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Electrician prevailing wage in Atchison County, Kansas
$57.27an hour, base + fringe
$38.75 wage + $18.52 fringe benefits · Building · UAVGKS0001
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Atchison County, an electrician must be paid at least $57.27 an hour: a $38.75 base wage plus $18.52 in fringe benefits, under wage determination KS20260044 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $57.27 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination KS20260044, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier UAVGKS0001 (January 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Kansas repealed its law in 1987 (DOL state table).
DOL lists 5 electrician rates for Atchison County, from $13.73 to $64.30 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $38.75 + $18.52
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) | $38.75 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $18.52 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $57.27 |
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 Kansas change log lists what each one changed.
Every electrician rate in Atchison County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- ELECTRICIANHeavy · ELEC0226-001$64.30
- ELECTRICIAN (HVAC/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS INSTALLATION ONLY)Building · UAVGKS0001$57.27
- ELECTRICIAN, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC/TEMPERATURE CONTROLSBuilding · SUKS2015-013$38.59
- ELECTRICIANHighway · SUKS2019-003$30.94
- ELECTRICIANSResidential · SUKS2004-005$13.73
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICIAN, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC/TEMPERATURE CONTROLSBuildingSUKS2015-013 | $38.59 | $27.63 | $10.96 | KS20260044 Mod 1 |
| ELECTRICIAN (HVAC/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS INSTALLATION ONLY)BuildingUAVGKS0001 | $57.27 | $38.75 | $18.52 | KS20260044 Mod 1 |
| ELECTRICIANHighwaySUKS2019-003 | $30.94 | $26.72 | $4.22 | KS20260064 Mod 1 |
| ELECTRICIANHeavyELEC0226-001 | $64.30 | $44.05 | $20.25 | KS20260037 Mod 1 |
| ELECTRICIANSResidentialSUKS2004-005 | $13.73 | $13.73 | $0.00 | KS20260001 Mod 1 |
How Atchison County compares
The main electrician rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Kansas
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Atchison Countybase $38.75$57.27
- Doniphan Countybase $30.62$45.07
- Jefferson Countybase $44.05$64.30
- Brown Countybase $38.75$57.27
Electrician rates in nearby counties
Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.
| County | Classification | Base + fringe | Base | vs Atchison County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leavenworth County | ELECTRICIAN (EXCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING) | $77.26 | $51.01 | +$19.99 |
| Jefferson County | ELECTRICIAN | $64.30 | $44.05 | +$7.03 |
| Jackson County | ELECTRICIAN | $64.30 | $44.05 | +$7.03 |
| Atchison County | ELECTRICIAN (HVAC/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS INSTALLATION ONLY) | $57.27 | $38.75 | |
| Brown County | ELECTRICIAN (HVAC/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS INSTALLATION ONLY) | $57.27 | $38.75 | same |
| Nemaha County | ELECTRICIAN (HVAC/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS INSTALLATION ONLY) | $57.27 | $38.75 | same |
| Doniphan County | ELECTRICIAN | $45.07 | $30.62 | −$12.20 |
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- 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), wage determination KS20260044 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/KS20260044/1
We read every active Kansas 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. How we check · Download Atchison County as CSV · Report an error