Time: Mapped Wage Determinations

DSPTCH’s interactive map now includes county-by-county SAM.gov wage determinations active and historical layered right on top of every wind, solar, and BESS site in North America.

How to Navigate to Wage Determinations from the Map

Start by clicking on the "Map" tab in the primary navigation bar at the top of the page. From the map, click on the boundaries filter (three stacked layers icon) and then toggle on the "Counties" filter.

If the map is zoomed out, counties may not load right away. To fix this, zoom in on the map to the geographic area of interest.

Once the map is sufficiently zoomed in, the county lines will appear (green lines) on top of the existing map. To view a county's wage determination data, click on the county borders. The county will then become highlighted in bright green and a pop-up box with the county name will appear. Click on the "View Wage Determination Details" button on the pop-up box.

This will open the "Wage Determination – County" page for that county.

See a video below for a demonstration:

Wage Determination Heat Map

Start by clicking on the "Map" tab from the primary navigation bar at the top of the page. From the map, click on the boundaries filter (three stacked layers icon) and then toggle on the "Counties" filter.

Then, in the "classification name is like" text field, enter in a labor classification type (e.g. "Electrician").

Lastly, zoom in on the Map until the county boundaries load. Once a labor classification is added, each county will be color coded (dark red for high prevailing wage rates and dark blue for low prevailing wage rates).

Zoom in further to view the average hourly rate for labor in each county.

See the video below for a demonstration:

Wage Determination – General Decision Numbers

After clicking on the "View Wage Determination Details" button, the Wage Determinations – General Decision Numbers Page opens by default. The Wage Determinations – General Decision Numbers Page includes every General Decision Number for that county across all construction types (building, residential, heavy, and highway).

How to Read/Understand the General Decision Table

Breakdown of each column:

The first column lists the General Decision Number as defined by SAM.gov
The second column lists the modification number to the General Decision Number
The third column lists the start date that the General Decision Number is/was valid from
The fourth column lists the end date that the General Decision Number is/was valid until
The fifth column lists the date that the General Decision Number was published
The sixth column lists the construction type classification (building, residential, heavy, and highway)

Filtering General Decision Numbers

There are several filtering options available:

General Decision Number:

Dropdown select for all of the General Decision Numbers available for the county

Modification Number:

Dropdown select for all of the Modification Numbers available for the county

Valid From:

Date (mm/dd/yyyy) select for General Decision Numbers valid after a certain date

Valid to:

Date (mm/dd/yyyy) select for General Decision Numbers valid before a certain date

Publication Date:

Date (mm/dd/yyyy) select for General Decision Numbers published after a certain date

Currently Active Toggle:

Toggle to filter for only General Decision Numbers that are active

Building Toggle:

Toggle to filter for only General Decision Numbers with the "Building" construction type

Residential Toggle:

Toggle to filter for only General Decision Numbers with the "Residential" construction type

Heavy Toggle:

Toggle to filter for only General Decision Numbers with the "Heavy" construction type

Highway Toggle:

Toggle to filter for only General Decision Numbers with the "Highway" construction type

How to View Specific Wage Determinations

To view actual wage determinations, click on a General Decision Number. This will open the "Labor Rates" page.

See the video below for a demonstration:

The "Labor Rates" page contains every wage determination listed under the General Decision Number.

Wage Determinations – Labor Rates Page

How to Read/Understand the Labor Rates

The first column contains the labor classification number for the wage determination listed in SAM.gov
The second column contains the job classification or trade
The third column contains the wage rate
The fourth column contains the fringe rate

By clicking on a specific wage determination, it will expand the wage determination to reveal the "Classification Hierarchy" (e.g. Power Equipment Operator > Asphalt Laydown) and the "Classification Date."

See the image below for an example:

Filtering Wage Determinations