Prevailing wage rates · Pennsylvania · Wage determination
Prevailing wage rates: Berks County, Pennsylvania
Residential construction · PA20260108 modification 1, published May 18, 2026
The short answer
This sheet sets 8 classifications for residential work in Berks 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 $49.66 an hour (painter: brush and roller only) to $101.94 (plumber). 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 1, but none of its modifications has changed a rate.
Latest change
May 18, 2026 · modification 1
1 classification added
Classifications added or removed
- Added: CARPENTER $47.46 + $28.92
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 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRPA0001-018 · Bricklayers agreement, May 1, 2021 | ||||
| BRICKLAYER | $45.45 | $30.16 | $75.61 | Agreement, 2021 |
| ELEC0743-017 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, September 1, 2020 | ||||
| ELECTRICIAN | $39.27 | $22.28 | $61.55 | Agreement, 2020 |
| ENGI0542-010 · Operating Engineers agreement, May 1, 2021 | ||||
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE FOOTNOTE: A. PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY; MEMORIAL DAY; INDEPENDENCE DAY; LABOR DAY; THANKSGIVING DAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY ***TOXIC/HARARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL*** ADD 20 PER CENT TO BASIC HOURLY RATE FOR ALL CLASSIFICATIONS | $50.80 | $28.89 | $79.69 | Agreement, 2021 |
| LABO0413-011 · Laborers agreement, May 1, 2025 | ||||
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $39.10 | $26.69 | $65.79 | Agreement, 2025 |
| PAIN0021-008 · Painters and Allied Trades agreement, May 1, 2021 | ||||
| PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER ONLY | $29.51 | $20.15 | $49.66 | Agreement, 2021 |
| PLUM0690-013 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, May 1, 2023 | ||||
| PLUMBER | $64.73 | $37.21 | $101.94 | Agreement, 2023 |
| ROOF0030-015 · Roofers agreement, May 1, 2022 | ||||
| ROOFER | $31.25 | $21.75 | $53.00 | Agreement, 2022 |
| UAVGPA0037 · Union average, January 1, 2025 | ||||
| CARPENTER | $47.46 | $28.92 | $76.38 | 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 PA20260108?
- 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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- 8 classifications in 8 rate groups
- 7 from agreements, 0 from surveys
- Counties: Berks