Ironworker prevailing wage in Orange County, Virginia

$20.80an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$20.80 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · SUVA2016-019

On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Orange County, an ironworker must be paid at least $20.80 an hour: a $20.80 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VA20260083 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $20.80 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination VA20260083, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SUVA2016-019 (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: $20.80 + $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)	$20.80
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$20.80

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 Orange County compares

The main ironworker 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

Orange $20.803149

$20.80Accomack$63.72Albemarle

OrangeNearby: Culpeper $63.72, Madison $20.80, Louisa $20.80Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 80 counties pay more than Orange, 52 the same, 0 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Orange Countybase $20.80$20.80
Culpeper Countybase $37.86$63.72
Madison Countybase $20.80$20.80
Louisa Countybase $20.80$20.80

Ironworker 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.

County or city	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Orange County
Culpeper County	IRONWORKER, ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL	$37.86	$63.72	+$42.92
Spotsylvania County	IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL	$37.86	$63.72	+$42.92
Greene County	IRONWORKER, ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL	$37.86	$63.72	+$42.92
Fredericksburg (independent city)	IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL	$37.86	$63.72	+$42.92
Orange County	IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	$20.80	$20.80
Madison County	IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	$20.80	$20.80	same
Louisa County	IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	$20.80	$20.80	same

Virginia ironworker 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 VA20260083 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/VA20260083/1

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 Orange County as CSV · Report an error