Prevailing wage rates · Wyoming · Wage determination
Prevailing wage rates: Albany, Big Horn, Campbell and 20 more counties, Wyoming
Building construction · WY20260041 modification 2, published June 18, 2026
The short answer
This sheet sets 34 classifications for building work in Albany, Big Horn, Campbell and 20 more counties, Wyoming. Each line is a basic hourly rate plus a fringe rate, and the sum is the minimum you must pay for that work, from $12.46 an hour (blinds/window-covering installer) to $102.54 (elevator constructors). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAWY2026-001 · SAWY, May 1, 2026 | ||||
| ASBESTOS REMOVAL, ABATEMENT AND DEMOLITION | $23.00 | $0.00 | $23.00 | SAWY |
| BLINDS/WINDOW-COVERING INSTALLER | $12.46 | $0.00 | $12.46 | SAWY |
| BOILERMAKER | $44.37 | $28.26 | $72.63 | SAWY |
| BRICKLAYERS AND MASONS | $33.61 | $5.22 | $38.83 | SAWY |
| CARPENTERS AND JOINERS | $35.04 | $12.39 | $47.43 | SAWY |
| CARPET, LINOLEUM AND RESILIENT TILE LAYERS | $34.63 | $0.00 | $34.63 | SAWY |
| CEMENT MASONS/PLASTERERS | $26.00 | $2.41 | $28.41 | SAWY |
| ELECTRICIANS | $38.47 | $10.96 | $49.43 | SAWY |
| ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS | $58.95 | $43.59 | $102.54 | SAWY |
| FIRE SPRINKLER INSTALLERS | $34.02 | $7.76 | $41.78 | SAWY |
| FIRE SYSTEM INSTALLERS (NON-WATER) | $30.88 | $3.97 | $34.85 | SAWY |
GENERAL LABORERS: GROUP 1…Full textGENERAL LABORERS: GROUP 1 AXMEN, HAND FALLER; BIN WALL INSTALLER; BITUMINOUS CURB BUILDER; BURNER (CUTTING TORCH); CAR OR TRUCK LOADER; CONCRETE SAW; CONCRETE VIBRATOR; CONCRETE WORKER; CREOSOTE MATERIAL HANDLER; DUMPMAN; ERECTOR/INSTALLER (INCLUDES FENCES, GUARDRAIL, GUIDEPOSTS, ETC.); FLAGMAN; FORM SETTER; FORM STRIPPER; GENERAL LABORER; HAND OPERATED VIBRATOR ROLLER; JACKHAMMER/PAVEMENT BREAKER; LANDSCAPER; MATERIAL HANDLER; MECHANICAL FORM CLEANER; MORTARMAN; NOZZLEMAN; PIPE SETTER; PIPE WRAPPER; POWER SAW OPERATOR; POWER TYPE CONCRETE BUGGY; PRE-WATERING, PRE-IRRIGATION, AND PRE-WETTING WORK; RIPRAP MAN, RODMAN; SANDBLASTER & POT TENDER; SHORING & LAGGING OPEN DITCH; SIGNALMEN; SCISSORMAN OR HOPPERMAN; STAKE JUMPER; TAMPER OPERATOR; TAR & ASPHALT TENDER; TOOLROOM MAN; WRECKING & DEMOLITION CREWS; UNLOADING AND PACKING | $22.83 | $0.00 | $22.83 | SAWY |
| GLAZIERS | $24.03 | $0.00 | $24.03 | SAWY |
| IRONWORKER | $30.66 | $10.16 | $40.82 | SAWY |
| LIMITED ELECTRICIANS (90 VOLT OR LESS) | $35.54 | $7.66 | $43.20 | SAWY |
| MARBLE, TILE AND TERRAZZO SETTERS | $33.00 | $10.00 | $43.00 | SAWY |
| MECHANICAL, HEAT AND FROST INSULATION | $32.08 | $6.36 | $38.44 | SAWY |
| MILLWRIGHT MACHINERY WORKERS | $39.10 | $21.87 | $60.97 | SAWY |
OPERATING ENGINEERS: GROUP 1…Full textOPERATING ENGINEERS: GROUP 1 A-FRAME TRUCK; AIR COMPRESSOR; ASPHALT PLANT FIREMAN/OILER; AUGER MACHINE (POST HOLE DIGGER); BRAKEMAN; BROOM OPERATOR; BUMP GRINDER OPERATOR; CABLEWAY SIGNALMAN; CHIP SPREADER OPERATOR; CONCRETE MIXER (UP TO 1 YARD); CONCRETE SAW OPERATOR; FARM TYPE TRACTOR; FORKLIFT OPERATOR; FORM GRADER; GENERATOR OPERATOR; GUNITE AND GRANITE MACHINE; HEATER OPERATOR; HEAVY DUTY REPAIRMAN; HOPPERMAN; JOINT MACHINE OPERATOR; LOCOMOTIVE FIREMAN; LONGITUDINAL FLOAT OPERATOR; LUBRICATION & SERVICE ENGINEER; MATERIAL HOIST OPERATOR; MECHANICAL CONVEYOR; MOTORMAN; OIL DISTRIBUTOR; PAVEMENT BREAKER; PUMP OPERATOR; PUMPCRETE OPERATOR (UP TO 4 INCHES); RODMAN/REAR CHAINMAN; SCREED OPERATOR; SCREENING PLANT OPERATOR; TAMPER & SIMILAR MACHINES; TIRE REPAIRMAN; TUGGER HOIST; UNDERGROUND FREEZE UNIT; WELDING MACHINE OPERATOR | $27.69 | $4.33 | $32.02 | SAWY |
OPERATING ENGINEERS: GROUP 2…Full textOPERATING ENGINEERS: GROUP 2 ASPHALT PLANT OPERATOR; BACKHOE OPERATOR; CABLEWAY OPERATOR; CMI MACHINE & SIMILAR OPERATOR; COMPACTOR OPERATOR; CONCRETE BATCH PLANT OPERATOR; CRUSHING PLANT OPERATOR; DOUBLE DRUM HOIST; DRILLING MACHINERY OPERATOR; ELEVATING GRADER; FRONT-END LOADER (UP TO 1.5 YARDS); HYDRO-BLAST OPERATOR; JUMBO FORM OPERATOR; KOLMAN TYPE LOADER; LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER; MAN LIFT ELEVATOR OPERATOR; MIXER OPERATOR (OVER 1 YARD); MUCKING MACHINE OPERATOR; PAVING MACHINE OPERATOR; PUMPCRETE OPERATOR (OVER 4 INCHES); ROLLER OPERATOR; SUB-GRADING MACHINE OPERATOR; TRACTOR WITH POWER ATTACHMENTS; TRENCHING MACHINE OPERATOR | $29.95 | $4.33 | $34.28 | SAWY |
OPERATING ENGINEERS: GROUP 3…Full textOPERATING ENGINEERS: GROUP 3 DOZER/PUSHCAT; DUAL DRUM MIXER; HYDRO CRANE (UNDER 15 TONS); MOTOR PATROL-GENERAL; SCRAPER; SIDEBOOM CAT OPERATOR; RIGGER; PUGMILL EQUIPMENT OPERATOR | $29.95 | $4.33 | $34.28 | SAWY |
OPERATING ENGINEERS: GROUP 4…Full textOPERATING ENGINEERS: GROUP 4 FINISHER DOZER OPERATOR; HYDRO CRANE (15 TO 30 TONS); LOADER OPERATOR (1.5 YARDS TO 4 YARDS); PILEDRIVER; SHOVEL, DRAGLINE & CLAMSHELL (2 YARDS) | $33.93 | $5.88 | $39.81 | SAWY |
OPERATING ENGINEERS: GROUP 5…Full textOPERATING ENGINEERS: GROUP 5 CARRY LIFT OPERATOR; CRANES (UNDER 25 TONS); GRADE-ALL; INSTRUMENT MAN; LOADER OPERATOR (4 TO 8 YARDS); MOLE OPERATOR; MOTOR PATROL-FINISHER; PUMPCRETE-MOBILE CRANE OR TRUCK | $50.00 | $5.88 | $55.88 | SAWY |
OPERATING ENGINEERS: GROUP 6…Full textOPERATING ENGINEERS: GROUP 6 CRANES (25 TO 50 TONS); FOUR DRUM HOIST; HEAVY DUTY REPAIRMAN, WELDER; HYDROCRANE (30 TO 50 TONS); LOADER OPERATOR (OVER 8 YARDS); SCRAPER OPERATOR, TANDEM | $50.00 | $16.00 | $66.00 | SAWY |
OPERATING ENGINEERS: GROUP 7…Full textOPERATING ENGINEERS: GROUP 7 CRANES (OVER 50 TONS); SHOVELS, DRAGLINES, & CLAMSHELLS (OVER 2 YARDS); WHEEL EXCAVATOR | $50.00 | $16.00 | $66.00 | SAWY |
| PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES | $24.03 | $0.00 | $24.03 | SAWY |
| PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS | $39.95 | $11.70 | $51.65 | SAWY |
| ROOFERS | $24.89 | $3.14 | $28.03 | SAWY |
SEMI-SKILLED LABORERS: GROUP 2…Full textSEMI-SKILLED LABORERS: GROUP 2 ASPHALT RAKER & TAMPER; BRAKEMAN AND VIBRATOR MAN; GUNITE NOZZLEMAN; HIGH SCALAR; MUCKER & BULL GANG LABORER; SANDBLASTER NOZZLEMAN; SEWER PIPE INSTALLER | $23.73 | $4.28 | $28.01 | SAWY |
| SHEETMETAL WORKERS | $33.76 | $5.98 | $39.74 | SAWY |
| SHEETROCK AND DRYWALL INSTALLERS | $33.41 | $17.12 | $50.53 | SAWY |
TENDERS: GROUP 4…Full textTENDERS: GROUP 4 TENDERS BLASTER/POWDERMAN; CARPENTER TENDER; CEMENT MASON TENDER; CHUCK TENDER; DRILL OPERATORS FOR BLASTING & GROUTING; FORK LIFT OPERATOR; HOD CARRIERS; NIPPER; PILING/CAISSON WORKER; PLASTERER TENDER; SCAFFOLD BUILDER; SPADERS; TERRAZZO TENDERS; TILE SETTER TENDERS; TOP MAN OR TOP LANDER; TUGGERS; TUNNER & UNDERGROUND WORKER | $27.50 | $6.91 | $34.41 | SAWY |
TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 1…Full textTRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 1 CEMENT TRUCK (UNDER 10 YARDS); DUMP TRUCK (UNDER 13 CUBIC YARDS); FLAT RACK TRUCK; FLEX BOOM-SINGLE AXLE & TWIN SCREW; FORKLIFT OPERATOR; FUEL/GREASE TRUCK; GREASE/SERVICE PERSON; LUMBER CARRIER; MATERIAL CHECKER; PICKUP TRUCK DRIVER; TRUCK DRIVER DISTRIBUTOR; TRUCK MECHANIC; WAREHOUSE PERSON; WATER TRUCK (SINGLE AXLE) | $24.75 | $5.05 | $29.80 | SAWY |
TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 2…Full textTRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 2 CARDEX PERSON; CEMENT MIXER (OVER 10 YARDS); DUMP TRUCK (OVER 13 CUBIC YARDS); DUMPSTER TYPE EQUIPMENT; EXPEDITOR; HIGHBOY, LOWBOY, FLOATS, SEMI-TRUCK; LEAD WAREHOUSE PERSON; SCALE PERSON/CHECKER/SPOTTER; SNOW PLOW; TIRE REPAIRMAN; TRUCK/DIESEL MECHANIC; WATER TRUCK (SEMI, TANDEM AXLE, EUCLID); WINCH POLE-A-FRAME | $27.88 | $5.05 | $32.93 | SAWY |
Modification history
| Modification 0 | January 2, 2026 |
| Modification 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| Modification 2 | June 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 WY20260041?
- 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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