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Utah guardrail installer prevailing wage, county by county

A guardrail installer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Utah runs from $17.46 an hour in Utah County to $17.79 in Beaver County. The median county is $17.79.

Main guardrail installer classification in each county (Installer - guardrail), 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: no rate for this tradeSan Juan County guardrail installer: $17.79 per hourDaggett County: no rate for this tradeMorgan County: no rate for this tradeCache County: no rate for this tradeDavis County: no rate for this tradePiute County guardrail installer: $17.79 per hourUtah County guardrail installer: $17.46 per hourSanpete County: no rate for this tradeWayne County guardrail installer: $17.79 per hourEmery County guardrail installer: $17.79 per hourGarfield County guardrail installer: $17.79 per hourBeaver County guardrail installer: $17.79 per hourIron County guardrail installer: $17.79 per hourBox Elder County: no rate for this tradeUintah County: no rate for this tradeWashington County: no rate for this tradeDuchesne County: no rate for this tradeJuab County guardrail installer: $17.46 per hourMillard County guardrail installer: $17.79 per hourSevier County guardrail installer: $17.79 per hourTooele County: no rate for this tradeCarbon County: no rate for this tradeGrand County guardrail installer: $17.79 per hourRich County: no rate for this tradeWasatch County: no rate for this tradeSalt Lake County: no rate for this tradeWeber County: no rate for this tradeKane County guardrail installer: $17.79 per hour
$17.46$17.79$17.79$17.79$17.79$17.79Guardrail Installer, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a guardrail installer make on prevailing wage in Utah?

1 group of counties with identical rates and 11 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Beaver County group2 counties$17.79
  2. Emery County1 county$17.79
  3. Garfield County1 county$17.79
  4. Grand County1 county$17.79
  5. Iron County1 county$17.79
  6. Kane County1 county$17.79
  7. Millard County1 county$17.79
  8. Piute County1 county$17.79
  9. San Juan County1 county$17.79
  10. Sevier County1 county$17.79
  11. Juab County1 county$17.46
  12. Utah County1 county$17.46

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Beaver County group, 2 localities: Beaver, WayneINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$17.79 $17.79 
Emery CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$17.79 $17.79 
Garfield CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$17.79 $17.79 
Grand CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$17.79 $17.79 
Iron CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$17.79 $17.79 
Kane CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$17.79 $17.79 
Millard CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$17.79 $17.79 
Piute CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$17.79 $17.79 
San Juan CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$17.79 $17.79 
Sevier CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$17.79 $17.79 
Juab CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$17.46 $14.80 
Utah CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$17.46 $14.80 

1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 11 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Utah guardrail installer pay

What is the guardrail installer prevailing wage in Utah County?

$17.46 an hour: a $14.80 base wage plus $2.66 in fringe benefits, under wage determination UT20260109, modification 1. Overtime and every guardrail installer classification in Utah County.

Does guardrail installer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Utah County the $17.46 total is a $14.80 base wage plus $2.66 in fringe benefits, about 15% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does guardrail installer 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 guardrail installers 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 guardrail installer rate?

DOL often publishes the same guardrail installer rates for several counties. Across Utah, the 13 counties with a guardrail installer rate fall into 12 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 2 counties (the Beaver County group).