Examples of Prevailing Wage
Employers who fail to pay their employees the prevailing wage rate for their trade and occupation.
Employers who misclassify their employees as independent contractors in order to avoid paying employees the prevailing wage.
The examples provided above are not an exhaustive list of violations. Learn more about the Prevailing Wage Law.
Debarments and Settlements
Prevailing Wage App
Statistics and Collections
The following information represents a historical accounting of Prevailing Wage Act Collections.
Updated December 20, 2022.
Year | Contractors | % Collected | Intent Voluntary Debarment | Unintentional | Adjust | Assessed | Collected |
2015 | 43 | 96% | 1 | 21 | 21 | $1,509,189.88 | $1,458,432.36 |
2016 | 47 | 96% | 6 | 39 | 2 | $1,095,973.74 | $1,047,991.42 |
2017 | 60 | 99% | 5 | 48 | 7 | $1,065,308.07 | $1,057,991.25 |
2018 | 74 | 95% | 4 | 57 | 13 | $1,058,650.14 | $1,006,335.76 |
2019 | 126 | 99% | 2 | 58 | 66 | $4,186,736.53 | $4,150,548.94 |
2020 | 76 | 99% | 3 | 39 | 34 | $5,319,011.45 | $5,304,092.51 |
2021 | 52 | 100% | 0 | 23 | 29 | $1,075,621.60 | $1,075,621.60 |
2022 | 41 | 100% | 0 | 25 | 16 | $955,209.58 | $955,209.58 |
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