2026 Construction Prevailing Wage Rates

Notice of 2026 Construction Prevailing Wage Rates – effective January 10, 2026

The Bureau of Labor Standards calculated Maine’s prevailing wage and benefits rates based on a statutory change enacted in 2023 and the process detailed in the 2025 updates to the Rules Governing the Establishment and Use of Fair Minimum Wage Rates on State Construction Projects.


 

The 2026 Prevailing Wage Rates are calculated by region instead of county:

  • Midcoast Region: Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadhoc, Waldo
  • Northern Region: Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Washington
  • Southern Region: Cumberland, York
  • Western Region: Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford, Somerset

Prevailing wage rates can be found below. You can select the county and identify the category for the project:

  • Building 1 - As of 2022, the Bureau no longer collects data from businesses classified as performing the work in the Building 1 subcategory. For projects in the Building 1 subcategory, please use the Building 2 rates.
  • Building 2 - Other than one or two family homes
  • Highway and Earthwork
  • Heavy and Bridge

This is a graphic showing the prevailing wage regions in Maine.