Prevailing wage rates · Arizona · Wage determination
Prevailing wage rates: Cochise County, Arizona
Highway construction · AZ20260035 modification 1, published May 18, 2026
The short answer
This sheet sets 46 classifications for highway work in Cochise County, Arizona. Each line is a basic hourly rate plus a fringe rate, and the sum is the minimum you must pay for that work, from $19.44 an hour (laborer: landscape laborer) to $57.29 (power equipment operator: (crane/derricks)). Your contract may lock an earlier modification.
Rates by classification
Total is the basic rate plus the fringe. Source is the agreement or survey the rate came from; a marker means the group changed in this modification. A dagger (†) means the fringe carries a footnote or percentage the total does not include; read the group’s notes.
| Classification | Basic rate | Fringe | Total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGI0012-046 · Operating Engineers agreement, December 1, 2024 | ||||
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BULLDOZER | $35.56 | $18.12 | $53.68 | Agreement |
| ENGI0012-053 · Operating Engineers agreement, December 1, 2024 | ||||
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: TRACTOR | $35.56 | $18.12 | $53.68 | Agreement |
| ENGI0012-078 · Operating Engineers agreement, December 1, 2024 | ||||
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (CRANE/DERRICKS) | $39.17 | $18.12 | $57.29 | Agreement |
| LABO1184-016 · Laborers agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILL | $31.98 | $9.26 | $41.24 | Agreement |
| LABO1184-027 · Laborers agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| LABORER: GRADE SETTER | $29.91 | $9.26 | $39.17 | Agreement |
| LABO1184-033 · Laborers agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: TRENCHER | $30.88 | $9.26 | $40.14 | Agreement |
| LABO1184-047 · Laborers agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| TRUCK DRIVER: CONCRETE | $30.88 | $9.26 | $40.14 | Agreement |
| SUAZ2023-020 · Survey of contractors in AZ, November 19, 2024 | ||||
| TRUCK DRIVER: WATER | $26.13 | $7.09 | $33.22 | Survey |
| TRUCK DRIVER: SWEEPER | $20.24 | $5.48 | $25.72 | Survey |
| TRUCK DRIVER: OIL DISTRIBUTOR | $29.97 | $9.43 | $39.40 | Survey |
| TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP | $24.50 | $2.72 | $27.22 | Survey |
| TRAFFIC CONTROL | $19.24 | $2.58 | $21.82 | Survey |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: SCRAPER | $26.29 | $5.90 | $32.19 | Survey |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: PAVER/SPREADER/FINISH EQUIPMENT (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, & CONCRETE) | $31.47 | $0.00 | $31.47 | Survey |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: OILER | $31.86 | $12.12 | $43.98 | Survey |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: MOTOR GRADER/BLADE | $30.13 | $5.81 | $35.94 | Survey |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: MILLING MACHINE | $29.25 | $7.45 | $36.70 | Survey |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: MECHANIC | $31.86 | $12.12 | $43.98 | Survey |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: LOADER/FRONT END LOADER | $25.89 | $3.94 | $29.83 | Survey |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GRADE CHECKER | $24.58 | $7.18 | $31.76 | Survey |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: FORKLIFT | $30.14 | $12.57 | $42.71 | Survey |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: FIELD EQUIPMENT SERVICEPERSON | $35.44 | $11.45 | $46.89 | Survey |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $31.96 | $8.33 | $40.29 | Survey |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: DRILL RIG/AUGER | $31.64 | $0.00 | $31.64 | Survey |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CONCRETE SCREED | $26.41 | $7.64 | $34.05 | Survey |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CONCRETE PUMP TRUCK | $43.11 | $10.87 | $53.98 | Survey |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: COMPACTOR/ROLLER | $22.30 | $4.14 | $26.44 | Survey |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BROOM/SWEEPER | $24.22 | $4.77 | $28.99 | Survey |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BOOM/CRANE TRUCK | $36.99 | $12.37 | $49.36 | Survey |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER | $29.85 | $8.78 | $38.63 | Survey |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE/BACKHOE & LOADER COMBO/TRACK BACKHOE | $26.16 | $6.19 | $32.35 | Survey |
| PAINTER: SIGN AND DISPLAY ERECTOR | $19.84 | $4.73 | $24.57 | Survey |
| PAINTER: PAVEMENT MARKING | $27.76 | $6.34 | $34.10 | Survey |
| LABORER: PIPELAYER | $26.36 | $7.09 | $33.45 | Survey |
| LABORER: MASON TENDER | $26.48 | $7.09 | $33.57 | Survey |
| LABORER: LANDSCAPE LABORER | $19.44 | $0.00 | $19.44 | Survey |
| LABORER: GUARDRAIL INSTALLER | $19.01 | $2.99 | $22.00 | Survey |
| LABORER: GENERAL | $23.96 | $2.07 | $26.03 | Survey |
| LABORER: FENCE ERECTOR | $22.00 | $4.03 | $26.03 | Survey |
| LABORER: CONCRETE SAW (HAND HELD/WALK BEHIND) | $25.22 | $5.08 | $30.30 | Survey |
| LABORER: ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTOR | $23.85 | $7.97 | $31.82 | Survey |
| IRONWORKER | $32.00 | $17.54 | $49.54 | Survey |
| ELECTRICIAN | $28.71 | $7.58 | $36.29 | Survey |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $26.96 | $6.45 | $33.41 | Survey |
| CARPENTER: FORMWORK CONCRETE | $29.34 | $7.09 | $36.43 | Survey |
| CARPENTER | $28.08 | $12.74 | $40.82 | Survey |
Modification history
| Modification 0 | January 2, 2026 |
| Modification 1 | May 18, 2026 (current) |
Published by the Wage and Hour Division; read from sam.gov. The sheet is checked for a newer modification each day. Contracts awarded since January 1, 2017 also carry Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave (one hour per 30 worked, up to 56 a year).
Questions people ask
- Which rate do I pay on AZ20260035?
- The line for the classification of work actually performed: the basic rate plus the fringe. You may pay the fringe into benefit plans, as cash on every hour, or a mix. Overtime after 40 hours is 1.5 times the basic rate; fringe is paid on every hour and never multiplied.
- My trade is not on this sheet. What do I do?
- Do not borrow the nearest name. Ask the contracting agency for a conformance on Standard Form 1444 before the first week of that work, and note it as pending on the payroll.
- Does modification 1 apply to my contract?
- Only if it was in force when your contract was awarded (generally at bid opening). An earlier modification locked into the contract keeps applying, except on option years, added scope and indefinite-quantity contracts. The number and modification are on the first page of the exhibit in your contract.
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