Pulling the rate table…
ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR leads the building schedule for Knox County, TN at $38.17 base plus $18.82 fringe. The active federal wage determination covering building construction in Knox County, TN lists 33 classifications with published rates, base pay from $12.73 to $38.17 per hour. The determination was last modified May 18, 2026.
| Classification | Base | Fringe | WD |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.17 | $18.82 | TN20260182 |
| BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $0.00 | TN20260182 |
| CARPENTER | $20.09 | $0.00 | TN20260182 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $22.67 | $4.11 | TN20260182 |
| ELECTRICIAN |
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 Knox County without local notice.
With 33 classifications carrying published rates, this is a comparatively deep schedule; most trades a building project needs appear without a conformance request.
This schedule mixes sources: 33% 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 TN20260182 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.
| $34.14 |
| $19.94 |
| TN20260182 |
| ELECTRICIAN(EXCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING) | $32.45 | $15.25 | TN20260182 |
| IRONWORKERORNAMENTAL | $35.32 | $17.02 | TN20260182 |
| IRONWORKER, REINFORCING | $35.32 | $17.07 | TN20260182 |
| IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $18.30 | $0.00 | TN20260182 |
| LABORERPIPELAYER | $21.45 | $8.06 | TN20260182 |
| LABORERMASON TENDER - BRICK | $13.54 | $0.00 | TN20260182 |
| LABORERMASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE | $13.00 | $0.00 | TN20260182 |
| LABORERCOMMON OR GENERAL | $12.73 | $1.77 | TN20260182 |
| LABORER DEMOLITION | $16.74 | $0.00 | TN20260182 |
| LABORER GRADE CHECKER | $13.01 | $0.00 | TN20260182 |
| OPERATORFORKLIFT | $15.00 | $0.00 | TN20260182 |
| OPERATORDRILL | $26.50 | $4.76 | TN20260182 |
| OPERATORPAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE) | $14.70 | $0.00 | TN20260182 |
| OPERATORROLLER | $14.35 | $0.00 | TN20260182 |
| OPERATORBACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $27.77 | $9.75 | TN20260182 |
| OPERATORBOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER | $16.84 | $0.00 | TN20260182 |
| OPERATORBULLDOZER | $28.52 | $9.75 | TN20260182 |
| PAINTER(BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $19.31 | $10.15 | TN20260182 |
| PIPEFITTER | $36.00 | $17.02 | TN20260182 |
| PLUMBER | $21.63 | $7.16 | TN20260182 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORCRANE | $36.25 | $13.40 | TN20260182 |
| ROOFER | $16.29 | $0.00 | TN20260182 |
| SHEET METAL WORKER(SIDING (METAL/ALUMINUM/VINYL)) | $37.70 | $17.40 | TN20260182 |
| SHEET METAL WORKER(HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $37.70 | $17.40 | TN20260182 |
| SHEET METAL WORKER, EXCLUDES HVAC DUCT AND UNIT INSTALLATION | $24.19 | $7.52 | TN20260182 |
| TILE FINISHER | $14.00 | $0.00 | TN20260182 |
| TILE SETTER | $19.65 | $0.00 | TN20260182 |
| TRUCK DRIVERDUMP TRUCK | $27.95 | $9.73 | TN20260182 |
* 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.