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Electrician prevailing wage in Klamath County, Oregon

$68.88an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · ELECTRICIAN - Electrician

$47.04 base wage + $21.84 fringe benefits · Area 6

Klamath County uses the same electrician rates as 4 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On Oregon public works in Klamath County, an electrician working as electrician - electrician must be paid at least $68.88 an hour: a $47.04 base wage plus $21.84 in fringe. BOLI prints no total, so $68.88 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 2 electrician rates for Klamath County, from $36.74 to $68.88 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $47.04 + $21.84

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)$47.04
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$21.84
Base + fringe (our sum; BOLI prints no total)$68.88

When does this rate change?

Every electrician rate in Klamath County

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

ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffective
ELECTRICIAN - ElectricianArea 6$47.04 $21.84 $68.88 Sep 3, 2026
ELECTRICIAN - Material Handler/Lighting MaintenanceArea 6$25.53 $11.21 $36.74 Sep 3, 2026

Davis-Bacon electrician rate in Klamath 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 heavy work, the matching Davis-Bacon classification is ELECTRICIAN at $68.88 ($47.04 base + $21.84 fringe), from OR20260071 modification 2, published May 18, 2026, rate ELEC0659-012. Against BOLI's $68.88: The two totals are the same.

ConstructionFederal classificationBase wageTotal rateWD
BuildingELECTRICIAN, EXCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRINGSUOR2018-013$40.48 $60.45 OR20260093 Mod 1
HighwayELECTRICIAN (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$47.04 $68.88 OR20260001 Mod 3
HeavyELECTRICIANELEC0659-012$47.04 $68.88 OR20260071 Mod 2
ResidentialELECTRICIANELEC0659-009$33.41 $51.61 OR20260007 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

How Klamath 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

$65.74Malheur$99.54Clackamas
KlamathNearby: Jackson $68.88, Lake $68.88, Douglas $82.21Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 30 counties pay more than Klamath, 4 the same, 1 less.

Wage and fringe, nearby

  1. Klamath Countybase $47.04$68.88
  2. Jackson Countybase $47.04$68.88
  3. Lake Countybase $47.04$68.88
  4. Douglas Countybase $53.20$82.21

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 Klamath County are the same as in 4 other counties: Harney, Jackson, Josephine, Lake.

CountyClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Klamath County
Deschutes CountyELECTRICIAN - Electrician$59.34 $85.51 +$16.63
Douglas CountyELECTRICIAN - Electrician$53.20 $82.21 +$13.33
Lane CountyELECTRICIAN - Electrician$53.20 $82.21 +$13.33
Klamath CountyELECTRICIAN - Electrician$47.04 $68.88 
Jackson CountyELECTRICIAN - Electrician$47.04 $68.88 same
Lake CountyELECTRICIAN - Electrician$47.04 $68.88 same
Josephine CountyELECTRICIAN - Electrician$47.04 $68.88 same

Oregon electrician prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from BOLI on this rate

All Klamath County prevailing wage rates

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 16: 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 Klamath County as CSV · Report an error