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Prevailing Wage Program

Hotline: (617) 626-6953, Email: DLSfeedback@state.ma.us

The Department of Labor Standards (DLS) issues prevailing wage information for construction projects and other types of public work.

DLS issues Prevailing Wage Schedules to cities, towns, counties, districts, authorities, and state agencies. Workers must receive these hourly wage rates when working on a public project. Prevailing Wage Rate Schedules vary by region, type of work and other factors. To get the proper rates for your region/job, you must request a determination. You may also request an example prevailing wage schedule below.

Awarding Authorities are reminded that State contracts and State-aided contracts must also include the processes and procedures to ensure compliance with Workforce Participation Goals required by law, including reporting and enforcement requirements, for women and minorities. G.L. c. 149, § 44A(2)(G).

What would you like to do?

Top tasks

Official request for Prevailing Wages  Submit your Collective Bargaining Agreement to DLS  Register as an Awarding Authority 

All other tasks

Request example prevailing wage schedule 
Weekly Certified Payroll Report, Open PDF file, 1.36 MB (PDF 1.36 MB)
Weekly Statement of Compliance, Open PDF file, 81.64 KB (PDF 81.64 KB)
Prevailing Wage Law Overview Webinar for Massachusetts Awarding Authorities  Topical outline of Massachusetts prevailing wage law  Request a annual update to an existing prevailing wage schedule  Request a reprint of a previously-issued wage schedule   Prevailing wage statutes and regulations  Prevailing Wage Notices  

What you need to know

Prevailing wage opinion letters  Collective bargaining agreements 
A guide to Prevailing wage for contractors on public works projects, Open PDF file, 937.77 KB (PDF 937.77 KB)
Public review process for Prevailing Wage opinion letters 

Contact Information

Address

Boston
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02114
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Haverhill
4 Summer Street , Room 212, Haverhill, MA 01830
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Lawrence
Senator William X. Wall Experiment Station, 37 Shattuck Street, Lawrence , MA 01843
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Springfield
1 Federal Street, Building 101, 3rd Floor, Springfield, MA 01105
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Taunton
Taunton Career Center Building, 72 School Street, Taunton, MA 02780
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Westborough
Hadley Building, 167 Lyman Street, Westborough, MA 01581
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