YTPM 26-5001 Wage Determination MA20260003_2026.01.02.pdf

This is a General Decision (Wage Determination) document issued by the U.S. Department of Labor establishing prevailing wage rates for building construction projects in Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire Counties, Massachusetts, effective January 2, 2026. The document supersedes General Decision MA20250003 and applies to all building construction projects except residential construction consisting of single-family homes and apartments up to four stories.

The wage determination specifies hourly rates and fringe benefits for approximately 30 trade classifications organized by geographic area within the four-county region. Rates vary by county and, in some cases, by specific towns. Key classifications include insulators/asbestos workers ($44.36 base rate, $36.63 fringe), boilermakers ($50.62 base, $28.82 fringe), bricklayers ($50.81 base, $32.27 fringe), carpenters ($43.33 base, $27.82 fringe), electricians ($52.16 base, $29.56 fringe), power equipment operators with 15 groups ranging from $34.41 to $50.73 base rates (all with $30.58+A fringe), elevator mechanics ($66.41 base, $38.435+a+b fringe), ironworkers ($40.75-$41.89 base, $31.91-$33.90 fringe), laborers ($31.54-$46.20 base, $25.63-$29.70 fringe), painters ($35.40-$39.48 base, $31.95 fringe), plumbers/pipefitters ($52.26-$55.00 base, $31.05-$31.57 fringe), roofers ($42.48 base, $30.14 fringe), and truck drivers with seven groups ranging from $40.78 to $41.82 base rates. The document includes detailed footnotes regarding paid holidays, vacation accrual, hazardous materials premiums, and Executive Order requirements for paid sick leave and minimum wage thresholds for 2025.