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Arkansas electrician prevailing wage, county by county

An electrician's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Arkansas runs from $22.08 an hour in Drew County to $43.89 in Arkansas County. The median county is $28.31.

Main electrician classification in each county, 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 electrician: $28.31 per hourIzard County electrician: $28.31 per hourCleveland County electrician: $43.89 per hourPope County electrician: $43.89 per hourVan Buren County electrician: $43.89 per hourDrew County electrician: $22.08 per hourSaline County electrician: $43.89 per hourLittle River County electrician: $43.89 per hourWashington County electrician: $26.94 per hourPulaski County electrician: $43.89 per hourLonoke County electrician: $23.18 per hourConway County electrician: $43.89 per hourMontgomery County electrician: $26.95 per hourCleburne County electrician: $28.31 per hourSearcy County electrician: $43.89 per hourMonroe County electrician: $28.31 per hourPoinsett County electrician: $22.86 per hourBenton County electrician: $30.28 per hourMississippi County electrician: $28.31 per hourFulton County electrician: $28.31 per hourScott County electrician: $43.89 per hourHoward County electrician: $26.95 per hourWoodruff County electrician: $28.31 per hourLogan County electrician: $43.89 per hourNevada County electrician: $26.95 per hourPike County electrician: $26.95 per hourBradley County electrician: $43.89 per hourIndependence County electrician: $28.31 per hourJackson County electrician: $28.31 per hourJefferson County electrician: $43.89 per hourLawrence County electrician: $28.31 per hourPrairie County electrician: $43.89 per hourPerry County electrician: $43.89 per hourPolk County electrician: $43.89 per hourCarroll County electrician: $43.89 per hourPhillips County electrician: $43.89 per hourAshley County electrician: $43.89 per hourChicot County electrician: $43.89 per hourBoone County electrician: $43.89 per hourCrawford County electrician: $22.24 per hourMadison County electrician: $28.88 per hourFranklin County electrician: $43.89 per hourHot Spring County electrician: $26.95 per hourSharp County electrician: $28.31 per hourLafayette County electrician: $26.95 per hourBaxter County electrician: $43.89 per hourCalhoun County electrician: $26.95 per hourRandolph County electrician: $33.21 per hourWhite County electrician: $43.89 per hourClay County electrician: $28.31 per hourLee County electrician: $28.31 per hourSt. Francis County electrician: $28.31 per hourColumbia County electrician: $26.95 per hourOuachita County electrician: $26.95 per hourCraighead County electrician: $22.86 per hourDallas County electrician: $26.95 per hourFaulkner County electrician: $43.89 per hourSebastian County electrician: $22.45 per hourHempstead County electrician: $26.95 per hourYell County electrician: $43.89 per hourClark County electrician: $26.95 per hourGarland County electrician: $43.89 per hourSevier County electrician: $26.95 per hourStone County electrician: $28.31 per hourJohnson County electrician: $43.89 per hourGreene County electrician: $28.31 per hourCrittenden County electrician: $22.86 per hourLincoln County electrician: $43.89 per hourMarion County electrician: $43.89 per hourGrant County electrician: $43.89 per hourArkansas County electrician: $43.89 per hourDesha County electrician: $43.89 per hourUnion County electrician: $26.95 per hourMiller County electrician: $43.89 per hourNewton County electrician: $43.89 per hour
$22$26$28$43$43$43Electrician, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does an electrician make on prevailing wage in Arkansas?

3 groups of counties with identical rates and 69 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Logan County group2 counties$43.89
  2. Scott County group2 counties$43.89
  3. Arkansas County1 county$43.89
  4. Ashley County1 county$43.89
  5. Baxter County1 county$43.89
  6. Boone County1 county$43.89
  7. Bradley County1 county$43.89
  8. Carroll County1 county$43.89
  9. Chicot County1 county$43.89
  10. Cleveland County1 county$43.89
  11. Conway County1 county$43.89
  12. Desha County1 county$43.89
  13. Faulkner County1 county$43.89
  14. Franklin County1 county$43.89
  15. Garland County1 county$43.89
  16. Grant County1 county$43.89
  17. Jefferson County1 county$43.89
  18. Johnson County1 county$43.89
  19. Lincoln County1 county$43.89
  20. Little River County1 county$43.89
  21. Miller County1 county$43.89
  22. Perry County1 county$43.89
  23. Phillips County1 county$43.89
  24. Polk County1 county$43.89
  25. Pope County1 county$43.89
  26. Prairie County1 county$43.89
  27. Pulaski County1 county$43.89
  28. Saline County1 county$43.89
  29. Searcy County1 county$43.89
  30. Van Buren County1 county$43.89
  31. White County1 county$43.89
  32. Yell County1 county$43.89
  33. Randolph County1 county$33.21
  34. Benton County1 county$30.28
  35. Madison County1 county$28.88
  36. Clay County1 county$28.31
  37. Cleburne County1 county$28.31
  38. Cross County1 county$28.31
  39. Fulton County1 county$28.31
  40. Greene County1 county$28.31

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Logan County group, 2 localities: Logan, MarionELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$43.89 $28.94 
Scott County group, 2 localities: Newton, ScottELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$43.89 $28.94 
Arkansas CountyELECTRICIAN$43.89 $28.94 
Ashley CountyELECTRICIAN$43.89 $28.94 
Baxter CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$43.89 $28.94 
Boone CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$43.89 $28.94 
Bradley CountyELECTRICIAN$43.89 $28.94 
Carroll CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$43.89 $28.94 
Chicot CountyELECTRICIAN$43.89 $28.94 
Cleveland CountyELECTRICIAN$43.89 $28.94 
Conway CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$43.89 $28.94 
Desha CountyELECTRICIAN$43.89 $28.94 
Faulkner CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$43.89 $28.94 
Franklin CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$43.89 $28.94 
Garland CountyELECTRICIAN$43.89 $28.94 
Grant CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$43.89 $28.94 
Jefferson CountyELECTRICIAN$43.89 $28.94 
Johnson CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$43.89 $28.94 
Lincoln CountyELECTRICIAN$43.89 $28.94 
Little River CountyELECTRICIAN$43.89 $28.94 
Miller CountyELECTRICIAN$43.89 $28.94 
Perry CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$43.89 $28.94 
Phillips CountyELECTRICIAN$43.89 $28.94 
Polk CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$43.89 $28.94 
Pope CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$43.89 $28.94 
Prairie CountyELECTRICIAN$43.89 $28.94 
Pulaski CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$43.89 $28.94 
Saline CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$43.89 $28.94 
Searcy CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$43.89 $28.94 
Van Buren CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$43.89 $28.94 
White CountyELECTRICIAN$43.89 $28.94 
Yell CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$43.89 $28.94 
Randolph CountyELECTRICIAN$33.21 $21.76 
Benton CountyELECTRICIAN$30.28 $24.32 
Madison CountyELECTRICIAN$28.88 $23.77 
Clay CountyELECTRICIAN$28.31 $21.95 
Cleburne CountyELECTRICIAN$28.31 $21.95 
Cross CountyELECTRICIAN$28.31 $21.95 
Fulton CountyELECTRICIAN$28.31 $21.95 
Greene CountyELECTRICIAN$28.31 $21.95 
Independence CountyELECTRICIAN$28.31 $21.95 
Izard CountyELECTRICIAN$28.31 $21.95 
Jackson CountyELECTRICIAN$28.31 $21.95 
Lawrence CountyELECTRICIAN$28.31 $21.95 
Lee CountyELECTRICIAN$28.31 $21.95 
Mississippi CountyELECTRICIAN$28.31 $21.95 
Monroe CountyELECTRICIAN$28.31 $21.95 
Sharp CountyELECTRICIAN$28.31 $21.95 
St. Francis CountyELECTRICIAN$28.31 $21.95 
Stone CountyELECTRICIAN$28.31 $21.95 
Woodruff CountyELECTRICIAN$28.31 $21.95 
Sevier County group, 2 localities: Pike, SevierELECTRICIAN$26.95 $21.21 
Calhoun CountyELECTRICIAN$26.95 $21.21 
Clark CountyELECTRICIAN$26.95 $21.21 
Columbia CountyELECTRICIAN$26.95 $21.21 
Dallas CountyELECTRICIAN$26.95 $21.21 
Hempstead CountyELECTRICIAN$26.95 $21.21 
Hot Spring CountyELECTRICIAN$26.95 $21.21 
Howard CountyELECTRICIAN$26.95 $21.21 
Lafayette CountyELECTRICIAN$26.95 $21.21 
Montgomery CountyELECTRICIAN$26.95 $21.21 
Nevada CountyELECTRICIAN$26.95 $21.21 
Ouachita CountyELECTRICIAN$26.95 $21.21 
Union CountyELECTRICIAN$26.95 $21.21 
Washington CountyELECTRICIAN$26.94 $23.02 
Lonoke CountyELECTRICIAN, INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING$23.18 $20.28 
Craighead CountyELECTRICIAN$22.86 $18.69 
Crittenden CountyELECTRICIAN$22.86 $18.69 
Poinsett CountyELECTRICIAN$22.86 $18.69 
Sebastian CountyELECTRICIAN$22.45 $19.91 
Crawford CountyELECTRICIAN$22.24 $19.79 
Drew CountyELECTRICIAN$22.08 $22.08 

3 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 69 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Arkansas electrician pay

What is the electrician prevailing wage in Pulaski County?

$43.89 an hour: a $28.94 base wage plus $14.95 in fringe benefits, under wage determination AR20260032, modification 1. Overtime and every electrician classification in Pulaski County.

Does electrician prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Pulaski County the $43.89 total is a $28.94 base wage plus $14.95 in fringe benefits, about 34% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does electrician 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 electricians 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 electrician rate?

DOL often publishes the same electrician rates for several counties. Across Arkansas, the 75 counties with an electrician rate fall into 72 distinct sets of rates, and 3 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 2 counties (the Logan County group).