Google Van Buren Township
PlannedNo union agreement found
Google's planned 1,000 MW data center campus in Van Buren Township, Michigan, near Detroit Metro Airport, with more than 800,000 square feet and power from DTE Energy. Walbridge is the general contractor. The township granted zoning approval in October 2026.
Key facts
- Capacity
- 1,000 MW
- Estimated cost
- Not available
- Building size
- 800,000 sq ft
- Construction start
- Not available
- Expected completion
- 2027Starts drawing power by late 2027
- Last verified
- Not yet re-verified
Companies and roles
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
- Bricklayers
- Plasterers & cement masons
- Roofers
- Elevator constructors
- Teamsters (drivers)
Prevailing wages (government minimums)
Minimum hourly pay the U.S. Department of Labor sets for federally funded building work in Wayne 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 58 · effective Jun 28, 2024ELECTRICIANOvertime 1.5× $76.98 · Double time 2× $102.64 · Benefits /hr $28.54 | $51.32 | $76.98 | $102.64 | $28.54 | $79.86 |
| Plumbers & pipefittersUnion rate · Pipe Fitters Local 636 · effective May 4, 2026PIPEFITTER, INCLUDES HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATIONOvertime 1.5× $68.94 · Double time 2× $91.92 · Benefits /hr $43.90 | $45.96 | $68.94 | $91.92 | $43.90 | $89.86 |
| Plumbers & pipefittersUnion rate · Plumbers Local 98 · effective Jun 1, 2026PLUMBER, EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATIONOvertime 1.5× $68.01 · Double time 2× $90.68 · Benefits /hr $37.21 | $45.34 | $68.01 | $90.68 | $37.21 | $82.55 |
| IronworkersUnion rate · Iron Workers Local 25 · effective Jun 1, 2025IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL (METAL BUILDING ERECTION ONLY)Overtime 1.5× $45.03 · Double time 2× $60.04 · Benefits /hr $27.43 | $30.02 | $45.03 | $60.04 | $27.43 | $57.45 |
| Sheet metal & HVACUnion rate · Sheet Metal Workers Local 80 · effective Jun 1, 2024SHEET METAL WORKEROvertime 1.5× $63.77 · Double time 2× $85.02 · Benefits /hr $35.77 | $42.51 | $63.77 | $85.02 | $35.77 | $78.28 |
| LaborersUnion rate · Laborers Local 1191 · effective Jun 1, 2025LABOREROvertime 1.5× $57.00 · Double time 2× $76.00 · Benefits /hr $18.25 | $38.00 | $57.00 | $76.00 | $18.25 | $56.25 |
| Operating engineers (heavy equipment)Union rate · Operating Engineers Local 324 · effective Jun 1, 2025OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT: GROUP 5 CRANE WITH BOOM AND JIB OR LEADS 120' OR LONGEROvertime 1.5× $70.76 · Double time 2× $94.34 · Benefits /hr $25.35 | $47.17 | $70.76 | $94.34 | $25.35 | $72.52 |
| CarpentersUnion rate · Carpenters Local 687 · effective Jun 1, 2025CARPENTEROvertime 1.5× $63.66 · Double time 2× $84.88 · Benefits /hr $31.43 | $42.44 | $63.66 | $84.88 | $31.43 | $73.87 |
| CarpentersUnion rate · Carpenters Local 1045 · effective Jun 1, 2025CARPENTEROvertime 1.5× $55.14 · Double time 2× $73.52 · Benefits /hr $21.11 | $36.76 | $55.14 | $73.52 | $21.11 | $57.87 |
| BoilermakersUnion rate · Boilermakers Local 169 · effective Jul 1, 2025BOILERMAKEROvertime 1.5× $65.25 · Double time 2× $87.00 · Benefits /hr $36.74 | $43.50 | $65.25 | $87.00 | $36.74 | $80.24 |
| InsulatorsUnion rate · Heat and Frost Insulators Local 25 · effective Jun 1, 2025ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOROvertime 1.5× $61.11 · Double time 2× $81.48 · Benefits /hr $32.59 | $40.74 | $61.11 | $81.48 | $32.59 | $73.33 |
| PaintersUnion rate · Painters Local 22 · effective Jun 1, 2015PAINTER: SPRAYOvertime 1.5× $40.29 · Double time 2× $53.72 · Benefits /hr $17.66 | $26.86 | $40.29 | $53.72 | $17.66 | $44.52 |
| Plasterers & cement masonsUnion rate · Plasterers and Cement Masons Local 67 · effective Apr 1, 2014CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHEROvertime 1.5× $45.95 · Double time 2× $61.26 · Benefits /hr $14.07 | $30.63 | $45.95 | $61.26 | $14.07 | $44.70 |
| RoofersUnion rate · Roofers Local 149 · effective Jul 1, 2024ROOFEROvertime 1.5× $64.02 · Double time 2× $85.36 · Benefits /hr $28.75 | $42.68 | $64.02 | $85.36 | $28.75 | $71.43 |
| Elevator constructorsUnion rate · Elevator Constructors Local 36 · effective Jan 1, 2025ELEVATOR MECHANICOvertime 1.5× $97.52 · Double time 2× $130.02 · Benefits /hr $38.44 | $65.01 | $97.52 | $130.02 | $38.44 | $103.45 |
| Teamsters (drivers)Union rate · Teamsters Local 247 · effective Jun 1, 2025TRUCK DRIVER: GROUP 2 SEMIOvertime 1.5× $46.77 · Double time 2× $62.36 · Benefits /hr $0.70 | $31.18 | $46.77 | $62.36 | $0.70 | $31.88 |
- 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 MI20260101 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from these public sources:
- Michigan Public (opens in a new tab)michiganpublic.org · News
- Michigan Advance (opens in a new tab)michiganadvance.com · News
- IBEW inside jurisdiction map (MI) (opens in a new tab)ibew.org · Other
- Michigan Building Trades Council (opens in a new tab)michiganbuildingtrades.org · Other
- U.S. Department of Labor wage determination MI20260101 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
- Circle of Blue (opens in a new tab)circleofblue.org · News
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