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Elevator Constructor prevailing wage in Aiken County, South Carolina
$94.29an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$53.40 base wage + $40.89 fringe benefits · SUSC2011-002
Aiken County uses the same elevator constructor rates as 2 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted building, highway and heavy construction in Aiken County, an elevator constructor must be paid at least $94.29 an hour: a $53.40 base wage plus $40.89 in fringe benefits, under wage determination SC20260002 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $94.29 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination SC20260002, modification 2, published September 10, 2026, for building, highway and heavy construction; rate identifier SUSC2011-002 (October 1, 2008). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). South Carolina has no state prevailing wage law (DOL state table).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $53.40 + $40.89
The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL 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) | $53.40 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $40.89 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $94.29 |
When does this rate change?
- A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)).
- DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the South Carolina change log lists what each one changed.
How Aiken County compares
The main elevator constructor rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in South Carolina
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Aiken Countybase $53.40$94.29
- Barnwell Countybase $53.40$94.29
- Allendale Countybase $53.40$94.29
Elevator Constructor rates in nearby counties
Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.
DOL's elevator constructor rates for Aiken County are the same as in 2 other counties: Allendale, Barnwell. The closest county with a different rate is Hampton County, at $90.52.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Aiken County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken County | ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTOR | $53.40 | $94.29 | |
| Barnwell County | ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTOR | $53.40 | $94.29 | same |
| Allendale County | ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTOR | $53.40 | $94.29 | same |
South Carolina elevator constructor prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).
Are you being paid this rate?
Add your base pay to the fringe your employer pays for you, in cash or into plans, and compare the sum with the total. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division takes complaints: 1-866-487-9243, or dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints.
Source
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL), wage determination SC20260002 Mod 2, published September 10, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/SC20260002/2
We read every active South Carolina Davis-Bacon wage determination from SAM.gov's own data and check every number with a second, independent read of the same file. DOL prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. How we check · Download Aiken County as CSV · Report an error