LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMANs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 945 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN is $84.51/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $68.96 and $87.05/hr. The highest state average is Delaware at $95.97/hr; the lowest is Texas at $57.03/hr.
Bottom 10%
$68.96
Median
$84.51
Average
$80.35
Top 10%
$87.05
Range: $47.04 – $95.97/hr across 15 states. Total package = base hourly rate + fringe benefits.
Davis-Bacon vs. Market Median
Comparison of the Davis-Bacon national median total package against the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) median for the comparable BLS occupation 49-9051 — Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers.
Davis-Bacon median
$84.51/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$44.50/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+89.9%
D-B rate exceeds market median
Davis-Bacon rates include required fringe benefits; OEWS reflects mean/median wages from the BLS establishment survey across all industries. Direct comparison is approximate — D-B rates target the construction-industry union/competitive-wage benchmark, while OEWS spans every industry that employs the occupation.
Average Rates by State
Delaware DE
Avg base: $65.10/hr
Avg total: $95.97/hr
3 rates
Idaho ID
Avg base: $51.02/hr
Avg total: $68.95/hr
5 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $60.15/hr
Avg total: $87.05/hr
178 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $50.76/hr
Avg total: $75.06/hr
25 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $43.55/hr
Avg total: $61.91/hr
58 rates
Michigan MI
Avg base: $54.41/hr
Avg total: $77.69/hr
2 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $58.15/hr
Avg total: $85.71/hr
230 rates
Montana MT
Avg base: $48.65/hr
Avg total: $58.05/hr
17 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $55.35/hr
Avg total: $79.90/hr
53 rates
Nevada NV
Avg base: $66.88/hr
Avg total: $91.73/hr
10 rates
Oregon OR
Avg base: $64.17/hr
Avg total: $88.71/hr
6 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $54.22/hr
Avg total: $84.30/hr
205 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $41.31/hr
Avg total: $57.03/hr
6 rates
Utah UT
Avg base: $58.83/hr
Avg total: $80.04/hr
3 rates
Wisconsin WI
Avg base: $47.53/hr
Avg total: $68.96/hr
144 rates
All Rates
945 county-level rates for LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | KS | heavy | $53.68 | $26.44 | $80.12 | WD → |
| Miami | KS | highway | $41.52 | $17.56 | $59.08 | WD → |
| Osage | KS | heavy | $53.68 | $26.44 | $80.12 | WD → |
| Pottawatomie | KS | heavy | $53.68 | $26.44 | $80.12 | WD → |
| Riley | KS | heavy | $53.68 | $26.44 | $80.12 | WD → |
| Sedgwick | KS | heavy | $53.68 | $26.44 | $80.12 | WD → |
| Shawnee | KS | heavy | $53.68 | $26.44 | $80.12 | WD → |
| Sumner | KS | heavy | $53.68 | $26.44 | $80.12 | WD → |
| Wabaunsee | KS | heavy | $53.68 | $26.44 | $80.12 | WD → |
| Wyandotte | KS | heavy | $53.68 | $26.44 | $80.12 | WD → |
| Wyandotte | KS | highway | $41.52 | $17.56 | $59.08 | WD → |
| Adair | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Allen | KY | heavy | $36.75 | $10.29 | $47.04 | WD → |
| Barren | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Bell | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Bourbon | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Breathitt | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Bullitt | KY | heavy | $45.78 | $20.22 | $66.00 | WD → |
| Butler | KY | heavy | $36.75 | $10.29 | $47.04 | WD → |
| Carter | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Casey | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Clark | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Clay | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Clinton | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Cumberland | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Edmonson | KY | heavy | $36.75 | $10.29 | $47.04 | WD → |
| Elliott | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Fayette | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Floyd | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Green | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Harlan | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Hart | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Henry | KY | heavy | $45.78 | $20.22 | $66.00 | WD → |
| Jackson | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Jessamine | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Johnson | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Knott | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Knox | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Laurel | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Lawrence | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Lee | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Leslie | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Letcher | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Logan | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Magoffin | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Marion | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Martin | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| McCreary | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Metcalfe | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Monroe | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Morgan | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Nelson | KY | heavy | $45.78 | $20.22 | $66.00 | WD → |
| Oldham | KY | heavy | $45.78 | $20.22 | $66.00 | WD → |
| Owsley | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Perry | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Pike | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Pulaski | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Russell | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Scott | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Shelby | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Simpson | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Spencer | KY | heavy | $45.78 | $20.22 | $66.00 | WD → |
| Taylor | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Trimble | KY | heavy | $45.78 | $20.22 | $66.00 | WD → |
| Warren | KY | heavy | $36.75 | $10.29 | $47.04 | WD → |
| Wayne | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Whitley | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Wolfe | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Woodford | KY | heavy | $43.84 | $18.80 | $62.64 | WD → |
| Livingston | MI | heavy | $54.41 | $23.28 | $77.69 | WD → |
| Oakland | MI | heavy | $54.41 | $23.28 | $77.69 | WD → |
| Adair | MO | highway | $58.15 | $27.56 | $85.71 | WD → |
| Adair | MO | heavy | $58.15 | $27.56 | $85.71 | WD → |
| Andrew | MO | highway | $58.15 | $27.56 | $85.71 | WD → |
| Andrew | MO | heavy | $58.15 | $27.56 | $85.71 | WD → |
| Atchison | MO | highway | $58.15 | $27.56 | $85.71 | WD → |
| Atchison | MO | heavy | $58.15 | $27.56 | $85.71 | WD → |
| Audrain | MO | heavy | $58.15 | $27.56 | $85.71 | WD → |
| Audrain | MO | highway | $58.15 | $27.56 | $85.71 | WD → |
| Barry | MO | heavy | $58.15 | $27.56 | $85.71 | WD → |
| Barry | MO | highway | $58.15 | $27.56 | $85.71 | WD → |
| Barton | MO | highway | $58.15 | $27.56 | $85.71 | WD → |
| Barton | MO | heavy | $58.15 | $27.56 | $85.71 | WD → |
| Bates | MO | highway | $58.15 | $27.56 | $85.71 | WD → |
| Bates | MO | heavy | $58.15 | $27.56 | $85.71 | WD → |
| Benton | MO | heavy | $58.15 | $27.56 | $85.71 | WD → |
| Benton | MO | highway | $58.15 | $27.56 | $85.71 | WD → |
| Bollinger | MO | heavy | $58.15 | $27.56 | $85.71 | WD → |
| Bollinger | MO | highway | $58.15 | $27.56 | $85.71 | WD → |
| Boone | MO | heavy | $58.15 | $27.56 | $85.71 | WD → |
| Boone | MO | highway | $58.15 | $27.56 | $85.71 | WD → |
| Buchanan | MO | highway | $58.15 | $27.56 | $85.71 | WD → |
| Buchanan | MO | heavy | $58.15 | $27.56 | $85.71 | WD → |
| Butler | MO | heavy | $58.15 | $27.56 | $85.71 | WD → |
| Butler | MO | highway | $58.15 | $27.56 | $85.71 | WD → |
| Caldwell | MO | highway | $58.15 | $27.56 | $85.71 | WD → |
| Caldwell | MO | heavy | $58.15 | $27.56 | $85.71 | WD → |
| Callaway | MO | heavy | $58.15 | $27.56 | $85.71 | WD → |
| Callaway | MO | highway | $58.15 | $27.56 | $85.71 | WD → |
| Camden | MO | heavy | $58.15 | $27.56 | $85.71 | WD → |