Prevailing Wage - Division of Labor and Industry
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- Prevailing Rates - Including Supplemental Rates Issued (12.10.2025) New (excel)
*Please review latest list of rates prior to submitting a supplemental rate request* - Supplemental Rate Request Form
- Survey Data (Redacted of Employer and Project Details) (excel)
- Challenging a Prevailing Wage Determination (Informational Summary) (PDF)
- Important Notice: Apprenticeship Fund Contribution Obligations (PDF)
- Maryland's Prevailing Wage FAQ (Updated August 2025)
- Notice: Targeted Survey to Establish Prevailing Rates in Classifications Specific to the Performance of Work Covered by Public Utilities Article, Section 5-305
- Guidance and FAQs - Investor-Owned Utility Projects under Section 5-305 (updated December 2025)
- Targeted Supplemental Survey Submission Form
Welcome to the Division of Labor and Industry’s Prevailing Wage Unit. The Prevailing Wage Unit assists prime contractors and subcontractors who perform work on state or political subdivision construction contracts including school construction where the contract value is $250,000 or greater with state funding of 25% or more.
Prevailing Wage
Prevailing Wage Law
Prevailing Wage: What You Need to Know
- Certified Payroll Submission
- Wage Determination Overview
- Prevailing Wage Under Payment
- Prevailing Wage Rates (Search for existing Informational Prevailing Wage Rates or search for a specific Wage Determination by project/contract or determination number)
- Contractor/Subcontractor Registration (Procurement Officers, Contractors, Subcontractors, Unions, Trade Associations and Sponsors must register in order to request a wage determination for a public works project, enter certified payroll reports, or participate in the annual prevailing wage survey.)
- Submit a Certified Payroll Report
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FAQs and Guidance
- FAQs - Maryland’s Prevailing Wage
- FAQs - Guidance for Investor-Owned Utility Contractors (Updated Dec. 2025)
- FAQs - Solar Energy Project Prevailing Wage
- Presentation - Contractor Registration and Submission of Certified Payroll (PPTX)
- Annual Prevailing Wage Survey Video
Posters/Publications
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