Oklahoma prevailing wage rates, by county
Federal Davis-Bacon base + fringe for every Oklahoma county, next to the market wage, with the determination numbers to cite.
$54.54/hrTypical union electrician packagebase + fringe, per hour
91%Counties with a union electrician rateBuilding type
76Active determinationsOklahoma
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair | $51.27 | $35.02* | $13.42* | $11.51* | $47.82 | $47.18 | $50.09 | $13.56* |
| Alfalfa | $54.55 | $52.68 | $21.08* | $9.00* | $20.08* | $49.48 | $16.32* | $12.18* |
| Atoka | $51.27 | $57.03 | $19.64* | $11.43* | $16.83* | $47.18 | $50.09 | $12.32* |
| Beaver | $54.55 | $52.68 | $21.08* | $9.00* | $20.08* | $49.48 | $16.32* | $12.18* |
| Beckham | $29.81* | $57.03 | $21.21* | $12.44* | $20.08* | $49.48 | $16.32* | $12.15* |
| Blaine | $54.55 | $52.68 | $21.08* | $9.00* | $20.08* | $49.48 | $16.32* | $12.18* |
| Bryan | $51.27 | $57.03 | $19.64* | $11.43* | $16.83* | $47.18 | $50.09 | $12.32* |
| Caddo | $54.54 | $57.03 | $21.21* | $12.44* | $20.08* | $49.48 | $16.32* | $12.15* |
| Canadian | $54.54 | $57.03 | $16.83* | $11.38* | $25.60* | $49.48 | $25.83* | $12.17* |
| Carter | $27.78* | $21.23* | $17.15* | $12.35* | $16.83* | $49.48 | $49.74 | $12.32* |
| Cherokee | $51.27 | $35.02* | $13.42* | $11.51* | $47.82 | $47.18 | $50.09 | $13.56* |
| Choctaw | $51.27 | $57.03 | $19.64* | $11.43* | $16.83* | $47.18 | $50.09 | $12.32* |
| Cimarron | $54.55 | $52.68 | $21.08* | $9.00* | $20.08* | $49.48 | $16.32* | $12.18* |
| Cleveland | $26.84* | $57.03 | $18.48* | $10.86* | $25.60* | $49.48 | $25.83* | $11.53* |
| Coal | $51.27 | $52.68 | $19.64* | $11.43* | $16.83* | $49.48 | $49.74 | $12.32* |
| Comanche | $54.54 | $57.03 | $18.30* | $9.31* | $25.60* | $49.48 | $21.82* | $12.91* |
| Cotton | $54.54 | $57.03 | $21.21* | $12.44* | $20.08* | $49.48 | $16.32* | $12.15* |
| Craig | $51.27 | $35.02* | $13.42* | $11.51* | $47.82 | $47.18 | $50.09 | $13.56* |
| Creek | $51.27 | $52.68 | $16.15* | $10.21* | $21.31* | $47.18 | $27.24* | $12.22* |
| Custer | $54.54 | $57.03 | $21.21* | $12.44* | $20.08* | $49.48 | $16.32* | $12.15* |
| Delaware | $51.27 | $35.02* | $13.42* | $11.51* | $47.82 | $47.18 | $50.09 | $13.56* |
| Dewey | $54.55 | $52.68 | $21.08* | $9.00* | $20.08* | $49.48 | $16.32* | $12.18* |
| Ellis | $54.55 | $52.68 | $21.08* | $9.00* | $20.08* | $49.48 | $16.32* | $12.18* |
| Garfield | $27.84* | $57.03 | $13.02* | $12.31* | $20.08* | $25.99* | $16.32* | $13.32* |
| Garvin | $51.27 | $52.68 | $19.64* | $11.43* | $16.83* | $49.48 | $49.74 | $12.32* |
| Grady | $54.54 | $57.03 | $19.27* | $11.40* | $25.60* | $49.48 | $25.83* | $12.17* |
| Grant | $54.55 | $52.68 | $21.08* | $9.00* | $20.08* | $49.48 | $16.32* | $12.18* |
| Greer | $54.54 | $57.03 | $21.21* | $12.44* | $20.08* | $49.48 | $16.32* | $12.15* |
| Harmon | $54.54 | $57.03 | $21.21* | $12.44* | $20.08* | $49.48 | $16.32* | $12.15* |
| Harper | $54.55 | $52.68 | $21.08* | $9.00* | $20.08* | $49.48 | $16.32* | $12.18* |
| Haskell | $51.27 | $52.68 | $19.64* | $11.43* | $16.83* | $49.48 | $49.74 | $12.32* |
| Hughes | $51.27 | $52.68 | $19.64* | $11.43* | $16.83* | $49.48 | $49.74 | $12.32* |
| Jackson | $54.54 | $57.03 | $21.21* | $12.44* | $20.08* | $49.48 | $38.43* | $12.15* |
| Jefferson | $54.54 | $57.03 | $21.21* | $12.44* | $20.08* | $49.48 | $16.32* | $12.15* |
| Johnston | $54.54 | $57.03 | $19.64* | $11.00* | $16.83* | $49.48 | $49.74 | $12.32* |
| Kay | $54.55 | $52.68 | $21.08* | $9.00* | $20.08* | $49.48 | $16.32* | $12.18* |
| Kingfisher | $54.55 | $52.68 | $21.08* | $9.00* | $20.08* | $49.48 | $16.32* | $12.18* |
| Kiowa | $54.54 | $57.03 | $21.21* | $12.44* | $20.08* | $49.48 | $16.32* | $12.15* |
| Latimer | $51.27 | $52.68 | $19.64* | $11.43* | $16.83* | $49.48 | $49.74 | $12.32* |
| Le Flore | $44.06 | $53.13 | $15.86* | $9.63* | $21.46* | $47.18 | $27.24* | $12.22* |
| Lincoln | $54.54 | $57.03 | $19.27* | $10.20* | $25.60* | $49.48 | $25.83* | $12.17* |
| Logan | $54.54 | $57.03 | $19.27* | $11.40* | $25.60* | $49.48 | $25.83* | $12.17* |
| Love | $26.21* | $57.03 | $19.64* | $11.43* | $16.83* | $49.48 | $49.74 | $12.32* |
| Major | $54.55 | $52.68 | $21.08* | $9.00* | $20.08* | $49.48 | $16.32* | $12.18* |
| Marshall | $51.27 | $52.68 | $19.64* | $11.43* | $16.83* | $49.48 | $49.74 | $12.32* |
| Mayes | $51.27 | $52.68 | $13.42* | $11.51* | $47.82 | $47.18 | $50.09 | $13.56* |
| McClain | $54.54 | $57.03 | $19.27* | $11.40* | $25.60* | $49.48 | $25.83* | $12.17* |
| McCurtain | $51.27 | $52.68 | $19.64* | $11.43* | $16.83* | $49.48 | $49.74 | $12.32* |
| McIntosh | $51.27 | $35.02* | $13.42* | $11.51* | $47.82 | $47.18 | $50.09 | $13.56* |
| Murray | $54.54 | $57.03 | $34.28 | $11.40* | $16.83* | $16.61* | $49.74 | $12.32* |
| Muskogee | $28.56* | $35.02* | $13.62* | $9.22* | $13.00* | $47.18 | $50.09 | $13.56* |
| Noble | $54.55 | $52.68 | $21.08* | $9.00* | $20.08* | $49.48 | $16.32* | $12.18* |
| Nowata | $51.27 | $35.02* | $13.42* | $11.51* | $47.82 | $47.18 | $50.09 | $13.56* |
| Okfuskee | $51.27 | $35.02* | $13.42* | $11.51* | $47.82 | $47.18 | $50.09 | $13.56* |
| Oklahoma | $54.54 | $57.03 | $19.61* | $11.70* | $25.60* | $49.48 | $22.21* | $12.42* |
| Okmulgee | $51.27 | $52.68 | $16.15* | $15.24* | $21.31* | $47.18 | $27.24* | $12.22* |
| Osage | $54.55 | $52.68 | $16.15* | $15.24* | $21.31* | $47.18 | $27.24* | $12.22* |
| Ottawa | $51.27 | $35.02* | $13.42* | $11.51* | $47.82 | $47.18 | $50.09 | $13.56* |
| Pawnee | $54.55 | $52.68 | $16.15* | $15.24* | $21.31* | $47.18 | $27.24* | $12.22* |
| Payne | $54.54 | $57.03 | $37.84 | $9.00* | $20.08* | $49.48 | $16.32* | $13.38* |
| Pittsburg | $51.27 | $52.68 | $19.64* | $11.43* | $16.83* | $49.48 | $49.74 | $12.32* |
| Pontotoc | $51.27 | $52.68 | $19.64* | $11.43* | $16.83* | $49.48 | $49.74 | $12.32* |
| Pottawatomie | $51.27 | $52.68 | $19.64* | $11.43* | $16.83* | $49.48 | $49.74 | $12.32* |
| Pushmataha | $51.27 | $52.68 | $19.64* | $11.43* | $16.83* | $49.48 | $49.74 | $12.32* |
| Roger Mills | $54.54 | $57.03 | $21.21* | $12.44* | $20.08* | $49.48 | $16.32* | $12.15* |
| Rogers | $51.27 | $52.68 | $12.38* | $17.18* | $18.02* | $47.18 | $27.24* | $12.22* |
| Seminole | $51.27 | $52.68 | $19.64* | $11.43* | $16.83* | $49.48 | $49.74 | $12.32* |
| Sequoyah | $44.06 | $53.13 | $15.86* | $9.63* | $21.46* | $47.18 | $27.24* | $12.22* |
| Stephens | $26.64* | $57.03 | $21.21* | $13.09* | $20.08* | $49.48 | $16.32* | $12.15* |
| Texas | $54.55 | $52.68 | $21.08* | $9.00* | $20.08* | $49.48 | $16.32* | $12.18* |
| Tillman | $54.54 | $57.03 | $21.21* | $12.44* | $20.08* | $49.48 | $16.32* | $12.15* |
| Tulsa | $51.27 | $52.68 | $16.51* | $15.15* | $21.18* | $47.18 | $27.04* | $12.22* |
| Wagoner | $51.27 | $52.68 | $16.15* | $15.24* | $21.31* | $47.18 | $27.24* | $12.22* |
| Washington | $51.27 | $35.02* | $14.87* | $10.59* | $47.82 | $47.18 | $50.09 | $13.56* |
| Washita | $54.54 | $57.03 | $21.21* | $12.44* | $20.08* | $49.48 | $16.32* | $12.15* |
| Woods | $54.54 | $57.03 | $12.79* | $11.00* | $20.08* | $49.48 | $16.32* | $12.18* |
| Woodward | $54.55 | $52.68 | $21.08* | $9.00* | $20.08* | $49.48 | $16.32* | $12.18* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckham | Electrician | 2012 | $29.81 | $29.33 |
| Carter | Electrician | 2012 | $27.78 | $29.33 |
| Cleveland | Electrician | 2012 | $26.84 | $29.33 |
| Adair | Plumber | 2012 | $35.02 | $27.87 |
| Carter | Plumber | 2012 | $21.23 | $27.87 |
| Cherokee | Plumber | 2012 | $35.02 | $27.87 |
| Adair | Carpenter | 2012 | $13.42 | $22.55 |
| Alfalfa | Carpenter | 2012 | $21.08 | $22.55 |
| Atoka | Carpenter | 2012 | $19.64 | $22.55 |
| Adair | Construction laborer | 2012 | $11.51 | $18.92 |
| Alfalfa | Construction laborer | 2012 | $9.00 | $18.92 |
| Atoka | Construction laborer | 2012 | $11.43 | $18.92 |
| Alfalfa | Heavy equipment operator | 2012 | $20.08 | $23.06 |
| Atoka | Heavy equipment operator | 2012 | $16.83 | $23.06 |
| Beaver | Heavy equipment operator | 2012 | $20.08 | $23.06 |
| Garfield | Ironworker | 2012 | $25.99 | $22.92 |
| Murray | Ironworker | 2012 | $16.61 | $22.92 |
| Alfalfa | Sheet metal worker | 2012 | $16.32 | $31.56 |
| Beaver | Sheet metal worker | 2012 | $16.32 | $31.56 |
| Beckham | Sheet metal worker | 2012 | $16.32 | $31.56 |
| Adair | Painter | 2012 | $13.56 | $21.59 |
| Alfalfa | Painter | 2012 | $12.18 | $21.59 |
| Atoka | Painter | 2012 | $12.32 | $21.59 |
Questions this page answers
What is the prevailing wage in Oklahoma?
For federally funded construction, the Davis-Bacon determinations for Oklahoma (76 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 70 of 77 counties with a Building rate; the typical union package is $54.54 an hour.
How many Davis-Bacon determinations cover Oklahoma?
76 active general wage determinations cover Oklahoma: 36 Building, 14 Heavy, 9 Highway, 17 Residential. Together they list rates for 77 counties in the Building type shown here. State-funded projects may fall under a separate Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma, current revisions as of 2026-09-28: Residential 17, Highway 9, Heavy 14, Building 36.
- 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.