Davis-Bacon rates — Kiowa County, Colorado

Every active general wage determination covering this county, one section per construction type. These rates are the minimum that must be paid on a federal or federally assisted contract.

Pick the construction type that matches your contract, not the highest rate. Building, Residential, Highway and Heavy are separate determinations with different rates, and using the wrong one is a common reason a certified payroll comes back rejected. Where your trade appears under several classifications the choice between them is a judgement call — the plainest match is usually right, and the contracting officer can confirm it.

Highway

CO20260010 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 50 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)	33.11	12.17	45.28
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (6)-CRANE (91-140 TONS)	35.58	15.20	50.78
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (5)-DRILL RIG CAISSON (WATSON 2500 SIMILAR OR LARGER), CRANE (51-90 TONS).$ 35.41 15.20 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (4)-CRANE (50 TONS AND UNDER)	35.20	15.20	50.40
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (3)- DRILL RIG CAISSON (SMALLER THAN WATSON 2500 AND SIMILAR), POWER BROOM/SWEEPER (70 HP AND OVER)	35.03	15.20	50.23
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (1)-POWER BROOM/SWEEPER(UNDER 70 HP)	34.14	15.20	49.34
TRUCK DRIVER: WATER TRUCK	14.88	2.07	16.95
TRUCK DRIVER: PICKUP AND PILOT CAR	14.04	3.49	17.53
TRUCK DRIVER: MULTI-PURPOSE SPECIALTY & HOISTING TRUCK	18.89	3.49	22.38
TRUCK DRIVER: MECHANIC	17.79	3.51	21.30
TRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK (LAS ANIMAS)	19.77	3.25	23.02
TRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK (BACA, BENT, COSTILLA, CROWLEY, HUERFANO, KIOWA, OTERO, PROWERS)	19.95	3.36	23.31
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	17.61	2.69	20.30
TRUCK DRIVER: DISTRIBUTOR	17.98	5.27	23.25
TRUCK DRIVER (SEMI TRUCK)	17.58	4.67	22.25
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: TRACTOR	16.83	2.95	19.78
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: SCREED	16.21	3.76	19.97
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: SCRAPER	19.93	5.38	25.31
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ROLLER COMPACTOR (DIRT AND GRADE COMPACTION)	17.78	2.83	20.61
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: MECHANIC	18.91	4.20	23.11
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: LOADER (FRONT END) (LAS ANIMAS)	23.56	5.93	29.49
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: LOADER (FRONT END) (BACA, BENT, COSTILLA, CROWLEY, HUERFANO, KIOWA, OTERO, PROWERS)	23.58	6.66	30.24
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GUARDRAIL/POST DRIVER	16.07	4.41	20.48
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE (LAS ANIMAS).$ 18.88 3.14 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE (BACA, BENT, COSTILLA, CROWLEY, HUERFANO, KIOWA, OTERO, PROWERS).$ 18.40 4.20 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: FORKLIFT	18.30	5.01	23.31
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: DRILL	20.49	2.66	23.15
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CHIPPER	22.04	8.26	30.30
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BULLDOZER	26.65	4.46	31.11
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID LOADER	18.43	3.12	21.55
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE/TRACKHOE (LAS ANIMAS)	24.70	3.40	28.10
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE/TRACKHOE (BACA, BENT, COSTILLA, CROWLEY, HUERFANO, KIOWA, OTERO, PROWERS)	23.19	4.18	27.37
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ASPHALT SPREADER	23.19	7.66	30.85
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ASPHALT ROLLER	23.14	7.51	30.65
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ASPHALT PLANT	21.13	2.16	23.29
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ASPHALT PAVER	22.67	8.72	31.39
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ASPHALT LAYDOWN	24.17	6.73	30.90
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (OILER)	22.54	9.22	31.76
PAINTER (SPRAY ONLY)	17.54	3.52	21.06
LABORER: TRAFFIC CONTROL (SETS UP/MOVES BARRELS, CONES, INSTALL SIGNS, ARROW BOARDS AND PLACE STATIONARY FLAGS) (EXCLUDES FLAGGERS)	12.39	3.20	15.59
LABORER: TRAFFIC CONTROL (FLAGGER)	9.42	3.21	12.63
LABORER: MASON TENDER-CEMENT/CONCRETE	12.44	3.10	15.54
LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION	15.37	3.16	18.53
LABORER: CONCRETE SAW (HAND HELD)	16.00	6.14	22.14
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL (LAS ANIMAS)	14.52	3.53	18.05
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL (BACA, BENT, COSTILLA, CROWLEY, HUERFANO, KIOWA, OTERO, PROWERS)	14.48	3.53	18.01
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	16.76	6.01	22.77
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	16.94	6.77	23.71
HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: PAINTER	13.92	3.07	16.99
HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: TRUCK DRIVER (LINE STRIPING TRUCK)	14.60	3.49	18.09
ELECTRICIAN	28.06	8.76	36.82
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (LAS ANIMAS)	17.24	2.85	20.09
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (BACA, BENT, COSTILLA, CROWLEY, HUERFANO, KIOWA, OTERO, PROWERS).$ 17.70 2.53 CARPENTER (EXCLUDES FORM WORK)	18.96	3.18	22.14

Filing the WH-347 that these rates feed into? I build certified payroll tools, and I will prepare your first weekly filing from your payroll register free, with worker names removed — partly to be useful, partly because real registers are the only way to test the thing properly. hamza.aiemployee@gmail.com. No sign-up on this site, and nothing here is tracked.