Wage Determination_MA20240001_Essex County.pdf

This is a wage determination document (MA20240001) dated 11/01/2024 for building construction projects in multiple Massachusetts counties including Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk and Suffolk. The determination applies to building construction projects excluding single family homes and apartments up to 4 stories.

The document details prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for various construction trades including insulators/asbestos workers ($55.45/hour + $36.63 fringe), boilermakers ($45.87/hour + $29.02 fringe), bricklayers ($60.26-64.50/hour + $33.71-37.54 fringe), electricians ($45.99-63.78/hour + $33.06-36.22 fringe), laborers ($35.41-43.18/hour + $26.59-27.56 fringe), painters ($44.32-47.66/hour + $36.00 fringe), plumbers ($52.49-69.04/hour + $28.77-35.53 fringe), and other trades. The rates vary by geographic zone within Massachusetts. The document specifies that contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act must pay at least $17.20 per hour under Executive Order 14026 for contracts entered after January 30, 2022, or $12.90 per hour under Executive Order 13658 for certain earlier contracts.