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Utah boilermaker prevailing wage, county by county

A boilermaker's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Utah is $71.24 an hour in every county that has one (19), for the main classification.

Main boilermaker classification in each county (Boilermaker), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 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 October 25, 2026.

Summit County boilermaker: $71.24 per hourSan Juan County boilermaker: $71.24 per hourDaggett County boilermaker: $71.24 per hourMorgan County: no rate for this tradeCache County: no rate for this tradeDavis County: no rate for this tradePiute County boilermaker: $71.24 per hourUtah County: no rate for this tradeSanpete County boilermaker: $71.24 per hourWayne County boilermaker: $71.24 per hourEmery County boilermaker: $71.24 per hourGarfield County boilermaker: $71.24 per hourBeaver County boilermaker: $71.24 per hourIron County boilermaker: $71.24 per hourBox Elder County: no rate for this tradeUintah County boilermaker: $71.24 per hourWashington County: no rate for this tradeDuchesne County boilermaker: $71.24 per hourJuab County: no rate for this tradeMillard County boilermaker: $71.24 per hourSevier County boilermaker: $71.24 per hourTooele County: no rate for this tradeCarbon County boilermaker: $71.24 per hourGrand County boilermaker: $71.24 per hourRich County boilermaker: $71.24 per hourWasatch County boilermaker: $71.24 per hourSalt Lake County: no rate for this tradeWeber County: no rate for this tradeKane County boilermaker: $71.24 per hour
$71$71$71$71$71$71Boilermaker, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a boilermaker make on prevailing wage in Utah?

2 groups of counties with identical rates and 10 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Sevier County group5 counties$71.24
  2. Summit County group4 counties$71.24
  3. Beaver County1 county$71.24
  4. Carbon County1 county$71.24
  5. Garfield County1 county$71.24
  6. Grand County1 county$71.24
  7. Iron County1 county$71.24
  8. Piute County1 county$71.24
  9. San Juan County1 county$71.24
  10. Sanpete County1 county$71.24
  11. Uintah County1 county$71.24
  12. Wasatch County1 county$71.24

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Sevier County group, 5 localities: Emery, Kane, Millard, Sevier, WayneBOILERMAKER$71.24 $44.37 
Summit County group, 4 localities: Daggett, Duchesne, Rich, SummitBOILERMAKER$71.24 $44.37 
Beaver CountyBOILERMAKER$71.24 $44.37 
Carbon CountyBOILERMAKER$71.24 $44.37 
Garfield CountyBOILERMAKER$71.24 $44.37 
Grand CountyBOILERMAKER$71.24 $44.37 
Iron CountyBOILERMAKER$71.24 $44.37 
Piute CountyBOILERMAKER$71.24 $44.37 
San Juan CountyBOILERMAKER$71.24 $44.37 
Sanpete CountyBOILERMAKER$71.24 $44.37 
Uintah CountyBOILERMAKER$71.24 $44.37 
Wasatch CountyBOILERMAKER$71.24 $44.37 

2 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 10 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Utah boilermaker pay

What is the boilermaker prevailing wage in Iron County?

$71.24 an hour: a $44.37 base wage plus $26.87 in fringe benefits, under wage determination UT20260073, modification 1. Overtime and every boilermaker classification in Iron County.

Does boilermaker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Iron County the $71.24 total is a $44.37 base wage plus $26.87 in fringe benefits, about 38% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does boilermaker prevailing wage pay overtime in Utah?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice boilermakers get this rate?

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)).

Why do some counties have the same boilermaker rate?

DOL often publishes the same boilermaker rates for several counties. Across Utah, the 19 counties with a boilermaker rate fall into 12 distinct sets of rates, and 2 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 5 counties (the Sevier County group).