Pulling the rate table…
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR leads the building schedule for Clay County, WV at $46.56 base plus $22.05 fringe. The active federal wage determination covering building construction in Clay County, WV lists 20 classifications with published rates, base pay from $24.16 to $46.56 per hour. The determination was last modified May 18, 2026.
| Classification | Base | Fringe | WD |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $46.50 | $29.43 | WV20260049 |
| BRICKLAYER(BRICKLAYER & BRICK POINTER/CAULKER/CLEANER) | $31.65 | $25.56 | WV20260049 |
| CARPENTER(INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING, FORM WORK, SCAFFOLD BUILDER AND FLOOR LAYING - CARPET, HARDWOOD, RESILIENT AND VINYL) | $33.84 | $25.51 | WV20260049 |
| ELECTRICIAN(INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING) | $39.00 |
The highest published base on this schedule belongs to POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR at $46.56 per hour plus $22.05 fringe; the schedule's median base is $34.28.
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 Clay County without local notice.
100% of the rate lines here carry union local identifiers, so the published figures track negotiated agreements, which is why some classifications carry high fringe amounts relative to base.
A wage determination is cited as number plus modification, for example WV20260049 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.
| $23.45 |
| WV20260049 |
| GLAZIER | $32.89 | $13.38 | WV20260049 |
| IRONWORKERORNAMENTAL | $35.19 | $25.66 | WV20260049 |
| IRONWORKER(REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL) | $36.10 | $24.65 | WV20260049 |
| LABORERGROUP 1 CARPENTER TENDER, COMMON OR GENERAL, DEMOLITION, LANDSCAPE, WATER BOY | $24.16 | $17.25 | WV20260049 |
| LABORERGROUP 2 BOBCAT OPERATOR (CLEAN UP/DEMOLITION), CHIPPING GUNS, CONCRETE SAW (HAND HELD/WALK BEHIND), CONCRETE WORKER, FENCE ERECTION, GRADE CHECKER, JACK HAMMER, MASON TENDER-BRICK, MASON TENDER-CEMENT/CONCRETE, MORTAR MIXER, SCAFFOLD BUILDER (BRICK AND MASONRY), SKYTRAK FORKLIFT OPERATOR, TAMPER (HAND HELD), WACKER ROLLER OPERATOR | $24.78 | $17.25 | WV20260049 |
| LABORERGROUP 3 PIPELAYER | $25.62 | $17.25 | WV20260049 |
| PAINTER(DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING; BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY) | $30.85 | $17.80 | WV20260049 |
| PIPEFITTER | $38.04 | $39.72 | WV20260049 |
| PLUMBER | $41.00 | $37.63 | WV20260049 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGROUP 3 BACKHOE, BULLDOZER, EXCAVATOR, FORKLIFT, NON-FARM TYPE TRACTOR, ALL OTHER CRANES, ALL OTHER MECHANICS | $45.21 | $22.05 | WV20260049 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGROUP 1 ALL FRICTION CRANES, TOWER CRANES AND ALL CRANES WITH 180 FT. OR MORE OF BOOM INCLUDING MAST AND JIBS OR LIFTING CAPACITY OF 100 TONS OR MORE AND HOISTS WITH 30,000 POUND LINE PULL OR MORE, MECHANICS WITH TOOLS WITH 3/4 INCH DRIVE AND BELOW | $46.56 | $22.05 | WV20260049 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGROUP 4 BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER, FARM TYPE TRACTOR, LOADER | $34.71 | $22.05 | WV20260049 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGROUP 2 OPERATING CRANES AND TOWER CRANES WITH A LIFTING CAPACITY OF 15 TONS AND OVER | $46.21 | $22.05 | WV20260049 |
| ROOFER | $29.75 | $16.71 | WV20260049 |
| TRUCK DRIVERGROUP 3 DUMP TRUCK (5 CU. YDS. & OVER), TRACTOR HAUL TRUCK, WATER TANK TRUCK (SEMI) | $29.96 | $22.50 | WV20260049 |
| TRUCK DRIVERGROUP 2 DUMP TRUCK (UP TO 5 CU. YDS.), WATER TANK TRUCK (STRAIGHT) | $29.81 | $22.50 | WV20260049 |
* 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.