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Laborer prevailing wage in Union County, Arkansas
$15.50an hour, base + fringe
$15.50 wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Building · SUAR2015-010
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Union County, a laborer must be paid at least $15.50 an hour: a $15.50 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination AR20260013 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $15.50 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination AR20260013, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUAR2015-010 (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 Arkansas repealed its law in 2017 (Act 1068, SB 601; DOL state table).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 9 laborer rates for Union County, from $8.06 to $16.82 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $15.50 + $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) | $15.50 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $15.50 |
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 laborer rate in Union County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- OPERATOR: GRADE CHECKERHighway · SUAR2014-022$16.82
- LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuilding · SUAR2015-010$15.50
- LABORER: ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTORHighway · SUAR2014-022$13.42
- LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHighway · SUAR2014-022$12.44
- LABORER: PIPELAYERHeavy · SUAR2015-040$12.25
- LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHeavy · SUAR2015-040$12.25
- LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEHighway · SUAR2014-022$11.41
- LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALResidential · SUAR2008-212$8.35
- LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEResidential · SUAR2008-212$8.06
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuildingSUAR2015-010 | $15.50 | $15.50 | $0.00 | AR20260013 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: GRADE CHECKERHighwaySUAR2014-022 | $16.82 | $16.82 | $0.00 | AR20260150 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEHighwaySUAR2014-022 | $11.41 | $11.41 | $0.00 | AR20260150 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHighwaySUAR2014-022 | $12.44 | $12.44 | $0.00 | AR20260150 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTORHighwaySUAR2014-022 | $13.42 | $13.42 | $0.00 | AR20260150 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: PIPELAYERHeavySUAR2015-040 | $12.25 | $12.25 | $0.00 | AR20260043 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHeavySUAR2015-040 | $12.25 | $12.25 | $0.00 | AR20260043 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEResidentialSUAR2008-212 | $8.06 | $8.06 | $0.00 | AR20260101 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALResidentialSUAR2008-212 | $8.35 | $8.35 | $0.00 | AR20260101 Mod 1 |
How Union County compares
The main laborer 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
- Union Countybase $15.50$15.50
- Calhoun Countybase $12.84$12.84
- Bradley Countybase $10.63$10.63
- Ouachita Countybase $12.84$12.84
Laborer 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 Union County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $15.50 | $15.50 | |
| Calhoun County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $12.84 | $12.84 | −$2.66 |
| Ouachita County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $12.84 | $12.84 | −$2.66 |
| Columbia County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $12.84 | $12.84 | −$2.66 |
| Nevada County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $12.84 | $12.84 | −$2.66 |
| Bradley County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $10.63 | $10.63 | −$4.87 |
| Ashley County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $10.63 | $10.63 | −$4.87 |
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- 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)).
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 AR20260013 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/AR20260013/1
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 Union County as CSV · Report an error