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West Virginia tuckpointer prevailing wage, county by county

A tuckpointer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in West Virginia runs from $54.61 an hour in Ohio County to $58.42 in Cabell County. The median county is $57.21.

Tuckpointer rate in each West Virginia county, A to Z

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

30 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Barbour CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER · Wyoming County group
$31.65 $25.56 $57.21 Dec 1, 2022WV20260033 Mod 1
Braxton CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER
$31.65 $25.56 $57.21 Dec 1, 2022WV20260004 Mod 1
Cabell CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER
$31.16 $27.26 $58.42 Jun 1, 2022WV20260035 Mod 1
Calhoun CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER · Wyoming County group
$31.65 $25.56 $57.21 Dec 1, 2022WV20260033 Mod 1
Gilmer CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER
$31.65 $25.56 $57.21 Dec 1, 2022WV20260007 Mod 1
Grant CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER
$31.65 $25.56 $57.21 Dec 1, 2022WV20260008 Mod 1
Greenbrier CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER
$31.65 $25.56 $57.21 Dec 1, 2022WV20260009 Mod 1
Hardy CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER
$31.65 $25.56 $57.21 Dec 1, 2022WV20260010 Mod 1
Jackson CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER
$31.65 $25.56 $57.21 Dec 1, 2022WV20260012 Mod 1
Lewis CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER
$31.65 $25.56 $57.21 Dec 1, 2022WV20260013 Mod 1
Logan CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER
$31.65 $25.56 $57.21 Dec 1, 2022WV20260014 Mod 1
Marshall CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER
$29.00 $25.61 $54.61 Aug 1, 2022WV20260040 Mod 1
Mason CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER
$31.16 $27.26 $58.42 Jun 1, 2022WV20260016 Mod 1
Mercer CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER
$31.65 $25.56 $57.21 Dec 1, 2022WV20260018 Mod 1
Mingo CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER
$31.65 $25.56 $57.21 Dec 1, 2022WV20260019 Mod 1
Monroe CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER
$31.65 $25.56 $57.21 Dec 1, 2022WV20260020 Mod 1
Nicholas CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER
$31.65 $25.56 $57.21 Dec 1, 2022WV20260021 Mod 1
Ohio CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER
$29.00 $25.61 $54.61 Aug 1, 2022WV20260044 Mod 1
Pendleton CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER · Wyoming County group
$31.65 $25.56 $57.21 Dec 1, 2022WV20260033 Mod 1
Pocahontas CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER
$31.65 $25.56 $57.21 Dec 1, 2022WV20260022 Mod 1
Raleigh CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER
$31.65 $25.56 $57.21 Dec 1, 2022WV20260023 Mod 1
Randolph CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER
$31.65 $25.56 $57.21 Dec 1, 2022WV20260024 Mod 1
Ritchie CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER
$31.65 $25.56 $57.21 Dec 1, 2022WV20260025 Mod 1
Roane CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER · Wyoming County group
$31.65 $25.56 $57.21 Dec 1, 2022WV20260033 Mod 1
Summers CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER
$31.65 $25.56 $57.21 Dec 1, 2022WV20260026 Mod 1
Tucker CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER
$31.65 $25.56 $57.21 Dec 1, 2022WV20260028 Mod 1
Upshur CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER
$31.65 $25.56 $57.21 Dec 1, 2022WV20260030 Mod 1
Wayne CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER
$31.16 $27.26 $58.42 Jun 1, 2022WV20260048 Mod 1
Webster CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER
$31.65 $25.56 $57.21 Dec 1, 2022WV20260031 Mod 1
Wyoming CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER · Wyoming County group
$31.65 $25.56 $57.21 Dec 1, 2022WV20260033 Mod 1

Main tuckpointer classification in each county (Brick pointer/caulker/cleaner), 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 tuckpointer: $57.21 per hourPocahontas County tuckpointer: $57.21 per hourMcDowell County: no rate for this tradeGilmer County tuckpointer: $57.21 per hourWetzel County: no rate for this tradeWebster County tuckpointer: $57.21 per hourDoddridge County: no rate for this tradeRandolph County tuckpointer: $57.21 per hourGreenbrier County tuckpointer: $57.21 per hourMercer County tuckpointer: $57.21 per hourMarshall County tuckpointer: $54.61 per hourBarbour County tuckpointer: $57.21 per hourPreston County: no rate for this tradeSummers County tuckpointer: $57.21 per hourBrooke County: no rate for this tradeMineral County: no rate for this tradeCabell County tuckpointer: $58.42 per hourClay County: no rate for this tradeWirt County: no rate for this tradeCalhoun County tuckpointer: $57.21 per hourLogan County tuckpointer: $57.21 per hourPendleton County tuckpointer: $57.21 per hourRitchie County tuckpointer: $57.21 per hourTyler County: no rate for this tradeMarion County: no rate for this tradeWood County: no rate for this tradeHarrison County: no rate for this tradeTaylor County: no rate for this tradeBoone County: no rate for this tradeFayette County: no rate for this tradeKanawha County: no rate for this tradeRoane County tuckpointer: $57.21 per hourHampshire County: no rate for this tradeLewis County tuckpointer: $57.21 per hourHancock County: no rate for this tradeOhio County tuckpointer: $54.61 per hourMingo County tuckpointer: $57.21 per hourMorgan County: no rate for this tradeGrant County tuckpointer: $57.21 per hourJefferson County: no rate for this tradeNicholas County tuckpointer: $57.21 per hourPutnam County: no rate for this tradeWyoming County tuckpointer: $57.21 per hourBerkeley County: no rate for this tradeRaleigh County tuckpointer: $57.21 per hourUpshur County tuckpointer: $57.21 per hourWayne County tuckpointer: $58.42 per hourLincoln County: no rate for this tradeMonongalia County: no rate for this tradeBraxton County tuckpointer: $57.21 per hourPleasants County: no rate for this tradeHardy County tuckpointer: $57.21 per hourMonroe County tuckpointer: $57.21 per hourJackson County tuckpointer: $57.21 per hourMason County tuckpointer: $58.42 per hour
$54$57$57$57$57$58Tuckpointer, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a tuckpointer make on prevailing wage in West Virginia?

$54.61 to $58.42 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $57.21. 1 group of counties with identical rates and 25 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.

  1. Cabell County1 county$58.42
  2. Mason County1 county$58.42
  3. Wayne County1 county$58.42
  4. Wyoming County group5 counties$57.21
  5. Braxton County1 county$57.21
  6. Gilmer County1 county$57.21
  7. Grant County1 county$57.21
  8. Greenbrier County1 county$57.21
  9. Hardy County1 county$57.21
  10. Jackson County1 county$57.21
  11. Lewis County1 county$57.21
  12. Logan County1 county$57.21
  13. Mercer County1 county$57.21
  14. Mingo County1 county$57.21
  15. Monroe County1 county$57.21
  16. Nicholas County1 county$57.21
  17. Pocahontas County1 county$57.21
  18. Raleigh County1 county$57.21
  19. Randolph County1 county$57.21
  20. Ritchie County1 county$57.21
  21. Summers County1 county$57.21
  22. Tucker County1 county$57.21
  23. Upshur County1 county$57.21
  24. Webster County1 county$57.21
  25. Marshall County1 county$54.61
  26. Ohio County1 county$54.61
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Cabell CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER$31.16 $58.42 
Mason CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER$31.16 $58.42 
Wayne CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER$31.16 $58.42 
Wyoming County group, 5 localities: Barbour, Calhoun, Pendleton, Roane, WyomingBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER$31.65 $57.21 
Braxton CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER$31.65 $57.21 
Gilmer CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER$31.65 $57.21 
Grant CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER$31.65 $57.21 
Greenbrier CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER$31.65 $57.21 
Hardy CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER$31.65 $57.21 
Jackson CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER$31.65 $57.21 
Lewis CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER$31.65 $57.21 
Logan CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER$31.65 $57.21 
Mercer CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER$31.65 $57.21 
Mingo CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER$31.65 $57.21 
Monroe CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER$31.65 $57.21 
Nicholas CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER$31.65 $57.21 
Pocahontas CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER$31.65 $57.21 
Raleigh CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER$31.65 $57.21 
Randolph CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER$31.65 $57.21 
Ritchie CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER$31.65 $57.21 
Summers CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER$31.65 $57.21 
Tucker CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER$31.65 $57.21 
Upshur CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER$31.65 $57.21 
Webster CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER$31.65 $57.21 
Marshall CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER$29.00 $54.61 
Ohio CountyBRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER$29.00 $54.61 

1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 25 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about West Virginia tuckpointer pay

What is the tuckpointer prevailing wage in Cabell County?

$58.42 an hour: a $31.16 base wage plus $27.26 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WV20260035, modification 1. Overtime and every tuckpointer classification in Cabell County.

Does tuckpointer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Cabell County the $58.42 total is a $31.16 base wage plus $27.26 in fringe benefits, about 47% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does tuckpointer 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 tuckpointers 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 tuckpointer rate?

DOL often publishes the same tuckpointer rates for several counties. Across West Virginia, the 30 counties with a tuckpointer rate fall into 26 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 5 counties (the Wyoming County group).