Piledrivers on prevailing wage projects in Arkansas are paid $15.68 to $24.70 per hour, with a median total of $18.75 across the 20 determination records listed below. That total is base rate plus fringe benefits. Rates differ by county, construction type and funding source, so use the row that matches your project.
Figures above are computed over the 20 hourly records in the table below. They are not a statewide average of all piledrivers in Arkansas. Most recent determination in this set: May 18, 2026.
Every row below is one wage determination line: a piledriver classification, in one county, for one construction type, under one funding source. The rate that applies to your project is the row whose county, construction type and funding source all match it — a Highway rate does not apply to a Building project in the same county, and a state determination does not substitute for a federal one.
| Classification | County | Construction type | Funding | Base | Fringe | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piledriverman | Poinsett | Highway | #federal | $24.70 | — | $24.70 |
| Piledriverman | Craighead | Highway | #federal | $24.70 | — | $24.70 |
| Piledriverman | Clay | Highway | #federal | $18.75 | — | $18.75 |
| Piledriverman | Fulton | Highway | #federal | $18.75 | — | $18.75 |
| Piledriverman | Independence | Highway | #federal | $18.75 | — | $18.75 |
| Piledriverman | Izard | Highway | #federal | $18.75 | — | $18.75 |
| Piledriverman | Jackson | Highway | #federal | $18.75 | — | $18.75 |
| Piledriverman | Lee | Highway | #federal | $18.75 | — | $18.75 |
| Piledriverman | Randolph | Highway | #federal | $18.75 | — | $18.75 |
| Piledriverman | Sharp | Highway | #federal | $18.75 | — | $18.75 |
| Piledriverman | Woodruff | Highway | #federal | $18.75 | — | $18.75 |
| Piledriverman | White | Highway | #federal | $18.75 | — | $18.75 |
| Piledriverman | Stone | Highway | #federal | $18.75 | — | $18.75 |
| Piledriverman | St-Francis | Highway | #federal | $18.75 | — | $18.75 |
| Piledriverman | Monroe | Highway | #federal | $15.68 | — | $15.68 |
| Piledriverman | Mississippi | Highway | #federal | $18.75 | — | $18.75 |
| Piledriverman | Lawrence | Highway | #federal | $18.75 | — | $18.75 |
| Piledriverman | Greene | Highway | #federal | $18.75 | — | $18.75 |
| Piledriverman | Cross | Highway | #federal | $18.75 | — | $18.75 |
| Piledriverman | Cleburne | Highway | #federal | $18.75 | — | $18.75 |
Piledrivers drive and place foundation piles, sheeting and cofferdams, mostly on bridge, marine and heavy foundation work. It is normally a carpenter-family classification but with its own rate on heavy and highway determinations.
Prevailing wage is set county by county. These are the Arkansas counties with piledriver records in the set above — open one to see every classification on that county's determination, not just this trade.
Across the 20 federal-funded determination records WageFinder lists for piledrivers in Arkansas, total prevailing wage runs from $15.68 to $24.70 per hour, median $18.75. There is no single statewide figure: each county's determination sets its own rate, and the same county can carry different rates for Building, Highway, Heavy and Residential work.
The total prevailing wage shown is the base hourly rate plus the fringe benefit rate. None of these records list a separate fringe amount, which is common on non-union federal determinations — in that case the total is the base rate alone. Fringe can be paid as bona fide benefit plan contributions, as cash added to the paycheck, or as a mix of both.
This page lists piledriver records for 20 counties in Arkansas: Clay, Cleburne, Craighead, Cross, Fulton, Greene, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Lee, Mississippi, and others. Determinations that apply statewide appear under a statewide entry rather than a named county.
The most recent determination in this set is dated May 18, 2026. WageFinder re-reads the official sources weekly, but the date that matters for compliance is the determination date on the document itself, which is shown on every wage detail page and links back to the government source.
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