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Utah sign installer prevailing wage, county by county

A sign installer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Utah runs from $17.29 an hour in Utah County to $22.82 in Box Elder County. The median county is $21.01.

Main sign installer classification in each county (Installer - sign), 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 sign installer: $20.21 per hourSan Juan County sign installer: $21.01 per hourDaggett County sign installer: $20.21 per hourMorgan County sign installer: $22.82 per hourCache County: no rate for this tradeDavis County sign installer: $22.82 per hourPiute County sign installer: $21.01 per hourUtah County sign installer: $17.29 per hourSanpete County sign installer: $20.21 per hourWayne County sign installer: $21.01 per hourEmery County sign installer: $21.01 per hourGarfield County sign installer: $21.01 per hourBeaver County sign installer: $21.01 per hourIron County sign installer: $21.01 per hourBox Elder County sign installer: $22.82 per hourUintah County sign installer: $20.21 per hourWashington County: no rate for this tradeDuchesne County sign installer: $20.21 per hourJuab County sign installer: $17.53 per hourMillard County sign installer: $21.01 per hourSevier County sign installer: $21.01 per hourTooele County sign installer: $18.73 per hourCarbon County sign installer: $20.21 per hourGrand County sign installer: $21.01 per hourRich County sign installer: $20.21 per hourWasatch County sign installer: $20.21 per hourSalt Lake County sign installer: $18.73 per hourWeber County sign installer: $22.82 per hourKane County sign installer: $21.01 per hour
$17$20$20$21$21$22Sign Installer, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

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

3 groups of counties with identical rates and 19 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Box Elder County1 county$22.82
  2. Davis County1 county$22.82
  3. Morgan County1 county$22.82
  4. Weber County1 county$22.82
  5. Beaver County group2 counties$21.01
  6. Emery County1 county$21.01
  7. Garfield County1 county$21.01
  8. Grand County1 county$21.01
  9. Iron County1 county$21.01
  10. Kane County1 county$21.01
  11. Millard County1 county$21.01
  12. Piute County1 county$21.01
  13. San Juan County1 county$21.01
  14. Sevier County1 county$21.01
  15. Uintah County group4 counties$20.21
  16. Duchesne County1 county$20.21
  17. Sanpete County1 county$20.21
  18. Summit County1 county$20.21
  19. Wasatch County1 county$20.21
  20. Salt Lake County group2 counties$18.73
  21. Juab County1 county$17.53
  22. Utah County1 county$17.29

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Box Elder CountyINSTALLER - SIGN$22.82 $16.95 
Davis CountyINSTALLER - SIGN$22.82 $16.95 
Morgan CountyINSTALLER - SIGN$22.82 $16.95 
Weber CountyINSTALLER - SIGN$22.82 $16.95 
Beaver County group, 2 localities: Beaver, WayneINSTALLER - SIGN$21.01 $18.22 
Emery CountyINSTALLER - SIGN$21.01 $18.22 
Garfield CountyINSTALLER - SIGN$21.01 $18.22 
Grand CountyINSTALLER - SIGN$21.01 $18.22 
Iron CountyINSTALLER - SIGN$21.01 $18.22 
Kane CountyINSTALLER - SIGN$21.01 $18.22 
Millard CountyINSTALLER - SIGN$21.01 $18.22 
Piute CountyINSTALLER - SIGN$21.01 $18.22 
San Juan CountyINSTALLER - SIGN$21.01 $18.22 
Sevier CountyINSTALLER - SIGN$21.01 $18.22 
Uintah County group, 4 localities: Carbon, Daggett, Rich, UintahINSTALLER - SIGN$20.21 $17.48 
Duchesne CountyINSTALLER - SIGN$20.21 $17.48 
Sanpete CountyINSTALLER - SIGN$20.21 $17.48 
Summit CountyINSTALLER - SIGN$20.21 $17.48 
Wasatch CountyINSTALLER - SIGN$20.21 $17.48 
Salt Lake County group, 2 localities: Salt Lake, TooeleINSTALLER - SIGN$18.73 $16.07 
Juab CountyINSTALLER - SIGN$17.53 $15.00 
Utah CountyINSTALLER - SIGN$17.29 $14.76 

3 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 19 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Utah sign installer pay

What is the sign installer prevailing wage in Salt Lake County?

$18.73 an hour: a $16.07 base wage plus $2.66 in fringe benefits, under wage determination UT20260112, modification 1. Overtime and every sign installer classification in Salt Lake County.

Does sign installer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Salt Lake County the $18.73 total is a $16.07 base wage plus $2.66 in fringe benefits, about 14% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does sign 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 sign 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 sign installer rate?

DOL often publishes the same sign installer rates for several counties. Across Utah, the 27 counties with a sign installer rate fall into 22 distinct sets of rates, and 3 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 4 counties (the Uintah County group).