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Telecommunications Technician prevailing wage in Montgomery County, Ohio
$71.55an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$46.63 base wage + $24.92 fringe benefits · ELEC0038-002
Montgomery County uses the same telecommunications technician rates as 4 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted highway and heavy construction in Montgomery County, a telecommunications technician must be paid at least $71.55 an hour: a $46.63 base wage plus $24.92 in fringe benefits, under wage determination OH20260001 (modification 5). DOL prints no total, so $71.55 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination OH20260001, modification 5, published September 17, 2026, for highway and heavy construction; rate identifier ELEC0038-002 (April 28, 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 3 telecommunications technician rates for Montgomery County, from $19.15 to $71.55 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $46.63 + $24.92
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) | $46.63 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $24.92 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $71.55 |
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 telecommunications technician rate in Montgomery County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- ELECTRICIAN, EXCLUDING SOUND & COMMUNICATIONS WORK.ELEC0038-002$71.55
- SOUND & COMMUNICATION TECHNICIAN: INSTALLER/TECHNICIAN (CLINTON, DARKE, GREENE, MIAMI, MONTGOMERY, PREBLE & WARREN (WAYNE, CLEAR CREEK & FRANKLIN TOWNSHIPS))ELEC0082-006$43.41
- SOUND & COMMUNICATION TECHNICIAN: CABLE PULLER (CLINTON, DARKE, GREENE, MIAMI, MONTGOMERY, PREBLE & WARREN (WAYNE, CLEAR CREEK & FRANKLIN TOWNSHIPS))ELEC0082-006$19.15
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICIAN, EXCLUDING SOUND & COMMUNICATIONS WORK.ELEC0038-002 | $46.63 | $24.92 | $71.55 | OH20260001 Mod 5 |
| SOUND & COMMUNICATION TECHNICIAN: CABLE PULLER (CLINTON, DARKE, GREENE, MIAMI, MONTGOMERY, PREBLE & WARREN (WAYNE, CLEAR CREEK & FRANKLIN TOWNSHIPS))ELEC0082-006 | $13.85 | $5.30 | $19.15 | OH20260001 Mod 5 |
| SOUND & COMMUNICATION TECHNICIAN: INSTALLER/TECHNICIAN (CLINTON, DARKE, GREENE, MIAMI, MONTGOMERY, PREBLE & WARREN (WAYNE, CLEAR CREEK & FRANKLIN TOWNSHIPS))ELEC0082-006 | $27.70 | $15.71 | $43.41 | OH20260001 Mod 5 |
How Montgomery County compares
The main telecommunications technician 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
- Montgomery Countybase $46.63$71.55
- Preble Countybase $46.63$71.55
- Miami Countybase $46.63$71.55
- Warren Countybase $22.62$31.38
Telecommunications Technician 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 telecommunications technician rates for Montgomery County are the same as in 4 other counties: Darke, Greene, Miami, Preble.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County | ELECTRICIAN, EXCLUDING SOUND & COMMUNICATIONS WORK. | $46.63 | $71.55 | |
| Preble County | ELECTRICIAN, EXCLUDING SOUND & COMMUNICATIONS WORK. | $46.63 | $71.55 | same |
| Miami County | ELECTRICIAN, EXCLUDING SOUND & COMMUNICATIONS WORK. | $46.63 | $71.55 | same |
| Greene County | ELECTRICIAN, EXCLUDING SOUND & COMMUNICATIONS WORK. | $46.63 | $71.55 | same |
| Clark County | ELECTRICIAN, EXCLUDING SOUND & COMMUNICATIONS WORK. | $46.63 | $71.55 | same |
| Warren County | ELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING ONLY) | $22.62 | $31.38 | −$40.17 |
| Butler County | ELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING ONLY) | $22.62 | $31.38 | −$40.17 |
Ohio telecommunications technician prevailing wage by county, with a map
Notes on this rate
DOL's notes, in DOL's words.
- FOOTNOTE: A. 6 OBSERVED HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY; MEMORIAL DAY; INDEPENDENCE DAY; LABOR DAY; THANKSGIVING DAY; & CHRISTMAS DAY. EMPLOYEES WHO WORK ON A HOLIDAY SHALL BE PAID AT A RATE OF DOUBLE THEIR APPLICABLE CLASSIFIED STRAIGHT-TIME RATES FOR THE WORK PERFORMED ON SUCH HOLIDAY
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).
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 Montgomery County as CSV · Report an error