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Guardrail Installer prevailing wage in Chaffee County, Colorado
$16.09an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$12.78 base wage + $3.31 fringe benefits · SUCO2011-007
Chaffee County uses the same guardrail installer rates as 18 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Chaffee County, a guardrail installer must be paid at least $16.09 an hour: a $12.78 base wage plus $3.31 in fringe benefits, under wage determination CO20260012 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $16.09 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination CO20260012, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SUCO2011-007 (September 15, 2011). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Colorado's state rule uses these same Davis-Bacon determinations for state-agency projects of $500,000 or more that have no federal money (CDOT contracts excluded), with no separate survey (SB19-196, C.R.S. 24-92-205). The City of Denver publishes its own schedules for its own projects, on the City of Denver page.
DOL lists 4 guardrail installer rates for Chaffee County, from $16.09 to $23.71 an hour. See all of them.
- This base is below $13.65, the Executive Order 13658 minimum. Contracts that order covers must pay at least that (see the WD's note).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $12.78 + $3.31
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) | $12.78 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $3.31 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $16.09 |
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 Colorado change log lists what each one changed.
Every guardrail installer rate in Chaffee County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- IRONWORKER: REINFORCING (EXCLUDES GUARDRAIL INSTALLATION)SUCO2011-007$23.71
- IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL (EXCLUDES GUARDRAIL INSTALLATION)SUCO2011-007$22.77
- POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GUARDRAIL/POST DRIVERSUCO2011-007$20.48
- GUARDRAIL INSTALLERSUCO2011-007$16.09
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GUARDRAIL/POST DRIVERSUCO2011-007 | $16.07 | $4.41 | $20.48 | CO20260012 Mod 1 |
| IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL (EXCLUDES GUARDRAIL INSTALLATION)SUCO2011-007 | $16.76 | $6.01 | $22.77 | CO20260012 Mod 1 |
| IRONWORKER: REINFORCING (EXCLUDES GUARDRAIL INSTALLATION)SUCO2011-007 | $16.94 | $6.77 | $23.71 | CO20260012 Mod 1 |
| GUARDRAIL INSTALLERSUCO2011-007 | $12.78 | $3.31 | $16.09 | CO20260012 Mod 1 |
How Chaffee County 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 Colorado
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Chaffee Countybase $12.78$16.09
- Lake Countybase $12.78$16.09
- Park Countybase $12.89$16.09
- Eagle Countybase $12.78$16.24
Guardrail Installer 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.
DOL's guardrail installer rates for Chaffee County are the same as in 18 other counties: Alamosa, Archuleta, Conejos, Custer, Delta, Dolores, Fremont, Gunnison and 10 more. The closest county with a different rate is Eagle County, at $16.24.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Chaffee County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaffee County | GUARDRAIL INSTALLER | $12.78 | $16.09 | |
| Lake County | GUARDRAIL INSTALLER (GARFIELD, GRAND, JACKSON, LAKE, MOFFATT, PITKIN, RIO BLANCO, ROUTT, SUMMIT) | $12.78 | $16.09 | same |
| Park County | GUARDRAIL INSTALLER (ARAPAHOE, BROOMFIELD, CLEAR CREEK, ELBERT, GILPIN, JEFFERSON, PARK) | $12.89 | $16.09 | same |
| Fremont County | GUARDRAIL INSTALLER | $12.78 | $16.09 | same |
| Gunnison County | GUARDRAIL INSTALLER | $12.78 | $16.09 | same |
| Saguache County | GUARDRAIL INSTALLER | $12.78 | $16.09 | same |
| Pitkin County | GUARDRAIL INSTALLER (GARFIELD, GRAND, JACKSON, LAKE, MOFFATT, PITKIN, RIO BLANCO, ROUTT, SUMMIT) | $12.78 | $16.09 | same |
Colorado guardrail installer prevailing wage by county, with a map
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 CO20260012 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/CO20260012/1
We read every active Colorado 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. The City of Denver rows are copied from Denver Labor's own schedules. How we check · Download Chaffee County as CSV · Report an error