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Davis-Bacon rates — Polk 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
IA20260071 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 27 classifications
ClassificationBase rateFringeTotal
BOILERMAKER48.4833.9182.39
TILE SETTER37.4419.1256.56
BRICKLAYER AND STONEMASON37.4419.1256.56
ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)45.4520.9466.39
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 DAY56.3038.4494.74
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (CLASS 3)- LOADER(UNDER 35 H.P.) WITH OR WITHOUT ATTACHMENTS; FORKLIFT(OTHER THAN ABOVE); PAVER(ALL TYPES); ROLLER32.6221.9454.56
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (CLASS 2)- BULLDOZER; FORKLIFT(ON STEEL ERECTION AND MACHINERY MOVING OR HOISTING ABOVE ONE COMPLETE STORY); LOADER34.7021.9456.64
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (CLASS 1)- BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE35.0221.9456.96
IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL37.8023.5461.34
IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL35.5324.4559.98
IRONWORKER: REINFORCING37.5030.9968.49
LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK29.3617.9947.35
LABORER (COMMON OR GENERAL)29.3617.9947.35
PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER32.4116.3048.71
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER34.5523.8358.38
PIPEFITTER (HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION ONLY)45.2023.2568.45
PLUMBER45.2023.2568.45
ROOFER32.5015.5348.03
SPRINKLER FITTER (FIRE SPRINKLERS)45.9926.4272.41
SHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDES HVAC DUCT AND UNIT INSTALLATION)39.3824.9564.33
PAINTER: SPRAY19.776.6426.41
OPERATOR: CRANE25.709.1334.83
LABORER: PIPELAYER16.11—16.11
INSULATOR: MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE AND MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION)18.174.0122.18
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER21.2510.3231.57
CARPENTER, INCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING24.9311.1736.10
OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER33.5720.7554.32
Residential
IA20260026 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 13 classifications
ClassificationBase rateFringeTotal
BRICKLAYER37.4419.1256.56
CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY)35.5021.4356.93
ELECTRICIAN30.8614.2645.12
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CLASS 3- BOBCAT/SKIDSTEER/SKID LOADER; LOADER (UNDER 35 H.P.); ROLLER32.6221.9454.56
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CLASS 2- BULLDOZER; GRADER/BLADE; LOADER 35 H.P. AND OVER); SCRAPER34.7021.9456.64
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CLASS 1- BACKHOE; EXCAVATOR35.0221.9456.96
LABORER: PIPELAYER29.3617.9947.35
LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK29.3617.9947.35
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL29.3617.9947.35
LABORER (MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE)29.3617.9947.35
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER34.3523.3557.70
SHEETMETAL WORKER15.043.8218.86
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING15.785.9421.72
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.