WageBasis

A finished rate basis

This is the page a buyer gets — the same component draws this one and the one that arrives after payment, so there is nothing here you would not receive. Nothing to enter, nothing to pay.

What this was built from

Wage determination VA20260195, modification 2, published August 6, 2026 — read live from its page on SAM.gov, where it carries 33 classifications. The 3 below were selected from that list at 320 h, 1200 h, 640 h, against a bid opening on September 15, 2026.

The determination, the classifications and every rate are real and published. The project name and the hours are an example we picked to show the arithmetic — no customer is named here.

Rate basis

Route 17 widening — Gloucester County (example project)

Determination
VA20260195
Modification
2
Published
August 6, 2026
State
Virginia
Construction types
Highway

Counties covered

Gloucester, Mathews, Suffolk*, Virginia Beach*, Williamsburg*, York, Newport News*, James*, Portsmouth*, Poquoson*, Norfolk*, Chesapeake*, Hampton*

Every rate below is published on VA20260195 modification 2 on SAM.gov. Open it and check any line by hand. Built August 13, 2026.

This sheet reports what the determination publishes. It is not legal advice and does not determine which determination or wage rate governs your contract — you must confirm that with your contracting officer.

The 3 classifications you priced

  • ELECTRICIAN, INCLUDES TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION

    Listed under ELEC0080-011, rates effective June 1, 2025

    Base
    $36.85
    Fringe
    $14.13
    Loaded
    $50.98
    Hours
    320 h
    Extended
    $16,313.60
  • TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGER

    Listed under SUVA2016-080, rates effective July 2, 2018

    Base
    $12.89
    Fringe
    $0.00
    Loaded
    $12.89
    Hours
    1,200 h
    Extended
    $15,468.00

    Published below the executive-order minimum this same determination states — see the note further down.

  • OPERATOR: ROLLER

    Listed under SUVA2016-080, rates effective July 2, 2018

    Base
    $21.32
    Fringe
    $0.00
    Loaded
    $21.32
    Hours
    640 h
    Extended
    $13,644.80

Total for the lines above

Hours
2,160 h
Extended cost
$45,426.40

Extended cost is the loaded rate multiplied by the hours you entered, summed down the column. It carries no burden, markup, overtime, shift premium, or the premium pay described in any footnote below — those are yours to add.

Executive Order 13658 minimum stated in this determination

$13.65 per hour

  • TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGER — published at $12.89 base

This determination's own text states a minimum of $13.65 per hour under Executive Order 13658. The classifications flagged above are published below that figure. Whether that order reaches your contract depends on the contract's award date and its renewal history — facts this document does not carry. Confirm it with your contracting officer before you price either number.

Re-check this determination by

September 5, 2026

Ten days before the bid opening you gave us. Pull VA20260195 again on that date and compare the modification number at the top of this sheet against the one published then.

A second one, from a much messier determination

Los Angeles County publishes 135 classifications with names that run for paragraphs and premium-pay footnotes printed inside the classification block. Those footnotes are real money, and they are exactly what gets lost when the document is pasted into a spreadsheet. They are attached to the lines below.

What this was built from

Wage determination CA20260022, modification 5, published August 6, 2026 — read live from its page on SAM.gov, where it carries 135 classifications. The 3 below were selected from that list at 400 h, 260 h, 520 h, against a bid opening on October 1, 2026.

The determination, the classifications and every rate are real and published. The project name and the hours are an example we picked to show the arithmetic — no customer is named here.

Rate basis

Maintenance yard rebuild — Los Angeles County (example project)

Determination
CA20260022
Modification
5
Published
August 6, 2026
State
California
Construction types
Building, Heavy, Highway

Counties covered

Los Angeles

Every rate below is published on CA20260022 modification 5 on SAM.gov. Open it and check any line by hand. Built August 13, 2026.

This sheet reports what the determination publishes. It is not legal advice and does not determine which determination or wage rate governs your contract — you must confirm that with your contracting officer.

The 3 classifications you priced

  • OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT, CRANES, PILEDRIVING & HOISTING: GROUP 8 Crane operator (up to and including 25 ton capacity); Crawler transporter operator; Derrick barge operator (up to and including 25 ton capacity); Hoist operator, stiff legs, Guy derrick or similar type (up to and including 25 ton capacity); Shovel, backhoe, dragline, clamshell operator (over 7 cu. yds., M.R.C.)

    Listed under ENGI0012-024, rates effective July 1, 2025

    Base
    $66.58
    Fringe
    $33.20
    Loaded
    $99.78
    Hours
    400 h
    Extended
    $39,912.00

    Printed with this classification on the determination

    PREMIUM PAY: $10.00 PER HOUR SHALL BE PAID ON ALL POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR WORK ON THE FOLLOWNG MILITARY BASES: CHINA LAKE NAVAL RESERVE, VANDENBERG AFB, POINT ARGUELLO, SEELY NAVAL BASE, FORT IRWIN, NEBO ANNEX MARINE BASE, MARINE CORP LOGISTICS BASE YERMO, EDWARDS AFB, 29 PALMS MARINE BASE AND CAMP PENDLETON WORKERS REQUIRED TO SUIT UP AND WORK IN A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL ENVIRONMENT: $2.00 PER HOUR ADDITIONAL. COMBINATION MIXER AND COMPRESSOR OPERATOR ON GUNITE WORK SHALL BE CLASSIFIED AS A CONCRETE MOBILE MIXER OPERATOR

  • CARPENTER: (2) MILLWRIGHT

    Listed under CARP0213-001, rates effective July 1, 2025

    Base
    $52.24
    Fringe
    $26.68
    Loaded
    $78.92
    Hours
    260 h
    Extended
    $20,519.20

    Printed with this classification on the determination

    FOOTNOTE: WORK OF FORMING IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF OPEN CUT SEWERS OR STORM DRAINS, ON OPERATIONS IN WHICH HORIZONTAL LAGGING IS USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH STEEL H-BEAMS DRIVEN OR PLACED IN PRE- DRILLED HOLES, FOR THAT PORTION OF A LAGGED TRENCH AGAINST WHICH CONCRETE IS POURED, NAMELY, AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR BACK FORMS (WHICH WORK IS PERFORMED BY PILEDRIVERS): $0.13 PER HOUR ADDITIONAL

  • CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER

    Listed under PLAS0500-002, rates effective July 1, 2025

    Base
    $47.70
    Fringe
    $27.07
    Loaded
    $74.77
    Hours
    520 h
    Extended
    $38,880.40

Total for the lines above

Hours
1,180 h
Extended cost
$99,311.60

Extended cost is the loaded rate multiplied by the hours you entered, summed down the column. It carries no burden, markup, overtime, shift premium, or the premium pay described in any footnote below — those are yours to add.

Executive Order 13658 minimum stated in this determination

$13.65 per hour

None of the classifications you priced is published below that figure. Whether the order reaches your contract still depends on the contract’s award date and renewal history — facts this document does not carry.

Re-check this determination by

September 21, 2026

Ten days before the bid opening you gave us. Pull CA20260022 again on that date and compare the modification number at the top of this sheet against the one published then.

About these two sheets

This page covers federal Davis-Bacon general wage determinations only. State prevailing-wage programmes and Service Contract Act determinations are published separately and are not included here.

Which determination, construction type, and classification apply to a particular contract depends on facts specific to that contract. This page states what the published determination says; confirm applicability with your contracting officer.

The Department of Labor republishes determinations under new modification numbers. This page shows the modification named above; check the source before relying on these rates in a bid.

A classification that is not printed on the determination is not priced by it. The published route for adding one is a conformance request to the contracting officer, not an estimate.