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Davis-Bacon rates — Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Every active general wage determination covering this county, one section per construction type. These rates are the minimum that must be paid on a federal or federally assisted contract.

Pick the construction type that matches your contract, not the highest rate. Building, Residential, Highway and Heavy are separate determinations with different rates, and using the wrong one is a common reason a certified payroll comes back rejected. Where your trade appears under several classifications the choice between them is a judgement call — the plainest match is usually right, and the contracting officer can confirm it.
Building
PA20260092 rev 2 · 05/18/2026 · 50 classifications
ClassificationBase rateFringeTotal
ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) (ASBESTOS ABATEMENT, REMOVAL FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS ONLY)40.0029.8169.81
BOILERMAKER55.0035.4890.48
BRICKLAYER (INCLUDING POINTING, CAULKING, AND CLEANING)33.9916.8750.86
PILEDRIVERMAN36.8720.4957.36
CARPENTER (INCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, METAL STUD INSTALLATION, FORM WORK AND SCAFFOLD BUILDING; EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION)36.8420.1957.03
ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES ALARM INSTALLATION, INSTALLATION OF SOUND AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AND LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)46.0227.9874.00
ELEVATOR MECHANIC FOOTNOTES: A. EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTES 8% OF BASIC HOURLY RATE FOR 5 YEARS OR MORE OF SERVICE AS VACATION PAY CREDIT, AND 6% OF BASIC HOURLY RATE FOR LESS THAN 5 YEARS OF SERVICE B. EIGHT PAID HOLIDAYS (PROVIDED EMPLOYEE HAS WORKED 5 CONSECUTIVE DAYS BEFORE AND THE WORKING DAY AFTER THE HOLIDAY): NEW YEARS'S DAY; MEMORIAL DAY; INDEPENDENCE DAY; LABOR DAY; VETERANS' DAY; THANKSGIVING DAY AND THE FRIDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING DAY, AND CHRISTMAS DAY58.7038.4497.14
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (PUMP)32.2521.3253.57
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (MECHANIC)36.8721.3258.19
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE47.1431.5878.72
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (OILER)39.4229.3068.72
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (HOIST (WITH TWO TOWERS), FORKLIFT (20 FT AND OVER, EXCLUDES MASONRY WORK))44.6130.8375.44
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (HOIST (SINGLE DRUM), FORKLIFT (UNDER 20 FT., EXCLUDES MASONRY WORK))41.8830.0371.91
IRONWORKER37.2632.6369.89
LABORER (ASBESTOS ABATEMENT (REMOVAL FROM FLOORS, WALLS, AND CEILINGS))27.4719.8947.36
LABORER (JACK HAMMER; MASON TENDER-BRICK)27.0219.4846.50
LABORER (FORKLIFT (MASONRY WORK ONLY))28.5219.4848.00
LABORER (CONCRETE WORKER; CONCRETE SAW (WALK BEHIND/HAND HELD))25.0119.4844.49
LABORER (COMMON OR GENERAL)23.0117.1840.19
PAINTER (SPRAY ONLY)26.9815.6542.63
PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER ONLY25.8416.3042.14
PLUMBER41.3629.4570.81
PIPEFITTER (INCLUDES HVAC PIPE AND HVAC UNIT INSTALLATION)41.3629.4570.81
SPRINKLER FITTER (FIRE SPRINKLERS)49.7528.9678.71
SHEET METAL WORKER: INCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION FOOTNOTE: PAID HOLIDAY: ELECTION DAY43.0942.5285.61
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK19.775.0224.79
TILE SETTER24.9513.9138.86
TILE FINISHER21.8610.3532.21
ROOFER: WATERPROOFING ONLY28.6018.0246.62
ROOFER, EXCLUDES WATERPROOFING16.763.9020.66
OPERATOR: ROLLER30.3913.7244.11
OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)30.3915.0545.44
OPERATOR: LOADER27.0514.5241.57
OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE32.5117.9850.49
OPERATOR: GRADALL32.7018.4351.13
OPERATOR: DRILL25.5817.0742.65
OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER24.1413.5537.69
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE22.005.8727.87
MILLWRIGHT28.4812.6541.13
LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE26.174.8831.05
LABORER: LANDSCAPE10.04—10.04
HVAC MECHANIC (HVAC TEMPERATURE CONTROLS INSTALLATION ONLY)22.006.1828.18
GLAZIER20.196.9227.11
FLOOR LAYER: VINYL FLOORING ONLY19.715.9425.65
FLOOR LAYER: HARDWOOD FLOORS ONLY26.9111.8838.79
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET ONLY18.785.0223.80
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER35.465.5040.96
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION, FORM WORK, AND SCAFFOLD BUILDING25.7110.1735.88
CARPENTER (ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION ONLY)37.734.5942.32
OPERATOR: BULLDOZER37.8522.7260.57
Residential
PA20260123 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 8 classifications
ClassificationBase rateFringeTotal
BRICKLAYER45.4530.1675.61
CARPENTER45.1329.0474.17
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE FOOTNOTE A. PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY; MEMORIAL DAY; INDEPENDENCE DAY; LABOR DAY; THANKSGIVING DAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY ***TOXIC/HARARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL*** ADD 20 PER CENT TO BASIC HOURLY RATE FOR ALL CLASSIFICATIONS50.8028.8979.69
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL39.1026.6965.79
PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER29.0221.1450.16
PLUMBER64.7337.21101.94
ROOFER31.2521.7553.00
ELECTRICIAN23.6822.7446.42
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