Virginia caulker prevailing wage, county or city by county or city
A caulker's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Virginia is $19.82 an hour in every county or city that has one (14), for the main classification.
Main caulker classification in each county or city (Caulker), 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.
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How much does a caulker make on prevailing wage in Virginia?
3 groups of localities with identical rates and 7 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which localities are in each group.
Does caulker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?
Yes. In Virginia Beach (independent city) the $19.82 total is a $18.49 base wage plus $1.33 in fringe benefits, about 7% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.
Does caulker 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 caulkers 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 caulker rate?
DOL often publishes the same caulker rates for several localities. Across Virginia, the 14 localities with a caulker rate fall into 10 distinct sets of rates, and 3 of those sets are shared by more than one county or city; the largest covers 3 localities (the Suffolk (independent city) group).