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ELEVATOR MECHANIC FOOTNOTE leads the building schedule for Palm Beach County, FL at $55.85 base plus $38.44 fringe. The active federal wage determination covering building construction in Palm Beach County, FL lists 32 classifications with published rates, base pay from $12.39 to $55.85 per hour. The determination was last modified May 18, 2026.
| Classification | Base | Fringe | WD |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $39.76 | $19.02 | FL20260220 |
| CARPENTERPILEDRIVERMAN | $25.20 | $10.36 | FL20260220 |
| CARPENTER, INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING,DRYWALL HANGING, FORM WORK, METAL STUD INSTALLATION | $16.98 | $0.00 | FL20260220 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $13.06 | $0.70 |
This schedule has been stable recently; the last modification is dated May 18, 2026. Stability is not permanence: annual editions and mid-year modifications can reset rates in Palm Beach County without local notice.
With 32 classifications carrying published rates, this is a comparatively deep schedule; most trades a building project needs appear without a conformance request.
This schedule mixes sources: 56% of lines carry union identifiers and the rest are survey-based. Two crews on one site can be governed by rates that update on entirely different rhythms.
A wage determination is cited as number plus modification, for example FL20260220 Mod dated May 18, 2026. Your certified payroll should reflect the determination in your contract, not necessarily the newest one.
Save the full determination text with your bid papers the day you price the job. If rates change later, the contract determination is your record of what you bid against.
The classification that applies is determined by the work performed, not the worker's title. A foreman who works with the tools is generally due the rate for the hours on the tools.
You can meet the fringe obligation with bona fide benefit plan contributions, cash, or a combination. Track the hourly equivalent of what you contribute; agencies ask for the math.
The signed Statement of Compliance may be the WH-347 back page or another document with identical wording. The signature is a federal certification by your company's officer; accuracy is on the certifier.
Certified payroll uses the employee's name and an individually identifying number, normally the last four digits of the Social Security number. Full SSNs do not belong on submitted payrolls.
Synced from SAM.gov July 18, 2026. The wage determination incorporated into your contract is the legally operative document.
| FL20260220 |
| ELECTRICIAN(INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING) | $40.25 | $15.20 | FL20260220 |
| ELEVATOR MECHANIC FOOTNOTEA: EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTES 8% BASIC HOURLY RATE FOR 5 YEARS OR MORE OF SERVICE OR 6% BASIC HOURLY RATE FOR 6 MONTHS TO 5 YEARS OF SERVICE AS VACATION PAY CREDIT; B. PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY; MEMORIAL DAY; INDEPENDENCE DAY; LABOR DAY; VETERAN'S DAY; THANKSGIVING DAY; PLUS THE FRIDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING; AND CHRISTMAS DAY | $55.85 | $38.44 | FL20260220 |
| IRONWORKERORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL | $28.90 | $15.66 | FL20260220 |
| IRONWORKER, REINFORCING | $18.67 | $0.00 | FL20260220 |
| LABORERCOMMON OR GENERAL, INCLUDING CEMENT MASON TENDING | $12.39 | $0.00 | FL20260220 |
| LABORERPIPELAYER | $13.56 | $1.34 | FL20260220 |
| OPERATORBACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $27.00 | $14.90 | FL20260220 |
| OPERATORCONCRETE PUMP | $32.75 | $14.90 | FL20260220 |
| OPERATORCRANE (CRANES 130-300 TON) | $39.38 | $14.90 | FL20260220 |
| OPERATORCRANE (CRANES 76 TON TO 129 TON) | $37.57 | $14.90 | FL20260220 |
| OPERATORCRANE (ALL CRANES OVER 300 TON, ELECTRIC TOWER, LUFFING BOOM CRANES) | $40.40 | $14.90 | FL20260220 |
| OPERATORCRANE (ALL CRANES 75 TONS AND BELOW) | $37.07 | $14.90 | FL20260220 |
| OPERATORFORKLIFT | $26.75 | $14.90 | FL20260220 |
| OPERATOROILER | $27.53 | $14.90 | FL20260220 |
| OPERATORMECHANIC | $37.07 | $14.90 | FL20260220 |
| OPERATORBULLDOZER | $15.40 | $1.90 | FL20260220 |
| OPERATORROLLER | $14.43 | $4.78 | FL20260220 |
| OPERATORLOADER | $16.00 | $2.82 | FL20260220 |
| OPERATORGRADER/BLADE | $18.97 | $0.00 | FL20260220 |
| PAINTERBRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY | $16.00 | $3.48 | FL20260220 |
| PIPEFITTER(INCLUDES HVAC PIPE, UNIT AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLS INSTALLATIONS) | $36.66 | $21.01 | FL20260220 |
| PLUMBER | $36.66 | $21.01 | FL20260220 |
| ROOFER | $20.45 | $4.77 | FL20260220 |
| SHEET METAL WORKER, INCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION | $29.10 | $14.68 | FL20260220 |
| SPRINKLER FITTER(FIRE SPRINKLERS) | $35.03 | $24.00 | FL20260220 |
| TILE SETTER | $18.01 | $0.00 | FL20260220 |
| TRUCK DRIVERDUMP TRUCK | $13.22 | $2.12 | FL20260220 |
| TRUCK DRIVERLOWBOY TRUCK | $14.24 | $0.00 | FL20260220 |
* changed in the most recent modification. Survey-based (SU) identifiers are non-union survey rates. Amounts tagged per day or per shift are published that way in the source determination and are not hourly wages; they are excluded from the hourly figures above.