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Electrician prevailing wage in Clackamas County, Oregon

$99.54an hour, base + fringe · ELECTRICIAN - Electrician

$65.50 wage + $34.04 fringe · Area 5

Clackamas County uses the same electrician rates as 8 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On Oregon public works in Clackamas County, an electrician working as electrician - electrician must be paid at least $99.54 an hour: a $65.50 base wage plus $34.04 in fringe. BOLI prints no total, so $99.54 is our sum of the two.

BOLI book of September 3, 2026 with the October 5, 2026 amendment; this rate, effective September 3, 2026. A project generally uses the rates in effect when its bid specifications were first advertised, for the whole project (OAR 839-025-0020). Checked against oregon.gov on October 25, 2026.

BOLI lists 3 electrician rates for Clackamas County, from $61.42 to $106.28 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe: $65.50 + $34.04

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. BOLI prints the fringe 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)	$65.50
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$34.04
Base + fringe (our sum; BOLI prints no total)	$99.54

Add the zone differential for distance (crafts.json sections key electrician--area-5 -> zones)

Overtime

When	Per hour
Daily overtime	$132.29

Statutory minimum: (base x 1.5) + fringe, after 8 h/day Mon-Fri (10 h on an established 4x10 schedule), over 40 h/week, and all hours on Saturday, Sunday and the six ORS 279C.540 holidays. Add any zone, shift or hazard pay to the base before multiplying. A contractor's CBA overtime terms govern instead (ORS 279C.540(4)); public-university contracts owe overtime only after 40 h/week.

Time and a half on the base rate, with the fringe at straight time, for hours over 8 a day Monday to Friday (over 10 on a 4×10 schedule), over 40 a week, and all hours on Saturday, Sunday and six holidays (ORS 279C.540; OAR 839-025-0050). The figures here are (base × 1.5) + fringe, computed; zone and shift pay go on top.

Davis-Bacon electrician rate in Clackamas County

Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. On projects that are also federal, Oregon requires the higher of the state and the federal rate, and the specifications must contain both (ORS 279C.830, 279C.838).

For building work, the matching Davis-Bacon classification is ELECTRICIAN at $93.23 ($63.50 base + $29.73 fringe), from OR20260095 modification 1, published May 18, 2026, rate ELEC0048-009. Against BOLI's $99.54: BOLI's rate is $6.31 an hour higher. On a job covered by both, the higher rate applies.

For heavy work, the matching Davis-Bacon classification is ELECTRICIAN at $93.23 ($63.50 base + $29.73 fringe), from OR20260053 modification 1, published May 18, 2026, rate ELEC0048-018. Against BOLI's $99.54: BOLI's rate is $6.31 an hour higher. On a job covered by both, the higher rate applies.

Construction	Federal classification	Base + fringe	Base	WD
Building	ELECTRICIANELEC0048-009	$93.23	$63.50	OR20260095 Mod 1
Highway	ELECTRICIAN (CLACKAMAS, CLATSOP, COLUMBIA, HOOD RIVER, MULTNOMAH, TILLAMOOK, WASCO, WASHINGTON, SHERMAN AND YAMHILL (NORTH) COUNTIES) HOURLY ZONE PAY: HOURLY …ELEC0048-006	$93.23	$63.50	OR20260001 Mod 3
Heavy	ELECTRICIANELEC0048-018	$93.23	$63.50	OR20260053 Mod 1
Heavy	ELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING INSTALLER FOR FIRE ALARM, NURSE CALL, BURGLAR ALARM, SECURITY AND VOICE EVACUATION SYSTEMS AND OTHER SYSTEMS THAT ARE PART OF A …ELEC0048-026	$76.49	$52.12	OR20260053 Mod 1
Heavy	ELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING INSTALLER FOR ALL OTHER WORK)ELEC0048-026	$65.82	$42.68	OR20260053 Mod 1
Residential	ELECTRICIANELEC0048-016	$60.75	$41.67	OR20260012 Mod 1

Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. Oregon Davis-Bacon changes

When this rate changes

A project uses the rates in effect when its bid specifications were first advertised, and a later book or amendment doesn't change it (OAR 839-025-0020(6)).
BOLI updates rates about quarterly, by book or amendment. This page uses the September 3, 2026 book with the October 5, 2026 amendment, for projects first advertised from October 5, 2026 (BOLI rates).

Every electrician rate in Clackamas County

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

ELECTRICIAN - Electrical WelderArea 5$106.28
ELECTRICIAN - ElectricianArea 5$99.54
ELECTRICIAN - Material Handler/Lighting MaintenanceArea 5$61.42

Hourly rate of each electrician classification in Clackamas County, highest first, split into wage and fringe.

Classification	Base + fringe	Base	Fringe	Effective
ELECTRICIAN - ElectricianArea 5	$99.54	$65.50	$34.04	Sep 3, 2026
ELECTRICIAN - Electrical WelderArea 5	$106.28	$72.05	$34.23	Sep 3, 2026
ELECTRICIAN - Material Handler/Lighting MaintenanceArea 5	$61.42	$37.34	$24.08	Sep 3, 2026

How Clackamas County 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 Oregon

Clackamas $99.545588

$65.74Malheur$99.54Clackamas

ClackamasNearby: Marion $85.51, Multnomah $99.54, Hood River $99.54Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 0 counties pay more than Clackamas, 8 the same, 27 less.

Wage and fringe, nearby

Clackamas Countybase $65.50$99.54
Marion Countybase $59.34$85.51
Multnomah Countybase $65.50$99.54
Hood River Countybase $65.50$99.54

Electrician rates in nearby counties

Current BOLI rates. The rate is the union rate for the trade in the locality, or the highest where several apply (ORS 279C.815).

BOLI's electrician rates for Clackamas County are the same as in 8 other counties: Clatsop, Columbia, Hood River, Multnomah, Sherman, Tillamook, Wasco, Washington.

County	Classification	Base + fringe	Base	vs Clackamas County
Clackamas County	ELECTRICIAN - Electrician	$99.54	$65.50
Multnomah County	ELECTRICIAN - Electrician	$99.54	$65.50	same
Hood River County	ELECTRICIAN - Electrician	$99.54	$65.50	same
Washington County	ELECTRICIAN - Electrician	$99.54	$65.50	same
Wasco County	ELECTRICIAN - Electrician	$99.54	$65.50	same
Marion County	ELECTRICIAN - Electrician	$85.51	$59.34	−$14.03
Linn County	ELECTRICIAN - Electrician	$85.51	$59.34	−$14.03

Oregon electrician prevailing wage by county, with a map

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your base wage to what your employer pays into fringe plans for you, and compare it with the total. Contractors post the rates on site, and an underpaid worker can recover the unpaid wages plus an equal amount (ORS 279C.840, 279C.855). BOLI: (971) 245-3844.

Source

Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI), BOLI rate book BOLI-2026-09-03, issued September 3, 2026, effective September 3, 2026, page 15: www.oregon.gov/boli/workers/Prevailing%20Wage%20Rate%20Books/BOLI%20September%203%2C%202026%20Prevailing%20Wage%20Rate%20Book.pdf

We read every row of BOLI's September 3, 2026 book and October 5, 2026 amendment and check every number with a second, separate reader. BOLI prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. How we check · Download Clackamas County as CSV · Report an error