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Electrician prevailing wage in Colonial Heights (independent city), Virginia
$55.97an hour, base + fringe
$37.95 wage + $18.02 fringe benefits · Building · ELEC0666-004
Colonial Heights (independent city) uses the same electrician rates as 1 other county or city. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Colonial Heights (independent city), an electrician must be paid at least $55.97 an hour: a $37.95 base wage plus $18.02 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VA20260017 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $55.97 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination VA20260017, modification 2, published October 15, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier ELEC0666-004 (March 1, 2025). 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 Colonial Heights (independent city), from $16.18 to $55.97 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $37.95 + $18.02
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) | $37.95 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $18.02 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $55.97 |
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 Colonial Heights (independent city)
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)Building · ELEC0666-004$55.97
- ELECTRICIAN, INCLUDES TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATIONHighway · ELEC0080-011$50.98
- ELECTRICIANHeavy · ELEC0080-001$50.98
- ELECTRICIANResidential · SUVA2012-025$16.18
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)BuildingELEC0666-004 | $55.97 | $37.95 | $18.02 | VA20260017 Mod 2 |
| ELECTRICIAN, INCLUDES TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATIONHighwayELEC0080-011 | $50.98 | $36.85 | $14.13 | VA20260111 Mod 1 |
| ELECTRICIANHeavyELEC0080-001 | $50.98 | $36.85 | $14.13 | VA20260206 Mod 2 |
| ELECTRICIANResidentialSUVA2012-025 | $16.18 | $16.18 | $0.00 | VA20260147 Mod 1 |
How Colonial Heights (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
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Colonial Heights (independent city)base $37.95$55.97
- Petersburg (independent city)base $37.95$55.97
- Hopewell (independent city)base $37.95$55.97
- James City Countybase $34.03$51.06
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.
DOL's electrician rates for Colonial Heights (independent city) are the same as in 1 other county or city: Chesterfield. The closest county or city with a different rate is James City County, at $51.06.
| County or city | Classification | Base + fringe | Base | vs Colonial Heights (independent city) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Heights (independent city) | ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING) | $55.97 | $37.95 | |
| Petersburg (independent city) | ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING) | $55.97 | $37.95 | same |
| Hopewell (independent city) | ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING) | $55.97 | $37.95 | same |
| Prince George County | ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING) | $55.97 | $37.95 | same |
| Chesterfield County | ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING) | $55.97 | $37.95 | same |
| Dinwiddie County | ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING) | $55.97 | $37.95 | same |
| Richmond (independent city) | ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING) | $55.97 | $37.95 | same |
Virginia electrician prevailing wage by county or city, with a map
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)).
All Colonial Heights (independent city) 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 VA20260017 Mod 2, published October 15, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/VA20260017/2
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 Colonial Heights (independent city) as CSV · Report an error