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

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Nebraska publish 17 boilermaker classification rates ranging from $48.48 to $48.48 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 Nebraska have a published boilermaker rate?

71 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. Nebraska may set its own prevailing wage rates for state and locally funded work; the state law summary is on the Nebraska prevailing wage page.

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Boilermaker prevailing wage rates in Nebraska

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 17 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Nebraska publish 17 boilermaker classification rates, across 17 determinations covering 71 counties.
Those published base rates run from $48.48 to $48.48 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.
Last determination revision affecting boilermaker rates in Nebraska: 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 Nebraska'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

NE20260064 rev 1 · Building · Adams

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.48	33.57	BOIL0083-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260064 on SAM.gov.

NE20260065 rev 1 · Building · Boone

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.48	33.57	BOIL0083-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260065 on SAM.gov.

NE20260066 rev 1 · Building · Buffalo

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.48	33.57	BOIL0083-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260066 on SAM.gov.

NE20260067 rev 1 · Building · Cherry

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.48	33.57	BOIL0083-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260067 on SAM.gov.

NE20260068 rev 1 · Building · Custer

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.48	33.57	BOIL0083-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260068 on SAM.gov.

NE20260069 rev 1 · Building · Hall

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.48	33.57	BOIL0083-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260069 on SAM.gov.

NE20260070 rev 1 · Building · Howard

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.48	33.57	BOIL0083-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260070 on SAM.gov.

NE20260071 rev 1 · Building · Knox

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.48	33.57	BOIL0083-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260071 on SAM.gov.

NE20260072 rev 1 · Building · Madison

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.48	33.57	BOIL0083-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260072 on SAM.gov.

NE20260073 rev 1 · Building · Pierce

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.48	33.57	BOIL0083-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260073 on SAM.gov.

NE20260074 rev 1 · Building · Platte

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.48	33.57	BOIL0083-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260074 on SAM.gov.

NE20260075 rev 1 · Building · Thomas

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.48	33.57	BOIL0083-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260075 on SAM.gov.

NE20260076 rev 1 · Building · Thurston

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.48	33.57	BOIL0083-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260076 on SAM.gov.

NE20260078 rev 1 · Building · Antelope, Boyd, Brown, Burt, Cedar, Colfax and 7 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.48	33.57	BOIL0083-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260078 on SAM.gov.

NE20260079 rev 1 · Building · Arthur, Banner, Box Butte, Chase, Dawes, Dawson and 20 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.48	33.57	BOIL0083-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260079 on SAM.gov.

NE20260080 rev 1 · Building · Blaine, Clay, Franklin, Garfield, Greeley, Hamilton and 11 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.48	33.57	BOIL0083-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260080 on SAM.gov.

NE20260082 rev 1 · Building · Cheyenne, Dundy

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
BOILERMAKER	$48.48	33.57	BOIL0083-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260082 on SAM.gov.

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