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Guardrail Installer prevailing wage, Independence County group, Arkansas (9 counties)
DOL sets the same guardrail installer rates, row for row, in 9 counties: Clay, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lee, Randolph, Sharp and Woodruff. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$15.80an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$15.80 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · SUAR2014-029
On federally funded or assisted highway construction in each of these 9 counties, a guardrail installer must be paid at least $15.80 an hour: a $15.80 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination AR20260157 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $15.80 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination AR20260157, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SUAR2014-029 (July 21, 2014). 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 Arkansas repealed its law in 2017 (Act 1068, SB 601; DOL state table).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 guardrail installer rates for each of these counties, from $15.80 to $19.30 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $15.80 + $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) | $15.80 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $15.80 |
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.
Every guardrail installer rate in the Independence County group
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES)SUAR2014-029 | $19.30 | $0.00 | $19.30 | AR20260157 Mod 1 |
| INSTALLER - GUARDRAILSUAR2014-029 | $15.80 | $0.00 | $15.80 | AR20260157 Mod 1 |
How the Independence County group compares
The main guardrail installer 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
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Independence County groupbase $15.80$15.80
- Jackson Countybase $15.80$15.80
- Cleburne Countybase $15.80$15.80
- Poinsett Countybase $16.97$16.97
Which county is in which guardrail installer group
Every Arkansas county with a guardrail installer rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boone County group, 8 localities: Boone, Johnson, Logan, Marion, Newton, Polk, Scott, Searcy | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $19.30 | $19.30 |
| Baxter County | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $19.30 | $19.30 |
| Carroll County | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $19.30 | $19.30 |
| Conway County | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $19.30 | $19.30 |
| Franklin County | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $19.30 | $19.30 |
| Pope County | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $19.30 | $19.30 |
| Van Buren County | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $19.30 | $19.30 |
| Yell County | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $19.30 | $19.30 |
| Columbia County group, 9 localities: Calhoun, Clark, Columbia, Howard, Lafayette, Nevada, Ouachita, Pike, Sevier | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $18.49 | $18.49 |
| Ashley County group, 4 localities: Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Desha | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $18.49 | $18.49 |
| Chicot County | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $18.49 | $18.49 |
| Dallas County | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $18.49 | $18.49 |
| Drew County | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $18.49 | $18.49 |
| Hempstead County | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $18.49 | $18.49 |
| Hot Spring County | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $18.49 | $18.49 |
| Montgomery County | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $18.49 | $18.49 |
| Phillips County | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $18.49 | $18.49 |
| Prairie County | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $18.49 | $18.49 |
| Union County | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $18.49 | $18.49 |
| Benton County | INSTALLER - GUARDRAIL | $17.12 | $17.12 |
| Madison County | INSTALLER - GUARDRAIL | $17.12 | $17.12 |
| Washington County | INSTALLER - GUARDRAIL | $17.12 | $17.12 |
| St. Francis County | INSTALLER - GUARDRAIL | $17.00 | $17.00 |
| Saline County group, 2 localities: Perry, Saline | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $16.97 | $16.97 |
| Craighead County | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $16.97 | $16.97 |
| Crawford County | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $16.97 | $16.97 |
| Crittenden County | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $16.97 | $16.97 |
| Faulkner County | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $16.97 | $16.97 |
| Garland County | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $16.97 | $16.97 |
| Grant County | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $16.97 | $16.97 |
| Lonoke County | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $16.97 | $16.97 |
| Poinsett County | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $16.97 | $16.97 |
| Pulaski County | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $16.97 | $16.97 |
| Sebastian County | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $16.97 | $16.97 |
| Cleveland County | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $16.96 | $16.96 |
| Jefferson County | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $16.96 | $16.96 |
| Lincoln County | OPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $16.96 | $16.96 |
| Independence County group, 9 localities: Clay, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lee, Randolph, Sharp, Woodruff | INSTALLER - GUARDRAIL | $15.80 | $15.80 |
| Cleburne County | INSTALLER - GUARDRAIL | $15.80 | $15.80 |
| Cross County | INSTALLER - GUARDRAIL | $15.80 | $15.80 |
| Greene County | INSTALLER - GUARDRAIL | $15.80 | $15.80 |
| Lawrence County | INSTALLER - GUARDRAIL | $15.80 | $15.80 |
| Mississippi County | INSTALLER - GUARDRAIL | $15.80 | $15.80 |
| Monroe County | INSTALLER - GUARDRAIL | $15.80 | $15.80 |
| Stone County | INSTALLER - GUARDRAIL | $15.80 | $15.80 |
| White County | INSTALLER - GUARDRAIL | $15.80 | $15.80 |
| Miller County group, 2 localities: Little River, Miller | INSTALLER - GUARDRAIL | $9.42 | $9.42 |
6 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 41 counties with rates of their own.
Arkansas guardrail installer prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- 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)).
Every trade's rates, county by county: Clay · Fulton · Independence · Izard · Jackson · Lee · Randolph · Sharp · Woodruff
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), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:
- Clay: AR20260157 Mod 1
- Fulton: AR20260157 Mod 1
- Independence: AR20260157 Mod 1
- Izard: AR20260157 Mod 1
- Jackson: AR20260157 Mod 1
- Lee: AR20260157 Mod 1
- Randolph: AR20260157 Mod 1
- Sharp: AR20260157 Mod 1
- Woodruff: AR20260157 Mod 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 every Arkansas rate as CSV · Report an error