Davis-Bacon rates — Highland County, Virginia

Every active general wage determination covering this county, one section per construction type. These rates are the minimum that must be paid on a federal or federally assisted contract.

Pick the construction type that matches your contract, not the highest rate. Building, Residential, Highway and Heavy are separate determinations with different rates, and using the wrong one is a common reason a certified payroll comes back rejected. Where your trade appears under several classifications the choice between them is a judgement call — the plainest match is usually right, and the contracting officer can confirm it.

Building

VA20260008 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 11 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) A PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS' DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY,THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS DAY PROVIDED THE EMPLOYEE WORKS THE REGULAR WORK DAY BEFORE AND AFTER THE PAID HOLIDAY	40.77	20.17	60.94
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BULLDOZER	38.79	18.05	56.84
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	11.25	0.57	11.82
SHEET METAL WORKER, INCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION.$ 22.33 7.94 ROOFER	15.56	3.06	18.62
PLUMBER	18.45	3.05	21.50
PIPEFITTER	21.47	7.19	28.66
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE	11.00	0.50	11.50
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	11.29	2.08	13.37
GLAZIER	14.91	—	14.91
ELECTRICIAN	19.75	—	19.75
CARPENTER	16.59	1.73	18.32

Residential

VA20260130 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 6 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
PLUMBER	19.84	3.38	23.22
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	10.17	—	10.17
OPERATOR: LOADER	18.75	—	18.75
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	9.63	—	9.63
ELECTRICIAN	15.75	—	15.75
CARPENTER	17.00	—	17.00

Highway

VA20260075 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 22 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
TRUCK DRIVER: SINGLE & MULTI AXLE	18.47	—	18.47
TRUCK DRIVER: HEAVY OVER 7 CY	16.69	—	16.69
TRUCK DRIVER : HEAVY 7CY & UNDER	16.69	—	16.69
TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGER	11.82	—	11.82
OPERATOR: ASPHALT SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTOR	17.11	—	17.11
OPERATOR: ROLLER (FINISHING)	18.96	—	18.96
OPERATOR: ROLLER	18.11	—	18.11
OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)	17.12	—	17.12
OPERATOR: MILLING MACHINE	21.13	—	21.13
OPERATOR: MECHANIC	19.13	—	19.13
OPERATOR: LOADER	19.36	—	19.36
OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE, INCLUDES FINISHING	26.13	—	26.13
OPERATOR: CRANE	26.68	—	26.68
OPERATOR: BULLDOZER	19.36	—	19.36
OPERATOR: BROOM/SWEEPER	12.25	0.23	12.48
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE	19.59	—	19.59
LABORER: PIPELAYER	16.75	—	16.75
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	14.83	—	14.83
LABORER: ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTOR	16.40	—	16.40
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	20.80	—	20.80
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	19.35	—	19.35
CARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK	17.73	1.48	19.21

Filing the WH-347 that these rates feed into? I build certified payroll tools, and I will prepare your first weekly filing from your payroll register free, with worker names removed — partly to be useful, partly because real registers are the only way to test the thing properly. hamza.aiemployee@gmail.com. No sign-up on this site, and nothing here is tracked.