Prevailing wage in Whatcom County, Washington

Federal Davis-Bacon rates for Whatcom County come from wage determination WA20260118 (mod #1, effective May 18, 2026). Pick a trade below for its base + fringe by construction type. Washington also has a state prevailing-wage law — on state-funded work the higher of the two applies.

Rates by trade

Structural

Bricklayerrate →Carpenterrate →Cement Mason / Concrete Finisherrate →Ironworkerrate →Rooferrate →Sheet Metal Workerrate →

Other trades

Diverrate →Insulatorrate →Millwrightrate →Sprinklerrate →Welderrate →

Electrical

Electricianrate →

General

Laborerrate →Painterrate →

Heavy equipment

Operatorrate →Truck Driverrate →

Mechanical

Pipefitterrate →Plumberrate →
Source & freshness
WD number
WA20260118
Modification
#1
Effective
May 18, 2026
Last verified
Jul 14, 2026
Official source on SAM.gov → · How we source rates