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LINE CONSTRUCTION leads the heavy schedule for Chaffee County, CO at $61.36 base plus $14.88 fringe. The active federal wage determination covering heavy construction in Chaffee County, CO lists 28 classifications with published rates, base pay from $11.11 to $61.36 per hour. The determination was last modified May 18, 2026.
| Classification | Base | Fringe | WD |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTERSALL OTHER WORK | $15.72 | $0.00 | CO20260003 |
| CARPENTERSFORM BUILDING AND SETTING | $16.16 | $0.82 | CO20260003 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $14.76 | $2.28 | CO20260003 |
| ELECTRICIAN(CLEAR CREEK, EAGLE, GILPIN, GRAND, JACKSON, LAKE, LOGAN, MORGAN, PHILLIPS, SEDGWICK, SUMMIT, WASHINGTON AND YUMA COUNTIES) | $46.80 |
The highest published base on this schedule belongs to LINE CONSTRUCTION at $61.36 per hour plus $14.88 fringe; the schedule's median base is $35.03.
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 Chaffee County without local notice.
This schedule mixes sources: 64% of lines carry union identifiers and the rest are survey-based. Two crews on one site can be governed by rates that update on entirely different rhythms.
A wage determination is cited as number plus modification, for example CO20260003 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.
You can meet the fringe obligation with bona fide benefit plan contributions, cash, or a combination. Track the hourly equivalent of what you contribute; agencies ask for the math.
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.
Synced from SAM.gov July 18, 2026. The wage determination incorporated into your contract is the legally operative document.
| $19.53 |
| CO20260003 |
| ELECTRICIAN(DELTA, GARFIELD, MONTROSE, AND RIO BLANCO COUNTIES IN COLORADO.) | $31.75 | $13.25 | CO20260003 |
| ELECTRICIAN(DOLORES, GUNNISON, HINSDALE, LA PLATA, MOFFAT, MONTEZUMA, OURAY, PITKIN, ROUTT, SAN JUAN AND SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES IN COLORADO.) | $36.95 | $14.41 | CO20260003 |
| ELECTRICIAN(CHEYENNE, ELBERT, KIT CARSON, LINCOLN, PARK AND TELLER COUNTIES) | $40.70 | $18.47 | CO20260003 |
| ELECTRICIANS(ALAMOSA, ARCHULETA, BACA, BENT, CHAFFEE, CONEJOS, COSTILLA, CROWLEY, CUSTER, FREMONT, HUERFANO, KIOWA, LAS ANIMAS, MINERAL, OTERO, PROWERS, PUEBLO, RIO GRANDE, SAGUACHE COUNTIES) | $35.40 | $16.06 | CO20260003 |
| LABORER, COMMON | $11.11 | $3.80 | CO20260003 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTIONLINEMAN AND WELDER | $61.36 | $14.88 | CO20260003 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTIONLINE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR | $44.27 | $9.41 | CO20260003 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTIONGROUNDMEN | $27.39 | $5.82 | CO20260003 |
| PIPEFITTER | $18.13 | $1.84 | CO20260003 |
| PLUMBER(CLEAR CREEK, GILPIN, GRAND, JACKSON, LAKE, LOGAN, MORGAN, PHILLIPS, SEDGWICK, SUMMIT, WASHINGTON, AND YUMA. PARTS OF ELBERT, EAGLE, KIT CARSON, LINCOLN, AND PARK COUNTIES) | $50.68 | $20.15 | CO20260003 |
| PLUMBER(ALAMOSA, BACA, BENT, CHAFFEE, CHEYENNE, CONEJOS, COSTILLA, CROWLEY, CUSTER, ELBERT (SOUTHERN PORTION INCLUDING TOWNS OF ELBERT, MATHERSON AND SIMLA), FREMONT, HUERFANO, KIOWA, KIT CARSON (INCLUDING TOWNS OF DFALGLER, SIEBERT, VONA, STRATTON AND BETHUNE), LAS ANIMAS, LINCOLN (INCLUDING TOWNS OF GEONA AND ARRIBA IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY), MINERAL, OTERO, PARK (INCLUDING TOWNS OF FAUPLAY, HARTSEL AND LAKE GEORGE), PROWERS, PUEBLO, RIO GRANDE, AND SAGUACHE COUNTIES) | $45.90 | $17.17 | CO20260003 |
| PLUMBERINCLUDES HVAC WORK (TELLER COUNTY) | $45.90 | $17.17 | CO20260003 |
| PLUMBER(ARCHULETA, DELTA, DOLORES, EAGLE (EAGLE COUNTY IS DIVIDED FROM WHERE PITKIN AND LAKE COUNTIES JOIN ON THE NORTH, AND IN A STRAIGHT LINE TO AND INCLUDING THE TOWN OF EDWARDS AND NORTHERLY TO THE SOUTH EAST CORNER OF ROUTT COUNTY), GARFIELD, GUNNISON, HINSDALE, LA PLATA, MOFFAT, MONTEZUMA, MONTROSE, OURAY, PITKIN, RIO BLANCO, ROUTT, SAN JUAN AND SAN MIGUEL COUNTIES) | $41.32 | $16.01 | CO20260003 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORSMOTOR GRADER: BLADE-ROUGH | $35.03 | $15.20 | CO20260003 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORSMOTOR GRADER: BLADE-FINISH | $35.58 | $15.20 | CO20260003 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORSMECHANIC | $35.58 | $15.20 | CO20260003 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORSTRACKHOE | $35.20 | $15.20 | CO20260003 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORSROLLER: SELF-PROPELLED, RUBBER TIRES UNDER 5 TONS | $34.58 | $15.20 | CO20260003 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORSROLLER: SELF-PROPELLED, ALL TYPES OVER 5 TONS | $35.03 | $15.20 | CO20260003 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS(BACKHOE) | $15.93 | $3.58 | CO20260003 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORSBOBCAT/SKID LOADER | $20.22 | $4.41 | CO20260003 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORSBULLDOZER | $15.08 | $4.44 | CO20260003 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS(EXCAVATOR) | $15.39 | $0.00 | CO20260003 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORSFRONT END LOADER | $15.86 | $3.59 | CO20260003 |
* 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.