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Electrical Utility Lineman prevailing wage, Lackawanna County group, Pennsylvania (2 counties)
L&I sets the same utility lineman rates, row for row, in 2 counties: Lackawanna and Potter. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$104.10an hour, base wage + fringe benefits · Electric Lineman
$69.90 base wage + $34.20 fringe benefits
On Pennsylvania public works in each of these 2 counties, a utility lineman working as electric lineman must be paid at least $104.10 an hour: a $69.90 base wage plus $34.20 in fringe benefits.
PPWS county schedules from each county's newest determination (Oct 25, 2026); this rate, effective August 30, 2026. Rates are set per project: the public body gets a determination before bidding, and once the contract is signed its rates "shall not be altered" while it is in force (Act § 4). A determination must be re-requested if the contract isn't awarded within 120 days (34 Pa. Code 9.104(a)). Checked against dliweb.pa.gov on October 25, 2026.
Pennsylvania publishes no county rate schedule. These are the rates printed in each county's newest project determination; the binding rates for a job are the ones in that job's own determination.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $69.90 + $34.20
The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. L&I 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) | $69.90 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $34.20 |
| Total hourly rate, as printed | $104.10 |
When does this rate change?
- A signed contract keeps the rates in its own determination, including the dated steps printed there. A later L&I rate change doesn't reach it (Act § 4).
- County pages here follow each county's newest determination, so they move whenever L&I issues the next one there. The determination is named in the Source line.
Dated rates for this classification
L&I prints more than one dated line for Electric Lineman. The one in force on October 25, 2026 leads this page; scheduled lines take effect on their date.
| Effective | Rate | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2025 | $100.35 ($68.06 + $32.29) | Earlier |
| Aug 30, 2026 | $104.10 ($69.90 + $34.20) | In force |
Davis-Bacon utility lineman rates in these counties
The counties share L&I's rates, but not always the same federal wage determination. Pennsylvania's Act doesn't cover projects where Davis-Bacon applies, so a job uses one schedule or the other (L&I FAQ).
| County | Federal classification | Base + fringe | WD | vs L&I |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lackawanna County | LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMEN (BRADFORD, CARBON, COLUMBIA, LACKAWANNA, LUZERNE, LYCOMING, MONROE, MONTOUR, NORTHUMBERLAND, PIKE, SCHUYLKILL, SNYDER, SULLIVAN, SUSQUEHANNA, TIOGA, UNION, WAYNE, AND WYOMING COUNTIES) | $99.49 | PA20260006 Mod 2 | L&I +$4.61 |
| Potter County | LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMEN (BUTLER, CAMERON, CLINTON, CRAWFORD, ELK, ERIE, FOREST, LAWRENCE, MCKEAN, MERCER, VENANGO, WARREN AND POTTER COUNTIES) | $99.49 | PA20260002 Mod 6 | L&I +$4.61 |
How the Lackawanna County group compares
The main utility lineman rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Pennsylvania
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Lackawanna County groupbase $69.90$104.10
- Wyoming Countybase $69.90$104.10
- Wayne Countybase $69.90$104.10
- Northampton Countybase $55.42$86.46
Which county is in which utility lineman group
Every Pennsylvania county with a utility lineman rate. Counties L&I treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luzerne County group, 7 localities: Bradford, Butler, Columbia, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Schuylkill | Electric Lineman | $69.90 | $104.10 |
| Erie County group, 4 localities: Erie, Northumberland, Sullivan, Venango | Electric Lineman | $69.90 | $104.10 |
| Mercer County group, 3 localities: Carbon, Forest, Mercer | Electric Lineman | $69.90 | $104.10 |
| Lackawanna County group, 2 localities: Lackawanna, Potter | Electric Lineman | $69.90 | $104.10 |
| Lawrence County group, 2 localities: Lawrence, Tioga | Electric Lineman | $69.90 | $104.10 |
| Wayne County group, 2 localities: Montour, Wayne | Electric Lineman | $69.90 | $104.10 |
| Cameron County | Electric Lineman | $69.90 | $104.10 |
| Clinton County | Electric Lineman | $69.90 | $104.10 |
| Crawford County | Electric Lineman | $69.90 | $104.10 |
| Elk County | Electric Lineman | $69.90 | $104.10 |
| McKean County | Electric Lineman | $69.90 | $104.10 |
| Pike County | Electric Lineman | $69.90 | $104.10 |
| Snyder County | Electric Lineman | $69.90 | $104.10 |
| Susquehanna County | Electric Lineman | $69.90 | $104.10 |
| Union County | Electric Lineman | $69.90 | $104.10 |
| Warren County | Electric Lineman | $69.90 | $104.10 |
| Wyoming County | Electric Lineman | $69.90 | $104.10 |
| Philadelphia County group, 3 localities: Bucks, Montgomery, Philadelphia | Electric Lineman | $65.10 | $99.55 |
| Chester County | Electric Lineman | $65.10 | $99.55 |
| Delaware County | Electric Lineman | $65.10 | $99.55 |
| Cambria County group, 3 localities: Bedford, Cambria, Somerset | Electric Lineman | $57.10 | $88.73 |
| Allegheny County group, 2 localities: Allegheny, Huntingdon | Electric Lineman | $57.10 | $88.73 |
| Indiana County group, 2 localities: Greene, Indiana | Electric Lineman | $57.10 | $88.73 |
| Armstrong County | Electric Lineman | $57.10 | $88.73 |
| Beaver County | Electric Lineman | $57.10 | $88.73 |
| Blair County | Electric Lineman | $57.10 | $88.73 |
| Centre County | Electric Lineman | $57.10 | $88.73 |
| Clarion County | Electric Lineman | $57.10 | $88.73 |
| Clearfield County | Electric Lineman | $57.10 | $88.73 |
| Fayette County | Electric Lineman | $57.10 | $88.73 |
| Fulton County | Electric Lineman | $57.10 | $88.73 |
| Jefferson County | Electric Lineman | $57.10 | $88.73 |
| Washington County | Electric Lineman | $57.10 | $88.73 |
| Westmoreland County | Electric Lineman | $57.10 | $88.73 |
| Berks County group, 3 localities: Berks, Dauphin, Lehigh | Electric Lineman | $55.42 | $86.46 |
| Northampton County group, 3 localities: Adams, Cumberland, Northampton | Electric Lineman | $55.42 | $86.46 |
| Lancaster County group, 2 localities: Lancaster, York | Electric Lineman | $55.42 | $86.46 |
| Franklin County | Electric Lineman | $55.42 | $86.46 |
| Juniata County | Electric Lineman | $55.42 | $86.46 |
| Lebanon County | Electric Lineman | $55.42 | $86.46 |
| Mifflin County | Electric Lineman | $55.42 | $86.46 |
| Perry County | Electric Lineman | $55.42 | $86.46 |
13 groups of counties with identical L&I rates, and 29 counties with rates of their own.
Pennsylvania utility lineman prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from L&I on this rate
- L&I's PPWS determination search
- Apprentice rates apply only to apprentices in a program registered with the Pennsylvania Apprenticeship and Training Council, within its ratios. Determinations list journeyperson rates only (§ 9.103(9)).
Every trade's rates, county by county: Lackawanna · Potter
Are you being paid this rate?
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Source
Department of Labor & Industry (L&I), PPWS county schedules from each county's newest determination (Oct 25, 2026). For the row this page leads with:
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