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Electrician prevailing wage in Columbia County, Oregon

$99.54an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · ELECTRICIAN - Electrician

$65.50 base wage + $34.04 fringe benefits · Area 5

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

On Oregon public works in Columbia 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 Columbia County, from $61.42 to $106.28 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $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.

When does this rate change?

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 Columbia 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 Columbia County, highest first, split into wage and fringe.

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

Davis-Bacon electrician rate in Columbia 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 OR20260096 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 OR20260054 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 wage	Total rate	WD
Building	ELECTRICIANELEC0048-009	$63.50	$93.23	OR20260096 Mod 1
Highway	ELECTRICIAN (CLACKAMAS, CLATSOP, COLUMBIA, HOOD RIVER, MULTNOMAH, TILLAMOOK, WASCO, WASHINGTON, SHERMAN AND YAMHILL (NORTH) COUNTIES) HOURLY ZONE PAY: HOURLY …ELEC0048-006	$63.50	$93.23	OR20260001 Mod 3
Heavy	ELECTRICIANELEC0048-018	$63.50	$93.23	OR20260054 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	$52.12	$76.49	OR20260054 Mod 1
Heavy	ELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING INSTALLER FOR ALL OTHER WORK)ELEC0048-026	$42.68	$65.82	OR20260054 Mod 1
Residential	ELECTRICIANELEC0048-016	$41.67	$60.75	OR20260013 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

How Columbia 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

Columbia $99.545588

$65.74Malheur$99.54Clackamas

ColumbiaNearby: Washington $99.54, Clatsop $99.54, Yamhill $85.51Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 0 counties pay more than Columbia, 8 the same, 27 less.

Wage and fringe, nearby

Columbia Countybase $65.50$99.54
Washington Countybase $65.50$99.54
Clatsop Countybase $65.50$99.54
Yamhill Countybase $59.34$85.51

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 Columbia County are the same as in 8 other counties: Clackamas, Clatsop, Hood River, Multnomah, Sherman, Tillamook, Wasco, Washington.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Columbia County
Columbia County	ELECTRICIAN - Electrician	$65.50	$99.54
Washington County	ELECTRICIAN - Electrician	$65.50	$99.54	same
Clatsop County	ELECTRICIAN - Electrician	$65.50	$99.54	same
Multnomah County	ELECTRICIAN - Electrician	$65.50	$99.54	same
Tillamook County	ELECTRICIAN - Electrician	$65.50	$99.54	same
Clackamas County	ELECTRICIAN - Electrician	$65.50	$99.54	same
Yamhill County	ELECTRICIAN - Electrician	$59.34	$85.51	−$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 Columbia County as CSV · Report an error