Question: What is a Wage Determination?
Answer: A "wage determination" is the listing of wage rates and
fringe benefit rates for each classification of laborers and mechanics which
the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of
Labor has determined to be prevailing in a given area for a particular type
of construction (e.g., building, heavy, highway, or residential).
The Wage and Hour Division issues two types of
wage determinations: general
determinations, also known as area determinations, and project
determinations. The term "wage determination" is defined as including
not only the original decision but any subsequent decisions modifying, superseding,
correcting, or otherwise changing the rates and scope of the original decision.
In accordance with the provisions of 29
CFR Part 1 and Part
5, the wage rates and fringe benefits in the applicable Davis-Bacon
wage determination shall be the minimum paid by contractors and subcontractors
to laborers and mechanics.
Related Links:
Davis-Bacon FAQs
Davis-Bacon Compliance Assistance
Wage and Hour Division Home Page
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