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Sheet Metal Worker prevailing wage, Putnam County group, Tennessee (2 counties)
DOL sets the same sheet metal worker rates, row for row, in 2 counties: Pickett and Putnam. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$55.10an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$37.70 base wage + $17.40 fringe benefits · SHEE0005-001
On federally funded or assisted building construction in each of these 2 counties, 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 TN20260173 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $55.10 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination TN20260173, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SHEE0005-001 (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.).
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.
How the Putnam County group 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
- Putnam County groupbase $37.70$55.10
- White Countybase $37.70$55.10
- Overton Countybase $37.70$55.10
- Smith Countybase $35.37$51.36
Which county is in which sheet metal worker group
Every Tennessee county with a sheet metal worker rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley County group, 2 localities: Bradley, Polk | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Campbell County group, 2 localities: Campbell, Grainger | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Carroll County group, 2 localities: Benton, Carroll | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Carter County group, 2 localities: Carter, Unicoi | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC UNIT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Claiborne County group, 2 localities: Claiborne, Clay | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Cocke County group, 2 localities: Bledsoe, Cocke | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Coffee County group, 2 localities: Bedford, Coffee | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Cumberland County group, 2 localities: Cumberland, DeKalb | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Dyer County group, 2 localities: Decatur, Dyer | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Fentress County group, 2 localities: Fentress, Hancock | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Franklin County group, 2 localities: Franklin, Giles | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Gibson County group, 2 localities: Gibson, Hardeman | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Greene County group, 2 localities: Greene, Johnson | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Hardin County group, 2 localities: Hardin, Haywood | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Henry County group, 2 localities: Henderson, Henry | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Humphreys County group, 2 localities: Houston, Humphreys | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Lauderdale County group, 2 localities: Lake, Lauderdale | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Lawrence County group, 2 localities: Grundy, Lawrence | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Lincoln County group, 2 localities: Lewis, Lincoln | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Loudon County group, 2 localities: Loudon, Morgan | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Marshall County group, 2 localities: Marshall, Moore | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| McMinn County group, 2 localities: McMinn, Meigs | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| McNairy County group, 2 localities: McNairy, Stewart | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Monroe County group, 2 localities: Monroe, Rhea | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Overton County group, 2 localities: Jackson, Overton | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Putnam County group, 2 localities: Pickett, Putnam | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Sevier County group, 2 localities: Sevier, Van Buren | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Sullivan County group, 2 localities: Hawkins, Sullivan | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC UNIT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Warren County group, 2 localities: Scott, Warren | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Wayne County group, 2 localities: Perry, Wayne | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Anderson County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Blount County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Hamilton County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Knox County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Marion County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Obion County | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Roane County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Sequatchie County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Union County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Washington County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC UNIT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Weakley County | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| White County | SHEET METAL WORKER | $37.70 | $55.10 |
| Chester County group, 2 localities: Chester, Crockett | SHEET METAL WORKER | $34.95 | $51.61 |
| Shelby County group, 2 localities: Fayette, Shelby | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $34.95 | $51.61 |
| Madison County | SHEET METAL WORKER | $34.95 | $51.61 |
| Montgomery County | SHEET METAL WORKER | $34.95 | $51.61 |
| Tipton County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $34.95 | $51.61 |
| Cheatham County group, 2 localities: Cannon, Cheatham | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $35.37 | $51.36 |
| Dickson County group, 2 localities: Dickson, Hickman | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $35.37 | $51.36 |
| Maury County group, 2 localities: Macon, Maury | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $35.37 | $51.36 |
| Robertson County group, 2 localities: Robertson, Smith | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $35.37 | $51.36 |
| Sumner County group, 2 localities: Sumner, Trousdale | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $35.37 | $51.36 |
| Davidson County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $35.37 | $51.36 |
| Rutherford County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $35.37 | $51.36 |
| Williamson County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $35.37 | $51.36 |
| Wilson County | SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $35.37 | $51.36 |
| Hamblen County | SHEET METAL WORKER | $22.87 | $29.45 |
| Jefferson County | SHEET METAL WORKER | $22.87 | $29.45 |
37 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 21 counties with rates of their own.
Tennessee sheet metal worker prevailing wage by county, with a map
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)).
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:
- Pickett: TN20260173 Mod 1
- Putnam: TN20260173 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