Prevailing wage rates · West Virginia · Wage determination
Prevailing wage rates: Cabell County, West Virginia
Heavy construction · WV20260066 modification 1, published May 18, 2026
The short answer
This sheet sets 31 classifications for heavy work in Cabell County, West 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 $33.66 an hour (laborer: concrete saw (hand held/walk behind)) to $64.61 (ironworker: ornamental). 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.
| Classification | Basic rate | Fringe | Total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGI0132-021 · Operating Engineers agreement, December 1, 2024 | ||||
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 2…Full textPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 2 LOADERS UP TO SIX (6) CUBIC YARD CAPACITY, BACKHOE, BULLDOZERS, COMPACTOR, FORKLIFT, GRADER/BLADE, MECHANIC, EXCAVATORS AND SHOVELS WITH AN OPERATING WEIGHT OF UP TO ONE HUNDRED TEN THOUSAND (110,000) POUNDS, TRACTOR, TRENCHER | $39.19 | $20.45 | $59.64 | Agreement |
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1…Full textPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 CRANES (ALL TYPES), LOADERS OF SIX (6) CUBIC YARD CAPACITY AND OVER, EXCAVATORS AND SHOVELS WITH AN OPERATING WEIGHT OF ONE HUNDRED TEN THOUSAND (110,000) POUNDS AND OVER | $41.95 | $20.45 | $62.40 | Agreement |
| IRON0549-011 · Ironworkers agreement, December 1, 2024 | ||||
| IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL | $35.50 | $29.11 | $64.61 | Agreement |
| IRON0787-008 · Ironworkers agreement, December 1, 2025 | ||||
| IRONWORKER, REINFORCING | $36.10 | $24.65 | $60.75 | Agreement |
| LABO0379-027 · Laborers agreement, December 1, 2020 | ||||
| LABORER: GROUP 2 FLAGGER | $25.26 | $16.50 | $41.76 | Agreement |
LABORER: GROUP 1…Full textLABORER: GROUP 1 ASPHALT RAKER, BULL FLOAT MAN, CHAIN SAW, HAND HELD DRILL, WACKER ROLLER OPERATOR | $26.32 | $16.50 | $42.82 | Agreement |
| LABO0543-007 · Laborers agreement, June 1, 2020 | ||||
| LABORER: TAMPER (HAND HELD) | $25.41 | $16.50 | $41.91 | Agreement |
| LABORER: GRADE CHECKER | $25.41 | $16.50 | $41.91 | Agreement |
| LABORER: CONCRETE WORKER | $25.41 | $16.50 | $41.91 | Agreement |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $25.41 | $16.50 | $41.91 | Agreement |
| PAIN1144-006 · Painters and Allied Trades agreement, December 1, 2024 | ||||
| PAINTER: SPRAY | $34.49 | $17.53 | $52.02 | Agreement |
| PLAS0926-001 · Plasterers and Cement Masons agreement, December 1, 2025 | ||||
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $35.77 | $27.54 | $63.31 | Agreement |
| SUWV2012-064 · Survey of contractors in WV, August 13, 2012 | ||||
| TRUCK DRIVER, DUMP (EXCLUDING OFF THE ROAD TRUCKS) | $22.46 | $13.49 | $35.95 | Survey |
| OPERATOR: ROLLER | $23.49 | $14.88 | $38.37 | Survey |
| OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE) | $24.39 | $15.50 | $39.89 | Survey |
| OPERATOR: OILER | $21.44 | $14.42 | $35.86 | Survey |
| OPERATOR: BOOM | $28.71 | $11.59 | $40.30 | Survey |
| OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER | $24.80 | $14.79 | $39.59 | Survey |
| LABORER: PIPELAYER HELPER | $24.52 | $9.42 | $33.94 | Survey |
| LABORER: PIPELAYER | $24.59 | $9.42 | $34.01 | Survey |
| LABORER: LANDSCAPE | $24.66 | $9.11 | $33.77 | Survey |
| LABORER: CONCRETE SAW (HAND HELD/WALK BEHIND) | $24.34 | $9.32 | $33.66 | Survey |
| IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $30.70 | $11.64 | $42.34 | Survey |
| ELECTRICIAN | $26.38 | $17.06 | $43.44 | Survey |
| CARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK | $25.40 | $11.34 | $36.74 | Survey |
| TEAM0175-006 · Teamsters agreement, December 7, 2015 | ||||
| TRUCK DRIVER: TRACTOR HAUL TRUCK | $31.77 | $15.98 | $47.75 | Agreement |
| TRUCK DRIVER: OFF THE ROAD TRUCK | $31.77 | $15.98 | $47.75 | Agreement |
| TRUCK DRIVER: FLATBED TRUCK | $30.98 | $15.98 | $46.96 | Agreement |
| UAVGWV0017 · Union average, January 1, 2019 | ||||
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE | $26.17 | $16.50 | $42.67 | Union average |
| LABORER (MORTAR MIXER) | $26.17 | $16.50 | $42.67 | Union average |
| UAVGWV0022 · Union average, January 1, 2024 | ||||
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: DRILL | $35.19 | $19.18 | $54.37 | Union average |
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 WV20260066?
- 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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