Pulling the rate table…
PAINTER leads the highway schedule for Smith County, TN at $26.36 base plus $0.00 fringe. The active federal wage determination covering highway construction in Smith County, TN lists 23 classifications with published rates, base pay from $13.11 to $26.36 per hour. The determination was last modified May 18, 2026.
| Classification | Base | Fringe | WD |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRICKLAYER | $14.26 | $0.00 | TN20260147 |
| CARPENTER | $17.52 | $0.00 | TN20260147 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $15.55 | $0.00 | TN20260147 |
| ELECTRICIAN | $24.08 | $0.00 | TN20260147 |
| IRONWORKER |
Across the 23 published classifications for highway work in Smith County, TN, base pay spans $13.11 to $26.36 per hour with a median of $16.48.
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 Smith 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 TN20260147 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 July 18, 2026. The wage determination incorporated into your contract is the legally operative document.
| $16.29 |
| $0.00 |
| TN20260147 |
| IRONWORKER(STRUCTURAL) | $16.89 | $0.00 | TN20260147 |
| LABORER(COMMON/UNSKILLED) | $13.11 | $0.00 | TN20260147 |
| LABORER, SKILLED(AIR TOOL OPERATOR, ASPHALT RAKER, CHAIN SAW OPERATOR, CONCRETE MIXER (LESS THAN 1 YD), CONCRETE RUBBER, EDGER, FENCE ERECTOR, FORM SETTER (STEEL), GUARD RAIL ERECTOR, MECHANIC'S TENDER (TIRE CHANGER OR OILER), MORTAR MIXER, NOZZLEMAN OR GUN OPERATOR (GUNITE), PIPELAYER, SIGN ERECTOR) | $15.27 | $0.00 | TN20260147 |
| PAINTER(INCLUDES SANDBLASTER) | $26.36 | $0.00 | TN20260147 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORBOBCAT, CENTRAL MINING PLANT, CONCRETE PUMP, CONCRETE SAW, CURB MACHINE (AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL), DOZER OR LOADER (STOCKPILE), DRILL (PILING), MULCHER OR SEEDER, ROCK DRILL (TRUCK MOUNTED), ROLLER (ASPHALT), ROLLER (COMPACTION SELF-PROPELLED), SOIL STABILIZATION MACHINE, TRACTOR (BOOM AND HOIST), BITUMINOUS DISTRIBUTOR MACHINE, PUMP, TRACK DRILL, STRIPING MACHINE (GROUP 4) | $16.48 | $0.00 | TN20260147 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGROUP 1A DRILL OPERATOR (CAISSON) | $25.26 | $0.00 | TN20260147 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGROUP 1A FARM TRACTOR OPERATOR (POWER BROOM) | $13.50 | $0.00 | TN20260147 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGROUP 1 BACKHOE/HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR (3/4 YD & OVER), CRANE (LESS THAN 20 TONS), END LOADER (3 YD & OVER), MOTOR PATROL (FINISH),PILEDRIVER, DRAGLINE | $19.14 | $0.00 | TN20260147 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGROUP 2 BACKHOE/HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR (LESS THAN 3/4 YD), BULLDOZER OR PUSH DOZER, END LOADER (LESS THAN 3 YD), MOTOR PATROL (ROUGH), TRACTOR (CRAWLER/ UTILITY), TRUCK DRIVER (HEAVY DUTY, OFF ROAD) SCRAPER, SHOVEL, OR TRENCHING MACHINE | $17.08 | $0.00 | TN20260147 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGROUP 3 ASPHALT PAVER, CONCRETE FINISHING MACHINE, CONCRETE PAVER, SCALE, SPREADER (SELF-PROPELLED), CONCRETE GRINDER, ASPHALT MILLING MACHINE, BORING MACHINE (HORIZONTAL) | $17.75 | $0.00 | TN20260147 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGROUP 4 BOBCAT, CENTRAL MINING PLANT, CONCRETE PUMP, CONCRETE SAW, CURB MACHINE (AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL), DOZER OR LOADER (STOCKPILE), DRILL (PILING), MULCHER OR SEEDER, ROCK DRILL (TRUCK MOUNTED), ROLLER (ASPHALT), ROLLER (COMPACTION SELF-PROPELLED), SOIL STABILIZATION MACHINE, TRACTOR (BOOM AND HOIST), BITUMINOUS DISTRIBUTOR MACHINE, PUMP, TRACK DRILL, STRIPING MACHINE | $16.48 | $0.00 | TN20260147 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGROUP 4 HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC | $20.33 | $0.00 | TN20260147 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGROUP 4 LIGHT DUTY MECHANIC | $19.53 | $0.00 | TN20260147 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGROUP 4 SWEEPING MACHINE (VACUUM) OPERATOR | $15.56 | $0.00 | TN20260147 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGROUP 5 CRANE (OVER 20 TONS) | $20.44 | $0.00 | TN20260147 |
| TRUCK DRIVER(2 AXLES) | $15.36 | $0.00 | TN20260147 |
| TRUCK DRIVER(3-4 AXLES) | $14.86 | $0.00 | TN20260147 |
| TRUCK DRIVER(5 OR MORE AXLES) | $16.27 | $0.00 | TN20260147 |
* 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.