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Electrician prevailing wage, Kalamazoo County group, Michigan (3 counties)
LEO sets the same electrician rates, row for row, in 3 counties: Kalamazoo, St. Joseph and Van Buren. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$64.19an hour, fringes included
One rate, fringe benefits included (LEO prints no split)
On Michigan public works in each of these 3 counties, an electrician must be paid at least $64.19 an hour. LEO prints one rate with fringe benefits included, so there is no separate base wage.
LEO county rates, November 2025 edition, effective October 31, 2025. The contracting agent gets LEO's rates before advertising and puts them in the specifications; if the contract isn't awarded or started within 90 days of LEO's determination, LEO must redetermine them (MCL 408.1103). Checked against michigan.gov on October 25, 2026.
- LEO prints no wage/fringe split. Derived from its overtime rates (wage = 2 × (time and a half − straight time)), the split would be about $55.20 wage + $8.99 fringe. That's our estimate, not LEO's figure.
One rate, fringe benefits included: $64.19
LEO publishes a single hourly figure that already includes fringe benefits. A contractor can pay it all as wages, or pay part as contributions to bona fide benefit plans for the worker, as long as the two add up to at least $64.19. LEO doesn't publish a base and fringe split, so this page doesn't invent one.
LEO's data note: LEO prints package rates only (wage + fringe at straight time, 1.5x, 2x)
Davis-Bacon electrician rates in these counties
The counties share LEO's rates, but not always the same federal wage determination. Contracts that already require Davis-Bacon rates are exempt from Michigan's Act, so a Davis-Bacon job uses the federal rate (MCL 408.1102(1)).
| County | Federal classification | Base + fringe | WD | vs LEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalamazoo County | ELECTRICIAN | $64.62 | MI20260061 Mod 1 | DB +$0.43 |
| St. Joseph County | ELECTRICIAN (ST. JOSEPH COUNTY) | $64.62 | MI20260049 Mod 1 | DB +$0.43 |
| Van Buren County | ELECTRICIAN | $64.62 | MI20260073 Mod 1 | DB +$0.43 |
When this rate changes
- A contract keeps the rates LEO determined for it, unless it isn't awarded or started within 90 days, when LEO redetermines them (MCL 408.1103).
- LEO publishes a new edition every November 1. This page copies the November 2025 edition; Barry, Bay, Benzie and Berrien carry 2026 corrections.
How the Kalamazoo County group compares
The main electrician rate in every county that has one. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Michigan
Rates nearby
- Kalamazoo County groupfringes included$64.19
- St. Joseph Countyfringes included$64.19
- Van Buren Countyfringes included$64.19
- Barry Countyfringes included$65.19
Which county is in which electrician group
Every Michigan county with a electrician rate. Counties LEO treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Total (fringes included) | Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washtenaw County group, 2 localities: Jackson, Washtenaw | Electrician | $85.79 | — |
| Ingham County* | Electrician | $85.79 | — |
| Livingston County* | Electrician | $85.79 | — |
| Wayne County group, 6 localities: Huron, Macomb, Oakland, Sanilac, St. Clair, Wayne | Electricians | $83.54 | — |
| Monroe County group, 3 localities: Hillsdale, Lenawee, Monroe | Electrician | $76.68 | — |
| Clinton County | Electricians | $76.37 | — |
| Genesee County group, 2 localities: Genesee, Lapeer | Electrician | $74.61 | — |
| Shiawassee County | Electrician | $74.61 | — |
| Tuscola County | Electrician | $74.61 | — |
| Cass County | Electricians | $74.38 | — |
| Gratiot County | Electrician | $69.95 | — |
| Isabella County* | Electrician | $69.95 | — |
| Midland County* | Electrician | $69.95 | — |
| Saginaw County | Electrician | $69.95 | — |
| Houghton County group, 15 localities: Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, Schoolcraft | Electrician | $67.81 | — |
| Calhoun County group, 2 localities: Branch, Calhoun | Electrician | $67.29 | — |
| Eaton County* | Electrician | $67.29 | — |
| Arenac County group, 3 localities: Arenac, Bay, Gladwin | Electrician | $66.52 | — |
| Kent County group, 7 localities: Kent, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Ottawa | Electrician | $65.19 | — |
| Allegan County* | Electrician | $65.19 | — |
| Barry County* | Electrician | $65.19 | — |
| Ionia County* | Electrician | $65.19 | — |
| Lake County* | Electrician | $65.19 | — |
| Mason County* | Electrician | $65.19 | — |
| Osceola County* | Electrician | $65.19 | — |
| Kalamazoo County group, 3 localities: Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, Van Buren | Electrician | $64.19 | — |
| Berrien County | Electrician | $64.19 | — |
| Alcona County group, 4 localities: Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency, Oscoda | Electrician | $63.34 | — |
| Cheboygan County* | Electrician | $63.34 | — |
| Crawford County* | Electrician | $63.34 | — |
| Emmet County* | Electrician | $63.34 | — |
| Iosco County* | Electrician | $63.34 | — |
| Ogemaw County* | Electrician | $63.34 | — |
| Otsego County* | Electrician | $63.34 | — |
| Presque Isle County | Electrician | $63.34 | — |
| Benzie County group, 9 localities: Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee, Wexford | Electrician | $62.67 | — |
| Clare County* | Electrician | $62.67 | — |
| Roscommon County* | Electrician | $62.67 | — |
11 groups of counties with identical LEO rates, and 27 counties with rates of their own. * Part of the county has a rate of its own; its page lists each part's rate.
More from LEO on this rate
- LEO's prevailing wages by county
- LEO's county PDF lists apprentice rates by level for each classification; see the PDF linked on each page (LEO).
Every trade's rates, county by county: Kalamazoo · St. Joseph · Van Buren
Are you being paid this rate?
LEO's rate is wage and fringe together: add your hourly wage to what your employer pays into benefit plans for you and compare the sum with the total. LEO Wage and Hour Division, P.O. Box 30476, Lansing, MI 48909 (LEO).
Source
Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), LEO county rates, November 2025 edition. For the row this page leads with:
- Kalamazoo: LEO-November-2025-kalamazoo, page 24
- St. Joseph: LEO-November-2025-st-joseph, page 24
- Van Buren: LEO-November-2025-van-buren, page 24
We read every county PDF in LEO's November 2025 edition and check every page with a second, separate read; the last run found no mismatches. Where LEO prints the same classification twice in a county without saying where each applies, both rows are shown. How we check · Download every Michigan rate as CSV · Report an error