# Rhode Island — State prevailing wage law applicability thresholds

For Rhode Island, has a prevailing wage law is Yes; dollar threshold is $1,000; covered project types is public works projects — all craftsmen, mechanics, laborers, teamsters, and other workers; funding scope is state or municipal funds; administering agency is Department of Labor and Training, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **State:** Rhode Island _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Has a prevailing wage law:** Yes _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Dollar threshold:** $1,000 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Covered project types:** public works projects — all craftsmen, mechanics, laborers, teamsters, and other workers _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Funding scope:** state or municipal funds _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Administering agency:** Department of Labor and Training _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** RIGL 37-13 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Prevailing Wage laws, outlined in RIGL 37-13 , require that workers on public works projects receive the appropriate regular, holiday, and overtime wage rates for their trade. These requirements apply to all craftsmen, mechanics, laborers, teamsters, and other workers when state or municipal funds exceed $1,000 .

## Source

- https://dlt.ri.gov/regulation-and-safety/prevailing-wage

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-08-15.
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