Pulling the rate table…
BOILERMAKER leads the building schedule for Nicholas County, WV at $47.13 base plus $28.93 fringe. The active federal wage determination covering building construction in Nicholas County, WV lists 36 classifications with published rates, base pay from $20.58 to $47.13 per hour. The determination was last modified May 18, 2026.
| Classification | Base | Fringe | WD |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $30.87 | WV20260021 |
| BOILERMAKER | $47.13 | $28.93 | WV20260021 |
| BRICKLAYER | $27.50 | $12.35 | WV20260021 |
| BRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER | $31.65 | $25.56 | WV20260021 |
| CARPENTER |
The most recent modification to the governing determination is dated May 18, 2026. DOL's weekly publication cycle means further modifications can post on any Friday.
With 36 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: 61% 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 WV20260021 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.
DOL publishes modifications weekly, generally Fridays. A quick check before running payroll catches a mid-project modification before it shows up in an agency review instead.
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.
Synced from SAM.gov July 18, 2026. The wage determination incorporated into your contract is the legally operative document.
| $33.84 |
| $25.51 |
| WV20260021 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $34.77 | $26.66 | WV20260021 |
| ELECTRICIAN | $42.73 | $23.71 | WV20260021 |
| GLAZIER | $32.89 | $13.38 | WV20260021 |
| IRONWORKERORNAMENTAL | $35.19 | $25.66 | WV20260021 |
| IRONWORKERREINFORCING | $36.10 | $24.65 | WV20260021 |
| IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $26.01 | $12.18 | WV20260021 |
| LABORER(WACKER ROLLER OPERATOR) | $28.02 | $16.80 | WV20260021 |
| LABORERCONCRETE SAW (HAND HELD/WALK BEHIND) | $22.76 | $16.75 | WV20260021 |
| LABORERASPHALT RAKER, JACK HAMMER, MOTORIZED BUGGY OPERATOR, WATER BOY | $25.41 | $16.75 | WV20260021 |
| LABORERMASON TENDER - BRICK | $21.47 | $8.29 | WV20260021 |
| LABORERMASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE | $22.05 | $8.54 | WV20260021 |
| LABORERDEMOLITION | $20.58 | $9.47 | WV20260021 |
| LABORERCOMMON OR GENERAL | $20.66 | $8.78 | WV20260021 |
| LABORER GROUP 2(Concrete Saw (Hand Held/Walk Behind), Grouting) | $31.97 | $25.36 | WV20260021 |
| LABORER GROUP 2(Airtool Operator, Asbestos Abatement (Removal from Floors, Walls, and Ceiling), Bobcat Operator (Clean up/Demolition), Dewatering, Rodman, Skytrak Forklift Operator) | $34.77 | $26.66 | WV20260021 |
| MASON - STONE | $33.00 | $26.18 | WV20260021 |
| MILLWRIGHT | $37.40 | $26.06 | WV20260021 |
| OPERATORBULLDOZER | $30.24 | $10.26 | WV20260021 |
| OPERATORFORKLIFT | $33.09 | $3.00 | WV20260021 |
| OPERATOREXCAVATOR | $30.31 | $10.81 | WV20260021 |
| PAINTERDRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING | $30.57 | $20.06 | WV20260021 |
| PAINTERBRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY | $22.03 | $9.95 | WV20260021 |
| PIPEFITTER, INCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION | $27.64 | $18.09 | WV20260021 |
| PLASTERER | $24.13 | $16.05 | WV20260021 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGROUP 2 OPERATING CRANES AND TOWER CRANES WITH A LIFTING CAPACITY OF 15 TONS AND OVER | $46.21 | $22.05 | WV20260021 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGROUP 3 BACKHOE, ALL OTHER CRANES | $45.21 | $22.05 | WV20260021 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGROUP 4 BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER, ROLLER, OILER | $34.71 | $22.05 | WV20260021 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGROUP 1 ALL FRICTION CRANES, TOWER CRANES AND ALL CRANES WITH 180 FT. OR MORE OF BOOM INCLUDING MAST AND JIBS OR LIFTING CAPACITY OF 100 TONS OR MORE AND HOISTS WITH 30,000 POUND LINE PULL OR MORE | $46.56 | $22.05 | WV20260021 |
| ROOFER | $24.28 | $9.32 | WV20260021 |
| SHEET METAL WORKER, INCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION | $25.61 | $15.68 | WV20260021 |
| TRUCK DRIVERSINGLE AND DOUBLE AXLE DUMP TRUCKS | $28.52 | $3.00 | WV20260021 |
* 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.