Means Labor Rates For The Construction Industry

2013 RSMeans Labor Rates for the Construction Industry Complete information for estimating labor costs, making comparisons, and negotiating wage rates by trade for more than 300 US and Canadian Cities. With 46 construction trades listed by local union number in each city and historical wage rates included for comparison. Each city chart lists the county and is alphabetically arranged with handy visual flip tabs for quick reference

Wage rates listed are the actual negotiated union rates or a reliable estimate for each of the 46 construction trades across the United States and Canada. This versatile manual is ideally suited for making comparisons between cities and combinations of cities, and for rapidly determining wage scales above or below national averages. Through the use of a special index, factors are provided to convert the national average labor figures in Building Construction Costs with RSMeans data to local labor costs by individual trades.

This publication is good for anyone who needs to know breakdown of base and fringe pay by trade, current and historically. It helps to see how labor costs vary over the country and how they have changed over time.

Complete information for estimating labor costs, making comparisons and for negotiating.The most comprehensive labor cost data available -- in one convenient source. Contains: -- Detailed wage rates by trade for 314 U.S. and Canadian cities. -- 46 construction trades listed by local union number in each city. -- Base hourly wage rates plus fringe benefits. -- Dependable estimates of the trade wage rates not