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Old 11-04-2009, 03:10 PM   #1
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Converting Piece Prices to Prevailing Wage
I am a Framing contractor in Ca.
One of my Builder clients needs a Prevailing Wage bid on a job
coming up.
I understand P.W.jobs, but what I am needing is a way to convert
my Piece Pricing to Hrly.Wage.
Has anyone (that usually bids there work using piece pricing) come up with a formula to convert it into Prevailing Wage Rates?

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Old 11-04-2009, 03:22 PM   #2
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I am a Framing contractor in Ca.
One of my Builder clients needs a Prevailing Wage bid on a job
coming up.
I understand P.W.jobs but what I am needing is a way to convert
my Piece Pricing to Hrly.Wage.
We typically (for example)would pay a Framing crew 26 cents a sq.ft.
to frame and stand the walls. The lead guy might make $200 a day and
5 other guys maybe $100 a day and 2 labors $70 a day.
P.W. says that all those guys must make at least $45.50 an hr.
Has anyone figured out the conversion?
Man your guya work cheap. $100 a day? You really get people to work for that?
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Old 11-04-2009, 03:57 PM   #3
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Living Wage Calculation for California
The living wage shown is the hourly rate that an individual must earn to support their family, if they are the sole provider and are working full-time (2080 hours per year). The state minimum wage is the same for all individuals, regardless of how many dependents they may have. The poverty rate is typically quoted as gross annual income. We have converted it to an hourly wage for the sake of comparison. Wages that are less than the living wage are shown in red.

Hourly Wages

One Adult


One Adult, One Child


Two Adults


Two Adults, One Child


Two Adults, Two Children

Living Wage

$10.72


$19.67


$15.65


$24.62


$31.45

Poverty Wage

$5.04


$6.68


$6.49


$7.81


$9.83

Minimum Wage

$8.00


$8.00


$8.00


$8.00


$8.00
Looking at this chart, I think I would have been embarrassed to have started this thread.
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Old 11-06-2009, 04:13 PM   #4
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Ask why he needs the prevailing wage first. Is it a union job? government job? Your employees will love it considering what you usually pay them. Going from $100 a day to about $350 a day.
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Ask why he needs the prevailing wage first. Is it a union job? government job? Your employees will love it considering what you usually pay them. Going from $100 a day to about $350 a day.
Still like to know how he gets people to work for that money
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I don't know, it's pretty tough though in California.
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Old 11-06-2009, 08:27 PM   #7
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I work for 120$ a day before tax.
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Old 11-06-2009, 08:34 PM   #8
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I work for 120$ a day before tax.
Unemployment pays more, you might want to take some time off.
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I don't think so. I looked into it.
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Old 11-06-2009, 10:02 PM   #10
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I don't think so. I looked into it.
Oh, that's crappy. You need to live in Washington, the Liberal state
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Old 11-13-2009, 12:14 PM   #11
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Man your guya work cheap. $100 a day? You really get people to work for that?
at those prices his labor must be botom of the barrel or they are all illegal.
I would noot get out of bed for $100
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at those prices his labor must be botom of the barrel or they are all illegal.
I would noot get out of bed for $100
Me either!
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