Pulling the rate table…
OPERATING ENGINEERS leads the heavy schedule for Cherokee County, AL at $31.52 base plus $13.98 fringe. The active federal wage determinations covering heavy construction in Cherokee County, AL list 37 classifications with published rates, base pay from $8.54 to $31.52 per hour. The determination was last modified May 18, 2026.
| Classification | Base | Fringe | WD |
|---|---|---|---|
| DERRICK OPERATOR | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| DOZER OPERATOR | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| DREDGE(16' AND OVER), FIREMAN | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| DREDGE(16' AND OVER), LEVERMAN | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
This schedule has been stable recently; the last modification is dated May 18, 2026. Stability is not permanence: annual editions and mid-year modifications can reset rates in Cherokee County without local notice.
With 37 classifications carrying published rates, this is a comparatively deep schedule; most trades a heavy project needs appear without a conformance request.
Most rate lines here carry SU or state-adopted identifiers, meaning they come from wage surveys rather than negotiated agreements. Survey rates change less often but can jump when a new survey publishes.
A wage determination is cited as number plus modification, for example AL20260002 Mod dated May 18, 2026. Your certified payroll should reflect the determination in your contract, not necessarily the newest one.
Save the full determination text with your bid papers the day you price the job. If rates change later, the contract determination is your record of what you bid against.
The classification that applies is determined by the work performed, not the worker's title. A foreman who works with the tools is generally due the rate for the hours on the tools.
The signed Statement of Compliance may be the WH-347 back page or another document with identical wording. The signature is a federal certification by your company's officer; accuracy is on the certifier.
Certified payroll uses the employee's name and an individually identifying number, normally the last four digits of the Social Security number. Full SSNs do not belong on submitted payrolls.
Keep certified payrolls and supporting basic records for at least 3 years after the work completes. Withheld payments and back-wage findings turn on what you can produce.
Synced from SAM.gov October 3, 2026. The wage determination incorporated into your contract is the legally operative document.
| DREDGE(16' AND OVER), OILER | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| DREDGE(16' AND OVER), SHOREMAN | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| DREDGE(16' AND OVER), TENDER OPERATOR | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| DREDGE(16' AND OVER), TRUCK DRIVER | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| DREDGE(16' AND OVER), DECKHAND | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| DREDGE(UNDER 16'), DECKHAND | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| DREDGE(UNDER 16'), LEVERMAN | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| DREDGE(UNDER 16'), OILER | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| DREDGE(UNDER 16'), TENDER OPERATOR | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| ELECTRICIAN | $15.96 | $3.57 | AL20260069 |
| FIRST ASSISTANT ENGINEER DREDGE(16' AND OVER) | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| FIRST COOK(HYDRAULIC DREDGING) | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| HANDYMAN(HYDRAULIC DREDGING) | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| JANITOR - CABIN PERSON(HYDRAULIC DREDGING) | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| LABORERPIPELAYER | $10.13 | $0.00 | AL20260069 |
| LABORERCOMMON OR GENERAL | $8.54 | $0.00 | AL20260069 |
| OILER(MARSH BUGGY DRAGLINE) | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| OPERATING ENGINEERSCRANE AND CHERRY PICKER CRANES WITH 100 FT. OR MORE BOOM RECEIVE $0.25 EXTRA PER HOUR, CRANES WITH 200 FT. OR MORE BOOM RECEIVE $0.50 EXTRA PER HOUR, CRANES WITH 350 FT. OR MORE BOOM RECIEVE $1.10 EXTRA PER HOUR, CRANES WITH 500 FT. OR MORE BOOM RECEIVE $1.45 EXTRA PER HOUR, TOWER CRANES, DERRICKS, CLIMBING CRANES, RINGER CRANES SHALL RECEIVE $0.35 IN ADDITION TO A-RATE AND BOOM PAY PER HOUR | $31.52 | $13.98 | AL20260069 |
| OPERATING ENGINEERSOILER | $28.45 | $13.98 | AL20260069 |
| OPERATOR(MARSH BUGGY DRAGLINE) | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| OPERATORROLLER | $9.45 | $0.00 | AL20260069 |
| OPERATORTRACKHOE | $12.00 | $0.00 | AL20260069 |
| OPERATORLOADER (FRONT END) | $11.67 | $0.00 | AL20260069 |
| OPERATORSCRAPER | $9.78 | $0.18 | AL20260069 |
| OPERATORBACKHOE | $13.46 | $0.00 | AL20260069 |
| OPERATORBULLDOZER | $16.60 | $2.64 | AL20260069 |
| OPERATORDRILL | $9.50 | $2.36 | AL20260069 |
| OPERATORGRADER/BLADE | $12.59 | $1.33 | AL20260069 |
| SECOND ASSISTANT ENGINEER DREDGE(16' AND OVER) | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| SECOND COOK(HYDRAULIC DREDGING) | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| SELF-PROPELLED HOPPER DREDGE DRAG TENDERS THE FOLLOWING RATES WERE REVISED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1.6(C)(1) ON 02/07/2025 | $20.36 | $7.24 | AL20260001 |
| THIRD ASSISTANT ENGINEER DREDGE(16' AND OVER) | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| TRUCK DRIVER | $15.70 | $5.86 | AL20260069 |
* changed in the most recent modification. Survey-based (SU) identifiers are non-union survey rates. Amounts tagged per day or per shift are published that way in the source determination and are not hourly wages; they are excluded from the hourly figures above.