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Colorado outside telephone line worker prevailing wage, county by county
An outside telephone line worker's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Colorado is $59.17 an hour in every county that has one (3), for the main classification.
Telephone Line Worker (Outside) rate in each Colorado county, A to Z
| County | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cheyenne CountyELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARMS, TELEPHONES, COMPUTERS AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLS (CHEYENNE, KIT CARSON & LINCOLN COUNTIES) · Kit Carson County group | $40.70 | $18.47 | $59.17 | Jun 1, 2025 | CO20260001 Mod 1 |
Kit Carson CountyELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARMS, TELEPHONES, COMPUTERS AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLS (CHEYENNE, KIT CARSON & LINCOLN COUNTIES) · Kit Carson County group | $40.70 | $18.47 | $59.17 | Jun 1, 2025 | CO20260001 Mod 1 |
Lincoln CountyELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARMS, TELEPHONES, COMPUTERS AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLS (CHEYENNE, KIT CARSON & LINCOLN COUNTIES) · Kit Carson County group | $40.70 | $18.47 | $59.17 | Jun 1, 2025 | CO20260001 Mod 1 |
Main outside telephone line worker classification in each county (Electrician: including low voltage wiring and installation of fire alarms, telephones, computers and temperature controls (cheyenne, kit carson & lincoln counties)), 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.
How much does an outside telephone line worker make on prevailing wage in Colorado?
$59.17 an hour in every county that has a rate, for the main classification.
Which counties share a rate
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kit Carson County group, 3 localities: Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Lincoln | ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARMS, TELEPHONES, COMPUTERS AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLS (CHEYENNE, KIT CARSON & LINCOLN COUNTIES) | $40.70 | $59.17 |
1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.
Questions about Colorado outside telephone line worker pay
What is the outside telephone line worker prevailing wage in Kit Carson County?
$59.17 an hour: a $40.70 base wage plus $18.47 in fringe benefits, under wage determination CO20260001, modification 1. Overtime and every outside telephone line worker classification in Kit Carson County.
Does outside telephone line worker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?
Yes. In Kit Carson County the $59.17 total is a $40.70 base wage plus $18.47 in fringe benefits, about 31% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.
Does outside telephone line worker 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 outside telephone line workers 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 outside telephone line worker rate?
DOL often publishes the same outside telephone line worker rates for several counties. Across Colorado, the 3 counties with an outside telephone line worker rate fall into 1 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 3 counties (the Kit Carson County group).