Davis-Bacon rates — Douglas County, Kansas

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

KS20260048 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 31 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR	45.60	35.47	81.07
BRICKLAYER	43.57	23.02	66.59
TILE FINISHER	20.74	1.46	22.20
TILE SETTER	30.18	13.52	43.70
CARPENTER	39.59	22.40	61.99
ELECTRICIAN	44.05	20.25	64.30
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)	45.48	22.42	67.90
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: OILER	39.93	22.42	62.35
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER	45.48	22.42	67.90
IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL, REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL	39.00	34.25	73.25
LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK	25.47	11.38	36.85
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	31.60	16.95	48.55
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY	36.18	19.97	56.15
PLUMBER	45.90	19.94	65.84
PIPEFITTER (HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION ONLY)	45.90	19.94	65.84
ROOFER	38.45	22.29	60.74
SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)	52.18	27.15	79.33
SHEET METAL WORKER (EXCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION)	52.18	27.15	79.33
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP (ALL TYPES)	25.50	10.38	35.88
OPERATOR: ROLLER	33.78	13.64	47.42
OPERATOR: LOADER	30.35	12.04	42.39
OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE	31.05	13.26	44.31
OPERATOR: FORKLIFT	34.83	14.16	48.99
OPERATOR: CRANE	33.19	14.16	47.35
OPERATOR: BULLDOZER	33.12	13.96	47.08
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE	26.69	7.01	33.70
LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE	17.86	1.01	18.87
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	23.49	8.39	31.88
TRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK	39.89	15.85	55.74
TRUCK DRIVER: SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK	39.89	15.85	55.74
PIPEFITTER, EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION	46.39	20.95	67.34

Residential

KS20260008 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 15 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
TRUCK DRIVER	7.52	—	7.52
TILE SETTER	13.05	—	13.05
SHEET METAL WORKER	8.55	—	8.55
ROOFER	10.85	—	10.85
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: LOADER	14.95	3.87	18.82
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: (BACKHOE)	12.89	3.25	16.14
PLUMBER/PIPEFITTER	11.89	1.06	12.95
PAINTER	8.55	—	8.55
LABORER: MASON TENDER	8.50	—	8.50
LABORER	7.52	—	7.52
INSULATOR (BATT)	11.85	—	11.85
ELECTRICIAN	10.62	—	10.62
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	12.00	—	12.00
CARPENTER (EXCLUDING BATT INSULATION)	9.96	—	9.96
BRICKLAYER	14.00	—	14.00

Highway

KS20260134 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 33 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	39.00	34.25	73.25
TRUCK DRIVER: OFF ROAD TRUCK	19.06	—	19.06
TRUCK DRIVER: FLATBED AND LOWBOY	23.82	9.89	33.71
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM	23.23	11.51	34.74
TRUCK DRIVER: WATER TRUCK	21.96	10.82	32.78
TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION: TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION (GROUNDMAN)	16.54	—	16.54
TRAFFIC CONTROL: SERVICE DRIVER	17.22	2.44	19.66
OPERATOR: STRIPING MACHINE	27.27	12.25	39.52
OPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN	18.43	—	18.43
OPERATOR: ROTO MILL	22.67	11.87	34.54
OPERATOR: SCREED	16.93	—	16.93
OPERATOR: SCRAPER	17.67	—	17.67
OPERATOR: ROLLER	23.02	11.73	34.75
OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)	27.84	15.53	43.37
OPERATOR: MECHANIC	25.45	9.49	34.94
OPERATOR: MATERIAL TRANSFER VEHICLE	14.65	—	14.65
OPERATOR: LOADER	26.01	11.30	37.31
OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE	25.14	9.03	34.17
OPERATOR: CRANE	23.49	8.55	32.04
OPERATOR: CONCRETE FINISHING MACHINE	24.26	—	24.26
OPERATOR: BULLDOZER	21.23	7.77	29.00
OPERATOR: BROOM/SWEEPER	19.71	—	19.71
OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER	24.18	12.13	36.31
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE	24.57	11.57	36.14
LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE	29.75	12.83	42.58
LABORER: FLAGGER	13.20	—	13.20
LABORER: CONCRETE SAW (HAND HELD/WALK BEHIND)	29.21	14.63	43.84
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	17.91	8.21	26.12
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	29.90	26.11	56.01
ELECTRICIAN	29.93	14.14	44.07
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	27.45	10.10	37.55
CARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK	22.95	8.15	31.10
LABORER: PIPELAYER	32.12	14.73	46.85

Heavy

KS20260005 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 16 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
ELECTRICIAN	40.64	18.29	58.93
LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN	53.68	26.44	80.12
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ROLLER	39.57	21.69	61.26
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: LOADER	39.57	21.69	61.26
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE	39.57	21.69	61.26
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: FORKLIFT	39.57	21.69	61.26
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BULLDOZER	39.57	21.69	61.26
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER	36.09	16.83	52.92
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE	36.09	16.83	52.92
IRONWORKER	39.00	34.25	73.25
LABORER: PIPELAYER	36.24	15.87	52.11
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	39.06	18.71	57.77
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	28.60	19.49	48.09
OPERATOR: CRANE	32.13	9.58	41.71
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	26.00	16.33	42.33
CARPENTER	28.89	8.87	37.76

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.