Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wages in Virginia

Select a county to view wage determinations for building, heavy, highway, and residential construction projects in Virginia (VA).

Quick Answer

Virginia has 136 counties with active Davis-Bacon wage determinations (1,208 total WDs) across four construction types — building, heavy, highway, and residential. Federal construction contracts of $2,000 or more in Virginia must pay no less than the DOL-published prevailing wage and fringe benefits for the project's county and construction type.

County Construction Types WDs
Accomack building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Albemarle building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Alexandria* heavy highway residential 6 View →
Alleghany building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Amelia building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Amherst building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Appomattox building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Arlington building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Augusta building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Bath building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Bedford building heavy 4 View →
Bedford* heavy highway residential 6 View →
Bland building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Botetourt building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Bristol* heavy highway residential 6 View →
Brunswick building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Buchanan building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Buckingham building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Buena Vista* heavy highway residential 6 View →
Campbell building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Caroline building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Carroll building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Charles* building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Charlotte building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Charlottesville* heavy highway residential 6 View →
Chesapeake* building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Chesterfield building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Clarke building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Clifton Forge* heavy highway residential 6 View →
Colonial Heights* heavy highway residential 6 View →
Covington* heavy highway residential 6 View →
Craig building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Culpeper building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Cumberland building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Danville* heavy highway residential 8 View →
Dickenson building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Dinwiddie building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Emporia* heavy highway residential 8 View →
Essex building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Fairfax building heavy 4 View →
Fairfax* heavy highway residential 6 View →
Falls Church* heavy highway residential 6 View →
Fauquier building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Floyd building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Fluvanna building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Franklin building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Franklin* heavy highway residential 8 View →
Frederick building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Fredericksburg* heavy highway residential 6 View →
Galax* heavy highway residential 8 View →
Giles building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Gloucester building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Goochland building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Grayson building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Greene building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Greensville building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Halifax building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Hampton* building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Hanover building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Harrisonburg* heavy highway residential 6 View →
Henrico building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Henry building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Highland building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Hopewell* heavy highway residential 6 View →
Isle of Wight building heavy highway residential 10 View →
James* building heavy highway residential 10 View →
King And Queen building heavy highway residential 10 View →
King George building heavy highway residential 10 View →
King William building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Lancaster building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Lee building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Lexington* heavy highway residential 6 View →
Loudoun building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Louisa building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Lunenburg building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Lynchburg* heavy highway residential 6 View →
Madison building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Manassas Park* heavy highway residential 6 View →
Manassas* heavy highway residential 6 View →
Martinsville* heavy highway residential 8 View →
Mathews building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Mecklenburg building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Middlesex building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Montgomery building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Nelson building heavy highway residential 10 View →
New Kent building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Newport News* building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Norfolk* building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Northampton building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Northumberland building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Norton* heavy highway residential 8 View →
Nottoway building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Orange building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Page building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Patrick building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Petersburg* heavy highway residential 6 View →
Pittsylvania building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Poquoson* heavy highway residential 6 View →
Portsmouth* building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Powhatan building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Prince Edward building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Prince George building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Prince William building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Pulaski building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Radford* heavy highway residential 6 View →
Rappahannock building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Richmond building highway residential 6 View →
Richmond* heavy highway residential 6 View →
Roanoke building heavy 4 View →
Roanoke* heavy highway residential 6 View →
Rockbridge building heavy highway residential 8 View →
Rockingham building heavy highway residential 12 View →
Russell building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Salem* heavy highway residential 6 View →
Scott building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Shenandoah building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Smyth building heavy highway residential 10 View →
South Boston* heavy highway residential 8 View →
Southampton building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Spotsylvania building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Stafford building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Staunton* heavy highway residential 6 View →
Suffolk* building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Surry building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Sussex building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Tazewell building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Virginia Beach* building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Warren building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Washington building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Waynesboro* heavy highway residential 6 View →
Westmoreland building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Williamsburg* heavy residential 4 View →
Winchester* heavy highway residential 6 View →
Wise building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Wythe building heavy highway residential 10 View →
York building heavy highway residential 10 View →
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Virginia State Prevailing Wage Law

State law: Yes — applies to qualifying state-funded projects
Threshold: State-funded public works (2020 reform)
Enforcing agency: Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI), Division of Labor and Employment Law

Virginia enacted a state prevailing wage law for state-funded public works in 2020 (Code of Virginia § 2.2-4321.3) after decades of having none. DOLI publishes per-locality rates by craft. The law specifically allows public bodies to opt into prevailing-wage coverage on locally-funded projects.

Verify before relying on this: state prevailing-wage laws change. The summary above is a general reference compiled from publicly available state-law materials and is not legal advice. Confirm the current status with the cited state agency or a qualified attorney before bidding or paying workers under it.

Federal contracts ≥ $2,000 in Virginia must comply with the Davis-Bacon Act. Full compliance guide →