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Fence Builder prevailing wage, Boone County group, West Virginia (2 counties)
DOL sets the same fence builder rates, row for row, in 2 counties: Boone and Clay. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$42.03an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$24.78 base wage + $17.25 fringe benefits · LABO1353-005
On federally funded or assisted building construction in each of these 2 counties, a fence builder must be paid at least $42.03 an hour: a $24.78 base wage plus $17.25 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WV20260049 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $42.03 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination WV20260049, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier LABO1353-005 (December 1, 2020). 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 West Virginia repealed its law in 2016 (HB 4005; DOL state table).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $24.78 + $17.25
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) | $24.78 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $17.25 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $42.03 |
When does this rate change?
- 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)).
- DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the West Virginia change log lists what each one changed.
How the Boone County group compares
The main fence builder 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
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Boone County groupbase $24.78$42.03
- Lincoln Countybase $24.78$42.03
- Kanawha Countybase $24.78$42.03
- Marshall Countybase $24.94$41.14
Which county is in which fence builder group
Every West Virginia county with a fence builder rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boone County group, 2 localities: Boone, Clay | LABORER: GROUP 2 BOBCAT OPERATOR (CLEAN UP/DEMOLITION), CHIPPING GUNS, CONCRETE SAW (HAND HELD/WALK BEHIND), CONCRETE WORKER, FENCE ERECTION, GRADE CHECKER, JACK HAMMER, MASON TENDER-BRICK, MASON TENDER-CEMENT/CONCRETE, MORTAR MIXER, SCAFFOLD BUILDER (BRICK AND MASONRY), SKYTRAK FORKLIFT OPERATOR, TAMPER (HAND HELD), WACKER ROLLER OPERATOR | $24.78 | $42.03 |
| Kanawha County | LABORER: GROUP 2 BOBCAT OPERATOR (CLEAN UP/DEMOLITION), CHIPPING GUNS, CONCRETE SAW (HAND HELD/WALK BEHIND), CONCRETE WORKER, FENCE ERECTION, GRADE CHECKER, JACK HAMMER, MASON TENDER-BRICK, MASON TENDER-CEMENT/CONCRETE, MORTAR MIXER, SCAFFOLD BUILDER (BRICK AND MASONRY), SKYTRAK FORKLIFT OPERATOR, TAMPER (HAND HELD), WACKER ROLLER OPERATOR | $24.78 | $42.03 |
| Lincoln County | LABORER: GROUP 2 BOBCAT OPERATOR (CLEAN UP/DEMOLITION), CHIPPING GUNS, CONCRETE SAW (HAND HELD/WALK BEHIND), CONCRETE WORKER, FENCE ERECTION, GRADE CHECKER, JACK HAMMER, MASON TENDER-BRICK, MASON TENDER-CEMENT/CONCRETE, MORTAR MIXER, SCAFFOLD BUILDER (BRICK AND MASONRY), SKYTRAK FORKLIFT OPERATOR, TAMPER (HAND HELD), WACKER ROLLER OPERATOR | $24.78 | $42.03 |
| Putnam County | LABORER: GROUP 2 BOBCAT OPERATOR (CLEAN UP/DEMOLITION), CHIPPING GUNS, CONCRETE SAW (HAND HELD/WALK BEHIND), CONCRETE WORKER, FENCE ERECTION, GRADE CHECKER, JACK HAMMER, MASON TENDER-BRICK, MASON TENDER-CEMENT/CONCRETE, MORTAR MIXER, SCAFFOLD BUILDER (BRICK AND MASONRY), SKYTRAK FORKLIFT OPERATOR, TAMPER (HAND HELD), WACKER ROLLER OPERATOR | $24.78 | $42.03 |
| Marshall County | LABORER: GROUP 2 CHAIN SAW, CONCRETE SAW (HAND HELD/WALK BEHIND), DEWATERING, FENCE ERECTION, GROUTING, RODMAN | $24.94 | $41.14 |
| Monongalia County | LABORER: GROUP 2 ASPHALT RAKER, BOBCAT OPERATOR (CLEAN UP/DEMOLITION), CHAIN SAW, CONCRETE SAW (HAND HELD/WALK BEHIND), CONCRETE WORKER, DEWATERING, FENCE ERECTION, GRADE CHECKER, GROUTING, JACK HAMMER, MASON TENDER-BRICK, MASON TENDER-CEMENT CONCRETE, MORTAR MIXER, MOTORIZED BUGGY OPERATOR, RODMAN, SCAFFOLD BUILDER (BRICK AND MASONRY), SKYTRAK FORKLIFT OPERATOR, TAMPER (HAND HELD) | $24.94 | $41.14 |
| Ohio County | LABORER: GROUP 2 CHAIN SAW, CONCRETE SAW (HAND HELD/WALK BEHIND), DEWATERING, CONCRETE WORKER, FENCE ERECTION, GROUTING, RODMAN | $24.94 | $41.14 |
| Preston County | LABORER: GROUP 2 BOBCAT OPERATOR (CLEAN UP/DEMOLITION), CHAIN SAW, CONCRETE SAW (HAND HELD/WALK BEHIND), DEWATERING, FENCE ERECTION, GROUTING, MASON TENDER-BRICK, MASON TENDER-CEMENT/CONCRETE, RODMAN, SCAFFOLD BUILDER (BRICK AND MASONRY), SKYTRAK FORKLIFT OPERATOR | $24.94 | $41.14 |
1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 7 counties with rates of their own.
West Virginia fence builder 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)).
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:
- Boone: WV20260049 Mod 1
- Clay: WV20260049 Mod 1
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