Prevailing wage rates · Utah · Wage determination
Prevailing wage rates: San Juan County, Utah
Heavy construction · UT20260022 modification 1, published May 18, 2026
The short answer
This sheet sets 22 classifications for heavy work in San Juan County, Utah. Each line is a basic hourly rate plus a fringe rate, and the sum is the minimum you must pay for that work, from $9.00 an hour (laborer: pipelayer (excluding natural gas pipeline construction)) to $62.40 (premium pay: add $2.25 to the above rate). Your contract may lock an earlier modification.
What changed this year
First published January 2, 2026, this sheet is now on modification 1, but none of its modifications has changed a rate.
Latest change
May 18, 2026 · modification 1
Classification names reworded; no change among the 22 lines we could match
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.
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 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGI0003-047 · Operating Engineers agreement, July 1, 2020 | ||||
| OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT (3)BACKHOE: EXCLUDING NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION | $30.78 | $16.09 | $46.87 | Agreement, 2020 |
| ENGI0003-054 · Operating Engineers agreement, July 1, 2013 | ||||
| OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT OILER: NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION ONLY | $22.03 | $11.88 | $33.91 | Agreement, 2013 |
OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE…Full textOPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE, BLADE/GRADER, BOOM, BULLDOZER, CRANE, MECHANIC, TRENCHER: NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION ONLY | $35.68 | $17.57 | $53.25 | Agreement, 2013 |
| LABO0295-018 · Laborers agreement, July 1, 2014 | ||||
| LABORER SANDBLASTER: NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION ONLY | $20.85 | $8.65 | $29.50 | Agreement, 2014 |
| LABORER POWDERMAN: NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION ONLY | $21.65 | $8.65 | $30.30 | Agreement, 2014 |
| LABORER FORMWORKER: NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION ONLY | $20.85 | $8.65 | $29.50 | Agreement, 2014 |
LABORER COMMON OR GENERAL…Full textLABORER COMMON OR GENERAL, NAIL GUN, PIPELAYER, POT TENDER: NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION ONLY | $20.59 | $8.65 | $29.24 | Agreement, 2014 |
| LABORER CHAIN SAW AND POWER DRILL: NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION ONLY | $20.85 | $8.65 | $29.50 | Agreement, 2014 |
| SUUT2008-028 · Survey of contractors in UT, August 19, 2008 | ||||
| TRUCK DRIVER (EXCLUDING NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION) | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | Survey, 2008 |
| OPERATOR: EXCAVATOR (EXCLUDING NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION) | $12.75 | $0.00 | $12.75 | Survey, 2008 |
| OPERATOR: TRACKHOE (EXCLUDING NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION) | $13.63 | $0.00 | $13.63 | Survey, 2008 |
| OPERATOR: ROLLER (DIRT AND GRADE COMPACTION) | $10.89 | $0.00 | $10.89 | Survey, 2008 |
| OPERATOR: LOADER (FRONT END) | $11.38 | $0.00 | $11.38 | Survey, 2008 |
| OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE, EXCLUDES NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION | $13.61 | $0.00 | $13.61 | Survey, 2008 |
| LABORER: PIPELAYER (EXCLUDING NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION) | $9.00 | $0.00 | $9.00 | Survey, 2008 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL (EXCLUDING NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION) | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | Survey, 2008 |
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE | $9.00 | $0.36 | $9.36 | Survey, 2008 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $14.00 | $0.56 | $14.56 | Survey, 2008 |
| CARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK (EXCLUDES NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION FORM WORK) | $14.75 | $3.03 | $17.78 | Survey, 2008 |
| TEAM0222-020 · Teamsters agreement, July 1, 2025 | ||||
| TRUCK DRIVER: NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION ONLY: GROUP 2 STRINGER TRUCK PREMIUM PAY: ADD $2.25 TO THE ABOVE RATE | $46.02 | $15.75 | $61.77 | Agreement, 2025 |
| PREMIUM PAY: ADD $2.25 TO THE ABOVE RATE | $46.65 | $15.75 | $62.40 | Agreement, 2025 |
TRUCK DRIVER: GROUP 3…Full textTRUCK DRIVER: GROUP 3 AMBULANCE , BUS, DUMP TRUCK (2 AND 3 AXLE), FLATBED TRUCK (2 AND 3 AXLE), GREASE TRUCK, HOT PASS TRUCK (3 AXLE), JEEP, PICK-UP, SINGLE AXLE FLOAT (3 AXLE), SKID TRUCK (2 AND 3 AXLE), STATION WAGON, STRINGER BEAD & HOT PASS (2 AXLE), SWAMP BUGGY/ MARSH BUGGY, OR SIMILAR TYPE EQUIPMENT, TEAM DRIVER, WATER TRUCK (2 AND 3 AXLE) NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION ONLY PREMIUM PAY: ADD $2.25 TO THE ABOVE RATE FOR THE FOLLOWING CLASSIFICATIONS GROUP 1: LOW BOY AND TRUCK MECHANIC GROUP 2: STRINGER TRUCK | $41.90 | $15.75 | $57.65 | Agreement, 2025 |
Group definitions, zones and premiums for TEAM0222-020TRUCK DRIVER: NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION ONLY: GROUP 1 LOW BOY AND TRUCK MECHANIC | ||||
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 UT20260022?
- 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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- 22 classifications in 5 rate groups
- 4 from agreements, 1 from surveys
- Counties: San Juan