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Electrician prevailing wage, Benton County group, Missouri (2 counties)
DLS sets the same electrician rates, row for row, in 2 counties: Benton and Wayne. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$22.76an hour, fringe benefits included
One rate, fringe benefits included (DLS prints no split) · Contracting minimum (*)
On Missouri public works in each of these 2 counties, an electrician must be paid at least $22.76 an hour. DLS prints one rate with fringe benefits included, so there is no separate base wage.
Annual Wage Order 33 (final May 29, 2026), effective May 29, 2026. The rates attached to the call for bids "shall remain in effect for the duration of that particular contract" (RSMo 290.250). Checked against labor.mo.gov on October 25, 2026.
One rate, fringe benefits included: $22.76
DLS 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 $22.76. DLS doesn't publish a base and fringe split, so this page doesn't invent one.
When does this rate change?
- The rates attached to the call for bids "shall remain in effect for the duration of that particular contract" (RSMo 290.250). Where a rate comes from a union agreement, DLS may issue replacement pages for its yearly raise.
- DLS files the initial Annual Wage Order by March 10; objections are due in 30 days and the final order by July 1 (RSMo 290.262). AWO 33 was filed March 10, 2026 and became final May 29, 2026.
Davis-Bacon electrician rates in these counties
The counties share DLS's rates, but not always the same federal wage determination. When a contract requires both the state rate and the Davis-Bacon rate, paying the higher of the two meets both. The contract documents say which apply.
| County | Federal classification | Base + fringe | WD | vs DLS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Wayne County | ELECTRICIAN (CARTER, IRON, MADISON, PERRY, REYNOLDS, ST. FRANCOIS, STE. GENEVIEVE, & WAYNE COUNTIES) | $82.93 | MO20260030 Mod 1 | DB +$60.17 |
How the Benton County group compares
The main electrician rate in every county that has one. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Missouri
Rates nearby
- Benton County groupfringes included$22.76
- Morgan Countyfringes included$23.24
- Hickory Countyfringes included$21.72
- Henry Countyfringes included$79.88
Which county is in which electrician group
Every Missouri county with a electrician rate. Counties DLS treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties and the City of St. Louis | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $92.55 |
| Perry County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $88.21 |
| Ste. Genevieve County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $83.90 |
| St. Charles County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $83.88 |
| Jefferson County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $83.63 |
| Cape Girardeau County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $83.54 |
| St. Francois County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $82.56 |
| Lafayette County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $81.05 |
| Saline County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $81.03 |
| Livingston County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $80.73 |
| Harrison County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $80.58 |
| Pettis County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $80.56 |
| Henry County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $79.88 |
| Cass County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $79.68 |
| Cooper County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $79.43 |
| St. Louis County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $79.41 |
| Johnson County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $79.22 |
| Ray County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $79.21 |
| Platte County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $78.72 |
| St. Louis City | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $78.66 |
| Jackson County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $78.51 |
| Clay County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $78.37 |
| Franklin County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $77.65 |
| Washington County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $76.23 |
| Webster County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $72.48 |
| Clinton County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $70.86 |
| Moniteau County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $68.13 |
| Camden County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $67.70 |
| Phelps County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $66.96 |
| Nodaway County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $66.34 |
| Shelby County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $65.18 |
| Cole County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $64.92 |
| Audrain County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $64.85 |
| Buchanan County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $64.41 |
| Chariton County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $64.40 |
| Miller County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $64.39 |
| Lewis County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $64.33 |
| Randolph County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $64.24 |
| Boone County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $64.08 |
| Gasconade County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $63.77 |
| Osage County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $63.74 |
| Callaway County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $63.67 |
| Pike County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $63.35 |
| Maries County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $63.29 |
| Pulaski County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $62.87 |
| Macon County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $62.85 |
| Adair County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $62.43 |
| Laclede County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $61.57 |
| Ralls County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $60.05 |
| Barry County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $59.98 |
| Marion County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $59.94 |
| Lawrence County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $57.01 |
| Polk County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $56.29 |
| Dallas County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $53.37 |
| Christian County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $53.27 |
| Jasper County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $53.12 |
| Newton County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $52.34 |
| Howell County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $52.30 |
| Taney County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $50.28 |
| Stone County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $49.65 |
| Greene County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $49.22 |
| Warren County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $30.11 |
| Scott County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $29.63 |
| Sullivan County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $29.47 |
| Montgomery County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $29.25 |
| Crawford County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $28.68 |
| Iron County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $28.55 |
| Reynolds County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $28.45 |
| Butler County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $27.82 |
| Vernon County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $27.45 |
| Stoddard County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $27.19 |
| DeKalb County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $27.00 |
| Holt County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $26.79 |
| Mercer County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $26.56 |
| Linn County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $26.55 |
| Atchison County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $26.38 |
| New Madrid County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $26.37 |
| McDonald County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $26.23 |
| Mississippi County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $26.03 |
| Carroll County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $25.97 |
| Barton County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $25.87 |
| Scotland County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $25.69 |
| Gentry County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $25.66 |
| Howard County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $25.51 |
| Putnam County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $25.50 |
| Caldwell County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $25.44 |
| Bates County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $25.38 |
| Dent County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $25.18 |
| Monroe County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $25.05 |
| Schuyler County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $24.76 |
| Knox County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $24.73 |
| Texas County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $24.72 |
| Grundy County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $24.69 |
| Bollinger County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $24.59 |
| Madison County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $24.36 |
| Daviess County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $24.31 |
| Cedar County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $23.91 |
| Andrew County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $23.71 |
| Wright County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $23.61 |
| Dade County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $23.47 |
| St. Clair County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $23.46 |
| Pemiscot County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $23.34 |
| Morgan County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $23.24 |
| Benton County group, 2 localities: Benton, Wayne | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $22.76 |
| Douglas County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $22.63 |
| Hickory County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $21.72 |
| Oregon County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $21.65 |
| Dunklin County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $21.49 |
| Clark County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $21.35 |
| Carter County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $21.34 |
| Shannon County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $21.02 |
| Ozark County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $19.97 |
| Worth County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $19.72 |
| Ripley County | Electrician (Inside Wireman) | — | $19.36 |
1 group of counties with identical DLS rates, and 113 counties with rates of their own.
Notes on this rate
DLS's notes, in DLS's words.
- * Public works contracting minimum wage: DLS received fewer than 1,000 reportable hours for this occupational title in this county, so the rate is 120% of the county's average hourly wage (MERIC data), not a survey average (RSMo 290.257.2, .4(2)).
More from DLS on this rate
- DLS's Annual Wage Order look-up
- The order lists journeyworker rates. Registered apprentices and entry-level workers get 50% of the journeyworker rate, no more than one per journeyworker (RSMo 290.235).
Are you being paid this rate?
Missouri's rate includes fringe benefits, so add your wage to what your employer pays into benefit plans for you and compare it with the rate. Contractors post the rates on site; the contractor forfeits $100 per worker per day of underpayment, and you can sue for double the difference (RSMo 290.250, 290.300). DLS Wage and Hour: 573-751-3403.
Source
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLS), Annual Wage Order 33 (final May 29, 2026). For the row this page leads with:
- Benton: MO-AWO33-008, page 2
- Wayne: MO-AWO33-115, page 2
We read every county's AWO 33 PDF, including the replacement pages DLS issued by May 29, 2026, and check every rate with a second, separate reader. Each figure is the printed rate. How we check · Download every Missouri rate as CSV · Report an error