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Flagger prevailing wage, Hamblen County group, Tennessee (3 counties)
DOL sets the same flagger rates, row for row, in 3 counties: Grainger, Hamblen and Jefferson. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$8.73an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$8.73 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · SUTN2009-143
On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in each of these 3 counties, 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 TN20260144 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $8.73 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination TN20260144, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier SUTN2009-143 (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 the Hamblen County group 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
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Hamblen County groupbase $8.73$8.73
- Grainger Countybase $8.73$8.73
- Jefferson Countybase $8.73$8.73
- Cocke Countybase $10.50$10.50
Which county is in which flagger group
Every Tennessee county with a flagger rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson County group, 13 localities: Decatur, Dyer, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, McNairy, Obion, Weakley | LABORER: FLAGGER | $10.50 | $10.50 |
| Maury County group, 13 localities: Giles, Houston, Humphreys, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, Moore, Perry, Van Buren, Warren, Wayne | LABORER: FLAGGER | $10.50 | $10.50 |
| Putnam County group, 13 localities: Campbell, Claiborne, Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Hancock, Jackson, Morgan, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, White | LABORER: FLAGGER | $10.50 | $10.50 |
| Sevier County group, 11 localities: Bledsoe, Cocke, Greene, Grundy, Johnson, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Rhea, Roane, Sevier | LABORER: FLAGGER | $10.50 | $10.50 |
| Bedford County | LABORER: FLAGGER | $10.50 | $10.50 |
| Benton County | LABORER: FLAGGER | $10.50 | $10.50 |
| Carroll County | LABORER: FLAGGER | $10.50 | $10.50 |
| Coffee County | LABORER: FLAGGER | $10.50 | $10.50 |
| Crockett County | LABORER: FLAGGER | $10.50 | $10.50 |
| Franklin County | LABORER: FLAGGER | $10.50 | $10.50 |
| Scott County | LABORER: FLAGGER | $10.50 | $10.50 |
| Davidson County group, 10 localities: Cannon, Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Macon, Rutherford, Smith, Williamson, Wilson | LABORER: FLAGGER | $8.73 | $8.73 |
| Blount County group, 3 localities: Anderson, Blount, Loudon | LABORER: FLAGGER | $8.73 | $8.73 |
| Hamblen County group, 3 localities: Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson | LABORER: FLAGGER | $8.73 | $8.73 |
| Hamilton County group, 2 localities: Hamilton, Sequatchie | LABORER: FLAGGER | $8.73 | $8.73 |
| Robertson County group, 2 localities: Robertson, Trousdale | LABORER: FLAGGER | $8.73 | $8.73 |
| Washington County group, 2 localities: Carter, Washington | LABORER: FLAGGER | $8.73 | $8.73 |
| Bradley County | LABORER: FLAGGER | $8.73 | $8.73 |
| Chester County | LABORER: FLAGGER | $8.73 | $8.73 |
| Fayette County | LABORER: FLAGGER | $8.73 | $8.73 |
| Knox County | LABORER: FLAGGER | $8.73 | $8.73 |
| Madison County | LABORER: FLAGGER | $8.73 | $8.73 |
| Marion County | LABORER: FLAGGER | $8.73 | $8.73 |
| Montgomery County | LABORER: FLAGGER | $8.73 | $8.73 |
| Polk County | LABORER: FLAGGER | $8.73 | $8.73 |
| Shelby County | LABORER: FLAGGER | $8.73 | $8.73 |
| Stewart County | LABORER: FLAGGER | $8.73 | $8.73 |
| Sumner County | LABORER: FLAGGER | $8.73 | $8.73 |
| Tipton County | LABORER: FLAGGER | $8.73 | $8.73 |
| Unicoi County | LABORER: FLAGGER | $8.73 | $8.73 |
| Union County | LABORER: FLAGGER | $8.73 | $8.73 |
| Hawkins County | LABORER: FLAGGER | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Sullivan County | LABORER: FLAGGER | $7.25 | $7.25 |
10 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 23 counties with rates of their own.
More from DOL on this rate
- 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)).
Every trade's rates, county by county: Grainger · Hamblen · Jefferson
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), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:
- Grainger: TN20260144 Mod 1
- Hamblen: TN20260144 Mod 1
- Jefferson: TN20260144 Mod 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 every Tennessee rate as CSV · Report an error