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Electrician prevailing wage, Wyoming County group, West Virginia (5 counties)

DOL sets the same electrician rates, row for row, in 5 counties: Barbour, Calhoun, Pendleton, Roane and Wyoming. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate: each wage determination covers one. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

$43.27an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$28.16 base wage + $15.11 fringe benefits

ELECTRICIAN · SUWV2012-031

$10.41an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$10.41 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

ELECTRICIAN · SUWV1996-001

$62.59an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$42.20 base wage + $20.39 fringe benefits

ELECTRICIAN · ELEC0307-008

On federally funded or assisted building construction in each of these 5 counties, an electrician must be paid at least $43.27 an hour: a $28.16 base wage plus $15.11 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WV20260033 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $43.27 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination WV20260033, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUWV2012-031 (August 13, 2012). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in each of these 5 counties, an electrician must be paid at least $10.41 an hour: a $10.41 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WV20260002 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $10.41 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination WV20260002, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUWV1996-001 (May 30, 1996). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in each of these 5 counties, an electrician must be paid at least $62.59 an hour: a $42.20 base wage plus $20.39 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WV20260061 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $62.59 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination WV20260061, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier ELEC0307-008 (December 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). West Virginia repealed its law in 2016 (HB 4005; DOL state table).

DOL lists 3 electrician rates for each of these counties, from $10.41 to $62.59 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $28.16 + $15.11

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)$28.16
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$15.11
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$43.27

Base wage and fringe benefits: $10.41 + $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)$10.41
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$10.41

Base wage and fringe benefits: $42.20 + $20.39

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)$42.20
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$20.39
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$62.59

When does this rate change?

Every electrician rate in the Wyoming County group

As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

  1. ELECTRICIANHeavy · ELEC0307-008$62.59
  2. ELECTRICIANBuilding · SUWV2012-031$43.27
  3. ELECTRICIANResidential · SUWV1996-001$10.41
Hourly rate of each electrician classification in the Wyoming County group, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
ELECTRICIANBuildingSUWV2012-031$28.16 $15.11 $43.27 WV20260033 Mod 1
ELECTRICIANHeavyELEC0307-008$42.20 $20.39 $62.59 WV20260061 Mod 1
ELECTRICIANResidentialSUWV1996-001$10.41 $0.00 $10.41 WV20260002 Mod 1

How the Wyoming County group compares

The main electrician rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.

Every county in West Virginia

$43.27Barbour$71.49Doddridge
WyomingNearby: Barbour $43.27, Calhoun $43.27, Pendleton $43.27, Roane $43.27Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 36 counties pay more than Wyoming, 18 the same, 0 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Wyoming County groupbase $28.16$43.27
  2. McDowell Countybase $28.16$43.27
  3. Raleigh Countybase $42.73$66.44
  4. Logan Countybase $28.16$43.27

Which county is in which electrician group

Every West Virginia county with a electrician rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.

CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Doddridge CountyELECTRICIAN$43.77 $71.49 
Harrison CountyELECTRICIAN$43.77 $71.49 
Marion CountyELECTRICIAN$43.77 $71.49 
Monongalia CountyELECTRICIAN$43.77 $71.49 
Preston CountyELECTRICIAN$43.77 $71.49 
Taylor CountyELECTRICIAN$43.77 $71.49 
Wetzel CountyELECTRICIAN$43.77 $71.49 
Brooke CountyELECTRICIAN$39.25 $70.48 
Hancock CountyELECTRICIAN$39.25 $70.48 
Marshall CountyELECTRICIAN$39.25 $70.48 
Ohio CountyELECTRICIAN$39.25 $70.48 
Pleasants CountyELECTRICIAN$39.01 $69.76 
Ritchie CountyELECTRICIAN$39.01 $69.76 
Tyler CountyELECTRICIAN$39.01 $69.76 
Wirt CountyELECTRICIAN$39.01 $69.76 
Wood CountyELECTRICIAN$39.01 $69.76 
Fayette CountyELECTRICIAN$42.73 $66.44 
Greenbrier CountyELECTRICIAN$42.73 $66.44 
Mercer CountyELECTRICIAN$42.73 $66.44 
Nicholas CountyELECTRICIAN$42.73 $66.44 
Raleigh CountyELECTRICIAN$42.73 $66.44 
Berkeley CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$42.20 $62.59 
Grant CountyELECTRICIAN$42.20 $62.59 
Hampshire CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$42.20 $62.59 
Hardy CountyELECTRICIAN$42.20 $62.59 
Jefferson CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$42.20 $62.59 
Mineral CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$42.20 $62.59 
Morgan CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$42.20 $62.59 
Boone CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$39.00 $62.45 
Clay CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$39.00 $62.45 
Kanawha CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$39.00 $62.45 
Putnam CountyELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)$39.00 $62.45 
Cabell CountyELECTRICIAN$32.75 $47.75 
Lincoln CountyELECTRICIAN$32.75 $47.75 
Mason CountyELECTRICIAN$32.75 $47.75 
Wayne CountyELECTRICIAN$32.75 $47.75 
Wyoming County group, 5 localities: Barbour, Calhoun, Pendleton, Roane, WyomingELECTRICIAN$28.16 $43.27 
Braxton CountyELECTRICIAN$28.16 $43.27 
Gilmer CountyELECTRICIAN$28.16 $43.27 
Jackson CountyELECTRICIAN$28.16 $43.27 
Lewis CountyELECTRICIAN$28.16 $43.27 
Logan CountyELECTRICIAN$28.16 $43.27 
McDowell CountyELECTRICIAN$28.16 $43.27 
Mingo CountyELECTRICIAN$28.16 $43.27 
Monroe CountyELECTRICIAN$28.16 $43.27 
Pocahontas CountyELECTRICIAN$28.16 $43.27 
Randolph CountyELECTRICIAN$28.16 $43.27 
Summers CountyELECTRICIAN$28.16 $43.27 
Tucker CountyELECTRICIAN$28.16 $43.27 
Upshur CountyELECTRICIAN$28.16 $43.27 
Webster CountyELECTRICIAN$28.16 $43.27 

1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 50 counties with rates of their own.

West Virginia electrician prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

  • SAM.gov wage determinations
  • 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)).

Every trade's rates, county by county: Barbour · Calhoun · Pendleton · Roane · Wyoming

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), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:

We read every active West 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 every West Virginia rate as CSV · Report an error