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Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates in Wirt County, West Virginia
4 Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov cover Wirt County, with 90 rates for 22 trades; the newest modification is dated May 18, 2026. The rate depends on the kind of construction: building, residential, highway or heavy.
Wirt 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 | WV20260051 Mod 1 |
Brick TenderLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $26.17 | $16.50 | $42.67 | Jan 1, 2019 | WV20260079 Mod 1 |
BricklayerBRICKLAYER · 3 rates | $30.50 | $22.17 | $52.67 | Jun 1, 2022 | WV20260051 Mod 1 |
BricklayerBRICKLAYER · 3 rates | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260002 Mod 1 |
CarpenterCARPENTER (INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING, FORM WORK AND FLOOR LAYING-HARDWOOD AND VINYL) · 4 rates | $33.05 | $26.50 | $59.55 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260051 Mod 1 |
CarpenterCARPENTER, INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING · 4 rates | $10.31 | $0.00 | $10.31 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260002 Mod 1 |
CarpenterCARPENTER · 4 rates | $33.80 | $27.34 | $61.14 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260113 Mod 1 |
CarpenterCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK · 4 rates | $31.13 | $3.00 | $34.13 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260079 Mod 1 |
Cement MasonCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER · 3 rates | $9.40 | $0.00 | $9.40 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260002 Mod 1 |
Cement MasonCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER · 3 rates | $35.77 | $27.54 | $63.31 | Dec 1, 2025 | WV20260113 Mod 1 |
Cement MasonCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER · 3 rates | $35.77 | $27.54 | $63.31 | Dec 1, 2025 | WV20260079 Mod 1 |
ElectricianELECTRICIAN · 4 rates | $39.01 | $30.75 | $69.76 | Jun 1, 2025 | WV20260051 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 | WV20260113 Mod 1 |
ElectricianELECTRICIAN · 4 rates | $28.70 | $17.12 | $45.82 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260079 Mod 1 |
GlazierGLAZIER | $32.89 | $13.38 | $46.27 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260051 Mod 1 |
Guardrail InstallerOPERATOR: POST DRIVER (GUARDRAIL/FENCES) | $37.59 | $20.30 | $57.89 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260113 Mod 1 |
Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker)ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $46.50 | $29.43 | $75.93 | Aug 1, 2024 | WV20260051 Mod 1 |
IronworkerIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL · 7 rates | $25.72 | $16.50 | $42.22 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260051 Mod 1 |
IronworkerIRONWORKER · 7 rates | $34.40 | $21.59 | $55.99 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260113 Mod 1 |
IronworkerIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL · 7 rates | $37.02 | $3.00 | $40.02 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260079 Mod 1 |
LaborerLABORER (WACKER ROLLER OPERATOR) · 14 rates | $28.02 | $16.80 | $44.82 | Dec 1, 2023 | WV20260051 Mod 1 |
LaborerLABORERS: UNSKILLED · 14 rates | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260002 Mod 1 |
LaborerLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL · 14 rates | $29.00 | $17.40 | $46.40 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260113 Mod 1 |
LaborerLABORER: GROUP 1 AIR TOOL OPERATOR, ASPHALT RAKER, BOBCAT OPERATOR (CLEAN UP/DEMOLITION), BUSHHAMMER, CHAIN SAW, CONCRETE SAW (HAND HELD/WALK BEHIND), CONCRETE WORKER, HAND HELD DRILL, GRADE CHECKER, GUARDRAIL INSTALLATION, MASON TENDER-CEMENT/CONCRETE, PIPELAYER, SKYTRAK FORKLIFT OPERATOR · 14 rates | $26.32 | $16.50 | $42.82 | Dec 1, 2020 | WV20260079 Mod 1 |
Landscape & Irrigation LaborerLABORERS: LANDSCAPE · 2 rates | $7.58 | $0.00 | $7.58 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260002 Mod 1 |
Landscape & Irrigation LaborerLABORER: GROUP 2 CARPENTER TENDER, COMMON OR GENERAL, FLAGGER, LANDSCAPE, WATER BOY · 2 rates | $25.26 | $16.50 | $41.76 | Dec 1, 2020 | WV20260079 Mod 1 |
MillwrightMILLWRIGHT | $37.40 | $26.06 | $63.46 | Jun 1, 2023 | WV20260051 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 · 26 rates | $46.56 | $22.05 | $68.61 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260051 Mod 1 |
Operating EngineerOPERATOR: CRANE · 26 rates | $40.35 | $20.30 | $60.65 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260113 Mod 1 |
Operating EngineerPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 2 LOADERS UP TO SIX (6) CUBIC YARD CAPACITY, BACKHOE, BULLDOZERS, COMPACTOR, FORKLIFT, GRADER/BLADE, MECHANIC, EXCAVATORS AND SHOVELS WITH AN OPERATING WEIGHT OF UP TO ONE HUNDRED TEN THOUSAND (110,000) POUNDS, TRACTOR, TRENCHER · 26 rates | $39.19 | $20.45 | $59.64 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260079 Mod 1 |
PainterPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING · 4 rates | $31.48 | $17.73 | $49.21 | Dec 1, 2024 | WV20260051 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 | WV20260079 Mod 1 |
Plumber / PipefitterPLUMBER · 3 rates | $41.00 | $37.63 | $78.63 | Jul 1, 2025 | WV20260051 Mod 1 |
Plumber / PipefitterPLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC PIPE WORK) · 3 rates | $11.50 | $0.00 | $11.50 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260002 Mod 1 |
RooferROOFER · 2 rates | $29.75 | $16.71 | $46.46 | May 1, 2023 | WV20260051 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 | $33.53 | $26.71 | $60.24 | Jun 1, 2022 | WV20260051 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 | WV20260113 Mod 1 |
Teamster (Truck Driver)TRUCK DRIVER: GROUP 3 DUMP TRUCK (5 CU. YDS. & OVER), TRACTOR HAUL TRUCK, WATER TANK TRUCK (SEMI) · 7 rates | $29.96 | $22.50 | $52.46 | Oct 1, 2024 | WV20260051 Mod 1 |
Teamster (Truck Driver)TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK · 7 rates | $29.04 | $16.15 | $45.19 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260113 Mod 1 |
Teamster (Truck Driver)TRUCK DRIVER, DUMP (EXCLUDING OFF THE ROAD TRUCKS) · 7 rates | $22.34 | $13.31 | $35.65 | May 18, 2026 | WV20260079 Mod 1 |
Tile FinisherTILE FINISHER | $27.00 | $22.57 | $49.57 | Jun 1, 2024 | WV20260051 Mod 1 |
Tile SetterTILE SETTER | $31.65 | $25.56 | $57.21 | Dec 1, 2022 | WV20260051 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 Wirt County?
Plumber or pipefitter, at $78.63 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$78.63
- Boilermaker$76.06
- Heat & Frost Insulator$75.93
- Electrician$69.76
- Operating Engineer$68.61
- Millwright$63.46
- Cement Mason$63.31
- Sheet Metal Worker$60.24
- Carpenter$59.55
- Guardrail Installer$57.89
- Tile Setter$57.21
- Bricklayer$52.67
- Teamster (Truck Driver)$52.46
- Tile Finisher$49.57
- Painter$49.21
- Roofer$46.46
- Glazier$46.27
- Striping & Traffic Control$45.31
- Laborer$44.82
- Brick Tender$42.67
- Ironworker$42.22
- Landscape Laborer$41.76
Which wage determinations cover Wirt 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 | WV20260051 | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| Residential | WV20260002 | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| Highway | WV20260113 | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| Heavy | WV20260079 | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
Questions about Wirt County rates
How much does an electrician make on prevailing wage in Wirt County?
$69.76 an hour: a $39.01 base wage plus $30.75 in fringe benefits, for the main classification, under wage determination WV20260051, modification 1. Overtime and every electrician rate in Wirt County.
What is the prevailing wage for a laborer in Wirt County?
$44.82 an hour: a $28.02 base wage plus $16.80 in fringe benefits, for the main classification, under wage determination WV20260051, modification 1. Overtime and every laborer rate in Wirt 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 Wirt County, the $78.63 total is a $41.00 base wage plus $37.63 in fringe benefits.
Which Davis-Bacon wage determination covers Wirt County?
It depends on the kind of construction: WV20260051 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for building construction, WV20260002 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for residential construction, WV20260113 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for highway construction and WV20260079 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for heavy construction. Your contract names the one that applies.
Does Wirt County share its rates with other counties?
For 13 of its 22 trades, yes: DOL sets the same rates, row for row, in other counties too. Operating engineer rates, for example, are the same in 2 counties (the Wood County group). The other 9 are Wirt County's own.