WAGE DATA · SOC 47-2011

BOILERMAKER PAY
IN MASSACHUSETTS.

Official wage data for boilermakers in Massachusetts is not yet available in our dataset. Check back soon — or submit your pay to kickstart coverage.

// BLS DATA

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics has no published series for Boilermaker in Massachusetts at the state level. This usually means the employed population is too small to survey reliably. Check the metro breakdown below, or the national Boilermaker pay page for Texas for comparison.

// DAVIS-BACON · FEDERAL PREVAILING WAGE24 ACTIVE WDS

Active Wage Determinations · Massachusetts

24 active Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations cover Massachusetts. Each WD sets the legal minimum wage (base + fringe by trade classification) on federally-funded construction in the counties it applies to. Showing the 12 most recently modified — click through for the per-trade rates on sam.gov.

Per-trade rates (the actual $/hr for boilermakers by county) are published on the SAM.gov detail page for each WD. Browse all 24 Massachusetts Wage Determinations on sam.gov. If a contractor on a federal job is paying below the WD, file a WH-3 with DOL WHD.

// GSA PER DIEM · FY 2026GSA

Lodging + M&IE by City

The federal government's per-diem rate is the baseline most contractors use. If your job's per diem is below this, you're subsidizing the contractor.

Martha's Vineyard
Dukes
$377
/day · meals $92
Nantucket
Nantucket
$366
/day · meals $92
Boston / Cambridge
Suffolk, city of Cambridge
$365
/day · meals $92
Burlington / Woburn
Middlesex less the city of Cambridge
$247
/day · meals $86
Falmouth
City limits of Falmouth
$247
/day · meals $86
Quincy
Norfolk
$237
/day · meals $80
Northampton
Hampshire
$237
/day · meals $80
Hyannis
Barnstable less the city of Falmouth
$236
/day · meals $92
Pittsfield
Berkshire
$229
/day · meals $86
Andover
Essex
$217
/day · meals $80
Worcester
Worcester
$215
/day · meals $80
Plymouth / Taunton / New Bedford
Plymouth / Bristol
$206
/day · meals $80
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FAQ

Do boilermakers in Massachusetts get per diem?+
Per diem is standard on travel contracts. The federal GSA baseline for Massachusetts is typically $150-$260/day depending on the city. Contractors may set their per diem higher or lower — if it's below the GSA floor, you're subsidizing the contractor's housing budget out of pocket.
What's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage?+
Davis-Bacon rates are the legally-required minimum wages on federally-funded construction projects — base pay plus fringe benefits. Every contractor working a federal job must pay at least the Davis-Bacon rate for that county and trade. Private-sector jobs don't have to match, but many do as a competitive floor.