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District of Columbia telecommunications technician prevailing wage, district by district
A telecommunications technician's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in District of Columbia is $47.70 an hour in every district that has one (1), for the main classification.
Main telecommunications technician classification in each district (Electrical installer (sound & communication systems) scope of work: includes low voltage construction, installation, maintenance and removal of teledata facilities (voice, data and video) including outside plant, telephone and data inside wire, interconnect, terminal equipment, central offices, pabx, fiber optic cable and equipment, railroad communications, micro waves, vsat, bypass, catv, wan (wide area networks), lan (local area networks) and isdn (integrated systems digital network). work excluded: the installation of computer systems in industrial applications such as assembly lines, robotics and computer controller manufacturing systems. the installation of conduit and/or raceways shall be installed by inside wiremen. on sites where there is no inside wireman employed, the teledata technician may install raceway or conduit not greater than 10 feet. fire alarm work is excluded on all new construction sites or wherever the fire alarm system is installed in conduit. all hvac control work), 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.
Which localities pay which rate
| District | Main classification | Base + fringe | Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | ELECTRICAL INSTALLER (SOUND & COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS) SCOPE OF WORK: INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND REMOVAL OF TELEDATA FACILITIES (VOICE, DATA AND VIDEO) INCLUDING OUTSIDE PLANT, TELEPHONE AND DATA INSIDE WIRE, INTERCONNECT, TERMINAL EQUIPMENT, CENTRAL OFFICES, PABX, FIBER OPTIC CABLE AND EQUIPMENT, RAILROAD COMMUNICATIONS, MICRO WAVES, VSAT, BYPASS, CATV, WAN (WIDE AREA NETWORKS), LAN (LOCAL AREA NETWORKS) AND ISDN (INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DIGITAL NETWORK). WORK EXCLUDED: THE INSTALLATION OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS SUCH AS ASSEMBLY LINES, ROBOTICS AND COMPUTER CONTROLLER MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS. THE INSTALLATION OF CONDUIT AND/OR RACEWAYS SHALL BE INSTALLED BY INSIDE WIREMEN. ON SITES WHERE THERE IS NO INSIDE WIREMAN EMPLOYED, THE TELEDATA TECHNICIAN MAY INSTALL RACEWAY OR CONDUIT NOT GREATER THAN 10 FEET. FIRE ALARM WORK IS EXCLUDED ON ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION SITES OR WHEREVER THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IS INSTALLED IN CONDUIT. ALL HVAC CONTROL WORK | $47.70 | $34.16 |
No two counties have identical DOL rates for this trade.
Questions about District of Columbia telecommunications technician pay
What is the telecommunications technician prevailing wage in District of Columbia?
$47.70 an hour: a $34.16 base wage plus $13.54 in fringe benefits, under wage determination DC20260002, modification 3. Overtime and every telecommunications technician classification in District of Columbia.
Does telecommunications technician prevailing wage include fringe benefits?
Yes. In District of Columbia the $47.70 total is a $34.16 base wage plus $13.54 in fringe benefits, about 28% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.
Does telecommunications technician prevailing wage pay overtime in District of Columbia?
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 telecommunications technicians 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)).