Prevailing wage rates · Pennsylvania · Wage determination
Prevailing wage rates: Warren County, Pennsylvania
Building construction · PA20260071 modification 4, published August 20, 2026
The short answer
This sheet sets 42 classifications for building work in Warren 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 $24.86 an hour (laborer: mason tender - cement/concrete) to $85.90 (electrician (includes installation of sound and communication system and low voltage wiring). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASBE0002-006 · Asbestos Workers and Heat & Frost Insulators agreement, August 1, 2024 | ||||
ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR…Full textASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR (INDUSTRIAL; MECHANICAL- DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) | $46.50 | $29.43 | $75.93 | Agreement |
| BOIL0154-007 · Boilermakers agreement, January 1, 2025 | ||||
| BOILERMAKER | $48.28 | $33.17 | $81.45 | Agreement |
| BRPA0009-011 · Bricklayers agreement, December 1, 2022 | ||||
| TILE FINISHER | $28.76 | $17.16 | $45.92 | Agreement |
| TILE SETTER | $35.64 | $21.63 | $57.27 | Agreement |
| BRPA0009-046 · Bricklayers agreement, December 1, 2022 | ||||
BRICKLAYER: INCLUDING POINTING…Full textBRICKLAYER: INCLUDING POINTING, CAULKING, CLEANING AND BRICK REFRACTORY WORK ADDITIONAL $0.75 TO THE BASE WAGE FOR BRICK REFRACTORY WORK | $31.62 | $22.81 | $54.43 | Agreement |
| BRPA0009-057 · Bricklayers agreement, December 1, 2022 | ||||
| MASON - STONE | $31.62 | $22.81 | $54.43 | Agreement |
| CARP0081-008 · Carpenters agreement, May 1, 2023 | ||||
| CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING, METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND FORM WORK) | $33.81 | $18.45 | $52.26 | Agreement |
| CARP0142-010 · Carpenters agreement, June 1, 2023 | ||||
CARPENTER (ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION…Full textCARPENTER (ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, FLOOR LAYING- HARDWOOD FLOORS, CARPET AND VINYL ONLY) | $35.94 | $19.02 | $54.96 | Agreement |
| CARP0443-004 · Carpenters agreement, June 1, 2024 | ||||
| MILLWRIGHT | $43.00 | $23.44 | $66.44 | Agreement |
| CARP0900-013 · Carpenters agreement, June 1, 2023 | ||||
| CARPENTER (SCAFFOLD BUILDING ONLY) | $35.94 | $19.02 | $54.96 | Agreement |
| CARP1014-005 · Carpenters agreement, June 1, 2023 | ||||
| CARPENTER (METAL ROOF INSTALLATION ONLY) | $31.95 | $17.09 | $49.04 | Agreement |
| ELEC0005-015 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, December 26, 2025 | ||||
ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES INSTALLATION OF SOUND AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND LOW VOLTAGE WIRING…Full textELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES INSTALLATION OF SOUND AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND LOW VOLTAGE WIRING; EXCLUDES HVAC TEMPERATURE CONTROL INSTALLATION AND ALARM INSTALLATION) | $49.11 | $36.79 | $85.90 | Agreement |
| ELEC0056-005 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
ELECTRICIAN (EXCLUDES ALARM INSTALLATION…Full textELECTRICIAN (EXCLUDES ALARM INSTALLATION, INSTALLATION OF SOUND AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, HVAC/TEMPERATURE CONTROL INSTALLATION, LOW VOLTAGE WIRING) | $43.25 | $26.56 | $69.81 | Agreement |
| ELEC0712-007 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, December 29, 2025 | ||||
| ELECTRICIAN (ALARM INSTALLATION ONLY) | $51.45 | $29.77 | $81.22 | Agreement |
| ENGI0066-037 · Operating Engineers agreement, July 1, 2024 | ||||
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR…Full textPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: LOADER, PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE), BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE, BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER, BULLDOZER, CRANE*, DRILL RIG CAISSONS, FORKLIFT (LULL OR SIMILAR), MAN LIFT/OUTSIDE ELEVATOR *ADD TO CRANE RATE: BOOMS 101-150 JIBS- ADD $.75 BOOMS 151-200 JIBS- ADD $1.50 BOOMS 201-251 JIBS- ADD $2.25 | $36.87 | $21.32 | $58.19 | Agreement |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: OILER | $29.70 | $21.32 | $51.02 | Agreement |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ROLLER, FORKLIFT (RIDDEN OR SELF-PROPELLED) | $32.25 | $21.32 | $53.57 | Agreement |
| IRON0003-027 · Ironworkers agreement, June 1, 2023 | ||||
| IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL AND REINFORCING | $33.57 | $32.23 | $65.80 | Agreement |
| LABO0910-005 · Laborers agreement, January 1, 2024 | ||||
| LABORER (COMMON OR GENERAL; CONCRETE WORKER) | $26.82 | $19.39 | $46.21 | Agreement |
| PAIN0041-003 · Painters and Allied Trades agreement, May 1, 2014 | ||||
| PAINTER (SPRAY ONLY, EXCLUDES WORK ON INDUSTRIAL SITES) | $27.95 | $16.12 | $44.07 | Agreement |
| PAIN0057-001 · Painters and Allied Trades agreement, June 1, 2023 | ||||
| PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER ONLY | $30.56 | $23.72 | $54.28 | Agreement |
| PAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING ONLY | $32.39 | $23.26 | $55.65 | Agreement |
| PAIN0057-031 · Painters and Allied Trades agreement, June 1, 2023 | ||||
| PAINTER (INDUSTRIAL: SPRAY ONLY) | $36.01 | $23.72 | $59.73 | Agreement |
| PAIN0751-007 · Painters and Allied Trades agreement, June 1, 2020 | ||||
| GLAZIER | $28.30 | $10.73 | $39.03 | Agreement |
| PLAS0526-015 · Plasterers and Cement Masons agreement, June 1, 2021 | ||||
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $31.77 | $21.89 | $53.66 | Agreement |
| PLAS0526-026 · Plasterers and Cement Masons agreement, June 1, 2021 | ||||
| PLASTERER | $30.69 | $18.99 | $49.68 | Agreement |
| PLUM0354-008 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, June 1, 2024 | ||||
| PIPEFITTER (INDUSTRIAL) | $47.75 | $26.55 | $74.30 | Agreement |
| PLUM0354-013 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, June 1, 2024 | ||||
| PIPEFITTER (EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION AND WORK ON INDUSTRIAL SITES) | $40.02 | $26.55 | $66.57 | Agreement |
| PLUM0449-003 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, June 1, 2024 | ||||
| PIPEFITTER (HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION ONLY) | $48.15 | $29.17 | $77.32 | Agreement |
| SFPA0669-004 · SFPA, January 1, 2026 | ||||
| SPRINKLER FITTER (FIRE SPRINKLERS) | $49.75 | $30.26 | $80.01 | SFPA |
| SHEE0012-009 · Sheet Metal Workers agreement, July 1, 2026 | ||||
Group definitions, zones and premiums for SHEE0012-009SHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION, EXCLUDES METAL FLASHING INSTALLATION).$ 46.75 35.93 | ||||
| SUPA2011-029 · Survey of contractors in PA, August 20, 2014 | ||||
| ELECTRICIAN (HVAC/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS INSTALLATION ONLY) | $29.05 | $16.89 | $45.94 | Survey |
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE | $18.41 | $6.45 | $24.86 | Survey |
| MECHANICAL INSULATOR, INCLUDING DUCT AND PIPE AND EXCLUDING WORK ON INDUSTRIAL SITES | $30.60 | $17.16 | $47.76 | Survey |
| PLUMBER | $31.72 | $17.01 | $48.73 | Survey |
| ROOFER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF METAL ROOFS | $24.13 | $11.95 | $36.08 | Survey |
| SHEET METAL WORKER (METAL FLASHING INSTALLATION ONLY) | $31.43 | $20.05 | $51.48 | Survey |
| TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK | $24.98 | $11.88 | $36.86 | Survey |
| UAVGPA0002 · Union average, January 1, 2025 | ||||
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $23.23 | $18.53 | $41.76 | Union average |
| UAVGPA0004 · Union average, January 1, 2025 | ||||
| OPERATOR: MECHANIC | $36.53 | $22.01 | $58.54 | Union average |
| UAVGPA0007 · Union average, January 1, 2025 | ||||
| IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL | $34.91 | $30.85 | $65.76 | Union average |
| UAVGPA0008 · Union average, January 1, 2025 | ||||
| IRONWORKER, RIGGER | $35.22 | $30.56 | $65.78 | Union average |
| UAVGPA0009 · Union average, January 1, 2025 | ||||
| OPERATOR: HIGHLIFT | $31.19 | $22.01 | $53.20 | Union average |
Modification history
| Modification 2 | January 23, 2026 |
| Modification 3 | May 18, 2026 |
| Modification 4 | August 20, 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 PA20260071?
- 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 4 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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