B03_Atch_2_WD_PR20260001_01-02-2026.pdf

This is a General Decision document (PR20260001) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division establishing prevailing wage rates for building construction in Puerto Rico, effective January 2, 2026. The decision supersedes a prior determination (PR20250001) and applies statewide to all counties in Puerto Rico for building construction excluding single-family homes and apartments up to four stories.

The document establishes hourly wage rates of $7.25 for all listed construction classifications, with fringe benefits ranging from $0.26 to $0.42 per hour depending on the trade. Covered classifications include bricklayers, carpenters, cement masons/concrete finishers, electricians, ironworkers, laborers, painters, pipefitters, plumbers, power equipment operators (cranes, diggers, loaders, trackcavators), sheet metal workers, and truck drivers. The document explains rate identifiers used in wage determinations (union rates, union average rates, survey rates, and state-adopted rates) and provides procedures for wage determination appeals, including initial contact with the WHD Branch of Wage Surveys or Branch of Construction Wage Determinations, requests for review by the Wage and Hour Administrator, and final appeal to the Administrative Review Board, all within the Department of Labor.