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Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates in Tennessee state highway rates, Tennessee

0 Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov cover Tennessee state highway rates, with 25 rates for 14 trades. The rate depends on the kind of construction: building, residential, highway or heavy.

Tennessee state highway rates prevailing wage by trade, A to Z

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TradeBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rate

One rate per trade; open a trade for its other classifications and the WD's notes. DOL prints no total, so each total is base wage plus fringe benefits, added by us. The Department of Labor modifies these determinations on SAM.gov in weekly batches through the year; the latest Tennessee modification we hold is dated May 18, 2026. 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)). 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.).

Tennessee's Prevailing Wage Commission sets these 25 rates for state highway, street and bridge construction only, statewide since 2014, effective January 1 to December 31, 2026. Each is a straight-time wage with no fringe. Federal-aid highway jobs also carry the Davis-Bacon highway rates on each county's page.

Which trades pay the most in Tennessee state highway rates?

Earth driller, at $44.74 an hour. Each trade's main rate, as its page leads with it, highest first, split into the base wage and the fringe benefits TN Prevailing Wage Commission lists, on one scale.

  1. Earth Driller$44.74
  2. Electrician$39.21
  3. Painter$39.04
  4. Heavy Equipment Mechanic$38.23
  5. Field Surveyor$35.87
  6. Operating Engineer$33.81
  7. Street Sweeper$29.91
  8. Striping & Traffic Control$29.85
  9. Teamster (Truck Driver)$27.96
  10. Carpenter$26.73
  11. Cement Mason$26.60
  12. Ironworker$25.01
  13. Laborer$23.52
  14. Bricklayer$21.11

Which wage determinations cover Tennessee state highway rates?

The WD that applies depends on the kind of construction. Every rate on this site names its WD and modification.

Questions about Tennessee state highway rates rates

How much does an electrician make on prevailing wage in Tennessee state highway rates?

$39.21 an hour in wages, with no fringe amount, for the main classification, under Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. Overtime and every electrician rate in Tennessee state highway rates.

What is the prevailing wage for a laborer in Tennessee state highway rates?

$23.52 an hour in wages, with no fringe amount, for the main classification (Unskilled Laborer), under Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. Overtime and every laborer rate in Tennessee state highway rates.

Does Tennessee state highway rates share its rates with other counties?

No. For each of its 14 trades, Tennessee state highway rates's rates differ from every other county's in Tennessee, row for row.