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ELECTRICIAN leads the heavy schedule for Berkeley County, WV at $42.20 base plus $20.39 fringe. The active federal wage determination covering heavy construction in Berkeley County, WV lists 24 classifications with published rates, base pay from $22.03 to $42.20 per hour. The determination was last modified May 18, 2026.
| Classification | Base | Fringe | WD |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK | $36.05 | $19.86 | WV20260063 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $35.77 | $27.54 | WV20260063 |
| ELECTRICIAN | $42.20 | $20.39 | WV20260063 |
| IRONWORKER, ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL | $35.50 | $29.11 | WV20260063 |
Across the 24 published classifications for heavy work in Berkeley County, WV, base pay spans $22.03 to $42.20 per hour with a median of $29.84.
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 Berkeley County without local notice.
This schedule mixes sources: 63% 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 WV20260063 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.
| IRONWORKER, REINFORCING |
| $34.84 |
| $25.40 |
| WV20260063 |
| LABORERGROUP 2 COMMON OR GENERAL, FLAGGER | $25.26 | $16.50 | WV20260063 |
| LABORERGROUP 1 CHAIN SAW, CONCRETE SAW (HAND HELD/WALK BEHIND), CONCRETE WORKER, HAND HELD DRILL, GRADE CHECKER, MASON TENDER-CEMENT/CONCRETE | $26.32 | $16.50 | WV20260063 |
| LABORERASPHALT RAKER | $26.17 | $16.75 | WV20260063 |
| LABORERPIPELAYER | $22.82 | $10.95 | WV20260063 |
| OPERATORBULLDOZER | $24.39 | $15.50 | WV20260063 |
| OPERATOROILER | $22.03 | $14.64 | WV20260063 |
| OPERATORPAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE) | $24.39 | $15.50 | WV20260063 |
| OPERATORLOADER | $27.06 | $15.50 | WV20260063 |
| OPERATORBACKHOE | $24.39 | $15.50 | WV20260063 |
| OPERATORBOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER | $24.75 | $14.94 | WV20260063 |
| OPERATORBOOM | $28.71 | $11.59 | WV20260063 |
| PAINTERSPRAY | $34.49 | $17.53 | WV20260063 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGROUP 3 ROLLER | $38.08 | $20.45 | WV20260063 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGROUP 2 COMPACTOR, FORKLIFT, GRADER/BLADE, MECHANIC, EXCAVATORS AND SHOVELS WITH AN OPERATING WEIGHT OF UP TO ONE HUNDRED TEN THOUSAND (110,000) POUNDS, TRACTOR, TRENCHER | $39.19 | $20.45 | WV20260063 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGROUP 1 CRANES (ALL TYPES, INCLUDING TOWER CRANES), EXCAVATORS AND SHOVELS WITH AN OPERATING WEIGHT OF ONE HUNDRED TEN THOUSAND (110,000) POUNDS AND OVER | $41.95 | $20.45 | WV20260063 |
| TRUCK DRIVERFLATBED TRUCK | $30.98 | $15.98 | WV20260063 |
| TRUCK DRIVEROFF THE ROAD TRUCK | $31.77 | $15.98 | WV20260063 |
| TRUCK DRIVERTRACTOR HAUL TRUCK | $31.77 | $15.98 | WV20260063 |
| TRUCK DRIVER, DUMP(EXCLUDING OFF THE ROAD TRUCKS) | $22.39 | $12.01 | WV20260063 |
* 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.