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Laborer prevailing wage in Bedford County, Virginia

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate: each wage determination covers one. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

$15.32an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$15.32 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE · SUVA2013-057

$12.37an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$12.37 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE · SUVA2012-026

$15.69an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$15.69 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

LABORER: POWER TOOL OPERATOR · SUVA2016-041

$13.42an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$11.94 base wage + $1.48 fringe benefits

LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL · SUVA2018-012

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Bedford County, a laborer must be paid at least $15.32 an hour: a $15.32 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VA20260171 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $15.32 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination VA20260171, modification 2, published October 15, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUVA2013-057 (January 11, 2016). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Bedford County, a laborer must be paid at least $12.37 an hour: a $12.37 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VA20260148 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $12.37 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination VA20260148, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUVA2012-026 (August 8, 2014). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Bedford County, a laborer must be paid at least $15.69 an hour: a $15.69 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VA20260105 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $15.69 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination VA20260105, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SUVA2016-041 (July 2, 2018). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in Bedford County, a laborer must be paid at least $13.42 an hour: a $11.94 base wage plus $1.48 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VA20260207 (modification 3). DOL prints no total, so $13.42 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination VA20260207, modification 3, published October 15, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier SUVA2018-012 (January 5, 2023). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Virginia's prevailing wage for state-funded public works over $250,000, and for localities that adopt it by ordinance, uses these same rates: DOLI's wage determinations "are based on" the Davis-Bacon ones, with no project-specific determinations (Va. Code 2.2-4321.3; DOLI). Only DOLI's official copy sent to the contracting agency counts for official purposes.

DOL lists 12 laborer rates for Bedford County, from $10.38 to $23.28 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $15.32 + $0.00

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)$15.32
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$15.32

Base wage and fringe benefits: $12.37 + $0.00

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)$12.37
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$12.37

Base wage and fringe benefits: $15.69 + $0.00

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)$15.69
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$15.69

Base wage and fringe benefits: $11.94 + $1.48

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)$11.94
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$1.48
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$13.42

When does this rate change?

Every laborer rate in Bedford County

As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

  1. LABORER: PIPELAYERHeavy · SUVA2018-012$23.28
  2. LABORER: PIPELAYERResidential · SUVA2012-026$16.39
  3. LABORER: POWER TOOL OPERATORHighway · SUVA2016-041$15.69
  4. LABORER: ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTORHighway · SUVA2016-041$15.40
  5. LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEBuilding · SUVA2013-057$15.32
  6. LABORER: PIPELAYERHighway · SUVA2016-041$15.11
  7. LABORER: GRADE CHECKERHighway · SUVA2016-041$15.07
  8. LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL, INCLUDING PIPELAYINGBuilding · SUVA2013-057$14.08
  9. LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHighway · SUVA2016-041$14.07
  10. LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHeavy · SUVA2018-012$13.42
  11. LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEResidential · SUVA2012-026$12.37
  12. LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALResidential · SUVA2012-026$10.38
Hourly rate of each laborer classification in Bedford County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL, INCLUDING PIPELAYINGBuildingSUVA2013-057$12.40 $1.68 $14.08 VA20260171 Mod 2
LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEBuildingSUVA2013-057$15.32 $0.00 $15.32 VA20260171 Mod 2
LABORER: POWER TOOL OPERATORHighwaySUVA2016-041$15.69 $0.00 $15.69 VA20260105 Mod 1
LABORER: PIPELAYERHighwaySUVA2016-041$15.11 $0.00 $15.11 VA20260105 Mod 1
LABORER: GRADE CHECKERHighwaySUVA2016-041$15.07 $0.00 $15.07 VA20260105 Mod 1
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHighwaySUVA2016-041$14.07 $0.00 $14.07 VA20260105 Mod 1
LABORER: ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTORHighwaySUVA2016-041$15.40 $0.00 $15.40 VA20260105 Mod 1
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHeavySUVA2018-012$11.94 $1.48 $13.42 VA20260207 Mod 3
LABORER: PIPELAYERHeavySUVA2018-012$18.19 $5.09 $23.28 VA20260207 Mod 3
LABORER: PIPELAYERResidentialSUVA2012-026$14.88 $1.51 $16.39 VA20260148 Mod 1
LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEResidentialSUVA2012-026$12.37 $0.00 $12.37 VA20260148 Mod 1
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALResidentialSUVA2012-026$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 VA20260148 Mod 1

How Bedford County compares

The main laborer rate in every county or city that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.

Every county or city in Virginia

$10.66Smyth$21.20Warren
BedfordNearby: Lynchburg (city) $15.32, Botetourt $16.73, Roanoke (city) $16.73Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 37 counties pay more than Bedford, 11 the same, 84 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Bedford Countybase $15.32$15.32
  2. Lynchburg (independent city)base $15.32$15.32
  3. Botetourt Countybase $15.15$16.73
  4. Roanoke (independent city)base $15.15$16.73

Laborer rates in nearby localities

Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties and cities, so neighbours often share them; the county or city where the work is done decides.

County or cityClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Bedford County
Botetourt CountyLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL, INCLUDING MASON TENDER - BRICK AND CEMENT, AND PIPELAYING$15.15 $16.73 +$1.41
Roanoke (independent city)LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL, INCLUDING MASON TENDER - BRICK AND CEMENT, AND PIPELAYING$15.15 $16.73 +$1.41
Salem (independent city)LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL, INCLUDING MASON TENDER - BRICK AND CEMENT, AND PIPELAYING$15.15 $16.73 +$1.41
Bedford CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE$15.32 $15.32 
Lynchburg (independent city)LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE$15.32 $15.32 same
Campbell CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE$15.32 $15.32 same
Amherst CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE$15.32 $15.32 same

Virginia laborer prevailing wage by county or city, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

All Bedford County prevailing wage rates

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 VA20260171 Mod 2, published October 15, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/VA20260171/2

We read every active Virginia 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 Bedford County as CSV · Report an error