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Trade Wage Intelligence for Specialty Contractors
BLS data breakdowns, hiring cost analysis, and compensation strategy for HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and welding contractors.
Loaded Labor Rate vs Base Wage: Why Your Bid Rate Isn't Your Offer
The wage you offer and the rate you bid are two different numbers. Here's how to build both correctly, starting from a cited BLS base wage.
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Indeed & Glassdoor vs BLS OEWS: Why Self-Reported Trade Pay Data Misleads
Indeed and Glassdoor salary ranges feel free and fast — but they're self-reported, not an employer survey. Here's what that difference costs you.
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Electrician Apprentice Wage Progression: What to Pay at Each Step
Apprentice pay is usually set as a percentage of journeyman wage — here's how to anchor that percentage to a cited journeyman rate for your metro.
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Benchmarking Foreman & Field-Supervisor Pay in Trade Contracting
The foreman seat gets priced like the trade seat more often than not. Here's the correct BLS occupation code and the percentile spread to use instead.
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Millwright Salary Guide for Employers (SOC 49-9044)
Millwright pay varies widely by metro and experience level. Here's the cited BLS OEWS percentile spread employers need before making an offer.
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Trade Wage Data Hub: Every Trade, State, and Metro in One Place
One page to find what to pay any trade, in any market we cover. Browse by occupation, state, or metro.
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Wage Benchmarking for Industrial Maintenance Contractors
You share a SOC taxonomy with construction trades - and the same wage-benchmarking problem. Here's how to solve it.
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