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Arkansas boilermaker prevailing wage, county by county

A boilermaker's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Arkansas is $58.13 an hour in every county that has one (20), for the main classification.

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.

Cross County: no rate for this tradeIzard County: no rate for this tradeCleveland County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourPope County: no rate for this tradeVan Buren County: no rate for this tradeDrew County: no rate for this tradeSaline County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourLittle River County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourWashington County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourPulaski County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourLonoke County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourConway County: no rate for this tradeMontgomery County: no rate for this tradeCleburne County: no rate for this tradeSearcy County: no rate for this tradeMonroe County: no rate for this tradePoinsett County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourBenton County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourMississippi County: no rate for this tradeFulton County: no rate for this tradeScott County: no rate for this tradeHoward County: no rate for this tradeWoodruff County: no rate for this tradeLogan County: no rate for this tradeNevada County: no rate for this tradePike County: no rate for this tradeBradley County: no rate for this tradeIndependence County: no rate for this tradeJackson County: no rate for this tradeJefferson County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourLawrence County: no rate for this tradePrairie County: no rate for this tradePerry County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourPolk County: no rate for this tradeCarroll County: no rate for this tradePhillips County: no rate for this tradeAshley County: no rate for this tradeChicot County: no rate for this tradeBoone County: no rate for this tradeCrawford County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourMadison County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourFranklin County: no rate for this tradeHot Spring County: no rate for this tradeSharp County: no rate for this tradeLafayette County: no rate for this tradeBaxter County: no rate for this tradeCalhoun County: no rate for this tradeRandolph County: no rate for this tradeWhite County: no rate for this tradeClay County: no rate for this tradeLee County: no rate for this tradeSt. Francis County: no rate for this tradeColumbia County: no rate for this tradeOuachita County: no rate for this tradeCraighead County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourDallas County: no rate for this tradeFaulkner County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourSebastian County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourHempstead County: no rate for this tradeYell County: no rate for this tradeClark County: no rate for this tradeGarland County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourSevier County: no rate for this tradeStone County: no rate for this tradeJohnson County: no rate for this tradeGreene County: no rate for this tradeCrittenden County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourLincoln County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourMarion County: no rate for this tradeGrant County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourArkansas County: no rate for this tradeDesha County: no rate for this tradeUnion County: no rate for this tradeMiller County boilermaker: $58.13 per hourNewton County: no rate for this trade
$58$58$58$58$58$58Boilermaker, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a boilermaker make on prevailing wage in Arkansas?

3 groups of counties with identical rates and 13 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Jefferson County group3 counties$58.13
  2. Grant County group2 counties$58.13
  3. Miller County group2 counties$58.13
  4. Benton County1 county$58.13
  5. Craighead County1 county$58.13
  6. Crawford County1 county$58.13
  7. Crittenden County1 county$58.13
  8. Faulkner County1 county$58.13
  9. Garland County1 county$58.13
  10. Lonoke County1 county$58.13
  11. Madison County1 county$58.13
  12. Poinsett County1 county$58.13
  13. Pulaski County1 county$58.13
  14. Saline County1 county$58.13
  15. Sebastian County1 county$58.13
  16. Washington County1 county$58.13

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Jefferson County group, 3 localities: Cleveland, Jefferson, LincolnBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Grant County group, 2 localities: Grant, PerryBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Miller County group, 2 localities: Little River, MillerBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Benton CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Craighead CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Crawford CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Crittenden CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Faulkner CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Garland CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Lonoke CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Madison CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Poinsett CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Pulaski CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Saline CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Sebastian CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 
Washington CountyBOILERMAKER$58.13 $34.21 

3 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 13 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Arkansas boilermaker pay

What is the boilermaker prevailing wage in Pulaski County?

$58.13 an hour: a $34.21 base wage plus $23.92 in fringe benefits, under wage determination AR20260032, modification 1. Overtime and every boilermaker classification in Pulaski County.

Does boilermaker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Pulaski 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 Arkansas?

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 Arkansas, the 20 counties with a boilermaker rate fall into 16 distinct sets of rates, and 3 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 3 counties (the Jefferson County group).