Prevailing Wage

Notice: Annual Wage Order No. 17 has been filed with the Secretary of State and is available for review. Continue using Annual Wage Order No. 16 until Annual Wage Order No. 17 becomes final. Click here for details

Annual Wage Order No. 16 *** Now in Effect ***
The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission has issued Orders resolving all objections filed to Annual Wage Order No. 16. Therefore, Annual Wage Order No. 16 is now final and in effect as of May 7, 2009. Click here for details

"Excessive Unemployment remains in effect since October 19, 2007"

Notice: Code of State Regulation - Prevailing Wage Arbitration Rules

The Missouri Prevailing Wage Law Sections 290.550 to 290.580 Public Works During Excessive Unemployment, were in effect from:
July 21, 2003 through December 19, 2003
July 20, 2004 through September 12, 2005
January 13, 2006 through March 8, 2006
December 21, 2006 through January 19, 2007
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Missouri's Prevailing Wage Law establishes a minimum wage rate that must be paid to workers on public works construction projects in Missouri, such as bridges, roads and government buildings. The prevailing wage rate differs by county and for different types of work. The Division of Labor Standards provides prevailing wage rates to public bodies each year in an Annual Wage Order, and to the Missouri State Highway and Transportation Commission in the form of the General Wage Order.

Contractors, public bodies and others submit wage information on wage survey forms to the Division. The information includes actual hours worked on commercial or heavy and highway projects in Missouri. The Occupational Title (classification) of workers must be identified. The highest number of survey hours received for an hourly wage rate paid is the prevailing wage rate for each individual Occupational Title in each county.

Workers on public works projects must be paid at least prevailing wage for the type of work they perform. The Missouri Code of State Regulations Chapter 3, 8 CSR 30-3.060 lists Occupational Titles for different types of tasks in the construction of a public works project in Missouri.