Dollar Threshold Amount for Contract Coverage Under State Prevailing Wage Laws
January 1, 2012
| STATE 1 | THRESHOLD AMOUNT |
|---|---|
| Alaska | $ 2,000 |
| Arkansas | 75,000 |
| California | 1,000 |
| Connecticut | 400,000 for new construction 100,000 for remodeling |
| Delaware | 100,000 for new construction 15,000 for alteration, repair, renovation, rehabilitation, demolition, or reconstruction |
| Hawaii | 2,000 |
| Illinois | None |
| Indiana | 150,000 |
| Kentucky | 250,000 |
| Maine | 50,000 |
| Maryland | 500,000 |
| Massachusetts | None |
| Michigan | None |
| Minnesota | 25,000 where more than one trade is involved 2,500 where a single trade is involved |
| Missouri | None |
| Montana | 25,000 |
| Nebraska | None |
| Nevada | 100,000 |
| New Jersey | 2,000 14,187 50,000 – aggregate cost for maintenance and repair |
| New Mexico | 60,000 |
| New York | None |
| Ohio | 78,258 for new construction 2 / 23,447 for remodeling 2 / |
| Oregon | 50,000 |
| Pennsylvania | 25,000 |
| Rhode Island | 1,000 |
| Tennessee | 50,000 |
| Texas | None |
| Vermont | 100,000 |
| Washington | None 3 / |
| West Virginia | None 4 / |
| Wisconsin | 25,000 5 / |
| Wyoming | 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.
5/ Wisconsin . Any single-trade project of public works with an estimated cost of completion of less than $48,000 does not require a prevailing wage rate determination. (A single trade accounts for 85% or more of the total labor cost of the project.)
Any multiple-trade project of public works with an estimated cost of completion of less than $100,000 does not require a prevailing wage rate determination. (No single trade accounts for 85% or more of the total labor cost of the project.)
States Without Prevailing Wage Laws
Alabama - repealed in 1980
Arizona - invalidated by 1980 court decision
Repealed in referendum in 1984Colorado - repealed in 1985
Florida - repealed in 1979
Georgia -
Idaho - repealed in 1985
Iowa -
Kansas - repealed in 1987
Louisiana - repealed in 1988
Mississippi -
New Hampshire - repealed in 1985
North Carolina -
North Dakota -
Oklahoma - invalidated by 1995 court decision
South Carolina -
South Dakota -
Utah - repealed in 1981
Virginia -
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This document was last revised in January 2012.