Electrician Prevailing Wage in Shelby County, Alabama (2026)

The federal Davis‑Bacon prevailing wage for a Electrician (Building construction) in Shelby County is $17.57 base + $2.41 fringe = $19.98 total per hour. Alabama has no separate state prevailing-wage law, so the federal Davis-Bacon rate is the prevailing wage.

Rate table by construction type

Construction typeSourceBaseFringeTotal
BuildingFederal · AL20260096$17.57$2.41$19.98 ⚑
HeavyFederal · AL20260116$20.86$4.04$24.90 ⚑
HighwayFederal · AL20260168$19.73$0.00$19.73 ⚑
ResidentialFederal · AL20260057$11.67$0.00$11.67 ⚑
⚑ Green marks the governing (higher-of) rate. Each construction type is its own wage determination — the WD# is shown per row.
Source & freshness
WD number
AL20260096
Modification
#1
Effective
May 18, 2026
Last verified
Jul 14, 2026
Official source: SAM.gov wage determination AL20260096 → · How we source rates

Worked certified-payroll line

A Electrician on this determination working 40 straight hours owes $702.80 in base wages plus $96.40 in fringe = $799.20 gross for the week (Building). Overtime pays 1.5× the base only; fringe stays flat per hour. Run your own numbers in the calculator.

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Verify the current wage determination on SAM.gov or with the DOL Wage and Hour Division before bidding or paying. This is a readable presentation of the official determination, not legal or tax advice.
Last verified: Jul 14, 2026 · Reviewed by: the Davis-Bacon Wage editorial team