLS, SPREADERS, BULLDOZERS AND TRACTORS, ROLLERS (HIGH GRADE FINISHING), MECHANIC-WELDER, MOTOR PATROLS, CONCRETE PUMPS, GREASE TRUCK, DIRECTIONALL DRILL MACHINES 8"" AND UP, SKID STEER, HYDRAULIC PIPE PUSHER 8"" AND UP, HYDRO AX, ENVIRONMENTAL RECYCLING MACHINE AND GRINDER TYPE MACHINES, LULL TYPE LIFTS MASONRY TENDERS, SHEAR ATTACHED TO MACHINES, GREASE TRUCK, CONCREATE PLACER MACHINE, MACHINES SIMILAR TO THE ABOVE INCLUDING REMOTE CONTROL EQUIPMENT. POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1A MACHINES DOING HOOK WORK; MACHINES HANDLING MACHINERY; ALL TYPES OF CRANES 15 TON AND OVER FACTORY RATING; CABLEWAYS; DRAGLINES 15 TON AND OVER FACTORY RATING; HIGH RAIL/BURRO CRANE 15 TON AND OVER FACTORY RATING; RAIL LOADER (WINCH BOOM TYPE) 15 TON AND OVER FACTORY RATING; CONCRETE PUMPS 145 FEET OF BOOM LENGTH OR LESS (150 YARD POUR, OR LESS); MACHINES SIMILAR TO AVOE, INCLUDING REMOTE CONTROL EQUIPMENT. POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 MACHINES DOING HOOK WORK, ANY MACHINE HANDLING MACHINERY, CABLE SPINNING MACHINES, HELICOPTERS, LULLTYPE FORKLIFT WITH BOOM ATTACHMENT, CONCRETE BOOM. TRUCK, MACHINES SIMILAR TO THE ABOVE INCLUDING REMOTE CONTROL EQUIPMENT. | ||||
| IRON0404-025 · Ironworkers agreement, July 1, 2024 | ||||
| IRONWORKERS: (STRUCTURAL & ORNAMENTAL) | $37.26 | $32.63 | $69.89 | Agreement |
| LABO1174-005 · Laborers agreement, May 1, 2016 | ||||
LABORER: GROUP 4…Full textLABORER: GROUP 4 SKID-STEERING LOADER AND FOLKLIFT LABORERS. OPERATION OF ROUGH TERRAIN FORKLIFTS, SKID-STEERING LOADERS | $25.34 | $17.14 | $42.48 | Agreement |
LABORER: GROUP 3…Full textLABORER: GROUP 3 MASON TENDERS, MIXING OF MORTAR, PLASTER AND MORTAR PUMPS, PLASTER TENDERS, CAISSON WORK, BLAST FURNACES, COKE OVENS AND ALL RELATED WORK, ERECTION AND DISMANTLING OF ALL SCAFFOLDING, INCLUDING TUBULAR FRAME, MANUAL AND POWERED CLIMBING SCAFFOLD, SWING SCAFFOLDS, SLINGS, BOSUM CHAIRS, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SAFETY PROTECTION INCLUDING BARRICADES, NETS AND ROPES, SCAFFOLD WEATHER ENCLOSURES; SHORING; MORTAR BUGGIES; CONCRETE PUMPS; WALK-BEHIND FORKLIFTS; ELECTRIC WELDERS TORCHES, COMPRESSORS, GENERATORS AND THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF SAME; JACKHAMMERS, TAMPERS; CUT-OFF SAWS & OTHER POWER EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR DEMOLITION; ROTARY-HAMMER DRILLS, ELECTRIC & PNEUMATIC HAND-TOOLS; TRANSIT, LEVELS & LASERS; TEMPERING MOTAR; STOCKING SCAFFOLDS WITH MASONRY MATERIALS INCLUDING BRICK, BLOCK, MORTAR, TEERA COTTA, ARCHITECTURAL PRE-CAST CONCRETE, NATURAL STONE, INSULATION & MASTIC, FLASHING, ANCHORS & TIES, GROUNT; MOBILE LIFTING PLATFORM SCAFFORING POWERED BY ANY POWER MODE OR METHOD ; CLEANING OF ALL MASONRY DEBRIS | $25.34 | $17.14 | $42.48 | Agreement |
LABORER: GROUP 2…Full textLABORER: GROUP 2 ASBESTOS REMOVAL, HAZARDOUS AND TOXIC WASTE REMOVAL, ALL WORK IN CONNECTION WITH HANDING, CONTROL, REMOVAL, ABATEMENT, ENCAPSULATION OR DISPOSAL OF ASBESTOS AND/OR TOXIC WASTE WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THE MEMBER OF THE LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA NOT TO BE LIMITED TO THE ERECTION, MOVING, SERVICING AND DISMANTLING OF ALL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT NORMALLY USED IN THE HANDLING, CONTROL, REMOVAL OR ENCAPSULATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL, THIS AGREEMENT COVERS WORK TASKS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY AND ALL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND FINAL CLEAN-UP AND DISPOSAL OF SUCH HAZARDOUS WASTE MATERIAL | $25.57 | $17.14 | $42.71 | Agreement |
LABORER: GROUP 1…Full textLABORER: GROUP 1 CLEANING, SCRUBBING, WASHING AND POLISHING OF FLOORS, FURNITURE AND WINDOWS, STRIPPING, DISMANTLING, OILING AND MOVING OF CONCRETE FORMS, LOADING, UNLOADING AND CARRYING OF REINFORCED STEEL, HANDLING AND DISTRIBUTION OF LUMBER OF ALL OTHER BUILDING MATERIALS, UNLOADING, CARRYING, DISTRIBUTING AND LAYING OF PRE- CAST CONCRETE SLABS AND PLANKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DECISIONS OF RECORD, WRECKING, MOVING AND DEMOLISHING, UNDERPINNING AND SHORING OF ALL STRUCTURES, SIGNAL PERSON AND FLAG PERSON, LANDSCAPING AND NURSERY WORK, TOOLROOM PERSON, OPERATORS OF SALAMANDERS, SMUDGE POTS, PROPANE GAS AND KEROSENE BURNERS AND ALL OTHER HEATING METHODS. CLEANING OF PRECIPITATORS, OPERATING OF JACKHAMMERS, BUSTERS, DRILLS AND ALL OTHER PNEUMATIC AND ELECTRIC HAND TOOLS, WAGON DRILLS, AIR AND HYDRAULIC, ON OR OFF TRACKS, POWER BUGGIES, CONCRETE MIXERS, PUMP AND VIBRATORS, WALK- ALONG COMPACTING EQUIPMENT, VIBRATING AND TAMPING, GUNNITING MACHINES (INCLUDING THE NOZZLE), OPERATION OF STEAM JENNIES, SANDBLASTING (FILLING THE POT, CLEANING UP OF SAND, USE OF NOZZLE), PUMPS 2: OR UNDER CONVEYORS, VACUUM CLEANERS, ALL TYPES (RIDE OR WALK-ALONG), CONCRETE SAWS AND CUTTING EQUIPMENT, BURNING AND WELDING TORCHES, DYNAMITE BLASTERS AND BLASTER TENDERS, SWING SCAFFOLDS, SLINGS AND BOSUN CHAIRS. LAYING OF NON-METALLIC (CLAY, IRONSTONE, TERRA COTTA, VITRIFIED CONCRETE AND PLASTIC) PIPE AND MAKING OF JOINTS FOR SAME, WALK-ALONG LIFTS AND SIMILAR MACHINES, POURING AND PLACING OF ALL CONCRETE AND RELATED MATERIALS, ALL CONCRETE CURING APPLICATIONS | $24.54 | $17.14 | $41.68 | Agreement |
| PAIN0021-013 · Painters and Allied Trades agreement, May 1, 2021 | ||||
| PAINTERS: SPRAY | $30.02 | $21.14 | $51.16 | Agreement |
| PAINTERS: (BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $29.02 | $21.14 | $50.16 | Agreement |
| PLAS0592-002 · Plasterers and Cement Masons agreement, June 1, 2023 | ||||
| PLASTERER (REMAINDER OF COUNTY) | $37.81 | $13.70 | $51.51 | Agreement |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (REMAINDER OF COUNTY) | $37.13 | $14.30 | $51.43 | Agreement |
| PLAS0592-021 · Plasterers and Cement Masons agreement, June 1, 2023 | ||||
| PLASTERER (TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT) | $37.81 | $13.70 | $51.51 | Agreement |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT) | $37.13 | $14.30 | $51.43 | Agreement |
| PLUM0524-003 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, December 1, 2025 | ||||
| PLUMBER AND STEAMFITTER | $51.69 | $27.07 | $78.76 | Agreement |
| ROOF0030-005 · Roofers agreement, May 1, 2024 | ||||
| ROOFERS: (SLATE AND TILE) | $37.35 | $21.85 | $59.20 | Agreement |
| ROOFERS: (SHINGLE) | $34.35 | $21.85 | $56.20 | Agreement |
| SHEE0044-005 · Sheet Metal Workers agreement, May 1, 2024 | ||||
| SHEET METAL WORKER | $36.13 | $30.32 | $66.45 | Agreement |
| TEAM0229-001 · Teamsters agreement, May 1, 2025 | ||||
TRUCK DRIVER: GROUP 3…Full textTRUCK DRIVER: GROUP 3 EUCLID-TYPE, OFF HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT-BACK OR DOUBLE BOTTOM DUMP TRUCKS (OVER 20 TONS), STRADDLE TRUCKS, PUSHER, ARTICULATE DUMPED TRUCKS, LOW BOY TRAILERS, SEMI TRAILERS WATER TANK, SPRINKLER TRUCKS, WINCH TRUCKS AND FUEL TRUCKS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE APPROPRIATE CLASSIFICATION AS LISTED ABOVE | $42.43 | $0.00 | $42.43 | Agreement |
WATER TANK, SPRINKLER TRUCKS…Full textWATER TANK, SPRINKLER TRUCKS, WINCH TRUCKS AND FUEL TRUCKS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE APPROPRIATE CLASSIFICATION AS LISTED ABOVE | $41.94 | $0.00 | $41.94 | Agreement |
WATER TANK, SPRINKLER TRUCKS…Full textWATER TANK, SPRINKLER TRUCKS, WINCH TRUCKS AND FUEL TRUCKS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE APPROPRIATE CLASSIFICATION AS LISTED ABOVE | $41.87 | $0.00 | $41.87 | Agreement |
Group definitions, zones and premiums for TEAM0229-001TRUCK DRIVER: GROUP 2 DUMP TRUCK (OVER 10 YDS), ASPHALT DISTRIBUTORS, TRANSIT MIX (UNDER 5 YDS), TRANSIT MIX (OVER 5 YDS.), FLAT OR STAKE BODY (TANDEM), FUEL TRUCK A-FRAME/WINCH TRUCKS, DRY BATCH TRUCK, TRUCK MOUNTED SWEEPER AND VAC TRUCKS, BUSES, DUMPSTER (TANDEM) TRUCK DRIVER: GROUP 1 FLAT BED TRUCK (SINGLE-AXLE), DUMP TRUCKS (UNDER 10 YDS SINGLE AXLE), STAKE BODY TRCK (SINGLE AXLE), DUMPSTER (SINGLE AXLE) | ||||
Modification history
| Modification 1 | January 16, 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 PA20260037?
- 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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