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Electrician prevailing wage in Douglas County, Oregon

$82.21an hour, base + fringe · ELECTRICIAN - Electrician

$53.20 wage + $29.01 fringe · Area 3

On Oregon public works in Douglas County, an electrician working as electrician - electrician must be paid at least $82.21 an hour: a $53.20 base wage plus $29.01 in fringe. BOLI prints no total, so $82.21 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 Douglas County, from $36.74 to $82.21 an hour. See all of them.

This rate covers only part of Douglas County. BOLI's wording: “(a) Those portions of Lane and Douglas counties lying west of the red line on the Electrician Area Map posted above.” Rates for the rest are in the table below.

Base wage and fringe: $53.20 + $29.01

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)	$53.20
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$29.01
Base + fringe (our sum; BOLI prints no total)	$82.21

Overtime

When	Per hour
Daily overtime	$108.81

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 Douglas 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 $74.87 ($50.97 base + $23.90 fringe), from OR20260085 modification 1, published May 18, 2026, rate UAVGOR0001. Against BOLI's $82.21: BOLI's rate is $7.34 an hour higher. On a job covered by both, the higher rate applies. Note: state rate covers only part of the county: (a) Those portions of Lane and Douglas counties lying west of the red line on the Electrician Area Map posted above..

Construction	Federal classification	Base + fringe	Base	WD
Building	ELECTRICIANUAVGOR0001	$74.87	$50.97	OR20260085 Mod 1
Highway	ELECTRICIAN (DOUGLAS (EAST OF A LINE RUNNING NORTH AND SOUTH FROM THE NE CORNER OF COOS COUNTY TO THE SE CORNER OF LINCOLN COUNTY), HARNEY, JACKSON, JOSEPHINE, …ELEC0659-004	$68.88	$47.04	OR20260001 Mod 3
Highway	ELECTRICIAN (COOS, CURRY, LINCOLN, DOUGLAS AND LANE COUNTIES (AREA LYING WEST OF A LINE NORTH AND SOUTH FROM THE N.E. CORNER OF COOS COUNTY TO THE S.E. CORNER …ELEC0932-004	$74.03	$50.03	OR20260001 Mod 3
Heavy	ELECTRICIAN (DOUGLAS (THAT PORTION EAST OF THE COASTAL WATERSHED DIVIDE) COUNTY)ELEC0659-014	$68.88	$47.04	OR20260066 Mod 2
Residential	ELECTRICIAN (DOUGLAS (THAT PORTION EAST OF THE COASTAL WATERSHED DIVIDE) COUNTY)ELEC0659-007	$51.61	$33.41	OR20260005 Mod 2

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 Douglas County

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

ELECTRICIAN - ElectricianArea 3$82.21
ELECTRICIAN - ElectricianArea 6$68.88
ELECTRICIAN - Material Handler/Lighting MaintenanceArea 6$36.74

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

Classification	Base + fringe	Base	Fringe	Effective
ELECTRICIAN - ElectricianArea 3 (a) Those portions of Lane and Douglas counties lying west of the red line on the Electrician Area Map posted above.	$82.21	$53.20	$29.01	Sep 3, 2026
ELECTRICIAN - ElectricianArea 6 (e) The portion of Douglas county lying east of the red line on the Electrician Area Map posted above.	$68.88	$47.04	$21.84	Sep 3, 2026
ELECTRICIAN - Material Handler/Lighting MaintenanceArea 6 (e) The portion of Douglas county lying east of the red line on the Electrician Area Map posted above.	$36.74	$25.53	$11.21	Sep 3, 2026

How Douglas 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

Douglas $82.215889

$65.74Malheur$99.54Clackamas

DouglasNearby: Coos $82.21, Lane $82.21, Jackson $68.88Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 25 counties pay more than Douglas, 4 the same, 6 less.

Wage and fringe, nearby

Douglas Countybase $53.20$82.21
Coos Countybase $53.20$82.21
Lane Countybase $53.20$82.21
Jackson Countybase $47.04$68.88

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).

County	Classification	Base + fringe	Base	vs Douglas County
Benton County	ELECTRICIAN - Electrician	$85.51	$59.34	+$3.30
Douglas County	ELECTRICIAN - Electrician	$82.21	$53.20
Coos County	ELECTRICIAN - Electrician	$82.21	$53.20	same
Lane County	ELECTRICIAN - Electrician	$82.21	$53.20	same
Curry County	ELECTRICIAN - Electrician	$82.21	$53.20	same
Jackson County	ELECTRICIAN - Electrician	$68.88	$47.04	−$13.33
Josephine County	ELECTRICIAN - Electrician	$68.88	$47.04	−$13.33

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 14: 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 Douglas County as CSV · Report an error