Benchmark labor rates for a bid

Get the spread of published ceiling rates for one labor category, from lowest to highest with the median and quartiles, before you price a bid.

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The spread of published ceiling rates for one labor category, so you can see where your proposed rate sits. Pricing and proposal teams use it to test a rate before submission, and government cost estimators use it as a starting point for the labor lines in an independent government estimate.

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Prompt to paste

Benchmark published labor rates for the category "Project Manager". Give methe number of rates, the lowest, the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th and 90thpercentiles and the highest in dollars per hour. Show who published the lowest,the median and the highest rate, and on which schedule and vehicle.

What you get back

Captured from the live GovCon MCP on 29 October 2026. Excerpt. 2699 published rates for "project manager", in dollars per hour. The middle of the range, the 25th to 75th percentile, ran from 119.65 to 177.11.

Position	Rate per hour	Company	Schedule	Vehicle number
Lowest	38.06	INTEGRITY NATIONAL CORPORATION	MAS	GS21F163AA
Median	146.6	CASEPOINT, LLC	MAS	47QTCA18D00BZ
Highest	449.75	FEDERAL MERCHANTS CORP.	MAS	47QTCA18D00AZ

How to read it

These are ceiling rates, the most a company has published it will charge on a vehicle. They are not what anyone offered on your bid and not what any agency paid.
The spread is wide, from 38.06 to 449.75 dollars per hour, because "Project Manager" covers very different jobs. Narrow the benchmark by education, years of experience, clearance or worksite before you price against it.
The median is the middle published rate, not an average. The 25th to 75th percentile band is a safer range to test against than the extremes.
Your own price still depends on your indirect rates, your wrap and the solicitation's evaluation approach. Check the official record before you rely on a figure or name a competitor in a price volume.

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This answer has no page link to open. Ask your agent to list individual Project Manager rates with their company and vehicle number, then check a few against the company's own published rates.

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Benchmark published labor rates for the category "Project Manager". Give methe number of rates, the lowest, the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th and 90thpercentiles and the highest in dollars per hour. Show who published the lowest,the median and the highest rate, and on which schedule and vehicle.

What you get back

Position	Rate per hour	Company	Schedule	Vehicle number
Lowest	38.06	INTEGRITY NATIONAL CORPORATION	MAS	GS21F163AA
Median	146.6	CASEPOINT, LLC	MAS	47QTCA18D00BZ
Highest	449.75	FEDERAL MERCHANTS CORP.	MAS	47QTCA18D00AZ

How to read it

These are ceiling rates, the most a company has published it will charge on a vehicle. They are not what anyone offered on your bid and not what any agency paid.

The spread is wide, from 38.06 to 449.75 dollars per hour, because "Project Manager" covers very different jobs. Narrow the benchmark by education, years of experience, clearance or worksite before you price against it.

The median is the middle published rate, not an average. The 25th to 75th percentile band is a safer range to test against than the extremes.

Your own price still depends on your indirect rates, your wrap and the solicitation's evaluation approach. Check the official record before you rely on a figure or name a competitor in a price volume.