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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | DE | heavy | $65.10 | $30.87 | $95.97 | WD → |
| New Castle | DE | heavy | $65.10 | $30.87 | $95.97 | WD → |
| Sussex | DE | heavy | $65.10 | $30.87 | $95.97 | WD → |
| Ada | ID | heavy | $51.02 | $17.93 | $68.95 | WD → |
| Boise | ID | heavy | $51.02 | $17.93 | $68.95 | WD → |
| Canyon | ID | heavy | $51.02 | $17.93 | $68.95 | WD → |
| Gem | ID | heavy | $51.02 | $17.93 | $68.95 | WD → |
| Owyhee | ID | heavy | $51.02 | $17.93 | $68.95 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Brown | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Brown | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Carroll | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Carroll | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Cass | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Cass | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Clark | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Clark | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Clay | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Clay | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Clinton | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Clinton | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Crawford | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Crawford | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Daviess | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Daviess | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| DeKalb | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| DeKalb | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| DeKalb | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| DeKalb | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Dearborn | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Dearborn | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Decatur | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Decatur | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Delaware | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Delaware | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Dubois | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Dubois | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Elkhart | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Elkhart | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Fayette | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Fayette | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Floyd | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Floyd | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Fountain | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Fountain | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Franklin | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Franklin | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Fulton | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Fulton | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Gibson | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Gibson | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Grant | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Grant | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Greene | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Greene | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Hamilton | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Hamilton | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Hancock | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Hancock | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Harrison | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Harrison | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Hendricks | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Hendricks | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Henry | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Henry | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Howard | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Howard | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Huntington | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Huntington | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Jackson | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Jackson | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Jasper | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Jasper | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Jay | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Jay | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Jefferson | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Jefferson | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Jennings | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Jennings | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Johnson | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Johnson | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Knox | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Knox | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Kosciusko | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Kosciusko | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Lagrange | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Lagrange | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Lawrence | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Lawrence | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |