Prevailing wage rates · Washington · Wage determination
Prevailing wage rates: Thurston County, Washington
Heavy construction · WA20260132 modification 1, published May 18, 2026
The short answer
This sheet sets 43 classifications for heavy work in Thurston County, Washington. Each line is a basic hourly rate plus a fringe rate, and the sum is the minimum you must pay for that work, from $29.70 an hour (laborer: fence erector) to $109.44 (electrician). Your contract may lock an earlier modification.
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
3 classifications added
Classifications added or removed
- Added: GRADE CHECKER $48.64 + $18.82
- Added: TRAFFIC CONTROL: LABORER-CONES/ BARRICADES/BARRELS - SETTER/MOVER/SWEEPER $39.00 + $14.40
- Added: OPERATOR: CRANE $55.86 + $25.30
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARP0360-003 · Carpenters agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| CARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK | $63.98 | $19.13 | $83.11 | Agreement, 2025 |
| ELEC0046-002 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, August 4, 2025 | ||||
| ELECTRICIAN | $75.96 | $33.48 | $109.44 | Agreement, 2025 |
| ELEC0077-003 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, February 1, 2023 | ||||
| TREE TRIMMER: GROUND PERSON | $22.60 | $16.37 | $38.97 | Agreement, 2023 |
| TREE TRIMMER | $42.57 | $17.97 | $60.54 | Agreement, 2023 |
| ENGI0612-003 · Operating Engineers agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE (UNDER 15 METRIC TONS) | $59.46 | $27.32 | $86.78 | Agreement, 2025 |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE (OVER 30 METRIC TONS AND UP TO 50 METRIC TONS) | $60.91 | $27.32 | $88.23 | Agreement, 2025 |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE (15 TO 30 METRIC TONS) | $60.14 | $27.32 | $87.46 | Agreement, 2025 |
| ENGI0612-004 · Operating Engineers agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| OPERATOR: BULLDOZER | $59.46 | $27.32 | $86.78 | Agreement, 2025 |
| ENGI0612-006 · Operating Engineers agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| OPERATOR: LOADER (OVERHEAD UNDER 6 YARDS; PLANT FEED) | $60.14 | $27.32 | $87.46 | Agreement, 2025 |
| ENGI0612-024 · Operating Engineers agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| OPERATOR: SCRAPER | $60.14 | $27.32 | $87.46 | Agreement, 2025 |
| OPERATOR: OILER (TRUCK CRANE OILER/DRIVER: 100 TONS AND OVER) | $59.46 | $27.32 | $86.78 | Agreement, 2025 |
OPERATOR: OILER (DRILL OILERS…Full textOPERATOR: OILER (DRILL OILERS: AUGER TYPE; TRUCK OR CRANE MOUNT; TRUCK CRANE OILER/DRIVER: UNDER 100 TONS) | $60.14 | $27.32 | $87.46 | Agreement, 2025 |
| OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE | $60.91 | $27.32 | $88.23 | Agreement, 2025 |
| OPERATOR: DRILL (HORIZONTAL/DIRECTIONAL DRILL OPERATOR) | $60.14 | $27.32 | $87.46 | Agreement, 2025 |
| OPERATOR: DRILL (HORIZONTAL/DIRECTIONAL DRILL LOCATOR) | $59.46 | $27.32 | $86.78 | Agreement, 2025 |
| OPERATOR: DRILL (DRILLING MACHINE) | $61.81 | $27.32 | $89.13 | Agreement, 2025 |
| OPERATOR: CONCRETE PUMP (TRUCK MOUNT WITH BOOM ATTACHMENT UP TO 42M) | $60.14 | $27.32 | $87.46 | Agreement, 2025 |
| OPERATOR: CONCRETE PUMP (TRUCK MOUNT WITH BOOM ATTACHMENT OVER 42M) | $60.91 | $27.32 | $88.23 | Agreement, 2025 |
| OPERATOR: CONCRETE PUMP (MOUNTED OR TRAILER HIGH PRESSURE LINE PUMP, PUMP HIGH PRESSURE) | $59.46 | $27.32 | $86.78 | Agreement, 2025 |
| IRON0086-005 · Ironworkers agreement, July 7, 2025 | ||||
| IRONWORKER | $57.94 | $34.52 | $92.46 | Agreement, 2025 |
| LABO0242-009 · Laborers agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE | $50.38 | $16.96 | $67.34 | Agreement, 2025 |
| LABO0242-010 · Laborers agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| LABORER: NOZZLE PERSON | $52.31 | $17.01 | $69.32 | Agreement, 2025 |
| LABO0252-012 · Laborers agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $50.38 | $16.96 | $67.34 | Agreement, 2025 |
| LABO0252-013 · Laborers agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| LABORER: PIPELAYER | $51.52 | $16.99 | $68.51 | Agreement, 2025 |
| LABO0252-014 · Laborers agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGER | $40.88 | $16.72 | $57.60 | Agreement, 2025 |
| PAIN0300-002 · Painters and Allied Trades agreement, July 1, 2025 | ||||
| PAINTER | $41.24 | $14.70 | $55.94 | Agreement, 2025 |
| PLAS0528-008 · Plasterers and Cement Masons agreement, June 1, 2024 | ||||
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $54.16 | $21.27 | $75.43 | Agreement, 2024 |
| SUWA2018-032 · Survey of contractors in WA, March 1, 2024 | ||||
| TRUCK DRIVER: WATER TRUCK | $31.62 | $16.84 | $48.46 | Survey, 2024 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK | $27.32 | $12.50 | $39.82 | Survey, 2024 |
| OPERATOR: ROLLER | $44.66 | $13.93 | $58.59 | Survey, 2024 |
| OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE) | $32.35 | $13.44 | $45.79 | Survey, 2024 |
| OPERATOR: MECHANIC | $53.10 | $4.41 | $57.51 | Survey, 2024 |
| OPERATOR: FORKLIFT | $49.89 | $0.00 | $49.89 | Survey, 2024 |
| OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER | $51.50 | $0.00 | $51.50 | Survey, 2024 |
| LABORER: FENCE ERECTOR | $29.70 | $0.00 | $29.70 | Survey, 2024 |
| LABORER: HOD CARRIER | $38.58 | $10.89 | $49.47 | Survey, 2024 |
| LABORER: CONCRETE SAW CHAIN | $36.41 | $10.89 | $47.30 | Survey, 2024 |
| LABORER: ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTOR | $40.89 | $7.16 | $48.05 | Survey, 2024 |
| FORM WORKER | $48.26 | $14.59 | $62.85 | Survey, 2024 |
| TEAM0313-001 · Teamsters agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| TRUCK DRIVER: ASPHALT MIX | $55.43 | $27.52 | $82.95 | Agreement, 2025 |
| UAVGWA0014 · Union average, March 1, 2024 | ||||
| GRADE CHECKER | $48.64 | $18.82 | $67.46 | Union average |
| UAVGWA0015 · Union average, March 1, 2024 | ||||
| TRAFFIC CONTROL: LABORER-CONES/ BARRICADES/BARRELS - SETTER/MOVER/SWEEPER | $39.00 | $14.40 | $53.40 | Union average |
| UAVGWA0018 · Union average, March 1, 2024 | ||||
| OPERATOR: CRANE | $55.86 | $25.30 | $81.16 | 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 WA20260132?
- 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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- 43 classifications in 20 rate groups
- 16 from agreements, 1 from surveys
- Counties: Thurston