Dollar Threshold Amount for Contract Coverage Under State Prevailing Wage Laws February 23, 2009
STATE1 | THRESHOLD AMOUNT |
|---|---|
$ 2,000 | |
75,000 | |
1,000 | |
400,000 for new construction 100,000 for remodeling | |
100,000 for new construction 15,000 for remodeling | |
2,000 | |
None | |
150,000 | |
250,000 | |
50,000 | |
500,000 | |
None | |
None | |
25,000 where more than one trade is involved 2,500 where a single trade is involved | |
None | |
25,000 | |
None | |
100,000 | |
2,000 11,892 if the work is done for municipality | |
60,000 | |
None | |
73,891 for new construction 2/ 22,166 for remodeling 2/ | |
50,000 | |
25,000 | |
1,000 | |
50,000 | |
None | |
100,000 | |
None 3/ | |
None 4/ | |
State and Municipal contracts State highway contracts |
234,000 where more than one trade is involved; 48,000 where a single trade is involved None |
25,000 |
Footnotes:
1/ Eighteen States do not have prevailing wage laws. These States are Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, and Virginia.
2/ Ohio. Beginning January 1, 1996, and every two years thereafter, threshold amounts will be adjusted according to the change in the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census Implicit Price Deflator for Construction, provided that no increase or decrease may exceed 6 percent for the two-year period.
3/ Washington. A separate law applicable only to State college/university construction provides for a $25,000 threshold amount.
4/ West Virginia. A $50,000 threshold is applicable for projects of the West Virginia Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council.
States Without Prevailing Wage Laws
Arizona - invalidated by 1980 court decision
Repealed in referendum in 1984New Hampshire - repealed in 1985
Office of Performance, Budget, and Departmental Liaison
Wage and Hour Division
Employment Standards Administration
U.S. Department of Labor
This document was last revised in February 2009.