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Electrical Utility Lineman prevailing wage in Grant County, Washington

$98.45an hour, total · Journey Level Lineperson

$70.75 wage + $27.70 fringe benefits

Grant County uses the same utility lineman rates as 38 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On Washington public works in Grant County, a utility lineman working as journey level lineperson must be paid at least $98.45 an hour in total: $70.75 in wages plus $27.70 in fringe benefits for health, pension, vacation, training and other plans. L&I's rate took effect September 2, 2026.

L&I published this rate on August 3, 2026 and it took effect September 2, 2026. Checked against L&I's wage lookup on October 24, 2026.

L&I lists 9 commercial utility lineman rates for Grant County, from $61.75 to $107.31 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe: $70.75 + $27.70

The wage is the taxable hourly rate. The other lines are what Washington law calls "usual benefits": contributions to health, pension, vacation and holiday, apprenticeship and similar plans. A contractor that doesn't provide a benefit pays its value as wages instead (RCW 39.12.010).

Base wage (taxable)	$70.75
Health and welfare	$7.50
Pension	$18.12
Training	$0.88
Other benefits	$1.20
Total straight-time hourly rate	$98.45

Set from: collective bargaining agreement, 2024–2029 Agreement Between The Northwest Line Constructors Chapter Of the National Electrical Contractors Association and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (AFL-CIO) Local 77. Where a county has a collective bargaining agreement, L&I adopts its wage and benefits; with more than one, the higher rate prevails. Otherwise L&I uses wage surveys (RCW 39.12.015).

Overtime

L&I overtime code 4D:

Overtime Calculations are based on the hourly rate actually paid to the worker. On public works projects, the hourly rate must be not less than the prevailing rate of wage minus the hourly rate of the cost of fringe benefits actually provided for the worker.

All hours worked in excess of eight (8) hours per day or forty (40) hours per week shall be paid at double the hourly rate of wage. All hours worked on Saturday, Sundays and holidays shall be paid at double the hourly rate of pay. Rates include all members of the assigned crew.

EXCEPTION:

On all multipole structures and steel transmission lines, switching stations, regulating, capacitor stations, generating plants, industrial plants, associated installations and substations, except those substations whose primary function is to feed a distribution system, will be paid overtime under the following rates:

The first two (2) hours after eight (8) regular hours Monday through Friday of overtime on a regular workday, shall be paid at one and one-half times the hourly rate of wage. All hours in excess of ten (10) hours will be at two (2) times the hourly rate of wage. The first eight (8) hours worked on Saturday will be paid at one and one-half (1-1/2) times the hourly rate of wage. All hours worked in excess of eight (8) hours on Saturday, and all hours worked on Sundays and holidays will be at the double the hourly rate of wage.

All overtime eligible hours performed on the above described work that is energized, shall be paid at the double the hourly rate of wage.

Washington has no single overtime rule for prevailing wage. Each rate carries its own L&I code, copied here as published.

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Davis-Bacon utility lineman rate in Grant County

Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. When a contract requires both the state rate and the Davis-Bacon rate, paying the higher of the two meets both. The contract documents say which apply.

For heavy work, the matching Davis-Bacon classification is LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMEN at $85.42 ($60.54 base + $24.88 fringe), from WA20260045 modification 2, published May 18, 2026, rate ELEC0077-001. Against L&I's $98.45: L&I's rate is $13.03 an hour higher.

Construction	Federal classification	Base + fringe	Base	WD
Highway	CABLE SPLICER (CHELAN, DOUGLAS, GRANT AND OKANOGAN COUNTIES)ELEC0191-004	$58.45	$40.82	WA20260001 Mod 4
Heavy	LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMENELEC0077-001	$85.42	$60.54	WA20260045 Mod 2

Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. Washington Davis-Bacon changes

Holidays

L&I holiday code 5A:

Holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day (7).

When this rate changes

Rates lock at the bid date. A project uses “the rates that are in effect on the date when bids by prime contractors are due”, and they stay for the life of the contract. If the contract isn't awarded within six months of the bid date, the award-date rates apply. Contracts without bids use the date they're signed (WAC 296-127-011).
L&I publishes on the first business day of February and August, and rates take effect 30 days later. Corrections can be published at any time and also take effect 30 days later (WAC 296-127-011(1); L&I publications and corrections). L&I's next set is due February 1, 2027, effective March 3, 2027.
L&I doesn't republish every rate each period. A rate stays until L&I changes it, so each one has its own date. This one was published August 3, 2026 and took effect September 2, 2026.

Every utility lineman rate in Grant County

As L&I lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

Cable Splicer$107.31
Certified Line Welder$98.45
Heavy Line Equipment Operator$98.45
Journey Level Lineperson$98.45
Pole Sprayer$98.45
Line Equipment Operator$84.94
Powderperson$72.81
Groundperson$61.75
Meter Installer$61.75

Total hourly rate of each utility lineman classification in Grant County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.

Classification	Total	Base	Fringes	Effective
Cable Splicer	$107.31	$79.24	$28.07	Sep 2, 2026
Certified Line Welder	$98.45	$70.75	$27.70	Sep 2, 2026
Groundperson	$61.75	$42.45	$19.30	Sep 2, 2026
Heavy Line Equipment Operator	$98.45	$70.75	$27.70	Sep 2, 2026
Journey Level Lineperson	$98.45	$70.75	$27.70	Sep 2, 2026
Line Equipment Operator	$84.94	$60.85	$24.09	Sep 2, 2026
Meter Installer	$61.75	$42.45	$19.30	Sep 2, 2026
Pole Sprayer	$98.45	$70.75	$27.70	Sep 2, 2026
Powderperson	$72.81	$53.06	$19.75	Sep 2, 2026

How Grant County compares

The main utility lineman rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and in the nearest counties. All bars use the same scale.

Every county in Washington

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Grant Countybase $70.75$98.45
Douglas Countybase $70.75$98.45
Adams Countybase $70.75$98.45
Franklin Countybase $70.75$98.45

Electrical Utility Lineman rates in nearby counties

Current L&I rates. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done. The statute defines “locality” as “the largest city in the county wherein the physical work is being performed”, and L&I publishes rates county by county (RCW 39.12.010).

L&I's utility lineman rates for Grant County are the same as in 38 other counties: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Clark, Columbia, Cowlitz and 30 more.

County	Classification	Total	Base	vs Grant County
Grant County	Journey Level Lineperson	$98.45	$70.75
Douglas County	Journey Level Lineperson	$98.45	$70.75	same
Adams County	Journey Level Lineperson	$98.45	$70.75	same
Franklin County	Journey Level Lineperson	$98.45	$70.75	same
Lincoln County	Journey Level Lineperson	$98.45	$70.75	same
Kittitas County	Journey Level Lineperson	$98.45	$70.75	same
Benton County	Journey Level Lineperson	$98.45	$70.75	same

Washington utility lineman prevailing wage by county, with a map

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your wage to what your employer pays into health, pension and other plans for you, and compare it with $98.45. Each contractor files an L&I-approved Statement of Intent to Pay Prevailing Wages before it's paid, and an Affidavit of Wages Paid when the job is accepted (RCW 39.12.040). On contracts over $10,000 the approved intent and L&I's contact details are posted on the job site (RCW 39.12.020).

Source

Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, prevailing wage lookup, Grant County, Electricians - Powerline Construction (ELEP), L&I wage record 149817, published August 3, 2026, effective September 2, 2026: secure.lni.wa.gov/wagelookup/

Each figure comes from L&I's lookup and is checked against L&I's CSV export and a second, separate query. How we check · Download Grant County as CSV · Report an error