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Electrician prevailing wage, Gallatin County group, Montana (14 counties)

DLI sets the same electrician rates, row for row, in 14 counties: Blaine, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Gallatin, Golden Valley, Hill, Judith Basin, Meagher, Park, Petroleum, Phillips, Sweet Grass and Wheatland. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$54.58an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$37.19 base wage + $17.39 fringe benefits · Building Construction · District 3 (Bozeman and Great Falls)

On Montana public works in each of these 14 counties, an electrician must be paid at least $54.58 an hour: a $37.19 base wage plus $17.39 in benefits. DLI prints no total, so $54.58 is our sum of the two.

DLI 2026 rates, revised April 25, 2026; this rate, effective April 25, 2026. "The wage rates applicable to a particular public works project are those in effect at the time the bid specifications are advertised" (ARM 24.17.127). Checked against erd.dli.mt.gov on October 25, 2026.

DLI lists 3 electrician rates for each of these counties, from $54.58 to $59.08 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $37.19 + $17.39

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DLI prints the 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)$37.19
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$17.39
Base + benefits (our sum; DLI prints no total)$54.58

When does this rate change?

Every electrician rate in the Gallatin County group

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

  1. ELECTRICIANSHighway Construction · Statewide$59.08
  2. ELECTRICIANSHeavy Construction · Statewide$58.24
  3. ELECTRICIANS: INCLUDING BUILDING AUTOMATION CONTROLBuilding Construction · District 3 (Bozeman and Great Falls)$54.58
Hourly rate of each electrician classification in the Gallatin County group, highest first, split into wage and benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffective
ELECTRICIANS: INCLUDING BUILDING AUTOMATION CONTROLBuilding ConstructionDistrict 3 (Bozeman and Great Falls)$37.19 $17.39 $54.58 Apr 25, 2026
ELECTRICIANSHeavy ConstructionStatewide$41.92 $16.32 $58.24 Apr 25, 2026
ELECTRICIANSHighway ConstructionStatewide$39.08 $20.00 $59.08 Apr 25, 2026

Davis-Bacon electrician rates in these counties

The counties share DLI's rates, but not always the same federal wage determination. Montana's law doesn't apply where federal law sets the rate, so a Davis-Bacon job uses the federal schedule (DLI FAQ).

CountyFederal classificationBase + fringeWDvs DLI
Blaine CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Cascade CountyELECTRICIAN$52.98 MT20260062 Mod 2DLI +$1.60
Chouteau CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Fergus CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Gallatin CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Golden Valley CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Hill CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Judith Basin CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Meagher CountyELECTRICIAN (MEAGHER COUNTY ONLY)$52.98 MT20260059 Mod 2DLI +$1.60
Park CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Petroleum CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Phillips CountyELECTRICIAN (PHILLIPS AND VALLEY COUNTIES)$58.76 MT20260057 Mod 1DB +$4.18
Sweet Grass CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match
Wheatland CountyFederal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match

How the Gallatin 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 Montana

$54.58Blaine$58.76Flathead
GallatinNearby: Blaine $54.58, Cascade $54.58, Chouteau $54.58, Fergus $54.58, Golden Valley $54.58, Hill $54.58, Judith Basin $54.58, Meagher $54.58, Park $54.58, Petroleum $54.58, Phillips $54.58, Sweet Grass $54.58, Wheatland $54.58Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 42 counties pay more than Gallatin, 13 the same, 0 less.

Wage and benefits, nearby

  1. Gallatin County groupbase $37.19$54.58
  2. Park Countybase $37.19$54.58
  3. Madison Countybase $37.99$56.31
  4. Broadwater Countybase $37.99$56.31

Which county is in which electrician group

Every Montana county with a electrician rate. Counties DLI treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.

CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Missoula County group, 7 localities: Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli, SandersELECTRICIANS: INCLUDING BUILDING AUTOMATION CONTROL$40.71 $58.76 
Yellowstone County group, 21 localities: Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Fallon, Garfield, McCone, Musselshell, Powder River, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sheridan, Stillwater, Treasure, Valley, Wibaux, YellowstoneELECTRICIANS: INCLUDING BUILDING AUTOMATION CONTROL$41.92 $58.24 
Lewis and Clark County group, 14 localities: Beaverhead, Broadwater, Deer Lodge, Glacier, Granite, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Liberty, Madison, Pondera, Powell, Silver Bow, Teton, TooleELECTRICIANS: INCLUDING BUILDING AUTOMATION CONTROL$37.99 $56.31 
Gallatin County group, 14 localities: Blaine, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Gallatin, Golden Valley, Hill, Judith Basin, Meagher, Park, Petroleum, Phillips, Sweet Grass, WheatlandELECTRICIANS: INCLUDING BUILDING AUTOMATION CONTROL$37.19 $54.58 

4 groups of counties with identical DLI rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

Montana electrician prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DLI on this rate

Every trade's rates, county by county: Blaine · Cascade · Chouteau · Fergus · Gallatin · Golden Valley · Hill · Judith Basin · Meagher · Park · Petroleum · Phillips · Sweet Grass · Wheatland

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your base wage to what your employer pays into benefit plans for you (or in cash), and compare it with the total. Contractors post the wages and benefits on site from day one and keep payroll records 3 years (MCA 18-2-422). DLI: (406) 444-6543.

Source

Department of Labor & Industry (DLI), DLI 2026 rates, revised April 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:

We read every row of DLI's 2026 Building, Heavy and Highway PDFs and check every number with a second, separate reader. DLI prints no total; ours is base plus benefit. How we check · Download every Montana rate as CSV · Report an error