Type your trade, the county, and what kind of job it is. In a few seconds you get which wage determination applies, how to read the rate and fringe line for your trade, and a question to ask the foreman or payroll. No account. Nothing stored.
Free — takes 20 seconds
If you know who is funding it (federal, state, city, private) say so. If you have the project name or the wage determination number from the jobsite poster, paste it.
Why this exists
On a federally funded job the pay for each trade is set in writing before the first shovel. Most workers never see the sheet, so a short check goes unnoticed for a whole project. This shows you how to read the sheet and what to ask.
How it works
Trade, county, what kind of work, who is funding it. Nothing is saved.
Whether the job is likely covered and exactly how to read your rate and fringe on the official determination — in English or Spanish.
The question to payroll and a daily-log template, in the full version.
Plans
The free version tells you whether the job is likely covered and how to find the rate. The full version writes the request to payroll and gives you the daily log a wage claim is built on.
The full lookup plus a polite written request for the wage determination and your classification, and a printable daily log.
For a small contractor bidding public work, or a union local helping members on covered jobs.
All prices in USD, handled by Stripe. The free lookup never goes behind a paywall.
Common questions
No. Prevailing Wage Lookup is not a lawyer and it never states a specific dollar rate from memory. The only official rate is the wage determination on SAM.gov Wage Determinations, and you should confirm anything here with the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division before relying on it.
The tool won't quote a number itself because rates change by determination and modification. Instead it points you to sam.gov to read the line for your classification and county, and explains how to read it: base rate plus fringe, where fringe can be paid in cash.
The lookup itself is free and nothing you paste is stored. There are optional paid add-ons if you want them: a written request for one job ($9) or a monthly plan for contractors and union locals ($49/month).
Don't walk off the job or confront the foreman. Start a daily log of your hours and trade, ask a written question to the foreman or payroll about the wage determination and fringe line, and if it's not resolved you can call the U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division at 1-866-487-9243 in English or Spanish; retaliation for asking is prohibited.
No. Florida has no state prevailing wage statute, and state law (Fla. Stat. 218.77) actually bars local governments from requiring one. Prevailing wage rules apply here only because of federal funding under the Davis-Bacon Act on contracts over $2,000, or because a federally assisted project (like HUD, FHWA, or EPA water) extends it under the Related Acts.
No. Prevailing Wage Lookup no es abogado y nunca indica una tarifa exacta de memoria. La única tarifa oficial es la determinación salarial publicada en SAM.gov Wage Determinations, y usted debe confirmar cualquier información aquí con la División de Horas y Salarios del Departamento de Trabajo de EE. UU. antes de basarse en ella.
La herramienta no le dará un número directamente, porque las tarifas cambian según la determinación y su número de modificación. En cambio, lo dirige a sam.gov para leer la línea correspondiente a su clasificación y condado, y le explica cómo leerla: tarifa base más beneficios adicionales (fringe), que pueden pagarse en efectivo.
La consulta en sí es gratuita y nada de lo que usted pegue se guarda. Hay servicios adicionales opcionales si los desea: una solicitud escrita para un solo trabajo ($9) o un plan mensual para contratistas y sindicatos locales ($49 al mes).
No abandone el trabajo ni confronte al capataz. Comience un registro diario de sus horas y oficio, haga una pregunta por escrito al capataz o a nómina sobre la determinación salarial y la línea de beneficios adicionales, y si no se resuelve puede llamar a la División de Horas y Salarios del Departamento de Trabajo de EE. UU. al 1-866-487-9243, en inglés o español; las represalias por preguntar están prohibidas.
No. La Florida no tiene una ley estatal de salario prevaleciente, y de hecho la ley estatal (Fla. Stat. 218.77) prohíbe que los gobiernos locales exijan una. Las reglas de salario prevaleciente aplican aquí solo por financiamiento federal bajo la Ley Davis-Bacon en contratos mayores a $2,000, o porque un proyecto con asistencia federal (como HUD, FHWA o agua de la EPA) lo extiende bajo las Related Acts.
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