Prevailing wage rates · Virginia · Wage determination
Prevailing wage rates: Amherst, Bedford, Campbell and 2 more counties, Virginia
Building construction · VA20260171 modification 2, published October 15, 2026
The short answer
This sheet sets 27 classifications for building work in Amherst, Bedford, Campbell and 2 more 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 $14.08 an hour (laborer: common or general, including pipelaying) to $66.36 (boilermaker). Your contract may lock an earlier modification.
What changed this year
First published January 2, 2026, this sheet is now on modification 2, and its rates have changed in 1 modification.
Latest change
October 15, 2026 · modification 2
Classification names reworded; no change among the 27 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.
Earlier modifications
May 18, 2026 · modification 11 fringe formula changed; 1 classification removed
- Asbestos worker/heat & frost insulator: 1 fringe formula changed
Every line that changed (1)
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 Classifications added or removed
- Removed: BRICKLAYER
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 2 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 | changed | Agreement, 2024 |
| BOIL0045-003 · Boilermakers agreement, January 1, 2025 | |||||
| BOILERMAKER | $38.97 | $27.39 | $66.36 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| ENGI0147-019 · Operating Engineers agreement, June 1, 2025 | |||||
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR…Full textPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANES 90 TONS & OVER CAPACITY; TOWER & CLIMBING CRANES WITH CONTROLS 100 FT. ABOVE GROUND | $40.99 | $18.05 | $59.04 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANES UNDER 90 TONS | $39.99 | $18.05 | $58.04 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| IRON0005-023 · Ironworkers agreement, June 1, 2024 | |||||
| IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL | $37.86 | $25.86 | $63.72 | no change | Agreement, 2024 |
| PAIN0051-033 · Painters and Allied Trades agreement, June 1, 2025 | |||||
| PAINTER: SPRAY | $29.16 | $11.86 | $41.02 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| SUVA2013-057 · Survey of contractors in VA, January 11, 2016 | |||||
| BRICKLAYER | $23.54 | $6.73 | $30.27 | no change | Survey, 2016 |
| CARPENTER | $14.81 | $2.19 | $17.00 | no change | Survey, 2016 |
| ELECTRICIAN | $21.78 | $9.31 | $31.09 | no change | Survey, 2016 |
| IRONWORKER: REINFORCING | $25.36 | $6.68 | $32.04 | no change | Survey, 2016 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL, INCLUDING PIPELAYING | $12.40 | $1.68 | $14.08 | no change | Survey, 2016 |
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $13.41 | $3.15 | $16.56 | no change | Survey, 2016 |
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE | $15.32 | $0.00 | $15.32 | no change | Survey, 2016 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $16.24 | $0.87 | $17.11 | no change | Survey, 2016 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER | $18.95 | $4.03 | $22.98 | no change | Survey, 2016 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BULLDOZER | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | no change | Survey, 2016 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: FORKLIFT | $19.40 | $7.00 | $26.40 | no change | Survey, 2016 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: LOADER | $21.28 | $3.17 | $24.45 | no change | Survey, 2016 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ROLLER | $16.25 | $4.88 | $21.13 | no change | Survey, 2016 |
| PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER | $20.01 | $0.00 | $20.01 | no change | Survey, 2016 |
| PIPEFITTER | $24.98 | $9.14 | $34.12 | no change | Survey, 2016 |
| PLUMBER | $21.15 | $3.92 | $25.07 | no change | Survey, 2016 |
| ROOFER | $16.17 | $3.73 | $19.90 | no change | Survey, 2016 |
| SHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION) | $18.38 | $3.30 | $21.68 | no change | Survey, 2016 |
| TILE FINISHER | $23.40 | $0.00 | $23.40 | no change | Survey, 2016 |
| TILE SETTER | $27.80 | $10.25 | $38.05 | no change | Survey, 2016 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK | $16.58 | $1.73 | $18.31 | no change | Survey, 2016 |
Modification history
| Modification 0 | January 2, 2026 |
| Modification 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| Modification 2 | 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 VA20260171?
- 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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- 27 classifications in 6 rate groups
- 5 from agreements, 1 from surveys
- Counties: Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, Lynchburg, Bedford