Prevailing wage in New Hampshire

Who and what this applies to

The status of New Hampshire’s former public-works wage chapter, RSA 280, and federal wage requirements on covered projects. This guide does not describe every local or contractual wage term.

Thresholds and scope

RSA Chapter 280 is repealed; it supplies no operative state contract threshold.

The rules

• The current official RSA publication marks the entire Chapter 280, Minimum Wages of Employees in Public Works, repealed by 1985, 117:1, effective July 13, 1985. Its former provisions should not be used as current requirements. Source
• The repeal does not remove federal requirements: qualifying federal public-building or public-work contracts exceeding $2,000 remain subject to 40 U.S.C. section 3142. Federally assisted work is covered when the applicable Related Act requires it. Source

Primary sources

• New Hampshire RSA Chapter 280, official repeal notation
• 40 U.S.C. §3142(a)–(c)
• U.S. Department of Labor, Related Acts coverage, slides 11–13

Sources reviewed 2026-09-30. This guide covers the projects and rules stated above.

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