Graphic 3: Adjusted Median Wages vs. Michigan Prevailing Wage 2005*
Class | BLS Median |
BLS Adjusted† |
Prevailing Wage | Percentage Difference‡ | Note |
Ann Arbor/Washtenaw | |||||
Bricklayers | $27.77 | $36.10 | $44.27 | 22.6 | |
Carpenters | $21.06 | $27.38 | $40.86 | 49.2 | |
Cement Masons | $16.85 | $21.91 | $43.76 | 99.8 | |
Construction Laborers | $16.29 | $21.18 | $29.31 | 38.4 | Hazardous Class A |
Operating Engineers | $22.99 | $29.89 | $34.50 | 15.4 | Fireman or oiler |
Electricians | $31.01 | $40.31 | $49.19 | 22.0 | |
Painters | $22.81 | $29.65 | $36.66 | 23.6 | |
Plumbers | $29.70 | $38.61 | $45.62 | 18.2 | |
Roofers | $20.36 | $26.47 | $35.68 | 34.8 | |
Sheet Metal Workers | $28.69 | $37.30 | $49.72 | 33.3 | |
Structural Iron/Steel Workers | $20.57 | $26.74 | $45.86 | 71.5 | |
Average | 39.0 | ||||
Battle Creek/Calhoun | |||||
Carpenters | $17.62 | $22.91 | $32.15 | 40.4 | |
Cement Masons | $18.85 | $24.51 | $30.83 | 25.8 | |
Construction Laborers | $13.75 | $17.88 | $25.22 | 41.1 | Class A |
Operating Engineers | $20.79 | $27.03 | $31.05 | 14.9 | Oiler, fireman, heater oper. |
Electricians | $22.44 | $29.17 | $39.69 | 36.1 | |
Painters | $15.84 | $20.59 | $28.60 | 38.9 | |
Plumbers | $23.73 | $30.85 | $44.17 | 43.2 | |
Sheet Metal Workers | $26.28 | $34.16 | $39.32 | 15.1 | |
Average | 31.9 | ||||
Bay City/Bay | |||||
Carpenters | $12.98 | $16.87 | $35.25 | 108.9 | |
Construction Laborers | $14.36 | $18.67 | $27.17 | 45.5 | |
Operating Engineers | $20.11 | $26.14 | $30.70 | 17.4 |
Class G: Oiler, fireman etc. |
Plumbers | $12.01 | $15.61 | $42.77 | 173.9 | |
Roofers | $19.11 | $24.84 | $33.51 | 34.9 | |
Sheet Metal Workers | $23.61 | $30.69 | $36.93 | 20.3 | |
Average | 66.8 | ||||
Detroit/Wayne | |||||
Bricklayers | $26.28 | $34.16 | $44.26 | 29.6 | |
Carpenters | $20.25 | $26.32 | $41.37 | 57.2 | |
Tile and Marble Setters | $30.67 | $39.87 | $35.99 | -9.7 | Tile finisher |
Cement Mason | $19.27 | $25.05 | $38.42 | 53.4 | |
Construction Laborers | $18.33 | $23.83 | $31.54 | 32.4 | Undergound Class I |
Operating Engineers | $22.34 | $29.04 | $34.50 | 18.8 | Fireman or oiler |
Drywall Installers | $14.09 | $18.32 | $37.30 | 103.6 | Drywall Taper (only listing) |
Electricians | $31.16 | $40.51 | $46.88 | 15.7 | |
Glaziers | $22.75 | $29.57 | $40.02 | 35.3 | |
Painters | $18.84 | $24.49 | $36.66 | 49.7 | |
Plumbers | $26.93 | $35.01 | $49.58 | 41.6 | |
Plasterers | $19.19 | $24.95 | $38.32 | 53.6 | |
Roofers | $23.10 | $30.03 | $43.36 | 44.4 | |
Sheet Metal Workers | $24.58 | $31.95 | $49.72 | 55.6 | |
Structural Iron/Steel Workers | $29.38 | $38.19 | $45.86 | 20.1 | |
Elevator Installer | $29.75 | $38.68 | $47.71 | 23.4 | |
Average | 39.0 | ||||
Detroit Suburbs/OAKLAND | |||||
Bricklayers | $25.00 | $32.50 | $44.26 | 36.2 | |
Carpenters | $22.33 | $29.03 | $41.37 | 42.5 | |
Tile and Marble Setters | $20.20 | $26.26 | $35.99 | 37.1 | Tile finisher |
Cement Masons | $22.55 | $29.32 | $38.42 | 31.1 | |
Construction Laborers | $17.11 | $22.24 | $31.54 | 41.8 | Undergound Class I |
Operating Engineers | $24.02 | $31.23 | $34.50 | 10.5 | Fireman or oiler |
Drywall Installers | $22.87 | $29.73 | $37.30 | 25.5 | Drywall Taper (only listing) |
Electricians | $30.44 | $39.57 | $46.88 | 18.5 | |
Glaziers | $20.30 | $26.39 | $40.02 | 51.6 | |
Painters | $20.29 | $26.38 | $36.66 | 39.0 | |
Plumbers | $26.31 | $34.20 | $49.58 | 45.0 | |
Plasterers | $30.30 | $39.39 | $38.32 | -2.7 | |
Roofers | $19.91 | $25.88 | $43.36 | 67.5 | |
Sheet Metal Workers | $23.59 | $30.67 | $49.72 | 62.1 | |
Structural Iron/Steel Workers | $25.39 | $33.01 | $45.86 | 38.9 | |
Elevator Installer | $28.72 | $37.34 | $47.71 | 27.8 | |
Average | 35.8 | ||||
Flint/GENESSEE | |||||
Bricklayers | $25.49 | $33.14 | $40.50 | 22.2 | |
Carpenters | $22.73 | $29.55 | $35.85 | 21.3 | |
Tile and Marble Setters | $24.45 | $31.79 | $30.31 | -4.6 | Tile finisher |
Cement Masons | $19.44 | $25.27 | $33.79 | 33.7 | |
Construction Laborers | $18.58 | $24.15 | $28.63 | 18.5 | Hazardous Class A |
Operating Engineers | $19.84 | $25.79 | $30.70 | 19.0 | |
Drywall Installers | $20.11 | $26.14 | $31.19 | 19.3 | Finisher (only listing) |
Painters | $15.69 | $20.40 | $28.87 | 41.5 | |
Plumbers | $29.08 | $37.80 | $47.06 | 24.5 | |
Roofers | $22.07 | $28.69 | $33.51 | 16.8 | |
Sheet Metal Workers | $29.41 | $38.23 | $42.90 | 12.2 | |
Average | 20.4 | ||||
Grand Rapids/KENT | |||||
Bricklayers | $19.36 | $25.17 | $32.91 | 30.8 | |
Carpenters | $17.62 | $22.91 | $31.15 | 36.0 | |
Tile and Marble Setters | $20.32 | $26.42 | $26.12 | -1.1 | finisher |
Cement Masons | $17.65 | $22.95 | $29.65 | 29.2 | |
Construction Laborers | $14.26 | $18.54 | $24.68 | 33.1 | Class A |
Operating Engineers | $18.46 | $24.00 | $31.05 | 29.4 | Class G: Oiler, fireman etc. |
Drywall Installers | $18.18 | $23.63 | $33.12 | 40.1 | |
Electricians | $21.24 | $27.61 | $35.49 | 28.5 | |
Glaziers | $16.74 | $21.76 | $35.66 | 63.9 | |
Painters | $14.14 | $18.38 | $29.09 | 58.3 | |
Plumbers | $21.96 | $28.55 | $40.68 | 42.5 | |
Plasterers | $19.97 | $25.96 | $29.86 | 15.0 | |
Roofers | $13.47 | $17.51 | $23.75 | 35.6 | |
Sheet Metal Workers | $18.96 | $24.65 | $34.62 | 40.5 | |
Structural Iron/Steel Workers | $21.80 | $28.34 | $33.74 | 19.1 | |
Elevator Installer | $33.31 | $43.30 | $44.78 | 3.4 | |
Average | 31.5 | ||||
Holland/OTTAWA | |||||
Bricklayers | $18.92 | $24.60 | $32.91 | 33.8 | |
Carpenters | $16.46 | $21.40 | $31.15 | 45.6 | |
Cement Masons | $15.37 | $19.98 | $29.65 | 48.4 | |
Construction Laborers | $12.84 | $16.69 | $24.68 | 47.9 | Class A |
Operating Engineers | $17.79 | $23.13 | $31.05 | 34.3 | Class G: Oiler, fireman etc. |
Drywall Installers | $17.70 | $23.01 | $33.12 | 43.9 | Taper and finisher |
Electricians | $19.75 | $25.68 | $35.49 | 38.2 | |
Painters | $16.15 | $20.99 | $29.09 | 38.6 | |
Plumbers | $21.45 | $27.89 | $40.68 | 45.9 | |
Roofers | $13.65 | $17.75 | $23.75 | 33.8 | |
Sheet Metal Workers | $15.32 | $19.92 | $34.62 | 73.8 | |
Average | 44.0 | ||||
Jackson/Jackson | |||||
Carpenters | $19.48 | $25.32 | $34.67 | 36.9 | |
Cement Masons | $17.20 | $22.36 | $33.02 | 47.7 | |
Construction Laborers | $13.68 | $17.78 | $28.80 | 61.9 | Class A Hazardous |
Operating Engineers | $19.24 | $25.01 | $30.70 | 22.7 | |
Electricians | $23.22 | $30.19 | $49.19 | 63.0 | |
Plumbers | $20.34 | $26.44 | $44.17 | 67.0 | |
Average | 49.9 | ||||
Kalamazoo/Kalamazoo | |||||
Bricklayers | $17.30 | $22.49 | $36.56 | 62.6 | |
Carpenters | $18.20 | $23.66 | $32.15 | 35.9 | |
Cement Masons | $18.01 | $23.41 | $30.83 | 31.7 | |
Construction Laborers | $16.86 | $21.92 | $25.22 | 15.1 | |
Operating Engineers | $21.94 | $28.52 | $31.05 | 8.9 | |
Electricians | $15.74 | $20.46 | $36.62 | 79.0 | |
Painters | $16.72 | $21.74 | $28.60 | 31.6 | |
Plumbers | $26.70 | $34.71 | $38.94 | 12.2 | |
Roofers | $16.73 | $21.75 | $29.49 | 35.6 | |
Sheet Metal Workers | $22.45 | $29.18 | $39.32 | 34.7 | |
Average | 34.7 | ||||
Lansing/INGHAM | |||||
Bricklayers | $23.82 | $30.97 | $38.74 | 25.1 | |
Carpenters | $18.42 | $23.95 | $35.47 | 48.1 | |
Tile and Marble Setters | $18.88 | $24.54 | $26.12 | 6.4 | Finisher |
Cement Masons | $25.14 | $32.68 | $33.02 | 1.0 | |
Construction Laborers | $17.71 | $23.02 | $28.02 | 21.7 | |
Operating Engineers | $18.85 | $24.51 | $30.70 | 25.3 | |
Drywall InstallerS | $12.91 | $16.78 | $33.12 | 97.3 | |
Electricians | $23.84 | $30.99 | $49.19 | 58.7 | |
Glaziers | $22.17 | $28.82 | $35.66 | 23.7 | |
Painters | $13.04 | $16.95 | $29.09 | 71.6 | |
Plumbers | $21.31 | $27.70 | $44.17 | 59.4 | |
Roofers | $13.00 | $16.90 | $30.75 | 82.0 | |
Sheet Metal Workers | $20.86 | $27.12 | $39.32 | 45.0 | |
Structural Iron/Steel WorkerS | $22.18 | $28.83 | $45.86 | 59.1 | |
Average | 44.6 | ||||
Monroe/Monroe | |||||
Carpenters | $17.00 | $22.10 | $41.37 | 87.2 | |
Cement Masons | $23.69 | $30.80 | $35.55 | 15.4 | |
Construction Laborers | $16.01 | $20.81 | $29.31 | 40.8 | Hazardous Class A |
Painters | $21.00 | $27.30 | $36.66 | 34.3 | |
Plumbers | $21.00 | $27.30 | $40.91 | 49.9 | |
Sheet Metal Workers | $19.15 | $24.89 | $42.73 | 71.6 | |
Average | 49.0 | ||||
Muskegon/Muskegon | |||||
Carpenters | $10.77 | $14.00 | $31.15 | 122.5 | |
Construction Laborers | $13.94 | $18.12 | $24.68 | 36.2 | Class A |
Operating Engineers | $19.36 | $25.17 | $31.05 | 23.4 | Class G: Oiler, fireman etc. |
Painters | $11.45 | $14.89 | $29.09 | 95.4 | |
Roofers | $11.13 | $14.47 | $24.04 | 66.1 | |
Average | 68.7 | ||||
Benton Harbor/BERRIEN | |||||
Carpenters | $15.04 | $19.55 | $32.15 | 64.4 | |
Construction Laborers | $12.34 | $16.04 | $25.22 | 57.2 | |
Operating Engineers | $18.62 | $24.21 | $31.05 | 28.3 | |
Electricians | $27.19 | $35.35 | $40.27 | 13.9 | |
Painters | $15.78 | $20.51 | $28.60 | 39.4 | |
Plumbers | $21.10 | $27.43 | $38.94 | 42.0 | |
Roofers | $15.99 | $20.79 | $31.23 | 50.2 | |
Sheet Metal Workers | $19.48 | $25.32 | $38.81 | 53.3 | |
Average | 43.6 | ||||
Saginaw/SAGINAW | |||||
Bricklayers | $17.17 | $22.32 | $36.05 | 61.5 | |
Carpenters | $17.24 | $22.41 | $35.25 | 57.3 | |
Cement Masons | $13.61 | $17.69 | $33.19 | 87.6 | |
Construction Laborers | $18.49 | $24.04 | $27.17 | 13.0 | |
Operating Engineers | $19.28 | $25.06 | $30.70 | 22.5 | |
Drywall Installers | $22.76 | $29.59 | $29.55 | -0.1 | Finisher |
Electricians | $30.42 | $39.55 | $39.23 | -0.8 | |
Painters | $28.68 | $37.28 | $27.83 | -25.4 | |
Plumbers | $31.23 | $40.60 | $42.77 | 5.3 | |
Roofers | $15.73 | $20.45 | $33.51 | 63.9 | |
Sheet Metal Workers | $26.09 | $33.92 | $36.93 | 8.9 | |
Structural Iron/Steel Workers | $23.50 | $30.55 | $45.86 | 50.1 | |
Average | 28.7 | ||||
Average of All Sample Categories | 39.1 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth
* The state prevailing wage figures are provided by county, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage figures are provided by metropolitan statistical area.
† The adjustment is a 30 percent increase to account for fringe benefits.
‡ This figure represents the percentage by which the prevailing wage exceeds the adjusted Bureau of Labor Statistics wage.