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Sheet Metal Worker prevailing wage in Hawkins County, Tennessee
$55.10an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$37.70 base wage + $17.40 fringe benefits · SHEE0005-017
Hawkins County uses the same sheet metal worker rates as 1 other county. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Hawkins County, a sheet metal worker must be paid at least $55.10 an hour: a $37.70 base wage plus $17.40 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TN20260201 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $55.10 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination TN20260201, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SHEE0005-017 (May 1, 2025). 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.).
DOL lists 2 sheet metal worker rates for Hawkins County, from $29.45 to $55.10 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $37.70 + $17.40
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) | $37.70 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $17.40 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $55.10 |
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.
Every sheet metal worker rate in Hawkins County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC UNIT INSTALLATION ONLY)SHEE0005-017 | $37.70 | $17.40 | $55.10 | TN20260201 Mod 1 |
| SHEET METAL WORKER, EXCLUDES HVAC UNIT INSTALLATIONSUTN2017-054 | $22.87 | $6.58 | $29.45 | TN20260201 Mod 1 |
How Hawkins County compares
The main sheet metal worker 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
- Hawkins Countybase $37.70$55.10
- Hancock Countybase $37.70$55.10
- Greene Countybase $37.70$55.10
- Hamblen Countybase $22.87$29.45
Sheet Metal Worker 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 sheet metal worker rates for Hawkins County are the same as in 1 other county: Sullivan.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Hawkins County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkins County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC UNIT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $37.70 | $55.10 | |
| Hancock County | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 | same |
| Greene County | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 | same |
| Washington County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC UNIT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $37.70 | $55.10 | same |
| Grainger County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $37.70 | $55.10 | same |
| Unicoi County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC UNIT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $37.70 | $55.10 | same |
| Hamblen County | SHEET METAL WORKER | $22.87 | $29.45 | −$25.65 |
Tennessee sheet metal worker 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 TN20260201 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/TN20260201/1
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 Hawkins County as CSV · Report an error