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Telephone Line Worker (Outside) prevailing wage in Snohomish County, Washington
$40.28an hour, base wage + fringe benefits · Telephone Lineperson
$31.83 base wage + $8.45 fringe benefits
Snohomish County uses the same outside telephone line worker rates as 38 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On Washington public works in Snohomish County, an outside telephone line worker working as telephone lineperson must be paid at least $40.28 an hour in total: $31.83 in wages plus $8.45 in fringe benefits for health, pension, vacation, training and other plans. L&I's rate took effect August 31, 2025.
L&I published this rate on August 1, 2025 and it took effect August 31, 2025. L&I hasn't changed it since, so it is still current in period 2026-2. Checked against L&I's wage lookup on October 24, 2026.
L&I lists 4 commercial outside telephone line worker rates for Snohomish County, from $27.97 to $42.62 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $31.83 + $8.45
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) | $31.83 |
| Health and welfare | $7.50 |
| Pension | $0.95 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $40.28 |
Set from: collective bargaining agreement, 2023-2026 Agreement between Local Union No. 89 and Local Union No. 659 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO and Northwest Line Constructors Chapter National Electrical Contractors Association. 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).
When does this rate change?
- 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 1, 2025 and took effect August 31, 2025.
Every outside telephone line worker rate in Snohomish County
As L&I lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- Cable Splicer$42.62
- Telephone Lineperson$40.28
- Telephone Equipment Operator (Light)$35.60
- Hole Digger/Ground Person$27.97
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cable Splicer | $34.10 | $8.52 | $42.62 | Aug 31, 2025 |
| Hole Digger/Ground Person | $19.87 | $8.10 | $27.97 | Aug 31, 2025 |
| Telephone Equipment Operator (Light) | $27.28 | $8.32 | $35.60 | Aug 31, 2025 |
| Telephone Lineperson | $31.83 | $8.45 | $40.28 | Aug 31, 2025 |
Davis-Bacon outside telephone line worker rate in Snohomish 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.
The federal determinations for Snohomish County list no outside telephone line worker classification.
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
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Holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day (7).
How Snohomish County compares
The main outside telephone line worker 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
Base wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Snohomish Countybase $31.83$40.28
- Skagit Countybase $31.83$40.28
- King Countybase $31.83$40.28
- Island Countybase $31.83$40.28
Telephone Line Worker (Outside) 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 outside telephone line worker rates for Snohomish County are the same as in 38 other counties: Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Clark, Columbia, Cowlitz and 30 more.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Snohomish County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snohomish County | Telephone Lineperson | $31.83 | $40.28 | |
| Skagit County | Telephone Lineperson | $31.83 | $40.28 | same |
| King County | Telephone Lineperson | $31.83 | $40.28 | same |
| Island County | Telephone Lineperson | $31.83 | $40.28 | same |
| Chelan County | Telephone Lineperson | $31.83 | $40.28 | same |
| Whatcom County | Telephone Lineperson | $31.83 | $40.28 | same |
| Kitsap County | Telephone Lineperson | $31.83 | $40.28 | same |
Washington outside telephone line worker prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from L&I on this rate
- Scope of work, WAC 296-127-01377: which tasks this trade covers. L&I says the right classification “depends upon determinations published by L&I” (L&I).
- L&I's prevailing wage lookup, for any county, trade and bid date
- Apprentices: registered apprentices are paid L&I's apprentice rate for the trade. Anyone without a registered agreement counts as a journey-level worker (RCW 39.12.021).
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 $40.28. 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, Snohomish County, Telephone Line Construction - Outside (TELE), L&I wage record 148977, published August 1, 2025, effective August 31, 2025: 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 Snohomish County as CSV · Report an error