Pulling the rate table…
PIPELINE leads the heavy schedule for Clay County, WV at $41.95 base plus $20.45 fringe. The active federal wage determination covering heavy construction in Clay County, WV lists 30 classifications with published rates, base pay from $21.44 to $41.95 per hour. The determination was last modified May 18, 2026.
| Classification | Base | Fringe | WD |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER(INCLUDES FORM WORK; EXCLUDES SCAFFOLD BUILDER) | $29.00 | $22.41 | WV20260077 |
| CARPENTER(SCAFFOLD BUILDER ONLY) | $29.00 | $22.41 | WV20260077 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $35.77 | $27.54 | WV20260077 |
| ELECTRICIAN | $28.70 | $17.12 | WV20260077 |
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.
With 30 classifications carrying published rates, this is a comparatively deep schedule; most trades a heavy project needs appear without a conformance request.
70% 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 WV20260077 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.
| INSULATOR - PIPE & PIPEWRAPPER | $38.05 | $28.47 | WV20260077 |
| IRONWORKERORNAMENTAL | $35.50 | $29.11 | WV20260077 |
| IRONWORKERREINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL | $36.10 | $24.65 | WV20260077 |
| LABORERGROUP 2 CARPENTER TENDER, COMMON OR GENERAL, FLAGGER | $25.26 | $16.50 | WV20260077 |
| LABORERGROUP 1 ASPHALT RAKER, CHAIN SAW, CONCRETE SAW(HAND HELD/WALK BEHIND), CONCRETE WORKER, HAND HELD DRILL | $26.32 | $16.50 | WV20260077 |
| LABORERWACKER ROLLER OPERATOR | $29.05 | $16.95 | WV20260077 |
| LABORERAIR TOOL OPERATOR | $29.05 | $16.95 | WV20260077 |
| LABORERGRADE CHECKER | $29.05 | $16.95 | WV20260077 |
| LABORERMASON TENDER-CEMENT/CONCRETE | $29.05 | $16.95 | WV20260077 |
| LABORERPIPELAYER | $22.82 | $10.95 | WV20260077 |
| MILLWRIGHT | $39.60 | $26.06 | WV20260077 |
| OPERATOROILER | $21.44 | $14.42 | WV20260077 |
| OPERATOREXCAVATOR | $24.39 | $15.50 | WV20260077 |
| OPERATORBOOM | $28.71 | $11.59 | WV20260077 |
| OPERATORPAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE) | $24.39 | $15.50 | WV20260077 |
| OPERATORCRANE | $25.43 | $13.10 | WV20260077 |
| OPERATORBOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER | $25.28 | $14.99 | WV20260077 |
| PAINTERSPRAY | $34.49 | $17.53 | WV20260077 |
| PILEDRIVERMAN | $25.05 | $8.33 | WV20260077 |
| PIPELINEOPERATOR-EXCAVATOR | $41.95 | $20.45 | WV20260077 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGROUP 1 CRANE (TOWER), LOADERS OF SIX (6) CUBIC YARD CAPACITY AND OVER | $41.95 | $20.45 | WV20260077 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGROUP 2 LOADERS UP TO SIX (6) CUBIC YARD CAPACITY, BACKHOE, BULLDOZERS, COMPACTOR, FORKLIFT, GRADER/BLADE, MECHANIC, TRACTOR, TRENCHER | $39.19 | $20.45 | WV20260077 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGROUP 3 ROLLER | $38.08 | $20.45 | WV20260077 |
| TRUCK DRIVERGROUP 1 SINGLE AXLE TRUCKS USED AS DUMPS, PICK-UP TRUCKS | $27.12 | $16.60 | WV20260077 |
| TRUCK DRIVERGROUP 3 OFF THE ROAD TRUCKS, REAR DUMP TRUCKS, ARTICULATING DUMPS, TRACTOR HAUL TRUCK | $28.59 | $16.60 | WV20260077 |
| TRUCK DRIVERGROUP 2 TANDEM AND TRI-AXLE TRUCKS USED AS DUMPS, TRUCK TRACTORS USED IN COMBINATION WITH DUMP, FLATBED TRUCK | $27.91 | $16.60 | WV20260077 |
* 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.