CoreWeave Lancaster
PlannedNo union agreement found
Planned $6 billion AI data center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for sole tenant CoreWeave, co-developed by Chirisa Technology Parks and Machine Investment Group: 100 MW initially, scalable to 300 MW. A joint venture of Turner Construction and Lancaster-based Wohlsen Construction holds the construction contract (July 2025).
Key facts
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Estimated cost
- $6,000,000,000
- Building size
- 1,100,000 sq ftExisting industrial buildings at 216 Greenfield Road
- Construction start
- Not available
- Expected completion
- 2027Year planned (Baxtel)
- Last verified
- Not yet re-verified
Companies and roles
- Tenant
- General contractor
Unions
No union agreement was found in the sources reviewed. This does not mean the site is non-union.
Locals with jurisdiction over this site
Local with jurisdiction over this site (not confirmed on the job)
- Electricians
- Plumbers & pipefitters
- Ironworkers
- Sheet metal & HVAC
- Operating engineers (heavy equipment)
- Carpenters
- Boilermakers
- Insulators
- Elevator constructors
Prevailing wages (government minimums)
Minimum hourly pay the U.S. Department of Labor sets for federally funded building work in Lancaster County, by trade. It is a floor, not what this project pays: data center jobs often pay above scale, and non-union survey rates can be many years old.
| Trade | Wage /hr | Overtime 1.5× | Double time 2× | Benefits /hr | Total comp /hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ElectriciansUnion rate · IBEW Local 743 · effective Sep 1, 2025ELECTRICIANOvertime 1.5× $69.03 · Double time 2× $92.04 · Benefits /hr $27.98 | $46.02 | $69.03 | $92.04 | $27.98 | $74.00 |
| Plumbers & pipefittersUnion rate · Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520 · effective May 1, 2023PIPEFITTER (INCLUDES HVAC PIPE AND HVAC UNIT INSTALLATION)Overtime 1.5× $62.04 · Double time 2× $82.72 · Benefits /hr $29.45 | $41.36 | $62.04 | $82.72 | $29.45 | $70.81 |
| IronworkersUnion rate · Iron Workers Local 404 · effective Jul 1, 2024IRONWORKEROvertime 1.5× $55.89 · Double time 2× $74.52 · Benefits /hr $32.63 | $37.26 | $55.89 | $74.52 | $32.63 | $69.89 |
| Sheet metal & HVACUnion rate · Sheet Metal Workers Local 19 · effective Jun 1, 2024SHEET METAL WORKER: INCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATIONOvertime 1.5× $64.64 · Double time 2× $86.18 · Benefits /hr $42.52 | $43.09 | $64.64 | $86.18 | $42.52 | $85.61 |
| LaborersUnion rate · Laborers Local 373 · effective Jan 1, 2025LABOREROvertime 1.5× $41.21 · Double time 2× $54.94 · Benefits /hr $19.89 | $27.47 | $41.21 | $54.94 | $19.89 | $47.36 |
| LaborersUnion rate · Laborers Local 1180 · effective May 1, 2024LABOREROvertime 1.5× $37.52 · Double time 2× $50.02 · Benefits /hr $19.48 | $25.01 | $37.52 | $50.02 | $19.48 | $44.49 |
| Operating engineers (heavy equipment)Union rate · Operating Engineers Local 542 · effective May 1, 2025POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOROvertime 1.5× $62.82 · Double time 2× $83.76 · Benefits /hr $30.03 | $41.88 | $62.82 | $83.76 | $30.03 | $71.91 |
| Operating engineers (heavy equipment)Union rate · Operating Engineers Local 66 · effective Jul 1, 2024POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (PUMP)Overtime 1.5× $48.38 · Double time 2× $64.50 · Benefits /hr $21.32 | $32.25 | $48.38 | $64.50 | $21.32 | $53.57 |
| CarpentersUnion rate · Carpenters Local 287 · effective Jun 1, 2025CARPENTEROvertime 1.5× $55.26 · Double time 2× $73.68 · Benefits /hr $20.19 | $36.84 | $55.26 | $73.68 | $20.19 | $57.03 |
| BoilermakersUnion rate · Boilermakers Local 13 · effective Jan 1, 2025BOILERMAKEROvertime 1.5× $82.50 · Double time 2× $110.00 · Benefits /hr $35.48 | $55.00 | $82.50 | $110.00 | $35.48 | $90.48 |
| InsulatorsUnion rate · Heat and Frost Insulators Local 23 · effective Jul 1, 2024ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INS…Overtime 1.5× $60.00 · Double time 2× $80.00 · Benefits /hr $29.81 | $40.00 | $60.00 | $80.00 | $29.81 | $69.81 |
| PaintersUnion rate · Painters Local 57 · effective Jun 1, 2014PAINTER (SPRAY ONLY)Overtime 1.5× $40.47 · Double time 2× $53.96 · Benefits /hr $15.65 | $26.98 | $40.47 | $53.96 | $15.65 | $42.63 |
| PaintersUnion rate · Painters Local 411 · effective May 1, 2021PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER ONLYOvertime 1.5× $38.76 · Double time 2× $51.68 · Benefits /hr $16.30 | $25.84 | $38.76 | $51.68 | $16.30 | $42.14 |
| Plasterers & cement masonsNon-union survey rate · effective Aug 20, 2014 · old rateCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHEROvertime 1.5× $53.19 · Double time 2× $70.92 · Benefits /hr $5.50 | $35.46 | $53.19 | $70.92 | $5.50 | $40.96 |
| RoofersNon-union survey rate · effective Aug 20, 2014 · old rateROOFER, EXCLUDES WATERPROOFINGOvertime 1.5× $25.14 · Double time 2× $33.52 · Benefits /hr $3.90 | $16.76 | $25.14 | $33.52 | $3.90 | $20.66 |
| Elevator constructorsUnion rate · Elevator Constructors Local 59 · effective Jan 1, 2025ELEVATOR MECHANICOvertime 1.5× $88.05 · Double time 2× $117.40 · Benefits /hr $38.44 | $58.70 | $88.05 | $117.40 | $38.44 | $97.14 |
| Teamsters (drivers)Non-union survey rate · effective Aug 20, 2014 · old rateTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCKOvertime 1.5× $29.66 · Double time 2× $39.54 · Benefits /hr $5.02 | $19.77 | $29.66 | $39.54 | $5.02 | $24.79 |
- Wage:
- the hourly pay in the worker's paycheck, before taxes, at straight time.
- Overtime and double time:
- the wage × 1.5 and × 2. Federal contracts require time and a half after 40 hours a week; when double time applies (for example Sundays, holidays or after 10–12 hours) is set by each union contract.
- Benefits:
- paid by the employer on top of the wage into the worker's health insurance, pension and annuity, and apprenticeship training funds (sometimes vacation and holiday pay). Not in the paycheck.
- Total comp:
- wage + benefits for one straight-time hour.
Journeyman rates only; shift premiums and per diem are not included. Source: Davis-Bacon general wage determinations on SAM.gov.
Apprentices: rates above are for journeymen. Apprentices are usually paid a percentage of the journeyman rate, typically starting around 40–60% and rising about 10 percentage points every 6 months to a year until they reach the full rate. Exact steps vary by trade and local.
- U.S. Department of Labor wage determination PA20260092 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from these public sources:
- ENR (opens in a new tab)enr.com · News
- Turner Construction (opens in a new tab)turnerconstruction.com · Company
- IBEW inside jurisdiction map (PA) (opens in a new tab)ibew.org · Other
- U.S. Department of Labor wage determination PA20260092 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
- Baxtel (tracker) (opens in a new tab)baxtel.com · Other
- DatacenterDynamics (opens in a new tab)datacenterdynamics.com · News
- The Snapper (opens in a new tab)thesnapper.com · News
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