Prevailing wage rates · Colorado · Wage determination
Prevailing wage rates: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder and 9 more counties, Colorado
Heavy construction · CO20260002 modification 1, published May 18, 2026
The short answer
This sheet sets 45 classifications for heavy work in Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder and 9 more counties, Colorado. Each line is a basic hourly rate plus a fringe rate, and the sum is the minimum you must pay for that work, from $12.71 an hour (laborers: flagger) to $76.36 (line construction: lineman and welder). Your contract may lock an earlier modification.
What changed this year
First published January 2, 2026, this sheet is now on modification 1, and its rates have changed in 1 modification.
Latest change
May 18, 2026 · modification 1
Classification names reworded; 3 fringe formulas changed among the 45 lines we could match
- Line construction: 3 fringe formulas changed
SAM.gov reworded this sheet’s classification names in this modification, so not every line can be matched to the one before. Only lines matched with certainty are compared here; nothing is guessed. If your trade is not listed, compare it against your contract’s copy.
Every line that changed (3)
| Classification | Was | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN AND WELDER | $61.46 + 24.25%+$8.50 | $61.46 + $14.90 | changed |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR | $44.27 + 21.25%+$8.50 | $44.27 + $9.41 | changed |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN | $27.39 + 21.25%+$8.50 | $27.39 + $5.82 | changed |
Compared line by line from each modification as published on SAM.gov. A line we could not pair with certainty is left out rather than guessed.
Rates by classification
These are the rates in modification 1 as published on SAM.gov. The determination and modification written into your contract are the ones that bind you; check that number before relying on this table. Total is the basic rate plus the fringe. Source is the agreement or survey the rate came from and its year; a survey year long past means the rate has not been surveyed since. A marker means the group changed in this modification. In the Since column, a dash means SAM.gov reworded the line during the year and it cannot be matched to the first publication with certainty. 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 | Since Jan 2 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASBE0028-001 · Asbestos Workers and Heat & Frost Insulators agreement, July 1, 2025 | |||||
ASBESTOS WORKERS/INSULATOR…Full textASBESTOS WORKERS/INSULATOR (INCLUDES APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATING MATERIALS, PROTECTIVE COVERINGS, COATINGS AND FINISHINGS TO ALL TYPES OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS) | $36.98 | $16.82 | $53.80 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| BRCO0007-004 · Bricklayers agreement, January 1, 2024 | |||||
BRICKLAYER (ADAMS, ARAPAHOE…Full textBRICKLAYER (ADAMS, ARAPAHOE, BOULDER, BROOMFIELD, DENVER, DOUGLAS, JEFFERSON AND WELD COUNTIES) | $42.37 | $12.86 | $55.23 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| BRCO0007-006 · Bricklayers agreement, May 1, 2024 | |||||
| BRICKLAYER (EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES) | $32.93 | $14.29 | $47.22 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| ELEC0012-011 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, September 1, 2025 | |||||
| ELECTRICIAN (PUEBLO COUNTY) | $35.40 | $16.06 | $51.46 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| ELEC0068-001 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, June 1, 2025 | |||||
ELECTRICIAN (ADAMS…Full textELECTRICIAN (ADAMS, ARAPAHOE, BOULDER, BROOMFIELD, DENVER, DOUGLAS, JEFFERSON, LARIMER, AND WELD COUNTIES) | $46.80 | $19.53 | $66.33 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| ELEC0111-001 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, September 1, 2025 | |||||
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN AND WELDER | $61.46 | $14.90 | $76.36 | changed | Agreement, 2025 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR | $44.27 | $9.41 | $53.68 | changed | Agreement, 2025 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTION: GROUNDMAN | $27.39 | $5.82 | $33.21 | changed | Agreement, 2025 |
| ELEC0111-007 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, January 1, 2025 | |||||
| ELECTRICIAN (MESA COUNTY IN COLRADO.) | $31.75 | $13.25 | $45.00 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| ELEC0113-002 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, June 1, 2025 | |||||
| ELECTRICIAN (EL PASO COUNTY) | $40.70 | $18.47 | $59.17 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| ENGI0009-001 · Operating Engineers agreement, May 1, 2024 | |||||
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: TRACKHOE | $35.20 | $15.20 | $50.40 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS…Full textPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: SCRAPER: SINGLE BOWL, INCLUDING PUPS 40 CUBIC YARDS AND OVER AND TANDEM BOWLS | $35.41 | $15.20 | $50.61 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: SCRAPER: SINGLE BOWL UNDER 40 CUBIC YARDS | $35.20 | $15.20 | $50.40 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: OILER | $34.14 | $15.20 | $49.34 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: MECHANIC | $35.58 | $15.20 | $50.78 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: FORKLIFT | $34.58 | $15.20 | $49.78 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANES: 141 TONS AND OVER | $38.63 | $15.20 | $53.83 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANES: 91 TO 140 TONS | $36.27 | $15.20 | $51.47 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANES: 51 TO 90 TONS | $35.07 | $15.20 | $50.27 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANES: 50 TONS AND UNDER | $34.77 | $15.20 | $49.97 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: BULLDOZER | $34.05 | $15.20 | $49.25 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: BLADE: ROUGH | $34.05 | $15.20 | $49.25 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: BLADE: FINISH | $34.58 | $15.20 | $49.78 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| IRON0024-003 · Ironworkers agreement, November 1, 2024 | |||||
| IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL | $39.21 | $22.84 | $62.05 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| LABO0086-001 · Laborers agreement, May 1, 2009 | |||||
| LABORERS: PIPELAYER | $18.68 | $6.78 | $25.46 | no change | Agreement, 2009 |
| PLUM0003-005 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, June 1, 2024 | |||||
PLUMBER (ADAMS, ARAPAHOE…Full textPLUMBER (ADAMS, ARAPAHOE, BOULDER, BROOMFIELD, DENVER, DOUGLAS, JEFFERSON, LARIMER AND WELD COUNTIES) | $50.68 | $20.15 | $70.83 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| PLUM0058-002 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, July 1, 2024 | |||||
| PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (EL PASO COUNTY) | $45.90 | $17.17 | $63.07 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| PLUM0058-008 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, July 1, 2024 | |||||
| PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (PUEBLO COUNTY) | $45.90 | $17.17 | $63.07 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| PLUM0145-002 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, July 1, 2025 | |||||
| PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (MESA COUNTY) | $41.32 | $16.01 | $57.33 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| PLUM0208-004 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, June 1, 2024 | |||||
PIPEFITTER (ADAMS, ARAPAHOE…Full textPIPEFITTER (ADAMS, ARAPAHOE, BOULDER, BROOMFIELD, DENVER, DOUGLAS, JEFFERSON, LARIMER AND WELD COUNTIES) | $44.15 | $22.43 | $66.58 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| SHEE0009-002 · Sheet Metal Workers agreement, July 1, 2025 | |||||
| SHEET METAL WORKER | $43.05 | $22.65 | $65.70 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| SUCO2001-006 · Survey of contractors in CO, December 20, 2001 | |||||
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: SKID LOADER | $15.37 | $4.41 | $19.78 | no change | Survey, 2001 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: FRONT END LOADER | $17.24 | $3.23 | $20.47 | no change | Survey, 2001 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: (BACKHOE) | $16.36 | $2.48 | $18.84 | no change | Survey, 2001 |
| PAINTERS: BRUSH, ROLLER & SPRAY | $15.81 | $3.26 | $19.07 | no change | Survey, 2001 |
| LABORERS: LANDSCAPE | $12.56 | $3.21 | $15.77 | no change | Survey, 2001 |
| LABORERS: FLAGGER | $8.91 | $3.80 | $12.71 | no change | Survey, 2001 |
| LABORERS: (COMMON) | $11.22 | $2.92 | $14.14 | no change | Survey, 2001 |
| IRONWORKER: REINFORCING | $18.83 | $3.90 | $22.73 | no change | Survey, 2001 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $17.31 | $2.85 | $20.16 | no change | Survey, 2001 |
| CARPENTERS: FORM BUILDING AND SETTING | $16.97 | $2.74 | $19.71 | no change | Survey, 2001 |
| CARPENTERS: ALL OTHER WORK | $15.14 | $3.37 | $18.51 | no change | Survey, 2001 |
| BOILERMAKER | $17.60 | $0.00 | $17.60 | no change | Survey, 2001 |
| TEAM0455-002 · Teamsters agreement, May 1, 2025 | |||||
| TRUCK DRIVERS: TANDEM/SEMI AND WATER | $27.59 | $4.87 | $32.46 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| TRUCK DRIVERS: PICKUP | $26.96 | $4.87 | $31.83 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
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 CO20260002?
- 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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- 45 classifications in 19 rate groups
- 18 from agreements, 1 from surveys
- Counties: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer, Mesa, Pueblo, Weld, Broomfield