Electrical Utility Lineman prevailing wage in Douglas County, Nebraska

$52.96an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · GROUNDMAN

$30.45 base wage + $22.51 fringe benefits · ELEC1525-004

On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Douglas County, a utility lineman working as groundman must be paid at least $52.96 an hour: a $30.45 base wage plus $22.51 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NE20260028 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $52.96 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination NE20260028, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier ELEC1525-004 (September 1, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Nebraska has no state wage schedule; Davis-Bacon applies to federally funded work. Bidders on state work file a statement that they follow "fair labor standards" (Neb. Rev. Stat. 73-104), but no agency publishes rates.

DOL lists 2 utility lineman rates for Douglas County, from $52.96 to $69.58 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $30.45 + $22.51

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)	$30.45
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$22.51
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$52.96

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 Nebraska change log lists what each one changed.

Every utility lineman rate in Douglas County

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

Classification	Base wage	Fringe benefits	Total rate	WD
LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMANELEC1525-004	$30.45	$22.51	$52.96	NE20260028 Mod 1
LINE CONSTRUCTION (LINEMAN: DOUGLAS COUNTY ONLY)ELEC1525-004	$47.07	$22.51	$69.58	NE20260028 Mod 1

How Douglas 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 Nebraska

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Douglas Countybase $30.45$52.96
Sarpy Countybase $30.45$52.96
Washington Countybase $30.45$52.96
Cass Countybase $30.45$52.96

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.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Douglas County
Douglas County	LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN	$30.45	$52.96
Sarpy County	LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN	$30.45	$52.96	same
Washington County	LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN	$30.45	$52.96	same
Cass County	LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN	$30.45	$52.96	same

Nebraska 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 NE20260028 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/NE20260028/1

We read every active Nebraska 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 Douglas County as CSV · Report an error