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Prevailing wage rates: Natrona County, Wyoming
Heavy, Highway construction · WY20260043 modification 3, published July 30, 2026
The short answer
This sheet sets 14 classifications for heavy, highway work in Natrona County, Wyoming. Each line is a basic hourly rate plus a fringe rate, and the sum is the minimum you must pay for that work, from $34.99 an hour (concrete finisher) to $83.01 (electrician (inside wireman, outside lineman and signal and lighting work)). Your contract may lock an earlier modification.
Scope
Heavy Construction
Highway Construction
What changed this year
First published January 2, 2026, this sheet is now on modification 3, and its rates have changed in 1 modification. Of the 6 rates we can follow line by line from the first publication to today, 5 are higher and 1 is lower.
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
July 30, 2026 · modification 3
No rate changed (wording or notes only)
Earlier modifications
June 18, 2026 · modification 25 rates raised, 2 rates lowered; 7 classifications added, 7 classifications removed
- Carpenter: 1 rate raised by $25.67 an hour
- Concrete finisher: 1 rate lowered by $0.47 an hour
- Electrician: 1 rate raised by $2.29 an hour
- Equipment operator: 1 rate raised by $4.05 an hour
- Groundman: 1 rate raised by $2.52 an hour
- Ironworker: 1 rate raised by $2.74 an hour
- Laborers: 1 rate lowered by $1.83 an hour
Every line that changed (7)
Classification Was Now Change CARPENTERNew source: SAWY2025 replaced by SAWY2026-001 $27.07 + $2.37 $37.99 + $17.12 +$25.67 (+87.2%) CONCRETE FINISHERNew source: SAWY2025 replaced by SAWY2026-001 $28.00 + $7.46 $27.53 + $7.46 −$0.47 (−1.3%) ELECTRICIAN (INSIDE WIREMAN, OUTSIDE LINEMAN AND SIGNAL AND LIGHTING WORK)New source: SAWY2025 replaced by SAWY2026-001 $58.83 + $21.89 $60.59 + $22.42 +$2.29 (+2.8%) EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (ELECTRICAL WORK)New source: SAWY2025 replaced by SAWY2026-001 $48.86 + $18.79 $50.38 + $21.32 +$4.05 (+6.0%) GROUNDMAN (ELECTRICAL WORK)New source: SAWY2025 replaced by SAWY2026-001 $34.68 + $16.91 $35.76 + $18.35 +$2.52 (+4.9%) IRONWORKERNew source: SAWY2025 replaced by SAWY2026-001 $35.24 + $28.33 $36.76 + $29.55 +$2.74 (+4.3%) LABORERS: GROUP 1 ERECTOR & INSTALLER (FENCES, GUARDRAIL & BARRIER); FLAG PERSONS (TRAFF…New source: SAWY2025 replaced by SAWY2026-001 $20.99 + $4.08 $19.07 + $4.17 −$1.83 (−7.3%) Classifications added or removed
- Added: LABORERS: GROUP 2… $21.45 + $11.21
- Added: LABORERS: GROUP 3… $22.00 + $11.21
- Added: POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 1… $24.76 + $11.21
- Added: POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 2… $27.56 + $11.21
- Added: POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 3… $36.23 + $11.21
- Added: TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 1… $25.32 + $5.79
- Added: TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 2… $25.69 + $11.21
- Removed: TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 2…
- Removed: TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 1…
- Removed: POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 3…
- Removed: POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 2…
- Removed: POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 1…
- Removed: LABORERS: GROUP 3…
- Removed: LABORERS: GROUP 2…
May 18, 2026 · modification 18 classifications added, 8 classifications removed
Classifications added or removed
- Added: TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 2… $28.14 + $7.20
- Added: TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 1… $26.48 + $5.60
- Added: POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 3… $30.00 + $8.56
- Added: POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 2… $28.60 + $7.44
- Added: POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 1… $25.00 + $6.28
- Added: LABORERS: GROUP 3… $31.05 + $11.25
- Added: LABORERS: GROUP 2… $22.25 + $5.56
- Added: LABORERS: GROUP 1… $20.99 + $4.08
- Removed: Laborers (Group 1)
- Removed: Laborers (Group 2)
- Removed: Laborers (Group 3)
- Removed: Power Equipment Operators (Group 1)
- Removed: Power Equipment Operators (Group 2)
- Removed: Power Equipment Operators (Group 3)
- Removed: Truck Drivers (Group 1)
- Removed: Truck Drivers (Group 2)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAWY2026-001 · SAWY, May 1, 2026 | |||||
TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 2…Full textTRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 2 DUMP TRUCK DRIVER (14 TO 45 CY.); FLAT RACK MATERIAL TRUCK DRIVER (OVER 5 TONS); LOW BOY & TANDEM AXLE FLOAT DRIVER; MULTIPLE AXLE TYPE TRUCK (SEMI); WINCH TRAILER TRUCK DRIVER; WATER TRUCK DRIVER (OVER 3,600 GAL.); OIL DISTRIBUTOR DRIVER ( OVER 3,600 GAL.); TRUCK MECHANICS | $25.69 | $11.21 | $36.90 | — | SAWY |
TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 1…Full textTRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 1 ""A"" FRAME TRUCK DRIVER; CORING MACHINE (SELF PROPELLED); DUMP TRUCK DRIVER (TO AND INCLUDING 13 CY.); FLAT RACK MATERIAL TRUCK DRIVER (TO 5 TONS); FUEL SERVICE TRUCK DRIVER; GANG TRUCK DRIVER; GRAVEL SPREADER; GREASEMAN, TIREMAN, SERVICEMAN; OIL DISTRIBUTOR DRIVER (TO & INCLUDING 3,600 GAL.); SNOW PLOW DRIVER (THE CY. RATE OF THE TRUCK); TRANSIT MIX OR WET MIX TRUCK DRIVER; UTILITY WINCH TRUCK DRIVER; WATER TRUCK DRIVER (TO & INCLUDING 3,600 GAL.) | $25.32 | $5.79 | $31.11 | — | SAWY |
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 3…Full textPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 3 DRAGLINES, CRANES, PILEDRIVERS & TRUCK MOUNTED CRANES (MFG. RATING: 3.5 CY. OR LARGER, AND/OR 50 TONS AND LARGER ALL ATTACHMENTS); FRONT END LOADERS (10 CY. & LARGER); HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC; MACHINE DOCTOR; WELDER; HOIST OPERATOR (TWO OR MORE DRUMS, SHAFTS, OR RAISES); MOTOR PATROL OPERATOR (FINISH); ROTO-MILLING MACHINE (8 FT. & LARGER); MIXER OPERATOR (DUAL DRUM) | $36.23 | $11.21 | $47.44 | — | SAWY |
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 2…Full textPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 2 ARTICULATED ROCK TRUCK (ALL CAPACITY); ASPHALT PLANT OPERATOR; BACKHOE, EXCAVATOR & SHOVEL (6 CY. & LARGER); BATCH PLANT OPERATOR; BITUMINOUS LAYDOWN MACHINE OPERATOR; CONCRETE BATCH PLANT OPERATOR; CONCRETE FINISH MACHINE OPERATOR; CONCRETE SPREADER & PAVER OPERATOR; CONCRETE MULTI BLADE SPAN SAW (HUNT PROCESS); CRUSHER OPERATOR; DOZER OPERATOR (ALL SIZES & POWER ATTACHMENTS); DRILLING MACHINE, INTEGRATED (ALL TYPES); DRAGLINES, CRANES, PILEDRIVER & TRUCK MOUNTED CRANES (MFG RATING: LESS THAN 3.5 CY. AND/OR LESS THAN 50 TONS ALL ATTACHMENTS); FRONT END LOADERS (1.5 TO & INCLUDING 10 CY.); HYDRO-TYPE CRANE (TO 50 TONS); MIXER OPERATOR, CONCRETE (OVER 1 YD.); MOTOR PATROL OPERATOR (ALL EXCLUDING FINISH); MULCHING MACHINE OPERATOR; OILER (CRANE & SHOVELS); PAVEMENT BREAKER, HYDRO-TAMPER & SIMILAR; ROLLER OPERATORS, ASPHALT (STEEL & PNEUMATIC); ROTO-MILLING MACHINE (UNDER 8 FT. WIDE); SCRAPER EQUIPMENT (ALL TYPES AND SIZES); SCREED OPERATOR; TRENCHING MACHINE OPERATOR | $27.56 | $11.21 | $38.77 | — | SAWY |
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 1…Full textPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GROUP 1 SKID STEER (ALL ATTACHMENTS); AIR COMPRESSOR (ALL TYPES); BACKHOES & EXCAVATORS (TO 5 CY.); BATCH BIN WEIGHMAN, SCISSORMAN OR HOPPER; BROOM OPERATOR (ALL TYPES); CHIP SPREADER OPERATOR; CONVEYOR BELT OPERATOR; CRUSHER OILER; FORM GRADER OPERATOR; JOINT MACHINE OPERATOR; LONGITUDINAL FLOAT OPERATOR; OILER, UTILITY; POWER LOADER (BELT & BUCKET TYPE); PUMP OPERATOR; ROLLER OPERATOR, SELF-PROPELLED (DIRT); TIRE REPAIRMAN (LARGE CONSTRUCTION EQUIP. TIRES); TRACTOR OPERATOR (FARM WITH/WITHOUT POWER ATTACHMENTS); TUGGER (ALL TYPES) | $24.76 | $11.21 | $35.97 | — | SAWY |
LABORERS: GROUP 3…Full textLABORERS: GROUP 3 MINER (DRILLER), MACHINEMAN, TIMBERMAN; DRILL DOCTOR, FORM SETTER AND MOVER, SPADER, SPILLING AND/OR CAISSON WORKER; POWDERMAN, BLASTER, TENDER; WAGON DRILL, AIR-TRAC., (DIAMOND AND OTHER DRILLS FOR BLASTING POWDER OR GROUTING) | $22.00 | $11.21 | $33.21 | — | SAWY |
LABORERS: GROUP 2…Full textLABORERS: GROUP 2 ASPHALT RAKER AND TAMPER; BIN WALL INSTALLER; CHAIN SAW OPERATOR (CLEARING & GRUBBING); CONCRETE SAW (ALL TYPES); DUMP MAN; FORM SETTER (PAVING); HAND OPERATED VIBRATORY ROLLER; HIGH SCALAR; JACKHAMMER & PAVEMENT BREAKER; MAINTAINER (TRAFFIC CONTROL); MOTAR MAN ON STONE RIPRAP; NOZZLE MAN (AIR, WATER, GUNNITE & SANDBLASTING); LANDSCAPER, LANDSCAPE LABORER; TAMPER OPERATOR (PNEUMATIC, ELECTRIC, GAS & SIMILAR); PAINTER (BRUSH & SPRAY); PIPE SETTER (ALL PIPE TYPES) | $21.45 | $11.21 | $32.66 | — | SAWY |
LABORERS: GROUP 1…Full textLABORERS: GROUP 1 ERECTOR & INSTALLER (FENCES, GUARDRAIL & BARRIER); FLAG PERSONS (TRAFFIC CONTROL); FORM STRIPPER; GENERAL LABORER; HEATER TENDER; MATERIAL CHECKER; PICK-UP TRUCK DRIVER; PILOT CAR DRIVER; PRE-WATERING, PRESETTING & PRE-IRRIGATION (ALL WORK); RIPRAP MAN; TAR & ASPHALT POT TENDER | $19.07 | $4.17 | $23.24 | — | SAWY |
| IRONWORKER | $36.76 | $29.55 | $66.31 | +$2.74 (+4.3%) | SAWY |
| GROUNDMAN (ELECTRICAL WORK) | $35.76 | $18.35 | $54.11 | +$2.52 (+4.9%) | SAWY |
| EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (ELECTRICAL WORK) | $50.38 | $21.32 | $71.70 | +$4.05 (+6.0%) | SAWY |
| ELECTRICIAN (INSIDE WIREMAN, OUTSIDE LINEMAN AND SIGNAL AND LIGHTING WORK) | $60.59 | $22.42 | $83.01 | +$2.29 (+2.8%) | SAWY |
| CONCRETE FINISHER | $27.53 | $7.46 | $34.99 | −$0.47 (−1.3%) | SAWY |
| CARPENTER | $37.99 | $17.12 | $55.11 | +$25.67 (+87.2%) | SAWY |
Modification history
| Modification 0 | January 2, 2026 |
| Modification 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| Modification 2 | June 18, 2026 |
| Modification 3 | July 30, 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 WY20260043?
- 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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- 14 classifications in 1 rate groups
- 0 from agreements, 0 from surveys
- Counties: Natrona