What is the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage for a boilermaker in Virginia?

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Virginia publish 47 boilermaker classification rates ranging from $38.97 to $38.97 per hour before fringe benefits. The rate that applies depends on the county, the type of construction and the wage determination incorporated into the contract.

How many counties in Virginia have a published boilermaker rate?

58 of the counties covered by active federal determinations list at least one boilermaker classification.

Do these rates apply to state-funded projects?

No. These are federal Davis-Bacon rates, which apply to federally funded or assisted construction. Virginia may set its own prevailing wage rates for state and locally funded work; the state law summary is on the Virginia prevailing wage page.

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Boilermaker prevailing wage rates in Virginia

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 47 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Virginia publish 47 boilermaker classification rates, across 47 determinations covering 58 counties.
Those published base rates run from $38.97 to $38.97 an hour before fringe benefits. Which one applies to a job depends on its county, its construction type and the determination written into the contract.
Construction types covered: Building, Heavy.
Last determination revision affecting boilermaker rates in Virginia: 2026-05-18.

The official source: binding Davis-Bacon and Service Contract Act wage determinations are published by the U.S. Department of Labor at SAM.gov Wage Determinations. This site indexes them and links every determination to its official document - the determination incorporated into a contract governs.

This page collects every classification in Virginia's active federal determinations that is a form of boilermaker work (boilers, pressure vessels and tank fabrication) and shows the rate published for it. Determinations name a classification the way the underlying union agreement or wage survey named it, so the wording varies between them; the rate and the fringe are reproduced exactly as published.

Published rates by determination

VA20260011 rev 1 · Building · Albemarle

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260011 on SAM.gov.

VA20260012 rev 1 · Building · Appomattox

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260012 on SAM.gov.

VA20260013 rev 3 · Building · Arlington

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260013 on SAM.gov.

VA20260014 rev 1 · Building · Augusta

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260014 on SAM.gov.

VA20260015 rev 1 · Building · Caroline

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260015 on SAM.gov.

VA20260016 rev 2 · Building · Chesapeake*

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260016 on SAM.gov.

VA20260017 rev 1 · Building · Chesterfield

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260017 on SAM.gov.

VA20260018 rev 3 · Building · Clarke

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260018 on SAM.gov.

VA20260019 rev 1 · Building · Dinwiddie

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260019 on SAM.gov.

VA20260020 rev 3 · Building · Fauquier

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260020 on SAM.gov.

VA20260021 rev 2 · Building · Frederick

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260021 on SAM.gov.

VA20260022 rev 2 · Building · Hampton*

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260022 on SAM.gov.

VA20260155 rev 1 · Building · Henrico

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260155 on SAM.gov.

VA20260156 rev 2 · Building · Isle of Wight

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260156 on SAM.gov.

VA20260157 rev 2 · Building · James*

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260157 on SAM.gov.

VA20260158 rev 3 · Building · Loudoun

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260158 on SAM.gov.

VA20260159 rev 2 · Building · Newport News*

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260159 on SAM.gov.

VA20260160 rev 2 · Building · Norfolk*

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260160 on SAM.gov.

VA20260161 rev 2 · Building · Portsmouth*

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260161 on SAM.gov.

VA20260162 rev 3 · Building · Prince William

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260162 on SAM.gov.

VA20260163 rev 2 · Building · Pulaski

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260163 on SAM.gov.

VA20260164 rev 1 · Building · Rockingham

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260164 on SAM.gov.

VA20260165 rev 2 · Building · Spotsylvania

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260165 on SAM.gov.

VA20260166 rev 1 · Building · Sussex

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260166 on SAM.gov.

VA20260167 rev 2 · Building · Virginia Beach*

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260167 on SAM.gov.

VA20260168 rev 2 · Building · Warren

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260168 on SAM.gov.

VA20260169 rev 2 · Building · York

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260169 on SAM.gov.

VA20260170 rev 1 · Building · Amelia, Charles*, Goochland, Hanover, King William, New Kent and 2 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260170 on SAM.gov.

VA20260171 rev 1 · Building · Amherst, Bedford, Campbell

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260171 on SAM.gov.

VA20260172 rev 1 · Building · Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, Roanoke

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260172 on SAM.gov.

VA20260173 rev 1 · Building · Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Nelson

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260173 on SAM.gov.

VA20260174 rev 3 · Building · Culpeper, Rappahannock, Stafford

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260174 on SAM.gov.

VA20260175 rev 1 · Building · Floyd, Giles, Montgomery

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260175 on SAM.gov.

VA20260176 rev 2 · Building · Gloucester, Mathews, Suffolk*

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260176 on SAM.gov.

VA20260177 rev 2 · Building · Scott, Washington

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260177 on SAM.gov.

VA20260178 rev 3 · Building · Fairfax

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260178 on SAM.gov.

VA20260198 rev 1 · Heavy · Hampton*

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260198 on SAM.gov.

VA20260199 rev 1 · Heavy · Henrico

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260199 on SAM.gov.

VA20260201 rev 1 · Heavy · Newport News*

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260201 on SAM.gov.

VA20260202 rev 1 · Heavy · Suffolk*

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260202 on SAM.gov.

VA20260203 rev 1 · Heavy · Virginia Beach*

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260203 on SAM.gov.

VA20260204 rev 1 · Heavy · York

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260204 on SAM.gov.

VA20260206 rev 1 · Heavy · Amelia, Caroline, Charles*, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Goochland and 6 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260206 on SAM.gov.

VA20260209 rev 1 · Heavy · Portsmouth*

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260209 on SAM.gov.

VA20260212 rev 1 · Heavy · Chesapeake*, Gloucester

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260212 on SAM.gov.

VA20260213 rev 1 · Heavy · Isle of Wight, James*

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260213 on SAM.gov.

VA20260214 rev 1 · Heavy · Mathews, Norfolk*

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$38.97	27.39	BOIL0045-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: VA20260214 on SAM.gov.

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