Meta Henrico
Partially operationalNo union agreement found
Meta's data center campus in Sandston, Henrico County, Virginia, built by DPR Construction. Once the final buildings are complete, the 130-acre site will have 2.5 million square feet of data center and administration space.
Key facts
- Capacity
- Not available
- Estimated cost
- $1,000,000,000First phase (2018)
- Building size
- 2,500,000 sq ft
- Construction start
- Not available
- Expected completion
- Not available
- Last verified
- Not yet re-verified
Companies and roles
- Owner
- General contractor
- Subcontractor
- ColonialWebb
- Liesfeld Contractor — listed as “Liesfeld Contractor Inc.”
- Lighthouse Electric — listed as “Lighthouse Electric Co.”
- Miller Electric
- Rosendin
- Schuff Steel
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
- Operating engineers (heavy equipment)
- Boilermakers
- Insulators
- Elevator constructors
Prevailing wages (government minimums)
Minimum hourly pay the U.S. Department of Labor sets for federally funded building work in Henrico 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 666 · effective Mar 1, 2025ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)Overtime 1.5× $56.93 · Double time 2× $75.90 · Benefits /hr $18.02 | $37.95 | $56.93 | $75.90 | $18.02 | $55.97 |
| Plumbers & pipefittersUnion rate · Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 10 · effective Sep 1, 2023PIPEFITTEROvertime 1.5× $49.88 · Double time 2× $66.50 · Benefits /hr $19.47 | $33.25 | $49.88 | $66.50 | $19.47 | $52.72 |
| IronworkersUnion rate · Iron Workers Local 28 · effective May 1, 2024IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL AND ORNAMENTALOvertime 1.5× $46.50 · Double time 2× $62.00 · Benefits /hr $18.28 | $31.00 | $46.50 | $62.00 | $18.28 | $49.28 |
| Sheet metal & HVACNon-union survey rate · effective Jan 11, 2016 · old rateSHEET METAL WORKER (EXCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION)Overtime 1.5× $29.58 · Double time 2× $39.44 · Benefits /hr $1.83 | $19.72 | $29.58 | $39.44 | $1.83 | $21.55 |
| LaborersNon-union survey rate · effective Jan 11, 2016 · old rateLABORER: COMMON OR GENERALOvertime 1.5× $17.82 · Double time 2× $23.76 · Benefits /hr $1.58 | $11.88 | $17.82 | $23.76 | $1.58 | $13.46 |
| Operating engineers (heavy equipment)Union rate · Operating Engineers Local 147 · effective Jun 1, 2025POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANES UNDER 90 TONSOvertime 1.5× $59.99 · Double time 2× $79.98 · Benefits /hr $18.05 | $39.99 | $59.99 | $79.98 | $18.05 | $58.04 |
| CarpentersNon-union survey rate · effective Jan 11, 2016 · old rateCARPENTEROvertime 1.5× $31.65 · Double time 2× $42.20 · Benefits /hr $1.11 | $21.10 | $31.65 | $42.20 | $1.11 | $22.21 |
| BoilermakersUnion rate · Boilermakers Local 45 · effective Jan 1, 2025BOILERMAKEROvertime 1.5× $58.46 · Double time 2× $77.94 · Benefits /hr $27.39 | $38.97 | $58.46 | $77.94 | $27.39 | $66.36 |
| InsulatorsUnion rate · Heat and Frost Insulators Local 24 · effective Oct 1, 2024ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INS…Overtime 1.5× $61.16 · Double time 2× $81.54 · Benefits /hr $20.17 | $40.77 | $61.16 | $81.54 | $20.17 | $60.94 |
| PaintersNon-union survey rate · effective Jan 11, 2016 · old ratePAINTER: SPRAYOvertime 1.5× $24.87 · Double time 2× $33.16 · Benefits /hr $0.00 | $16.58 | $24.87 | $33.16 | $0.00 | $16.58 |
| BricklayersNon-union survey rate · effective Jan 11, 2016 · old rateBRICKLAYEROvertime 1.5× $30.00 · Double time 2× $40.00 · Benefits /hr $1.00 | $20.00 | $30.00 | $40.00 | $1.00 | $21.00 |
| Plasterers & cement masonsNon-union survey rate · effective Jan 11, 2016 · old rateCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHEROvertime 1.5× $25.85 · Double time 2× $34.46 · Benefits /hr $0.00 | $17.23 | $25.85 | $34.46 | $0.00 | $17.23 |
| RoofersNon-union survey rate · effective Jan 11, 2016 · old rateROOFEROvertime 1.5× $26.10 · Double time 2× $34.80 · Benefits /hr $1.55 | $17.40 | $26.10 | $34.80 | $1.55 | $18.95 |
| Elevator constructorsUnion rate · Elevator Constructors Local 51 · effective Jan 1, 2025ELEVATOR MECHANICOvertime 1.5× $77.09 · Double time 2× $102.78 · Benefits /hr $38.44 | $51.39 | $77.09 | $102.78 | $38.44 | $89.83 |
| Teamsters (drivers)Non-union survey rate · effective Jan 11, 2016 · old rateTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCKOvertime 1.5× $22.32 · Double time 2× $29.76 · Benefits /hr $0.00 | $14.88 | $22.32 | $29.76 | $0.00 | $14.88 |
- 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 VA20260155 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from these public sources:
- DPR Construction (opens in a new tab)dpr.com · Company
- IBEW inside jurisdiction map (VA) (opens in a new tab)ibew.org · Other
- U.S. Department of Labor wage determination VA20260155 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
- Richmond BizSense (opens in a new tab)richmondbizsense.com · News
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