Pulling the rate table…
SELF-PROPELLED HOPPER DREDGE DRAG TENDERS THE FOLLOWING RATES WERE REVISED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1.6 leads the heavy schedule for Etowah County, AL at $20.36 base plus $7.24 fringe. The active federal wage determinations covering heavy construction in Etowah County, AL list 31 classifications with published rates, base pay from $12.25 to $20.36 per hour. The determination was last modified May 18, 2026.
| Classification | Base | Fringe | WD |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK | $20.26 | $8.59 | AL20260106 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER, INCLUDES WATER SEWER LINES | $13.71 | $0.00 | AL20260106 |
| DERRICK OPERATOR | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| DOZER OPERATOR | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
Across the 31 published classifications for heavy work in Etowah County, AL, base pay spans $12.25 to $20.36 per hour with a median of $19.67.
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 Etowah County without local notice.
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(UNDER 16'), DECKHAND |
| $19.67 |
| $0.00 |
| AL20260002 |
| DREDGE(16' AND OVER), TRUCK DRIVER | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| DREDGE(16' AND OVER), SHOREMAN | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| DREDGE(UNDER 16'), TENDER OPERATOR | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| DREDGE(UNDER 16'), OILER | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| DREDGE(UNDER 16'), LEVERMAN | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| DREDGE(16' AND OVER), TENDER OPERATOR | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| DREDGE(16' AND OVER), DECKHAND | $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 |
| DREDGE(16' AND OVER), OILER | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| ELECTRICIAN | $19.98 | $5.53 | AL20260106 |
| 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, INCLUDES WATER SEWER LINES | $13.91 | $2.04 | AL20260106 |
| LABORERCOMMON OR GENERAL, INCLUDES WATER SEWER LINES | $12.39 | $0.00 | AL20260106 |
| OILER(MARSH BUGGY DRAGLINE) | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| OPERATOR(MARSH BUGGY DRAGLINE) | $19.67 | $0.00 | AL20260002 |
| OPERATORLOADER, INCLUDES WATER SEWER LINES | $17.64 | $2.14 | AL20260106 |
| OPERATORBACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE, INCLUDES WATER SEWER LINES | $18.80 | $3.39 | AL20260106 |
| 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 DRIVERDUMP TRUCK, INCLUDES WATER SEWER LINES | $12.25 | $2.58 | AL20260106 |
* 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.