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OPERATOR leads the residential schedule for Van Buren County, MI at $48.98 base plus $25.25 fringe. The active federal wage determination covering residential construction in Van Buren County, MI lists 19 classifications with published rates, base pay from $9.64 to $48.98 per hour. The determination was last modified May 18, 2026.
| Classification | Base | Fringe | WD |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER | $18.81 | $6.38 | MI20260023 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $19.27 | $5.85 | MI20260023 |
| ELECTRICIAN | $18.44 | $3.51 | MI20260023 |
| IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $36.55 | $29.51 | MI20260023 |
| LABORER |
The highest published base on this schedule belongs to OPERATOR at $48.98 per hour plus $25.25 fringe; the schedule's median base is $21.75.
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 Van Buren County without local notice.
This schedule mixes sources: 47% 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 MI20260023 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.
| $27.21 |
| $13.45 |
| MI20260023 |
| LABORERPIPELAYER | $17.95 | $5.46 | MI20260023 |
| LABORERLANDSCAPE | $9.64 | $2.81 | MI20260023 |
| LABORERCOMMON OR GENERAL | $16.87 | $5.46 | MI20260023 |
| OPERATORPOWER EQUIPMENT: GROUP 1 CRANE OPERATOR WITH MAIN BOOM AND JIB 400', 300', OR 220' OR LONGER. FOOTNOTES: CRANE OPERATOR WITH MAIN BOOM AND JIB 300' OR LONGER: $1.50 PER HOUR ABOVE THE GROUP 1 RATE. CRANE OPERATOR WITH MAIN BOOM AND JIB 400' OR LONGER: $3.00 PER HOUR ABOVE THE GROUP 1 RATE. PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, FOURTH OF JULY, LABOR DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY | $48.98 | $25.25 | MI20260023 |
| OPERATORPOWER EQUIPMENT: GROUP 2 CRANE OPERATOR WITH MAIN BOOM AND JIB 140' OR LONGER, TOWER CRANE, GANTRY CRANE, WHIRLEY DERRICK FOOTNOTES: CRANE OPERATOR WITH MAIN BOOM AND JIB 300' OR LONGER: $1.50 PER HOUR ABOVE THE GROUP 1 RATE. CRANE OPERATOR WITH MAIN BOOM AND JIB 400' OR LONGER: $3.00 PER HOUR ABOVE THE GROUP 1 RATE. PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, FOURTH OF JULY, LABOR DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY | $45.68 | $25.25 | MI20260023 |
| OPERATORPOWER EQUIPMENT: GROUP 3 BULLDOZER; CRANE; GRADER/BLADE; LOADER; SCRAPER; STIFF LEG DERRICK FOOTNOTES: CRANE OPERATOR WITH MAIN BOOM AND JIB 300' OR LONGER: $1.50 PER HOUR ABOVE THE GROUP 1 RATE. CRANE OPERATOR WITH MAIN BOOM AND JIB 400' OR LONGER: $3.00 PER HOUR ABOVE THE GROUP 1 RATE. PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, FOURTH OF JULY, LABOR DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY | $44.00 | $25.25 | MI20260023 |
| OPERATORBACKHOE/EXCAVATOR | $19.94 | $5.46 | MI20260023 |
| OPERATORBOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER | $17.66 | $7.65 | MI20260023 |
| PAINTERBRUSH AND ROLLER | $21.75 | $11.94 | MI20260023 |
| PIPEFITTER(HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION ONLY) | $27.18 | $21.05 | MI20260023 |
| PLUMBER, EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION | $24.71 | $5.04 | MI20260023 |
| ROOFER | $33.98 | $18.51 | MI20260023 |
| SHEET METAL WORKER, INCLUDES HVAC DUCT AND UNIT INSTALLATION | $32.00 | $10.73 | MI20260023 |
| TRUCK DRIVERDUMP TRUCK | $17.00 | $5.71 | MI20260023 |
* 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.