# Travel time pay for construction workers (2 sources)

> The median published figure in the Field Labour Rate Benchmark is 39.39 USD across 2 sources' own pages in USD (range 29.33 to 49.46 USD; 4 sources publish a figure), read 12 October 2026.

Dispatchzo · https://dispatchzo.com/datasets/field-labour-rate-benchmark/ · computed 2026-10-19

**Median published figure:** 39.39 USD (range 29.33 to 49.46 USD; 2 sources with a figure; 4 of 17 sources read publish one).

4 of the 17 named sources read in full publish a figure; 13 publish none, read 12 October 2026.

The median is unchanged since 26 September 2026 (was 39.39 USD across 2).

## By loaded vs base and region

| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| loaded vs base base median hourly wage, HVAC, US | 29.33 USD | 29.33 to 29.33 USD | 1 |
| loaded vs base loaded employer cost per hour, civilian, US | 49.46 USD | 49.46 to 49.46 USD | 1 |
| region AU | 42.9 AUD | 42.9 to 42.9 AUD | 1 |
| region GB | 19.67 GBP | 19.67 to 19.67 GBP | 1 |

## Every figure, with its source

One row per source: the figure the source's own page publishes, the page, and the day it was read.

| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| [US BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation](https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm) | 49.46 USD | loaded employer cost per hour, civilian, US | 2026-10-12 |
| [Australian Bureau of Statistics - employee earnings, latest release](https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/earnings-and-working-conditions/employee-earnings/latest-release) | 42.9 AUD | AU | 2026-10-11 |
| [US BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook - HVACR mechanics](https://www.bls.gov/ooh/installation-maintenance-and-repair/heating-air-conditioning-and-refrigeration-mechanics-and-installers.htm) | 29.33 USD | base median hourly wage, HVAC, US | 2026-10-11 |
| [ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2025](https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/annualsurveyofhoursandearnings/2025) | 19.67 GBP | GB | 2026-10-12 |

## The sentence each figure was read from (4)

- [US BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation](https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm), read 2026-10-12: "Employer costs for employee compensation for civilian workers averaged $49.46 per hour worked in June"
- [Australian Bureau of Statistics - employee earnings, latest release](https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/earnings-and-working-conditions/employee-earnings/latest-release), read 2026-10-11: "Median hourly earnings in main job was $42.90 per hour, up $2.90 since August 2024."
- [US BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook - HVACR mechanics](https://www.bls.gov/ooh/installation-maintenance-and-repair/heating-air-conditioning-and-refrigeration-mechanics-and-installers.htm), read 2026-10-11: "$29.33 per hour"
- [ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2025](https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/annualsurveyofhoursandearnings/2025), read 2026-10-12: "Median hourly earnings (excluding overtime) for full-time employees were £19.67 an hour in April 2025, compared with £18.66 in April 2024 (an increase of 5.4%)."

## Read in full, publishes no figure

- [US BLS OEWS 49-9021 - HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers](https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes499021.htm), read 2026-10-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [US BLS OEWS 47-2152 - plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters](https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes472152.htm), read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [US BLS OEWS 47-2111 - electricians](https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes472111.htm), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [US BLS OEWS 37-2011 - janitors and cleaners](https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes372011.htm), read 2026-09-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [US BLS OEWS 37-3011 - landscaping and groundskeeping workers](https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes373011.htm), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [US BLS OEWS 49-3023 - automotive service technicians and mechanics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes493023.htm), read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [US BLS OEWS 53-3032 - heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers](https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes533032.htm), read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [US DOL WHD Fact Sheet 22 - hours worked under the FLSA (travel time)](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/22-flsa-hours-worked), read 2026-10-16: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [eCFR 29 CFR Part 785 - hours worked, including travel time 785.33-785.39](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/part-785), read 2026-10-16: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [US DOL WHD - Davis-Bacon prevailing wages on construction contracts](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/government-contracts/construction), read 2026-10-16: every candidate on the page was refused
- [US DOL WHD - Fair Labor Standards Act](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/flsa), read 2026-09-25: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Statistics Canada table 14-10-0064-01 - employee wages by occupation](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1410006401), read 2026-10-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [the statistical agency per jurisdiction](https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcst.htm), read 2026-10-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page

## Methodology

Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 4 of the 17 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 13 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in USD (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 37 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): the statistical agency's median and mean hourly wage per field trade per state or region, beside the employer's on-cost from the compensation release, giving the loaded hourly cost an estimate has to cover; and the compensable-travel rule per regime beside it, so the drive time in a dispatch day can be priced; changed-since on each release, which is the news when a wage year turns

## Sources

- [US BLS OEWS 49-9021 - HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers](https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes499021.htm) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [US BLS OEWS 47-2152 - plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters](https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes472152.htm) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [US BLS OEWS 47-2111 - electricians](https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes472111.htm) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [US BLS OEWS 37-2011 - janitors and cleaners](https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes372011.htm) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [US BLS OEWS 37-3011 - landscaping and groundskeeping workers](https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes373011.htm) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [US BLS OEWS 49-3023 - automotive service technicians and mechanics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes493023.htm) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [US BLS OEWS 53-3032 - heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers](https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes533032.htm) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [US BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook - HVACR mechanics](https://www.bls.gov/ooh/installation-maintenance-and-repair/heating-air-conditioning-and-refrigeration-mechanics-and-installers.htm) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [US DOL WHD Fact Sheet 22 - hours worked under the FLSA (travel time)](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/22-flsa-hours-worked) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [eCFR 29 CFR Part 785 - hours worked, including travel time 785.33-785.39](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/part-785) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [US DOL WHD - Davis-Bacon prevailing wages on construction contracts](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/government-contracts/construction) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [US DOL WHD - Fair Labor Standards Act](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/flsa) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [US BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation](https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2025](https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/annualsurveyofhoursandearnings/2025) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Australian Bureau of Statistics - employee earnings, latest release](https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/earnings-and-working-conditions/employee-earnings/latest-release) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Statistics Canada table 14-10-0064-01 - employee wages by occupation](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1410006401) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [the statistical agency per jurisdiction](https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcst.htm) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)

## Cite or embed

- The median published figure in the Field Labour Rate Benchmark is 39.39 USD across 2 sources' own pages in USD (range 29.33 to 49.46 USD; 4 sources publish a figure), read 12 October 2026.
- 4 of the 17 named sources read in full publish a figure; 13 publish none, read 12 October 2026.
- Field Labour Rate Benchmark, loaded vs base base median hourly wage, HVAC, US: median 29.33 USD across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
- Field Labour Rate Benchmark, loaded vs base loaded employer cost per hour, civilian, US: median 49.46 USD across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
- Field Labour Rate Benchmark, region AU: median 42.90 AUD across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
- Field Labour Rate Benchmark, region GB: median 19.67 GBP across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
- The median is unchanged since 26 September 2026 (was 39.39 USD across 2).

Cite as: "Dispatchzo Field Labour Rate Benchmark", updated 2026-10-19, https://dispatchzo.com/datasets/field-labour-rate-benchmark/.

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