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Guardrail Installer prevailing wage, Denver County group, Colorado (2 counties)
DOL sets the same guardrail installer rates, row for row, in 2 counties: Denver and Douglas. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$16.09an hour, base + fringe
$12.89 wage + $3.20 fringe benefits · SUCO2011-004
On federally funded or assisted highway construction in each of these 2 counties, a guardrail installer must be paid at least $16.09 an hour: a $12.89 base wage plus $3.20 in fringe benefits, under wage determination CO20260009 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $16.09 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination CO20260009, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SUCO2011-004 (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 each of these counties, from $16.09 to $24.23 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: $12.89 + $3.20
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) | $12.89 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $3.20 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $16.09 |
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 Colorado change log lists what each one changed.
Every guardrail installer rate in the Denver County group
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL (INCLUDES LINK/CYCLONE FENCE ERECTION, EXCLUDES GUARDRAIL INSTALLATION)SUCO2011-004$24.23
- IRONWORKER: REINFORCING (EXCLUDES GUARDRAIL INSTALLATION)SUCO2011-004$22.14
- POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GUARDRAIL/POST DRIVERSUCO2011-004$20.48
- GUARDRAIL INSTALLERSUCO2011-004$16.09
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GUARDRAIL/POST DRIVERSUCO2011-004 | $20.48 | $16.07 | $4.41 | CO20260009 Mod 1 |
| IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL (INCLUDES LINK/CYCLONE FENCE ERECTION, EXCLUDES GUARDRAIL INSTALLATION)SUCO2011-004 | $24.23 | $18.22 | $6.01 | CO20260009 Mod 1 |
| IRONWORKER: REINFORCING (EXCLUDES GUARDRAIL INSTALLATION)SUCO2011-004 | $22.14 | $16.69 | $5.45 | CO20260009 Mod 1 |
| GUARDRAIL INSTALLERSUCO2011-004 | $16.09 | $12.89 | $3.20 | CO20260009 Mod 1 |
How the Denver County group 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
- Denver County groupbase $12.89$16.09
- Broomfield Countybase $12.89$16.09
- Jefferson Countybase $12.89$16.09
- Adams Countybase $12.89$16.34
Which county is in which guardrail installer group
Every Colorado county with a guardrail installer rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base + fringe | Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moffat County | IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL (EXCLUDES GUARDRAIL INSTALLATION) | $28.23 | $22.22 |
| Morgan County group, 9 localities: Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Yuma | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GUARDRAIL/POST DRIVER | $20.48 | $16.07 |
| Otero County group, 9 localities: Baca, Bent, Costilla, Crowley, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero, Prowers | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GUARDRAIL/POST DRIVER | $20.48 | $16.07 |
| Larimer County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GUARDRAIL/POST DRIVER | $20.48 | $16.07 |
| Mesa County | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GUARDRAIL/POST DRIVER | $20.48 | $16.07 |
| Boulder County | GUARDRAIL INSTALLER | $19.84 | $16.21 |
| Adams County | GUARDRAIL INSTALLER (ADAMS) | $16.34 | $12.89 |
| Weld County | GUARDRAIL INSTALLER (LARMER, WELD) | $16.28 | $12.89 |
| Eagle County | GUARDRAIL INSTALLER (EAGLE) | $16.24 | $12.78 |
| 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 Miguel | GUARDRAIL INSTALLER | $16.09 | $12.78 |
| Garfield County group, 8 localities: Garfield, Grand, Jackson, Lake, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt, Summit | GUARDRAIL INSTALLER (GARFIELD, GRAND, JACKSON, LAKE, MOFFATT, PITKIN, RIO BLANCO, ROUTT, SUMMIT) | $16.09 | $12.78 |
| Arapahoe County group, 7 localities: Arapahoe, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson, Park | GUARDRAIL INSTALLER (ARAPAHOE, BROOMFIELD, CLEAR CREEK, ELBERT, GILPIN, JEFFERSON, PARK) | $16.09 | $12.89 |
| Denver County group, 2 localities: Denver, Douglas | GUARDRAIL INSTALLER | $16.09 | $12.89 |
| El Paso County group, 2 localities: El Paso, Teller | GUARDRAIL INSTALLER | $16.09 | $12.89 |
| Pueblo County | GUARDRAIL INSTALLER | $16.09 | $12.89 |
7 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 8 counties with rates of their own.
Colorado guardrail installer prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- 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), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:
- Denver: CO20260009 Mod 1
- Douglas: CO20260009 Mod 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 every Colorado rate as CSV · Report an error