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Electrician prevailing wage in Taylor County, Texas
$39.54an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$28.44 base wage + $11.10 fringe benefits
ELECTRICIAN (EXCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING) · ELEC0681-005
$43.67an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$32.34 base wage + $11.33 fringe benefits
ELECTRICIAN (CALLAHAN, JONES, AND TAYLOR COUNTIES) · ELEC0681-004
$25.43an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$25.43 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
TRAFFIC SIGNAL/LIGHT POLE WORKER · SATX2025-001
$20.96an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$20.96 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
ELECTRICIAN · SUTX2011-002
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Taylor County, an electrician must be paid at least $39.54 an hour: a $28.44 base wage plus $11.10 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260278 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $39.54 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination TX20260278, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier ELEC0681-005 (December 1, 2023). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Taylor County, an electrician must be paid at least $43.67 an hour: a $32.34 base wage plus $11.33 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260226 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $43.67 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination TX20260226, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier ELEC0681-004 (June 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Taylor County, an electrician must be paid at least $25.43 an hour: a $25.43 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260046 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $25.43 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination TX20260046, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SATX2025-001 (November 15, 2023). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in Taylor County, an electrician must be paid at least $20.96 an hour: a $20.96 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260002 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $20.96 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination TX20260002, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier SUTX2011-002 (August 2, 2011). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Texas public bodies set their own rates, often the Davis-Bacon ones; check the bid documents. Under Gov't Code 2258.022 each body either surveys local wages or adopts the Davis-Bacon rates, and no state agency publishes a schedule.
DOL lists 5 electrician rates for Taylor County, from $20.96 to $43.67 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $28.44 + $11.10
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) | $28.44 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $11.10 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $39.54 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $32.34 + $11.33
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) | $32.34 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $11.33 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $43.67 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $25.43 + $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) | $25.43 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $25.43 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $20.96 + $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) | $20.96 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $20.96 |
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 Texas change log lists what each one changed.
Every electrician rate in Taylor County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- ELECTRICIAN (CALLAHAN, JONES, AND TAYLOR COUNTIES)Residential · ELEC0681-004$43.67
- ELECTRICIAN (EXCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)Building · ELEC0681-005$39.54
- TRAFFIC SIGNAL/LIGHT POLE WORKERHighway · SATX2025-001$25.43
- ELECTRICIANHighway · SATX2025-001$23.70
- ELECTRICIANHeavy · SUTX2011-002$20.96
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICIAN (EXCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)BuildingELEC0681-005 | $28.44 | $11.10 | $39.54 | TX20260278 Mod 1 |
| TRAFFIC SIGNAL/LIGHT POLE WORKERHighwaySATX2025-001 | $25.43 | $0.00 | $25.43 | TX20260046 Mod 1 |
| ELECTRICIANHighwaySATX2025-001 | $23.70 | $0.00 | $23.70 | TX20260046 Mod 1 |
| ELECTRICIANHeavySUTX2011-002 | $20.96 | $0.00 | $20.96 | TX20260002 Mod 1 |
| ELECTRICIAN (CALLAHAN, JONES, AND TAYLOR COUNTIES)ResidentialELEC0681-004 | $32.34 | $11.33 | $43.67 | TX20260226 Mod 1 |
How Taylor County compares
The main electrician rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Texas
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Taylor Countybase $28.44$39.54
- Nolan Countybase $20.00$23.11
- Callahan Countybase $28.44$39.54
- Jones Countybase $28.44$39.54
Electrician 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.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Taylor County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor County | ELECTRICIAN (EXCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING) | $28.44 | $39.54 | |
| Callahan County | ELECTRICIAN (EXCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING) | $28.44 | $39.54 | same |
| Jones County | ELECTRICIAN (EXCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING) | $28.44 | $39.54 | same |
| Nolan County | ELECTRICIAN | $20.00 | $23.11 | −$16.43 |
| Runnels County | ELECTRICIAN | $20.00 | $23.11 | −$16.43 |
| Fisher County | ELECTRICIAN | $20.00 | $23.11 | −$16.43 |
| Shackelford County | ELECTRICIAN | $20.00 | $23.11 | −$16.43 |
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 TX20260278 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/TX20260278/1
We read every active Texas 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. The Texas A&M University System, City of Houston and City of Austin rows are copied from those bodies' own schedules, with their source on each row. How we check · Download Taylor County as CSV · Report an error