Alabama prevailing wage rates, by county
Federal Davis-Bacon base + fringe for every Alabama county, next to the market wage, with the determination numbers to cite.
$41.24/hrTypical union electrician packagebase + fringe, per hour
36%Counties with a union electrician rateBuilding type
167Active determinationsAlabama
May 18Latest modification2026, SAM.gov
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Key trades by county (Building)
Highest electrician packages
Lowest
- 1Dale$16.18
- 2Tuscaloosa$19.39
- 3Hale, Pickens$19.41
Building type, base + fringe per hour; counties sharing a rate are grouped. Swatch: union contract rate or survey rate. Select a county to see every classification.
Union contract rateSurvey rate (marked * in the table)
| County | Electrician | Plumber | Carpenter | Construction laborer | Heavy equipment operator | Ironworker | Sheet metal worker | Painter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga | $23.78* | $48.71 | $19.62* | $12.29* | $16.69* | $47.78 | $16.16* | $14.31* |
| Baldwin | $41.24 | $48.71 | $17.37* | $12.31* | $32.01* | $20.88* | $41.20 | $14.31* |
| Barbour | $49.58 | $48.71 | $14.01* | $11.41* | $32.26* | — | $30.94* | $15.83* |
| Bibb | $19.98* | $19.33* | $44.30 | $17.99* | $46.62 | $47.78 | $32.17* | $14.31* |
| Blount | $19.98* | $19.33* | $44.30 | $17.99* | $46.62 | $47.78 | $32.17* | $14.31* |
| Bullock | $49.58 | $48.71 | $14.01* | $11.41* | $32.26* | — | $30.94* | $15.83* |
| Butler | $49.58 | $48.71 | $14.01* | $11.41* | $32.26* | — | $30.94* | $15.83* |
| Calhoun | $20.03* | $19.33* | $17.57* | $12.93* | $32.68* | $47.78 | $27.42* | $14.31* |
| Chambers | $27.98* | $52.05 | $21.96* | $13.13* | $32.26* | — | — | $15.10* |
| Cherokee | $27.98* | $52.05 | $21.96* | $13.13* | $32.26* | — | — | $15.10* |
| Chilton | $19.98* | $19.33* | $44.30 | $17.99* | $46.62 | $47.78 | $32.17* | $14.31* |
| Choctaw | $41.24 | $48.71 | $18.08* | $12.76* | $32.26* | — | $41.20 | $15.83* |
| Clarke | $41.24 | $48.71 | $17.00* | $11.40* | $32.26* | — | $41.20 | $15.83* |
| Clay | $27.98* | $52.05 | $21.96* | $13.13* | $32.26* | — | — | $15.10* |
| Cleburne | $27.98* | $52.05 | $21.96* | $13.13* | $32.26* | — | — | $15.10* |
| Coffee | $49.58 | $48.71 | $14.01* | $11.41* | $32.26* | — | $30.94* | $15.83* |
| Colbert | $23.35* | $51.83 | $45.04 | $24.88 | $17.01* | $28.54* | $50.99 | $14.31* |
| Conecuh | $41.24 | $48.71 | $18.08* | $12.76* | $32.26* | — | $41.20 | $15.83* |
| Coosa | $27.98* | $52.05 | $21.96* | $13.13* | $32.26* | — | — | $15.10* |
| Covington | $49.58 | $48.71 | $14.01* | $11.41* | $32.26* | — | $30.94* | $15.83* |
| Crenshaw | $49.58 | $48.71 | $14.01* | $11.41* | $32.26* | — | $30.94* | $15.83* |
| Cullman | $28.00* | $48.71 | $45.04 | $13.75* | $32.26* | — | — | $15.10* |
| Dale | $16.18* | $48.71 | $15.64* | $11.34* | $32.26* | — | $30.94* | $15.83* |
| Dallas | $41.24 | $48.71 | $18.08* | $12.76* | $32.26* | — | $41.20 | $15.83* |
| DeKalb | $27.98* | $52.05 | $21.96* | $13.13* | $32.26* | — | — | $15.10* |
| Elmore | $23.78* | $48.71 | $17.07* | $12.29* | $16.69* | $47.78 | $16.16* | $14.31* |
| Escambia | $41.24 | $48.71 | $18.08* | $12.76* | $32.26* | — | $41.20 | $15.83* |
| Etowah | $20.03* | $19.33* | $16.50* | $12.50* | $32.68* | $47.78 | $27.42* | $14.31* |
| Fayette | $27.98* | $48.71 | $45.04 | $13.75* | $32.26* | — | — | $15.10* |
| Franklin | $27.98* | $48.71 | $45.04 | $13.75* | $32.26* | — | — | $15.10* |
| Geneva | $23.79* | $48.71 | $16.95* | $20.74* | $16.69* | $47.78 | $27.79* | $14.31* |
| Greene | $41.24 | $48.71 | $18.08* | $12.76* | $32.26* | — | $41.20 | $15.83* |
| Hale | $19.41* | $19.33* | $16.18* | $12.91* | $32.68* | $47.78 | $31.96* | $14.31* |
| Henry | $23.79* | $48.71 | $16.95* | $20.74* | $16.69* | $47.78 | $27.79* | $14.31* |
| Houston | $23.79* | $48.71 | $15.00* | $26.06 | $16.69* | $47.78 | $27.79* | $14.31* |
| Jackson | $27.98* | $52.05 | $21.96* | $13.13* | $32.26* | — | — | $15.10* |
| Jefferson | $19.91* | $19.33* | $18.43* | $18.51* | $23.13* | $47.78 | $32.17* | $14.31* |
| Lamar | $27.98* | $48.71 | $45.04 | $13.75* | $32.26* | — | — | $15.10* |
| Lauderdale | $23.35* | $51.83 | $45.04 | $24.88 | $17.01* | $28.54* | $50.99 | $14.31* |
| Lawrence | $23.03* | $51.83 | $18.18* | $14.06* | $17.01* | $28.54* | $50.99 | $14.31* |
| Lee | $20.70* | $48.71 | $18.20* | $11.94* | $12.00* | $47.05 | $14.78* | $14.31* |
| Limestone | $48.63 | $24.82* | $17.69* | $13.10* | $16.00* | $28.54* | $23.12* | $14.31* |
| Lowndes | $23.78* | $48.71 | $17.07* | $12.29* | $16.69* | $47.78 | $16.16* | $14.31* |
| Macon | $49.58 | $48.71 | $14.01* | $11.41* | $32.26* | — | $30.94* | $15.83* |
| Madison | $48.63 | $24.82* | $18.53* | $12.92* | $16.00* | $28.54* | $23.12* | $14.31* |
| Marengo | $41.24 | $48.71 | $18.08* | $12.76* | $32.26* | — | $41.20 | $15.83* |
| Marion | $27.98* | $48.71 | $45.04 | $13.75* | $32.26* | — | — | $15.10* |
| Marshall | $27.98* | $52.05 | $22.44* | $12.90* | $32.26* | — | — | $15.10* |
| Mobile | $41.24 | $48.71 | $18.16* | $11.94* | $32.85* | $20.88* | $41.20 | $14.31* |
| Monroe | $41.24 | $48.71 | $18.08* | $12.76* | $32.26* | — | $41.20 | $15.83* |
| Montgomery | $23.30* | $48.71 | $16.84* | $11.73* | $16.69* | $47.78 | $16.16* | $14.31* |
| Morgan | $23.03* | $51.83 | $18.18* | $13.37* | $17.01* | $28.54* | $50.99 | $14.31* |
| Perry | $41.24 | $48.71 | $18.08* | $12.76* | $32.26* | — | $41.20 | $15.83* |
| Pickens | $19.41* | $19.33* | $16.18* | $12.91* | $32.68* | $47.78 | $31.96* | $14.31* |
| Pike | $49.58 | $48.71 | $14.01* | $11.41* | $32.26* | — | $30.94* | $15.83* |
| Randolph | $27.98* | $52.05 | $21.96* | $13.13* | $32.26* | — | — | $15.10* |
| Russell | $20.95* | $48.71 | $15.17* | $10.00* | $13.65* | $47.05 | $50.99 | $14.31* |
| Shelby | $19.98* | $19.33* | $44.30 | $19.94* | $46.62 | $47.78 | $32.17* | $14.31* |
| St. Clair | $19.98* | $19.33* | $16.06* | $17.99* | $46.62 | $47.78 | $32.17* | $14.31* |
| Sumter | $41.24 | $48.71 | $18.08* | $12.76* | $32.26* | — | $41.20 | $15.83* |
| Talladega | $27.98* | $52.05 | $21.96* | $13.58* | $32.26* | — | — | $15.10* |
| Tallapoosa | $27.98* | $52.05 | $21.96* | $13.13* | $32.26* | — | — | $15.10* |
| Tuscaloosa | $19.39* | $19.33* | $16.18* | $12.81* | $32.68* | $47.78 | $50.99 | $14.31* |
| Walker | $19.98* | $19.33* | $44.30 | $17.99* | $46.62 | $47.78 | $32.17* | $14.31* |
| Washington | $41.24 | $48.71 | $18.08* | $12.76* | $32.26* | — | $41.20 | $15.83* |
| Wilcox | $41.24 | $48.71 | $18.08* | $12.76* | $32.26* | — | $41.20 | $15.83* |
| Winston | $27.98* | $48.71 | $45.04 | $13.75* | $32.26* | — | — | $15.10* |
Building construction type, base + fringe per hour, current revision. * = survey rate. Not the official determination; use the lookup for the determination number and a link to the official text.
Rates that have not kept up
Survey-based rates that are eight or more years old and how they compare with today's market median for the county's metro (or state).
| County | Trade | Survey year | Required package $/hr | Market median $/hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga | Electrician | 2017 | $23.78 | $23.99 |
| Bibb | Electrician | 2017 | $19.98 | $27.23 |
| Blount | Electrician | 2017 | $19.98 | $27.23 |
| Bibb | Plumber | 2017 | $19.33 | $28.89 |
| Blount | Plumber | 2017 | $19.33 | $28.89 |
| Calhoun | Plumber | 2017 | $19.33 | $27.33 |
| Autauga | Carpenter | 2017 | $19.62 | $22.77 |
| Baldwin | Carpenter | 2017 | $17.37 | $22.59 |
| Barbour | Carpenter | 2017 | $14.01 | $23.18 |
| Autauga | Construction laborer | 2017 | $12.29 | $17.61 |
| Baldwin | Construction laborer | 2017 | $12.31 | $18.48 |
| Barbour | Construction laborer | 2017 | $11.41 | $17.74 |
| Autauga | Heavy equipment operator | 2017 | $16.69 | $21.57 |
| Baldwin | Heavy equipment operator | 2017 | $32.01 | $22.81 |
| Barbour | Heavy equipment operator | 2017 | $32.26 | $22.84 |
| Baldwin | Ironworker | 2017 | $20.88 | $27.23 |
| Colbert | Ironworker | 2017 | $28.54 | $33.43 |
| Lauderdale | Ironworker | 2017 | $28.54 | $33.43 |
| Autauga | Sheet metal worker | 2017 | $16.16 | $24.63 |
| Barbour | Sheet metal worker | 2017 | $30.94 | $22.85 |
| Bibb | Sheet metal worker | 2017 | $32.17 | $23.12 |
| Autauga | Painter | 2017 | $14.31 | $19.52 |
| Baldwin | Painter | 2017 | $14.31 | $20.85 |
| Barbour | Painter | 2017 | $15.83 | $21.12 |
Questions this page answers
What is the prevailing wage in Alabama?
For federally funded construction, the Davis-Bacon determinations for Alabama (167 active documents covering Building, Residential, Heavy and Highway work) set the required base wage and fringe by county and classification. Union-contract rates apply to electricians in 24 of 67 counties with a Building rate; the typical union package is $41.24 an hour.
How many Davis-Bacon determinations cover Alabama?
167 active general wage determinations cover Alabama: 31 Building, 29 Heavy, 52 Highway, 55 Residential. Together they list rates for 67 counties in the Building type shown here. State-funded projects may fall under a separate Alabama prevailing wage law; this page covers the federal rates.
How often do the rates change?
The Department of Labor publishes modifications most Thursdays. The latest change to a Alabama determination in our data is dated 2026-05-18. New determination numbers are issued each January.
Sources and notes
- SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations for Alabama, current revisions as of 2026-09-28: Heavy 29, Residential 55, Building 31, Highway 52.
- BLS OEWS May 2025 for market medians.
- Classification labels normalised to trades by Skilled Wages; where a determination lists several electrician or laborer classes, the journeyman / general class is shown. The official text governs.