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West Virginia boilermaker prevailing wage, county by county

A boilermaker's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in West Virginia is $76.06 an hour in every county that has one (53), for the main classification.

Main boilermaker classification in each county (Boilermaker), 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.

Tucker County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourPocahontas County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourMcDowell County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourGilmer County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourWetzel County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourWebster County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourDoddridge County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourRandolph County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourGreenbrier County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourMercer County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourMarshall County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourBarbour County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourPreston County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourSummers County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourBrooke County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourMineral County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourCabell County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourClay County: no rate for this tradeWirt County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourCalhoun County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourLogan County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourPendleton County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourRitchie County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourTyler County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourMarion County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourWood County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourHarrison County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourTaylor County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourBoone County: no rate for this tradeFayette County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourKanawha County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourRoane County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourHampshire County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourLewis County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourHancock County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourOhio County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourMingo County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourMorgan County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourGrant County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourJefferson County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourNicholas County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourPutnam County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourWyoming County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourBerkeley County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourRaleigh County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourUpshur County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourWayne County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourLincoln County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourMonongalia County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourBraxton County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourPleasants County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourHardy County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourMonroe County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourJackson County boilermaker: $76.06 per hourMason County boilermaker: $76.06 per hour
$76$76$76$76$76$76Boilermaker, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a boilermaker make on prevailing wage in West Virginia?

3 groups of counties with identical rates and 44 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Wyoming County group5 counties$76.06
  2. Hancock County group2 counties$76.06
  3. Wood County group2 counties$76.06
  4. Berkeley County1 county$76.06
  5. Braxton County1 county$76.06
  6. Cabell County1 county$76.06
  7. Doddridge County1 county$76.06
  8. Fayette County1 county$76.06
  9. Gilmer County1 county$76.06
  10. Grant County1 county$76.06
  11. Greenbrier County1 county$76.06
  12. Hampshire County1 county$76.06
  13. Hardy County1 county$76.06
  14. Harrison County1 county$76.06
  15. Jackson County1 county$76.06
  16. Jefferson County1 county$76.06
  17. Kanawha County1 county$76.06
  18. Lewis County1 county$76.06
  19. Lincoln County1 county$76.06
  20. Logan County1 county$76.06
  21. Marion County1 county$76.06
  22. Marshall County1 county$76.06
  23. Mason County1 county$76.06
  24. McDowell County1 county$76.06
  25. Mercer County1 county$76.06
  26. Mineral County1 county$76.06
  27. Mingo County1 county$76.06
  28. Monongalia County1 county$76.06
  29. Monroe County1 county$76.06
  30. Morgan County1 county$76.06
  31. Nicholas County1 county$76.06
  32. Ohio County1 county$76.06
  33. Pleasants County1 county$76.06
  34. Pocahontas County1 county$76.06
  35. Preston County1 county$76.06
  36. Putnam County1 county$76.06
  37. Raleigh County1 county$76.06
  38. Randolph County1 county$76.06
  39. Ritchie County1 county$76.06
  40. Summers County1 county$76.06

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Wyoming County group, 5 localities: Barbour, Calhoun, Pendleton, Roane, WyomingBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Hancock County group, 2 localities: Brooke, HancockBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Wood County group, 2 localities: Wirt, WoodBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Berkeley CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Braxton CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Cabell CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Doddridge CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Fayette CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Gilmer CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Grant CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Greenbrier CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Hampshire CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Hardy CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Harrison CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Jackson CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Jefferson CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Kanawha CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Lewis CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Lincoln CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Logan CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Marion CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Marshall CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Mason CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
McDowell CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Mercer CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Mineral CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Mingo CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Monongalia CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Monroe CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Morgan CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Nicholas CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Ohio CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Pleasants CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Pocahontas CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Preston CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Putnam CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Raleigh CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Randolph CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Ritchie CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Summers CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Taylor CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Tucker CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Tyler CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Upshur CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Wayne CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Webster CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 
Wetzel CountyBOILERMAKER$76.06 $47.13 

3 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 44 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about West Virginia boilermaker pay

What is the boilermaker prevailing wage in Kanawha County?

$76.06 an hour: a $47.13 base wage plus $28.93 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WV20260038, modification 1. Overtime and every boilermaker classification in Kanawha County.

Does boilermaker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Kanawha County the $76.06 total is a $47.13 base wage plus $28.93 in fringe benefits, about 38% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does boilermaker prevailing wage pay overtime in West 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 boilermakers 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 counties have the same boilermaker rate?

DOL often publishes the same boilermaker rates for several counties. Across West Virginia, the 53 counties with a boilermaker rate fall into 47 distinct sets of rates, and 3 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 5 counties (the Wyoming County group).