# Washington — State prevailing wage law applicability thresholds

For Washington, has a prevailing wage law is Yes; dollar threshold is no minimum (all public works); covered project types is construction, reconstruction, maintenance or repair funded by any public dollars, including building service maintenance, landscape construction and grounds maintenance, and small projects; funding scope is any public dollars (direct or indirect) for any portion of the project; administering agency is Department of Labor & Industries (L&I), recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **State:** Washington _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Has a prevailing wage law:** Yes _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Dollar threshold:** no minimum (all public works) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Covered project types:** construction, reconstruction, maintenance or repair funded by any public dollars, including building service maintenance, landscape construction and grounds maintenance, and small projects _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Funding scope:** any public dollars (direct or indirect) for any portion of the project _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Administering agency:** Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Small projects (no minimum dollar amount) such as maintenance and repairs including "small works" roster contracts.

## Source

- https://lni.wa.gov/licensing-permits/public-works-projects/

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