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Colorado fence builder prevailing wage, county by county

A fence builder's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Colorado runs from $16.22 an hour in Teller County to $22.60 in City of Denver schedules. The median county is $16.22.

Main fence builder 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.

Conejos County: no rate for this tradeJackson County: no rate for this tradeArchuleta County: no rate for this tradeWashington County: no rate for this tradeGarfield County: no rate for this tradeRio Grande County: no rate for this tradeMorgan County: no rate for this tradeElbert County fence builder: $16.22 per hourMontrose County: no rate for this tradeOtero County: no rate for this tradeTeller County fence builder: $16.22 per hourPhillips County: no rate for this tradeYuma County: no rate for this tradePueblo County fence builder: $16.22 per hourAlamosa County: no rate for this tradeBaca County: no rate for this tradeMontezuma County: no rate for this tradeArapahoe County fence builder: $16.22 per hourMineral County: no rate for this tradeDolores County: no rate for this tradeJefferson County fence builder: $16.22 per hourDelta County: no rate for this tradeGrand County: no rate for this tradeSaguache County: no rate for this tradeSummit County: no rate for this tradeGunnison County: no rate for this tradeCostilla County: no rate for this tradeWeld County fence builder: $20.93 per hourLas Animas County: no rate for this tradeRoutt County: no rate for this tradeDouglas County fence builder: $16.22 per hourRio Blanco County: no rate for this tradeBroomfield County fence builder: $16.22 per hourDenver County fence builder: $16.22 per hourBoulder County fence builder: $19.42 per hourLarimer County: no rate for this tradeCrowley County: no rate for this tradeCuster County: no rate for this tradeEl Paso County fence builder: $16.22 per hourGilpin County fence builder: $16.22 per hourHuerfano County: no rate for this tradeOuray County: no rate for this tradeCheyenne County: no rate for this tradeMoffat County: no rate for this tradePitkin County: no rate for this tradeProwers County: no rate for this tradeSan Juan County: no rate for this tradeLa Plata County: no rate for this tradeHinsdale County: no rate for this tradeKit Carson County: no rate for this tradeSan Miguel County: no rate for this tradeClear Creek County fence builder: $16.22 per hourKiowa County: no rate for this tradePark County fence builder: $16.22 per hourLake County: no rate for this tradeLincoln County: no rate for this tradeAdams County fence builder: $16.22 per hourEagle County: no rate for this tradeLogan County: no rate for this tradeSedgwick County: no rate for this tradeChaffee County: no rate for this tradeFremont County: no rate for this tradeMesa County: no rate for this tradeBent County: no rate for this trade
$16$16$16$16$16$20Fence Builder, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a fence builder make on prevailing wage in Colorado?

3 groups of counties with identical rates and 3 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. City of Denver schedules1 county · FENCE ERECTOR: (Excludes Link/cyclone Fence $22.60
  2. Weld County1 county · FENCE ERECTOR (WELD)$20.93
  3. Boulder County1 county · FENCE ERECTOR$19.42
  4. Arapahoe County group8 counties · FENCE ERECTOR$16.22
  5. El Paso County group3 counties · FENCE ERECTOR$16.22
  6. Denver County group2 counties · FENCE ERECTOR (EXCLUDES LINK/CYCLONE FENCE E$16.22

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
City of Denver schedulesFENCE ERECTOR: (Excludes Link/cyclone Fence Erection)$22.60 $19.40 
Weld CountyFENCE ERECTOR (WELD)$20.93 $17.46 
Boulder CountyFENCE ERECTOR$19.42 $15.96 
Arapahoe County group, 8 localities: Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson, ParkFENCE ERECTOR$16.22 $13.02 
El Paso County group, 3 localities: El Paso, Pueblo, TellerFENCE ERECTOR$16.22 $13.02 
Denver County group, 2 localities: Denver, DouglasFENCE ERECTOR (EXCLUDES LINK/CYCLONE FENCE ERECTION)$16.22 $13.02 

3 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 3 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Colorado fence builder pay

What is the fence builder prevailing wage in El Paso County?

$16.22 an hour: a $13.02 base wage plus $3.20 in fringe benefits, under wage determination CO20260008, modification 1. Overtime and every fence builder classification in El Paso County.

Does fence builder prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In El Paso County the $16.22 total is a $13.02 base wage plus $3.20 in fringe benefits, about 20% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does fence builder prevailing wage pay overtime in Colorado?

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 fence builders 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 fence builder rate?

DOL often publishes the same fence builder rates for several counties. Across Colorado, the 16 counties with a fence builder rate fall into 6 distinct sets of rates, and 3 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 8 counties (the Arapahoe County group).