CRG Festus Data Center
Proposed $6 billion hyperscale data center by CRG, Clayco's development arm, on about 360 acres north of Highway 67 in Festus, Missouri. The city council approved the agreement 6-2 on March 30, 2026, and the St. Louis Labor Tribune reports a project labor agreement commitment. Residents sued the city and CRG, and in April 2026 voters replaced every incumbent council member.
Key facts
- Capacity
- 600 MWApproximately, across four buildings (revised design)
- Estimated cost
- $6,000,000,000
- Building size
- Not available
- Construction start
- Not available
- Expected completion
- Not available
- Last verified
- Not yet re-verified
Companies and roles
Unions
Union labor was reported, but no specific union is named in the sources reviewed.
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)
- Insulators
- Plasterers & cement masons
- Roofers
- Elevator constructors
Prevailing wages (government minimums)
Minimum hourly pay the U.S. Department of Labor sets for federally funded building work in Jefferson 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 1 · effective Jun 22, 2025ELECTRICIAN (COMMUNICATION TECHNICIAN)Overtime 1.5× $73.94 · Double time 2× $98.58 · Benefits /hr $33.64 | $49.29 | $73.94 | $98.58 | $33.64 | $82.93 |
| Plumbers & pipefittersUnion rate · Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 562 · effective Jul 1, 2025PIPEFITTEROvertime 1.5× $78.90 · Double time 2× $105.20 · Benefits /hr $29.93 | $52.60 | $78.90 | $105.20 | $29.93 | $82.53 |
| IronworkersUnion rate · Iron Workers Local 396 · effective Aug 6, 2025IRONWORKEROvertime 1.5× $66.41 · Double time 2× $88.54 · Benefits /hr $31.65 | $44.27 | $66.41 | $88.54 | $31.65 | $75.92 |
| Sheet metal & HVACUnion rate · Sheet Metal Workers Local 36 · effective Aug 1, 2025SHEET METAL WORKEROvertime 1.5× $78.00 · Double time 2× $104.00 · Benefits /hr $27.12 | $52.00 | $78.00 | $104.00 | $27.12 | $79.12 |
| LaborersUnion rate · Laborers Local 110 · effective Mar 1, 2025LABORER, COMMON OR GENERAL (PROJECTS UNDER 1,000,000)Overtime 1.5× $50.37 · Double time 2× $67.16 · Benefits /hr $15.91 | $33.58 | $50.37 | $67.16 | $15.91 | $49.49 |
| LaborersUnion rate · Laborers Local 1104 · effective Mar 1, 2025LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEOvertime 1.5× $47.70 · Double time 2× $63.60 · Benefits /hr $14.91 | $31.80 | $47.70 | $63.60 | $14.91 | $46.71 |
| Operating engineers (heavy equipment)Union rate · Operating Engineers Local 513 · effective May 1, 2024POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADEROvertime 1.5× $65.19 · Double time 2× $86.92 · Benefits /hr $30.22 | $43.46 | $65.19 | $86.92 | $30.22 | $73.68 |
| CarpentersUnion rate · Carpenters Local 1011 · effective May 1, 2024CARPENTEROvertime 1.5× $59.67 · Double time 2× $79.56 · Benefits /hr $22.40 | $39.78 | $59.67 | $79.56 | $22.40 | $62.18 |
| InsulatorsUnion rate · Heat and Frost Insulators Local 1 · effective Oct 7, 2024HEAT & FROST INSULATOR (INCLUDES DUCT, PIPE AND MECHANICAL SYSTEMS)Overtime 1.5× $65.22 · Double time 2× $86.96 · Benefits /hr $27.24 | $43.48 | $65.22 | $86.96 | $27.24 | $70.72 |
| Plasterers & cement masonsUnion rate · Plasterers and Cement Masons Local 527 · effective Apr 1, 2023CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHEROvertime 1.5× $57.69 · Double time 2× $76.92 · Benefits /hr $20.15 | $38.46 | $57.69 | $76.92 | $20.15 | $58.61 |
| RoofersUnion rate · Roofers Local 2 · effective Mar 1, 2025ROOFEROvertime 1.5× $60.00 · Double time 2× $80.00 · Benefits /hr $22.05 | $40.00 | $60.00 | $80.00 | $22.05 | $62.05 |
| Elevator constructorsUnion rate · Elevator Constructors Local 3 · effective Jan 1, 2025ELEVATOR MECHANICOvertime 1.5× $94.10 · Double time 2× $125.46 · Benefits /hr $38.44 | $62.73 | $94.10 | $125.46 | $38.44 | $101.17 |
- 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 MO20260077 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from these public sources:
- St. Louis Public Radio (opens in a new tab)stlpr.org · News
- First Alert 4 (KMOV) (opens in a new tab)firstalert4.com · News
- St. Louis Labor Tribune (opens in a new tab)labortribune.com · News
- IBEW inside jurisdiction map (MO) (opens in a new tab)ibew.org · Other
- U.S. Department of Labor wage determination MO20260077 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
- CRG (via The Missouri Times) (opens in a new tab)themissouritimes.com · Press release
- DatacenterDynamics (opens in a new tab)datacenterdynamics.com · News
- Data Center Map (tracker) (opens in a new tab)datacentermap.com · Other
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