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Electrical Utility Lineman prevailing wage in Tooele County, Utah
$80.04an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · LINEMAN
$58.83 base wage + $21.21 fringe benefits · ELEC0057-001
Tooele County uses the same utility lineman rates as 1 other county. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in Tooele County, a utility lineman working as lineman must be paid at least $80.04 an hour: a $58.83 base wage plus $21.21 in fringe benefits, under wage determination UT20260097 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $80.04 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination UT20260097, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier ELEC0057-001 (March 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Utah repealed its law in 1981 (DOL state table).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $58.83 + $21.21
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) | $58.83 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $21.21 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $80.04 |
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 Utah change log lists what each one changed.
How Tooele County compares
The main utility lineman rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Utah
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Tooele Countybase $58.83$80.04
- Salt Lake Countybase $58.83$80.04
- Millard Countybase $12.00$12.00
Electrical Utility Lineman 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.
DOL's utility lineman rates for Tooele County are the same as in 1 other county: Salt Lake.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Tooele County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tooele County | LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN | $58.83 | $80.04 | |
| Salt Lake County | LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN | $58.83 | $80.04 | same |
| Millard County | TRUCK DRIVER (EXCLUDING NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION) | $12.00 | $12.00 | −$68.04 |
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 UT20260097 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/UT20260097/1
We read every active Utah 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. How we check · Download Tooele County as CSV · Report an error