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West Virginia millwright prevailing wage, county by county

A millwright's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in West Virginia runs from $63.46 an hour in Wyoming County to $65.66 in Boone County. The median county is $63.46.

Main millwright classification in each county (Millwright), 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 millwright: $63.46 per hourPocahontas County millwright: $63.46 per hourMcDowell County millwright: $63.46 per hourGilmer County millwright: $63.46 per hourWetzel County millwright: $63.46 per hourWebster County millwright: $63.46 per hourDoddridge County millwright: $63.46 per hourRandolph County millwright: $63.46 per hourGreenbrier County millwright: $63.46 per hourMercer County millwright: $63.46 per hourMarshall County millwright: $63.46 per hourBarbour County millwright: $63.46 per hourPreston County millwright: $63.46 per hourSummers County millwright: $65.66 per hourBrooke County millwright: $63.46 per hourMineral County millwright: $63.46 per hourCabell County: no rate for this tradeClay County millwright: $65.66 per hourWirt County millwright: $63.46 per hourCalhoun County millwright: $63.46 per hourLogan County millwright: $63.46 per hourPendleton County millwright: $63.46 per hourRitchie County millwright: $63.46 per hourTyler County millwright: $63.46 per hourMarion County millwright: $63.46 per hourWood County millwright: $63.46 per hourHarrison County millwright: $63.46 per hourTaylor County millwright: $63.46 per hourBoone County millwright: $65.66 per hourFayette County millwright: $63.46 per hourKanawha County millwright: $63.46 per hourRoane County millwright: $63.46 per hourHampshire County millwright: $63.46 per hourLewis County millwright: $63.46 per hourHancock County millwright: $63.46 per hourOhio County millwright: $63.46 per hourMingo County millwright: $63.46 per hourMorgan County millwright: $63.46 per hourGrant County millwright: $63.46 per hourJefferson County millwright: $63.46 per hourNicholas County millwright: $63.46 per hourPutnam County millwright: $63.46 per hourWyoming County millwright: $63.46 per hourBerkeley County millwright: $63.46 per hourRaleigh County millwright: $63.46 per hourUpshur County millwright: $63.46 per hourWayne County: no rate for this tradeLincoln County millwright: $63.46 per hourMonongalia County millwright: $63.46 per hourBraxton County millwright: $63.46 per hourPleasants County millwright: $63.46 per hourHardy County millwright: $63.46 per hourMonroe County millwright: $63.46 per hourJackson County millwright: $63.46 per hourMason County millwright: $63.46 per hour
$63$63$63$63$63$65Millwright, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a millwright 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. Boone County1 county$65.66
  2. Clay County1 county$65.66
  3. Summers County1 county$65.66
  4. Wyoming County group5 counties$63.46
  5. Hancock County group2 counties$63.46
  6. Wood County group2 counties$63.46
  7. Berkeley County1 county$63.46
  8. Braxton County1 county$63.46
  9. Doddridge County1 county$63.46
  10. Fayette County1 county$63.46
  11. Gilmer County1 county$63.46
  12. Grant County1 county$63.46
  13. Greenbrier County1 county$63.46
  14. Hampshire County1 county$63.46
  15. Hardy County1 county$63.46
  16. Harrison County1 county$63.46
  17. Jackson County1 county$63.46
  18. Jefferson County1 county$63.46
  19. Kanawha County1 county$63.46
  20. Lewis County1 county$63.46
  21. Lincoln County1 county$63.46
  22. Logan County1 county$63.46
  23. Marion County1 county$63.46
  24. Marshall County1 county$63.46
  25. Mason County1 county$63.46
  26. McDowell County1 county$63.46
  27. Mercer County1 county$63.46
  28. Mineral County1 county$63.46
  29. Mingo County1 county$63.46
  30. Monongalia County1 county$63.46
  31. Monroe County1 county$63.46
  32. Morgan County1 county$63.46
  33. Nicholas County1 county$63.46
  34. Ohio County1 county$63.46
  35. Pleasants County1 county$63.46
  36. Pocahontas County1 county$63.46
  37. Preston County1 county$63.46
  38. Putnam County1 county$63.46
  39. Raleigh County1 county$63.46
  40. Randolph County1 county$63.46

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Boone CountyMILLWRIGHT$65.66 $39.60 
Clay CountyMILLWRIGHT$65.66 $39.60 
Summers CountyMILLWRIGHT$65.66 $39.60 
Wyoming County group, 5 localities: Barbour, Calhoun, Pendleton, Roane, WyomingMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Hancock County group, 2 localities: Brooke, HancockMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Wood County group, 2 localities: Wirt, WoodMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Berkeley CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Braxton CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Doddridge CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Fayette CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Gilmer CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Grant CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Greenbrier CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Hampshire CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Hardy CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Harrison CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Jackson CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Jefferson CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Kanawha CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Lewis CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Lincoln CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Logan CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Marion CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Marshall CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Mason CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
McDowell CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Mercer CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Mineral CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Mingo CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Monongalia CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Monroe CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Morgan CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Nicholas CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Ohio CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Pleasants CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Pocahontas CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Preston CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Putnam CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Raleigh CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Randolph CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Ritchie CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Taylor CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Tucker CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Tyler CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Upshur CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Webster CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 
Wetzel CountyMILLWRIGHT$63.46 $37.40 

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

Questions about West Virginia millwright pay

What is the millwright prevailing wage in Kanawha County?

$63.46 an hour: a $37.40 base wage plus $26.06 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WV20260038, modification 1. Overtime and every millwright classification in Kanawha County.

Does millwright prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Kanawha County the $63.46 total is a $37.40 base wage plus $26.06 in fringe benefits, about 41% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does millwright 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 millwrights 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 millwright rate?

DOL often publishes the same millwright rates for several counties. Across West Virginia, the 53 counties with a millwright 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).