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Arkansas guardrail installer prevailing wage, county by county

A guardrail installer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Arkansas runs from $9.42 an hour in Miller County to $19.30 in Baxter County. The median county is $17.12.

Guardrail Installer rate in each Arkansas county, A to Z

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

75 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Arkansas CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) · Ashley County group
$18.49 $0.00 $18.49 May 18, 2026AR20260154 Mod 1
Ashley CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) · Ashley County group
$18.49 $0.00 $18.49 May 18, 2026AR20260154 Mod 1
Baxter CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)
$19.30 $0.00 $19.30 May 18, 2026AR20260129 Mod 1
Benton CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$17.12 $0.00 $17.12 May 18, 2026AR20260158 Mod 1
Boone CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) · Boone County group
$19.30 $0.00 $19.30 May 18, 2026AR20260155 Mod 1
Bradley CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) · Ashley County group
$18.49 $0.00 $18.49 May 18, 2026AR20260154 Mod 1
Calhoun CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) · Columbia County group
$18.49 $0.00 $18.49 May 18, 2026AR20260156 Mod 1
Carroll CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)
$19.30 $0.00 $19.30 May 18, 2026AR20260130 Mod 1
Chicot CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)
$18.49 $0.00 $18.49 May 18, 2026AR20260131 Mod 1
Clark CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) · Columbia County group
$18.49 $0.00 $18.49 May 18, 2026AR20260156 Mod 1
Clay CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · Independence County group
$15.80 $0.00 $15.80 May 18, 2026AR20260157 Mod 1
Cleburne CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$15.80 $0.00 $15.80 May 18, 2026AR20260132 Mod 1
Cleveland CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)
$16.96 $0.00 $16.96 May 18, 2026AR20260159 Mod 1
Columbia CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) · Columbia County group
$18.49 $0.00 $18.49 May 18, 2026AR20260156 Mod 1
Conway CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)
$19.30 $0.00 $19.30 May 18, 2026AR20260133 Mod 1
Craighead CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)
$16.97 $0.00 $16.97 May 18, 2026AR20260160 Mod 1
Crawford CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)
$16.97 $0.00 $16.97 May 18, 2026AR20260161 Mod 1
Crittenden CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)
$16.97 $0.00 $16.97 May 18, 2026AR20260162 Mod 1
Cross CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$15.80 $0.00 $15.80 May 18, 2026AR20260134 Mod 1
Dallas CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)
$18.49 $0.00 $18.49 May 18, 2026AR20260135 Mod 1
Desha CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) · Ashley County group
$18.49 $0.00 $18.49 May 18, 2026AR20260154 Mod 1
Drew CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)
$18.49 $0.00 $18.49 May 18, 2026AR20260136 Mod 1
Faulkner CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)
$16.97 $0.00 $16.97 May 18, 2026AR20260163 Mod 1
Franklin CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)
$19.30 $0.00 $19.30 May 18, 2026AR20260137 Mod 1
Fulton CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · Independence County group
$15.80 $0.00 $15.80 May 18, 2026AR20260157 Mod 1
Garland CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)
$16.97 $0.00 $16.97 May 18, 2026AR20260164 Mod 1
Grant CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)
$16.97 $0.00 $16.97 May 18, 2026AR20260165 Mod 1
Greene CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$15.80 $0.00 $15.80 May 18, 2026AR20260138 Mod 1
Hempstead CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)
$18.49 $0.00 $18.49 May 18, 2026AR20260139 Mod 1
Hot Spring CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)
$18.49 $0.00 $18.49 May 18, 2026AR20260140 Mod 1
Howard CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) · Columbia County group
$18.49 $0.00 $18.49 May 18, 2026AR20260156 Mod 1
Independence CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · Independence County group
$15.80 $0.00 $15.80 May 18, 2026AR20260157 Mod 1
Izard CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · Independence County group
$15.80 $0.00 $15.80 May 18, 2026AR20260157 Mod 1
Jackson CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · Independence County group
$15.80 $0.00 $15.80 May 18, 2026AR20260157 Mod 1
Jefferson CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)
$16.96 $0.00 $16.96 May 18, 2026AR20260166 Mod 1
Johnson CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) · Boone County group
$19.30 $0.00 $19.30 May 18, 2026AR20260155 Mod 1
Lafayette CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) · Columbia County group
$18.49 $0.00 $18.49 May 18, 2026AR20260156 Mod 1
Lawrence CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$15.80 $0.00 $15.80 May 18, 2026AR20260141 Mod 1
Lee CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · Independence County group
$15.80 $0.00 $15.80 May 18, 2026AR20260157 Mod 1
Lincoln CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)
$16.96 $0.00 $16.96 May 18, 2026AR20260167 Mod 1
Little River CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · Miller County group
$9.42 $0.00 $9.42 May 18, 2026AR20260174 Mod 1
Logan CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) · Boone County group
$19.30 $0.00 $19.30 May 18, 2026AR20260155 Mod 1
Lonoke CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)
$16.97 $0.00 $16.97 May 18, 2026AR20260168 Mod 1
Madison CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$17.12 $0.00 $17.12 May 18, 2026AR20260169 Mod 1
Marion CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) · Boone County group
$19.30 $0.00 $19.30 May 18, 2026AR20260155 Mod 1
Miller CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · Miller County group
$9.42 $0.00 $9.42 May 18, 2026AR20260174 Mod 1
Mississippi CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$15.80 $0.00 $15.80 May 18, 2026AR20260142 Mod 1
Monroe CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$15.80 $0.00 $15.80 May 18, 2026AR20260143 Mod 1
Montgomery CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)
$18.49 $0.00 $18.49 May 18, 2026AR20260144 Mod 1
Nevada CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) · Columbia County group
$18.49 $0.00 $18.49 May 18, 2026AR20260156 Mod 1
Newton CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) · Boone County group
$19.30 $0.00 $19.30 May 18, 2026AR20260155 Mod 1
Ouachita CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) · Columbia County group
$18.49 $0.00 $18.49 May 18, 2026AR20260156 Mod 1
Perry CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) · Saline County group
$16.97 $0.00 $16.97 May 18, 2026AR20260175 Mod 1
Phillips CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)
$18.49 $0.00 $18.49 May 18, 2026AR20260145 Mod 1
Pike CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) · Columbia County group
$18.49 $0.00 $18.49 May 18, 2026AR20260156 Mod 1
Poinsett CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)
$16.97 $0.00 $16.97 May 18, 2026AR20260170 Mod 1
Polk CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) · Boone County group
$19.30 $0.00 $19.30 May 18, 2026AR20260155 Mod 1
Pope CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)
$19.30 $0.00 $19.30 May 18, 2026AR20260146 Mod 1
Prairie CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)
$18.49 $0.00 $18.49 May 18, 2026AR20260147 Mod 1
Pulaski CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)
$16.97 $0.00 $16.97 May 18, 2026AR20260171 Mod 1
Randolph CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · Independence County group
$15.80 $0.00 $15.80 May 18, 2026AR20260157 Mod 1
Saline CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) · Saline County group
$16.97 $0.00 $16.97 May 18, 2026AR20260175 Mod 1
Scott CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) · Boone County group
$19.30 $0.00 $19.30 May 18, 2026AR20260155 Mod 1
Searcy CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) · Boone County group
$19.30 $0.00 $19.30 May 18, 2026AR20260155 Mod 1
Sebastian CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)
$16.97 $0.00 $16.97 May 18, 2026AR20260172 Mod 1
Sevier CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) · Columbia County group
$18.49 $0.00 $18.49 May 18, 2026AR20260156 Mod 1
Sharp CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · Independence County group
$15.80 $0.00 $15.80 May 18, 2026AR20260157 Mod 1
St. Francis CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$17.00 $0.00 $17.00 May 18, 2026AR20260148 Mod 1
Stone CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$15.80 $0.00 $15.80 May 18, 2026AR20260149 Mod 1
Union CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)
$18.49 $0.00 $18.49 May 18, 2026AR20260150 Mod 1
Van Buren CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)
$19.30 $0.00 $19.30 May 18, 2026AR20260151 Mod 1
Washington CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$17.12 $0.00 $17.12 May 18, 2026AR20260173 Mod 1
White CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL
$15.80 $0.00 $15.80 May 18, 2026AR20260152 Mod 1
Woodruff CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL · Independence County group
$15.80 $0.00 $15.80 May 18, 2026AR20260157 Mod 1
Yell CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)
$19.30 $0.00 $19.30 May 18, 2026AR20260153 Mod 1

Main guardrail installer 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 guardrail installer: $15.80 per hourIzard County guardrail installer: $15.80 per hourCleveland County guardrail installer: $16.96 per hourPope County guardrail installer: $19.30 per hourVan Buren County guardrail installer: $19.30 per hourDrew County guardrail installer: $18.49 per hourSaline County guardrail installer: $16.97 per hourLittle River County guardrail installer: $9.42 per hourWashington County guardrail installer: $17.12 per hourPulaski County guardrail installer: $16.97 per hourLonoke County guardrail installer: $16.97 per hourConway County guardrail installer: $19.30 per hourMontgomery County guardrail installer: $18.49 per hourCleburne County guardrail installer: $15.80 per hourSearcy County guardrail installer: $19.30 per hourMonroe County guardrail installer: $15.80 per hourPoinsett County guardrail installer: $16.97 per hourBenton County guardrail installer: $17.12 per hourMississippi County guardrail installer: $15.80 per hourFulton County guardrail installer: $15.80 per hourScott County guardrail installer: $19.30 per hourHoward County guardrail installer: $18.49 per hourWoodruff County guardrail installer: $15.80 per hourLogan County guardrail installer: $19.30 per hourNevada County guardrail installer: $18.49 per hourPike County guardrail installer: $18.49 per hourBradley County guardrail installer: $18.49 per hourIndependence County guardrail installer: $15.80 per hourJackson County guardrail installer: $15.80 per hourJefferson County guardrail installer: $16.96 per hourLawrence County guardrail installer: $15.80 per hourPrairie County guardrail installer: $18.49 per hourPerry County guardrail installer: $16.97 per hourPolk County guardrail installer: $19.30 per hourCarroll County guardrail installer: $19.30 per hourPhillips County guardrail installer: $18.49 per hourAshley County guardrail installer: $18.49 per hourChicot County guardrail installer: $18.49 per hourBoone County guardrail installer: $19.30 per hourCrawford County guardrail installer: $16.97 per hourMadison County guardrail installer: $17.12 per hourFranklin County guardrail installer: $19.30 per hourHot Spring County guardrail installer: $18.49 per hourSharp County guardrail installer: $15.80 per hourLafayette County guardrail installer: $18.49 per hourBaxter County guardrail installer: $19.30 per hourCalhoun County guardrail installer: $18.49 per hourRandolph County guardrail installer: $15.80 per hourWhite County guardrail installer: $15.80 per hourClay County guardrail installer: $15.80 per hourLee County guardrail installer: $15.80 per hourSt. Francis County guardrail installer: $17.00 per hourColumbia County guardrail installer: $18.49 per hourOuachita County guardrail installer: $18.49 per hourCraighead County guardrail installer: $16.97 per hourDallas County guardrail installer: $18.49 per hourFaulkner County guardrail installer: $16.97 per hourSebastian County guardrail installer: $16.97 per hourHempstead County guardrail installer: $18.49 per hourYell County guardrail installer: $19.30 per hourClark County guardrail installer: $18.49 per hourGarland County guardrail installer: $16.97 per hourSevier County guardrail installer: $18.49 per hourStone County guardrail installer: $15.80 per hourJohnson County guardrail installer: $19.30 per hourGreene County guardrail installer: $15.80 per hourCrittenden County guardrail installer: $16.97 per hourLincoln County guardrail installer: $16.96 per hourMarion County guardrail installer: $19.30 per hourGrant County guardrail installer: $16.97 per hourArkansas County guardrail installer: $18.49 per hourDesha County guardrail installer: $18.49 per hourUnion County guardrail installer: $18.49 per hourMiller County guardrail installer: $9.42 per hourNewton County guardrail installer: $19.30 per hour
$9.42$15.80$16.97$18.49$19.30$19.30Guardrail Installer, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a guardrail installer make on prevailing wage in Arkansas?

$9.42 to $19.30 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $17.12. 6 groups of counties with identical rates and 41 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn.

  1. Boone County group8 counties$19.30
  2. Baxter County1 county$19.30
  3. Carroll County1 county$19.30
  4. Conway County1 county$19.30
  5. Franklin County1 county$19.30
  6. Pope County1 county$19.30
  7. Van Buren County1 county$19.30
  8. Yell County1 county$19.30
  9. Columbia County group9 counties$18.49
  10. Ashley County group4 counties$18.49
  11. Chicot County1 county$18.49
  12. Dallas County1 county$18.49
  13. Drew County1 county$18.49
  14. Hempstead County1 county$18.49
  15. Hot Spring County1 county$18.49
  16. Montgomery County1 county$18.49
  17. Phillips County1 county$18.49
  18. Prairie County1 county$18.49
  19. Union County1 county$18.49
  20. Benton County1 county$17.12
  21. Madison County1 county$17.12
  22. Washington County1 county$17.12
  23. St. Francis County1 county$17.00
  24. Saline County group2 counties$16.97
  25. Craighead County1 county$16.97
  26. Crawford County1 county$16.97
  27. Crittenden County1 county$16.97
  28. Faulkner County1 county$16.97
  29. Garland County1 county$16.97
  30. Grant County1 county$16.97
  31. Lonoke County1 county$16.97
  32. Poinsett County1 county$16.97
  33. Pulaski County1 county$16.97
  34. Sebastian County1 county$16.97
  35. Cleveland County1 county$16.96
  36. Jefferson County1 county$16.96
  37. Lincoln County1 county$16.96
  38. Independence County group9 counties$15.80
  39. Cleburne County1 county$15.80
  40. Cross County1 county$15.80
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Boone County group, 8 localities: Boone, Johnson, Logan, Marion, Newton, Polk, Scott, SearcyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$19.30 $19.30 
Baxter CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$19.30 $19.30 
Carroll CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$19.30 $19.30 
Conway CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$19.30 $19.30 
Franklin CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$19.30 $19.30 
Pope CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$19.30 $19.30 
Van Buren CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$19.30 $19.30 
Yell CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$19.30 $19.30 
Columbia County group, 9 localities: Calhoun, Clark, Columbia, Howard, Lafayette, Nevada, Ouachita, Pike, SevierOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$18.49 $18.49 
Ashley County group, 4 localities: Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, DeshaOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$18.49 $18.49 
Chicot CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$18.49 $18.49 
Dallas CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$18.49 $18.49 
Drew CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$18.49 $18.49 
Hempstead CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$18.49 $18.49 
Hot Spring CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$18.49 $18.49 
Montgomery CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$18.49 $18.49 
Phillips CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$18.49 $18.49 
Prairie CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$18.49 $18.49 
Union CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$18.49 $18.49 
Benton CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$17.12 $17.12 
Madison CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$17.12 $17.12 
Washington CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$17.12 $17.12 
St. Francis CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$17.00 $17.00 
Saline County group, 2 localities: Perry, SalineOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$16.97 $16.97 
Craighead CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$16.97 $16.97 
Crawford CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$16.97 $16.97 
Crittenden CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$16.97 $16.97 
Faulkner CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$16.97 $16.97 
Garland CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$16.97 $16.97 
Grant CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$16.97 $16.97 
Lonoke CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$16.97 $16.97 
Poinsett CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$16.97 $16.97 
Pulaski CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$16.97 $16.97 
Sebastian CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$16.97 $16.97 
Cleveland CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$16.96 $16.96 
Jefferson CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$16.96 $16.96 
Lincoln CountyOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)$16.96 $16.96 
Independence County group, 9 localities: Clay, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lee, Randolph, Sharp, WoodruffINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$15.80 $15.80 
Cleburne CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$15.80 $15.80 
Cross CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$15.80 $15.80 
Greene CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$15.80 $15.80 
Lawrence CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$15.80 $15.80 
Mississippi CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$15.80 $15.80 
Monroe CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$15.80 $15.80 
Stone CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$15.80 $15.80 
White CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$15.80 $15.80 
Miller County group, 2 localities: Little River, MillerINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$9.42 $9.42 

6 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 41 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Arkansas guardrail installer pay

What is the guardrail installer prevailing wage in Pulaski County?

$16.97 an hour: a $16.97 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination AR20260171, modification 1. Overtime and every guardrail installer classification in Pulaski County.

Does guardrail installer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Pulaski County the $16.97 total is a $16.97 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does guardrail installer 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 guardrail installers 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 guardrail installer rate?

DOL often publishes the same guardrail installer rates for several counties. Across Arkansas, the 75 counties with a guardrail installer rate fall into 47 distinct sets of rates, and 6 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 9 counties (the Columbia County group).