Which rate do I pay on OR20260070?

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 2 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.

Prevailing wage rates · Oregon · Wage determination

Prevailing wage rates: Josephine County, Oregon

Heavy construction · OR20260070 modification 2, published May 18, 2026

The short answer

This sheet sets 30 classifications for heavy work in Josephine County, Oregon. Each line is a basic hourly rate plus a fringe rate, and the sum is the minimum you must pay for that work, from $24.88 an hour (laborer: common or general) to $82.83 (ironworker (reinforcing and structural)). Your contract may lock an earlier modification.

Scope

Excludes Dredging

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
CARP0503-013 · Carpenters agreement, June 1, 2025
CARPENTERS: (INCLUDING FORM WORK)	$53.94	$16.81	$70.75	Agreement
ELEC0659-012 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, January 1, 2026
ELECTRICIAN	$47.04	$21.84	$68.88	Agreement
ENGI0701-036 · Operating Engineers agreement, January 1, 2024
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 6… Full text POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 6 LOADERS: (LESS THAN 1 CU YD.); OILER; GRADE CHECKER; CRANE OILER;FORKLIFT; ROLLER (NON-ASPHALT)	$45.81	$16.90	$62.71	Agreement
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 5… Full text POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 5 TRACKHOE/BACKHOE HYDRAULIC: TRACK TYPE UP TO AND INCLUDING 20,000 LBS, WHEEL TYPE (FORD, JOHN DEER, CASE TYPE); BOOM TRUCK OPERATOR; DRILLING: CHURM DRILL AND EARTH BORING MACHINE OPERATOR; DIRECTIONAL DRILL OPERATOR LESS THAN 20,000 LBS PULLBACK; LOADERS, RUBBER TIRED TYPE , LESS THAN 25,00 LBS; FORKLIFT OVER 5 TON, BULLDOZER 20,000 LBS OR 100 HORSES OR LESS; ROLLER; COMPACTOR WITHOUT BLADE	$49.03	$16.90	$65.93	Agreement
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 4… Full text POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 4 CRANE: HYDRAULIC CRANE OPERATOR, UNDER 50 TONS; LATTICE BOOM CRANE OPERATOR: LATTICE BOOM CRANE OPERATOR, UNDER 50 TONS; TRACKHOE/BACKHOE-ROBOTIC: TRACK AND WHEEL TYPE, UP TO AND INCLUDING 20,0000 LBS. WITH ANY OR ALL ATTACHMENTS; BLADE: BLADE OPERATOR; TRACTOR OPERATOR WITH BOOM ATTACHMENT; DRILLING: CHURM DRILL AND EARTH BORING MACHINE OPERATOR; DIRECTIONAL DRILL OPERATOR OVER 20,000 LBS PULLBACK; CRANE: CHICAGO BOOM AND SIMILAR TYPES; BOOM TYPE LIFTING DEVICE, 5 TON CAPACITY OR LESS; RUBBER-TIRED SCRAPER, SINGLE ENGINE, SINGLE SCRAPER; COMPACTOR-SELF PROPELLED; LOADERS 25,000 LBS AND LESS THAN 60,000 LBS; BULLDOZER OVER 20,000 LBS AND MORE THAN 100 HORSE UP TO 70,000 LBS; SCREED; COMPACTOR WITH BLADE	$50.27	$16.90	$67.17	Agreement
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 3… Full text POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 3 HYDRAULIC CRANE: HYDRAULIC CRANE OPERATOR, 50 TONS THROUGH 89 TONS (WITHOUT LUFFING OR TOWER ATTACHMENT); LATTICE BOOM CRANES: LATTICE BOOM CRANE-50 THROUGH 89 TONS (AND LESS THAN 150 FEET BOOM); RUBBER TIRED SCRAPER: WITH TANDOM SCRAPERS; SELF LOADING, PADDLE WHEEL, AUGER TYPE, FINISH AND/OR 2 OR MORE UNITS; LOADER 60,000 LBS AND LESS THAN 120,000 LBS; BULLDOZER OVER 70,000 LBS UP TO AND INCLUDING 120,000 LBS;	$53.60	$16.90	$70.50	Agreement
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 2… Full text POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 2 CRANE: CABLEWAY OPERATOR, 25 TONS AND OVER; HYDRAULIC CRANE: HYDRAULIC CRANE OPERATOR 90 TONS THROUGH 199 TONS (WITHOUT LUFFING OR TOWER ATTACHMENT); TOWER/WHIRLEY OPERATOR: TOWER CRANE OPERATOR; WHIRLEY OPERATOR, UNDER 90 TONS; LATTICE BOOM CRANE: 90 THROUGH 199 TONS AND/OR 150 TO 200 FEET BOOM; HYDRAULIC CRANE: HYDRAULIC CRANE OPERATOR, 50 TONS THROUGH 89 TONS (WITH LUFFING OR TOWER ATTACHMENT); RUBBER TIRED SCRAPER WITH TANDOM SCRAPERS; LOADER 120,000 LBS AND ABOVE; BLADE: AUTO GRADER; BLADE OPERATOR-ROBOTIC; BULLDOZER OVER 120,000 LBS AND ABOVE;	$54.75	$16.90	$71.65	Agreement
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 1B… Full text POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 1B LATTICE BOOM CRANE: OPERATOR, 300 TONS THROUGH 399 TONS WITH OVER 200 FEET BOOM; OPERATOR 400 TONS AND OVER	$60.98	$16.90	$77.88	Agreement
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 1A… Full text POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 1A HYDRAULIC CRANE: HYDRAULIC OPERATOR, 200 TONS AND OVER (WITH LUFFING OR TOWER ATTACHMENT); LATTICE BOOM CRANE: OPERATOR, 200 TONS THROUGH 299 TONS, WITH OVER 200 FEET BOOM;.$ 58.82 16.90 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 1 CRANE: HELICOPTER OPERATOR, WHEN USED IN ERECTING WORK; WHIRLEY OPERATOR, 90 TON AND OVER; LATTICE BOOM CRANE: OPERATOR 200 TONS THROUGH 299 TONS, AND/OR OVER 200 FEET BOOM; HYDRAULIC CRANE: HYDRAULIC CRANE OPERATOR 90 TONS THROUGH 199 TONS WITH LUFFING OR TOWER ATTACHMENTS;	$56.66	$16.90	$73.56	Agreement
IRON0029-013 · Ironworkers agreement, July 7, 2025
IRONWORKER (REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL)	$48.31	$34.52	$82.83	Agreement
LABO0737-005 · Laborers agreement, June 1, 2024
LABORERS: (MASON TENDER-CEMENT/CONCRETE)	$43.79	$17.05	$60.84	Agreement
LABO0737-034 · Laborers agreement, June 1, 2024
LABORERS: GROUP 3 FLAGGER	$34.39	$17.30	$51.69	Agreement
LABORERS: GROUP 2 GRADE CHECKER; PIPELAYER; ASPHALT RAKER	$40.41	$17.30	$57.71	Agreement
LABORERS: GROUP 1 ASPHALT SPREADER	$39.11	$17.30	$56.41	Agreement
PAIN0010-006 · Painters and Allied Trades agreement, July 1, 2025
PAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)	$39.94	$16.68	$56.62	Agreement
PLAS0555-006 · Plasterers and Cement Masons agreement, June 1, 2025
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	$46.13	$20.31	$66.44	Agreement
SUOR2009-068 · Survey of contractors in OR, November 23, 2009
TRUCK DRIVER: OFF THE ROAD TRUCK	$31.81	$6.33	$38.14	Survey
OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)	$27.59	$2.96	$30.55	Survey
OPERATOR: MECHANIC	$19.84	$6.14	$25.98	Survey
OPERATOR: EXCAVATOR	$21.15	$7.06	$28.21	Survey
OPERATOR: BROOM/SWEEPER	$32.31	$6.43	$38.74	Survey
OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER	$22.77	$7.90	$30.67	Survey
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	$18.08	$6.80	$24.88	Survey
TEAM0037-013 · Teamsters agreement, June 1, 2025
TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 7… Full text TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 7 DUMP TRUCKS, SIDE, END AND BOTTOM DUMPS: OVER 80 CU. YDS. AND INCLUDING 100 CU. YDS., INCLUDES ARTICULATED DUMP TRUCKS WATER TRUCK UP TO 3,000 GALLONS	$36.82	$18.30	$55.12	Agreement
TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 6… Full text TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 6 DUMP TRUCKS, SIDE, END AND BOTTOM DUMPS: OVER 60 CU. YDS. AND INCLUDING 80 CU. YDS. AND INCLUDES ARTICULATED DUMP TRUCKS	$36.57	$18.30	$54.87	Agreement
TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 5… Full text TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 5 DUMP TRUCKS, SIDE, END AND BOTTOM DUMPS: OVER 50 CU. YDS. AND INCLUDING 60 CU. YDS. AND INCLUDES ARTICULATED DUMP TRUCKS	$36.35	$18.30	$54.65	Agreement
TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 4… Full text TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 4 DUMP TRUCKS, SIDE, END AND BOTTOM DUMPS: OVER 30 CU. YDS. AND INCLUDING 50 CU. YDS. AND INCLUDES ARTICULATED DUMP TRUCKS; WATER TRUCK OVER 10,000 TO 15,000 GALLONS	$36.08	$18.30	$54.38	Agreement
TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 3… Full text TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 3 DUMP TRUCKS, SIDE, END AND BOTTOM DUMPS: OVER 10 CU. YDS. AND INCLUDING 30 CU. YDS., INCLUDES ARTICULATED DUMP TRUCKS; WATER TRUCK OVER 5,000 TO 10,000 GALLONS	$35.74	$18.30	$54.04	Agreement
TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 2… Full text TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 2 DUMP TRCUKS/ARTICULATED DUMPS 6 CU TO 10 CU.; WATER TRUCK OVER 3,000 TO 5,000 GALLONS	$35.57	$18.30	$53.87	Agreement
TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 1… Full text TRUCK DRIVER GROUP 1 DUMP TRUCKS, SIDE, END AND BOTTOM DUMPS: UP TO AND INCLUDING 10 CU. YDS; WATER TRUCK UP TO 3,000 GALLONS	$35.41	$18.30	$53.71	Agreement

Modification history

Modification 1	January 23, 2026
Modification 2	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 OR20260070?: 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 2 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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