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Prevailing wage rates: Abbeville, Cherokee, Chester and 11 more counties, South Carolina

Highway construction · SC20260039 modification 1, published May 18, 2026

The short answer

This sheet sets 41 classifications for highway work in Abbeville, Cherokee, Chester and 11 more counties, South Carolina. Each line is a basic hourly rate plus a fringe rate, and the sum is the minimum you must pay for that work, from $8.85 an hour (laborer, common or general (abbeville, greenwood)) to $20.12 (power equipment operator: crane). 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.

ClassificationBasic rateFringeTotalSource
SUSC2011-037 · Survey of contractors in SC, September 15, 2011
TRUCK DRIVER: SINGLE AXLE…
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TRUCK DRIVER: SINGLE AXLE, INCLUDES PILOT CAR (ABBEVILLE, CHEROKEE, GREENWOOD, LANCASTER, MCCORMICK, OCONEE, UNION)

$10.83$0.00$10.83Survey
TRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK (CHESTERFIELD, CLARENDON, DILLON, LEE, MARION, MARLBORO)$14.16$0.00$14.16Survey
TRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK…
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TRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK (ABBEVILLE, CHEROKEE, CHESTER, GREENWOOD, LANCASTER, MCCORMICK, OCONEE UNION)

$14.19$0.00$14.19Survey
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK (CLARENDON, DILLON, LEE, MARION, MARLBORO)$11.69$0.00$11.69Survey
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK…
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TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK (ABBEVILLE, CHEROKEE, CHESTER, GREENWOOD, LANCASTER, MCCORMICK, OCONEE, UNION)

$12.83$0.00$12.83Survey
TRUCK DRIVER (TRACTOR HAUL TRUCK)$16.25$0.00$16.25Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: TRACTOR$13.26$0.00$13.26Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: SCREED$12.45$0.00$12.45Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ROLLER (CHESTERFIELD, CLARENDON, DILLON, LEE, MARION, MARLBORO)$11.95$0.00$11.95Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR…
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POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ROLLER (ABBEVILLE, CHEROKEE, CHESTER, GREENWOOD, LANCASTER, MCCORMICK, OCONEE, UNION)

$11.22$0.00$11.22Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: PAVER (CHESTERFIELD, CLARENDON, DILLON, LEE, MARION, MARLBORO)$13.39$0.00$13.39Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR…
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POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: PAVER (ABBEVILLE, CHEROKEE, CHESTER, GREENWOOD, LANCASTER, MCCORMICK, OCONEE, UNION)

$14.58$0.00$14.58Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: MECHANIC$18.22$0.00$18.22Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: LOADER (FRONT END)$15.51$0.00$15.51Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR…
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POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE (CHESTERFIELD, CLARENDON, DILLON, LEE, MARION, MARLBORO)

$15.85$0.00$15.85Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR…
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POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE (ABBEVILLE, CHEROKEE, CHESTER, GREENWOOD, LANCASTER, MCCORMICK, OCONEE, UNION)

$16.20$0.00$16.20Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE$20.12$0.00$20.12Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BULLDOZER$13.66$3.40$17.06Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR…
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POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE (CHESTERFIELD, CLARENDON, DILLON, LEE, MARION, MARLBORO)

$15.08$0.00$15.08Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR…
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POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE (ABBEVILLE, CHEROKEE, CHESTER, GREENWOOD, LANCASTER, MCCORMICK, OCONEE, UNION)

$16.25$0.00$16.25Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (MILLING MACHINE)$15.51$0.00$15.51Survey
LABORER: PIPELAYER$13.87$0.00$13.87Survey
LABORER, TRAFFIC CONTROL-FLAGGER (LANCASTER)$10.83$0.00$10.83Survey
LABORER, TRAFFIC CONTROL-FLAGGER…
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LABORER, TRAFFIC CONTROL-FLAGGER (ABBEVILLE, CHEROKEE, CHESTER, CHESTERFIELD, CLARENDON, DILLON, GREENWOOD, LEE, MARION, MARLBORO, MCCORMICK, OCONEE, UNION)

$10.15$0.00$10.15Survey
LABORER, COMMON OR GENERAL (OCONEE)$9.47$0.00$9.47Survey
LABORER, COMMON OR GENERAL (MCCORMICK, UNION)$9.39$0.00$9.39Survey
LABORER, COMMON OR GENERAL (LANCASTER)$9.67$0.00$9.67Survey
LABORER, COMMON OR GENERAL (CLARENDON, DILLON, LEE, MARION, MARLBORO)$10.00$0.00$10.00Survey
LABORER, COMMON OR GENERAL (CHESTERFIELD)$9.93$0.00$9.93Survey
LABORER, COMMON OR GENERAL (CHESTER)$9.55$0.00$9.55Survey
LABORER, COMMON OR GENERAL (CHEROKEE)$9.40$0.00$9.40Survey
LABORER, COMMON OR GENERAL (ABBEVILLE, GREENWOOD)$8.85$0.00$8.85Survey
LABORER (TRAFFIC CONTROL- CONE SETTER)$12.47$0.00$12.47Survey
LABORER (LUTEMAN)$10.93$0.00$10.93Survey
LABORER (ASPHALT, INCLUDES ASPHALT DISTRIBUTOR, RAKER, SHOVERLER, AND SPREADER)$10.96$0.00$10.96Survey
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING$15.64$0.00$15.64Survey
GUARDRAIL INSTALLER (INCLUDES GUARDRAIL/POST DRIVER WORK) (OCONEE)$12.65$0.00$12.65Survey
GUARDRAIL INSTALLER…
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GUARDRAIL INSTALLER (INCLUDES GUARDRAIL/POST DRIVER WORK) (ABBEVILLE, CHEROKEE, CHESTER, CHESTERFIELD, CLARENDON, DILLON, GREENWOOD, LANCASTER, LEE, MARION, MARLBORO, MCCORMICK, UNION)

$12.52$0.00$12.52Survey
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (CHESTERFIELD, CLARENDON, DILLON, LEE, MARION, MARLBORO)$13.02$0.00$13.02Survey
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER…
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CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ABBEVILLE, CHEROKEE, CHESTER, GREENWOOD, LANCASTER, MCCORMICK, OCONEE, UNION)

$11.63$0.00$11.63Survey
CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$14.00$0.00$14.00Survey

Modification history

Modification 0January 2, 2026
Modification 1May 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 SC20260039?
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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