Prevailing wage by state

Prevailing wage vs Davis-Bacon, by state

29 states have a state prevailing wage law ("Little Davis-Bacon"); 21 do not. Pick a state to see its coverage threshold and which rate governs when federal Davis-Bacon and state prevailing wage both apply.

Has a state prevailing wage law (29)

States with a prevailing wage law

AKAlaska

Threshold: $25,000

CACalifornia

Threshold: $1,000

COColorado

Threshold: $500,000 for state-funded public projects

CTConnecticut

Threshold: $1,000,000 for new construction; $100,000 for remodeling

DEDelaware

Threshold: $500,000 for new construction; $45,000 for alteration, repair, renovation, rehabilitation, demolition, or reconstruction

Threshold: $2,000

No dollar threshold

Threshold: $50,000

Threshold: $250,000, with state-funding criteria

MAMassachusetts

No dollar threshold

MIMichigan

No dollar threshold

MNMinnesota

Threshold: $25,000 where more than one trade is involved; $2,500 where a single trade is involved

Threshold: $75,000

Threshold: $25,000

No dollar threshold

Threshold: $100,000 (including $100,000 for redevelopment project contracts)

NJNew Jersey

Threshold: $2,000 for public works contracts; a separate indexed threshold (about $16,263); and $50,000 aggregate cost for maintenance and repair

NMNew Mexico

Threshold: $60,000

NYNew York

No dollar threshold

OHOhio

Threshold: $250,000 for new construction; $75,000 for remodeling

No dollar threshold

Threshold: $25,000

Threshold: $1,000

Threshold: $50,000, but only for highway construction

TXTexas

No dollar threshold

VTVermont

Threshold: $100,000, or at least 50% funded by a capital construction act and costing more than $200,000

VAVirginia

Threshold: $250,000 for state agency projects with any state funding

WAWashington

No dollar threshold

WYWyoming

Threshold: $100,000

No state prevailing wage law (21)

Prevailing wage vs Davis-Bacon, by state

States with a prevailing wage law

Federal Davis-Bacon only