You asked for the current prevailing wage thresholds in other
states.
Thirty-one states, including Connecticut, have laws requiring payment of the prevailing wage for at least
some public works construction projects. The table below shows the thresholds
amounts as of January 1, 2002.
Table 1: Threshold Amounts
STATE
THRESHOLD AMOUNT
Alaska
$ 2,000
Arkansas
$ 5,000
California
$ 1,000
Connecticut
$ 400,000 for new construction
$ 100,000 for remodeling
Delaware
$ 100,000 for new construction
$ 15,000 for remodeling
Hawaii
$ 2,000
Illinois
None
Indiana
$ 150,000
Kentucky
$ 250,000
Maine
$ 10,000
Maryland
$ 500,000
Massachusetts
$ None
STATE
THRESHOLD AMOUNT
Michigan
$ None
Minnesota
$ 25,000 where more than one trade is involved
$ 2,500 where a single trade is involved
Missouri
None
Montana
$ 25,000
Nebraska
None, except $ 40,000 for projects let by public school districts
Nevada
$ 100,000
New Jersey
$ 2,000
New Mexico
$ 20,000
New York
None
Ohio
$ 62, 549 for new construction
$ 18,764 for remodeling
Oregon
$ 25,000
Pennsylvania
$ 25,000
Rhode Island
$ 1,000
Tennessee
$ 50,000
Texas
None
Washington
None, except $ 17,500 for state college construction
West Virginia
None, except $ 50,000 for WVA Infrastructure and Jobs Development
Council
Wisconsin
State and Municipal contracts
State highway contracts
$ 175,000 where more than one trade is involved; 36,000 where a
single trade is involved