Prevailing wage rates · Virginia · Wage determination
Prevailing wage rates: Halifax and South Boston Counties, Virginia
Building construction · VA20260002 modification 3, published October 15, 2026
The short answer
This sheet sets 11 classifications for building work in Halifax and South Boston Counties, Virginia. Each line is a basic hourly rate plus a fringe rate, and the sum is the minimum you must pay for that work, from $11.82 an hour (truck driver: dump truck) to $60.94 (asbestos worker/heat & frost insulator - mechanical). Your contract may lock an earlier modification.
What changed this year
First published January 2, 2026, this sheet is now on modification 3, and its rates have changed in 2 modifications. Of the 9 rates we can follow line by line from the first publication to today, 1 is higher.
If you bid the job or set pay from an earlier copy, find your trades below. The rates that bind you are the ones in the modification written into your contract.
Latest change
October 15, 2026 · modification 3
2 classifications added, 2 classifications removed
Classifications added or removed
- Added: ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR - MECHANICAL… $40.77 + $20.17
- Added: POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE $14.11 + $0.00
- Removed: ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR - MECHANICAL…
- Removed: OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE
Earlier modifications
May 18, 2026 · modification 22 fringe formulas changed
- Asbestos worker/heat & frost insulator: 1 fringe formula changed
- Electrician: 1 fringe formula changed
Every line that changed (2)
Classification Was Now Change ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSU… $40.77 + 20.17+a $40.77 + $20.17 changed ELECTRICIAN $37.95 + 25.95%+8.17 $37.95 + $18.02 changed January 30, 2026 · modification 11 rate raised
- Pipefitter: 1 rate raised by $4.00 an hour
Every line that changed (1)
Classification Was Now Change PIPEFITTER (Includes HVAC Unit Installation) $33.67 + $17.50 $36.92 + $18.25 +$4.00 (+7.8%)
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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASBE0024-006 · Asbestos Workers and Heat & Frost Insulators agreement, October 1, 2024 | |||||
ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR - MECHANICAL…Full textASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) (ADDITIONAL FRINGE BENEFITS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS' DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY, THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS DAY PROVIDED THE EMPLOYEE WORKS THE REGULAR WORK DAY BEFORE AND AFTER THE PAID HOLIDAY.) | $40.77 | $20.17 | $60.94 | — | Agreement, 2024 |
| ELEC0666-001 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, March 1, 2025 | |||||
| ELECTRICIAN | $37.95 | $18.02 | $55.97 | changed | Agreement, 2025 |
| ENGI0147-015 · Operating Engineers agreement, June 1, 2025 | |||||
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BULLDOZER | $38.79 | $18.05 | $56.84 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| PLUM0110-007 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, November 1, 2025 | |||||
| PIPEFITTER (INCLUDES HVAC UNIT INSTALLATION) | $36.92 | $18.25 | $55.17 | +$4.00 (+7.8%) | Agreement, 2025 |
| SUVA2013-012 · Survey of contractors in VA, January 11, 2016 | |||||
| CARPENTER | $15.60 | $0.00 | $15.60 | no change | Survey, 2016 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $13.20 | $2.00 | $15.20 | no change | Survey, 2016 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.11 | $0.00 | $14.11 | — | Survey, 2016 |
| PLUMBER | $21.74 | $5.45 | $27.19 | no change | Survey, 2016 |
| ROOFER | $15.56 | $3.06 | $18.62 | no change | Survey, 2016 |
| SHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION) | $16.88 | $2.30 | $19.18 | no change | Survey, 2016 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK | $11.25 | $0.57 | $11.82 | no change | Survey, 2016 |
Modification history
| Modification 1 | January 30, 2026 |
| Modification 2 | May 18, 2026 |
| Modification 3 | October 15, 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 VA20260002?
- 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 3 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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- 11 classifications in 5 rate groups
- 4 from agreements, 1 from surveys
- Counties: Halifax, South Boston