Dollar Threshold Amount for Contract Coverage Under State Prevailing Wage Laws
January 1, 2018
| STATE 1 | THRESHOLD AMOUNT |
|---|---|
| Alaska | $ 25,000 |
| California | $ 1,000 2 |
| 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 | None 3 |
| Kentucky | None |
| Maine | $ 50,000 |
| Maryland | $ 500,000 and either of the following criteria are met: (1) the contracting public body is a unit of State Government or an instrumentality of the State, and there is any State funding for the project; or (2) the contracting public body is a political subdivision, agency, person, or entity (such as a county), and the State funds 50% or more of the project except for school construction which must be 25% or more State funded. |
| 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 | $ 250,000 |
| New Jersey | $ 2,000 $ 15,444 $ 50,000 – aggregate cost for maintenance and repair |
| New Mexico | $ 60,000 |
| New York | None |
| Ohio | $200,000 for new construction 4 / $60,000 for remodeling 4 / |
| Oregon | $ 50,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $ 25,000 |
| Rhode Island | $ 1,000 |
| Tennessee | $ 50,000 |
| Texas | None |
| Vermont | $ 100,000 |
| Washington | None 5 / |
| Washington, DC | $100,000 6 |
| West Virginia | None 7 / |
| Wisconsin | None 8 |
| Wyoming | $ 25,000 |
Footnotes:
1/ Twenty-two States do not have prevailing wage laws. These States are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia.
2/ California. Labor Code Section 1771 provides a minimum threshold of over $1,000. Labor Code Section 1771.5 provides a higher threshold of over $25,000 for construction work or over $15,000 for alteration, demolition, repair or maintenance work under the circumstances specified in that section.
3/ Indiana . Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Statute in 2015. Prevailing wages that applied to contracts for construction greater than $350,000 awarded before July 1, 2015 are still enforceable. Ind. Code § 5-16-7.1-2.
4/ Ohio . Ohio has distinct thresholds for work that involves roads, streets, alleys, sewers, ditches, and other works connected to road or bridge construction. The threshold for new construction that involves such work is $78,258. The threshold for remodeling that involves such work is $23,447.
Beginning January 1, 1996, and every even-numbered year thereafter, the Ohio director of commerce must adjust all the contract threshold amounts in accord with a formula set by the Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 4115.034.
5/ Washington . A separate law applicable only to State college/university construction provides for a $25,000 threshold amount.
6/ Washington, DC . Government contractors or recipients of government assistance shall pay affiliated employees and subcontractors who perform services under the contracts no less than the current living wage. Effective January 1, 2018, the living wage rate is $14.20 per hour. The living wage requirement applies to all recipients of contracts in the amount of $100,000 or more, and all subcontractors that receive $15,000 or more from the funds received by the recipient from the District of Columbia. D.C. Code §§ 2-220.01-2-220.11.
7/ West Virginia . Effective May 2016, West Virginia’s prevailing wage statute has been repealed, West Virginia Code §21-5A (repealed).
8/ Wisconsin . The 2017-2019 Wisconsin State Budget (2017 Wisconsin Act 59) repealed Wisconsin’s prevailing wage laws. Effective September 23, 2017, state prevailing wage requirements on state building projects no longer apply. These changes take effect for projects advertised for bid after September 23, 2017. This change does not affect the Federal Davis Bacon Act requirements.
States Without Prevailing Wage Laws
Alabama - repealed in 1980
Arizona - invalidated by 1980 court decision
Repealed in referendum in 1984Arkansas - repealed in 2017
Colorado - repealed in 1985
Florida - repealed in 1979
Georgia -
Idaho - repealed in 1985
Indiana - repealed in 2015
Iowa -
Kansas - repealed in 1987
Kentucky - repealed in 2017
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
Wisconsin – repealed in 2017
Virginia -
West Virginia - repealed in 2016
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