Striping & Traffic Control Worker prevailing wage in Ohio County, West Virginia

$45.31an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$27.91 base wage + $17.40 fringe benefits · LADC0001-002

Ohio County uses the same striping and traffic control worker rates as 2 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Ohio County, a striping and traffic control worker must be paid at least $45.31 an hour: a $27.91 base wage plus $17.40 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WV20260109 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $45.31 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination WV20260109, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier LADC0001-002 (December 1, 2024). 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 West Virginia repealed its law in 2016 (HB 4005; DOL state table).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: $27.91 + $17.40

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)	$27.91
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$17.40
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$45.31

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 Ohio County compares

The main striping and traffic control worker 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

Ohio Countybase $27.91$45.31
Brooke Countybase $27.91$45.31
Marshall Countybase $27.91$45.31
Hancock Countybase $27.91$45.31

Striping & Traffic Control Worker rates in nearby counties

Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.

DOL's striping and traffic control worker rates for Ohio County are the same as in 2 other counties: Brooke, Hancock.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Ohio County
Ohio County	TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSON	$27.91	$45.31
Brooke County	TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSON	$27.91	$45.31	same
Marshall County	TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSON	$27.91	$45.31	same
Hancock County	TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSON	$27.91	$45.31	same
Wetzel County	TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSON	$27.91	$45.31	same
Monongalia County	TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSON	$27.91	$45.31	same
Marion County	TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSON	$27.91	$45.31	same

West Virginia striping and traffic control worker prevailing wage by county, with a map

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), wage determination WV20260109 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/WV20260109/1

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 Ohio County as CSV · Report an error