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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Madison | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Marion | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Marion | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Marshall | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Marshall | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Martin | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Martin | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Miami | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Miami | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Monroe | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Monroe | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Montgomery | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Montgomery | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Morgan | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Morgan | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Newton | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Newton | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Noble | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Noble | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Ohio | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Ohio | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Orange | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Orange | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Owen | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Owen | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Parke | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Parke | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Perry | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Perry | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Pike | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Pike | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Posey | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Posey | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Pulaski | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Pulaski | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Putnam | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Putnam | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Randolph | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Randolph | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Ripley | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Ripley | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Rush | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Rush | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Scott | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Scott | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Shelby | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Shelby | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Spencer | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Spencer | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Starke | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Starke | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Steuben | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Steuben | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Sullivan | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Sullivan | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Switzerland | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Switzerland | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Tippecanoe | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Tippecanoe | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Tipton | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Tipton | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Union | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Union | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Vanderburgh | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Vanderburgh | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Vermillion | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Vermillion | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Vigo | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Vigo | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Wabash | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Wabash | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Warren | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Warren | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Warrick | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Warrick | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Washington | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Washington | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Wayne | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Wayne | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Wells | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Wells | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| White | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| White | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Whitley | IN | highway | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Whitley | IN | heavy | $60.15 | $26.90 | $87.05 | WD → |
| Butler | KS | heavy | $53.68 | $26.44 | $80.12 | WD → |
| Douglas | KS | heavy | $53.68 | $26.44 | $80.12 | WD → |
| Franklin | KS | heavy | $53.68 | $26.44 | $80.12 | WD → |
| Franklin | KS | highway | $41.52 | $17.56 | $59.08 | WD → |
| Geary | KS | heavy | $53.68 | $26.44 | $80.12 | WD → |
| Harvey | KS | heavy | $53.68 | $26.44 | $80.12 | WD → |
| Jackson | KS | heavy | $53.68 | $26.44 | $80.12 | WD → |
| Jefferson | KS | heavy | $53.68 | $26.44 | $80.12 | WD → |
| Johnson | KS | heavy | $53.68 | $26.44 | $80.12 | WD → |
| Johnson | KS | highway | $41.52 | $17.26 | $58.78 | WD → |
| Leavenworth | KS | heavy | $53.68 | $26.44 | $80.12 | WD → |
| Leavenworth | KS | highway | $41.52 | $17.56 | $59.08 | WD → |
| Linn | KS | highway | $41.52 | $17.56 | $59.08 | WD → |
| Linn | KS | heavy | $53.68 | $26.44 | $80.12 | WD → |