Electrical Utility Lineman prevailing wage in Hampshire County, Massachusetts

$61.72an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$39.92 base wage + $21.80 fringe benefits · ELEC0042-003

Hampshire County uses the same utility lineman rates as 3 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Hampshire County, a utility lineman must be paid at least $61.72 an hour: a $39.92 base wage plus $21.80 in fringe benefits, under wage determination MA20260003 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $61.72 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination MA20260003, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier ELEC0042-003 (September 3, 2017). 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.

DOL lists 3 utility lineman rates for Hampshire County, from $61.72 to $72.01 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $39.92 + $21.80

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)	$39.92
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$21.80
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$61.72

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.

Every utility lineman rate in Hampshire County

As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN, CABLE SPLICER AND DYNAMITE MANELEC0042-003$72.01
LINE CONSTRUCTION: HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORELEC0042-003$64.82
LINE CONSTRUCTION: MATERIAL MAN, TRACTOR TRAILER DRIVER, EQUIPMENT OPERATORELEC0042-003$61.72

Hourly rate of each utility lineman classification in Hampshire County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.

Classification	Base wage	Fringe benefits	Total rate	WD
LINE CONSTRUCTION: MATERIAL MAN, TRACTOR TRAILER DRIVER, EQUIPMENT OPERATORELEC0042-003	$39.92	$21.80	$61.72	MA20260003 Mod 1
LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN, CABLE SPLICER AND DYNAMITE MANELEC0042-003	$46.96	$25.05	$72.01	MA20260003 Mod 1
LINE CONSTRUCTION: HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORELEC0042-003	$42.26	$22.56	$64.82	MA20260003 Mod 1

How Hampshire County compares

The main utility lineman 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

Hampshire $61.7210

$61.72Berkshire$88.60Barnstable

HampshireNearby: Hampden $61.72, Franklin $61.72, Worcester $88.60Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 10 counties pay more than Hampshire, 3 the same, 0 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Hampshire Countybase $39.92$61.72
Hampden Countybase $39.92$61.72
Franklin Countybase $39.92$61.72
Worcester Countybase $58.41$88.60

Electrical Utility Lineman 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.

DOL's utility lineman rates for Hampshire County are the same as in 3 other counties: Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Hampshire County
Worcester County	LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN A. PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY; MEMORIAL DAY; INDEPENDENCE DAY; LABOR DAY; THANKSGIVING DAY; CHRISTMAS DAY AND COLUMBUS DAY, PROVIDED THE EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN EMPLOYED 5 WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO ANY ONE OF THE LISTED HOLIDAYS	$58.41	$88.60	+$26.88
Middlesex County	LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN A. PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY; MEMORIAL DAY; INDEPENDENCE DAY; LABOR DAY; THANKSGIVING DAY; CHRISTMAS DAY AND COLUMBUS DAY, PROVIDED THE EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN EMPLOYED 5 WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO ANY ONE OF THE LISTED HOLIDAYS	$58.41	$88.60	+$26.88
Norfolk County	LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN A. PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY; MEMORIAL DAY; INDEPENDENCE DAY; LABOR DAY; THANKSGIVING DAY; CHRISTMAS DAY AND COLUMBUS DAY, PROVIDED THE EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN EMPLOYED 5 WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO ANY ONE OF THE LISTED HOLIDAYS	$58.41	$88.60	+$26.88
Hampshire County	LINE CONSTRUCTION: MATERIAL MAN, TRACTOR TRAILER DRIVER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR	$39.92	$61.72
Hampden County	LINE CONSTRUCTION: MATERIAL MAN, TRACTOR TRAILER DRIVER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR	$39.92	$61.72	same
Franklin County	LINE CONSTRUCTION: MATERIAL MAN, TRACTOR TRAILER DRIVER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR	$39.92	$61.72	same
Berkshire County	LINE CONSTRUCTION: MATERIAL MAN, TRACTOR TRAILER DRIVER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR	$39.92	$61.72	same

Massachusetts utility lineman prevailing wage by county, with a map

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 MA20260003 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/MA20260003/1

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 Hampshire County as CSV · Report an error