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Electrician prevailing wage in Colleton County, South Carolina
$46.79an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$32.80 base wage + $13.99 fringe benefits
ELECTRICIAN WORK MORE THAN 40 FT. ABOVE THE GROUND ON OR FROM SWINGING SCAFFOLDS, BOSON CHAIRS, OR RAW STRUCTURAL STEEL: $1.00 PER HOUR ADDITIONAL · ELEC0776-002
$7.25an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$7.25 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
ELECTRICIAN · SUSC2017-006
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Colleton County, an electrician must be paid at least $46.79 an hour: a $32.80 base wage plus $13.99 in fringe benefits, under wage determination SC20260011 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $46.79 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination SC20260011, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier ELEC0776-002 (March 1, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Colleton County, an electrician must be paid at least $7.25 an hour: a $7.25 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination SC20260057 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $7.25 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination SC20260057, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUSC2017-006 (August 1, 1982). 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).
DOL lists 2 electrician rates for Colleton County, from $7.25 to $46.79 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $32.80 + $13.99
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) | $32.80 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $13.99 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $46.79 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $7.25 + $0.00
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) | $7.25 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $7.25 |
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.
Every electrician rate in Colleton County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICIAN WORK MORE THAN 40 FT. ABOVE THE GROUND ON OR FROM SWINGING SCAFFOLDS, BOSON CHAIRS, OR RAW STRUCTURAL STEEL: $1.00 PER HOUR ADDITIONALBuildingELEC0776-002 | $32.80 | $13.99 | $46.79 | SC20260011 Mod 1 |
| ELECTRICIANResidentialSUSC2017-006 | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | SC20260057 Mod 1 |
How Colleton 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 South Carolina
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Colleton Countybase $32.80$46.79
- Dorchester Countybase $32.80$46.79
- Hampton Countybase $33.35$46.75
- Beaufort Countybase $18.33$18.33
Electrician 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.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Colleton County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colleton County | ELECTRICIAN WORK MORE THAN 40 FT. ABOVE THE GROUND ON OR FROM SWINGING SCAFFOLDS, BOSON CHAIRS, OR RAW STRUCTURAL STEEL: $1.00 PER HOUR ADDITIONAL | $32.80 | $46.79 | |
| Dorchester County | ELECTRICIAN WORK MORE THAN 40 FT. ABOVE THE GROUND ON OR FROM SWINGING SCAFFOLDS, BOSON CHAIRS, OR RAW STRUCTURAL STEEL: $1.00 PER HOUR ADDITIONAL | $32.80 | $46.79 | same |
| Hampton County | ELECTRICIAN | $33.35 | $46.75 | −$0.04 |
| Jasper County | ELECTRICIAN (JASPER) | $33.35 | $46.75 | −$0.04 |
| Bamberg County | ELECTRICIAN | $19.99 | $24.03 | −$22.76 |
| Orangeburg County | ELECTRICIAN | $19.99 | $24.03 | −$22.76 |
| Beaufort County | ELECTRICIAN | $18.33 | $18.33 | −$28.46 |
South Carolina electrician 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 SC20260011 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/SC20260011/1
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 Colleton County as CSV · Report an error