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Virginia boilermaker prevailing wage, county or city by county or city

A boilermaker's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Virginia is $66.36 an hour in every county or city that has one (80), for the main classification.

Main boilermaker classification in each county or city (Boilermaker), 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.

Waynesboro (independent city) boilermaker: $66.36 per hourEmporia (independent city): no rate for this tradeBuena Vista (independent city): no rate for this tradeDanville (independent city): no rate for this tradeGalax (independent city): no rate for this tradeHarrisonburg (independent city) boilermaker: $66.36 per hourMartinsville (independent city): no rate for this tradeCharlottesville (independent city) boilermaker: $66.36 per hourKing George County: no rate for this tradeRichmond County: no rate for this tradeScott County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourBotetourt County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourYork County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourRappahannock County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourGreene County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourRadford (independent city) boilermaker: $66.36 per hourLouisa County: no rate for this tradeSalem (independent city) boilermaker: $66.36 per hourHopewell (independent city) boilermaker: $66.36 per hourFalls Church (independent city) boilermaker: $66.36 per hourLexington (independent city): no rate for this tradeCumberland County: no rate for this tradePulaski County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourLoudoun County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourAppomattox County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourNorton (independent city): no rate for this tradeHenrico County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourFranklin (independent city): no rate for this tradeHenry County: no rate for this tradeHampton (independent city) boilermaker: $66.36 per hourHighland County: no rate for this tradeKing William County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourMontgomery County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourRichmond (independent city) boilermaker: $66.36 per hourAmherst County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourMathews County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourPetersburg (independent city) boilermaker: $66.36 per hourGoochland County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourAlbemarle County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourPrince Edward County: no rate for this tradeCaroline County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourFluvanna County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourNorthumberland County: no rate for this tradeIsle of Wight County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourManassas Park (independent city) boilermaker: $66.36 per hourKing and Queen County: no rate for this tradeBristol (independent city) boilermaker: $66.36 per hourColonial Heights (independent city) boilermaker: $66.36 per hourTazewell County: no rate for this tradeClarke County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourHalifax County: no rate for this tradeArlington County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourSurry County: no rate for this tradeWarren County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourWashington County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourWise County: no rate for this tradeWinchester (independent city) boilermaker: $66.36 per hourCharles City County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourPage County: no rate for this tradeBland County: no rate for this tradeSussex County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourLunenburg County: no rate for this tradeBuchanan County: no rate for this tradeMecklenburg County: no rate for this tradeAmelia County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourGloucester County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourShenandoah County: no rate for this tradeDickenson County: no rate for this tradeStaunton (independent city) boilermaker: $66.36 per hourFloyd County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourRoanoke (independent city) boilermaker: $66.36 per hourAlleghany County: no rate for this tradeGiles County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourFranklin County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourBath County: no rate for this tradePittsylvania County: no rate for this tradeNorthampton County: no rate for this tradeCulpeper County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourJames City County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourFauquier County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourOrange County: no rate for this tradeLynchburg (independent city) boilermaker: $66.36 per hourCampbell County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourNorfolk (independent city) boilermaker: $66.36 per hourPoquoson (independent city) boilermaker: $66.36 per hourPortsmouth (independent city) boilermaker: $66.36 per hourChesterfield County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourSuffolk (independent city) boilermaker: $66.36 per hourCraig County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourFrederick County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourChesapeake (independent city) boilermaker: $66.36 per hourDinwiddie County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourPowhatan County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourGreensville County: no rate for this tradeHanover County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourRockbridge County: no rate for this tradeSpotsylvania County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourStafford County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourCarroll County: no rate for this tradeNewport News (independent city) boilermaker: $66.36 per hourGrayson County: no rate for this tradeAccomack County: no rate for this tradePrince George County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourNew Kent County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourWythe County: no rate for this tradePatrick County: no rate for this tradeSouthampton County: no rate for this tradeCharlotte County: no rate for this tradeRockingham County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourWilliamsburg (independent city) boilermaker: $66.36 per hourSmyth County: no rate for this tradeMiddlesex County: no rate for this tradeAlexandria (independent city) boilermaker: $66.36 per hourBrunswick County: no rate for this tradeFairfax (independent city) boilermaker: $66.36 per hourManassas (independent city) boilermaker: $66.36 per hourNottoway County: no rate for this tradePrince William County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourRussell County: no rate for this tradeBuckingham County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourAugusta County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourMadison County: no rate for this tradeFairfax County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourWestmoreland County: no rate for this tradeLancaster County: no rate for this tradeEssex County: no rate for this tradeBedford County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourRoanoke County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourFredericksburg (independent city) boilermaker: $66.36 per hourVirginia Beach (independent city) boilermaker: $66.36 per hourNelson County boilermaker: $66.36 per hourCovington (independent city): no rate for this tradeLee County: no rate for this trade
$66$66$66$66$66$66Boilermaker, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a boilermaker make on prevailing wage in Virginia?

20 groups of localities with identical rates and 18 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which localities are in each group.

  1. Hanover County group9 localities$66.36
  2. Roanoke (independent city) group6 localities$66.36
  3. Bedford County group4 localities$66.36
  4. Fluvanna County group4 localities$66.36
  5. Montgomery County group4 localities$66.36
  6. Augusta County group3 localities$66.36
  7. Fairfax County group3 localities$66.36
  8. Prince William County group3 localities$66.36
  9. Stafford County group3 localities$66.36
  10. Washington County group3 localities$66.36
  11. Albemarle County group2 localities$66.36
  12. Arlington County group2 localities$66.36
  13. Chesterfield County group2 localities$66.36
  14. Frederick County group2 localities$66.36
  15. Henrico County group2 localities$66.36
  16. James City County group2 localities$66.36
  17. Petersburg (independent city) group2 localities$66.36
  18. Rockingham County group2 localities$66.36
  19. Spotsylvania County group2 localities$66.36
  20. York County group2 localities$66.36
  21. Appomattox County1 county or city$66.36
  22. Caroline County1 county or city$66.36
  23. Chesapeake (independent city)1 county or city$66.36
  24. Clarke County1 county or city$66.36
  25. Fauquier County1 county or city$66.36
  26. Gloucester County1 county or city$66.36
  27. Hampton (independent city)1 county or city$66.36
  28. Isle of Wight County1 county or city$66.36
  29. Loudoun County1 county or city$66.36
  30. Mathews County1 county or city$66.36
  31. Newport News (independent city)1 county or city$66.36
  32. Norfolk (independent city)1 county or city$66.36
  33. Portsmouth (independent city)1 county or city$66.36
  34. Pulaski County1 county or city$66.36
  35. Suffolk (independent city)1 county or city$66.36
  36. Sussex County1 county or city$66.36
  37. Virginia Beach (independent city)1 county or city$66.36
  38. Warren County1 county or city$66.36

Which localities pay which rate

Counties and citiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Hanover County group, 9 localities: Amelia, Charles City, Goochland, Hanover, Hopewell (city), King William, New Kent, Powhatan, Prince GeorgeBOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Roanoke (independent city) group, 6 localities: Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, Roanoke, Roanoke (city), Salem (city)BOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Bedford County group, 4 localities: Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, Lynchburg (city)BOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Fluvanna County group, 4 localities: Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, NelsonBOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Montgomery County group, 4 localities: Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, Radford (city)BOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Augusta County group, 3 localities: Augusta, Staunton (city), Waynesboro (city)BOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Fairfax County group, 3 localities: Fairfax, Fairfax (city), Falls Church (city)BOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Prince William County group, 3 localities: Manassas (city), Manassas Park (city), Prince WilliamBOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Stafford County group, 3 localities: Culpeper, Rappahannock, StaffordBOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Washington County group, 3 localities: Bristol (city), Scott, WashingtonBOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Albemarle County group, 2 localities: Albemarle, Charlottesville (city)BOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Arlington County group, 2 localities: Alexandria (city), ArlingtonBOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Chesterfield County group, 2 localities: Chesterfield, Colonial Heights (city)BOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Frederick County group, 2 localities: Frederick, Winchester (city)BOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Henrico County group, 2 localities: Henrico, Richmond (city)BOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
James City County group, 2 localities: James City, Williamsburg (city)BOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Petersburg (independent city) group, 2 localities: Dinwiddie, Petersburg (city)BOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Rockingham County group, 2 localities: Harrisonburg (city), RockinghamBOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Spotsylvania County group, 2 localities: Fredericksburg (city), SpotsylvaniaBOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
York County group, 2 localities: Poquoson (city), YorkBOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Appomattox CountyBOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Caroline CountyBOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Chesapeake (independent city)BOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Clarke CountyBOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Fauquier CountyBOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Gloucester CountyBOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Hampton (independent city)BOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Isle of Wight CountyBOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Loudoun CountyBOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Mathews CountyBOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Newport News (independent city)BOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Norfolk (independent city)BOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Portsmouth (independent city)BOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Pulaski CountyBOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Suffolk (independent city)BOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Sussex CountyBOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Virginia Beach (independent city)BOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 
Warren CountyBOILERMAKER$66.36 $38.97 

20 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 18 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Virginia boilermaker pay

What is the boilermaker prevailing wage in Fairfax County?

$66.36 an hour: a $38.97 base wage plus $27.39 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VA20260178, modification 4. Overtime and every boilermaker classification in Fairfax County.

Does boilermaker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Fairfax County the $66.36 total is a $38.97 base wage plus $27.39 in fringe benefits, about 41% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does boilermaker prevailing wage pay overtime in Virginia?

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 boilermakers 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 localities have the same boilermaker rate?

DOL often publishes the same boilermaker rates for several localities. Across Virginia, the 80 localities with a boilermaker rate fall into 38 distinct sets of rates, and 20 of those sets are shared by more than one county or city; the largest covers 9 localities (the Hanover County group).