Prevailing wage by state
Prevailing wage vs Davis-Bacon, by state
29 states have a statewide prevailing-wage regime for at least some public work; 21 do not. Pick a state to review general coverage and the contract-specific checks that remain.
Has a state prevailing wage law (29)
States with a prevailing wage law
DOL 2023 reference: $25,000
CACaliforniaDOL 2023 reference: $1,000
COColoradoDOL 2023 reference: $500,000 for state-funded public projects
CTConnecticutDOL 2023 reference: $1,000,000 for new construction; $100,000 for remodeling
DEDelawareDOL 2023 reference: $500,000 for new construction; $45,000 for alteration, repair, renovation, rehabilitation, demolition, or reconstruction
HIHawaiiDOL 2023 reference: $2,000
ILIllinoisDOL 2023 reference: no general dollar threshold
MEMaineDOL 2023 reference: $50,000
MDMarylandDOL 2023 reference: $250,000, with state-funding criteria
MAMassachusettsDOL 2023 reference: no general dollar threshold
MIMichiganCurrent state-source review: no general dollar threshold
MNMinnesotaDOL 2023 reference: $25,000 where more than one trade is involved; $2,500 where a single trade is involved
MOMissouriDOL 2023 reference: $75,000
MTMontanaDOL 2023 reference: $25,000
NENebraskaDOL 2023 reference: no general dollar threshold
NVNevadaDOL 2023 reference: $100,000 (including $100,000 for redevelopment project contracts)
NJNew JerseyCurrent state-source review: $19,375 for municipal governing-body awards; $2,000 for other public agencies
NMNew MexicoDOL 2023 reference: $60,000
NYNew YorkDOL 2023 reference: no general dollar threshold
OHOhioCurrent state-source review: $250,000 for new construction; $75,000 for remodeling
OROregonCurrent state-source review: $50,000 for general public-works coverage
PAPennsylvaniaDOL 2023 reference: $25,000
RIRhode IslandDOL 2023 reference: $1,000
TNTennesseeCurrent state-source review: no general dollar threshold
TXTexasDOL 2023 reference: no general dollar threshold
VTVermontDOL 2023 reference: $100,000, or at least 50% funded by a capital construction act and costing more than $200,000
VAVirginiaDOL 2023 reference: $250,000 for state agency projects with any state funding
WAWashingtonDOL 2023 reference: no general dollar threshold
WYWyomingDOL 2023 reference: $100,000
No general statewide law (21)
Check federal, local, funding, and contract rules
No general statewide law; project-specific rules may still apply
AZArizonaNo general statewide law; project-specific rules may still apply
ARArkansasNo general statewide law; project-specific rules may still apply
FLFloridaNo general statewide law; project-specific rules may still apply
GAGeorgiaNo general statewide law; project-specific rules may still apply
IDIdahoNo general statewide law; project-specific rules may still apply
INIndianaNo general statewide law; project-specific rules may still apply
IAIowaNo general statewide law; project-specific rules may still apply
KSKansasNo general statewide law; project-specific rules may still apply
KYKentuckyNo general statewide law; project-specific rules may still apply
LALouisianaNo general statewide law; project-specific rules may still apply
MSMississippiNo general statewide law; project-specific rules may still apply
NHNew HampshireNo general statewide law; project-specific rules may still apply
NCNorth CarolinaNo general statewide law; project-specific rules may still apply
NDNorth DakotaNo general statewide law; project-specific rules may still apply
OKOklahomaNo general statewide law; project-specific rules may still apply
SCSouth CarolinaNo general statewide law; project-specific rules may still apply
SDSouth DakotaNo general statewide law; project-specific rules may still apply
UTUtahNo general statewide law; project-specific rules may still apply
WVWest VirginiaNo general statewide law; project-specific rules may still apply
WIWisconsinNo general statewide law; project-specific rules may still apply