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Fence Builder prevailing wage, Fairfax County group, Virginia (3 localities)
DOL sets the same fence builder rates, row for row, in 3 localities: Fairfax, Fairfax (city) and Falls Church (city). Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$15.28an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · FENCE ERECTOR
$15.28 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · SUVA2016-052
On federally funded or assisted highway construction in each of these 3 localities, a fence builder working as fence erector must be paid at least $15.28 an hour: a $15.28 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VA20260116 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $15.28 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination VA20260116, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SUVA2016-052 (July 2, 2018). 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.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $15.28 + $0.00
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) | $15.28 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $15.28 |
When does this rate change?
- 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.
How the Fairfax County group compares
The main fence builder 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
- Fairfax County groupbase $15.28$15.28
- Fairfax (independent city)base $15.28$15.28
- Falls Church (independent city)base $15.28$15.28
- Arlington Countybase $15.28$15.28
Which county or city is in which fence builder group
Every Virginia county or city with a fence builder rate. Localities DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties and cities | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax County group, 3 localities: Fairfax, Fairfax (city), Falls Church (city) | FENCE ERECTOR | $15.28 | $15.28 |
| Prince William County group, 3 localities: Manassas (city), Manassas Park (city), Prince William | FENCE ERECTOR | $15.28 | $15.28 |
| Arlington County group, 2 localities: Alexandria (city), Arlington | FENCE ERECTOR | $15.28 | $15.28 |
| Frederick County group, 2 localities: Frederick, Winchester (city) | FENCE ERECTOR | $15.28 | $15.28 |
| Spotsylvania County group, 2 localities: Fredericksburg (city), Spotsylvania | FENCE ERECTOR | $15.28 | $15.28 |
| Clarke County | FENCE ERECTOR | $15.28 | $15.28 |
| Culpeper County | FENCE ERECTOR | $15.28 | $15.28 |
| Fauquier County | FENCE ERECTOR | $15.28 | $15.28 |
| Loudoun County | FENCE ERECTOR | $15.28 | $15.28 |
| Rappahannock County | FENCE ERECTOR | $15.28 | $15.28 |
| Stafford County | FENCE ERECTOR | $15.28 | $15.28 |
| Warren County | FENCE ERECTOR | $15.28 | $15.28 |
5 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 7 counties with rates of their own.
Virginia fence builder prevailing wage by county or city, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- 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)).
Every trade's rates, county or city by county or city: Fairfax · Fairfax (city) · Falls Church (city)
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), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:
- Fairfax: VA20260116 Mod 1
- Fairfax (city): VA20260116 Mod 1
- Falls Church (city): VA20260116 Mod 1
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 every Virginia rate as CSV · Report an error