Skilled Wages

Oklahoma prevailing wage rates, by county

What contractors must pay each trade on federally funded jobs in Oklahoma, county by county. Wage plus fringe, next to what the same trade earns on private work.

Data compiled by Skilled WagesSAM.gov determinations as of 2026-11-13

$54.54/hrTypical union electrician ratewage + fringe, per hour
91%Counties on a union rateelectricians, Building
76Wage determinationsOklahoma
May 18Latest change2026, SAM.gov

Look up the prevailing wage in your Oklahoma county

Pick a county and type of construction to see every trade with its wage, fringe and total.

Rates by county for the main trades

Electrician prevailing wage, $/hr, OKAdair: $51.27 (union)Alfalfa: $54.55 (union)Atoka: $51.27 (union)Beaver: $54.55 (union)Beckham: $29.81 (survey)Blaine: $54.55 (union)Bryan: $51.27 (union)Caddo: $54.54 (union)Canadian: $54.54 (union)Carter: $27.78 (survey)Cherokee: $51.27 (union)Choctaw: $51.27 (union)Cimarron: $54.55 (union)Cleveland: $26.84 (survey)Coal: $51.27 (union)Comanche: $54.54 (union)Cotton: $54.54 (union)Craig: $51.27 (union)Creek: $51.27 (union)Custer: $54.54 (union)Delaware: $51.27 (union)Dewey: $54.55 (union)Ellis: $54.55 (union)Garfield: $27.84 (survey)Garvin: $51.27 (union)Grady: $54.54 (union)Grant: $54.55 (union)Greer: $54.54 (union)Harmon: $54.54 (union)Harper: $54.55 (union)Haskell: $51.27 (union)Hughes: $51.27 (union)Jackson: $54.54 (union)Jefferson: $54.54 (union)Johnston: $54.54 (union)Kay: $54.55 (union)Kingfisher: $54.55 (union)Kiowa: $54.54 (union)Latimer: $51.27 (union)Le Flore: $44.06 (union)Lincoln: $54.54 (union)Logan: $54.54 (union)Love: $26.21 (survey)McClain: $54.54 (union)McCurtain: $51.27 (union)McIntosh: $51.27 (union)Major: $54.55 (union)Marshall: $51.27 (union)Mayes: $51.27 (union)Murray: $54.54 (union)Muskogee: $28.56 (survey)Noble: $54.55 (union)Nowata: $51.27 (union)Okfuskee: $51.27 (union)Oklahoma: $54.54 (union)Okmulgee: $51.27 (union)Osage: $54.55 (union)Ottawa: $51.27 (union)Pawnee: $54.55 (union)Payne: $54.54 (union)Pittsburg: $51.27 (union)Pontotoc: $51.27 (union)Pottawatomie: $51.27 (union)Pushmataha: $51.27 (union)Roger Mills: $54.54 (union)Rogers: $51.27 (union)Seminole: $51.27 (union)Sequoyah: $44.06 (union)Stephens: $26.64 (survey)Texas: $54.55 (union)Tillman: $54.54 (union)Tulsa: $51.27 (union)Wagoner: $51.27 (union)Washington: $51.27 (union)Washita: $54.54 (union)Woods: $54.54 (union)Woodward: $54.55 (union)Electrician prevailing wage, $/hr$51.27$54.54$54.55survey rate
Electrician prevailing wage (wage + fringe), Building construction, by county in Oklahoma. Hatched: survey rate.

Highest electrician rates

  1. 1Alfalfa, Beaver and 14 more$54.55
  2. 2Caddo, Canadian and 20 more$54.54
  3. 3Adair, Atoka and 28 more$51.27

Lowest

  1. 1Love$26.21
  2. 2Stephens$26.64
  3. 3Cleveland$26.84

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.

Union contract rateSurvey rate (marked * in the table)
CountyElectricianPlumberCarpenterConstruction laborerHeavy equipment operatorIronworkerSheet metal workerPainter
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*

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 Oklahoma

The prevailing wage is what federally funded jobs must pay. The market median is what Oklahoma employers report paying across all work, with no benefits in it. Every trade in the state is ranked on the highest-paying trades in Oklahoma page, and every state is compared on the prevailing wage rates by state page.

TradeMarket median $/hrPrevailing wage $/hr (wage + fringe)Rate typeGap
Electrician in Oklahoma$29.33$54.54Union+$25.21
Plumber in Oklahoma$27.87$52.68Union+$24.81
Carpenter in Oklahoma$22.55$36.06Union+$13.51
Construction laborer in Oklahoma$18.92$11.43Survey$-7.49
Heavy equipment operator in Oklahoma$23.06$47.82Union+$24.76
Ironworker in Oklahoma$22.92$49.48Union+$26.56
Sheet metal worker in Oklahoma$31.56$49.74Union+$18.18
Painter in Oklahoma$21.59$12.22Survey$-9.37

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 Oklahoma?

On federally funded construction in Oklahoma, it is the Davis-Bacon rate: a wage plus a fringe amount for benefits, set by county and trade in 76 wage determinations covering Building, Residential, Heavy and Highway work. Electricians are on a union rate in 70 of the 77 counties with a Building rate, and the typical union rate is $54.54 an hour, wage and fringe together.

How many Davis-Bacon wage determinations cover Oklahoma?

76 active determinations cover Oklahoma: 36 Building, 14 Heavy, 9 Highway, 17 Residential. The Building ones list rates for 77 counties, shown on this page. This page covers the federal rates; state-funded jobs may fall under Oklahoma's own prevailing wage law.

How often do the rates change?

The Department of Labor publishes changes most Thursdays. The latest change to a Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma, current revisions as of 2026-11-13: Residential 17, Highway 9, Heavy 14, Building 36.
  • 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.