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Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates in Preston County, West Virginia
4 Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov cover Preston County, with 103 rates for 26 trades; the newest modification is dated May 18, 2026. The rate depends on the kind of construction: building, residential, highway or heavy.
Preston County prevailing wage by trade, A to Z
| Trade | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BoilermakerBOILERMAKER | $47.13 | $28.93 | $76.06 | Jan 1, 2025 | WV20260046 Mod 1 |
BricklayerBRICKLAYER (BRICKLAYER & BRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER) · 4 rates | $31.65 | $25.82 | $57.47 | Jun 1, 2024 | WV20260046 Mod 1 |
BricklayerBRICKLAYER · 4 rates | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260002 Mod 1 |
CarpenterCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY) · 5 rates | $29.74 | $23.51 | $53.25 | Dec 1, 2020 | WV20260046 Mod 1 |
CarpenterCARPENTER, INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING · 5 rates | $10.31 | $0.00 | $10.31 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260002 Mod 1 |
CarpenterCARPENTER · 5 rates | $33.80 | $27.34 | $61.14 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260112 Mod 1 |
CarpenterCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK · 5 rates | $29.00 | $22.41 | $51.41 | Dec 1, 2020 | WV20260074 Mod 1 |
Cement MasonCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER · 4 rates | $30.38 | $22.87 | $53.25 | Jul 1, 2025 | WV20260046 Mod 1 |
Cement MasonCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER · 4 rates | $9.40 | $0.00 | $9.40 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260002 Mod 1 |
Cement MasonCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER · 4 rates | $35.77 | $27.54 | $63.31 | Dec 1, 2025 | WV20260112 Mod 1 |
Cement MasonCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER · 4 rates | $35.77 | $27.54 | $63.31 | Dec 1, 2025 | WV20260074 Mod 1 |
Drywall Installer / LatherCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $23.23 | $12.13 | $35.36 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260046 Mod 1 |
ElectricianELECTRICIAN · 4 rates | $43.77 | $27.72 | $71.49 | Jun 1, 2025 | WV20260046 Mod 1 |
ElectricianELECTRICIAN · 4 rates | $10.41 | $0.00 | $10.41 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260002 Mod 1 |
ElectricianTRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION: GROUNDSMAN · 4 rates | $22.12 | $26.26 | $48.38 | Oct 2, 2023 | WV20260112 Mod 1 |
ElectricianELECTRICIAN · 4 rates | $42.50 | $37.23 | $79.73 | Oct 31, 2023 | WV20260074 Mod 1 |
Fence BuilderLABORER: 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 | $16.20 | $41.14 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260046 Mod 1 |
FlaggerLABORER: GROUP 4 FLAGGER · 2 rates | $24.94 | $16.20 | $41.14 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260046 Mod 1 |
FlaggerLABORER: GROUP 2 CARPENTER TENDER, DEMOLITION, FLAGGER · 2 rates | $25.26 | $16.50 | $41.76 | Dec 1, 2021 | WV20260074 Mod 1 |
GlazierGLAZIER | $32.89 | $13.38 | $46.27 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260046 Mod 1 |
Guardrail InstallerOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $37.59 | $20.30 | $57.89 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260112 Mod 1 |
Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker)ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $46.50 | $29.43 | $75.93 | Aug 1, 2024 | WV20260046 Mod 1 |
IronworkerIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL · 4 rates | $31.65 | $24.50 | $56.15 | May 1, 2025 | WV20260046 Mod 1 |
IronworkerIRONWORKER · 4 rates | $35.50 | $29.11 | $64.61 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260112 Mod 1 |
IronworkerIRONWORKER, ORNAMENTAL, REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL · 4 rates | $35.50 | $29.11 | $64.61 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260074 Mod 1 |
LaborerLABORER: POWER TOOL OPERATOR · 19 rates | $22.81 | $16.50 | $39.31 | Jan 1, 2019 | WV20260046 Mod 1 |
LaborerLABORERS: UNSKILLED · 19 rates | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260002 Mod 1 |
LaborerLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL · 19 rates | $29.00 | $17.40 | $46.40 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260112 Mod 1 |
LaborerLABORER: GROUP 1 BOBCAT OPERATOR (CLEAN UP/DEMOLITION), CHAIN SAW, CONCRETE SAW(HAND HELD/WALK BEHIND), CONCRETE WORKER, HAND HELD DRILL, GRADE CHECKER, MASON TENDER-CEMENT/CONCRETE, PIPELAYER, WACKER ROLLER OPERATOR · 19 rates | $26.32 | $16.50 | $42.82 | Dec 1, 2021 | WV20260074 Mod 1 |
Landscape & Irrigation LaborerLABORER: GROUP 1 CARPENTER TENDER, COMMON OR GENERAL, LANDSCAPE · 2 rates | $24.94 | $16.20 | $41.14 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260046 Mod 1 |
Landscape & Irrigation LaborerLABORERS: LANDSCAPE · 2 rates | $7.58 | $0.00 | $7.58 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260002 Mod 1 |
MillwrightMILLWRIGHT | $37.40 | $26.06 | $63.46 | Jun 1, 2023 | WV20260046 Mod 1 |
Operating EngineerPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL FRICTION CRANES, TOWER CRANES AND ALL CRANES WITH 180 FT. OR MORE OF BOOM INCLUDING MAST AND JIBS OR LIFTING CAPACITY OF 100 TONS OR MORE AND HOISTS WITH 30,000 POUND LINE PULL OR MORE, MECHANICS WITH TOOLS WITH 3/4 INCH DRIVE AND BELOW · 27 rates | $46.56 | $22.05 | $68.61 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260046 Mod 1 |
Operating EngineerOPERATOR: CRANE · 27 rates | $40.35 | $20.30 | $60.65 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260112 Mod 1 |
Operating EngineerPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 3 ROLLER · 27 rates | $38.08 | $20.45 | $58.53 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260074 Mod 1 |
PainterPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING · 4 rates | $30.57 | $20.06 | $50.63 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260046 Mod 1 |
PainterPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING) · 4 rates | $10.38 | $0.00 | $10.38 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260002 Mod 1 |
PainterPAINTER: SPRAY · 4 rates | $34.49 | $17.53 | $52.02 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260074 Mod 1 |
Plaster TenderLABORER: ASPHALT RAKER, DEMOLITION, GRADE CHECKER, JACK HAMMER, MORTAR MIXER, PLASTER TENDER, TAMPER (HAND HELD), WATER BOY | $25.92 | $16.88 | $42.80 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260046 Mod 1 |
PlastererPLASTERER (EIFS AND FIREPROOFING) | $30.50 | $22.22 | $52.72 | Jul 1, 2025 | WV20260046 Mod 1 |
Plumber / PipefitterPLUMBER · 4 rates | $38.04 | $39.72 | $77.76 | Jul 1, 2025 | WV20260046 Mod 1 |
Plumber / PipefitterPLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE WORK) · 4 rates | $11.50 | $0.00 | $11.50 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260002 Mod 1 |
Plumber / PipefitterPIPEFITTER · 4 rates | $35.86 | $19.30 | $55.16 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260074 Mod 1 |
RooferROOFER · 2 rates | $34.00 | $19.11 | $53.11 | Jul 1, 2025 | WV20260046 Mod 1 |
RooferROOFER · 2 rates | $9.40 | $0.00 | $9.40 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260002 Mod 1 |
Sheet Metal WorkerSHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION) · 2 rates | $34.92 | $29.70 | $64.62 | Jun 1, 2024 | WV20260046 Mod 1 |
Sheet Metal WorkerSHEET METAL MECHANIC (INCLUDING DUCT WORK) · 2 rates | $10.00 | $0.53 | $10.53 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260002 Mod 1 |
Striping & Traffic Control WorkerTRAFFIC CONTROL PERSON | $27.91 | $17.40 | $45.31 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260112 Mod 1 |
Teamster (Truck Driver)TRUCK DRIVER: GROUP 3 DUMP TRUCK (5 CU. YDS. & OVER), TRACTOR HAUL TRUCK, WATER TANK TRUCK (SEMI) · 8 rates | $29.96 | $22.50 | $52.46 | Oct 1, 2024 | WV20260046 Mod 1 |
Teamster (Truck Driver)TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK · 8 rates | $28.85 | $16.15 | $45.00 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260112 Mod 1 |
Teamster (Truck Driver)TRUCK DRIVER, DUMP (EXCLUDING OFF THE ROAD TRUCKS) · 8 rates | $23.50 | $11.49 | $34.99 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260074 Mod 1 |
Tile FinisherTILE FINISHER | $27.00 | $22.57 | $49.57 | Jun 1, 2024 | WV20260046 Mod 1 |
Tile SetterTILE SETTER | $31.65 | $25.56 | $57.21 | Dec 1, 2022 | WV20260046 Mod 1 |
One rate per trade for the kind of construction picked above; open a trade for its other classifications and the WD's notes. DOL prints no total, so each total is base wage plus fringe benefits, added by us. The Department of Labor modifies these determinations on SAM.gov in weekly batches through the year; the latest West Virginia modification we hold is dated May 18, 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 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).
Which trades pay the most in Preston County?
Plumber or pipefitter, at $77.76 an hour. Each trade's main rate, as its page leads with it, highest first, split into the base wage and the fringe benefits DOL lists, on one scale.
- Plumber / Pipefitter$77.76
- Boilermaker$76.06
- Heat & Frost Insulator$75.93
- Electrician$71.49
- Operating Engineer$68.61
- Sheet Metal Worker$64.62
- Millwright$63.46
- Guardrail Installer$57.89
- Bricklayer$57.47
- Tile Setter$57.21
- Ironworker$56.15
- Carpenter$53.25
- Cement Mason$53.25
- Roofer$53.11
- Plasterer$52.72
- Teamster (Truck Driver)$52.46
- Painter$50.63
- Tile Finisher$49.57
- Glazier$46.27
- Striping & Traffic Control$45.31
- Plaster Tender$42.80
- Fence Builder$41.14
- Flagger$41.14
- Landscape Laborer$41.14
- Laborer$39.31
- Drywall Installer / Lather$35.36
Which wage determinations cover Preston County?
The WD that applies depends on the kind of construction. Every rate on this site names its WD and modification.
| Construction | Wage determination | Modification | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building | WV20260046 | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| Residential | WV20260002 | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| Highway | WV20260112 | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| Heavy | WV20260074 | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
Questions about Preston County rates
How much does an electrician make on prevailing wage in Preston County?
$71.49 an hour: a $43.77 base wage plus $27.72 in fringe benefits, for the main classification, under wage determination WV20260046, modification 1. Overtime and every electrician rate in Preston County.
What is the prevailing wage for a laborer in Preston County?
$39.31 an hour: a $22.81 base wage plus $16.50 in fringe benefits, for the main classification (LABORER: POWER TOOL OPERATOR), under wage determination WV20260046, modification 1. Overtime and every laborer rate in Preston County.
Does the prevailing wage include fringe benefits?
Yes. The rate is a base wage plus fringe benefits, and the employer owes both for every hour. For plumber or pipefitter, the highest-paid trade in Preston County, the $77.76 total is a $38.04 base wage plus $39.72 in fringe benefits.
Which Davis-Bacon wage determination covers Preston County?
It depends on the kind of construction: WV20260046 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for building construction, WV20260002 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for residential construction, WV20260112 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for highway construction and WV20260074 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for heavy construction. Your contract names the one that applies.
Does Preston County share its rates with other counties?
For 2 of its 26 trades, yes: DOL sets the same rates, row for row, in other counties too. Guardrail installer rates, for example, are the same in 2 counties (the Monongalia County group). The other 24 are Preston County's own.