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Colorado flagger prevailing wage, county by county

A flagger's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Colorado runs from $12.60 an hour in Weld County to $22.34 in City of Denver schedules. The median county is $12.63.

Main flagger 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 flagger: $12.63 per hourJackson County flagger: $12.63 per hourArchuleta County flagger: $12.63 per hourWashington County flagger: $12.63 per hourGarfield County flagger: $12.63 per hourRio Grande County flagger: $12.63 per hourMorgan County flagger: $12.63 per hourElbert County flagger: $12.60 per hourMontrose County flagger: $12.63 per hourOtero County flagger: $12.63 per hourTeller County flagger: $12.60 per hourPhillips County flagger: $12.63 per hourYuma County flagger: $12.63 per hourPueblo County flagger: $12.60 per hourAlamosa County flagger: $12.63 per hourBaca County flagger: $12.63 per hourMontezuma County flagger: $12.63 per hourArapahoe County flagger: $12.60 per hourMineral County flagger: $12.63 per hourDolores County flagger: $12.63 per hourJefferson County flagger: $12.78 per hourDelta County flagger: $12.63 per hourGrand County flagger: $12.63 per hourSaguache County flagger: $12.63 per hourSummit County flagger: $12.63 per hourGunnison County flagger: $12.63 per hourCostilla County flagger: $12.63 per hourWeld County flagger: $12.60 per hourLas Animas County flagger: $12.63 per hourRoutt County flagger: $12.63 per hourDouglas County flagger: $12.60 per hourRio Blanco County flagger: $12.63 per hourBroomfield County flagger: $12.60 per hourDenver County flagger: $12.60 per hourBoulder County flagger: $12.60 per hourLarimer County flagger: $12.60 per hourCrowley County flagger: $12.63 per hourCuster County flagger: $12.63 per hourEl Paso County flagger: $12.60 per hourGilpin County flagger: $12.60 per hourHuerfano County flagger: $12.63 per hourOuray County flagger: $12.63 per hourCheyenne County flagger: $12.63 per hourMoffat County flagger: $12.63 per hourPitkin County flagger: $12.63 per hourProwers County flagger: $12.63 per hourSan Juan County flagger: $12.63 per hourLa Plata County flagger: $12.63 per hourHinsdale County flagger: $12.63 per hourKit Carson County flagger: $12.63 per hourSan Miguel County flagger: $12.63 per hourClear Creek County flagger: $12.60 per hourKiowa County flagger: $12.63 per hourPark County flagger: $12.63 per hourLake County flagger: $12.63 per hourLincoln County flagger: $12.63 per hourAdams County flagger: $12.60 per hourEagle County flagger: $12.63 per hourLogan County flagger: $12.63 per hourSedgwick County flagger: $12.63 per hourChaffee County flagger: $12.63 per hourFremont County flagger: $12.63 per hourMesa County flagger: $12.60 per hourBent County flagger: $12.63 per hour
$12.60$12.60$12.63$12.63$12.63$12.78Flagger, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a flagger make on prevailing wage in Colorado?

9 groups of counties with identical rates and 5 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$22.34
  2. Jefferson County1 county$12.78
  3. La Plata County group19 counties$12.63
  4. Garfield County group10 counties$12.63
  5. Morgan County group9 counties$12.63
  6. Otero County group9 counties$12.63
  7. Park County1 county$12.63
  8. Arapahoe County group3 counties$12.60
  9. Elbert County group3 counties$12.60
  10. Larimer County group3 counties$12.60
  11. Denver County group2 counties$12.60
  12. El Paso County group2 counties$12.60
  13. Boulder County1 county$12.60
  14. Teller County1 county$12.60

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
City of Denver schedulesLABORER: TRAFFIC CONTROL (Flagger)$22.34 $19.29 
Jefferson CountyLABORER: TRAFFIC CONTROL (FLAGGER) (JEFFERSON)$12.78 $9.73 
La Plata County group, 19 localities: Alamosa, Archuleta, Chaffee, Conejos, Custer, Delta, Dolores, Fremont, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata, Mineral, Montezuma, Montrose, Ouray, Rio Grande, Saguache, San Juan, San MiguelLABORER: TRAFFIC CONTROL (FLAGGER)$12.63 $9.42 
Garfield County group, 10 localities: Eagle, Garfield, Grand, Jackson, Lake, Moffat, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt, SummitLABORER: TRAFFIC CONTROL (FLAGGER)$12.63 $9.42 
Morgan County group, 9 localities: Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, YumaLABORER: TRAFFIC CONTROL (FLAGGER)$12.63 $9.42 
Otero County group, 9 localities: Baca, Bent, Costilla, Crowley, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero, ProwersLABORER: TRAFFIC CONTROL (FLAGGER)$12.63 $9.42 
Park CountyLABORER: TRAFFIC CONTROL (FLAGGER) (PARK)$12.63 $9.42 
Arapahoe County group, 3 localities: Adams, Arapahoe, BroomfieldLABORER: TRAFFIC CONTROL (FLAGGER) (ADAMS, ARAPAHOE, BROOMFIELD, CLEAR CREEK, ELBERT, GILPIN)$12.60 $9.55 
Elbert County group, 3 localities: Clear Creek, Elbert, GilpinLABORER: TRAFFIC CONTROL (FLAGGER) (ADAMS, ARAPAHOE, BROOMFIELD, CLEAR CREEK, ELBERT, GILPIN)$12.60 $9.55 
Larimer County group, 3 localities: Larimer, Mesa, WeldLABORER: TRAFFIC CONTROL (FLAGGER)$12.60 $9.55 
Denver County group, 2 localities: Denver, DouglasLABORER: TRAFFIC CONTROL (FLAGGER)$12.60 $9.55 
El Paso County group, 2 localities: El Paso, PuebloLABORER: TRAFFIC CONTROL (FLAGGER)$12.60 $9.55 
Boulder CountyLABORER: TRAFFIC CONTROL (FLAGGER)$12.60 $9.55 
Teller CountyLABORER: TRAFFIC CONTROL (FLAGGER)$12.60 $9.55 

9 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 5 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Colorado flagger pay

What is the flagger prevailing wage in El Paso County?

$12.60 an hour: a $9.55 base wage plus $3.05 in fringe benefits, under wage determination CO20260008, modification 1. Overtime and every flagger classification in El Paso County.

Does flagger prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In El Paso County the $12.60 total is a $9.55 base wage plus $3.05 in fringe benefits, about 24% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does flagger 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 flaggers 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 flagger rate?

DOL often publishes the same flagger rates for several counties. Across Colorado, the 65 counties with a flagger rate fall into 14 distinct sets of rates, and 9 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 19 counties (the La Plata County group).