Meta Prometheus
Partially operationalUnion labor reported
Meta's Prometheus data center in New Albany, Ohio, with about 1,000 MW of capacity. It is partially operational and Turner Construction is the general contractor. The Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council says some of its members have worked on Meta's New Albany campus continuously for nearly 12 years.
Key facts
- Capacity
- 1,000 MW
- Estimated cost
- Not available
- Building size
- 4,000,000 sq ftMore than four million, across 11 buildings
- Construction start
- Apr 2026Tent structures, April–June 2026
- Expected completion
- Not available
- Last verified
- Not yet re-verified
Companies and roles
- Owner
- General contractor
Unions
- Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council · Union labor reported · Multiple trades
Locals with jurisdiction over this site
Local with jurisdiction over this site (not confirmed on the job)
- Electricians
- Plumbers & pipefitters
- Ironworkers
- Sheet metal & HVAC
- Laborers
- Operating engineers (heavy equipment)
- Carpenters
- Bricklayers
- 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 this project's county (Ohio), 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 38 · effective Apr 28, 2025ELECTRICIAN (HVAC/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS INSTALLATION ONLY)Overtime 1.5× $69.95 · Double time 2× $93.26 · Benefits /hr $24.92 | $46.63 | $69.95 | $93.26 | $24.92 | $71.55 |
| ElectriciansUnion rate · IBEW Local 683 · effective Jun 2, 2025ELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING ONLY)Overtime 1.5× $64.50 · Double time 2× $86.00 · Benefits /hr $26.37 | $43.00 | $64.50 | $86.00 | $26.37 | $69.37 |
| Plumbers & pipefittersUnion rate · Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 189 · effective Jun 1, 2025PIPEFITTEROvertime 1.5× $79.50 · Double time 2× $106.00 · Benefits /hr $27.59 | $53.00 | $79.50 | $106.00 | $27.59 | $80.59 |
| IronworkersUnion rate · Iron Workers Local 172 · effective Jun 1, 2025IRONWORKER, REINFORCINGOvertime 1.5× $61.31 · Double time 2× $81.74 · Benefits /hr $23.15 | $40.87 | $61.31 | $81.74 | $23.15 | $64.02 |
| Sheet metal & HVACUnion rate · Sheet Metal Workers Local 24 · effective Jun 1, 2022SHEET METAL WORKER (EXCLUDES HVAC DUCT AND UNIT INSTALLATION)Overtime 1.5× $50.30 · Double time 2× $67.06 · Benefits /hr $26.36 | $33.53 | $50.30 | $67.06 | $26.36 | $59.89 |
| LaborersUnion rate · Laborers Local 423 · effective Jun 1, 2024LABORER (MASON TENDER - BRICK & CEMENT/CONCRETE)Overtime 1.5× $48.15 · Double time 2× $64.20 · Benefits /hr $14.20 | $32.10 | $48.15 | $64.20 | $14.20 | $46.30 |
| Operating engineers (heavy equipment)Union rate · Operating Engineers Local 18 · effective May 1, 2024POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BULLDOZEROvertime 1.5× $66.03 · Double time 2× $88.04 · Benefits /hr $16.41 | $44.02 | $66.03 | $88.04 | $16.41 | $60.43 |
| Operating engineers (heavy equipment)Union rate · Operating Engineers Local 66 · effective Jun 1, 2017POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADEOvertime 1.5× $48.63 · Double time 2× $64.84 · Benefits /hr $19.66 | $32.42 | $48.63 | $64.84 | $19.66 | $52.08 |
| CarpentersUnion rate · Carpenters Local 200 · effective May 1, 2025CARPENTEROvertime 1.5× $53.91 · Double time 2× $71.88 · Benefits /hr $23.59 | $35.94 | $53.91 | $71.88 | $23.59 | $59.53 |
| InsulatorsUnion rate · Heat and Frost Insulators Local 8 · effective Mar 1, 2025ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOROvertime 1.5× $52.85 · Double time 2× $70.46 · Benefits /hr $23.04 | $35.23 | $52.85 | $70.46 | $23.04 | $58.27 |
| PaintersUnion rate · Painters and Tapers Local 1275 · effective May 1, 2024PAINTER (SPRAY)Overtime 1.5× $44.55 · Double time 2× $59.40 · Benefits /hr $14.91 | $29.70 | $44.55 | $59.40 | $14.91 | $44.61 |
| Plasterers & cement masonsNon-union survey rate · effective Aug 29, 2014 · old rateCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHEROvertime 1.5× $39.11 · Double time 2× $52.14 · Benefits /hr $12.34 | $26.07 | $39.11 | $52.14 | $12.34 | $38.41 |
| RoofersNon-union survey rate · effective Aug 29, 2014 · old rateROOFEROvertime 1.5× $37.86 · Double time 2× $50.48 · Benefits /hr $11.38 | $25.24 | $37.86 | $50.48 | $11.38 | $36.62 |
| Elevator constructorsUnion rate · Elevator Constructors Local 37 · effective Jan 1, 2025ELEVATOR MECHANICOvertime 1.5× $86.00 · Double time 2× $114.66 · Benefits /hr $38.44 | $57.33 | $86.00 | $114.66 | $38.44 | $95.77 |
| Teamsters (drivers)Non-union survey rate · effective Aug 29, 2014 · old rateTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP (ALL TYPES)Overtime 1.5× $36.48 · Double time 2× $48.64 · Benefits /hr $11.73 | $24.32 | $36.48 | $48.64 | $11.73 | $36.05 |
- 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 OH20260086 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from these public sources:
- Construction Briefing (opens in a new tab)constructionbriefing.com · News
- Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council (opens in a new tab)columbusconstruction.org · Press release
- IBEW inside jurisdiction map (OH) (opens in a new tab)ibew.org · Other
- Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council (affiliates; jurisdiction incl. Delaware, Franklin, Licking counties per columbusconstruction.org/about) (opens in a new tab)columbusconstruction.org · Other
- Laborers Local 423 (Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Hocking, Licking, Madison, Pickaway, Union counties) (opens in a new tab)columbusconstruction.org · Other
- U.S. Department of Labor wage determination OH20260086 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
- Fast Company (opens in a new tab)fastcompanyme.com · News
- Mezha (opens in a new tab)mezha.net · Other
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