Flagger prevailing wage in Cheatham County, Tennessee

$8.73an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$8.73 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · SUTN2009-141

Cheatham County uses the same flagger rates as 9 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in Cheatham County, a flagger must be paid at least $8.73 an hour: a $8.73 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TN20260142 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $8.73 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination TN20260142, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier SUTN2009-141 (December 2, 2009). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Tennessee sets its own rates for state highway work only; elsewhere Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage. The Prevailing Wage Commission's 25 statewide highway rates are wages with no fringe, on the state highway rates page (T.C.A. 12-4-401 ff.).

This base is below $13.65, the Executive Order 13658 minimum. Contracts that order covers must pay at least that (see the WD's note).

Base wage and fringe benefits: $8.73 + $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)	$8.73
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$8.73

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 Tennessee change log lists what each one changed.

How Cheatham County compares

The main flagger rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.

Every county in Tennessee

Cheatham $8.73257

$7.25Hawkins$10.50Bedford

CheathamNearby: Dickson $8.73, Davidson $8.73, Houston $10.50Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 57 counties pay more than Cheatham, 35 the same, 2 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Cheatham Countybase $8.73$8.73
Dickson Countybase $8.73$8.73
Davidson Countybase $8.73$8.73
Houston Countybase $10.50$10.50

Flagger 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 flagger rates for Cheatham County are the same as in 9 other counties: Cannon, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Macon, Rutherford, Smith, Williamson and 1 more.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Cheatham County
Houston County	LABORER: FLAGGER	$10.50	$10.50	+$1.77
Cheatham County	LABORER: FLAGGER	$8.73	$8.73
Dickson County	LABORER: FLAGGER	$8.73	$8.73	same
Davidson County	LABORER: FLAGGER	$8.73	$8.73	same
Robertson County	LABORER: FLAGGER	$8.73	$8.73	same
Montgomery County	LABORER: FLAGGER	$8.73	$8.73	same
Williamson County	LABORER: FLAGGER	$8.73	$8.73	same

Tennessee flagger prevailing wage by county, with a map

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 TN20260142 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/TN20260142/1

We read every active Tennessee 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 Cheatham County as CSV · Report an error