70Z03026QCLEV0039 - WAGE DETERMINATION.pdf

This document is a General Decision (Wage Determination) issued by the Department of Labor establishing prevailing wage rates for building construction projects in Wisconsin counties effective January 2, 2026. The decision applies to construction work, excluding residential projects of single-family homes and apartments up to four stories, across 48 Wisconsin counties including Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dodge, Door, Dunn, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kewaunee, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Pepin, Polk, Portage, Price, Richland, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Waupaca, Waushara, and Wood.

The determination specifies hourly wage rates and fringe benefits for numerous construction classifications organized by geographic county groupings, including asbestos workers/insulators ($45.88–$55.34 base rate with 23.83–38.15 fringe), boilermakers ($46.52 base with 34.63 fringe), bricklayers and tile setters ($38.45–$58.03 base with 27.41–38.21 fringe), carpenters ($40.79–$48.54 base with 27.90–29.99 fringe), electricians ($31.17–$48.55 base with 20.08–25.91 fringe), ironworkers ($42.89–$48.74 base with 32.66–49.65 fringe), laborers ($21.52–$60.57 base with 18.94–31.34 fringe), operators for power equipment ($41.60–$50.53 base with 27.89 fringe), plumbers/pipefitters ($49.32–$60.57 base with 25.98–31.34 fringe), plasterers/cement masons ($37.25–$47.22 base with 25.10–31.90 fringe), sheet metal workers ($31.97–$58.03 base with 20.67–38.21 fringe), truck drivers ($15.28–$39.72 base with 4.78–28.57 fringe), and other skilled trades. The document includes union rate identifiers, survey rate identifiers, and state-adopted rate identifiers, with notes on supplemental classifications and Executive Orders 13706 and 13658 regarding paid sick leave and minimum wage requirements. Contact information for wage determination inquiries, conformance decisions, and appeals is provided for the DOL's Branch of Wage Surveys and Branch of Construction Wage Determinations.