Utah prevailing wage rates, by county
What contractors must pay each trade on federally funded jobs in Utah, county by county. Wage plus fringe, next to what the same trade earns on private work.
Look up the prevailing wage in your Utah county
Rates by county for the main trades
Rates are set by county, not by city. The Utah metros with their own pay pages are Salt Lake City (Salt Lake, Tooele); Provo (Juab, Utah). Click any county below for every trade on its determination.
| County | Electrician | Plumber | Carpenter | Construction laborer | Heavy equipment operator | Ironworker | Sheet metal worker | Painter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver | $58.89 | $28.62* | $24.22* | $10.63* | $17.38* | $23.54* | $61.68 | — |
| Box Elder | $58.89 | $61.93 | $26.17* | $14.88* | $16.92* | $23.43* | $61.68 | $15.33* |
| Cache | $58.89 | $61.93 | $26.32* | $12.69* | $16.92* | $23.43* | $61.68 | $15.33* |
| Carbon | $58.89 | $28.62* | $24.81* | $13.98* | $17.38* | $23.54* | $61.68 | — |
| Daggett | $58.89 | $28.62* | $24.81* | $13.98* | $17.38* | $23.54* | $61.68 | — |
| Davis | $34.87* | $61.93 | $28.86* | $12.04* | $16.92* | $23.43* | $61.68 | $15.33* |
| Duchesne | $58.89 | $28.62* | $24.81* | $13.98* | $17.38* | $23.54* | $61.68 | — |
| Emery | $58.89 | $28.62* | $24.22* | $10.63* | $17.38* | $23.54* | $61.68 | — |
| Garfield | $58.89 | $28.62* | $24.22* | $10.03* | $17.20* | $23.54* | $61.68 | — |
| Grand | $58.89 | $28.62* | $21.50* | $10.63* | $17.38* | $23.54* | $61.68 | — |
| Iron | $58.89 | $28.62* | $27.67* | $11.21* | $17.38* | $23.54* | $61.68 | — |
| Juab | $58.89 | $61.93 | $24.69* | $14.48* | $16.92* | $23.43* | $61.68 | $34.78 |
| Kane | $58.89 | $28.62* | $24.22* | $10.63* | $17.38* | $23.54* | $61.68 | — |
| Millard | $58.89 | $28.62* | $24.22* | $10.63* | $17.38* | $23.54* | $61.68 | — |
| Morgan | $58.89 | $61.93 | $26.17* | $12.78* | $16.92* | $23.43* | $61.68 | $15.33* |
| Piute | $58.89 | $28.62* | $24.22* | $12.00* | $17.38* | $23.54* | $61.68 | — |
| Rich | $58.89 | $28.62* | $24.81* | $13.98* | $17.38* | $23.54* | $61.68 | — |
| Salt Lake | $58.89 | $61.93 | $28.13* | $13.84* | $14.48* | $23.43* | $61.68 | $34.78 |
| San Juan | $58.89 | $28.62* | $23.10* | $10.63* | $17.38* | $23.54* | $61.68 | — |
| Sanpete | $58.89 | $28.62* | $16.98* | $11.21* | $17.38* | $23.54* | $61.68 | — |
| Sevier | $58.89 | $28.62* | $24.22* | $10.63* | $17.38* | $23.54* | $61.68 | — |
| Summit | $58.89 | $28.62* | $24.81* | $13.98* | $17.38* | $23.54* | $61.68 | — |
| Tooele | $58.89 | $61.93 | $28.26* | $13.84* | $14.48* | $23.43* | $61.68 | $34.78 |
| Uintah | $58.89 | $28.62* | $25.21* | $13.98* | $17.38* | $23.54* | $61.68 | — |
| Utah | $58.89 | $61.93 | $24.69* | $14.48* | $16.92* | $23.43* | $61.68 | $34.78 |
| Wasatch | $58.89 | $28.62* | $24.81* | $13.98* | $17.38* | $23.54* | $61.68 | — |
| Washington | $58.89 | $39.17* | $24.69* | $14.48* | $16.92* | $23.43* | $61.68 | $34.78 |
| Wayne | $58.89 | $28.62* | $24.22* | $10.63* | $17.38* | $23.54* | $61.68 | — |
| Weber | $58.89 | $61.93 | $26.17* | $12.78* | $16.92* | $23.43* | $61.68 | $15.33* |
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 Utah
The prevailing wage is what federally funded jobs must pay. The market median is what Utah employers report paying across all work, with no benefits in it. Every trade in the state is ranked on the highest-paying trades in Utah 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 Utah | $29.81 | $58.89 | Union | +$29.08 |
| Plumber in Utah | $29.76 | $61.93 | Union | +$32.17 |
| Carpenter in Utah | $25.17 | $24.81 | Survey | $-0.36 |
| Construction laborer in Utah | $22.38 | $12.78 | Survey | $-9.60 |
| Heavy equipment operator in Utah | $29.20 | $17.38 | Survey | $-11.82 |
| Ironworker in Utah | $28.01 | $23.54 | Survey | $-4.47 |
| Sheet metal worker in Utah | $30.36 | $61.68 | Union | +$31.32 |
| Painter in Utah | $22.14 | $34.78 | Union | +$12.64 |
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 Utah?
On federally funded construction in Utah, it is the Davis-Bacon rate: a wage plus a fringe amount for benefits, set by county and trade in 83 wage determinations covering Building, Residential, Heavy and Highway work. Electricians are on a union rate in 28 of the 29 counties with a Building rate, and the typical union rate is $58.89 an hour, wage and fringe together.
How many Davis-Bacon wage determinations cover Utah?
83 active determinations cover Utah: 21 Building, 22 Heavy, 24 Highway, 16 Residential. The Building ones list rates for 29 counties, shown on this page. This page covers the federal rates; state-funded jobs may fall under Utah's own prevailing wage law.
How often do the rates change?
The Department of Labor publishes changes most Thursdays. The latest change to a Utah determination in our data is dated 2026-05-20. New determination numbers come out each January.
Sources and notes
- SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations for Utah, current revisions as of 2026-11-13: Residential 16, Highway 24, Heavy 22, Building 21.
- 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.