Arkansas prevailing wage rates, by county
Federal Davis-Bacon base + fringe for every Arkansas county, next to the market wage, with the determination numbers to cite.
$43.89/hrTypical union electrician packagebase + fringe, per hour
45%Counties with a union electrician rateBuilding type
172Active determinationsArkansas
May 18Latest modification2026, SAM.gov
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | $43.89 | $50.11 | $17.13* | $10.63* | $22.92* | $49.21 | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Ashley | $43.89 | $50.11 | $17.13* | $10.63* | $22.92* | $49.21 | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Baxter | $43.89 | $20.57* | $20.67* | $11.72* | $23.08* | $49.21 | — | $26.67 |
| Benton | $30.28* | $25.73* | $18.47* | $13.87* | $15.89* | $19.39* | — | $26.67 |
| Boone | $43.89 | $20.57* | $20.67* | $11.72* | $23.08* | $49.21 | — | $26.67 |
| Bradley | $43.89 | $50.11 | $17.13* | $10.63* | $22.92* | $49.21 | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Calhoun | $26.95* | $29.28* | $16.03* | $12.84* | $23.95* | $49.21 | $26.81* | $26.67 |
| Carroll | $43.89 | $20.57* | $20.67* | $11.72* | $23.08* | $49.21 | — | $26.67 |
| Chicot | $43.89 | $50.11 | $17.13* | $10.63* | $22.92* | $49.21 | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Clark | $26.95* | $29.28* | $16.03* | $12.84* | $23.95* | $49.21 | $26.81* | $26.67 |
| Clay | $28.31* | $23.21* | $17.20* | $11.12* | $23.08* | $49.21 | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Cleburne | $28.31* | $23.21* | $17.36* | $11.12* | $23.08* | $49.21 | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Cleveland | $43.89 | $29.81* | $16.28* | $10.80* | $23.17* | $19.39* | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Columbia | $26.95* | $29.28* | $16.03* | $12.84* | $23.95* | $49.21 | $26.81* | $26.67 |
| Conway | $43.89 | $20.57* | $20.67* | $11.72* | $23.08* | $49.21 | — | $26.67 |
| Craighead | $22.86* | $25.46* | $21.04* | $10.61* | $22.75* | $19.39* | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Crawford | $22.24* | $50.11 | $21.00* | $13.56* | $19.10* | $19.39* | $22.98* | $26.67 |
| Crittenden | $22.86* | $25.46* | $24.81* | $10.80* | $23.17* | $19.39* | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Cross | $28.31* | $23.21* | $17.20* | $11.12* | $23.08* | $49.21 | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Dallas | $26.95* | $29.28* | $16.03* | $12.84* | $23.95* | $49.21 | $26.81* | $26.67 |
| Desha | $43.89 | $50.11 | $17.13* | $10.63* | $22.92* | $49.21 | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Drew | $22.08* | $50.11 | $17.13* | $10.63* | $22.92* | $49.21 | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Faulkner | $43.89 | $17.35* | $18.30* | $12.69* | $28.21* | $19.61* | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Franklin | $43.89 | $20.57* | $20.67* | $11.72* | $23.08* | $49.21 | — | $26.67 |
| Fulton | $28.31* | $23.21* | $17.20* | $11.12* | $23.08* | $49.21 | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Garland | $43.89 | $50.11 | $20.16* | $15.01* | $27.57* | $19.53* | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Grant | $43.89 | $50.11 | $20.37* | $12.88* | $28.21* | $19.61* | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Greene | $28.31* | $23.21* | $14.18* | $10.00* | $23.08* | $49.21 | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Hempstead | $26.95* | $29.28* | $16.03* | $12.84* | $23.95* | $49.21 | $26.81* | $26.67 |
| Hot Spring | $26.95* | $29.28* | $16.03* | $12.63* | $23.95* | $49.21 | — | $26.67 |
| Howard | $26.95* | $29.28* | $16.03* | $12.84* | $23.95* | $49.21 | $26.81* | $26.67 |
| Independence | $28.31* | $23.21* | $18.19* | $11.91* | $23.08* | $49.21 | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Izard | $28.31* | $23.21* | $17.36* | $11.12* | $23.08* | $49.21 | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Jackson | $28.31* | $23.21* | $17.20* | $11.12* | $23.08* | $49.21 | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Jefferson | $43.89 | $29.81* | $16.28* | $10.80* | $23.17* | $19.39* | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Johnson | $43.89 | $20.57* | $21.69* | $11.72* | $23.08* | $49.21 | — | $26.67 |
| Lafayette | $26.95* | $29.28* | $16.03* | $12.84* | $23.95* | $49.21 | $26.81* | $26.67 |
| Lawrence | $28.31* | $23.21* | $17.36* | $11.12* | $23.08* | $49.21 | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Lee | $28.31* | $23.21* | $17.36* | $11.12* | $23.08* | $49.21 | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Lincoln | $43.89 | $29.81* | $16.28* | $10.80* | $23.17* | $19.39* | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Little River | $43.89 | $30.15* | $21.38* | $11.29* | $23.17* | $19.39* | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Logan | $43.89 | $20.57* | $20.67* | $11.72* | $23.08* | $49.21 | — | $26.67 |
| Lonoke | $23.18* | $50.11 | $15.72* | $12.88* | $28.21* | $19.61* | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Madison | $28.88* | $22.66* | $19.75* | $13.69* | $19.69* | $19.39* | $23.68* | $26.67 |
| Marion | $43.89 | $20.57* | $20.67* | $11.72* | $23.08* | $49.21 | — | $26.67 |
| Miller | $43.89 | $30.15* | $21.38* | $11.29* | $23.17* | $19.39* | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Mississippi | $28.31* | $23.21* | $17.36* | $11.12* | $23.08* | $49.21 | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Monroe | $28.31* | $23.21* | $17.36* | $11.12* | $23.08* | $49.21 | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Montgomery | $26.95* | $29.28* | $16.03* | $12.84* | $23.95* | $49.21 | $26.81* | $26.67 |
| Nevada | $26.95* | $29.28* | $16.03* | $12.84* | $23.95* | $49.21 | — | $26.67 |
| Newton | $43.89 | $20.57* | $20.67* | $11.72* | $23.08* | $49.21 | — | $26.67 |
| Ouachita | $26.95* | $29.28* | $16.03* | $12.84* | $23.95* | $49.21 | $26.81* | $26.67 |
| Perry | $43.89 | $50.11 | $20.37* | $12.88* | $28.21* | $19.61* | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Phillips | $43.89 | $50.11 | $17.13* | $10.63* | $22.92* | $49.21 | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Pike | $26.95* | $29.28* | $16.03* | $12.84* | $23.95* | $49.21 | $26.81* | $26.67 |
| Poinsett | $22.86* | $25.46* | $22.77* | $10.61* | $22.75* | $19.39* | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Polk | $43.89 | $20.57* | $18.85* | $10.73* | $23.08* | $49.21 | — | $26.67 |
| Pope | $43.89 | $15.62* | $15.21* | $14.54* | $23.08* | $49.21 | — | $26.67 |
| Prairie | $43.89 | $50.11 | $17.13* | $10.63* | $22.92* | $49.21 | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Pulaski | $43.89 | $50.11 | $19.77* | $12.85* | $28.21* | $19.84* | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Randolph | $33.21* | $23.21* | $20.72* | $11.12* | $23.08* | $49.21 | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Saline | $43.89 | $50.11 | $15.40* | $12.88* | $28.21* | $19.61* | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Scott | $43.89 | $20.57* | $20.67* | $11.72* | $23.08* | $49.21 | — | $26.67 |
| Searcy | $43.89 | $20.57* | $20.67* | $11.72* | $23.08* | $49.21 | — | $26.67 |
| Sebastian | $22.45* | $50.11 | $43.76 | $11.53* | $19.10* | $19.39* | $22.98* | $26.67 |
| Sevier | $26.95* | $29.28* | $16.03* | $12.84* | $23.95* | $49.21 | $26.81* | $26.67 |
| Sharp | $28.31* | $23.21* | $17.36* | $11.12* | $23.08* | $49.21 | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| St. Francis | $28.31* | $23.21* | $17.36* | $11.12* | $23.08* | $49.21 | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Stone | $28.31* | $23.21* | $17.36* | $11.12* | $23.08* | $49.21 | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Union | $26.95* | $29.28* | $16.03* | $15.50* | $23.95* | $49.21 | — | $26.67 |
| Van Buren | $43.89 | $20.57* | $21.80* | $11.72* | $23.08* | $49.21 | — | $26.67 |
| Washington | $26.94* | $21.55* | $43.76 | $13.47* | $22.32* | $19.39* | $25.47* | $26.67 |
| White | $43.89 | $23.21* | $15.41* | $11.12* | $23.08* | $49.21 | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Woodruff | $28.31* | $23.21* | $17.36* | $11.12* | $23.08* | $49.21 | $42.66 | $26.67 |
| Yell | $43.89 | $20.57* | $19.25* | $12.18* | $23.08* | $49.21 | — | $26.67 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton | Electrician | 2017 | $30.28 | $23.67 |
| Calhoun | Electrician | 2017 | $26.95 | $23.59 |
| Clark | Electrician | 2017 | $26.95 | $23.59 |
| Baxter | Plumber | 2017 | $20.57 | $23.39 |
| Benton | Plumber | 2017 | $25.73 | $25.05 |
| Boone | Plumber | 2017 | $20.57 | $23.39 |
| Arkansas | Carpenter | 2017 | $17.13 | $22.96 |
| Ashley | Carpenter | 2017 | $17.13 | $22.96 |
| Baxter | Carpenter | 2017 | $20.67 | $22.96 |
| Arkansas | Construction laborer | 2017 | $10.63 | $18.09 |
| Ashley | Construction laborer | 2017 | $10.63 | $18.09 |
| Baxter | Construction laborer | 2017 | $11.72 | $18.09 |
| Arkansas | Heavy equipment operator | 2017 | $22.92 | $21.41 |
| Ashley | Heavy equipment operator | 2017 | $22.92 | $21.41 |
| Baxter | Heavy equipment operator | 2017 | $23.08 | $21.41 |
| Benton | Ironworker | 2017 | $19.39 | $22.79 |
| Cleveland | Ironworker | 2017 | $19.39 | $21.88 |
| Craighead | Ironworker | 2017 | $19.39 | $21.88 |
| Calhoun | Sheet metal worker | 2017 | $26.81 | $22.03 |
| Clark | Sheet metal worker | 2017 | $26.81 | $22.03 |
| Columbia | Sheet metal worker | 2017 | $26.81 | $22.03 |
Questions this page answers
What is the prevailing wage in Arkansas?
For federally funded construction, the Davis-Bacon determinations for Arkansas (172 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 34 of 75 counties with a Building rate; the typical union package is $43.89 an hour.
How many Davis-Bacon determinations cover Arkansas?
172 active general wage determinations cover Arkansas: 35 Building, 24 Heavy, 47 Highway, 66 Residential. Together they list rates for 75 counties in the Building type shown here. State-funded projects may fall under a separate Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas, current revisions as of 2026-09-28: Building 35, Heavy 24, Residential 66, Highway 47.
- 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.