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Virginia pile driver prevailing wage, county or city by county or city

A pile driver's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Virginia is $25.91 an hour in every county or city that has one (80), for the main classification.

Main pile driver classification in each county or city (Operator: piledriver), 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) pile driver: $25.91 per hourEmporia (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) pile driver: $25.91 per hourMartinsville (independent city): no rate for this tradeCharlottesville (independent city) pile driver: $25.91 per hourKing George County: no rate for this tradeRichmond County: no rate for this tradeScott County pile driver: $25.91 per hourBotetourt County pile driver: $25.91 per hourYork County pile driver: $25.91 per hourRappahannock County pile driver: $25.91 per hourGreene County pile driver: $25.91 per hourRadford (independent city) pile driver: $25.91 per hourLouisa County: no rate for this tradeSalem (independent city) pile driver: $25.91 per hourHopewell (independent city) pile driver: $25.91 per hourFalls Church (independent city) pile driver: $25.91 per hourLexington (independent city): no rate for this tradeCumberland County: no rate for this tradePulaski County pile driver: $25.91 per hourLoudoun County pile driver: $25.91 per hourAppomattox County pile driver: $25.91 per hourNorton (independent city): no rate for this tradeHenrico County pile driver: $25.91 per hourFranklin (independent city): no rate for this tradeHenry County: no rate for this tradeHampton (independent city) pile driver: $25.91 per hourHighland County: no rate for this tradeKing William County pile driver: $25.91 per hourMontgomery County pile driver: $25.91 per hourRichmond (independent city) pile driver: $25.91 per hourAmherst County pile driver: $25.91 per hourMathews County pile driver: $25.91 per hourPetersburg (independent city) pile driver: $25.91 per hourGoochland County pile driver: $25.91 per hourAlbemarle County pile driver: $25.91 per hourPrince Edward County: no rate for this tradeCaroline County pile driver: $25.91 per hourFluvanna County pile driver: $25.91 per hourNorthumberland County: no rate for this tradeIsle of Wight County pile driver: $25.91 per hourManassas Park (independent city) pile driver: $25.91 per hourKing and Queen County: no rate for this tradeBristol (independent city) pile driver: $25.91 per hourColonial Heights (independent city) pile driver: $25.91 per hourTazewell County: no rate for this tradeClarke County pile driver: $25.91 per hourHalifax County: no rate for this tradeArlington County pile driver: $25.91 per hourSurry County: no rate for this tradeWarren County pile driver: $25.91 per hourWashington County pile driver: $25.91 per hourWise County: no rate for this tradeWinchester (independent city) pile driver: $25.91 per hourCharles City County pile driver: $25.91 per hourPage County: no rate for this tradeBland County: no rate for this tradeSussex County pile driver: $25.91 per hourLunenburg County: no rate for this tradeBuchanan County: no rate for this tradeMecklenburg County: no rate for this tradeAmelia County pile driver: $25.91 per hourGloucester County pile driver: $25.91 per hourShenandoah County: no rate for this tradeDickenson County: no rate for this tradeStaunton (independent city) pile driver: $25.91 per hourFloyd County pile driver: $25.91 per hourRoanoke (independent city) pile driver: $25.91 per hourAlleghany County: no rate for this tradeGiles County pile driver: $25.91 per hourFranklin County pile driver: $25.91 per hourBath County: no rate for this tradePittsylvania County: no rate for this tradeNorthampton County: no rate for this tradeCulpeper County pile driver: $25.91 per hourJames City County pile driver: $25.91 per hourFauquier County pile driver: $25.91 per hourOrange County: no rate for this tradeLynchburg (independent city) pile driver: $25.91 per hourCampbell County pile driver: $25.91 per hourNorfolk (independent city) pile driver: $25.91 per hourPoquoson (independent city) pile driver: $25.91 per hourPortsmouth (independent city) pile driver: $25.91 per hourChesterfield County pile driver: $25.91 per hourSuffolk (independent city) pile driver: $25.91 per hourCraig County pile driver: $25.91 per hourFrederick County pile driver: $25.91 per hourChesapeake (independent city) pile driver: $25.91 per hourDinwiddie County pile driver: $25.91 per hourPowhatan County pile driver: $25.91 per hourGreensville County: no rate for this tradeHanover County pile driver: $25.91 per hourRockbridge County: no rate for this tradeSpotsylvania County pile driver: $25.91 per hourStafford County pile driver: $25.91 per hourCarroll County: no rate for this tradeNewport News (independent city) pile driver: $25.91 per hourGrayson County: no rate for this tradeAccomack County: no rate for this tradePrince George County pile driver: $25.91 per hourNew Kent County pile driver: $25.91 per hourWythe 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 pile driver: $25.91 per hourWilliamsburg (independent city) pile driver: $25.91 per hourSmyth County: no rate for this tradeMiddlesex County: no rate for this tradeAlexandria (independent city) pile driver: $25.91 per hourBrunswick County: no rate for this tradeFairfax (independent city) pile driver: $25.91 per hourManassas (independent city) pile driver: $25.91 per hourNottoway County: no rate for this tradePrince William County pile driver: $25.91 per hourRussell County: no rate for this tradeBuckingham County pile driver: $25.91 per hourAugusta County pile driver: $25.91 per hourMadison County: no rate for this tradeFairfax County pile driver: $25.91 per hourWestmoreland County: no rate for this tradeLancaster County: no rate for this tradeEssex County: no rate for this tradeBedford County pile driver: $25.91 per hourRoanoke County pile driver: $25.91 per hourFredericksburg (independent city) pile driver: $25.91 per hourVirginia Beach (independent city) pile driver: $25.91 per hourNelson County pile driver: $25.91 per hourCovington (independent city): no rate for this tradeLee County: no rate for this trade
$25$25$25$25$25$25Pile Driver, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a pile driver make on prevailing wage in Virginia?

18 groups of localities with identical rates and 29 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. Virginia Beach (independent city) group13 localities$25.91
  2. Augusta County group3 localities$25.91
  3. Fairfax County group3 localities$25.91
  4. Prince William County group3 localities$25.91
  5. Roanoke (independent city) group3 localities$25.91
  6. Albemarle County group2 localities$25.91
  7. Arlington County group2 localities$25.91
  8. Chesterfield County group2 localities$25.91
  9. Frederick County group2 localities$25.91
  10. Henrico County group2 localities$25.91
  11. King William County group2 localities$25.91
  12. Lynchburg (independent city) group2 localities$25.91
  13. Montgomery County group2 localities$25.91
  14. Petersburg (independent city) group2 localities$25.91
  15. Prince George County group2 localities$25.91
  16. Rockingham County group2 localities$25.91
  17. Spotsylvania County group2 localities$25.91
  18. Washington County group2 localities$25.91
  19. Amelia County1 county or city$25.91
  20. Amherst County1 county or city$25.91
  21. Appomattox County1 county or city$25.91
  22. Bedford County1 county or city$25.91
  23. Botetourt County1 county or city$25.91
  24. Buckingham County1 county or city$25.91
  25. Caroline County1 county or city$25.91
  26. Charles City County1 county or city$25.91
  27. Clarke County1 county or city$25.91
  28. Craig County1 county or city$25.91
  29. Culpeper County1 county or city$25.91
  30. Fauquier County1 county or city$25.91
  31. Floyd County1 county or city$25.91
  32. Fluvanna County1 county or city$25.91
  33. Franklin County1 county or city$25.91
  34. Giles County1 county or city$25.91
  35. Goochland County1 county or city$25.91
  36. Greene County1 county or city$25.91
  37. Hanover County1 county or city$25.91
  38. Isle of Wight County1 county or city$25.91
  39. Loudoun County1 county or city$25.91
  40. Nelson County1 county or city$25.91

Which localities pay which rate

Counties and citiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Virginia Beach (independent city) group, 13 localities: Chesapeake (city), Gloucester, Hampton (city), James City, Mathews, Newport News (city), Norfolk (city), Poquoson (city), Portsmouth (city), Suffolk (city), Virginia Beach (city), Williamsburg (city), YorkOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Augusta County group, 3 localities: Augusta, Staunton (city), Waynesboro (city)OPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Fairfax County group, 3 localities: Fairfax, Fairfax (city), Falls Church (city)OPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Prince William County group, 3 localities: Manassas (city), Manassas Park (city), Prince WilliamOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Roanoke (independent city) group, 3 localities: Roanoke, Roanoke (city), Salem (city)OPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Albemarle County group, 2 localities: Albemarle, Charlottesville (city)OPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Arlington County group, 2 localities: Alexandria (city), ArlingtonOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Chesterfield County group, 2 localities: Chesterfield, Colonial Heights (city)OPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Frederick County group, 2 localities: Frederick, Winchester (city)OPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Henrico County group, 2 localities: Henrico, Richmond (city)OPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
King William County group, 2 localities: King William, SussexOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Lynchburg (independent city) group, 2 localities: Campbell, Lynchburg (city)OPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Montgomery County group, 2 localities: Montgomery, Radford (city)OPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Petersburg (independent city) group, 2 localities: Dinwiddie, Petersburg (city)OPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Prince George County group, 2 localities: Hopewell (city), Prince GeorgeOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Rockingham County group, 2 localities: Harrisonburg (city), RockinghamOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Spotsylvania County group, 2 localities: Fredericksburg (city), SpotsylvaniaOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Washington County group, 2 localities: Bristol (city), WashingtonOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Amelia CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Amherst CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Appomattox CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Bedford CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Botetourt CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Buckingham CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Caroline CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Charles City CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Clarke CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Craig CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Culpeper CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Fauquier CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Floyd CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Fluvanna CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Franklin CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Giles CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Goochland CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Greene CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Hanover CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Isle of Wight CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Loudoun CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Nelson CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
New Kent CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Powhatan CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Pulaski CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Rappahannock CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Scott CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Stafford CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 
Warren CountyOPERATOR: PILEDRIVER$25.91 $21.83 

18 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 29 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Virginia pile driver pay

What is the pile driver prevailing wage in Fairfax County?

$25.91 an hour: a $21.83 base wage plus $4.08 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VA20260116, modification 1. Overtime and every pile driver classification in Fairfax County.

Does pile driver prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Fairfax County the $25.91 total is a $21.83 base wage plus $4.08 in fringe benefits, about 16% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does pile driver 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 pile drivers 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 pile driver rate?

DOL often publishes the same pile driver rates for several localities. Across Virginia, the 80 localities with a pile driver rate fall into 47 distinct sets of rates, and 18 of those sets are shared by more than one county or city; the largest covers 13 localities (the Virginia Beach (independent city) group).