Prevailing Wage

L&I determines prevailing wage rates for the Pennsylvania construction industry and enforces the rates under the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act. Additionally, classifications are imposed for heavy highway and building construction projects that use public funds over $25,000.

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
/Other

​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

 

Contact the Bureau of Labor Law Compliance by email or visit our Labor Law Complaince page.