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Electrician prevailing wage, Dukes County group, Massachusetts (2 counties)
DOL sets the same electrician rates, row for row, in 2 counties: Dukes and Nantucket. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$81.07an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$50.02 base wage + $31.05 fringe benefits · Residential · ELEC0223-009
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in each of these 2 counties, an electrician must be paid at least $81.07 an hour: a $50.02 base wage plus $31.05 in fringe benefits, under wage determination MA20260009 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $81.07 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination MA20260009, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier ELEC0223-009 (September 1, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Massachusetts also sets its own rates; on jobs covered by both, pay the higher. The Department of Labor Standards issues them per project, by wage request number, and they must be re-requested after 90 days (M.G.L. c. 149 ss. 26-27), so there is no county schedule to show here.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $50.02 + $31.05
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) | $50.02 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $31.05 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $81.07 |
When does this rate change?
- 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 Massachusetts change log lists what each one changed.
How the Dukes County group 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 Massachusetts
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Dukes County groupbase $50.02$81.07
- Barnstable Countybase $50.02$81.07
- Nantucket Countybase $50.02$81.07
- Bristol Countybase $56.11$80.85
Which county is in which electrician group
Every Massachusetts county with a electrician rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex County | ELECTRICIAN (ESSEX (AMESBURY, ANDOVER, BOXFORD, GEORGETOWN, GROVELAND, HAVERHILL, LAWRENCE, MERRIMAC, METHUEN, NEWBURY, NEWBURYPORT, NORTH ANDOVER, ROWLEY, SALISBURY, WEST NEWBURY); MIDDLESEX (BEDFORD, BILLERICA, BOXBORO, BURLINGTON, CARLISLE, CHELMSFORD, DRACUT, DUNSTABLE LITTLETON, LOWELL, NORTH READING, TEWKSBURY, TYNGSBORO, WESTFORD, WILMINGTON)) | $66.17 | $103.25 |
| Middlesex County | ELECTRICIAN (ESSEX (AMESBURY, ANDOVER, BOXFORD, GEORGETOWN, GROVELAND, HAVERHILL, LAWRENCE, MERRIMAC, METHUEN, NEWBURY, NEWBURYPORT, NORTH ANDOVER, ROWLEY, SALISBURY, WEST NEWBURY); MIDDLESEX (BEDFORD, BILLERICA, BOXBORO, BURLINGTON, CARLISLE, CHELMSFORD, DRACUT, DUNSTABLE LITTLETON, LOWELL, NORTH READING, TEWKSBURY, TYNGSBORO, WESTFORD, WILMINGTON)) | $66.17 | $103.25 |
| Norfolk County | ELECTRICIAN (ESSEX (LYNN, LYNNFIELD, NAHANT, SAUGUS, SWAMPSCOTT); MIDDLESEX (ACTON, ARLINGTON, BELMONT, CAMBRIDGE, CONCORD, EVERETT, FRAMINGHAM, HOLLISTON, LEXINGTON, LINCOLN, MALDEN, MAYNARD, MEDFORD, MELROSE, NATICK, NEWTON, READING, SHERBORN, SOMERVILLE, STONEHAM, SUDBURY, WAKEFIELD, WALTHAM, WATERTOWN, WAYLAND, WESTON, WINCHESTER, WOBURN); NORFOLK (BELLINGHAM, BRAINTREE, BROOKLINE, CANTON, COHASSET, DEDHAM, DOVER, FOXBORO, FRANKLOIN, MEDFIELD, MEDWAY, MILLIS, MILTON, NEEDHAM, NORFOLK, NORWO | $66.17 | $103.25 |
| Berkshire County | ELECTRICIAN (HAMPDEN (EXCEPT CHESTER & HOLYOKE); HAMPSHIRE (BELCHERTOWN, WARE)) | $52.16 | $81.72 |
| Franklin County | ELECTRICIAN (HAMPDEN (EXCEPT CHESTER & HOLYOKE); HAMPSHIRE (BELCHERTOWN, WARE)) | $52.16 | $81.72 |
| Dukes County group, 2 localities: Dukes, Nantucket | ELECTRICIAN | $50.02 | $81.07 |
| Barnstable County | ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION) | $50.02 | $81.07 |
| Plymouth County | ELECTRICIAN | $50.02 | $81.07 |
| Suffolk County | ELECTRICIAN (BARNSTABLE; BRISTOL (EXCEPT ATTLEBORO, NORTH ATTLEBORO, SEEKONK); DUKES; NANTUCKET AND NORFOLK (AVON, HALBROOK, PLAINVILLE, RANDOLPH, STOUGHTON)) | $50.02 | $81.07 |
| Bristol County | ELECTRICIAN (BRISTOL (ATTLEBORO, NORTH ATTLEBORO, SEEKONK)) | $56.11 | $80.85 |
| Worcester County | ELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING) | $36.12 | $70.63 |
| Hampden County | ELECTRICIAN | $47.13 | $60.54 |
| Hampshire County | ELECTRICIAN | $47.13 | $60.54 |
1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 12 counties with rates of their own.
Massachusetts electrician 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:
- Dukes: MA20260009 Mod 1
- Nantucket: MA20260009 Mod 1
We read every active Massachusetts 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 every Massachusetts rate as CSV · Report an error