Electrician prevailing wage in Chesapeake (independent city), Virginia

$51.06an hour, base + fringe

$34.03 wage + $17.03 fringe benefits · Building · ELEC1340-001

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Chesapeake (independent city), an electrician must be paid at least $51.06 an hour: a $34.03 base wage plus $17.03 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VA20260016 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $51.06 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination VA20260016, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier ELEC1340-001 (December 1, 2024). 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 4 electrician rates for Chesapeake (independent city), from $15.83 to $51.06 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $34.03 + $17.03

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)	$34.03
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$17.03
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$51.06

When this rate changes

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 Virginia change log lists what each one changed.

Every electrician rate in Chesapeake (independent city)

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

ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND ALARM INSTALLATION)Building · ELEC1340-001$51.06
ELECTRICIAN, INCLUDES TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATIONHighway · ELEC0080-011$50.98
ELECTRICIANHeavy · ELEC0080-001$50.98
ELECTRICIAN, INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRINGResidential · SUVA2012-013$15.83

Hourly rate of each electrician classification in Chesapeake (independent city), highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.

Classification	Base + fringe	Base	Fringe benefits	WD
ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND ALARM INSTALLATION)BuildingELEC1340-001	$51.06	$34.03	$17.03	VA20260016 Mod 2
ELECTRICIAN, INCLUDES TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATIONHighwayELEC0080-011	$50.98	$36.85	$14.13	VA20260195 Mod 3
ELECTRICIANHeavyELEC0080-001	$50.98	$36.85	$14.13	VA20260212 Mod 1
ELECTRICIAN, INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRINGResidentialSUVA2012-013	$15.83	$15.83	$0.00	VA20260135 Mod 1

How Chesapeake (independent city) compares

The main electrician 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

Chesapeake (city) $51.0610814258514

$19.75Alleghany$82.56Alexandria (city)

Chesapeake (city)Nearby: Portsmouth (city) $50.98, Virginia Beach (city) $24.88, Norfolk (city) $50.98Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 77 counties pay more than Chesapeake (city), 10 the same, 45 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Chesapeake (independent city)base $34.03$51.06
Portsmouth (independent city)base $36.85$50.98
Virginia Beach (independent city)base $22.94$24.88
Norfolk (independent city)base $36.85$50.98

Electrician 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 city	Classification	Base + fringe	Base	vs Chesapeake (independent city)
Chesapeake (independent city)	ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND ALARM INSTALLATION)	$51.06	$34.03
Suffolk (independent city)	ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND ALARM INSTALLATION)	$51.06	$34.03	same
Hampton (independent city)	ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND ALARM INSTALLATION)	$51.06	$34.03	same
Isle of Wight County	ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND ALARM INSTALLATION)	$51.06	$34.03	same
Portsmouth (independent city)	ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND ALARM INSTALLATION. A. WORKMEN SHALL TAKE OFF 1 HOUR WITH PAY, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE EMPLOYER, ON STATE AND NATIONAL ELECTION DAYS; TUESDAY FOLLOWING THE FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER, PROVIDED THEY ARE QUALIFIED AND VOTE	$50.98	$36.85	−$0.08
Norfolk (independent city)	ELECTRICIAN: INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND ALARM INSTALLATION. A. WORKMEN SHALL TAKE OFF 1 HOUR WITH PAY, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE EMPLOYER, ON STATE AND NATIONAL ELECTION DAYS; TUESDAY FOLLOWING THE FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER, PROVIDED THEY ARE QUALIFIED AND VOTE	$50.98	$36.85	−$0.08
Virginia Beach (independent city)	ELECTRICIAN, INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND ALARM INSTALLATION	$24.88	$22.94	−$26.18

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

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 VA20260016 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/VA20260016/2

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 Chesapeake (independent city) as CSV · Report an error