Boilermaker prevailing wage in Nelson County, Virginia

$66.36an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$38.97 base wage + $27.39 fringe benefits · BOIL0045-003

Nelson County uses the same boilermaker rates as 3 other localities. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Nelson County, a boilermaker must be paid at least $66.36 an hour: a $38.97 base wage plus $27.39 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VA20260173 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $66.36 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination VA20260173, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier BOIL0045-003 (January 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.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $38.97 + $27.39

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)	$38.97
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$27.39
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$66.36

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 Nelson County compares

The main boilermaker 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

Nelson Countybase $38.97$66.36
Waynesboro (independent city)base $38.97$66.36
Amherst Countybase $38.97$66.36
Albemarle Countybase $38.97$66.36

Boilermaker 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 boilermaker rates for Nelson County are the same as in 3 other localities: Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene.

County or city	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Nelson County
Nelson County	BOILERMAKER	$38.97	$66.36
Waynesboro (independent city)	BOILERMAKER	$38.97	$66.36	same
Amherst County	BOILERMAKER	$38.97	$66.36	same
Albemarle County	BOILERMAKER	$38.97	$66.36	same
Buckingham County	BOILERMAKER	$38.97	$66.36	same
Staunton (independent city)	BOILERMAKER	$38.97	$66.36	same
Charlottesville (independent city)	BOILERMAKER	$38.97	$66.36	same

Virginia boilermaker 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 VA20260173 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/VA20260173/1

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 Nelson County as CSV · Report an error