Davis-Bacon rates — Linn County, Iowa

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.

Building

IA20260069 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 29 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR	36.06	24.35	60.41
BOILERMAKER	48.48	33.91	82.39
BRICKLAYER	36.00	17.79	53.79
TILE SETTER	36.00	17.79	53.79
CARPENTER (INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, FORM WORK, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION)	31.17	24.15	55.32
MILLWRIGHT	36.70	28.95	65.65
ELEVATOR MECHANIC FOOTNOTES: A. EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTES 8% OF REGULAR BASIC HOURLY RATE AS VACATION PAY CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEES WITH MORE THAN 5 YEARS OF SERVICE, AND 6% FOR EMPLOYEES WITH LESS THAN 5 YEARS OF SERVICE. B. PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY; MEMORIAL DAY; INDEPENDENCE DAY; LABOR DAY; VETERAN'S DAY; THANKSGIVING DAY; DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING; & CHRISTMAS DAY	56.30	38.44	94.74
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: PAVER(ALL TYPES), ROLLER	35.29	18.35	53.64
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: LOADER	37.62	18.35	55.97
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE	39.00	18.35	57.35
IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL	35.53	24.45	59.98
IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL	35.53	24.45	59.98
IRONWORKER: REINFORCING	37.50	30.99	68.49
LABORER (COMMON OR GENERAL)	28.33	19.82	48.15
LABORER: PIPELAYER	28.33	19.82	48.15
PAINTER: SPRAY	29.55	12.10	41.65
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	29.55	12.10	41.65
PIPEFITTER (INCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION)	45.51	21.57	67.08
PLUMBER	45.51	21.57	67.08
SPRINKLER FITTER (FIRE SPRINKLERS)	45.99	26.42	72.41
SHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDES HVAC DUCT AND UNIT INSTALLATION)	41.45	23.11	64.56
ROOFER	21.92	5.07	26.99
OPERATOR: FORKLIFT	22.96	7.49	30.45
OPERATOR: CRANE	24.15	8.10	32.25
OPERATOR: BULLDOZER	26.13	13.56	39.69
LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK	19.39	8.17	27.56
FLOOR LAYER: FLOOR COATING/EPOXY	22.43	—	22.43
ELECTRICIAN	28.85	10.43	39.28
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	21.66	2.47	24.13

Residential

IA20260024 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 12 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
BRICKLAYER	36.00	17.79	53.79
CARPENTER	31.17	24.15	55.32
ELECTRICIAN	28.06	16.15	44.21
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CLASS 3- BOBCAT/SKIDSTEER/SKID LOADER; ROLLERS	35.29	18.35	53.64
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CLASS 2- BACKHOE (UNDER 1 CY); BULLDOZER; GRADER/BLADE; LOADER; SCRAPER	37.62	18.35	55.97
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CLASS 1- BACKHOE (1 CY AND OVER); EXCAVATOR	39.00	18.35	57.35
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL, MASON TENDER - BRICK, MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE, PIPELAYER	28.33	19.82	48.15
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	34.35	23.35	57.70
ROOFER	29.28	17.53	46.81
SHEET METAL WORKER	15.04	3.82	18.86
TRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK	34.11	17.87	51.98
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	33.95	17.87	51.82

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.