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Utah fence builder prevailing wage, county by county

A fence builder's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Utah runs from $17.60 an hour in Weber County to $18.70 in Carbon County. The median county is $18.70.

Main fence builder classification in each county (Fence erector), 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 fence builder: $18.70 per hourSan Juan County: no rate for this tradeDaggett County fence builder: $18.70 per hourMorgan County fence builder: $17.60 per hourCache County: no rate for this tradeDavis County fence builder: $17.60 per hourPiute County: no rate for this tradeUtah County fence builder: $17.69 per hourSanpete County fence builder: $18.70 per hourWayne County: no rate for this tradeEmery County: no rate for this tradeGarfield County: no rate for this tradeBeaver County: no rate for this tradeIron County: no rate for this tradeBox Elder County fence builder: $17.60 per hourUintah County fence builder: $18.70 per hourWashington County: no rate for this tradeDuchesne County fence builder: $18.70 per hourJuab County fence builder: $17.69 per hourMillard County: no rate for this tradeSevier County: no rate for this tradeTooele County: no rate for this tradeCarbon County fence builder: $18.70 per hourGrand County: no rate for this tradeRich County fence builder: $18.70 per hourWasatch County fence builder: $18.70 per hourSalt Lake County: no rate for this tradeWeber County fence builder: $17.60 per hourKane County: no rate for this trade
$17.60$17.60$17.69$18.70$18.70$18.70Fence Builder, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a fence builder make on prevailing wage in Utah?

1 group 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. Uintah County group4 counties$18.70
  2. Duchesne County1 county$18.70
  3. Sanpete County1 county$18.70
  4. Summit County1 county$18.70
  5. Wasatch County1 county$18.70
  6. Juab County1 county$17.69
  7. Utah County1 county$17.69
  8. Box Elder County1 county$17.60
  9. Davis County1 county$17.60
  10. Morgan County1 county$17.60
  11. Weber County1 county$17.60

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Uintah County group, 4 localities: Carbon, Daggett, Rich, UintahFENCE ERECTOR$18.70 $15.86 
Duchesne CountyFENCE ERECTOR$18.70 $15.86 
Sanpete CountyFENCE ERECTOR$18.70 $15.86 
Summit CountyFENCE ERECTOR$18.70 $15.86 
Wasatch CountyFENCE ERECTOR$18.70 $15.86 
Juab CountyFENCE ERECTOR$17.69 $15.16 
Utah CountyFENCE ERECTOR$17.69 $15.16 
Box Elder CountyFENCE ERECTOR$17.60 $15.07 
Davis CountyFENCE ERECTOR$17.60 $15.07 
Morgan CountyFENCE ERECTOR$17.60 $15.07 
Weber CountyFENCE ERECTOR$17.60 $15.07 

1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 10 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Utah fence builder pay

What is the fence builder prevailing wage in Utah County?

$17.69 an hour: a $15.16 base wage plus $2.53 in fringe benefits, under wage determination UT20260109, modification 1. Overtime and every fence builder classification in Utah County.

Does fence builder prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Utah County the $17.69 total is a $15.16 base wage plus $2.53 in fringe benefits, about 14% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does fence builder 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 fence builders 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 fence builder rate?

DOL often publishes the same fence builder rates for several counties. Across Utah, the 14 counties with a fence builder rate fall into 11 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 4 counties (the Uintah County group).