Washington prevailing wage
Washington prevailing wage vs Davis-Bacon
Washington prevailing wage vs Davis-Bacon: no general dollar threshold for covered public works. Check the state rate and the federal determination in your contract.
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Price a Washington crew from your own determination
Type the base rate and fringe from the determination that governs your contract. Nothing is sent anywhere and no email is required — the arithmetic runs in your browser. Numbers below start from a worked example so you can see the shape of the answer before typing anything.
Arithmetic on the figures you entered. It does not look up, supply, or validate a Washington rate, and it does not decide which schedule governs.
Overtime assumption. The premium is applied to the base wage only and the fringe stays at 1× per hour worked. That is the usual Davis-Bacon treatment, but the contract clauses and the applicable state rule control. Verify the determination and modification incorporated into your contract before you bid or pay.
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Does Washington have a prevailing wage law?
Yes. Washington has a statewide prevailing-wage regime for at least some public work. Exact coverage can be narrower than that classification and depends on the awarding body, funding, project type, value, locality, and dates.
Coverage threshold
The federal DOL threshold table used for this reference was last revised January 1, 2023. The cited source indicates no general dollar threshold for Washington's covered work. Washington has no minimum dollar threshold — prevailing wage applies to covered public works regardless of contract value. Treat this as a screening reference and verify the current state source and bid package before relying on it.
How to compare Davis-Bacon and Washington requirements
Washington's no-threshold screen starts with the contract and its incorporated schedules, not a dollar cutoff. If federal Davis-Bacon and Washington requirements both appear, compare the applicable classification, fringe, overtime, apprentice, date, and contract clauses; this page cannot select the controlling schedule.
Guardrail
This page is a state law-and-threshold reference for Washington, not a rate calculator or official determination. WhichWageWins publishes the federal Davis-Bacon county rates for eight states and an interactive comparison for Los Angeles County, California only; it does not publish Washington state schedules. Verify the incorporated contract determination and current state or local sources before bidding or paying workers.
Next steps
From the rate to the payroll
- Price a crew from these rates — total package, cash in lieu of fringe and overtime on the base rate.
- Report them on Form WH-347 — the weekly federal certified payroll, column by column (Rev. January 2025).
- What Washington requires for certified payroll — the state report, its cadence and its source, next to the federal rule.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Does Washington have a prevailing wage law in 2026?
Yes. Washington has a statewide prevailing-wage regime for at least some public work, but project coverage must be verified against the current official state source and bid package.
What is the Washington prevailing wage coverage threshold?
The federal DOL threshold table used for this reference was last revised January 1, 2023. The cited source indicates no general dollar threshold for Washington's covered work. Washington has no minimum dollar threshold — prevailing wage applies to covered public works regardless of contract value. Treat this as a screening reference and verify the current state source and bid package before relying on it.
Does Davis-Bacon or Washington prevailing wage govern when both apply?
Washington's no-threshold screen starts with the contract and its incorporated schedules, not a dollar cutoff. If federal Davis-Bacon and Washington requirements both appear, compare the applicable classification, fringe, overtime, apprentice, date, and contract clauses; this page cannot select the controlling schedule.
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