Bricklayer prevailing wage in Desha County, Arkansas

$20.78an hour, base + fringe

$19.18 wage + $1.60 fringe benefits · Building · SUAR2015-015

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Desha County, a bricklayer must be paid at least $20.78 an hour: a $19.18 base wage plus $1.60 in fringe benefits, under wage determination AR20260018 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $20.78 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination AR20260018, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUAR2015-015 (January 9, 2017). 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 Arkansas repealed its law in 2017 (Act 1068, SB 601; DOL state table).

DOL lists 2 bricklayer rates for Desha County, from $17.60 to $20.78 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $19.18 + $1.60

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)	$19.18
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$1.60
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$20.78

When this rate changes

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.

Every bricklayer rate in Desha County

As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

Classification	Base + fringe	Base	Fringe benefits	WD
BRICKLAYERBuildingSUAR2015-015	$20.78	$19.18	$1.60	AR20260018 Mod 1
BRICKLAYERResidentialSUAR2008-189	$17.60	$17.60	$0.00	AR20260078 Mod 1

How Desha County compares

The main bricklayer 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

Desha $20.7818157

$19.15Clay$24.14Pulaski

DeshaNearby: Lincoln $19.39, Drew $20.78, Arkansas $20.78Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 7 counties pay more than Desha, 21 the same, 46 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Desha Countybase $19.18$20.78
Lincoln Countybase $19.39$19.39
Drew Countybase $19.18$20.78
Arkansas Countybase $19.18$20.78

Bricklayer 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 + fringe	Base	vs Desha County
Desha County	BRICKLAYER	$20.78	$19.18
Drew County	BRICKLAYER	$20.78	$19.18	same
Arkansas County	BRICKLAYER	$20.78	$19.18	same
Chicot County	BRICKLAYER	$20.78	$19.18	same
Phillips County	BRICKLAYER	$20.78	$19.18	same
Lincoln County	BRICKLAYER	$19.39	$19.39	−$1.39
Jefferson County	BRICKLAYER	$19.39	$19.39	−$1.39

Arkansas bricklayer 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 AR20260018 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/AR20260018/1

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 Desha County as CSV · Report an error