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Davis-Bacon rates — Washington 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
IA20260076 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 26 classifications
ClassificationBase rateFringeTotal
BOILERMAKER48.4833.9182.39
BRICKLAYER29.8017.1646.96
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, PAVER(ALL TYPES), ROLLER32.6221.9454.56
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (CLASS 2)- LOADER34.7021.9456.64
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (CLASS 1)- BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE35.0221.9456.96
IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL35.5324.4559.98
IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL35.5324.4559.98
IRONWORKER: REINFORCING37.5030.9968.49
LABORER: PIPELAYER28.3319.8248.15
PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER29.5512.1041.65
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER32.2928.4560.74
SHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDES HVAC DUCT AND UNIT INSTALLATION)41.4523.1164.56
ROOFER21.925.0726.99
PLUMBER29.1111.5540.66
PIPEFITTER, INCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION30.2511.8842.13
PAINTER: SPRAY19.769.0528.81
OPERATOR: FORKLIFT22.967.4930.45
OPERATOR: CRANE24.158.1032.25
OPERATOR: BULLDOZER26.1313.5639.69
LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK19.398.1727.56
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL16.524.2420.76
INSULATOR: MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE AND MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION)16.708.1224.82
ELECTRICIAN26.068.1434.20
CARPENTER, INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, FORM WORK, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION23.973.0927.06
BRICKLAYER24.909.6034.50
Residential
IA20260022 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 12 classifications
ClassificationBase rateFringeTotal
BRICKLAYER29.8017.1646.96
CARPENTER31.1724.1555.32
ELECTRICIAN28.0616.1544.21
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: COMMON OR GENERAL, MASON TENDER - BRICK, MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE, PIPELAYER28.3319.8248.15
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER34.3523.3557.70
ROOFER25.7522.1247.87
SHEET METAL WORKER15.043.8218.86
TRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK34.1117.8751.98
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK33.9517.8751.82
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.