Electrical Utility Lineman prevailing wage in Delaware County, Ohio

$58.15an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$40.44 base wage + $17.71 fringe benefits · ELEC0071-010

Delaware County uses the same utility lineman rates as 6 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted highway and heavy construction in Delaware County, a utility lineman must be paid at least $58.15 an hour: a $40.44 base wage plus $17.71 in fringe benefits, under wage determination OH20260001 (modification 5). DOL prints no total, so $58.15 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination OH20260001, modification 5, published September 17, 2026, for highway and heavy construction; rate identifier ELEC0071-010 (January 6, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Ohio also sets its own rates (ORC 4115, Department of Commerce); on jobs covered by both, pay the higher. Ohio's rates sit behind an OHID login on its prevailing wage portal, so this site shows the Davis-Bacon rates only.

DOL lists 5 utility lineman rates for Delaware County, from $44.04 to $70.40 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $40.44 + $17.71

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)	$40.44
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$17.71
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$58.15

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 Ohio change log lists what each one changed.

Every utility lineman rate in Delaware County

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

CABLE SPLICER (CHAMPAIGN, CLARK, DELAWARE, FAIRFIELD, FRANKLIN, MADISON, PICKAWAY (CIRCLEVILLE, DARBY, HARRISON, JACKSON, MADISON, MONROE, MUHLENBERG, SCIOTO, WALNUT & WASHINGTON TOWNSHIPS), AND UNION COUNTIES)ELEC0683-002$70.40
LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN & CABLE SPLICERS (STATEWIDE)ELEC0071-010$65.06
LINE CONSTRUCTION: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (STATEWIDE)ELEC0071-010$58.15
CABLE SPLICER (ASHTABULA (EXCLUDING ORWELL, COLEBROOK, WILLIAMSFIELD, WAYNE & WINDSOR TOWNSHIPS), GEAUGA (BURTON, CHARDON, CLARIDON, HAMBDEN, HUNTSBURG, MONTVILLE, MUNSON, NEWBURY & THOMPSON TOWNSHIPS) AND LAKE COUNTIES)ELEC0673-004$55.28
LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN (STATEWIDE)ELEC0071-010$44.04

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

Classification	Base wage	Fringe benefits	Total rate	WD
LINE CONSTRUCTION: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (STATEWIDE)ELEC0071-010	$40.44	$17.71	$58.15	OH20260001 Mod 5
LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN (STATEWIDE)ELEC0071-010	$29.07	$14.97	$44.04	OH20260001 Mod 5
LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN & CABLE SPLICERS (STATEWIDE)ELEC0071-010	$46.02	$19.04	$65.06	OH20260001 Mod 5
CABLE SPLICER (ASHTABULA (EXCLUDING ORWELL, COLEBROOK, WILLIAMSFIELD, WAYNE & WINDSOR TOWNSHIPS), GEAUGA (BURTON, CHARDON, CLARIDON, HAMBDEN, HUNTSBURG, MONTVILLE, MUNSON, NEWBURY & THOMPSON TOWNSHIPS) AND LAKE COUNTIES)ELEC0673-004	$33.81	$21.47	$55.28	OH20260001 Mod 5
CABLE SPLICER (CHAMPAIGN, CLARK, DELAWARE, FAIRFIELD, FRANKLIN, MADISON, PICKAWAY (CIRCLEVILLE, DARBY, HARRISON, JACKSON, MADISON, MONROE, MUHLENBERG, SCIOTO, WALNUT & WASHINGTON TOWNSHIPS), AND UNION COUNTIES)ELEC0683-002	$44.00	$26.40	$70.40	OH20260001 Mod 5

How Delaware 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 Ohio

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Delaware Countybase $40.44$58.15
Union Countybase $40.44$58.15
Morrow Countybase $40.44$58.15
Franklin Countybase $40.44$58.15

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 Delaware County are the same as in 6 other counties: Champaign, Clark, Fairfield, Harrison, Pickaway, Scioto.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Delaware County
Delaware County	LINE CONSTRUCTION: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (STATEWIDE)	$40.44	$58.15
Union County	LINE CONSTRUCTION: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (STATEWIDE)	$40.44	$58.15	same
Morrow County	LINE CONSTRUCTION: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (STATEWIDE)	$40.44	$58.15	same
Franklin County	LINE CONSTRUCTION: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (STATEWIDE)	$40.44	$58.15	same
Marion County	LINE CONSTRUCTION: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (STATEWIDE)	$40.44	$58.15	same
Licking County	LINE CONSTRUCTION: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (STATEWIDE)	$40.44	$58.15	same
Knox County	LINE CONSTRUCTION: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (STATEWIDE)	$40.44	$58.15	same

Ohio 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 OH20260001 Mod 5, published September 17, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/OH20260001/5

We read every active Ohio 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 Delaware County as CSV · Report an error