Montana Prevailing Wage Rates

The Compliance and Investigation Bureau conducts surveys to establish the prevailing wage rates for construction and nonconstruction services. Prevailing Wage Rates are revised and adopted yearly.
 
If you have a question about complying with the prevailing wage regulations (occupations, payroll forms, payment of fringe benefits, travel or per diem, etc.) or about the wage rates in our publications, call the Employment Relations Division and ask to speak to a Prevailing Wage Compliance Specialist.
 

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Prevailing Wage Rate Setting Process

The Department of Labor and Industry conducts an annual survey of construction and nonconstruction rates for a select number of occupations for each survey type. Rates for wages, fringe benefits, zone pay, travel pay, and per diem pay are solicited from Montana’s construction industry and from nonconstruction companies performing services for public works contracts.

Since construction rates are established through survey data, collective bargaining agreements, and established and special project rates for the previous year, it is critical that the department receives wage and other data paid to employees in this important industry.

All construction and non-construction wage rates are established yearly. The survey is open from early April through June 30th of each year.

Construction Survey

Construction Survey Instructions Construction Survey Guide Video

Non-Construction Survey

Non-Construction Survey Instructions

Access the Citizen Portal at: https://aca-prod.accela.com/POL/Default.aspx

2026 Preliminary Prevailing Wage Rates

The following prevailing wage rates have been proposed for the 2026 calendar year. Do not use these rates for bids. Please note that revised rates supersede previously-proposed rates.

Current Prevailing Wage Rates

Note: These are revised 2025 rates and supersede the rates that were published on January 11, 2025.

Dashboards

Find information on current survey response data, archived prevailing wage rates, responses by industry, and more in the prevailing wage data dashboards located here.

Definitions

The link below will take you to the Bureau of Labor Statistics website where you can review occupations, titles, Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes, and descriptions of the duties or equipment operated for each title.
 

Frequently Asked Questions

Some questions are asked more commonly than others, so we have put together a list of these questions and their answers. For any other questions, call (406) 444-6543.
 
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