Heavy prevailing wage rates for Madison County, NE | PrevailWage
Heavy prevailing wage rates for Madison County, NE
ELECTRICIAN leads the heavy schedule for Madison County, NE at $46.40 base plus $20.89 fringe. The active federal wage determination covering heavy construction in Madison County, NE lists 14 classifications with published rates, base pay from $11.69 to $46.40 per hour. The determination was last modified May 18, 2026.
ELECTRICIAN ZONE 10 TO 35 MILES FROM THE MAIN POST OFFICE IN LINCOLN FOOTNOTE: WORK ON SCAFFOLDS, HANGING SCAFFOLDS, BOATSWAINS CHAIRS OR LADDERS, ETC., IN ANY AREA WHERE THE WORKER IS IN A POSITION TO FALL 40 FT. OR MORE, OR WHERE OBJECTS ABOVE THE WORKER CAN FALL 40 FT. OR MORE: TO BE PAID ONE AND ONE-HALF TIMES THE STRAIGHT- TIME RATE OF PAY
Across the 14 published classifications for heavy work in Madison County, NE, base pay spans $11.69 to $46.40 per hour with a median of $19.11.
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 Madison County without local notice.
This schedule mixes sources: 43% 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.
Using these rates
Read the modification number
A wage determination is cited as number plus modification, for example NE20260046 Mod dated May 18, 2026. Your certified payroll should reflect the determination in your contract, not necessarily the newest one.
Put the WD in your bid file
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.
Match classifications by duties, not titles
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.
Fringe crediting basics
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.
Statement of Compliance wording
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.
Use last-4 SSN only
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.
Questions
Which wage determination applies to my project in Madison County?
The wage determination incorporated into your contract is the one that governs, per 29 CFR 1.6. For new heavy work in Madison County, NE, the current active determination is NE20260046. Verify with your contracting officer before bidding or paying.
How often do these rates change?
DOL publishes wage determination modifications weekly, generally on Fridays. The determination behind this page was last modified May 18, 2026.
What is the difference between the base rate and the fringe rate?
The base rate is the minimum hourly wage; the fringe amount is an additional hourly benefit obligation you can meet with bona fide benefit contributions or pay in cash. On this schedule the median fringe is about 20% of base.
My classification is not listed for Madison County. What do I do?
If the work classification you need is not on the determination, the contractor requests a conformance (additional classification and rate) through the contracting agency using Standard Form 1444. Do not substitute a similar-sounding classification.
What counts as heavy construction?
Heavy covers projects that are not building, residential, or highway, such as water and sewer lines, dams, and flood control. Agencies sometimes split it further; the contract states which schedule applies.
Does the federal rate or the Nebraska state prevailing wage apply?
Synced from SAM.gov July 18, 2026. The wage determination incorporated into your contract is the legally operative document.
ELECTRICIAN ZONE 1: 0 TO 35 MILES FROM THE MAIN POST OFFICE IN LINCOLN FOOTNOTE: WORK ON SCAFFOLDS, HANGING SCAFFOLDS, BOATSWAINS CHAIRS OR LADDERS, ETC., IN ANY AREA WHERE THE WORKER IS IN A POSITION TO FALL 40 FT. OR MORE, OR WHERE OBJECTS ABOVE THE WORKER CAN FALL 40 FT. OR MORE: TO BE PAID ONE AND ONE-HALF TIMES THE STRAIGHT- TIME RATE OF PAY
ELECTRICIAN ZONE 236 TO 50 MILES FROM THE MAIN POST OFFICE IN LINCOLN FOOTNOTE: WORK ON SCAFFOLDS, HANGING SCAFFOLDS, BOATSWAINS CHAIRS OR LADDERS, ETC., IN ANY AREA WHERE THE WORKER IS IN A POSITION TO FALL 40 FT. OR MORE, OR WHERE OBJECTS ABOVE THE WORKER CAN FALL 40 FT. OR MORE: TO BE PAID ONE AND ONE-HALF TIMES THE STRAIGHT- TIME RATE OF PAYELECTRICIAN ZONE 2: 36 TO 50 MILES FROM THE MAIN POST OFFICE IN LINCOLN FOOTNOTE: WORK ON SCAFFOLDS, HANGING SCAFFOLDS, BOATSWAINS CHAIRS OR LADDERS, ETC., IN ANY AREA WHERE THE WORKER IS IN A POSITION TO FALL 40 FT. OR MORE, OR WHERE OBJECTS ABOVE THE WORKER CAN FALL 40 FT. OR MORE: TO BE PAID ONE AND ONE-HALF TIMES THE STRAIGHT- TIME RATE OF PAY
ELECTRICIAN ZONE 351 TO 75 MILES FROM THE MAIN POST OFFICE IN LINCOLN FOOTNOTE: WORK ON SCAFFOLDS, HANGING SCAFFOLDS, BOATSWAINS CHAIRS OR LADDERS, ETC., IN ANY AREA WHERE THE WORKER IS IN A POSITION TO FALL 40 FT. OR MORE, OR WHERE OBJECTS ABOVE THE WORKER CAN FALL 40 FT. OR MORE: TO BE PAID ONE AND ONE-HALF TIMES THE STRAIGHT- TIME RATE OF PAYELECTRICIAN ZONE 3: 51 TO 75 MILES FROM THE MAIN POST OFFICE IN LINCOLN FOOTNOTE: WORK ON SCAFFOLDS, HANGING SCAFFOLDS, BOATSWAINS CHAIRS OR LADDERS, ETC., IN ANY AREA WHERE THE WORKER IS IN A POSITION TO FALL 40 FT. OR MORE, OR WHERE OBJECTS ABOVE THE WORKER CAN FALL 40 FT. OR MORE: TO BE PAID ONE AND ONE-HALF TIMES THE STRAIGHT- TIME RATE OF PAY
ELECTRICIAN ZONE 476 MILES AND OVER FROM THE MAIN POST OFFICE IN LINCOLN FOOTNOTE: WORK ON SCAFFOLDS, HANGING SCAFFOLDS, BOATSWAINS CHAIRS OR LADDERS, ETC., IN ANY AREA WHERE THE WORKER IS IN A POSITION TO FALL 40 FT. OR MORE, OR WHERE OBJECTS ABOVE THE WORKER CAN FALL 40 FT. OR MORE: TO BE PAID ONE AND ONE-HALF TIMES THE STRAIGHT- TIME RATE OF PAYELECTRICIAN ZONE 4: 76 MILES AND OVER FROM THE MAIN POST OFFICE IN LINCOLN FOOTNOTE: WORK ON SCAFFOLDS, HANGING SCAFFOLDS, BOATSWAINS CHAIRS OR LADDERS, ETC., IN ANY AREA WHERE THE WORKER IS IN A POSITION TO FALL 40 FT. OR MORE, OR WHERE OBJECTS ABOVE THE WORKER CAN FALL 40 FT. OR MORE: TO BE PAID ONE AND ONE-HALF TIMES THE STRAIGHT- TIME RATE OF PAY
* 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.
They are separate systems. Davis-Bacon rates apply to federally funded or assisted work; a state prevailing wage law can apply to state-funded work. A project can be covered by both, in which case the higher rate for each classification effectively controls. This page shows the federal determination only.
Is the WH-347 form mandatory?
The WH-347 itself is optional; what is mandatory on covered work is submitting weekly certified payroll with the same information and a signed Statement of Compliance. Most contractors use the WH-347 layout because agencies expect it.