Tunnel Worker prevailing wage, Fayette County group, West Virginia (23 counties)

DOL sets the same tunnel worker rates, row for row, in 23 counties: Barbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Fayette, Gilmer, Greenbrier, Jackson, Lewis, Mason, McDowell, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Ritchie, Roane, Summers, Tucker, Upshur, Webster and Wyoming. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$43.85an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$27.35 base wage + $16.50 fringe benefits · LABO0379-043

On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in each of these 23 counties, a tunnel worker must be paid at least $43.85 an hour: a $27.35 base wage plus $16.50 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WV20260061 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $43.85 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination WV20260061, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier LABO0379-043 (December 1, 2021). 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 West Virginia repealed its law in 2016 (HB 4005; DOL state table).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: $27.35 + $16.50

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)	$27.35
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$16.50
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$43.85

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 Fayette County group compares

The main tunnel 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

Fayette County groupbase $27.35$43.85
Raleigh Countybase $27.35$43.85
Nicholas Countybase $27.35$43.85
Summers Countybase $27.35$43.85

Which county is in which tunnel worker group

Every West Virginia county with a tunnel worker rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.

Counties	Main classification	Base wage	Total rate
Fayette County group, 23 localities: Barbour, Braxton, Calhoun, Fayette, Gilmer, Greenbrier, Jackson, Lewis, Mason, McDowell, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Ritchie, Roane, Summers, Tucker, Upshur, Webster, Wyoming	LABORER: GROUP 1 TUNNEL DRILLER, TUNNEL MINER	$27.35	$43.85
Grant County	LABORER: GROUP 1 TUNNEL DRILLER, TUNNEL MINER	$27.35	$43.85
Hardy County	LABORER: GROUP 1 TUNNEL DRILLER, TUNNEL MINER	$27.35	$43.85
Logan County	LABORER: GROUP 1 TUNNEL DRILLER, TUNNEL MINER	$27.35	$43.85
Mercer County	LABORER: GROUP 1 TUNNEL DRILLER, TUNNEL MINER	$27.35	$43.85
Raleigh County	LABORER: GROUP 1 TUNNEL DRILLER, TUNNEL MINER	$27.35	$43.85

1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 5 counties with rates of their own.

West Virginia tunnel worker 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)).

Every trade's rates, county by county: Barbour · Braxton · Calhoun · Fayette · Gilmer · Greenbrier · Jackson · Lewis · Mason · McDowell · Mingo · Monroe · Nicholas · Pendleton · Pocahontas · Randolph · Ritchie · Roane · Summers · Tucker · Upshur · Webster · Wyoming

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:

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