What is the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage for a electrician in Maine?

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Maine publish 36 electrician classification rates ranging from $7.50 to $38.74 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 Maine have a published electrician rate?

16 of the counties covered by active federal determinations list at least one electrician classification.

Do these rates apply to state-funded projects?

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

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Electrician prevailing wage rates in Maine

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 36 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Maine publish 36 electrician classification rates, across 36 determinations covering 16 counties.
Those published base rates run from $7.50 to $38.74 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, Highway, Residential.
Last determination revision affecting electrician rates in Maine: 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 Maine's active federal determinations that is a form of electrician work (wiring, conduit, service and power distribution work) 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

ME20260002 rev 1 · Residential · Androscoggin, Cumberland, Penobscot

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$13.78	2.26	SUME1994-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260002 on SAM.gov.

ME20260003 rev 1 · Residential · Aroostook, Piscataquis, Somerset

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$7.50	0.00	SUME1988-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260003 on SAM.gov.

ME20260004 rev 1 · Building · Androscoggin

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$38.74	21.14	ELEC0567-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: ME20260004 on SAM.gov.

ME20260005 rev 1 · Residential · Franklin, Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford and 4 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$11.05	0.00	SUME1988-002 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260005 on SAM.gov.

ME20260006 rev 1 · Building · Aroostook

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$22.78	7.35	SUME2014-015 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260006 on SAM.gov.

ME20260007 rev 1 · Building · Franklin

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$25.27	9.30	SUME2014-016 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260007 on SAM.gov.

ME20260008 rev 1 · Building · Hancock

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$22.78	7.35	SUME2014-017 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260008 on SAM.gov.

ME20260009 rev 1 · Building · Kennebec

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$25.13	9.57	SUME2014-018 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260009 on SAM.gov.

ME20260010 rev 1 · Building · Knox

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$25.27	9.30	SUME2014-019 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260010 on SAM.gov.

ME20260011 rev 1 · Building · Piscataquis

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$22.78	7.35	SUME2014-020 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260011 on SAM.gov.

ME20260012 rev 1 · Building · Somerset

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$25.27	9.30	SUME2014-021 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260012 on SAM.gov.

ME20260013 rev 1 · Building · Washington

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$22.78	7.35	SUME2014-022 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260013 on SAM.gov.

ME20260014 rev 1 · Building · Lincoln, Oxford, Waldo

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$25.27	9.30	SUME2014-023 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260014 on SAM.gov.

ME20260020 rev 1 · Heavy · Aroostook

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$24.87	8.54	SUME2014-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260020 on SAM.gov.

ME20260021 rev 1 · Heavy · Hancock

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$24.87	8.54	SUME2014-002 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260021 on SAM.gov.

ME20260022 rev 1 · Heavy · Kennebec

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$24.94	9.00	SUME2014-003 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260022 on SAM.gov.

ME20260023 rev 1 · Heavy · Oxford

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$24.94	9.00	SUME2014-004 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260023 on SAM.gov.

ME20260024 rev 1 · Heavy · Piscataquis

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$24.87	8.54	SUME2014-005 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260024 on SAM.gov.

ME20260025 rev 1 · Heavy · Somerset

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$24.94	9.00	SUME2014-006 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260025 on SAM.gov.

ME20260026 rev 1 · Heavy · Waldo

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$24.94	9.00	SUME2014-007 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260026 on SAM.gov.

ME20260027 rev 1 · Heavy · Washington

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$24.87	8.54	SUME2014-008 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260027 on SAM.gov.

ME20260028 rev 1 · Heavy · Franklin, Knox, Lincoln

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$24.94	9.00	SUME2014-009 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260028 on SAM.gov.

ME20260029 rev 1 · Heavy · Androscoggin

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$25.24	7.01	SUME2014-010 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260029 on SAM.gov.

ME20260030 rev 1 · Heavy · Cumberland

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$25.24	7.01	SUME2014-011 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260030 on SAM.gov.

ME20260031 rev 1 · Heavy · Penobscot

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$30.43	7.31	SUME2014-012 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260031 on SAM.gov.

ME20260032 rev 1 · Heavy · Sagadahoc

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$25.24	7.01	SUME2014-013 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260032 on SAM.gov.

ME20260033 rev 1 · Heavy · York

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$25.24	7.01	SUME2014-014 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260033 on SAM.gov.

ME20260045 rev 1 · Highway · Androscoggin

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$25.21	5.63	SUME2014-040 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260045 on SAM.gov.

ME20260046 rev 1 · Highway · Cumberland

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$26.40	6.66	SUME2014-041 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260046 on SAM.gov.

ME20260047 rev 2 · Highway · Penobscot

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$25.78	6.83	SUME2014-042 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260047 on SAM.gov.

ME20260048 rev 1 · Highway · Sagadahoc

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$25.21	5.63	SUME2014-043 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260048 on SAM.gov.

ME20260049 rev 1 · Highway · York

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$25.21	5.63	SUME2014-044 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260049 on SAM.gov.

ME20260050 rev 1 · Building · Cumberland

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$38.74	21.14	ELEC0567-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: ME20260050 on SAM.gov.

ME20260051 rev 1 · Building · Penobscot

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$38.74	21.14	ELEC0567-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: ME20260051 on SAM.gov.

ME20260052 rev 1 · Building · Sagadahoc

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$38.74	21.14	ELEC0567-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: ME20260052 on SAM.gov.

ME20260053 rev 1 · Building · York

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
ELECTRICIAN	$38.74	21.14	ELEC0567-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: ME20260053 on SAM.gov.

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