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

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Nebraska publish 11 floor layer classification rates ranging from $7.75 to $10.00 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 floor layer rate?

39 of the counties covered by active federal determinations list at least one floor layer 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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Floor Layer prevailing wage rates in Nebraska

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 11 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Nebraska publish 11 floor layer classification rates, across 11 determinations covering 39 counties.
Those published base rates run from $7.75 to $10.00 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: Residential.
Last determination revision affecting floor layer 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 floor layer work (carpet, resilient and soft floor covering) 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

NE20260001 rev 1 · Residential · Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden and 5 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$10.00	0.00	SUNE1984-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NE20260001 on SAM.gov.

NE20260007 rev 1 · Residential · Boone, Nance

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$7.75	0.00	SUNE1983-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NE20260007 on SAM.gov.

NE20260008 rev 1 · Residential · Buffalo, Gage, Jefferson

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$10.00	0.00	SUNE1989-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NE20260008 on SAM.gov.

NE20260009 rev 1 · Residential · Burt, Dakota, Dixon, Thurston

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$9.75	0.00	SUNE1984-004 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NE20260009 on SAM.gov.

NE20260011 rev 1 · Residential · Butler, Colfax, Lincoln, Polk

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$10.00	0.00	SUNE1982-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NE20260011 on SAM.gov.

NE20260016 rev 1 · Residential · Custer, Dawson

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$8.50	0.00	SUNE1981-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NE20260016 on SAM.gov.

NE20260018 rev 1 · Residential · Dodge, Washington

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$8.00	0.00	SUNE1982-003 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NE20260018 on SAM.gov.

NE20260020 rev 1 · Residential · Platte

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$8.00	0.00	SUNE1986-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NE20260020 on SAM.gov.

NE20260022 rev 1 · Residential · Madison

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$9.50	0.00	SUNE1983-003 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NE20260022 on SAM.gov.

NE20260024 rev 1 · Residential · Garfield, Hall, Hamilton, Howard, Merrick, Sherman and 1 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$9.38	0.00	SUNE1984-007 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NE20260024 on SAM.gov.

NE20260025 rev 1 · Residential · Greeley, Valley

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$7.75	0.00	SUNE1984-008 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NE20260025 on SAM.gov.

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