Stargate Lordstown
OpenAI Stargate site at SoftBank's former EV plant in Lordstown, Ohio, which is also a SoftBank-Foxconn manufacturing site for data center equipment. SoftBank said in September 2025 that it had broken ground; in April 2026 Epoch AI saw cleared land but no large-scale data center construction and estimated under 300 MW.
Key facts
- Capacity
- Not available
- Estimated cost
- Not available
- Building size
- Not available
- Construction start
- Not available
- Expected completion
- 2026Operational (as announced in 2025)
- 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
- Insulators
- Painters
- 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 64 · effective Nov 30, 2025ELECTRICIAN (EXCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)Overtime 1.5× $62.24 · Double time 2× $82.98 · Benefits /hr $21.81 | $41.49 | $62.24 | $82.98 | $21.81 | $63.30 |
| Plumbers & pipefittersUnion rate · Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 396 · effective Jun 1, 2025PIPEFITTER (INCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)Overtime 1.5× $60.83 · Double time 2× $81.10 · Benefits /hr $29.25 | $40.55 | $60.83 | $81.10 | $29.25 | $69.80 |
| IronworkersUnion rate · Iron Workers Local 207 · effective Jun 1, 2025IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL, REINFORCING AND STRUCTURALOvertime 1.5× $54.39 · Double time 2× $72.52 · Benefits /hr $28.16 | $36.26 | $54.39 | $72.52 | $28.16 | $64.42 |
| Sheet metal & HVACUnion rate · Sheet Metal Workers Local 33 · effective Jun 1, 2025SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)Overtime 1.5× $57.54 · Double time 2× $76.72 · Benefits /hr $29.59 | $38.36 | $57.54 | $76.72 | $29.59 | $67.95 |
| LaborersUnion rate · Laborers Local 125 · effective Jun 1, 2024LABORER (MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE)Overtime 1.5× $47.46 · Double time 2× $63.28 · Benefits /hr $12.95 | $31.64 | $47.46 | $63.28 | $12.95 | $44.59 |
| LaborersUnion rate · Laborers Local 935 · effective Jun 1, 2024LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALOvertime 1.5× $47.46 · Double time 2× $63.28 · Benefits /hr $13.17 | $31.64 | $47.46 | $63.28 | $13.17 | $44.81 |
| Operating engineers (heavy equipment)Union rate · Operating Engineers Local 66 · effective Jun 1, 2023POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: FORKLIFTOvertime 1.5× $48.09 · Double time 2× $64.12 · Benefits /hr $24.01 | $32.06 | $48.09 | $64.12 | $24.01 | $56.07 |
| CarpentersUnion rate · Carpenters Local 171 · effective May 1, 2024CARPENTEROvertime 1.5× $47.66 · Double time 2× $63.54 · Benefits /hr $23.54 | $31.77 | $47.66 | $63.54 | $23.54 | $55.31 |
| 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 |
| PaintersNon-union survey rate · effective Aug 29, 2014 · old ratePAINTER: SPRAYOvertime 1.5× $38.43 · Double time 2× $51.24 · Benefits /hr $13.83 | $25.62 | $38.43 | $51.24 | $13.83 | $39.45 |
| Plasterers & cement masonsUnion rate · Plasterers and Cement Masons Local 526 · effective Jun 1, 2018CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHEROvertime 1.5× $44.48 · Double time 2× $59.30 · Benefits /hr $18.61 | $29.65 | $44.48 | $59.30 | $18.61 | $48.26 |
| RoofersUnion rate · Roofers Local 44 · effective Apr 27, 2025ROOFEROvertime 1.5× $60.23 · Double time 2× $80.30 · Benefits /hr $21.28 | $40.15 | $60.23 | $80.30 | $21.28 | $61.43 |
| Elevator constructorsUnion rate · Elevator Constructors Local 45 · effective Jan 1, 2025ELEVATOR MECHANICOvertime 1.5× $90.78 · Double time 2× $121.04 · Benefits /hr $38.44 | $60.52 | $90.78 | $121.04 | $38.44 | $98.96 |
| 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 OH20260101 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from these public sources:
- SoftBank Group (opens in a new tab)group.softbank · Press release
- Epoch AI (opens in a new tab)epoch.ai · Other
- IBEW inside jurisdiction map (OH) (opens in a new tab)ibew.org · Other
- U.S. Department of Labor wage determination OH20260101 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
- The Business Journal (opens in a new tab)businessjournaldaily.com · News
- WFMJ (opens in a new tab)wfmj.com · News
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