Sheet Metal Worker prevailing wage in Baxter County, Arkansas

$10.54an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$10.54 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Residential · SUAR2008-176

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Baxter County, a sheet metal worker must be paid at least $10.54 an hour: a $10.54 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination AR20260065 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $10.54 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination AR20260065, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUAR2008-176 (November 28, 2008). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Arkansas repealed its law in 2017 (Act 1068, SB 601; DOL state table).

This base is below $13.65, the Executive Order 13658 minimum. Contracts that order covers must pay at least that (see the WD's note).

Base wage and fringe benefits: $10.54 + $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)	$10.54
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$10.54

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 Arkansas change log lists what each one changed.

How Baxter County compares

The main sheet metal 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 Arkansas

Baxter $10.5421141

$9.99Union$42.66Arkansas

BaxterNearby: Marion $10.54, Izard $42.66, Fulton $42.66Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 56 counties pay more than Baxter, 13 the same, 3 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Baxter Countybase $10.54$10.54
Marion Countybase $10.54$10.54
Izard Countybase $26.99$42.66
Fulton Countybase $26.99$42.66

Sheet Metal 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 Baxter County
Izard County	SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)	$26.99	$42.66	+$32.12
Fulton County	SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)	$26.99	$42.66	+$32.12
Stone County	SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)	$26.99	$42.66	+$32.12
Baxter County	SHEET METAL WORKER, EXCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION	$10.54	$10.54
Marion County	SHEET METAL WORKER, EXCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION	$10.54	$10.54	same
Searcy County	SHEET METAL WORKER, EXCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION	$10.54	$10.54	same
Boone County	SHEET METAL WORKER, EXCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION	$10.54	$10.54	same

Arkansas sheet metal worker prevailing wage by county, with a map

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 AR20260065 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/AR20260065/1

We read every active Arkansas 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 Baxter County as CSV · Report an error