Arkansas prevailing wage rates, by county
What contractors must pay each trade on federally funded jobs in Arkansas, county by county. Wage plus fringe, next to what the same trade earns on private work.
Look up the prevailing wage in your Arkansas county
Rates by county for the main trades
Highest electrician rates
Lowest
Building construction, wage + fringe per hour. Counties sharing one rate are grouped. Solid is a union rate, hatched is a survey rate. Click a county for every trade.
| 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, wage + fringe per hour, current revision. * = survey rate. Not the official determination: the lookup gives the determination number and a link to the official text.
Prevailing wage vs market pay in Arkansas
The prevailing wage is what federally funded jobs must pay. The market median is what Arkansas employers report paying across all work, with no benefits in it. Every trade in the state is ranked on the highest-paying trades in Arkansas page, and every state is compared on the prevailing wage rates by state page.
| Trade | Market median $/hr | Prevailing wage $/hr (wage + fringe) | Rate type | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrician in Arkansas | $23.59 | $43.89 | Union | +$20.30 |
| Plumber in Arkansas | $23.39 | $50.11 | Union | +$26.72 |
| Carpenter in Arkansas | $22.96 | $43.76 | Union | +$20.80 |
| Construction laborer in Arkansas | $18.09 | $11.72 | Survey | $-6.37 |
| Heavy equipment operator in Arkansas | $21.41 | $23.08 | Survey | +$1.67 |
| Ironworker in Arkansas | $21.88 | $49.21 | Union | +$27.33 |
| Sheet metal worker in Arkansas | $22.03 | $42.66 | Union | +$20.63 |
| Painter in Arkansas | $19.28 | $26.67 | Union | +$7.39 |
Prevailing wage is the typical Davis-Bacon rate across counties with one, Building construction. The market median has no benefits in it, so the gap is bigger than the difference in take-home pay. Not the official determination.
Questions this page answers
What is the prevailing wage in Arkansas?
On federally funded construction in Arkansas, it is the Davis-Bacon rate: a wage plus a fringe amount for benefits, set by county and trade in 172 wage determinations covering Building, Residential, Heavy and Highway work. Electricians are on a union rate in 34 of the 75 counties with a Building rate, and the typical union rate is $43.89 an hour, wage and fringe together.
How many Davis-Bacon wage determinations cover Arkansas?
172 active determinations cover Arkansas: 35 Building, 24 Heavy, 47 Highway, 66 Residential. The Building ones list rates for 75 counties, shown on this page. This page covers the federal rates; state-funded jobs may fall under Arkansas's own prevailing wage law.
How often do the rates change?
The Department of Labor publishes changes most Thursdays. The latest change to a Arkansas determination in our data is dated 2026-05-18. New determination numbers come out each January.
Sources and notes
- SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations for Arkansas, current revisions as of 2026-11-13: Building 35, Heavy 24, Residential 66, Highway 47.
- BLS OEWS May 2025 for market medians.
- Trade names simplified from the official classification labels by Skilled Wages; where a determination lists several electrician or laborer classes, the journeyman or general class is shown. The official text governs.