What is the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage for a traffic control / striping in Washington?

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Washington publish 39 traffic control / striping classification rates ranging from $27.75 to $40.88 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 Washington have a published traffic control / striping rate?

21 of the counties covered by active federal determinations list at least one traffic control / striping classification.

Do these rates apply to state-funded projects?

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

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Traffic Control / Striping prevailing wage rates in Washington

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 21 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Washington publish 39 traffic control / striping classification rates, across 21 determinations covering 21 counties.
Those published base rates run from $27.75 to $40.88 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 traffic control / striping rates in Washington: 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 Washington's active federal determinations that is a form of traffic control / striping work (pavement marking, signing and work-zone traffic control) 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

WA20260108 rev 1 · Building · King

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGER	$40.88	16.72	LABO0242-022 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: WA20260108 on SAM.gov.

WA20260111 rev 1 · Building · Pierce

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGER	$40.88	16.72	LABO0242-022 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: WA20260111 on SAM.gov.

WA20260113 rev 1 · Building · Snohomish

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGER	$40.88	16.72	LABO0242-022 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: WA20260113 on SAM.gov.

WA20260121 rev 2 · Heavy · Benton

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGER	$34.03	16.90	LABO0238-040 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRAFFIC CONTROL: LABORER-CONES/ BARRICADES/BARRELS - SETTER/MOVER/SWEEPER	$30.61	10.89	SUWA2018-021 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: WA20260121 on SAM.gov.

WA20260122 rev 1 · Heavy · Chelan

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGER	$34.03	16.90	LABO0348-011 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRAFFIC CONTROL: LABORER-CONES/ BARRICADES/BARRELS - SETTER/MOVER/SWEEPER	$30.61	10.89	SUWA2018-022 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: WA20260122 on SAM.gov.

WA20260123 rev 1 · Heavy · Cowlitz

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRAFFIC CONTROL: LABORER-CONES/ BARRICADES/BARRELS - SETTER/MOVER/SWEEPER	$30.61	10.89	SUWA2018-023 DOL wage survey rate
TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGER	$27.75	11.15	SUWA2018-023 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: WA20260123 on SAM.gov.

WA20260124 rev 1 · Heavy · Douglas

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGER	$34.03	16.90	LABO0348-011 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRAFFIC CONTROL: LABORER-CONES/ BARRICADES/BARRELS - SETTER/MOVER/SWEEPER	$30.61	10.89	SUWA2018-024 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: WA20260124 on SAM.gov.

WA20260125 rev 1 · Heavy · King

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGER	$40.88	16.72	LABO0242-006 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRAFFIC CONTROL: LABORER-CONES/ BARRICADES/BARRELS - SETTER/MOVER/SWEEPER	$39.00	14.40	TEAM0313-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: WA20260125 on SAM.gov.

WA20260126 rev 1 · Heavy · Kitsap

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGER	$35.09	0.00	SUWA2018-026 DOL wage survey rate
TRAFFIC CONTROL: LABORER-CONES/ BARRICADES/BARRELS - SETTER/MOVER/SWEEPER	$39.00	14.40	TEAM0313-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: WA20260126 on SAM.gov.

WA20260127 rev 1 · Heavy · Pierce

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGER	$27.79	11.03	SUWA2018-027 DOL wage survey rate
TRAFFIC CONTROL: LABORER-CONES/ BARRICADES/BARRELS - SETTER/MOVER/SWEEPER	$39.00	14.40	TEAM0313-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: WA20260127 on SAM.gov.

WA20260128 rev 1 · Heavy · Skagit

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGER	$34.03	16.90	LABO0348-011 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRAFFIC CONTROL: LABORER-CONES/ BARRICADES/BARRELS - SETTER/MOVER/SWEEPER	$30.61	10.89	SUWA2018-028 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: WA20260128 on SAM.gov.

WA20260129 rev 1 · Heavy · Snohomish

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGER	$32.81	10.54	SUWA2018-029 DOL wage survey rate
TRAFFIC CONTROL: LABORER-CONES/ BARRICADES/BARRELS - SETTER/MOVER/SWEEPER	$39.00	14.40	TEAM0313-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: WA20260129 on SAM.gov.

WA20260130 rev 2 · Heavy · Spokane

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGER	$34.03	16.90	LABO0238-040 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRAFFIC CONTROL: LABORER-CONES/ BARRICADES/BARRELS - SETTER/MOVER/SWEEPER	$30.61	10.89	SUWA2018-030 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: WA20260130 on SAM.gov.

WA20260131 rev 2 · Heavy · Stevens

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGER	$34.03	16.90	LABO0238-040 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRAFFIC CONTROL: LABORER-CONES/ BARRICADES/BARRELS - SETTER/MOVER/SWEEPER	$30.61	10.89	SUWA2018-031 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: WA20260131 on SAM.gov.

WA20260132 rev 1 · Heavy · Thurston

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGER	$40.88	16.72	LABO0252-014 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRAFFIC CONTROL: LABORER-CONES/ BARRICADES/BARRELS - SETTER/MOVER/SWEEPER	$39.00	14.40	TEAM0313-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: WA20260132 on SAM.gov.

WA20260133 rev 2 · Heavy · Walla Walla

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGER	$34.03	16.90	LABO0238-040 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRAFFIC CONTROL: LABORER-CONES/ BARRICADES/BARRELS - SETTER/MOVER/SWEEPER	$30.61	10.89	SUWA2018-033 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: WA20260133 on SAM.gov.

WA20260134 rev 1 · Heavy · Whatcom

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGER	$34.03	16.90	LABO0348-011 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRAFFIC CONTROL: LABORER-CONES/ BARRICADES/BARRELS - SETTER/MOVER/SWEEPER	$30.61	10.89	SUWA2018-034 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: WA20260134 on SAM.gov.

WA20260135 rev 1 · Heavy · Yakima

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRAFFIC CONTROL: LABORER-CONES/ BARRICADES/BARRELS - SETTER/MOVER/SWEEPER	$30.61	10.89	SUWA2018-035 DOL wage survey rate
TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGER	$27.75	11.15	SUWA2018-035 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: WA20260135 on SAM.gov.

WA20260136 rev 2 · Heavy · Asotin, Pend Oreille

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGER	$34.03	16.90	LABO0238-040 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRAFFIC CONTROL: LABORER-CONES/ BARRICADES/BARRELS - SETTER/MOVER/SWEEPER	$30.61	10.89	SUWA2018-036 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: WA20260136 on SAM.gov.

WA20260137 rev 1 · Heavy · Clark, Skamania

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRAFFIC CONTROL: LABORER-CONES/ BARRICADES/BARRELS - SETTER/MOVER/SWEEPER	$30.61	10.89	SUWA2018-037 DOL wage survey rate
TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGER	$27.75	11.15	SUWA2018-037 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: WA20260137 on SAM.gov.

WA20260138 rev 2 · Heavy · Columbia, Franklin

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGER	$34.03	16.90	LABO0238-040 collectively bargained (union) rate
TRAFFIC CONTROL: LABORER-CONES/ BARRICADES/BARRELS - SETTER/MOVER/SWEEPER	$30.61	10.89	SUWA2018-038 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: WA20260138 on SAM.gov.

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