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Striping & Traffic Control Worker prevailing wage in Lee County, Alabama
$19.82an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · OPERATOR
$19.82 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · SUAL2019-039
On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Lee County, a striping and traffic control worker working as operator must be paid at least $19.82 an hour: a $19.82 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination AL20260160 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $19.82 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination AL20260160, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SUAL2019-039 (November 13, 2019). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Alabama has no state prevailing wage law (DOL state table).
DOL lists 4 striping and traffic control worker rates for Lee County, from $12.38 to $19.82 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $19.82 + $0.00
The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.
| Base wage (taxable) | $19.82 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $19.82 |
When does this rate change?
- 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)).
- DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the Alabama change log lists what each one changed.
Every striping and traffic control worker rate in Lee County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: OPERATOR (STRIPING MACHINE)SUAL2019-039$19.82
- HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: TRUCK DRIVER (LINE STRIPING TRUCK)SUAL2019-039$14.55
- TRAFFIC CONTROL: LABORER-CONES/ BARRICADES/BARRELS - SETTER/MOVER/SWEEPERSUAL2019-039$13.03
- TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGERSUAL2019-039$12.38
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRAFFIC CONTROL: LABORER-CONES/ BARRICADES/BARRELS - SETTER/MOVER/SWEEPERSUAL2019-039 | $13.03 | $0.00 | $13.03 | AL20260160 Mod 1 |
| TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGERSUAL2019-039 | $12.38 | $0.00 | $12.38 | AL20260160 Mod 1 |
| HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: TRUCK DRIVER (LINE STRIPING TRUCK)SUAL2019-039 | $14.55 | $0.00 | $14.55 | AL20260160 Mod 1 |
| HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: OPERATOR (STRIPING MACHINE)SUAL2019-039 | $19.82 | $0.00 | $19.82 | AL20260160 Mod 1 |
How Lee County compares
The main striping and traffic control worker rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Alabama
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Lee Countybase $19.82$19.82
- Chambers Countybase $19.72$19.72
- Russell Countybase $19.82$19.82
- Macon Countybase $19.48$19.48
Striping & Traffic Control Worker rates in nearby counties
Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee County | HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: OPERATOR (STRIPING MACHINE) | $19.82 | $19.82 | |
| Russell County | HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: OPERATOR (STRIPING MACHINE) | $19.82 | $19.82 | same |
| Elmore County | HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: OPERATOR (STRIPING MACHINE) | $19.82 | $19.82 | same |
| Chambers County | HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: OPERATOR (STRIPING MACHINE) | $19.72 | $19.72 | −$0.10 |
| Tallapoosa County | HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: OPERATOR (STRIPING MACHINE) | $19.72 | $19.72 | −$0.10 |
| Macon County | HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: OPERATOR (STRIPING MACHINE) | $19.48 | $19.48 | −$0.34 |
| Bullock County | HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: OPERATOR (STRIPING MACHINE) | $19.48 | $19.48 | −$0.34 |
Alabama striping and traffic control worker prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- 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)).
Are you being paid this rate?
Add your base pay to the fringe your employer pays for you, in cash or into plans, and compare the sum with the total. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division takes complaints: 1-866-487-9243, or dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints.
Source
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL), wage determination AL20260160 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/AL20260160/1
We read every active Alabama Davis-Bacon wage determination from SAM.gov's own data and check every number with a second, independent read of the same file. DOL prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. How we check · Download Lee County as CSV · Report an error