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Virginia guardrail installer prevailing wage, county or city by county or city

A guardrail installer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Virginia is $24.00 an hour in every county or city that has one (3), for the main classification.

Main guardrail installer classification in each county or city (Installer - guardrail), 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): no rate for this tradeEmporia (independent city): no rate for this tradeBuena Vista (independent city): no rate for this tradeDanville (independent city): no rate for this tradeGalax (independent city): no rate for this tradeHarrisonburg (independent city): no rate for this tradeMartinsville (independent city): no rate for this tradeCharlottesville (independent city): no rate for this tradeKing George County: no rate for this tradeRichmond County: no rate for this tradeScott County guardrail installer: $24.00 per hourBotetourt County: no rate for this tradeYork County: no rate for this tradeRappahannock County: no rate for this tradeGreene County: no rate for this tradeRadford (independent city): no rate for this tradeLouisa County: no rate for this tradeSalem (independent city): no rate for this tradeHopewell (independent city): no rate for this tradeFalls Church (independent city): no rate for this tradeLexington (independent city): no rate for this tradeCumberland County: no rate for this tradePulaski County: no rate for this tradeLoudoun County: no rate for this tradeAppomattox County: no rate for this tradeNorton (independent city): no rate for this tradeHenrico County: no rate for this tradeFranklin (independent city): no rate for this tradeHenry County: no rate for this tradeHampton (independent city): no rate for this tradeHighland County: no rate for this tradeKing William County: no rate for this tradeMontgomery County: no rate for this tradeRichmond (independent city): no rate for this tradeAmherst County: no rate for this tradeMathews County: no rate for this tradePetersburg (independent city): no rate for this tradeGoochland County: no rate for this tradeAlbemarle County: no rate for this tradePrince Edward County: no rate for this tradeCaroline County: no rate for this tradeFluvanna County: no rate for this tradeNorthumberland County: no rate for this tradeIsle of Wight County: no rate for this tradeManassas Park (independent city): no rate for this tradeKing and Queen County: no rate for this tradeBristol (independent city) guardrail installer: $24.00 per hourColonial Heights (independent city): no rate for this tradeTazewell County: no rate for this tradeClarke County: no rate for this tradeHalifax County: no rate for this tradeArlington County: no rate for this tradeSurry County: no rate for this tradeWarren County: no rate for this tradeWashington County guardrail installer: $24.00 per hourWise County: no rate for this tradeWinchester (independent city): no rate for this tradeCharles City County: no rate for this tradePage County: no rate for this tradeBland County: no rate for this tradeSussex County: no rate for this tradeLunenburg County: no rate for this tradeBuchanan County: no rate for this tradeMecklenburg County: no rate for this tradeAmelia County: no rate for this tradeGloucester County: no rate for this tradeShenandoah County: no rate for this tradeDickenson County: no rate for this tradeStaunton (independent city): no rate for this tradeFloyd County: no rate for this tradeRoanoke (independent city): no rate for this tradeAlleghany County: no rate for this tradeGiles County: no rate for this tradeFranklin County: no rate for this tradeBath County: no rate for this tradePittsylvania County: no rate for this tradeNorthampton County: no rate for this tradeCulpeper County: no rate for this tradeJames City County: no rate for this tradeFauquier County: no rate for this tradeOrange County: no rate for this tradeLynchburg (independent city): no rate for this tradeCampbell County: no rate for this tradeNorfolk (independent city): no rate for this tradePoquoson (independent city): no rate for this tradePortsmouth (independent city): no rate for this tradeChesterfield County: no rate for this tradeSuffolk (independent city): no rate for this tradeCraig County: no rate for this tradeFrederick County: no rate for this tradeChesapeake (independent city): no rate for this tradeDinwiddie County: no rate for this tradePowhatan County: no rate for this tradeGreensville County: no rate for this tradeHanover County: no rate for this tradeRockbridge County: no rate for this tradeSpotsylvania County: no rate for this tradeStafford County: no rate for this tradeCarroll County: no rate for this tradeNewport News (independent city): no rate for this tradeGrayson County: no rate for this tradeAccomack County: no rate for this tradePrince George County: no rate for this tradeNew Kent County: no rate for this tradeWythe County: no rate for this tradePatrick County: no rate for this tradeSouthampton County: no rate for this tradeCharlotte County: no rate for this tradeRockingham County: no rate for this tradeWilliamsburg (independent city): no rate for this tradeSmyth County: no rate for this tradeMiddlesex County: no rate for this tradeAlexandria (independent city): no rate for this tradeBrunswick County: no rate for this tradeFairfax (independent city): no rate for this tradeManassas (independent city): no rate for this tradeNottoway County: no rate for this tradePrince William County: no rate for this tradeRussell County: no rate for this tradeBuckingham County: no rate for this tradeAugusta County: no rate for this tradeMadison County: no rate for this tradeFairfax County: no rate for this tradeWestmoreland County: no rate for this tradeLancaster County: no rate for this tradeEssex County: no rate for this tradeBedford County: no rate for this tradeRoanoke County: no rate for this tradeFredericksburg (independent city): no rate for this tradeVirginia Beach (independent city): no rate for this tradeNelson County: no rate for this tradeCovington (independent city): no rate for this tradeLee County: no rate for this trade
$24$24$24$24$24$24Guardrail Installer, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a guardrail installer make on prevailing wage in Virginia?

1 group of localities with identical rates and 1 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which localities are in each group.

  1. Washington County group2 localities · INSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$24.00
  2. Scott County1 county or city · INSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$24.00

Which localities pay which rate

Counties and citiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Washington County group, 2 localities: Bristol (city), WashingtonINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$24.00 $24.00 
Scott CountyINSTALLER - GUARDRAIL$24.00 $24.00 

1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 1 county with rates of its own.

Questions about Virginia guardrail installer pay

What is the guardrail installer prevailing wage in Washington County?

$24.00 an hour: a $24.00 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VA20260194, modification 1. Overtime and every guardrail installer classification in Washington County.

Does guardrail installer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Washington County the $24.00 total is a $24.00 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does guardrail installer 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 guardrail installers 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 guardrail installer rate?

DOL often publishes the same guardrail installer rates for several localities. Across Virginia, the 3 localities with a guardrail installer rate fall into 2 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county or city; the largest covers 2 localities (the Washington County group).