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

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Nebraska publish 49 ironworker classification rates ranging from $7.25 to $39.00 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 ironworker rate?

93 of the counties covered by active federal determinations list at least one ironworker 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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Ironworker prevailing wage rates in Nebraska

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 42 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Nebraska publish 49 ironworker classification rates, across 42 determinations covering 93 counties.
Those published base rates run from $7.25 to $39.00 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: Building, Highway, Residential.
Last determination revision affecting ironworker 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 ironworker work (structural steel erection and reinforcing steel) 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

NE20260003 rev 1 · Residential · Cass, Douglas, Sarpy

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER	$13.00	2.00	SUNE1984-002 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NE20260003 on SAM.gov.

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

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER (STRUCTURAL)	$8.88	0.00	SUNE1984-004 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NE20260009 on SAM.gov.

NE20260010 rev 1 · Residential · Saunders

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER	$8.00	0.00	SUNE1991-002 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NE20260010 on SAM.gov.

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

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER	$7.25	0.00	SUNE1982-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NE20260011 on SAM.gov.

NE20260013 rev 1 · Residential · Saline, Seward

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER	$8.00	0.00	SUNE1982-005 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NE20260013 on SAM.gov.

NE20260014 rev 1 · Residential · Clay, Nuckolls, Thayer, Webster

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER	$10.10	0.00	SUNE1982-002 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NE20260014 on SAM.gov.

NE20260020 rev 1 · Residential · Platte

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER (STRUCTURAL)	$7.25	0.00	SUNE1986-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NE20260020 on SAM.gov.

NE20260027 rev 1 · Highway · Lancaster, Saunders, Seward

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	$19.35	0.00	SUNE2011-023 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NE20260027 on SAM.gov.

NE20260028 rev 1 · Highway · Cass, Douglas, Sarpy, Washington

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING (SARPY & WASHINGTON COUNTIES)	$24.40	9.20	SUNE2011-024 DOL wage survey rate
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING (DOUGLAS COUNTY)	$23.16	8.86	SUNE2011-024 DOL wage survey rate
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING (CASS COUNTY)	$25.11	9.40	SUNE2011-024 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NE20260028 on SAM.gov.

NE20260029 rev 1 · Highway · Dakota, Dixon

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	$22.49	9.20	SUNE2011-025 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NE20260029 on SAM.gov.

NE20260030 rev 1 · Highway · Arthur, Banner, Box Butte, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne and 24 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	$17.93	0.00	SUNE2011-026 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NE20260030 on SAM.gov.

NE20260031 rev 1 · Highway · Adams, Blaine, Buffalo, Clay, Custer, Franklin and 16 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	$17.93	0.00	SUNE2011-027 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NE20260031 on SAM.gov.

NE20260032 rev 1 · Highway · Butler, Fillmore, Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Nemaha and 7 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	$17.93	0.00	SUNE2011-028 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NE20260032 on SAM.gov.

NE20260033 rev 1 · Highway · Antelope, Boone, Boyd, Brown, Burt, Cedar and 13 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	$17.93	0.00	SUNE2011-029 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NE20260033 on SAM.gov.

NE20260056 rev 1 · Building · Cass

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$39.00	22.30	IRON0021-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260056 on SAM.gov.

NE20260057 rev 1 · Building · Douglas

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$39.00	22.30	IRON0021-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260057 on SAM.gov.

NE20260058 rev 1 · Building · Lancaster

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$39.00	22.30	IRON0021-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260058 on SAM.gov.

NE20260059 rev 1 · Building · Sarpy

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$39.00	22.30	IRON0021-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260059 on SAM.gov.

NE20260060 rev 1 · Building · Saunders

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$39.00	22.30	IRON0021-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260060 on SAM.gov.

NE20260061 rev 1 · Building · Seward

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$39.00	22.30	IRON0021-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260061 on SAM.gov.

NE20260062 rev 1 · Building · Washington

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$39.00	22.30	IRON0021-002 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260062 on SAM.gov.

NE20260063 rev 1 · Building · Dakota, Dixon

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$32.14	19.28	IRON0021-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260063 on SAM.gov.

NE20260064 rev 1 · Building · Adams

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$39.00	22.30	IRON0021-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260064 on SAM.gov.

NE20260065 rev 1 · Building · Boone

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$39.00	22.30	IRON0021-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260065 on SAM.gov.

NE20260066 rev 1 · Building · Buffalo

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$39.00	22.30	IRON0021-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260066 on SAM.gov.

NE20260067 rev 1 · Building · Cherry

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$32.14	19.28	IRON0021-005 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260067 on SAM.gov.

NE20260068 rev 1 · Building · Custer

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$39.00	22.30	IRON0021-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260068 on SAM.gov.

NE20260069 rev 1 · Building · Hall

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$39.00	22.30	IRON0021-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260069 on SAM.gov.

NE20260070 rev 1 · Building · Howard

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$39.00	22.30	IRON0021-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260070 on SAM.gov.

NE20260071 rev 1 · Building · Knox

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$32.14	19.28	IRON0021-005 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260071 on SAM.gov.

NE20260072 rev 1 · Building · Madison

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$32.14	19.28	IRON0021-005 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260072 on SAM.gov.

NE20260073 rev 1 · Building · Pierce

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$32.14	19.28	IRON0021-005 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260073 on SAM.gov.

NE20260074 rev 1 · Building · Platte

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$39.00	22.30	IRON0021-001 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260074 on SAM.gov.

NE20260075 rev 1 · Building · Thomas

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$32.14	19.28	IRON0021-005 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260075 on SAM.gov.

NE20260076 rev 1 · Building · Thurston

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$32.14	19.28	IRON0021-005 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260076 on SAM.gov.

NE20260077 rev 1 · Building · York

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$22.96	4.50	SUNE2012-014 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NE20260077 on SAM.gov.

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

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (BURT, COLFAX AND DODGE COUNTIES)	$39.00	22.30	IRON0021-010 collectively bargained (union) rate
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (ANTELOPE, BOYD, BROWN, CEDAR, CUMING, HOLT, KEYA PAHA, ROCK, STANTON AND WAYNE COUNTIES)	$32.14	19.28	IRON0021-011 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
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (ARTHUR, CHASE, DAWSON, FRONTIER, FURNAS, GOSPER, HAYES, HITCHCOCK, KEITH, LINCOLN, LOGAN, MCPHERSON, PERKINS AND RED WILLOW COUNTIES)	$39.00	22.30	IRON0021-008 collectively bargained (union) rate
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (GRANT AND HOOKER COUNTIES)	$32.14	19.28	IRON0021-009 collectively bargained (union) rate
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (BANNER, BOX BUTTE, DAWES, DEUEL, GARDEN, KIMBALL, MORRILL, SCOTTS BLUFF, SHERIDAN AND SIOUX COUNTIES)	$33.68	27.10	IRON0027-018 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
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (CLAY, FRANKLIN, GREELEY, HAMILTON, HARLAN, KEARNEY, MERRICK, NANCE, NUCKOLIS, PHELPS, SHERMAN, VALLEY AND WEBSTER COUNTIES)	$39.00	22.30	IRON0021-006 collectively bargained (union) rate
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (BLAINE, GARFIELD, LOUP AND WHEELER COUNTIES)	$32.14	19.28	IRON0021-007 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260080 on SAM.gov.

NE20260081 rev 1 · Building · Butler, Fillmore, Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Nemaha and 4 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$22.96	4.50	SUNE2012-018 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NE20260081 on SAM.gov.

NE20260082 rev 1 · Building · Cheyenne, Dundy

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (DUNDY COUNTY)	$39.00	22.30	IRON0021-004 collectively bargained (union) rate
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (CHEYENNE COUNTY)	$33.68	27.10	IRON0027-017 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: NE20260082 on SAM.gov.

NE20260083 rev 1 · Building · Otoe, Pawnee

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	$22.96	4.50	SUNE2012-020 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NE20260083 on SAM.gov.

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