Line Construction: Telephone linemen: Ground & Pole — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Line Construction: Telephone linemen: Ground & Poles across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 20 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Line Construction: Telephone linemen: Ground & Pole is $7.25/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $7.25 and $7.25/hr. The highest state average is Puerto Rico at $7.25/hr; the lowest is Puerto Rico at $7.25/hr.
Range: $7.25 – $7.25/hr across 1 state. 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 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
All Rates
20 county-level rates for Line Construction: Telephone linemen: Ground & Pole, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjuntas | PR | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Adjuntas | PR | highway | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Coamo | PR | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Coamo | PR | highway | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Culebra | PR | highway | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Culebra | PR | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Jayuya | PR | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Jayuya | PR | highway | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Las Marias | PR | highway | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Las Marias | PR | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Maricao | PR | highway | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Maricao | PR | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Salinas | PR | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Salinas | PR | highway | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Santa Isabel | PR | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Santa Isabel | PR | highway | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Utuado | PR | highway | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Utuado | PR | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Vieques | PR | highway | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Vieques | PR | heavy | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |