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Arkansas pile driver prevailing wage, county by county

A pile driver's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Arkansas runs from $15.68 an hour in Monroe County to $24.70 in Craighead County. The median county is $18.75.

Main pile driver classification in each county (Piledriverman), 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 pile driver: $18.75 per hourIzard County pile driver: $18.75 per hourCleveland County: no rate for this tradePope County: no rate for this tradeVan Buren County: no rate for this tradeDrew County: no rate for this tradeSaline County: no rate for this tradeLittle River County: no rate for this tradeWashington County: no rate for this tradePulaski County: no rate for this tradeLonoke County: no rate for this tradeConway County: no rate for this tradeMontgomery County: no rate for this tradeCleburne County pile driver: $18.75 per hourSearcy County: no rate for this tradeMonroe County pile driver: $15.68 per hourPoinsett County pile driver: $24.70 per hourBenton County: no rate for this tradeMississippi County pile driver: $18.75 per hourFulton County pile driver: $18.75 per hourScott County: no rate for this tradeHoward County: no rate for this tradeWoodruff County pile driver: $18.75 per hourLogan 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 pile driver: $18.75 per hourJackson County pile driver: $18.75 per hourJefferson County: no rate for this tradeLawrence County pile driver: $18.75 per hourPrairie County: no rate for this tradePerry County: no rate for this tradePolk 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: no rate for this tradeMadison County: no rate for this tradeFranklin County: no rate for this tradeHot Spring County: no rate for this tradeSharp County pile driver: $18.75 per hourLafayette County: no rate for this tradeBaxter County: no rate for this tradeCalhoun County: no rate for this tradeRandolph County pile driver: $18.75 per hourWhite County pile driver: $18.75 per hourClay County pile driver: $18.75 per hourLee County pile driver: $18.75 per hourSt. Francis County pile driver: $18.75 per hourColumbia County: no rate for this tradeOuachita County: no rate for this tradeCraighead County pile driver: $24.70 per hourDallas County: no rate for this tradeFaulkner County: no rate for this tradeSebastian County: no rate for this tradeHempstead County: no rate for this tradeYell County: no rate for this tradeClark County: no rate for this tradeGarland County: no rate for this tradeSevier County: no rate for this tradeStone County pile driver: $18.75 per hourJohnson County: no rate for this tradeGreene County pile driver: $18.75 per hourCrittenden County: no rate for this tradeLincoln County: no rate for this tradeMarion County: no rate for this tradeGrant County: no rate for this tradeArkansas County: no rate for this tradeDesha County: no rate for this tradeUnion County: no rate for this tradeMiller County: no rate for this tradeNewton County: no rate for this trade
$15$18$18$18$18$24Pile Driver, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a pile driver make on prevailing wage in Arkansas?

1 group of counties with identical rates and 11 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Craighead County1 county$24.70
  2. Poinsett County1 county$24.70
  3. Independence County group9 counties$18.75
  4. Cleburne County1 county$18.75
  5. Cross County1 county$18.75
  6. Greene County1 county$18.75
  7. Lawrence County1 county$18.75
  8. Mississippi County1 county$18.75
  9. St. Francis County1 county$18.75
  10. Stone County1 county$18.75
  11. White County1 county$18.75
  12. Monroe County1 county$15.68

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Craighead CountyPILEDRIVERMAN$24.70 $24.70 
Poinsett CountyPILEDRIVERMAN$24.70 $24.70 
Independence County group, 9 localities: Clay, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lee, Randolph, Sharp, WoodruffPILEDRIVERMAN$18.75 $18.75 
Cleburne CountyPILEDRIVERMAN$18.75 $18.75 
Cross CountyPILEDRIVERMAN$18.75 $18.75 
Greene CountyPILEDRIVERMAN$18.75 $18.75 
Lawrence CountyPILEDRIVERMAN$18.75 $18.75 
Mississippi CountyPILEDRIVERMAN$18.75 $18.75 
St. Francis CountyPILEDRIVERMAN$18.75 $18.75 
Stone CountyPILEDRIVERMAN$18.75 $18.75 
White CountyPILEDRIVERMAN$18.75 $18.75 
Monroe CountyPILEDRIVERMAN$15.68 $15.68 

1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 11 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Arkansas pile driver pay

What is the pile driver prevailing wage in Craighead County?

$24.70 an hour: a $24.70 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination AR20260160, modification 1. Overtime and every pile driver classification in Craighead County.

Does pile driver prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Craighead County the $24.70 total is a $24.70 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does pile driver 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 pile drivers 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 pile driver rate?

DOL often publishes the same pile driver rates for several counties. Across Arkansas, the 20 counties with a pile driver rate fall into 12 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 9 counties (the Independence County group).