Prevailing wage: Davis-Bacon and state rates, checked against the source
A prevailing wage is the minimum base + fringe per hour a contractor must pay each trade on covered public construction.
Federal jobs use the Davis-Bacon wage determination (WD) in the contract; many states add their own law and rates.
- Counts from SAM.gov
- Retrieved 2026-11-13
- Rules quoted from eCFR
Find your state
Number of active Davis-Bacon wage determinations per state, SAM.gov search, retrieved 2026-11-13.
Dark tiles have a full state page; the rest are being verified against each state statute.
How often WDs change
Modifications to Davis-Bacon WDs published on SAM.gov in the last 60 days, by publication date.
197 of 215 landed on a Thursday, so check the week of your bid.
| Date | WDs modified | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| November 12, 2026 | 24 | |
| November 5, 2026 | 91 | |
| October 29, 2026 | 8 | |
| October 22, 2026 | 7 | |
| October 15, 2026 | 55 | |
| October 8, 2026 | 1 | |
| October 1, 2026 | 6 | |
| September 28, 2026 | 17 | |
| September 24, 2026 | 1 | |
| September 18, 2026 | 1 | |
| September 17, 2026 | 4 |
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