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

An electrician's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Virginia runs from $19.75 an hour in Shenandoah County to $82.56 in Alexandria (independent city). The median county or city is $55.97.

Main electrician classification in each county or city, 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) electrician: $24.56 per hourEmporia (independent city) electrician: $55.97 per hourBuena Vista (independent city) electrician: $19.75 per hourDanville (independent city) electrician: $55.97 per hourGalax (independent city) electrician: $55.97 per hourHarrisonburg (independent city) electrician: $24.56 per hourMartinsville (independent city) electrician: $55.97 per hourCharlottesville (independent city) electrician: $32.29 per hourKing George County electrician: $55.97 per hourRichmond County electrician: $55.97 per hourScott County electrician: $31.09 per hourBotetourt County electrician: $31.09 per hourYork County electrician: $51.06 per hourRappahannock County electrician: $82.56 per hourGreene County electrician: $32.29 per hourRadford (independent city) electrician: $65.74 per hourLouisa County electrician: $19.75 per hourSalem (independent city) electrician: $31.09 per hourHopewell (independent city) electrician: $55.97 per hourFalls Church (independent city) electrician: $82.56 per hourLexington (independent city) electrician: $25.26 per hourCumberland County electrician: $55.97 per hourPulaski County electrician: $65.74 per hourLoudoun County electrician: $82.56 per hourAppomattox County electrician: $31.09 per hourNorton (independent city) electrician: $55.97 per hourHenrico County electrician: $55.97 per hourFranklin (independent city) electrician: $55.97 per hourHenry County electrician: $55.97 per hourHampton (independent city) electrician: $51.06 per hourHighland County electrician: $19.75 per hourKing William County electrician: $55.97 per hourMontgomery County electrician: $65.74 per hourRichmond (independent city) electrician: $55.97 per hourAmherst County electrician: $31.09 per hourMathews County electrician: $51.06 per hourPetersburg (independent city) electrician: $55.97 per hourGoochland County electrician: $55.97 per hourAlbemarle County electrician: $32.29 per hourPrince Edward County electrician: $55.97 per hourCaroline County electrician: $55.97 per hourFluvanna County electrician: $32.29 per hourNorthumberland County electrician: $55.97 per hourIsle of Wight County electrician: $51.06 per hourManassas Park (independent city) electrician: $82.56 per hourKing and Queen County electrician: $55.97 per hourBristol (independent city) electrician: $31.09 per hourColonial Heights (independent city) electrician: $55.97 per hourTazewell County electrician: $55.97 per hourClarke County electrician: $82.56 per hourHalifax County electrician: $55.97 per hourArlington County electrician: $82.56 per hourSurry County electrician: $55.97 per hourWarren County electrician: $50.98 per hourWashington County electrician: $31.09 per hourWise County electrician: $55.97 per hourWinchester (independent city) electrician: $41.64 per hourCharles City County electrician: $55.97 per hourPage County electrician: $19.75 per hourBland County electrician: $55.97 per hourSussex County electrician: $55.97 per hourLunenburg County electrician: $55.97 per hourBuchanan County electrician: $55.97 per hourMecklenburg County electrician: $55.97 per hourAmelia County electrician: $55.97 per hourGloucester County electrician: $51.06 per hourShenandoah County electrician: $19.75 per hourDickenson County electrician: $55.97 per hourStaunton (independent city) electrician: $24.56 per hourFloyd County electrician: $65.74 per hourRoanoke (independent city) electrician: $31.09 per hourAlleghany County electrician: $19.75 per hourGiles County electrician: $65.74 per hourFranklin County electrician: $31.09 per hourBath County electrician: $19.75 per hourPittsylvania County electrician: $55.97 per hourNorthampton County electrician: $55.97 per hourCulpeper County electrician: $82.56 per hourJames City County electrician: $51.06 per hourFauquier County electrician: $82.56 per hourOrange County electrician: $19.75 per hourLynchburg (independent city) electrician: $31.09 per hourCampbell County electrician: $31.09 per hourNorfolk (independent city) electrician: $50.98 per hourPoquoson (independent city) electrician: $51.06 per hourPortsmouth (independent city) electrician: $50.98 per hourChesterfield County electrician: $55.97 per hourSuffolk (independent city) electrician: $51.06 per hourCraig County electrician: $31.09 per hourFrederick County electrician: $41.64 per hourChesapeake (independent city) electrician: $51.06 per hourDinwiddie County electrician: $55.97 per hourPowhatan County electrician: $55.97 per hourGreensville County electrician: $55.97 per hourHanover County electrician: $55.97 per hourRockbridge County electrician: $19.75 per hourSpotsylvania County electrician: $41.32 per hourStafford County electrician: $82.56 per hourCarroll County electrician: $55.97 per hourNewport News (independent city) electrician: $51.06 per hourGrayson County electrician: $55.97 per hourAccomack County electrician: $55.97 per hourPrince George County electrician: $55.97 per hourNew Kent County electrician: $55.97 per hourWythe County electrician: $55.97 per hourPatrick County electrician: $55.97 per hourSouthampton County electrician: $55.97 per hourCharlotte County electrician: $55.97 per hourRockingham County electrician: $24.56 per hourWilliamsburg (independent city) electrician: $51.06 per hourSmyth County electrician: $55.97 per hourMiddlesex County electrician: $55.97 per hourAlexandria (independent city) electrician: $82.56 per hourBrunswick County electrician: $55.97 per hourFairfax (independent city) electrician: $82.56 per hourManassas (independent city) electrician: $82.56 per hourNottoway County electrician: $55.97 per hourPrince William County electrician: $82.56 per hourRussell County electrician: $55.97 per hourBuckingham County electrician: $32.29 per hourAugusta County electrician: $24.56 per hourMadison County electrician: $19.75 per hourFairfax County electrician: $82.56 per hourWestmoreland County electrician: $55.97 per hourLancaster County electrician: $55.97 per hourEssex County electrician: $55.97 per hourBedford County electrician: $31.09 per hourRoanoke County electrician: $31.09 per hourFredericksburg (independent city) electrician: $41.32 per hourVirginia Beach (independent city) electrician: $24.88 per hourNelson County electrician: $32.29 per hourCovington (independent city) electrician: $25.26 per hourLee County electrician: $55.97 per hour
$19$31$51$55$55$82Electrician, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does an electrician make on prevailing wage in Virginia?

25 groups of localities with identical rates and 52 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn. The table below lists which localities are in each group.

  1. Fairfax County group3 localities$82.56
  2. Prince William County group3 localities$82.56
  3. Arlington County group2 localities$82.56
  4. Clarke County1 county or city$82.56
  5. Culpeper County1 county or city$82.56
  6. Fauquier County1 county or city$82.56
  7. Loudoun County1 county or city$82.56
  8. Rappahannock County1 county or city$82.56
  9. Stafford County1 county or city$82.56
  10. Floyd County1 county or city$65.74
  11. Giles County1 county or city$65.74
  12. Montgomery County1 county or city$65.74
  13. Pulaski County1 county or city$65.74
  14. Radford (independent city)1 county or city$65.74
  15. Henry County group10 localities$55.97
  16. Accomack County group9 localities$55.97
  17. Mecklenburg County group9 localities$55.97
  18. Chesterfield County group2 localities$55.97
  19. Henrico County group2 localities$55.97
  20. Petersburg (independent city) group2 localities$55.97
  21. Pittsylvania County group2 localities$55.97
  22. Prince George County group2 localities$55.97
  23. Wise County group2 localities$55.97
  24. Amelia County1 county or city$55.97
  25. Buchanan County1 county or city$55.97
  26. Caroline County1 county or city$55.97
  27. Charles City County1 county or city$55.97
  28. Cumberland County1 county or city$55.97
  29. Goochland County1 county or city$55.97
  30. Greensville County1 county or city$55.97
  31. Halifax County1 county or city$55.97
  32. Hanover County1 county or city$55.97
  33. King and Queen County1 county or city$55.97
  34. King William County1 county or city$55.97
  35. New Kent County1 county or city$55.97
  36. Patrick County1 county or city$55.97
  37. Powhatan County1 county or city$55.97
  38. Smyth County1 county or city$55.97
  39. Surry County1 county or city$55.97
  40. Sussex County1 county or city$55.97

Which localities pay which rate

Counties and citiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Fairfax County group, 3 localities: Fairfax, Fairfax (city), Falls Church (city)ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF ALARMS AND SOUND AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS)$82.56 $59.50 
Prince William County group, 3 localities: Manassas (city), Manassas Park (city), Prince WilliamELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF ALARMS AND SOUND AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS)$82.56 $59.50 
Arlington County group, 2 localities: Alexandria (city), ArlingtonELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF ALARMS AND SOUND AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS)$82.56 $59.50 
Clarke CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF ALARMS AND SOUND AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS)$82.56 $59.50 
Culpeper CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF ALARMS AND SOUND AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS)$82.56 $59.50 
Fauquier CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF ALARMS AND SOUND AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS)$82.56 $59.50 
Loudoun CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF ALARMS AND SOUND AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS)$82.56 $59.50 
Rappahannock CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF ALARMS AND SOUND AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS)$82.56 $59.50 
Stafford CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF ALARMS AND SOUND AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS)$82.56 $59.50 
Floyd CountyELECTRICIAN$65.74 $41.90 
Giles CountyELECTRICIAN$65.74 $41.90 
Montgomery CountyELECTRICIAN$65.74 $41.90 
Pulaski CountyELECTRICIAN$65.74 $41.90 
Radford (independent city)ELECTRICIAN$65.74 $41.90 
Henry County group, 10 localities: Bland, Carroll, Dickenson, Galax (city), Grayson, Henry, Lee, Martinsville (city), Russell, WytheELECTRICIAN$55.97 $37.95 
Accomack County group, 9 localities: Accomack, Essex, King George, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northampton, Northumberland, Richmond, WestmorelandELECTRICIAN$55.97 $37.95 
Mecklenburg County group, 9 localities: Brunswick, Charlotte, Emporia (city), Franklin (city), Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward, SouthamptonELECTRICIAN$55.97 $37.95 
Chesterfield County group, 2 localities: Chesterfield, Colonial Heights (city)ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$55.97 $37.95 
Henrico County group, 2 localities: Henrico, Richmond (city)ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$55.97 $37.95 
Petersburg (independent city) group, 2 localities: Dinwiddie, Petersburg (city)ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$55.97 $37.95 
Pittsylvania County group, 2 localities: Danville (city), PittsylvaniaELECTRICIAN$55.97 $37.95 
Prince George County group, 2 localities: Hopewell (city), Prince GeorgeELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$55.97 $37.95 
Wise County group, 2 localities: Norton (city), WiseELECTRICIAN$55.97 $37.95 
Amelia CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$55.97 $37.95 
Buchanan CountyELECTRICIAN$55.97 $37.95 
Caroline CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$55.97 $37.95 
Charles City CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$55.97 $37.95 
Cumberland CountyELECTRICIAN$55.97 $37.95 
Goochland CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$55.97 $37.95 
Greensville CountyELECTRICIAN$55.97 $37.95 
Halifax CountyELECTRICIAN$55.97 $37.95 
Hanover CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$55.97 $37.95 
King and Queen CountyELECTRICIAN$55.97 $37.95 
King William CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$55.97 $37.95 
New Kent CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$55.97 $37.95 
Patrick CountyELECTRICIAN$55.97 $37.95 
Powhatan CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$55.97 $37.95 
Smyth CountyELECTRICIAN$55.97 $37.95 
Surry CountyELECTRICIAN$55.97 $37.95 
Sussex CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$55.97 $37.95 
Tazewell CountyELECTRICIAN$55.97 $37.95 
James City County group, 2 localities: James City, Williamsburg (city)ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND ALARM INSTALLATION)$51.06 $34.03 
York County group, 2 localities: Poquoson (city), YorkELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND ALARM INSTALLATION)$51.06 $34.03 
Chesapeake (independent city)ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND ALARM INSTALLATION)$51.06 $34.03 
Gloucester CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND ALARM INSTALLATION)$51.06 $34.03 
Hampton (independent city)ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND ALARM INSTALLATION)$51.06 $34.03 
Isle of Wight CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND ALARM INSTALLATION)$51.06 $34.03 
Mathews CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND ALARM INSTALLATION)$51.06 $34.03 
Newport News (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 
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 
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 
Warren CountyELECTRICIAN, INCLUDES TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION$50.98 $36.85 
Frederick County group, 2 localities: Frederick, Winchester (city)ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF ALARMS AND SOUND AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS)$41.64 $29.87 
Spotsylvania County group, 2 localities: Fredericksburg (city), SpotsylvaniaELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND INSTALLATION OF ALARMS AND SOUND AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS)$41.32 $32.44 
Albemarle County group, 2 localities: Albemarle, Charlottesville (city)ELECTRICIAN$32.29 $24.01 
Buckingham CountyELECTRICIAN$32.29 $24.01 
Fluvanna CountyELECTRICIAN$32.29 $24.01 
Greene CountyELECTRICIAN$32.29 $24.01 
Nelson CountyELECTRICIAN$32.29 $24.01 
Roanoke (independent city) group, 3 localities: Roanoke, Roanoke (city), Salem (city)ELECTRICIAN$31.09 $21.78 
Lynchburg (independent city) group, 2 localities: Campbell, Lynchburg (city)ELECTRICIAN$31.09 $21.78 
Washington County group, 2 localities: Bristol (city), WashingtonELECTRICIAN$31.09 $21.78 
Amherst CountyELECTRICIAN$31.09 $21.78 
Appomattox CountyELECTRICIAN$31.09 $21.78 
Bedford CountyELECTRICIAN$31.09 $21.78 
Botetourt CountyELECTRICIAN$31.09 $21.78 
Craig CountyELECTRICIAN$31.09 $21.78 
Franklin CountyELECTRICIAN$31.09 $21.78 
Scott CountyELECTRICIAN$31.09 $21.78 
Lexington (independent city) group, 2 localities: Covington (city), Lexington (city)ELECTRICIAN$25.26 $21.92 
Virginia Beach (independent city)ELECTRICIAN, INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING AND ALARM INSTALLATION$24.88 $22.94 
Augusta County group, 3 localities: Augusta, Staunton (city), Waynesboro (city)ELECTRICIAN$24.56 $19.52 
Rockingham County group, 2 localities: Harrisonburg (city), RockinghamELECTRICIAN$24.56 $19.52 
Rockbridge County group, 5 localities: Alleghany, Bath, Buena Vista (city), Highland, RockbridgeELECTRICIAN$19.75 $19.75 
Shenandoah County group, 4 localities: Madison, Orange, Page, ShenandoahELECTRICIAN$19.75 $19.75 
Louisa CountyELECTRICIAN$19.75 $19.75 

25 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 52 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Virginia electrician pay

What is the electrician prevailing wage in Fairfax County?

$82.56 an hour: a $59.50 base wage plus $23.06 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VA20260178, modification 4. Overtime and every electrician classification in Fairfax County.

Does electrician prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Fairfax County the $82.56 total is a $59.50 base wage plus $23.06 in fringe benefits, about 28% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does electrician 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 electricians 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 electrician rate?

DOL often publishes the same electrician rates for several localities. Across Virginia, the 133 localities with an electrician rate fall into 77 distinct sets of rates, and 25 of those sets are shared by more than one county or city; the largest covers 10 localities (the Henry County group).