Is your project subject to prevailing wage laws?
Prevailing Wage Rate coverage determinations issued by the Labor Commissioner are listed below.
* New 2026 - Common Funding Sources for Public Works Projects. This is an easy-to-reference list that distinguishes between funding sources that qualify as public funds and those that do not.
You can submit a coverage determinatiion request online by clicking this link, or you can request a coverage determination by emailing PWR.Email@boli.oregon.gov. Learn more about making a request.
The requester of a determination and any person adversely affected or aggrieved by a determination are entitled to a hearing as provided by the Administrative Procedures Act ORS 183.413 to 183.470 and ORS 279C.817.
Hearing requests must be received by the Bureau of Labor and Industries, Wage and Hour Division, within 21 days from the date the determination is mailed. (See additional information regarding hearings and hearing requests on the last page of the determination.)
Please note: all projects determined to be covered by prevailing wage laws must file a notice of public works and public works fee. You can find a list of prevailing wage rate contracts awarded here.