The Davis-Bacon Act and Changes in Prevailing Wage Rates, 2000 to 2008

The Davis-Bacon Act and Changes in Prevailing Wage Rates, 2000 to 2008

The Davis-Bacon Act and Changes in
Prevailing Wage Rates, 2000 to 2008
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Summary
The Davis-Bacon Act requires employers to pay workers at least the locally prevailing wage and
fringe benefits on federal construction projects of more than $2,000. These wages and benefits are
the minimum that employers must pay workers. In order to hire and retain workers, employers
may pay more than the minimum amounts. Issues for Congress include the effect of the Davis-
Bacon Act on labor costs in federal construction and the earnings of construction workers and
their families. Other concerns include the administration and enforcement of the act.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) publishes Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for four types of
construction: residential, building, highway, and heavy construction. A comparison of Davis-
Bacon prevailing wages in these four types of construction with average hourly wages from the
Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey in 12 states shows the following:
• In 2000, 67.5% of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates (141 of 209) were either the
same as or higher than OES average hourly wages. In 2000, OES wages are available
for metropolitan areas only.
• In 2008, if Davis-Bacon prevailing wages are compared to OES average hourly
wages in metropolitan areas only, 62.4% of Davis-Bacon wages (189 of 303, where
nonmetropolitan areas are excluded) were higher than OES wages.
• Differences in Davis-Bacon prevailing wages and OES average hourly wages vary by type of
construction. In 2008, in building, highway, and heavy construction, 66.7%, 63.6%, and
59.7%, respectively, of Davis-Bacon wages were higher than OES wages. By contrast, in
residential construction, 19.0% of Davis-Bacon wages were higher than OES wages.
These findings indicate that Davis-Bacon prevailing wages are generally higher than average
OES hourly wages in three of the four types of construction for which DOL publishes wage
determinations. On the other hand, the findings suggest that from 2000 to 2008 the gap between
Davis-Bacon and OES wages may have narrowed. The gap between Davis-Bacon OES wages
may have narrowed for several reasons. First, from 2000 to 2008, 38.0% (157 of 413) of
prevailing wages examined for this report did not increase or were raised because of a higher
federal minimum wage. Second, research suggests that the wages of union workers are higher
than the wages of nonunion workers, but that the gap may have narrowed. Therefore, to the extent
that Davis-Bacon wages are union wages, the difference between Davis-Bacon and OES wages
may have narrowed. Third, union membership in the construction industry has declined (from
18.3% to 15.6% between 2000 and 2008), which may have lowered the share of Davis-Bacon
wages that are based on collective bargaining agreements.
If the Davis-Bacon Act causes contractors to pay wages that are higher than they would otherwise
pay, Davis-Bacon may raise labor costs on federal construction projects. If these higher costs are
not offset by greater labor productivity, better work quality, or improved timeliness in completing
construction projects, Davis-Bacon likely raises the cost of federal construction. Inputs other than
labor go into the costs of construction (e.g., land and materials). But, if the gap between Davis-
Bacon and overall average hourly wages has narrowed, the effect of the Davis-Bacon Act on
labor costs on federal construction projects may have diminished.
Finally, the average hourly wage for workers in many construction occupations appears to have
fallen relative to the average hourly wage for all occupations. This trend could also affect labor
costs on federal construction projects.
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Contents
The Davis-Bacon Act....................................................................................................................... 1
Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations........................................................................................... 2
Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage Requirements in Other Acts...................................................... 3
Enforcement .............................................................................................................................. 3
Issues for Congress.................................................................................................................... 4
Comparison of Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wages with Average Hourly Wages from the
Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) Survey..................................................................... 4
Summary of Findings ................................................................................................................ 5
Conclusion................................................................................................................................. 6
The Narrowing Gap Between Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wages and OES
Average Wages ................................................................................................................. 7
The Relative Decline in the Wages of Construction Workers ............................................. 8

Tables
Table 1. Average Real Hourly Wages in Selected Construction Occupations Compared to
the Average Real Hourly Wage in all Occupations, 2000 and 2008 ............................................. 9
Table 2. Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage Rates and OES Survey Average Hourly Wages in
Selected States, by County, Type of Construction, and Occupation, 2000 and 2008 ................. 10

Contacts
Author Contact Information........................................................................................................... 58

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he Davis-Bacon Act requires employers to pay workers on federal construction projects at
least the locally prevailing wage and fringe benefits. These wages and benefits are the
T minimum that employers must pay workers. In order to hire and retain workers, employers
may pay more than the minimum amounts required.
This report describes the Davis-Bacon Act and explains how locally prevailing wages are
determined. Congress is often interested in how wages on Davis-Bacon projects compare to
wages on other construction projects. Therefore, the report compares Davis-Bacon prevailing
hourly wages with average hourly wages from the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES)
survey, which is an employer survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Davis-
Bacon wages are compared to OES average wages for the same or similar areas and occupations.
The report concludes with a discussion of some potential implications of the findings.
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages may differ from average hourly wages from the OES survey for a
number of reasons. If federal construction projects are different from other construction projects,
the types of worker skills required may not be the same. Davis-Bacon wages and OES wages may
apply to different geographic areas or time periods. OES average hourly wages may include
industries other than construction.
The Davis-Bacon Act
The Davis-Bacon Act requires employers to pay employees at least the locally prevailing wage
and fringe benefits on construction contracts of more than $2,000 to which the federal
government is a party.1 Under the act, construction is defined as the construction of public
buildings or public works. Construction includes both new construction and the alteration or
repair of existing construction.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) publishes locally prevailing wages and benefits for four
types of construction: residential, building, highway, and heavy construction.
• Residential construction consists of single family homes and apartment buildings
of four stories or less.
• Building construction consists of housing of five stories or more and construction
of other buildings, including court houses, hospitals, office buildings, schools,
and parking garages.
• Highway construction includes roads, bridges, trails, runways, and parking lots.
• Heavy construction consists of projects that are not properly classified under the
other three types of construction.2

1 More specifically, the Davis-Bacon Act states that “The advertised specifications for every contract in excess of
$2,000 to which the United States or the District of Columbia is a party, for construction, alteration, and/or repair … of
public buildings or public works … shall contain a provision stating the minimum wages to be paid various classes of
laborers and mechanics which shall be based upon the wages that will be determined by the Secretary of Labor to be
prevailing for the corresponding classes of laborers and mechanics employed on projects of a character similar to the
contract work in the city, town, village, or other civil subdivision of the State in which the work is to be performed, or
in the District of Columbia if the work is to be performed there….” 40 U.S.C. § 276a(a).
2 U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Application of the Standard of Comparison
“Projects of a Character Similar” Under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts, March 17, 1978, available at
http://www.dol.gov/whd/programs/dbra/docs/memo-131.pdf, pp. 2-6.
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Each contractor subject to the Davis-Bacon Act must furnish a weekly payroll statement to the
contracting federal agency. The statement must include the name of each covered worker and the
worker’s job classification, hourly rate of pay, and number of hours worked.3
The President may suspend the Davis-Bacon Act in the case of a national emergency. Although
the statute does not define a national emergency, the act has been suspended several times over
the years. Most recently, President George W. Bush suspended the Davis-Bacon Act in September
2005 in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. The suspension was lifted two months later in
November 2005.4
Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations
DOL publishes hourly prevailing wages in reports called wage determinations. DOL issues two
types of wage determinations: “general” (or “area”) determinations and “project” determinations.
General wage determinations are available for most counties in each state, while project
determinations are issued for a specific project at the request of a federal agency. A general wage
determination may cover one or more counties in a state, including the entire state. A wage
determination may apply to one or more types of construction.
Typically, a wage determination has prevailing wage rates for several occupations. In turn, an
occupation may have several classifications. For example, the occupation of truck driver may
have different wage rates for different types of trucks (e.g., dump trucks and cement trucks) or for
trucks of different sizes.
Prevailing wages and fringe benefits for each job classification are based on DOL surveys of
construction contractors, subcontractors, and building trades unions. The surveys collect
information on wages and fringe benefits paid to workers on active construction projects.
Davis-Bacon surveys collect information on wages and fringe benefits paid to workers in
different job classifications during the “peak week” of employment. The peak week of
employment is the week in which the largest number of workers are employed in a job
classification. The wages and benefits paid during the peak week are not necessarily the wages
and benefits paid to workers in a job classification at the time of the survey. Thus, for a project
that lasts several years, a survey conducted at the end of the project may collect information on
wages and benefits paid at the beginning, middle, or end of the project. The peak week may differ
for different job classifications on the same project.
DOL’s stated goal is to conduct wage surveys in each state every three years for each type of
construction.5 The survey schedule may be prioritized based on need (e.g., planned construction),
resources, or the likelihood of federal construction in the area.
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages are determined as follows. If more than 50% of workers in a job
classification (on similar projects and in the same geographical area) are paid the same wage, the

3 29 C.F.R. § 3.3. U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Fact Sheet #66: The Davis-Bacon and Related
Acts (DBRA), available at http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs66.pdf.
4 For more information on the suspension of Davis-Bacon, see CRS Report RL33276, Prevailing Wage Requirements
and the Emergency Suspension of the Davis-Bacon Act, by (name redacted) and (name redacted).
5 U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Davis-Bacon and Related Acts, available at
http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/programs/dbra/faqs/page25.htm.
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majority wage is the prevailing wage. If a majority of workers in a job classification are not paid
the same wage, the prevailing wage is the weighted average wage of workers in the job
classification.6 The majority wage may be a wage negotiated under a collective bargaining
agreement (CBA). DOL’s wage surveys also collect information on employer-paid fringe
benefits. Employers may meet the fringe benefit requirement by paying employees the cash
equivalent of the amount of fringe benefits.7
The Davis-Bacon prevailing wage may be the current federal or state minimum wage. The current
federal minimum wage is $7.25. If the minimum wage is the prevailing wage, wage
determinations are generally updated to take into account increases in the federal minimum wage.
If a state has a minimum wage higher than the federal minimum wage, the wage determination
may show the current federal minimum wage. But, the higher state minimum wage will generally
apply.
Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage Requirements in Other Acts
In addition to contractors performing work on federal construction projects, Congress has added
Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements to other statutes. Under several Davis-Bacon “related
acts,” prevailing wages are required on federal construction projects that are funded through
grants, loans, loan guarantees, or other forms of financing. These related acts cover construction
in such areas as transportation, housing, and water pollution control.8
Congress has also required Davis-Bacon prevailing wages in spending bills. For example, the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (P.L. 111-5, ARRA) temporarily increased funding for
a number of programs and created new programs. Section 1606 of ARRA required the payment of
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages on projects “funded directly by or assisted in whole or in part by
and through the Federal Government” pursuant to the act. Congress has also included prevailing
wage requirements in annual appropriations bills. For example, the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2012 (P.L. 112-74) requires prevailing wages on projects funded “in whole or in part” with
federal grants to state revolving loan programs under both the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act (i.e., the Clean Water Act) and the Safe Drinking Water Act.9
Enforcement
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of DOL is responsible for enforcing the prevailing wage
requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act.10 WHD has a nationwide staff of supervisors, analysts,
technical and administrative staff, and investigators. For FY2012, WHD received $227.1 million
in funding, which included money for 1,759 full-time equivalent employees (FTEs).11

6 29 CFR § 1.2(a)(1).
7 U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, “DBA/DBRA Compliance Principles,” Prevailing Wage
Resource Book, available at http://www.wdol.gov/docs/WRB2002.pdf, p. 19.
8 For a list of these related acts, see Appendix A to Part 1 of 29 C.F.R Subtitle A.
9 See CRS Report R41469, Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wages and State Revolving Loan Programs Under the Clean
Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act, by (name redacted) and (name redacted).
10 WHD also enforces other labor laws, including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which establishes minimum
standards for wages, overtime, and child labor; the Service Contract Act, which requires employers to pay at least
locally prevailing wages and fringe benefits to workers employed on federal service contracts; the Family and Medical
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Issues for Congress
Davis-Bacon issues for Congress include the effect of the act on construction costs, federal
spending, and the earnings of construction workers and their families. The act does not define
how locally prevailing wages should be determined. Thus, Congress has been interested in both
the administration and enforcement of the act. Because Congress has added, and has considered
adding, Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements to other statutes and to appropriations bills,
Congress has also been interested in the effect of requiring prevailing wages and benefits on
construction projects financed through other acts.
Comparison of Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wages with
Average Hourly Wages from the Occupational
Employment Statistics (OES) Survey
The remainder of this report examines prevailing wage rates in 12 states for the years 2000 and
2008.12 The 12 states were selected by first ranking all the states (and the District of Columbia)
by population, from highest to lowest. The states were then separated into four groups, or
quartiles. The three largest states in each quartile were selected for analysis. 13 For each state, the
report examines wages in four counties. The counties in each state were also ranked by
population and separated into four groups. The report analyzes the wage rates for the largest
county in each quartile.14
The report compares hourly wages for the four types of construction for which DOL publishes
Davis-Bacon wage determinations and for three common occupations within each type of
construction. The occupations selected include both skilled and unskilled occupations. Where
possible, the occupations chosen were the same or similar for each type of construction in each
county in each state. If a wage determination did not have a prevailing wage for the common
occupation, a different, but similar, construction occupation was used.

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Leave Act (FMLA), which requires private employers of 50 or more employees and public employers of any size to
provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave during any 12-month period to eligible employees for certain family and
medical reasons; and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA), which establishes
standards for wages, housing, and transportation for migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
11 U.S. Department of Labor, Budget Justification of Appropriation Estimates for Committee on Appropriations, Fiscal
Year 2013, vol. II, p. WHD-19, available at http://www.dol.gov/dol/budget/2013/PDF/CBJ-2013-V2-09.pdf.
12 Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates are available at the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage Determinations Online.Gov,
available at http://www.wdol.gov/sca.aspx#0.
13 The 12 states are Arizona, California, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York,
Oklahoma, Oregon, and Texas.
14 Examining Davis-Bacon prevailing wages and OES average hourly wages across states and counties is a labor
intensive undertaking. For this reason, this report examines wages in 12 states and 4 counties in each state (as opposed
to all counties in all states). The states and counties were selected based on relative population with the intent of
choosing a representative sample of different size states and counties. A Davis-Bacon wage determination may be
modified several times during the year to take into account the results of a new survey or to update wage rates from a
collective bargaining agreement. This report uses the last published wage determination for 2000 and for 2008. Thus, if
a wage determination for 2008 was modified in March, June, September, and December, this report uses the wage
determination published in December.
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Finally, Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates are compared to average hourly wages for the same or
similar areas and occupations from the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey.15 For
2008, the OES survey provides estimates of average hourly wages for metropolitan statistical
areas (MSAs) and for nonmetropolitan areas called “balance of state.”16 Balance of state areas
consist of counties or towns that are not part of an MSA. For 2000, OES data are not available for
nonmetropolitan (i.e., balance of state) areas.17 Therefore, in this report, OES data for 2000 are
for MSAs only.18
The analysis in this report examines prevailing wage rates only. It does not consider the amount
of employer-paid fringe benefits.
Summary of Findings
Table 2 shows Davis-Bacon hourly prevailing wages by state, county, construction type, and
occupation. The table also shows OES average hourly wage rates for the metropolitan or
nonmetropolitan areas that include the counties for which Davis-Bacon wages are shown. Where
wage determinations were not available or where the occupational category for 2000 was not
comparable to the category for 2008 the cell is marked as “n.a.” (i.e., not available).
The summary of findings below should be read with some caution. First, federal construction
projects may not be the same as other construction projects. For example, the construction of a
secure federal courthouse may require construction workers with different skills than the workers
needed for other types of building construction. Second, the Davis-Bacon wage may apply to an
area that is either larger or smaller than the area represented by the OES average wage. For
example, a metropolitan or nonmetropolitan area may include more than the county for which the
Davis-Bacon wage applies. Alternatively, a Davis-Bacon wage may apply to a larger area than the
metropolitan or nonmetropolitan area; for example, the Davis-Bacon wage may be a statewide
wage. Third, the OES wage may be the average wage for workers in several industries, and not
just the construction industry. For example, the OES wage for electricians is the average wage for
electricians employed in all industries. Fourth, the OES occupational category may be broader

15 The OES survey is a cooperative effort between the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the state workforce
agencies (SWAs). (A local SWA is the office of the state employment service that serves the area of proposed
employment. 20 CFR, § 655.2.) OES wage data are collected from a sample of approximately 1.2 million
establishments. About 200,000 establishments are surveyed each May and November over a three-year period. The
OES survey provides wage estimates for wage and salary workers in approximately 800 occupations. The estimates
include both full-time and part-time employees. (U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational
Employment and Wages, May 2005, Bulletin 2585, available at stats.bls.gov/oes/oes_pub_2005.htm, p. 252.) Wages
may change over time because of inflation and changes in labor productivity. To calculate average hourly earnings in
constant dollars, BLS uses its Employment Cost Index (ECI) to convert the wages from the first five panels used in
published OES wage data into dollars of the current (i.e., sixth) panel. U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wages, 2008, available at stats.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ocwage.pdf,
Technical Note.
16 An MSA consists of an urban center (or centers) and adjacent communities that have a high degree of economic and
social integration. Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, Metropolitan Statistical
Areas, Metropolitan Divisions, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, Combined Statistical Areas, New England City and
Town Areas, and Combined New England City and Town Areas, OMB Bulletin No. 08-01, available at
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/fy2008/b08-01.pdf, Appendix, p. 2.
17 U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Occupational Employment Statistics,” Handbook of Labor
Methods, available at http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/homch3.pdf, p. 7.
18 OES wage rates for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas are available at the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Occupational Employment Statistics, available at http://stats.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcma.htm.
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than the Davis-Bacon classification for an occupation. For example, the OES survey provides
wage data for a limited number of types of truck drivers. But, a Davis-Bacon wage determination
may have prevailing wages for several classifications of truck drivers. Finally, neither the Davis-
Bacon nor OES wages shown in Table 2 include the amount of employer-paid fringe benefits.
The data in Table 2 show the following:
• In 2000, 67.5% of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates (141 of 209) were either
the same as or higher than OES average hourly wages. In 2000, OES hourly
wages were available for metropolitan areas only.
• In 2008, 51.8% of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates (284 of 548) were either
the same as or higher than the average hourly wages for the same or similar areas
and occupations from the OES survey. In 2008, OES wage data were available
for both metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.19
• In 2008, if Davis-Bacon prevailing wages are compared to OES average hourly
wages in metropolitan areas only, 62.4% of Davis-Bacon wages (189 of 303,
where nonmetropolitan areas are excluded) were the same as or higher than OES
wages.
• From 2000 to 2008, in three-fifths (59.8%) of the 209 occupations where
comparisons can be made, Davis-Bacon prevailing wages increased more than
OES average hourly wages.
• Among those states examined, Davis-Bacon prevailing wages were generally
higher than OES average hourly wages in the six larger states than in the six
smaller states. In 2008, in the six larger states, 66.9% (182 of 272) of Davis-
Bacon wages were higher than OES wages. For the six smaller states, 37.0%
(102 of 276) of Davis-Bacon wages were higher than OES wages.
• Differences in Davis-Bacon prevailing wages and OES average hourly wages
vary by type of construction. In 2008, in building construction, 66.7% of Davis-
Bacon wages were higher than OES wages. In highway and heavy construction,
63.6% and 59.7%, respectively, of Davis-Bacon wages were higher than OES
wages. By contrast, only 19.0% of Davis-Bacon wages in residential construction
were higher than OES wages.
Conclusion
The above findings indicate that Davis-Bacon prevailing wages were generally higher than
average OES hourly wages in three of the four types of construction for which DOL publishes
wage determinations. On the other hand, the findings suggest that from 2000 to 2008 the gap
between Davis-Bacon and OES average hourly wages may have narrowed.
In 2008, half (51.8%) of the Davis-Bacon prevailing wages reviewed for this report were either
the same as or higher than the OES average hourly wages for the same or similar areas and
occupations. If the analysis is restricted to building, highway, and heavy construction, Davis-
Bacon wages were generally higher than average OES wages (i.e., 66.7%, 63.6%, and 59.7% for

19 The most recent Davis-Bacon prevailing wages and OES average hourly wages used in this report are for 2008. Since
2008, many of the Davis-Bacon wage rates may have been revised.
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building, highway, and heavy construction, respectively). In residential construction, 19.0% of
Davis-Bacon wages exceeded average OES wages.
One reason for the smaller gap between Davis-Bacon and OES wages in residential construction
is that DOL appears to have revised prevailing wages in residential construction less often than in
the other three types of construction. From 2000 to 2008, almost four-fifths of Davis-Bacon
wages (77 of 98, or 78.6%) in residential construction were either unchanged or were raised
because of an increase in the federal minimum wage. In the other three types of construction, one-
fourth of Davis-Bacon wages (80 of 315, or 25.4%) were either unchanged or were raised
because of a higher federal minimum wage. DOL may not update prevailing wages in residential
construction as often as in the other types of construction because the federal government may
not build a large number of residential homes.
From 2000 to 2008, the gap between Davis-Bacon prevailing wages and OES average hourly
wages appears to have narrowed. For example, comparing Davis-Bacon and OES wages in
metropolitan areas only, in 2000, 67.5% of Davis-Bacon wages were the same as or higher than
the OES wage. In 2008, this percentage had fallen to 62.4%.20 At the same time, the average wage
for many construction occupations appears to have fallen relative to the average wage for all
occupations (see Table 1 below).
The Narrowing Gap Between Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wages and OES
Average Wages
The overall gap between Davis-Bacon and average OES wages may have narrowed for several
reasons. First, from 2000 to 2008, 38.0% (157 of 413) of Davis-Bacon prevailing wages analyzed
in this report did not increase or were raised only because of a higher federal minimum wage.
Thus, a large number of prevailing wage rates may not have been revised. Second, although
estimates vary, research suggests that the wages of union workers are higher than the wages of
nonunion workers, but that the gap between union and nonunion wages has narrowed.21
Therefore, where Davis-Bacon wages are based on collective bargaining agreements, the
difference between Davis-Bacon and OES wages may have also narrowed. Third, from 2000 to
2008, union membership in the construction industry declined from 18.3% to 15.6%.22 Thus, the
share of Davis-Bacon prevailing wages that are based on collective bargaining agreements may
have declined.
Effect of the Narrowing Gap in Wages on Construction Costs
If the Davis-Bacon Act causes contractors to pay wages that are higher than they would otherwise
pay, Davis-Bacon may raise labor costs on federal construction projects. If the higher labor costs

20 Comparing Davis-Bacon and OES wages in metropolitan areas only helps control for differences in wages between
metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. To some extent, differences in wages between metropolitan and
nonmetropolitan can be seen in the comparisons between the larger and smaller states included in the analysis in this
report.
21 Research suggests that the wages of union workers may be 10% to 30% higher than the wages of nonunion workers.
CRS Report RL32553, Union Membership Trends in the United States, by (name redacted).
22 In 1973, 39.5% of construction workers were unionized. Barry T. Hirsch and David A. Macpherson, “Union
Membership, Coverage, Density, and Employment Among Private Construction Workers, 1973-2008,” Union
Membership and Coverage Database from the CPS, available at http://www.unionstats.com/.
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are not offset by greater labor productivity, better work quality, or improved timeliness in
completing construction projects, Davis-Bacon likely raises the cost of federal construction.23
But, from 2000 to 2008, the gap between Davis-Bacon and average hourly wages appears to have
narrowed. Inputs other than labor go into the costs of construction (e.g., land and materials), but
the narrowing gap in wages could diminish the effect of the Davis-Bacon Act on labor costs in
federal construction. The wage determinations analyzed in this report were selected based on
population. It is possible that an analysis of wage determinations chosen based on the amount of
construction spending in a state or county could reach a different conclusion.
Estimates of the effect of Davis-Bacon prevailing wages on construction costs vary. A 1983 report
by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that the Davis-Bacon Act raises the cost of
federal construction by 3.7%. This estimate includes the effect of the act on both wages and
administrative costs.24 The estimate does not take into account potential benefits of the act, such
as the effect on labor productivity, quality of work, or timeliness in finishing projects.
For a 1979 report, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conducted wage surveys of
private contractors in 30 areas in the United States. GAO compared their findings with the
prevailing wages published by DOL for the same areas. In 12 areas, DOL’s wage rates were
higher than GAO’s. In 18 areas, DOL’s wages rates were lower than GAO’s. In the 12 areas
where DOL’s wage rates were higher, GAO estimated that the higher wage rates increased the
cost of federal construction by an average of 3.4%. In the other 18 areas, GAO concluded that
Davis-Bacon had little, if any, effect on the costs of construction.25
Other reports, more critical of Davis-Bacon, have concluded that Davis-Bacon has a more
significant impact on the cost of federal construction. For example, a 2008 study published by the
Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University concluded that Davis-Bacon raises the cost of federal
construction by 9.9%.26
The Relative Decline in the Wages of Construction Workers
From 2000 to 2008, the real hourly wages of construction workers appear to have declined
relative to overall hourly wages. Using OES survey data, Table 1 shows the national average
hourly wage, in constant 2008 dollars, for five of the common construction occupations shown in
Table 2. Table 1 also shows the average real hourly wage for all occupations. For all five

23 In response to higher relative wages, contractors may hire more skilled and experienced workers, which may
improve productivity, efficiency, and the quality of work.
24 CBO’s estimate of the effect of Davis-Bacon on wages includes an estimate of the difference between the Davis-
Bacon and non-Davis-Bacon wage for the same occupation as well as an estimate of the effect of paying a less-skilled
worker the higher prevailing wage paid to a more skilled worker because a wage determination does not include a
prevailing wage for the less-skilled occupation; for example, an employer may pay a “helper” the prevailing wage for a
carpenter if the wage determination that applies to an area and type of construction does not have a prevailing wage for
helpers. Congressional Budget Office, Modifying the Davis-Bacon Act: Implications for the Labor Market and the
Federal Budget, July 1983, available at http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/50xx/doc5030/doc12-Entire.pdf, pp. ix-xii, 3-5.
25 In 1979, the Government Accountability Office was called the General Accounting Office. U.S. General Accounting
Office, The Davis-Bacon Act Should be Repealed, HRD-79-18, April 27, 1979, available at http://archive.gao.gov/
f0102/109236.pdf , pp. 68-69.
26 Sara Glassman, Michael Head, David G. Tuerck, and Paul Bachman, The Federal Davis-Bacon Act: The Prevailing
Mismeasure of Wages, Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University, available at http://www.beaconhill.org/BHIStudies/
PrevWage08/DavisBaconPrevWage080207Final.pdf, p. 5.
Congressional Research Service
8

The Davis-Bacon Act and Changes in Prevailing Wage Rates, 2000 to 2008

construction occupations shown, average real hourly wages fell from 2000 to 2008. By contrast,
the average real hourly wage for all occupations increased by 2.8%.
The bottom panel of Table 1 shows that from 2000 to 2008 the average real hourly wage for all
five of the construction occupations shown fell relative to the average real hourly wage for all
occupations. For example, in 2000 the average hourly wage of carpenters was 1.07 times higher
($21.11 divided by $19.77) than the average hourly wage for workers in all occupations. By 2008,
this ratio had fallen to 1.02 ($20.64 divided by $20.32).
In short, two wage trends may have affected labor costs on federal construction projects. First, the
gap between Davis-Bacon prevailing wages and average hourly wages may have narrowed.
Second, nationally, the average hourly wage of workers in different construction occupations may
have declined relative to the average hourly wage for all occupations.
Table 1. Average Real Hourly Wages in Selected Construction Occupations
Compared to the Average Real Hourly Wage in all Occupations,
2000 and 2008
2000
2008
Change from 2000 to 2008
Occupation
Average Real Hourly Wage
Dollars
Percent
Al Occupations
$19.77
$20.32
$0.55
2.8%
Carpenters
21.11 20.64 -0.47 -2.2%
Construction
laborers
16.19 15.51 -0.68 -4.2%
Electricians
25.37 23.98 -1.39 -5.5%
Plumbers
24.14 23.65 -0.49 -2.0%
Structural iron and steel workers
22.74
22.68
-0.06
-0.3%
Ratio Between the Real
Hourly Wage in Construction
Occupations and All

Occupations Ratio

Carpenters 1.07
1.02
-0.05

Construction laborers
0.82
0.76
-0.06

Electricians 1.28
1.18
-0.10

Plumbers 1.22
1.16
-0.06

Structural iron and steel workers
1.19
1.12
-0.07

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, available at http://stats.bls.gov/oes/current/
oessrcma.htm.
Notes: Nominal wages for 2000 were adjusted to constant 2008 dollars using the Consumer Price Index for al
Urban Consumers Research Series (CPI-U-RS). For 2000, the average hourly wage for al occupations was calculated
by CRS. The U.S. economy entered a recession in December 2007. The recession official y ended in June 2009. Thus,
the economy was in recession in 2008. The trends shown in Table 1 are not affected if data for 2007, instead of
2008, are used.

Congressional Research Service
9

Table 2. Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wage Rates and OES Survey Average Hourly Wages in Selected States,
by County, Type of Construction, and Occupation, 2000 and 2008
Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
California

Los
Angeles

Building

Carpenter $26.75
$37.35
$20.09
$23.01
$10.60
39.6%
$2.92
14.5%
$6.66
$14.34
$7.68

Electrician
(inside
work)
nag.
35.95
20.18
25.01
n.a.
n.a.
4.83
23.9%
n.a.
10.94
n.a.
Laborer (cement

sprayer)
17.20 25.30 14.86 18.04 8.10 47.1% 3.18 21.4% 2.34 7.26
4.92

Heavy

Electrician 28.55
35.95
20.18
25.01
7.40
25.9%
4.83
23.9%
8.37
10.94
2.57

Laborer
(general)
18.18
26.33
14.86
18.04
8.15
44.8%
3.18
21.4%
3.32
8.29
4.97

Truck driver (two axle)
n.a. 26.44 16.31 19.55
n.a.
n.a.
3.24
19.9%
n.a.
6.89
n.a.

Highway

Ironworker
(structural) 24.83
31.83
22.18
25.59
7.00
28.2%
3.41
15.4%
2.65
6.24
3.59

Laborer
(asphalt)
18.58
26.88
14.86
18.04
8.30
44.7%
3.18
21.4%
3.72
8.84
5.12
Truck driver (dump

truck)
n.a. 27.47 12.92 17.71 n.a.
n.a. 4.79 37.1% n.a. 9.76
n.a.

Residential

Carpenter 18.79
29.55
20.09
23.01
10.76
57.3%
2.92
14.5%
-1.30
6.54
7.84

Plumber
n.a.
29.29
19.37
23.88
n.a.
n.a.
4.51
23.3%
n.a.
5.41
n.a.

Laborer (1 to 3 stories) 16.53 24.65 14.86 18.04
8.12
49.1%
3.18
21.4%
1.67
6.61
4.94
CRS-10

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)

San Joaquin

Building

Carpenter 22.77
27.52
19.84
24.83
4.75
20.9%
4.99
25.2%
2.93
2.69
-0.24

Electrician 28.06
33.50
19.64
25.03
5.44
19.4%
5.39
27.4%
8.42
8.47
0.05

Laborer
(final
clean-up)
14.60
18.58
13.72
17.41
3.98
27.3%
3.69
26.9%
0.88
1.17
0.29

Heavy

Electrician 28.06
33.50
19.64
25.03
5.44
19.4%
5.39
27.4%
8.42
8.47
0.05

Laborer
(construction)
20.90
24.89
13.72
17.41
3.99
19.1%
3.69
26.9%
7.18
7.48
0.30
Truck driver (dump

truck)
21.66 27.08 14.63 20.78 5.42 25.0% 6.15 42.0% 7.03 6.30
-0.73

Highway

Ironworker
(structural) 24.83
31.83
23.37
23.59
7.00
28.2%
0.22
0.9%
1.46
8.24
6.78

Laborer
(asphalt)
21.01
24.99
13.72
17.41
3.98
18.9%
3.69
26.9%
7.29
7.58
0.29
Truck driver (dump

truck)
22.01 27.43 12.77 15.85 5.42 24.6% 3.08 24.1% 9.24 11.58
2.34

Residential

Carpenter n.a.
21.24
19.84
24.83
n.a.
n.a.
4.99
25.2%
n.a.
-3.59
n.a.

Plumber
n.a.
34.50
19.70
23.20
n.a.
n.a.
3.50
17.8%
n.a.
11.30
n.a.

Laborer
(general)
n.a.
24.89
13.72
17.41
n.a.
n.a.
3.69
26.9%
n.a.
7.48
n.a.
CRS-11

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)

El Dorado

Building

Carpenter 22.77
27.52
18.90
25.58
4.75
20.9%
6.68
35.3%
3.87
1.94
-1.93

Electrician 24.59
37.93
22.46
23.31
13.34
54.2%
0.85
3.8%
2.13
14.62
12.49

Laborer
(final
clean-up)
14.60
18.58
15.02
18.12
3.98
27.3%
3.10
20.6%
-0.42
0.46
0.88

Heavy

Electrician 24.59
37.93
22.46
23.31
13.34
54.2%
0.85
3.8%
2.13
14.62
12.49

Laborer
(construction)
20.90
24.89
15.02
18.12
3.99
19.1%
3.10
20.6%
5.88
6.77
0.89
Truck driver (dump

truck)
21.66 27.08 17.40 20.49 5.42 25.0% 3.09 17.8% 4.26 6.59
2.33

Highway

Ironworker
(structural) 24.83
31.83
20.47
31.93
7.00
28.2%
11.46
56.0%
4.36
-0.10
-4.46

Laborer
(asphalt)
21.01
24.99
15.02
18.12
3.98
18.9%
3.10
20.6%
5.99
6.87
0.88
Truck driver (dump

truck)
22.01 27.43 14.72 15.90 5.42 24.6% 1.18 8.0% 7.29 11.53
4.24

Residential

Carpenter 22.17
27.97
18.90
25.58
5.80
26.2%
6.68
35.3%
3.27
2.39
-0.88

Plumber 19.98
29.78
18.25
24.67
9.80
49.0%
6.42
35.2%
1.73
5.11
3.38

Laborer
(final
clean-up)
14.60
18.58
15.02
18.12
3.98
27.3%
3.10
20.6%
-0.42
0.46
0.88
CRS-12

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Calaveras

Building

Carpenter 22.77
27.52
n.a.
23.44
4.75
20.9%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
4.08
n.a.

Electrician 28.06
33.50
n.a.
28.03
5.44
19.4%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
5.47
n.a.

Laborer
(final
clean-up)
14.60
18.58
n.a.
16.09
3.98
27.3%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
2.49
n.a.

Heavy

Electrician 28.06
33.50
n.a.
28.03
5.44
19.4%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
5.47
n.a.

Laborer
(construction)
20.90
24.89
n.a.
16.09
3.99
19.1%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
8.80
n.a.
Truck driver (dump

truck) 21.66
27.08
n.a.
18.49
5.42
25.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
8.59
n.a.

Highway

Ironworker
(structural) 24.83
31.83
n.a.
n.a.
7.00
28.2%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

Laborer
(asphalt)
21.01
24.99
n.a.
16.09
3.98
18.9%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
8.90
n.a.
Truck driver (dump

truck) 22.01
27.43
n.a.
20.93
5.42
24.6%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
6.50
n.a.

Residential

Carpenter 22.17
27.97
n.a.
23.44
5.80
26.2%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
4.53
n.a.

Plumber 27.79
34.50
n.a.
n.a.
6.71
24.1%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

Laborer
(final
clean-up)
14.60
18.58
n.a.
16.09
3.98
27.3%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
2.49
n.a.
CRS-13

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Texas

Harris

Building

Carpenter n.a.
21.00
13.87
15.84
n.a.
n.a.
1.97
14.2%
n.a.
5.16
n.a.

Electrician n.a.
24.85
17.91
20.04
n.a.
n.a.
2.13
11.9%
n.a.
4.81
n.a.

Laborer
(common)
n.a.
9.29
9.28
11.16
n.a.
n.a.
1.88
20.3%
n.a.
-1.87
n.a.

Heavy

Electrician 11.40
17.00
17.91
20.04
5.60
49.1%
2.13
11.9%
-6.51
-3.04
3.47

Laborer
(common)
6.30
8.94
9.28
11.16
2.64
41.9%
1.88
20.3%
-2.98
-2.22
0.76

Truck
driver 7.30
12.02
14.08
17.24
4.72
64.7%
3.16
22.4%
-6.78
-5.22
1.56

Highway

Structural
steel
worker
10.35
12.13
11.99
18.32
1.78
17.2%
6.33
52.8%
-1.64
-6.19
-4.55

Laborer
(common)
7.45
9.15
9.28
11.16
1.70
22.8%
1.88
20.3%
-1.83
-2.01
-0.18
Truck driver (tandem

axle)
8.00 10.25 10.91 13.25 2.25 28.1% 2.34 21.4% -2.91 -3.00
-0.09

Residential

Carpenter n.a.
12.06
13.87
15.84
n.a.
n.a.
1.97
14.2%
n.a.
-3.78
n.a.

Plumber
n.a.
17.96
18.97
21.58
n.a.
n.a.
2.61
13.8%
n.a.
-3.62
n.a.

Laborer
(common)
n.a.
8.88
9.28
11.16
n.a.
n.a.
1.88
20.3%
n.a.
-2.28
n.a.
CRS-14

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Cherokee

Building

Carpenter 9.38
9.38
n.a.
14.74
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-5.36
n.a.

Electrician 14.64
14.64
n.a.
16.65
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-2.01
n.a.

Laborer
(common)
5.15
6.55
n.a.
10.95
1.40
27.2%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-4.40
n.a.

Heavy

Electrician 12.80
17.22
n.a.
16.65
4.42
34.5%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
0.57
n.a.

Laborer
(common)
7.12
8.69
n.a.
10.95
1.57
22.1%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-2.26
n.a.
Truck driver (single axle,

heavy) 8.20
10.56
n.a.
17.68
2.36
28.8%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-7.12
n.a.

Highway

Reinforcing steel setter,

paving 11.31
13.48
n.a.
n.a.
2.17
19.2%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

Laborer
(common)
7.12
8.69
n.a.
10.95
1.57
22.1%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-2.26
n.a.
Truck driver (tandem

axle) 8.42
10.33
n.a.
12.37
1.91
22.7%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-2.04
n.a.

Residential

Carpenter 8.00
8.00
n.a.
14.74
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-6.74
n.a.

Plumber
7.88
7.88
n.a.
18.02
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-10.14
n.a.

Laborer
(unskilled)
5.15
6.55
n.a.
10.95
1.40
27.2%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-4.40
n.a.
CRS-15

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Young

Building

Carpenter 12.25
12.25
n.a.
14.14
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-1.89
n.a.

Electrician 8.00
8.00
n.a.
17.94
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-9.94
n.a.

Laborer
(unskilled)
5.15
6.55
n.a.
11.04
1.40
27.2%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-4.49
n.a.

Heavy

Electrician n.a.
19.00
n.a.
17.94
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
1.06
n.a.

Laborer
(common)
n.a.
8.25
n.a.
11.04
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-2.79
n.a.
Truck driver (single axle,

heavy) n.a.
11.00
n.a.
15.96
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-4.96
n.a.

Highway

Reinforcing steel setter,

paving n.a.
9.50
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

Laborer
(common)
n.a.
8.25
n.a.
11.04
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-2.79
n.a.
Truck driver (tandem

axle) n.a.
9.02
n.a.
12.34
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-3.32
n.a.

Residential

Carpenter 8.02
8.02
n.a.
14.14
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-6.12
n.a.

Plumber
9.00
9.00
n.a.
16.65
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-7.65
n.a.

Laborer
5.15
6.55
n.a.
11.04
1.40
27.2%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-4.49
n.a.
CRS-16

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Dallam

Building

16.60
19.95
n.a.
14.14
3.35
20.2%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
5.81 n.a.

Carpenter 12.93
12.93
n.a.
17.94
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-5.01
n.a.

Electrician 6.00
6.55
n.a.
11.04
0.55
9.2%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-4.49
n.a.

Laborer
(common)

Heavy

Electrician n.a.
19.00
n.a.
17.94
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
1.06
n.a.

Laborer
(common)
n.a.
8.25
n.a.
11.04
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-2.79
n.a.
Truck driver (single axle,

heavy) n.a.
11.00
n.a.
15.96
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-4.96
n.a.

Highway

Reinforcing steel setter,

paving n.a.
9.50
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

Laborer
(common)
n.a.
8.25
n.a.
11.04
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-2.79
n.a.
Truck driver (tandem

axle) n.a.
9.02
n.a.
12.34
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-3.32
n.a.

Residential

Carpenter 6.73
6.73
n.a.
14.14
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-7.41
n.a.

Plumber
7.48
7.48
n.a.
16.65
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-9.17
n.a.

Laborer
5.15
6.55
n.a.
11.04
1.40
27.2%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-4.49
n.a.
CRS-17

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
New
York

Kings

Building

Carpenter 32.22
43.02
23.40
27.75
10.80
33.5%
4.35
18.6%
8.82
15.27
6.45

Electrician 35.00
46.00
29.51
35.21
11.00
31.4%
5.70
19.3%
5.49
10.79
5.30

Laborer
(unskilled)
27.59
34.89
19.90
25.45
7.30
26.5%
5.55
27.9%
7.69
9.44
1.75

Heavy

Electrician 35.00
46.00
29.51
35.21
11.00
31.4%
5.70
19.3%
5.49
10.79
5.30

Laborer
(unskilled)
27.59
34.89
19.90
25.45
7.30
26.5%
5.55
27.9%
7.69
9.44
1.75

Truck
driver
21.29
21.29
16.54
22.00
0.00
0.0%
5.46
33.0%
4.75
-0.71
-5.46

Highway

Ironworker
(structural) 31.70
39.65
31.03
30.90
7.95
25.1%
-0.13
-0.4%
0.67
8.75
8.08

Laborer
(highway)
26.09
28.94
19.90
25.45
2.85
10.9%
5.55
27.9%
6.19
3.49
-2.70

Truck
driver
(asphalt)
28.75
35.40
12.97
16.78
6.65
23.1%
3.81
29.4%
15.78
18.62
2.84

Residential

Carpenter 32.22
43.02
23.40
27.75
10.80
33.5%
4.35
18.6%
8.82
15.27
6.45

Plumber 38.26
51.36
25.21
29.13
13.10
34.2%
3.92
15.5%
13.05
22.23
9.18

Laborer
(unskilled)
27.59
34.89
19.90
25.45
7.30
26.5%
5.55
27.9%
7.69
9.44
1.75
CRS-18

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Oneida

Building

Carpenter 17.61
22.64
16.02
16.09
5.03
28.6%
0.07
0.4%
1.59
6.55
4.96

Electrician 22.00
29.00
16.10
21.47
7.00
31.8%
5.37
33.4%
5.90
7.53
1.63

Laborer
15.00
17.00
15.96
17.55
2.00
13.3%
1.59
10.0%
-0.96
-0.55
0.41

Heavy

Electrician 22.00
29.00
16.10
21.47
7.00
31.8%
5.37
33.4%
5.90
7.53
1.63

Laborer
18.75
21.90
15.96
17.55
3.15
16.8%
1.59
10.0%
2.79
4.35
1.56

Truck
driver
17.62
17.62
14.75
15.66
0.00
0.0%
0.91
6.2%
2.87
1.96
-0.91

Highway

Ironworker
(structural) 19.91
23.13
n.a.
n.a.
3.22
16.2%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

Laborer
(flagman)
18.55
21.70
15.96
17.55
3.15
17.0%
1.59
10.0%
2.59
4.15
1.56

Truck
driver
(asphalt)
17.47
17.47
11.02
16.48
0.00
0.0%
5.46
49.5%
6.45
0.99
-5.46

Residential

Carpenter 8.53
8.53
16.02
16.09
0.00
0.0%
0.07
0.4%
-7.49
-7.56
-0.07

Plumber
7.39
7.39
20.76
19.11
0.00
0.0%
-1.65
-7.9%
-13.37
-11.72
1.65

Laborer
7.36
7.36
15.96
17.55
0.00
0.0%
1.59
10.0%
-8.60
-10.19
-1.59
CRS-19

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Chemung

Building

Carpenter 16.44
23.79
16.30
18.31
7.35
44.7%
2.01
12.3%
0.14
5.48
5.34

Electrician 23.00
29.50
21.22
32.02
6.50
28.3%
10.80
50.9%
1.78
-2.52
-4.30

Laborer
(building)
15.05
19.90
10.78
16.06
4.85
32.2%
5.28
49.0%
4.27
3.84
-0.43

Heavy

Electrician 23.00
29.50
21.22
32.02
6.50
28.3%
10.80
50.9%
1.78
-2.52
-4.30

Laborer
(heavy)
17.34
21.33
10.78
16.06
3.99
23.0%
5.28
49.0%
6.56
5.27
-1.29
Truck driver (dump

truck)
16.60 27.65 13.81 18.51 11.05 66.6% 4.70 34.0% 2.79 9.14
6.35

Highway

Ironworker
(structural) 20.70
24.80
n.a
n.a.
4.10
19.8%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

Laborer
(highway)
17.34
21.33
10.78
16.06
3.99
23.0%
5.28
49.0%
6.56
5.27
-1.29

Truck
driver
(asphalt)
16.25
28.14
13.30
13.91
11.89
73.2%
0.61
4.6%
2.95
14.23
11.28

Residential

Carpenter n.a.
15.02
16.30
18.31
n.a.
n.a.
2.01
12.3%
n.a.
-3.29
n.a.

Painter
n.a.
20.16
16.15
18.63
n.a.
n.a.
2.48
15.4%
n.a.
1.53
n.a.

Laborer
(unskilled)
n.a.
19.90
10.78
16.06
n.a.
n.a.
5.28
49.0%
n.a.
3.84
n.a.
CRS-20

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Franklin

Building

Carpenter 18.43
22.66
n.a.
18.55
4.23
23.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
4.11
n.a.

Electrician 21.80
29.25
n.a.
25.61
7.45
34.2%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
3.64
n.a.

Laborer
(general)
17.12
19.87
n.a.
15.02
2.75
16.1%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
4.85
n.a.

Heavy

Electrician 21.80
29.25
n.a.
25.61
7.45
34.2%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
3.64
n.a.

Laborer
(common)
19.49
21.77
n.a.
15.02
2.28
11.7%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
6.75
n.a.

Truck
driver
18.11
22.02
n.a.
16.87
3.91
21.6%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
5.15
n.a.

Highway

Ironworker
(structural) 19.91
23.13
n.a.
n.a.
3.22
16.2%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

Laborer
(flagman)
19.29
21.57
n.a.
15.02
2.28
11.8%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
6.55
n.a.

Truck
driver
17.79
21.80
n.a.
14.40
4.01
22.5%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
7.40
n.a.

Residential

Carpenter 13.16
13.16
n.a.
18.55
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-5.39
n.a.

Plumber 13.86
13.86
n.a.
20.68
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-6.82
n.a.

Laborer
(unskilled)
10.06
10.06
n.a.
15.02
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-4.96
n.a.
CRS-21

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Arizona

Maricopa

Building

Carpenter 19.17
22.00
15.74
17.64
2.83
14.8%
1.90
12.1%
3.43
4.36
0.93

Electrician 11.83
24.80
16.63
20.71
12.97
109.6%
4.08
24.5%
-4.80
4.09
8.89

Laborer
(general)
7.78
11.37
10.54
13.66
3.59
46.1%
3.12
29.6%
-2.76
-2.29
0.47

Heavy

Electrician n.a.
24.80
16.63
20.71
n.a.
n.a.
4.08
24.5%
n.a.
4.09
n.a.

Laborer
n.a.
10.32
10.54
13.66
n.a.
n.a.
3.12
29.6%
n.a.
-3.34
n.a.
Truck driver (dump

truck)
n.a. 12.13 17.02 19.29 n.a.
n.a. 2.27 13.3% n.a. -7.16
n.a.

Highway

Ironworker
(structural) 18.40
25.52
15.72
16.45
7.12
38.7%
0.73
4.6%
2.68
9.07
6.39

Laborer
(unskilled)
10.32
14.74
10.54
13.66
4.42
42.8%
3.12
29.6%
-0.22
1.08
1.30

Truck driver (five axle) 15.92 18.20 11.32 14.09
2.28
14.3%
2.77
24.5%
4.60
4.11
-0.49

Residential

Carpenter 12.00
22.00
15.74
17.64
10.00
83.3%
1.90
12.1%
-3.74
4.36
8.10

Plumber 12.85
15.13
17.40
19.81
2.28
17.7%
2.41
13.9%
-4.55
-4.68
-0.13

Laborer
(general)
7.23
8.72
10.54
13.66
1.49
20.6%
3.12
29.6%
-3.31
-4.94
-1.63
CRS-22

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Mohave

Building

Carpenter n.a.
22.00
n.a.
16.36
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
5.64
n.a.

Electrician n.a.
24.80
n.a.
22.87
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
1.93
n.a.

Laborer
(general)
n.a.
11.37
n.a.
13.11
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-1.74
n.a.

Heavy

Electrician n.a.
24.80
n.a.
22.87
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
1.93
n.a.

Laborer
n.a.
10.32
n.a.
13.11
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-2.79
n.a.
Truck driver (dump

truck) n.a.
12.13
n.a.
16.04
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-3.91
n.a.

Highway

Ironworker
(structural) 18.40
25.52
n.a.
n.a.
7.12
38.7%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

Laborer
(unskilled)
10.32
14.74
n.a.
13.11
4.42
42.8%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
1.63
n.a.

Truck driver (five axle) 15.92 18.20
n.a. 13.82
2.28
14.3%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
4.38
n.a.

Residential

Carpenter n.a.
22.00
n.a.
16.36
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
5.64
n.a.

Plumber
n.a.
15.13
n.a.
19.83
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-4.70
n.a.

Laborer
(general)
n.a.
8.72
n.a.
13.11
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-4.39
n.a.
CRS-23

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Coconino

Building

Carpenter n.a.
22.00
18.12
16.25
n.a.
n.a.
-1.87
-10.3%
n.a.
5.75
n.a.

Electrician n.a.
24.80
14.49
19.25
n.a.
n.a.
4.76
32.9%
n.a.
5.55
n.a.

Laborer
(general)
n.a.
11.37
10.97
13.57
n.a.
n.a.
2.60
23.7%
n.a.
-2.20
n.a.

Heavy

Electrician n.a.
24.80
14.49
19.25
n.a.
n.a.
4.76
32.9%
n.a.
5.55
n.a.

Laborer
n.a.
10.32
10.97
13.57
n.a.
n.a.
2.60
23.7%
n.a.
-3.25
n.a.
Truck driver (dump

truck)
n.a. 12.13 15.16 18.18 n.a.
n.a. 3.02 19.9% n.a. -6.05
n.a.

Highway

Ironworker
(structural) 18.40
25.52
n.a.
n.a.
7.12
38.7%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

Laborer
(unskilled)
10.32
14.74
10.97
13.57
4.42
42.8%
2.60
23.7%
-0.65
1.17
1.82

Truck driver (five axle) 15.92 18.20 11.65 15.44
2.28
14.3%
3.79
32.5%
4.27
2.76
-1.51

Residential

Carpenter n.a.
22.00
18.12
16.25
n.a.
n.a.
-1.87
-10.3%
n.a.
5.75
n.a.

Plumber
n.a.
15.13
17.73
17.79
n.a.
n.a.
0.06
0.3%
n.a.
-2.66
n.a.

Laborer
(general)
n.a.
8.72
10.97
13.57
n.a.
n.a.
2.60
23.7%
n.a.
-4.85
n.a.
CRS-24

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)

Santa Cruz

Building

Carpenter 12.44
14.70
n.a.
15.67
2.26
18.2%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-0.97
n.a.

Electrician 11.34
20.75
n.a.
20.55
9.41
83.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
0.20
n.a.

Laborer
(general)
6.45
9.51
n.a.
11.81
3.06
47.4%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-2.30
n.a.

Heavy

Electrician 18.00
20.75
n.a.
20.55
2.75
15.3%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
0.20
n.a.

Laborer
(general)
10.32
14.74
n.a.
11.81
4.42
42.8%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
2.93
n.a.

Truck
driver 8.43
8.43
n.a.
15.04
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-6.61
n.a.

Highway

Ironworker
(structural)
n.a.
25.52
n.a.
n.a
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

Laborer
(unskilled)
n.a.
11.59
n.a.
11.81
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-0.22
n.a.

Truck driver (five axle)
n.a. 18.20
n.a. 12.38
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
5.82
n.a.

Residential

Carpenter 10.00
13.35
n.a.
15.67
3.35
33.5%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-2.32
n.a.

Plumber
9.91
15.45
n.a.
15.64
5.54
55.9%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-0.19
n.a.

Laborer
(general)
6.40
7.98
n.a.
11.81
1.58
24.7%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-3.83
n.a.
CRS-25

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Massachusetts

Middlesex

Building

Carpenter 23.15
31.58
20.43
26.98
8.43
36.4%
6.55
32.1%
2.72
4.60
1.88

Electrician 25.87
33.88
23.93
29.24
8.01
31.0%
5.31
22.2%
1.94
4.64
2.70

Laborer
19.90
26.55
19.41
24.01
6.65
33.4%
4.60
23.7%
0.49
2.54
2.05

Heavy

Electrician 25.87
33.88
23.93
29.24
8.01
31.0%
5.31
22.2%
1.94
4.64
2.70

Laborer
19.90
26.55
19.41
24.01
6.65
33.4%
4.60
23.7%
0.49
2.54
2.05
Truck driver (four and

five
axle)
21.39 29.99 18.40 20.83 8.60 40.2% 2.43 13.2% 2.99 9.16
6.17

Highway

Ironworker 26.82
34.89
24.87
35.76
8.07
30.1%
10.89
43.8%
1.95
-0.87
-2.82

Laborer
(unskilled)
19.55
26.55
19.41
24.01
7.00
35.8%
4.60
23.7%
0.14
2.54
2.40

Truck driver (five axle) 18.00 18.00 13.58 16.65
0.00
0.0%
3.07
22.6%
4.42
1.35
-3.07

Residential

Carpenter n.a.
31.58
20.43
26.98
n.a.
n.a.
6.55
32.1%
n.a.
4.60
n.a.

Plumber
n.a.
36.54
23.11
30.91
n.a.
n.a.
7.80
33.8%
n.a.
5.63
n.a.

Laborer
(unskilled)
n.a.
18.73
19.41
24.01
n.a.
n.a.
4.60
23.7%
n.a.
-5.28
n.a.
CRS-26

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Suffolk

Building

Carpenter 27.34
36.93
20.43
26.98
9.59
35.1%
6.55
32.1%
6.91
9.95
3.04

Electrician 31.55
41.21
23.93
29.24
9.66
30.6%
5.31
22.2%
7.62
11.97
4.35

Laborer
21.50
28.50
19.41
24.01
7.00
32.6%
4.60
23.7%
2.09
4.49
2.40

Heavy

Electrician 31.55
41.21
23.93
29.24
9.66
30.6%
5.31
22.2%
7.62
11.97
4.35

Laborer
21.50
28.50
19.41
24.01
7.00
32.6%
4.60
23.7%
2.09
4.49
2.40
Truck driver (four and

five
axle)
21.39 29.99 18.40 20.83 8.60 40.2% 2.43 13.2% 2.99 9.16
6.17

Highway

Ironworker 25.50
34.89
24.87
35.76
9.39
36.8%
10.89
43.8%
0.63
-0.87
-1.50

Laborer
(unskilled)
21.50
28.50
19.41
24.01
7.00
32.6%
4.60
23.7%
2.09
4.49
2.40

Truck driver (five axle) 18.00 18.00 13.58 16.65
0.00
0.0%
3.07
22.6%
4.42
1.35
-3.07

Residential

Carpenter n.a.
36.93
20.43
26.98
n.a.
n.a.
6.55
32.1%
n.a.
9.95
n.a.

Plumber
n.a.
44.22
23.11
30.91
n.a.
n.a.
7.80
33.8%
n.a.
13.31
n.a.

Laborer
(unskilled)
n.a.
18.73
19.41
24.01
n.a.
n.a.
4.60
23.7%
n.a.
-5.28
n.a.
CRS-27

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Hampden

Building

Carpenter 20.38
28.23
18.51
20.49
7.85
38.5%
1.98
10.7%
1.87
7.74
5.87

Electrician 23.13
31.58
19.06
24.36
8.45
36.5%
5.30
27.8%
4.07
7.22
3.15

Laborer
16.95
23.39
15.63
18.77
6.44
38.0%
3.14
20.1%
1.32
4.62
3.30

Heavy

Electrician 23.75
31.58
19.06
24.36
7.83
33.0%
5.30
27.8%
4.69
7.22
2.53

Laborer
16.95
22.27
15.63
18.77
5.32
31.4%
3.14
20.1%
1.32
3.50
2.18
Truck driver (four and

five
axle)
21.39 29.99 16.05 20.13 8.60 40.2% 4.08 25.4% 5.34 9.86
4.52

Highway

Ironworker 22.51
26.76
n.a.
n.a.
4.25
18.9%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

Laborer
(unskilled)
17.20
23.39
15.63
18.77
6.19
36.0%
3.14
20.1%
1.57
4.62
3.05

Truck
driver
16.91
16.91
12.81
16.35
0.00
0.0%
3.54
27.6%
4.10
0.56
-3.54

Residential

Carpenter n.a.
28.23
18.51
20.49
n.a.
n.a.
1.98
10.7%
n.a.
7.74
n.a.

Plumber
n.a.
31.58
20.01
25.64
n.a.
n.a.
5.63
28.1%
n.a.
5.94
n.a.

Laborer
n.a.
18.73
15.63
18.77
n.a.
n.a.
3.14
20.1%
n.a.
-0.04
n.a.
CRS-28

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Berkshire

Building

Carpenter 18.34
28.23
15.90
18.17
9.89
53.9%
2.27
14.3%
2.44
10.06
7.62

Electrician 23.13
31.58
15.67
27.60
8.45
36.5%
11.93
76.1%
7.46
3.98
-3.48

Laborer
15.75
20.95
15.18
16.91
5.20
33.0%
1.73
11.4%
0.57
4.04
3.47

Heavy

Electrician 23.13
31.58
15.67
27.60
8.45
36.5%
11.93
76.1%
7.46
3.98
-3.48

Laborer
16.95
22.27
15.18
16.91
5.32
31.4%
1.73
11.4%
1.77
5.36
3.59

Truck
driver
21.39
29.99
16.76
19.49
8.60
40.2%
2.73
16.3%
4.63
10.50
5.87

Highway

Ironworker 22.51
26.76
n.a.
n.a.
4.25
18.9%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

Laborer
16.95
22.27
15.18
16.91
5.32
31.4%
1.73
11.4%
1.77
5.36
3.59

Truck
driver
16.91
16.91
13.47
15.89
0.00
0.0%
2.42
18.0%
3.44
1.02
-2.42

Residential

Carpenter n.a.
28.23
15.90
18.17
n.a.
n.a.
2.27
14.3%
n.a.
10.06
n.a.

Plumber
n.a.
31.58
22.05
24.29
n.a.
n.a.
2.24
10.2%
n.a.
7.29
n.a.

Laborer
(unskilled)
n.a.
18.73
15.18
16.91
n.a.
n.a.
1.73
11.4%
n.a.
1.82
n.a.
CRS-29

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Indiana

Marion

Building

Carpenter 23.48
27.52
17.42
20.00
4.04
17.2%
2.58
14.8%
6.06
7.52
1.46

Electrician 25.55
30.05
21.34
25.27
4.50
17.6%
3.93
18.4%
4.21
4.78
0.57

Laborer
(building)
17.98
20.93
15.25
17.23
2.95
16.4%
1.98
13.0%
2.73
3.70
0.97

Heavy

Electrician 25.55
30.05
21.34
25.27
4.50
17.6%
3.93
18.4%
4.21
4.78
0.57

Laborer
(construction)
16.82
20.12
15.25
17.23
3.30
19.6%
1.98
13.0%
1.57
2.89
1.32

Truck
driver
(tri-axle)
18.58
25.40
17.13
17.99
6.82
36.7%
0.86
5.0%
1.45
7.41
5.96

Highway

Sheet
metal
worker
24.93
29.43
17.04
20.51
4.50
18.1%
3.47
20.4%
7.89
8.92
1.03

Laborer
(construction)
16.82
20.12
15.25
17.23
3.30
19.6%
1.98
13.0%
1.57
2.89
1.32

Truck
driver
(tandem)
18.63
25.45
13.66
14.53
6.82
36.6%
0.87
6.4%
4.97
10.92
5.95

Residential

Carpenter n.a.
12.68
17.42
20.00
n.a.
n.a.
2.58
14.8%
n.a.
-7.32
n.a.

Plumber
n.a.
13.97
18.12
23.29
n.a.
n.a.
5.17
28.5%
n.a.
-9.32
n.a.

Laborer
n.a.
9.22
15.25
17.23
n.a.
n.a.
1.98
13.0%
n.a.
-8.01
n.a.
CRS-30

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Wayne

Building

Carpenter 21.78
25.72
n.a.
18.87
3.94
18.1%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
6.85
n.a.

Electrician 24.20
27.70
n.a.
24.34
3.50
14.5%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
3.36
n.a.

Laborer
(building)
15.96
18.53
n.a.
13.66
2.57
16.1%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
4.87
n.a.

Heavy

Electrician 24.20
27.70
n.a.
24.34
3.50
14.5%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
3.36
n.a.

Laborer
(construction)
16.82
20.12
n.a.
13.66
3.30
19.6%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
6.46
n.a.

Truck
driver
(tri-axle)
18.58
25.40
n.a.
19.72
6.82
36.7%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
5.68
n.a.

Highway

Ironworker
(structural) 21.90
24.85
n.a.
21.73
2.95
13.5%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
3.12
n.a.

Laborer
(unskilled)
16.82
20.12
n.a.
13.66
3.30
19.6%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
6.46
n.a.

Truck
driver
(tandem)
18.63
25.45
n.a.
14.68
6.82
36.6%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
10.77
n.a.

Residential

Carpenter n.a.
13.42
n.a.
18.87
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-5.45
n.a.

Plumber
n.a.
14.89
n.a.
22.19
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-7.30
n.a.

Laborer
n.a.
11.15
n.a.
13.66
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-2.51
n.a.
CRS-31

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Steuben

Building

Carpenter 20.53
23.46
n.a.
17.31
2.93
14.3%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
6.15
n.a.

Electrician 24.33
29.17
n.a.
21.28
4.84
19.9%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
7.89
n.a.

Laborer
(building)
17.10
18.75
n.a.
14.36
1.65
9.6%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
4.39
n.a.

Heavy

Electrician 24.33
29.17
n.a.
21.28
4.84
19.9%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
7.89
n.a.

Laborer
(construction)
16.82
20.12
n.a.
14.36
3.30
19.6%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
5.76
n.a.

Truck
driver
(tri-axle)
18.58
25.40
n.a.
19.44
6.82
36.7%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
5.96
n.a.

Highway

Ironworker
(structural) 20.90
23.32
n.a.
n.a.
2.42
11.6%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

Laborer
(unskilled)
16.82
20.12
n.a.
14.36
3.30
19.6%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
5.76
n.a.

Truck
driver
(tandem)
18.63
25.45
n.a.
14.19
6.82
36.6%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
11.26
n.a.

Residential

Carpenter 7.40
13.42
n.a.
17.31
6.02
81.4%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-3.89
n.a.

Plumber
9.00
14.89
n.a.
20.48
5.89
65.4%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-5.59
n.a.

Laborer
6.07
11.15
n.a.
14.36
5.08
83.7%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-3.21
n.a.
CRS-32

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Sullivan

Building

Carpenter 19.59
23.32
16.75
19.33
3.73
19.0%
2.58
15.4%
2.84
3.99
1.15

Electrician 24.65
31.17
20.09
26.60
6.52
26.5%
6.51
32.4%
4.56
4.57
0.01

Laborer
(building)
17.02
19.72
17.02
16.89
2.70
15.9%
-0.13
-0.8%
0.00
2.83
2.83

Heavy

Electrician 25.75
31.17
20.09
26.60
5.42
21.0%
6.51
32.4%
5.66
4.57
-1.09

Laborer
(construction)
16.82
20.12
17.02
16.89
3.30
19.6%
-0.13
-0.8%
-0.20
3.23
3.43

Truck
driver
(tri-axle)
18.58
25.40
15.41
15.41
6.82
36.7%
0.00
0.0%
3.17
9.99
6.82

Highway

Ironworker
(structural) 21.50
24.85
n.a.
n.a.
3.35
15.6%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

Laborer
(unskilled)
16.82
20.12
17.02
17.29
3.30
19.6%
0.27
1.6%
-0.20
2.83
3.03

Truck
driver
(tandem)
18.63
25.45
11.97
13.77
6.82
36.6%
1.80
15.0%
6.66
11.68
5.02

Residential

Carpenter n.a.
13.42
16.75
19.33
n.a.
n.a.
2.58
15.4%
n.a.
-5.91
n.a.

Plumber
n.a.
14.89
14.76
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

Laborer
n.a.
11.15
17.02
16.89
n.a.
n.a.
-0.13
-0.8%
n.a.
-5.74
n.a.
CRS-33

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Kentucky

Jefferson

Building

Carpenter 18.65
21.56
15.33
18.24
2.91
15.6%
2.91
19.0%
3.32
3.32
0.00

Electrician 23.00
27.33
18.96
20.75
4.33
18.8%
1.79
9.4%
4.04
6.58
2.54

Laborer
(general)
13.87
16.97
11.16
15.00
3.10
22.4%
3.84
34.4%
2.71
1.97
-0.74

Heavy

Electrician 23.00
27.33
18.96
20.75
4.33
18.8%
1.79
9.4%
4.04
6.58
2.54

Laborer
(concrete)
15.88
20.01
11.16
15.00
4.13
26.0%
3.84
34.4%
4.72
5.01
0.29

Truck driver (five axle) 15.01 16.96 15.18 18.11
1.95
13.0%
2.93
19.3% -0.17 -1.15
-0.98

Highway

Ironworker 21.66
23.93
17.38
22.42
2.27
10.5%
5.04
29.0%
4.28
1.51
-2.77

Laborer
(asphalt)
15.88
20.01
11.16
15.00
4.13
26.0%
3.84
34.4%
4.72
5.01
0.29
Truck driver (single or

double axle dump truck) 14.91 16.86 12.28 13.75
1.95
13.1%
1.47
12.0%
2.63
3.11
0.48

Residential

Carpenter 7.59
7.59
15.33
18.24
0.00
0.0%
2.91
19.0%
-7.74
-10.65
-2.91

Plumber
9.16
9.16
21.49
24.34
0.00
0.0%
2.85
13.3%
-12.33
-15.18
-2.85

Laborer
(general)
5.32
5.85
11.16
15.00
0.53
10.0%
3.84
34.4%
-5.84
-9.15
-3.31
CRS-34

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Clark

Building

Carpenter 16.52
19.65
14.14
16.91
3.13
18.9%
2.77
19.6%
2.38
2.74
0.36

Electrician 10.18
10.18
16.52
18.96
0.00
0.0%
2.44
14.8%
-6.34
-8.78
-2.44

Laborer
(unskilled)
7.12
7.12
10.47
13.74
0.00
0.0%
3.27
31.2%
-3.35
-6.62
-3.27

Heavy

Electrician 19.70
27.33
16.52
18.96
7.63
38.7%
2.44
14.8%
3.18
8.37
5.19

Laborer
(concrete)
15.88
19.86
10.47
13.74
3.98
25.1%
3.27
31.2%
5.41
6.12
0.71

Truck driver (five axle) 15.01 16.96 17.61 19.04
1.95
13.0%
1.43
8.1% -2.60 -2.08
0.52

Highway

Ironworker

21.66
23.93
n.a.
21.51
2.27
10.5%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
2.42
n.a.

Laborer
(asphalt)
15.88
19.86
10.47
13.74
3.98
25.1%
3.27
31.2%
5.41
6.12
0.71
Truck driver (single or

double axle dump truck) 14.91 16.86 12.05 14.43 1.95 13.1% 2.38 19.8% 2.86 2.43
-0.43

Residential

Carpenter 5.80
5.85
14.14
16.91
0.05
0.9%
2.77
19.6%
-8.34
-11.06
-2.72

Plumber
6.49
6.49
15.77
20.35
0.00
0.0%
4.58
29.0%
-9.28
-13.86
-4.58

Laborer
(unskilled)
5.15
5.85
10.47
13.74
0.70
13.6%
3.27
31.2%
-5.32
-7.89
-2.57
CRS-35

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Hart

Building

Carpenter 18.65
21.56
n.a.
14.00
2.91
15.6%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
7.56
n.a.

Electrician 23.00
27.33
n.a.
21.48
4.33
18.8%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
5.85
n.a.

Laborer
(general)
13.87
16.97
n.a.
12.90
3.10
22.4%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
4.07
n.a.

Heavy

Electrician 22.60
22.60
n.a.
21.48
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
1.12
n.a.

Laborer
(general)
16.40
16.90
n.a.
12.90
0.50
3.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
4.00
n.a.
Truck driver (over three

tons) 17.19
17.69
n.a.
18.35
0.50
2.9%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-0.66
n.a.

Highway

Ironworker
(structural) 18.45
18.95
n.a.
n.a
0.50
2.7%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

Laborer
(general)
16.40
16.90
n.a.
12.90
0.50
3.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
4.00
n.a.
Truck driver (three tons

and under)
16.98 17.48
n.a. 12.18
0.50
2.9%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
5.30
n.a.

Residential

Carpenter 5.31
5.85
n.a.
14.00
0.54
10.2%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-8.15
n.a.

Plumber
6.10
6.10
n.a.
16.44
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-10.34
n.a.

Laborer
(unskilled)
5.15
5.85
n.a.
12.90
0.70
13.6%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-7.05
n.a.
CRS-36

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Bath

Building

Carpenter 10.00
11.03
n.a.
14.48
1.03
10.3%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-3.45
n.a.

Electrician 11.10
13.86
n.a.
20.07
2.76
24.9%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-6.21
n.a.

Laborer
(unskilled)
6.25
7.15
n.a.
11.96
0.90
14.4%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-4.81
n.a.

Heavy

Electrician 19.70
27.33
n.a.
20.07
7.63
38.7%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
7.26
n.a.

Laborer
(concrete)
15.88
19.86
n.a.
11.96
3.98
25.1%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
7.90
n.a.

Truck driver (five axle) 15.01 16.96
n.a. 15.44
1.95
13.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
1.52
n.a.

Highway

Ironworker
(structural) 23.20
32.30
n.a.
14.24
9.10
39.2%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
18.06
n.a.

Laborer
(asphalt)
15.88
19.86
n.a.
11.96
3.98
25.1%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
7.90
n.a.
Truck driver (single or

double axle dump truck) 14.91 16.86 n.a. 13.74 1.95 13.1% n.a.
n.a. n.a. 3.12
n.a.

Residential

Carpenter 6.00
6.00
n.a.
14.48
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-8.48
n.a.

Plumber
6.25
6.25
n.a.
14.13
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-7.88
n.a.

Laborer
(common)
5.15
5.85
n.a.
11.96
0.70
13.6%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-6.11
n.a.
CRS-37

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Oregon

Multnomah

Building

Carpenter 26.03
27.56
18.78
20.75
1.53
5.9%
1.97
10.5%
7.25
6.81
-0.44

Electrician 28.70
35.65
26.50
29.79
6.95
24.2%
3.29
12.4%
2.20
5.86
3.66

Laborer
20.44
23.12
15.06
16.81
2.68
13.1%
1.75
11.6%
5.38
6.31
0.93

Heavy

Electrician n.a.
35.65
26.50
29.79
n.a.
n.a.
3.29
12.4%
n.a.
5.86
n.a.

Laborer
n.a.
23.12
15.06
16.81
n.a.
n.a.
1.75
11.6%
n.a.
6.31
n.a.
Truck driver (dump

truck over 60 yards)
n.a. 27.29 16.42 19.31
n.a.
n.a.
2.89
17.6%
n.a.
7.98
n.a.

Highway

Ironworker
n.a.
31.65
19.97
26.19
n.a.
n.a.
6.22
31.1%
n.a.
5.46
n.a.

Laborer
n.a.
23.12
15.06
16.81
n.a.
n.a.
1.75
11.6%
n.a.
6.31
n.a.
Truck driver (dump

truck over 50 yards)
n.a. 27.13 13.69 16.27
n.a.
n.a.
2.58
18.8%
n.a. 10.86
n.a.

Residential

Carpenter n.a.
15.84
18.78
20.75
n.a.
n.a.
1.97
10.5%
n.a.
-4.91
n.a.

Plumber
n.a.
24.40
23.56
30.20
n.a.
n.a.
6.64
28.2%
n.a.
-5.80
n.a.

Laborer
(general)
n.a.
10.08
15.06
16.81
n.a.
n.a.
1.75
11.6%
n.a.
-6.73
n.a.
CRS-38

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Yamhill

Building

Carpenter 26.03
27.56
18.78
20.75
1.53
5.9%
1.97
10.5%
7.25
6.81
-0.44

Electrician 28.70
35.65
26.50
29.79
6.95
24.2%
3.29
12.4%
2.20
5.86
3.66

Laborer
20.44
23.12
15.06
16.81
2.68
13.1%
1.75
11.6%
5.38
6.31
0.93

Heavy

Electrician n.a.
35.65
26.50
29.79
n.a.
n.a.
3.29
12.4%
n.a.
5.86
n.a.

Laborer
n.a.
23.12
15.06
16.81
n.a.
n.a.
1.75
11.6%
n.a.
6.31
n.a.
Truck driver (dump

truck over 60 yards)
n.a. 27.29 16.42 19.31
n.a.
n.a.
2.89
17.6%
n.a.
7.98
n.a.

Highway

Ironworker
n.a.
31.65
19.97
26.19
n.a.
n.a.
6.22
31.1%
n.a.
5.46
n.a.

Laborer
n.a.
23.12
15.06
16.81
n.a.
n.a.
1.75
11.6%
n.a.
6.31
n.a.
Truck driver (dump

truck over 50 yards)
n.a. 27.13 13.69 16.27
n.a.
n.a.
2.58
18.8%
n.a. 10.86
n.a.

Residential

Carpenter n.a.
15.84
18.78
20.75
n.a.
n.a.
1.97
10.5%
n.a.
-4.91
n.a.

Plumber
n.a.
24.40
23.56
30.20
n.a.
n.a.
6.64
28.2%
n.a.
-5.80
n.a.

Laborer
(general)
n.a.
10.08
15.06
16.81
n.a.
n.a.
1.75
11.6%
n.a.
-6.73
n.a.
CRS-39

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Clatsop

Building

Carpenter 26.03
27.56
n.a.
16.62
1.53
5.9%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
10.94
n.a.

Electrician 28.70
35.65
n.a.
30.30
6.95
24.2%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
5.35
n.a.

Laborer
20.44
23.12
n.a.
15.29
2.68
13.1%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
7.83
n.a.

Heavy

Electrician n.a.
35.65
n.a.
30.30
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
5.35
n.a.

Laborer
n.a.
23.12
n.a.
15.29
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
7.83
n.a.
Truck driver (dump

truck over 60 yards)
n.a. 27.29
n.a. 16.02
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a. 11.27
n.a.

Highway

Ironworker
n.a.
31.65
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

Laborer
n.a.
23.12
n.a.
15.29
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
7.83
n.a.
Truck driver (dump

truck over 50 yards)
n.a. 27.13
n.a. 16.34
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a. 10.79
n.a.

Residential

Carpenter 8.06
8.06
n.a.
16.62
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-8.56
n.a.

Plumber 12.50
11.60
n.a.
25.36
-0.90
-7.2%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-13.76
n.a.

Laborer
5.76
5.85
n.a.
15.29
0.09
1.6%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-9.44
n.a.
CRS-40

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Baker

Building

Carpenter 26.03
27.56
n.a.
18.43
1.53
5.9%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
9.13
n.a.

Electrician 27.75
33.70
n.a.
24.60
5.95
21.4%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
9.10
n.a.

Laborer
20.44
23.12
n.a.
15.81
2.68
13.1%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
7.31
n.a.

Heavy

Electrician n.a.
33.70
n.a.
24.60
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
9.10
n.a.

Laborer
n.a.
23.12
n.a.
15.81
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
7.31
n.a.
Truck driver (dump

truck over 60 yards)
n.a. 27.29
n.a. 17.67
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
9.62
n.a.

Highway

Ironworker
n.a.
31.65
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

Laborer
n.a.
23.12
n.a.
15.81
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
7.31
n.a.
Truck driver (dump

truck over 50 yards)
n.a. 27.13
n.a. 13.75
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a. 13.38
n.a.

Residential

Carpenter 7.07
7.07
n.a.
18.43
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-11.36
n.a.

Plumber 14.64
14.64
n.a.
21.22
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-6.58
n.a.

Laborer
5.15
5.85
n.a.
15.81
0.70
13.6%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-9.96
n.a.
CRS-41

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Building

Carpenter 11.90
11.90
11.82
15.38
0.00
0.0%
3.56
30.1%
0.08
-3.48
-3.56

Electrician 19.74
25.15
16.38
17.62
5.41
27.4%
1.24
7.6%
3.36
7.53
4.17

Laborer
(common)
7.37
7.37
10.11
12.15
0.00
0.0%
2.04
20.2%
-2.74
-4.78
-2.04

Heavy

Electrician 16.95
16.95
16.38
17.62
0.00
0.0%
1.24
7.6%
0.57
-0.67
-1.24

Laborer
(common)
7.68
7.68
10.11
12.15
0.00
0.0%
2.04
20.2%
-2.43
-4.47
-2.04

Truck
driver
(tandem)
10.92
10.92
14.54
17.37
0.00
0.0%
2.83
19.5%
-3.62
-6.45
-2.83

Highway

Reinforcing steel setter,

paving 7.50
7.50
n.a.
n.a.
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

Laborer
(common)
6.25
6.25
10.11
12.15
0.00
0.0%
2.04
20.2%
-3.86
-5.90
-2.04
Truck driver (tandem

and semi-trailer)
7.30
7.30 10.55 12.60
0.00
0.0%
2.05
19.4% -3.25 -5.30
-2.05

Residential

Carpenter 8.61
8.61
11.82
15.38
0.00
0.0%
3.56
30.1%
-3.21
-6.77
-3.56

Plumber
8.96
8.96
18.06
19.42
0.00
0.0%
1.36
7.5%
-9.10
-10.46
-1.36

Laborer
(general)
5.55
5.85
10.11
12.15
0.30
5.4%
2.04
20.2%
-4.56
-6.30
-1.74
CRS-42

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Pittsburg

Building

Carpenter 14.64
14.64
n.a.
14.53
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
0.11
n.a.

Electrician 18.25
22.13
n.a.
19.38
3.88
21.3%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
2.75
n.a.

Laborer
(common)
8.00
8.00
n.a.
12.13
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-4.13
n.a.

Heavy

Mechanic 9.90
9.90
n.a.
14.69
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-4.79
n.a.

Laborer
(common)
6.10
6.10
n.a.
12.13
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-6.03
n.a.

Truck
driver 7.25
7.25
n.a.
14.89
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-7.64
n.a.

Highway

Reinforcing steel setter,

paving 7.50
7.50
n.a.
n.a.
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

Laborer
(common)
6.25
6.25
n.a.
12.13
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-5.88
n.a.
Truck driver (multi-rear

axle) 7.30
7.30
n.a.
13.92
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-6.62
n.a.

Residential

Carpenter 7.57
7.57
n.a.
14.53
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-6.96
n.a.

Plumber
7.81
7.81
n.a.
17.65
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-9.84
n.a.

Laborer
5.15
5.85
n.a.
12.13
0.70
13.6%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-6.28
n.a.
CRS-43

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Beckham

Building

Carpenter 15.50
15.50
n.a.
13.55
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
1.95
n.a.

Electrician 20.44
25.15
n.a.
19.91
4.71
23.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
5.24
n.a.

Laborer
7.50
7.50
n.a.
12.75
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-5.25
n.a.

Heavy

Mechanic 9.90
9.90
n.a.
16.25
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-6.35
n.a.

Laborer
(common)
6.10
6.10
n.a.
12.75
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-6.65
n.a.

Truck
driver 7.25
7.25
n.a.
16.92
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-9.67
n.a.

Highway

Reinforcing steel setter,

paving 7.50
7.50
n.a.
n.a.
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

Laborer
(common)
6.25
6.25
n.a.
12.75
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-6.50
n.a.
Truck driver (multi-rear

axle) 7.30
7.30
n.a.
12.57
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-5.27
n.a.

Residential

Carpenter 6.69
6.69
n.a.
13.55
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-6.86
n.a.

Plumber
6.50
6.50
n.a.
14.11
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-7.61
n.a.

Laborer
5.15
5.85
n.a.
12.75
0.70
13.6%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-6.90
n.a.
CRS-44

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Johnston

Building

Carpenter 13.40
13.40
n.a.
14.53
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-1.13
n.a.

Electrician 20.44
25.15
n.a.
19.38
4.71
23.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
5.77
n.a.

Laborer
8.00
8.00
n.a.
12.13
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-4.13
n.a.

Heavy

Mechanic 9.90
9.90
n.a.
14.69
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-4.79
n.a.

Laborer
(common)
6.10
6.10
n.a.
12.13
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-6.03
n.a.

Truck
driver 7.25
7.25
n.a.
14.89
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-7.64
n.a.

Highway

Reinforcing steel setter,

paving 7.50
7.50
n.a.
n.a.
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

Laborer
(common)
6.25
6.25
n.a.
12.13
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-5.88
n.a.
Truck driver (multi-rear

axle) 7.30
7.30
n.a.
13.92
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-6.62
n.a.

Residential

Carpenter 6.00
6.00
n.a.
14.53
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-8.53
n.a.

Plumber
6.65
6.65
n.a.
17.65
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-11.00
n.a.

Laborer
5.15
5.85
n.a.
12.13
0.70
13.6%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-6.28
n.a.
CRS-45

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Idaho

Ada

Building

Carpenter 19.73
25.27
13.74
15.28
5.54
28.1%
1.54
11.2%
5.99
9.99
4.00

Electrician 22.26
27.16
18.16
21.04
4.90
22.0%
2.88
15.9%
4.10
6.12
2.02

Laborer
(general)
n.a.
12.97
10.47
14.80
n.a.
n.a.
4.33
41.4%
n.a.
-1.83
n.a.

Heavy

Electrician 21.63
27.16
18.16
21.04
5.53
25.6%
2.88
15.9%
3.47
6.12
2.65

Laborer
(pipelayer)
n.a.
12.39
10.47
14.80
n.a.
n.a.
4.33
41.4%
n.a.
-2.41
n.a.
Truck driver (dump

truck)
n.a. 14.17 14.53 15.08 n.a.
n.a. 0.55 3.8% n.a. -0.91
n.a.

Highway

Carpenter n.a.
25.27
13.74
15.28
n.a.
n.a.
1.54
11.2%
n.a.
9.99
n.a.

Laborer
(common)
n.a.
14.02
10.47
14.80
n.a.
n.a.
4.33
41.4%
n.a.
-0.78
n.a.
Truck driver (dump

truck, 16 to 32 yards)
n.a. 13.00 11.37 12.98
n.a.
n.a.
1.61
14.2%
n.a.
0.02
n.a.

Residential

Carpenter 9.07
9.07
13.74
15.28
0.00
0.0%
1.54
11.2%
-4.67
-6.21
-1.54

Plumber 10.82
10.82
20.77
20.60
0.00
0.0%
-0.17
-0.8%
-9.95
-9.78
0.17

Laborer
5.88
5.88
10.47
14.80
0.00
0.0%
4.33
41.4%
-4.59
-8.92
-4.33
CRS-46

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Elmore

Building

Carpenter n.a.
14.29
n.a.
19.37
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-5.08
n.a.

Electrician 22.26
27.16
n.a.
23.31
4.90
22.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
3.85
n.a.

Laborer
(general)
n.a.
11.73
n.a.
15.56
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-3.83
n.a.

Heavy

Electrician 21.63
27.16
n.a.
23.31
5.53
25.6%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
3.85
n.a.

Laborer
(general)
n.a.
22.13
n.a.
15.56
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
6.57
n.a.
Truck driver (dump

truck) n.a.
17.82
n.a.
17.65
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
0.17
n.a.

Highway

Ironworker
(structural)
n.a.
23.69
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

Laborer
(general)
n.a.
22.13
n.a.
15.56
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
6.57
n.a.
Truck driver (dump

truck, 16 to 30 yards)
n.a. 21.18
n.a. 13.55
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
7.63
n.a.

Residential

Carpenter 9.07
9.07
n.a.
19.37
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-10.30
n.a.

Plumber 10.82
10.82
n.a.
12.80
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-1.98
n.a.

Laborer
5.88
5.88
n.a.
15.56
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-9.68
n.a.
CRS-47

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Fremont

Building

Carpenter n.a.
14.29
n.a.
13.16
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
1.13
n.a.

Electrician 21.15
26.80
n.a.
20.12
5.65
26.7%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
6.68
n.a.

Laborer
(general)
n.a.
11.73
n.a.
11.58
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
0.15
n.a.

Heavy

Electrician n.a.
26.80
n.a.
20.12
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
6.68
n.a.

Laborer
(general)
n.a.
22.13
n.a.
11.58
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
10.55
n.a.
Truck driver (dump

truck) n.a.
17.82
n.a.
16.64
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
1.18
n.a.

Highway

Ironworker
(structural)
n.a.
23.69
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

Laborer
(general)
n.a.
22.13
n.a.
11.58
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
10.55
n.a.
Truck driver (dump

truck, 16 to 30 yards)
n.a. 21.18
n.a. 13.51
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
7.67
n.a.

Residential

Carpenter 7.12
7.12
n.a.
13.16
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-6.04
n.a.

Plumber 11.25
11.25
n.a.
19.38
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-8.13
n.a.

Laborer
5.15
5.85
n.a.
11.58
0.70
13.6%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-5.73
n.a.
CRS-48

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Boise

Building

Carpenter n.a.
14.29
13.74
15.28
n.a.
n.a.
1.54
11.2%
n.a.
-0.99
n.a.

Electrician 22.26
27.16
18.16
21.04
4.90
22.0%
2.88
15.9%
4.10
6.12
2.02

Laborer
(general)
n.a.
11.73
10.47
14.80
n.a.
n.a.
4.33
41.4%
n.a.
-3.07
n.a.

Heavy

Electrician 21.63
27.16
18.16
21.04
5.53
25.6%
2.88
15.9%
3.47
6.12
2.65

Laborer
(general)
n.a.
22.13
10.47
14.80
n.a.
n.a.
4.33
41.4%
n.a.
7.33
n.a.
Truck driver (dump

truck)
n.a. 17.82 14.53 15.08 n.a.
n.a. 0.55 3.8% n.a. 2.74
n.a.

Highway

Carpenter n.a.
25.27
13.74
15.28
n.a.
n.a.
1.54
11.2%
n.a.
9.99
n.a.

Laborer
(common)
n.a.
14.02
10.47
14.80
n.a.
n.a.
4.33
41.4%
n.a.
-0.78
n.a.
Truck driver (dump

truck, 16 to 32 yards)
n.a. 13.00 11.37 12.98
n.a.
n.a.
1.61
14.2%
n.a.
0.02
n.a.

Residential

Carpenter 9.07
9.07
13.74
15.28
0.00
0.0%
1.54
11.2%
-4.67
-6.21
-1.54

Plumber 10.82
10.82
20.77
20.60
0.00
0.0%
-0.17
-0.8%
-9.95
-9.78
0.17

Laborer
5.88
5.88
10.47
14.80
0.00
0.0%
4.33
41.4%
-4.59
-8.92
-4.33
CRS-49

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Maine

Cumberland

Building

Carpenter 14.50
20.20
14.97
18.36
5.70
39.3%
3.39
22.6%
-0.47
1.84
2.31

Electrician 21.17
27.33
17.61
20.67
6.16
29.1%
3.06
17.4%
3.56
6.66
3.10

Laborer
(general)
10.55
10.55
10.55
14.50
0.00
0.0%
3.95
37.4%
0.00
-3.95
-3.95

Heavy

Electrician 21.17
26.58
17.61
20.67
5.41
25.6%
3.06
17.4%
3.56
5.91
2.35

Laborer
(unskilled)
12.43
12.43
10.55
14.50
0.00
0.0%
3.95
37.4%
1.88
-2.07
-3.95
Truck driver (dump

truck) 9.50
9.50
14.61
17.40
0.00
0.0%
2.79
19.1%
-5.11
-7.90
-2.79

Highway

Carpenter 11.30
11.30
14.97
18.36
0.00
0.0%
3.39
22.6%
-3.67
-7.06
-3.39

Laborer
(unskilled)
8.69
8.69
10.55
14.50
0.00
0.0%
3.95
37.4%
-1.86
-5.81
-3.95

Truck driver (two axle)
9.08
9.08 11.59 15.09
0.00
0.0%
3.50
30.2% -2.51 -6.01
-3.50

Residential

Carpenter 9.54
9.54
14.97
18.36
0.00
0.0%
3.39
22.6%
-5.43
-8.82
-3.39

Plumber
7.83
7.83
15.65
18.94
0.00
0.0%
3.29
21.0%
-7.82
-11.11
-3.29

Laborer
(unskilled)
7.32
7.32
10.55
14.50
0.00
0.0%
3.95
37.4%
-3.23
-7.18
-3.95
CRS-50

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Androscoggin

Building

Carpenter 14.75
20.20
12.29
16.40
5.45
36.9%
4.11
33.4%
2.46
3.80
1.34

Electrician 21.30
26.07
18.25
26.81
4.77
22.4%
8.56
46.9%
3.05
-0.74
-3.79

Laborer
(general)
10.55
10.55
9.26
13.53
0.00
0.0%
4.27
46.1%
1.29
-2.98
-4.27

Heavy

Carpenter 10.23
10.23
12.29
16.40
0.00
0.0%
4.11
33.4%
-2.06
-6.17
-4.11

Laborer
(unskilled)
8.42
8.42
9.26
13.53
0.00
0.0%
4.27
46.1%
-0.84
-5.11
-4.27
Truck driver (dump

truck) 9.21
9.21
16.03
17.08
0.00
0.0%
1.05
6.6%
-6.82
-7.87
-1.05

Highway

Carpenter 11.30
11.30
12.29
16.40
0.00
0.0%
4.11
33.4%
-0.99
-5.10
-4.11

Laborer
(unskilled)
8.69
8.69
9.26
13.53
0.00
0.0%
4.27
46.1%
-0.57
-4.84
-4.27

Truck driver (two axle)
9.08
9.08 11.19 13.32
0.00
0.0%
2.13
19.0% -2.11 -4.24
-2.13

Residential

Carpenter 9.54
9.54
12.29
16.40
0.00
0.0%
4.11
33.4%
-2.75
-6.86
-4.11

Plumber
7.83
7.83
15.56
17.38
0.00
0.0%
1.82
11.7%
-7.73
-9.55
-1.82

Laborer
(unskilled)
7.32
7.32
9.26
13.53
0.00
0.0%
4.27
46.1%
-1.94
-6.21
-4.27
CRS-51

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Somerset

Building

Carpenter 14.09
14.09
n.a.
16.09
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-2.00
n.a.

Electrician 21.17
27.33
n.a.
21.70
6.16
29.1%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
5.63
n.a.

Laborer
(general)
10.59
10.59
n.a.
13.68
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-3.09
n.a.

Heavy

Electrician 13.67
13.67
n.a.
21.70
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-8.03
n.a.

Laborer
(unskilled)
9.80
9.80
n.a.
13.68
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-3.88
n.a.
Truck driver (dump

truck) 9.17
9.17
n.a.
15.20
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-6.03
n.a.

Highway

Ironworker
(structural) 12.03
12.03
n.a.
18.96
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-6.93
n.a.

Laborer
(unskilled)
8.66
8.66
n.a.
13.68
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-5.02
n.a.
Truck driver (dump

truck) 9.35
9.35
n.a.
14.08
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-4.73
n.a.

Residential

Carpenter 9.20
9.20
n.a.
16.09
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-6.89
n.a.

Plumber
8.36
8.36
n.a.
19.50
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-11.14
n.a.

Laborer
5.84
6.55
n.a.
13.68
0.71
12.2%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-7.13
n.a.
CRS-52

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Lincoln

Building

Carpenter 14.09
14.09
n.a.
16.09
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-2.00
n.a.

Electrician 21.30
26.07
n.a.
21.70
4.77
22.4%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
4.37
n.a.

Laborer
(general)
10.59
10.59
n.a.
13.68
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-3.09
n.a.

Heavy

Electrician 13.67
13.67
n.a.
21.70
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-8.03
n.a.

Laborer
(unskilled)
9.80
9.80
n.a.
13.68
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-3.88
n.a.
Truck driver (dump

truck) 9.17
9.17
n.a.
15.20
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-6.03
n.a.

Highway

Ironworker
(structural) 12.03
12.03
n.a.
18.96
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-6.93
n.a.

Laborer
(unskilled)
8.66
8.66
n.a.
13.68
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-5.02
n.a.
Truck driver (dump

truck) 9.35
9.35
n.a.
14.08
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-4.73
n.a.

Residential

Carpenter n.a.
9.26
n.a.
16.09
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-6.83
n.a.

Plumber
n.a.
9.50
n.a.
19.50
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-10.00
n.a.

Laborer
n.a.
6.71
n.a.
13.68
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-6.97
n.a.
CRS-53

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
New
Hampshire

Hillsborough

Building

Carpenter 13.52
22.17
15.49
22.93
8.65
64.0%
7.44
48.0%
-1.97
-0.76
1.21

Electrician 21.20
25.35
17.56
23.01
4.15
19.6%
5.45
31.0%
3.64
2.34
-1.30

Laborer
(general)
10.53
17.14
12.63
15.08
6.61
62.8%
2.45
19.4%
-2.10
2.06
4.16

Heavy

Carpenter n.a.
19.90
15.49
22.93
n.a.
n.a.
7.44
48.0%
n.a.
-3.03
n.a.

Laborer
(general)
n.a.
14.35
12.63
15.08
n.a.
n.a.
2.45
19.4%
n.a.
-0.73
n.a.
Truck driver (dump

truck)
n.a. 14.10 15.53 18.22 n.a.
n.a. 2.69 17.3% n.a. -4.12
n.a.

Highway

Carpenter n.a.
14.46
15.49
22.93
n.a.
n.a.
7.44
48.0%
n.a.
-8.47
n.a.

Laborer
(general)
n.a.
12.98
12.63
15.08
n.a.
n.a.
2.45
19.4%
n.a.
-2.10
n.a.

Truck
driver
(multi-axle)
n.a.
15.00
13.79
15.10
n.a.
n.a.
1.31
9.5%
n.a.
-0.10
n.a.

Residential

Carpenter 11.11
11.11
15.49
22.93
0.00
0.0%
7.44
48.0%
-4.38
-11.82
-7.44

Plumber 11.70
11.70
18.14
23.73
0.00
0.0%
5.59
30.8%
-6.44
-12.03
-5.59

Laborer
(unskilled)
8.85
8.85
12.63
15.08
0.00
0.0%
2.45
19.4%
-3.78
-6.23
-2.45
CRS-54

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Merrimack

Building

Carpenter n.a.
18.94
n.a.
18.84
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
0.10
n.a.

Electrician 21.20
16.06
n.a.
21.93
-5.14
-24.2%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-5.87
n.a.

Laborer
(general)
14.53
12.38
n.a.
14.82
-2.15
-14.8%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-2.44
n.a.

Heavy

Carpenter n.a.
17.58
n.a.
18.84
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-1.26
n.a.

Laborer
(general)
n.a.
12.13
n.a.
14.82
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-2.69
n.a.
Truck driver (dump

truck) n.a.
12.00
n.a.
19.46
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-7.46
n.a.

Highway

Ironworker
(structural)
n.a.
13.78
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

Laborer
(unskilled)
n.a.
12.79
n.a.
14.82
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-2.03
n.a.

Truck
driver
(multi-axle)
n.a.
13.60
n.a.
16.43
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-2.83
n.a.

Residential

Carpenter 10.96
10.96
n.a.
18.84
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-7.88
n.a.

Plumber 12.57
12.57
n.a.
19.68
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-7.11
n.a.

Laborer
(unskilled)
8.78
8.78
n.a.
14.82
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-6.04
n.a.
CRS-55

Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Cheshire

Building

Carpenter n.a.
14.93
n.a.
19.02
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-4.09
n.a.

Electrician n.a.
15.06
n.a.
17.63
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-2.57
n.a.

Laborer
(general)
n.a.
13.10
n.a.
13.24
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-0.14
n.a.

Heavy

Carpenter n.a.
17.58
n.a.
19.92
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-2.34
n.a.

Laborer
(unskilled)
n.a.
11.59
n.a.
13.24
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-1.65
n.a.
Truck driver (dump

truck) n.a.
12.00
n.a.
18.81
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-6.81
n.a.

Highway

Ironworker
(structural)
n.a.
13.94
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

Laborer
(common)
n.a.
10.90
n.a.
13.24
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-2.34
n.a.
Truck driver (double

axle) n.a.
13.73
n.a.
13.51
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
0.22
n.a.

Residential

Carpenter 10.96
10.96
n.a.
19.92
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-8.96
n.a.

Plumber 12.57
12.57
n.a.
19.81
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-7.24
n.a.

Laborer
(unskilled)
8.78
8.78
n.a.
13.24
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-4.46
n.a.
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Dollar
Difference between
difference
the changes in
Changes from
between
Davis-
Davis-Bacon
2000 to 2008 in Changes from Davis-Bacon
Bacon and OES
prevailing
OES average Davis-Bacon 2000 to 2008 in
and OES
wages (column 9

Davis-Bacon

hourly wages hourly wages
wages
OES wages
wages
minus column 11)
construction
State
County
type
Occupation
2000 2008 2000 2008 Dollars
Percent Dollars Percent 2000
2008
Dollars
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)
(14)
(15)
Carrol

Building

Carpenter n.a.
16.00
n.a.
18.74
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-2.74
n.a.

Electrician 21.20
16.06
n.a.
20.20
-5.14
-24.2%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-4.14
n.a.

Laborer
(general)
9.60
11.56
n.a.
13.47
1.96
20.4%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-1.91
n.a.

Heavy

Carpenter n.a.
17.58
n.a.
18.74
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-1.16
n.a.

Laborer
(unskilled)
n.a.
11.77
n.a.
13.47
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-1.70
n.a.
Truck driver (dump

truck) n.a.
12.00
n.a.
16.35
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-4.35
n.a.

Highway

Ironworker
(structural)
n.a.
13.78
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

Laborer
(unskilled)
n.a.
10.83
n.a.
13.47
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-2.64
n.a.

Truck
driver
(multi-axle)
n.a.
9.55
n.a.
14.23
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-4.68
n.a.

Residential

Carpenter 10.96
10.96
n.a.
18.74
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-7.78
n.a.

Plumber 12.57
12.57
n.a.
17.80
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-5.23
n.a.

Laborer
(unskilled)
8.78
8.78
n.a.
13.47
0.00
0.0%
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
-4.69
n.a.
Source: Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates are from the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage Determinations Online.Gov, available at http://www.wdol.gov/sca.aspx#0. OES wage
rates are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, available at http://stats.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcma.htm.
Notes: N.A. means that no data are available for that occupation or year. The most recent Davis-Bacon and OES wage rates used in this report are for 2008. Since 2008, many
of the Davis-Bacon wage rates may have been revised.
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