Alabama · Boilermaker
Alabama boilermaker prevailing wage, county by county
A boilermaker's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Alabama is $58.13 an hour in every county that has one (67), for the main classification.
Boilermaker rate in each Alabama county, A to Z
| County | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Autauga CountyBOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260082 Mod 1 |
Baldwin CountyBOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260083 Mod 1 |
Barbour CountyBOILERMAKER · Coffee County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260078 Mod 1 |
Bibb CountyBOILERMAKER · Walker County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260099 Mod 1 |
Blount CountyBOILERMAKER · Walker County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260099 Mod 1 |
Bullock CountyBOILERMAKER · Coffee County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260078 Mod 1 |
Butler CountyBOILERMAKER · Coffee County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260078 Mod 1 |
Calhoun CountyBOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260084 Mod 1 |
Chambers CountyBOILERMAKER · DeKalb County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260079 Mod 1 |
Cherokee CountyBOILERMAKER · DeKalb County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260079 Mod 1 |
Chilton CountyBOILERMAKER · Walker County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260099 Mod 1 |
Choctaw CountyBOILERMAKER · Escambia County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260080 Mod 1 |
Choctaw CountyBOILERMAKER · Escambia County group | $21.85 | $9.24 | $31.09 | May 18, 2026 | AL20260070 Mod 1 |
Clarke CountyBOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260073 Mod 1 |
Clarke CountyBOILERMAKER | $21.85 | $9.24 | $31.09 | May 18, 2026 | AL20260070 Mod 1 |
Clay CountyBOILERMAKER · DeKalb County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260079 Mod 1 |
Cleburne CountyBOILERMAKER · DeKalb County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260079 Mod 1 |
Coffee CountyBOILERMAKER · Coffee County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260078 Mod 1 |
Colbert CountyBOILERMAKER · Lauderdale County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260100 Mod 1 |
Conecuh CountyBOILERMAKER · Escambia County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260080 Mod 1 |
Conecuh CountyBOILERMAKER · Escambia County group | $21.85 | $9.24 | $31.09 | May 18, 2026 | AL20260070 Mod 1 |
Coosa CountyBOILERMAKER · DeKalb County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260079 Mod 1 |
Covington CountyBOILERMAKER · Coffee County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260078 Mod 1 |
Crenshaw CountyBOILERMAKER · Coffee County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260078 Mod 1 |
Cullman CountyBOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260074 Mod 1 |
Dale CountyBOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260075 Mod 1 |
Dallas CountyBOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260080 Mod 1 |
Dallas CountyBOILERMAKER | $21.85 | $9.24 | $31.09 | May 18, 2026 | AL20260065 Mod 1 |
DeKalb CountyBOILERMAKER · DeKalb County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260079 Mod 1 |
Elmore CountyBOILERMAKER · Elmore County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260101 Mod 1 |
Escambia CountyBOILERMAKER · Escambia County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260080 Mod 1 |
Escambia CountyBOILERMAKER · Escambia County group | $21.85 | $9.24 | $31.09 | May 18, 2026 | AL20260070 Mod 1 |
Etowah CountyBOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260085 Mod 1 |
Fayette CountyBOILERMAKER · Franklin County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260081 Mod 1 |
Franklin CountyBOILERMAKER · Franklin County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260081 Mod 1 |
Geneva CountyBOILERMAKER · Geneva County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260102 Mod 1 |
Greene CountyBOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260080 Mod 1 |
Hale CountyBOILERMAKER · Pickens County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260103 Mod 1 |
Henry CountyBOILERMAKER · Geneva County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260102 Mod 1 |
Houston CountyBOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260086 Mod 1 |
Jackson CountyBOILERMAKER · DeKalb County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260079 Mod 1 |
Jefferson CountyBOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260087 Mod 1 |
Lamar CountyBOILERMAKER · Franklin County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260081 Mod 1 |
Lauderdale CountyBOILERMAKER · Lauderdale County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260100 Mod 1 |
Lawrence CountyBOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260088 Mod 1 |
Lee CountyBOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260089 Mod 1 |
Limestone CountyBOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260090 Mod 1 |
Lowndes CountyBOILERMAKER · Elmore County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260101 Mod 1 |
Macon CountyBOILERMAKER · Coffee County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260078 Mod 1 |
Madison CountyBOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260091 Mod 1 |
Marengo CountyBOILERMAKER · Escambia County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260080 Mod 1 |
Marengo CountyBOILERMAKER · Escambia County group | $21.85 | $9.24 | $31.09 | May 18, 2026 | AL20260070 Mod 1 |
Marion CountyBOILERMAKER · Franklin County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260081 Mod 1 |
Marshall CountyBOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260076 Mod 1 |
Mobile CountyBOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260092 Mod 1 |
Monroe CountyBOILERMAKER · Escambia County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260080 Mod 1 |
Monroe CountyBOILERMAKER · Escambia County group | $21.85 | $9.24 | $31.09 | May 18, 2026 | AL20260070 Mod 1 |
Montgomery CountyBOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260093 Mod 1 |
Morgan CountyBOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260094 Mod 1 |
Perry CountyBOILERMAKER · Escambia County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260080 Mod 1 |
Perry CountyBOILERMAKER · Escambia County group | $21.85 | $9.24 | $31.09 | May 18, 2026 | AL20260070 Mod 1 |
Pickens CountyBOILERMAKER · Pickens County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260103 Mod 1 |
Pike CountyBOILERMAKER · Coffee County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260078 Mod 1 |
Randolph CountyBOILERMAKER · DeKalb County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260079 Mod 1 |
Russell CountyBOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260095 Mod 1 |
Shelby CountyBOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260096 Mod 1 |
St. Clair CountyBOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260097 Mod 1 |
Sumter CountyBOILERMAKER · Escambia County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260080 Mod 1 |
Sumter CountyBOILERMAKER · Escambia County group | $21.85 | $9.24 | $31.09 | May 18, 2026 | AL20260070 Mod 1 |
Talladega CountyBOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260077 Mod 1 |
Tallapoosa CountyBOILERMAKER · DeKalb County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260079 Mod 1 |
Tuscaloosa CountyBOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260098 Mod 1 |
Walker CountyBOILERMAKER · Walker County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260099 Mod 1 |
Washington CountyBOILERMAKER · Escambia County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260080 Mod 1 |
Washington CountyBOILERMAKER · Escambia County group | $21.85 | $9.24 | $31.09 | May 18, 2026 | AL20260070 Mod 1 |
Wilcox CountyBOILERMAKER · Escambia County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260080 Mod 1 |
Wilcox CountyBOILERMAKER · Escambia County group | $21.85 | $9.24 | $31.09 | May 18, 2026 | AL20260070 Mod 1 |
Winston CountyBOILERMAKER · Franklin County group | $34.21 | $23.92 | $58.13 | Jan 1, 2025 | AL20260081 Mod 1 |
Main boilermaker classification in each county (Boilermaker), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)). Checked October 25, 2026.
How much does a boilermaker make on prevailing wage in Alabama?
$58.13 an hour in every county that has a rate, for the main classification. 9 groups of counties with identical rates and 24 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.
- DeKalb County group9 counties$58.13
- Escambia County group9 counties$58.13
- Coffee County group8 counties$58.13
- Franklin County group5 counties$58.13
- Walker County group4 counties$58.13
- Elmore County group2 counties$58.13
- Geneva County group2 counties$58.13
- Lauderdale County group2 counties$58.13
- Pickens County group2 counties$58.13
- Autauga County1 county$58.13
- Baldwin County1 county$58.13
- Calhoun County1 county$58.13
- Clarke County1 county$58.13
- Cullman County1 county$58.13
- Dale County1 county$58.13
- Dallas County1 county$58.13
- Etowah County1 county$58.13
- Greene County1 county$58.13
- Houston County1 county$58.13
- Jefferson County1 county$58.13
- Lawrence County1 county$58.13
- Lee County1 county$58.13
- Limestone County1 county$58.13
- Madison County1 county$58.13
- Marshall County1 county$58.13
- Mobile County1 county$58.13
- Montgomery County1 county$58.13
- Morgan County1 county$58.13
- Russell County1 county$58.13
- Shelby County1 county$58.13
- St. Clair County1 county$58.13
- Talladega County1 county$58.13
- Tuscaloosa County1 county$58.13
Which counties share a rate
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeKalb County group, 9 localities: Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, DeKalb, Jackson, Randolph, Tallapoosa | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Escambia County group, 9 localities: Choctaw, Conecuh, Escambia, Marengo, Monroe, Perry, Sumter, Washington, Wilcox | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Coffee County group, 8 localities: Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw, Macon, Pike | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Franklin County group, 5 localities: Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Marion, Winston | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Walker County group, 4 localities: Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Walker | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Elmore County group, 2 localities: Elmore, Lowndes | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Geneva County group, 2 localities: Geneva, Henry | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Lauderdale County group, 2 localities: Colbert, Lauderdale | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Pickens County group, 2 localities: Hale, Pickens | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Autauga County | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Baldwin County | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Calhoun County | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Clarke County | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Cullman County | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Dale County | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Dallas County | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Etowah County | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Greene County | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Houston County | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Jefferson County | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Lawrence County | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Lee County | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Limestone County | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Madison County | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Marshall County | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Mobile County | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Montgomery County | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Morgan County | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Russell County | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Shelby County | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| St. Clair County | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Talladega County | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
| Tuscaloosa County | BOILERMAKER | $34.21 | $58.13 |
9 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 24 counties with rates of their own.
Questions about Alabama boilermaker pay
What is the boilermaker prevailing wage in Jefferson County?
$58.13 an hour: a $34.21 base wage plus $23.92 in fringe benefits, under wage determination AL20260087, modification 1. Overtime and every boilermaker classification in Jefferson County.
Does boilermaker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?
Yes. In Jefferson County the $58.13 total is a $34.21 base wage plus $23.92 in fringe benefits, about 41% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.
Does boilermaker prevailing wage pay overtime in Alabama?
Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.
Do apprentice boilermakers get this rate?
Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).
Why do some counties have the same boilermaker rate?
DOL often publishes the same boilermaker rates for several counties. Across Alabama, the 67 counties with a boilermaker rate fall into 33 distinct sets of rates, and 9 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 9 counties (the DeKalb County group).