Wage determination KY20260107

"General Decision Number: KY20260107 07/30/2026


State: Kentucky


Construction Types: Highway


Counties: Kentucky Counties of 
Adair, Barren, Bell, Breathitt, Casey, 
Clay, Clinton, Cumberland, Estill, 
Floyd, Garrard, Green, Harlan, Hart, 
Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, 
Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lincoln, 
Magoffin, Martin, McCreary, Menifee, 
Metcalfe, Monroe, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, 
Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, 
Russell, Taylor, Wayne, Whitley and 
Wolfe




 


Modification Number     Publication Date
          0                01/02/2026
          1                05/18/2026
          2                07/30/2026


 SUKY2015-047 10/20/2015
                                                     Rates                  Fringes
BOILERMAKER.........................................$ 24.65                  12.94
BRICKLAYER: BRICKLAYER..............................$ 22.90                  8.50
BRICKLAYER: STONE MASON.............................$ 21.50                  8.50
CARPENTER...........................................$ 24.90                  14.50
CARPENTER: PILEDRIVER...............................$ 24.55                  14.50
CEMENT MASON........................................$ 21.25                  8.50
ELECTRICIAN    WHEN WORKMEN ARE REQUIRED TO WORK 
FROM BOSUM CHAIRS, TRUSSES, STACKS, TANKS, 
SCAFFOLDS, CATWALKS, RADIO AND T.V. TOWERS, 
STRUCTURAL STEEL (OPEN, UNPROTECTED, UNFLOORED RAW 
STEEL), AND BRIDGES OR SIMILAR HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS 
WHERE WORKMEN ARE SUBJECT TO FALL, EXCEPT WHERE 
USING JLG'S AND BUCKET TRUCKS UP TO 75 FEET: ADD 
25% TO WORKMAN'S BASE RATE FOR 50 TO 75 FEET, AND 
ADD 50% TO WORKMAN'S BASE RATE FOR OVER 75 FEET.....$ 29.36                  10.55
ELECTRICIAN: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR    WHEN WORKMEN ARE 
REQUIRED TO WORK FROM BOSUM CHAIRS, TRUSSES, 
STACKS, TANKS, SCAFFOLDS, CATWALKS, RADIO AND T.V. 
TOWERS, STRUCTURAL STEEL (OPEN, UNPROTECTED, 
UNFLOORED RAW STEEL), AND BRIDGES OR SIMILAR 
HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS WHERE WORKMEN ARE SUBJECT TO 
FALL, EXCEPT WHERE USING JLG'S AND BUCKET TRUCKS UP 
TO 75 FEET: ADD 25% TO WORKMAN'S BASE RATE FOR 50 
TO 75 FEET, AND ADD 50% TO WORKMAN'S BASE RATE FOR 
OVER 75 FEET........................................$ 26.90                  10.31
ELECTRICIAN: GROUNDSMAN    WHEN WORKMEN ARE 
REQUIRED TO WORK FROM BOSUM CHAIRS, TRUSSES, 
STACKS, TANKS, SCAFFOLDS, CATWALKS, RADIO AND T.V. 
TOWERS, STRUCTURAL STEEL (OPEN, UNPROTECTED, 
UNFLOORED RAW STEEL), AND BRIDGES OR SIMILAR 
HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS WHERE WORKMEN ARE SUBJECT TO 
FALL, EXCEPT WHERE USING JLG'S AND BUCKET TRUCKS UP 
TO 75 FEET: ADD 25% TO WORKMAN'S BASE RATE FOR 50 
TO 75 FEET, AND ADD 50% TO WORKMAN'S BASE RATE FOR 
OVER 75 FEET........................................$ 17.79                  8.51
ELECTRICIAN: LINEMAN    WHEN WORKMEN ARE REQUIRED 
TO WORK FROM BOSUM CHAIRS, TRUSSES, STACKS, TANKS, 
SCAFFOLDS, CATWALKS, RADIO AND T.V. TOWERS, 
STRUCTURAL STEEL (OPEN, UNPROTECTED, UNFLOORED RAW 
STEEL), AND BRIDGES OR SIMILAR HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS 
WHERE WORKMEN ARE SUBJECT TO FALL, EXCEPT WHERE 
USING JLG'S AND BUCKET TRUCKS UP TO 75 FEET: ADD 
25% TO WORKMAN'S BASE RATE FOR 50 TO 75 FEET, AND 
ADD 50% TO WORKMAN'S BASE RATE FOR OVER 75 FEET.....$ 30.09                  10.94
IRONWORKER..........................................$ 27.56                  20.57
LABORER: GROUP 1 AGING AND CURING OF CONCRETE (ANY 
MODE OR METHOD), ASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER, ASPHALT 
PLANT LABORERS, ASPHALT LABORERS, BATCH TRUCK 
DUMPERS, CARPENTER TENDERS, CEMENT MASON TENDERS, 
CLEANING OF MACHINES, CONCRETE LABORERS, DEMOLITION 
LABORERS, DREDGING LABORERS, DRILL TENDER, 
ENVIRONMENTAL LABORER - NUCLEAR, RADIATION, TOXIC 
AND HAZARDOUS WASTE - LEVEL D, FLAGMEN, GRADE 
CHECKERS, ALL HAND DIGGING AND HAND BACK FILLING, 
HIGHWAY MARKER PLACERS, LANDSCAPING LABORERS, MESH 
HANDLERS AND PLACERS, PUDDLER, RAILROAD LABORERS, 
RIP-RAP AND GROUTERS, RIGHT OF WAY LABORERS, SIGN, 
GUARD RAIL AND FENCE INSTALLERS (ALL TYPES), 
SIGNALMEN, SOUND BARRIER INSTALLER, STORM AND 
SANITARY SEWER LABORERS, SWAMPERS, TRUCK SPOTTERS 
AND DUMPERS, WRECKING OF CONCRETE FORMS, GENERAL 
CLEANUP.............................................$ 21.80                  12.36
LABORER: GROUP 2 BATTER BOARD MEN (SANITARY AND 
STORM SEWER), BRICKMASON TENDERS, MORTAR MIXER 
OPERATOR, SCAFFOLD BUILDERS, BURNER AND WELDER, 
BUSHAMMERS, CHAIN SAW OPERATOR, CONCRETE SAW 
OPERATORS, DECKHAND SCOW MAN, DRY CEMENT HANDLERS, 
ENVIRONMENTAL LABORERS - NUCLEAR, RADIATION, TOXIC 
AND HAZARDOUS WASTE - LEVEL C, FORKLIFT OPERATORS 
FOR MASONRY, FORM SETTERS, GREEN CONCRETE CUTTING, 
HAND OPERATED GROUTER AND GRINDER MACHINE OPERATOR, 
JACK HAMMERS, LEAD PAINT ABATEMENT, PAVEMENT 
BREAKERS, PAVING JOINT MACHINE, PIPE LAYERS - LASER 
OPERATORS (NON-METALLIC), PLASTIC PIPE FUSION, 
POWER DRIVEN GEORGIA BUGGY AND WHEEL BARROW, POWER 
POST HOLE DIGGERS, PRECAST MANHOLE SETTERS, 
WALK-BEHIND TAMPERS, WALK-BEHIND TRENCHERS, SAND 
BLASTERS, CONCRETE CHIPPERS, SURFACE GRINDERS, 
VIBRATOR OPERATORS, WAGON DRILLERS..................$ 22.05                  12.36
LABORER: GROUP 3 AIR TRACK DRILLER (ALL TYPES), 
ASPHALT LUTEMAN AND RAKERS, GUNNITE NOZZLEMAN, 
GUNNITE OPERATORS AND MIXERS, GROUT PUMP OPERATOR, 
POWDERMAN AND BLASTER, SIDE RAIL SETTERS, RAIL 
PAVED DITCHES, SCREW OPERATORS, TUNNEL LABORERS 
(FREE AIR), WATER BLASTERS..........................$ 22.10                  12.36
LABORER: GROUP 4 CAISSON WORKERS (FREE AIR), CEMENT 
FINISHERS, ENVIRONMENTAL LABORER - NUCLEAR, 
RADIATION, TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS WASTE - LEVEL A AND 
B, MINERS AND DRILLERS (FREE AIR), TUNNEL BLASTERS, 
AND TUNNEL MOCKERS (FREE AIR), DIRECTIONAL AND 
HORIZONTAL BORING, AIR TRACK DRILLERS (ALL TYPES), 
POWDER MAN AND BLASTERS, TROXLER AND CONCRETE 
TESTER IF LABORER IS UTILIZED.......................$ 22.70                  12.36
PAINTER (ALL EXCLUDING BRIDGES).....................$ 19.92                  9.57
PAINTER (BRIDGES)...................................$ 23.92                  10.07
PLUMBER.............................................$ 22.52                  7.80
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 AUTO PATROL, 
BATCHER PLANT, BITUMINOUS PAVER, CABLE-WAY, 
CLAMSHELL, CONCRETE MIXER (21 CU FT OR OVER), 
CONCRETE PUMP, CRANE, CRUSHER PLANT, DERRICK, 
DERRICK BOAT, DITCHING AND TRENCHING MACHINE, 
DRAGLINE, DREDGE ENGINEER, ELEVATOR (REGARDLESS OF 
OWNERSHIP WHEN USED FOR HOISTING ANY BUILDING 
MATERIAL), ELEVATING GRADER AND ALL TYPES OF 
LOADERS, HOE-TYPE MACHINE, HOISTING ENGINE, 
LOCOMOTIVE, LETOURNEAU OR CARRY-ALL SCOOP, 
BULLDOZER, MECHANIC, ORANGEPEEL BUCKET, PILEDRIVER, 
POWER BLADE, ROLLER (BITUMINOUS), ROLLER (EARTH), 
ROLLER (ROCK), SCARIFIER, SHOVEL, TRACTOR SHOVEL, 
TRUCK CRANE, WELL POINT, WINCH TRUCK, PUSH DOZER, 
GROUT PUMP, HIGH LIFT, FORK LIFT (REGARDLESS OF 
LIFT HEIGHT), ALL TYPES OF BOOM CATS, MULTIPLE 
OPERATOR, CORE DRILL, TOW OR PUSH BOAT, A-FRAME 
WINCH TRUCK, CONCRETE PAVER, GRADE-ALL, HOIST, 
HYSTER, MATERIAL PUMP, PUMPCRETE, ROSS CARRIER, 
SHEEPFOOT, SIDEBOOM, THROTTLE-VALVE MAN, ROTARY 
DRILL, POWER GENERATOR, MUCKING MACHINE, ROCK 
SPREADER ATTACHED TO EQUIPMENT, SCOOPMOBILE, KECAL 
LOADER, TOWER CRANES (FRENCH, GERMAN AND OTHER 
TYPES), HYDOCRANE, TUGGER, BACKFILLER GURRIES, 
SELF-PROPELLED COMPACTOR, SELF-CONTAINED HYDRAULIC 
PERCUSSION DRILL....................................$ 29.95                  14.40
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 2 ALL AIR 
COMPRESSORS (200 CU FT/MIN OR GREATER), BITUMINOUS 
MIXER, CONCRETE MIXER (21 CU. FT. OR OVER), WELDING 
MACHINE, FORM GRADER, TRACTOR (50 HP AND OVER), 
BULL FLOAT, FINISH MACHINE, OUTBOARD MOTOR BOAT, 
BRAKEMAN, MECHANIC TENDER, WHIRLY OILER, TRACT-AIR, 
ROAD WIDENING TRENCHER, ARTICULATING TRUCKS.........$ 29.95                  14.40
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 3 GREASER ON GREASE 
FACILITIES SERVICING HEAVY EQUIPMENT................$ 27.26                  14.40
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 4 BITUMINOUS 
DISTRIBUTOR, CEMENT GUN, CONVEYOR, MUD JACK, PAVING 
JOINT MACHINE, PUMP, TAMPING MACHINE, TRACTOR 
(UNDER 50 HP), VIBRATOR, OILER, AIR COMPRESSOR 
(UNDER 200 CU FT PER MINUTE), CONCRETE SAW, BURLAP 
AND CURING MACHINE, HYDRO SEEDER, POWER FORM 
HANDLING EQUIPMENT, DECKHAND OILER, HYDRAULIC POST 
DRIVER..............................................$ 26.96                  14.40
SHEET METAL WORKER..................................$ 20.40                  7.80
TRUCK DRIVER: DRIVER (3 TONS AND OVER), DRIVER 
(TRUCK MOUNTED ROTARY DRILL)........................$ 23.74                  14.50
TRUCK DRIVER: DRIVER (3 TONS AND UNDER), TIRE 
CHANGER AND TRUCK MECHANIC TENDER...................$ 23.53                  14.50
TRUCK DRIVER: DRIVER (SEMI-TRAILER OR POLE 
TRAILER), DRIVER (DUMP TRUCK, TANDEM AXLE), DRIVER 
OF DISTRIBUTOR......................................$ 23.40                  14.50
TRUCK DRIVER: DRIVER ON MIXER TRUCKS (ALL TYPES)....$ 23.45                  14.50
TRUCK DRIVER: DRIVER ON PAVEMENT BREAKERS...........$ 23.55                  14.50
TRUCK DRIVER: DRIVER, EUCLID AND OTHER HEAVY EARTH 
MOVING EQUIPMENT AND LOW BOY........................$ 24.31                  14.50
TRUCK DRIVER: DRIVER, WINCH TRUCK AND A-FRAME WHEN 
USED IN TRANSPORTING MATERIALS......................$ 23.30                  14.50
TRUCK DRIVER: GREASER ON GREASING FACILITIES........$ 24.40                  14.50
TRUCK DRIVER: TRUCK MECHANIC........................$ 23.50                  14.50
TRUCK DRIVER: TRUCK TENDER AND WAREHOUSEMAN.........$ 23.20                  14.50
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WELDERS - Receive rate prescribed for craft performing
operation to which welding is incidental.
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Note: Executive Order (EO) 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave
for Federal Contractors applies to all contracts subject to the
Davis-Bacon Act for which the contract is awarded (and any
solicitation was issued) on or after January 1, 2017.  If this
contract is covered by the EO, the contractor must provide
employees with 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours
they work, up to 56 hours of paid sick leave each year.
Employees must be permitted to use paid sick leave for their
own illness, injury or other health-related needs, including
preventive care; to assist a family member (or person who is
like family to the employee) who is ill, injured, or has other
health-related needs, including preventive care; or for reasons
resulting from, or to assist a family member (or person who is
like family to the employee) who is a victim of, domestic
violence, sexual assault, or stalking.  Additional information
on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO
is available at
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/government-contracts.

Note: Executive Order 13658 generally applies to contracts subject 
to the Davis-Bacon Act that were awarded on or between January 1, 
2015 and January 29, 2022, and that have not been renewed or 
extended on or after January 30, 2022. Executive Order 13658 does 
not apply to contracts subject only to the Davis-Bacon Related Acts 
regardless of when they were awarded. If a contract is subject to 
Executive Order 13658, the contractor must pay all covered workers 
at least $13.65 per hour (or the applicable wage rate listed on this 
wage determination, if it is higher) for all hours spent performing on 
the contract from May 11, 2026, through December 31, 2026.  The 
applicable Executive Order minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually.
Additional information on contractor requirements and worker 
protections under Executive Order 13658 is available at 
www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

Unlisted classifications needed for work not included within
the scope of the classifications listed may be added after
award only as provided in the labor standards contract clauses
(29CFR 5.5 (a) (1) (iii)).
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The body of each wage determination lists the classifications
and wage rates that have been found to be prevailing for the
type(s) of construction and geographic area covered by the wage
determination. The classifications are listed in alphabetical
order under rate identifiers indicating whether the particular
rate is a union rate (current union negotiated rate), a survey
rate, a weighted union average rate, a state adopted rate, or a
supplemental classification rate.

Union Rate Identifiers

A four-letter identifier beginning with characters other than
�SU�, �UAVG�, �SA�, or �SC� denotes that a union rate was
prevailing for that classification in the survey. Example:
PLUM0198-005 07/01/2024. PLUM is an identifier of the union
whose collectively bargained rate prevailed in the survey for
this classification, which in this example would be Plumbers.
0198 indicates the local union number or district council
number where applicable, i.e., Plumbers Local 0198. The next
number, 005 in the example, is an internal number used in
processing the wage determination. The date, 07/01/2024 in the
example, is the effective date of the most current negotiated
rate.

Union prevailing wage rates are updated to reflect all changes
over time that are reported to WHD in the rates
in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) governing the
classification.

Union Average Rate Identifiers

The UAVG identifier indicates that no single rate prevailed for
those classifications, but that 100% of the data reported for
the classifications reflected union rates. EXAMPLE:
UAVG-OH-0010 01/01/2024. UAVG indicates that the rate is a
weighted union average rate. OH indicates the State of Ohio.
The next number, 0010 in the example, is an internal number
used in producing the wage determination. The date, 01/01/2024
in the example, indicates the date the wage determination was
updated to reflect the most current union average rate.

A UAVG rate will be updated once a year, usually in January, to
reflect a weighted average of the current rates in the
collective bargaining agreements on which the rate is based.

Survey Rate Identifiers

The �SU� identifier indicates that either a single non-union
rate prevailed (as defined in 29 CFR 1.2) for this
classification in the survey or that the rate was derived by
computing a weighted average rate based on all the rates
reported in the survey for that classification. As a weighted
average rate includes all rates reported in the survey, it may
include both union and non-union rates. Example: SUFL2022-007
6/27/2024. SU indicates the rate is a single non-union
prevailing rate or a weighted average of survey data for that
classification. FL indicates the State of Florida. 2022 is the
year of the survey on which these classifications and rates are
based. The next number, 007 in the example, is an internal
number used in producing the wage determination. The date,
6/27/2024 in the example, indicates the survey completion date
for the classifications and rates under that identifier.

�SU� wage rates typically remain in effect until a new survey
is conducted. However, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has the
discretion to update such rates under 29 CFR 1.6(c)(1).

State Adopted Rate Identifiers

The �SA� identifier indicates that the classifications and
prevailing wage rates set by a state (or local) government were
adopted under 29 C.F.R 1.3(g)-(h).  Example: SAME2023-007
01/03/2024. SA reflects that the rates are state adopted. ME
refers to the State of Maine. 2023 is the year during which the
state completed the survey on which the listed classifications
and rates are based. The next number, 007 in the example, is an
internal number used in producing the wage determination.
The date, 01/03/2024 in the example, reflects the date on which
the classifications and rates under the �SA� identifier took
effect under state law in the state from which the rates were
adopted.
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WAGE DETERMINATION APPEALS PROCESS
1) Has there been an initial decision in the matter? This can
be:
           a) a survey underlying a wage determination
           b) an existing published wage determination
           c) an initial WHD letter setting forth a position on
                a wage determination matter
           d) an initial conformance (additional classification
                and rate) determination
On survey related matters, initial contact, including requests
for summaries of surveys, should be directed to the WHD Branch
of Wage Surveys. Requests can be submitted via email to
davisbaconinfo@dol.gov or by mail to:
            Branch of Wage Surveys
            Wage and Hour Division
            U.S. Department of Labor
            200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
            Washington, DC 20210
Regarding any other wage determination matter such as
conformance decisions, requests for initial decisions should be
directed to the WHD Branch of Construction Wage Determinations.
Requests can be submitted via email to BCWD-Office@dol.gov or
by mail to:
            Branch of Construction Wage Determinations
            Wage and Hour Division
            U.S. Department of Labor
            200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
            Washington, DC 20210
2) If an initial decision has been issued, then any interested
party (those affected by the action) that disagrees with the
decision can request review and reconsideration from the Wage
and Hour Administrator (See 29 CFR Part 1.8 and 29 CFR Part 7).
Requests for review and reconsideration can be submitted via
email to dba.reconsideration@dol.gov or by mail to:
            Wage and Hour Administrator
            U.S. Department of Labor
            200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
            Washington, DC 20210
The request should be accompanied by a full statement of the
interested party's position and any information (wage payment
data, project description, area practice material, etc.) that
the requestor considers relevant to the issue.

3) If the decision of the Administrator is not favorable, an
interested party may appeal directly to the Administrative
Review Board (formerly the Wage Appeals Board).  Write to:
            Administrative Review Board
            U.S. Department of Labor
            200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
            Washington, DC 20210.
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          END OF GENERAL DECISION
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