Davis-Bacon rates — Ellis 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

KS20260007 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 24 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR	45.60	35.47	81.07
BRICKLAYER	29.07	15.61	44.68
ELEVATOR MECHANIC A. VACATION PAY: 6% FOR 6 MONTHS TO 5 YEARS SERVICE; 8% WITH 5 OR MORE YEARS OF SERVICE. B. PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND FRIDAY AFTER, AND CHRISTMAS DAY	60.69	38.44	99.13
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	39.00	34.25	73.25
PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER	36.18	19.97	56.15
PIPEFITTER (EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION)	45.90	19.94	65.84
PIPEFITTER (HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION ONLY)	45.90	19.94	65.84
SPRINKLER FITTER: FIRE SPRINKLER	41.83	27.60	69.43
SHEET METAL WORKER (EXCLUDES HVAC DUCT AND UNIT INSTALLATION)	52.18	27.15	79.33
SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC UNIT INSTALLATION ONLY)	28.20	10.85	39.05
SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)	23.18	5.83	29.01
ROOFER	14.48	2.96	17.44
PLUMBER, EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE AND UNIT INSTALLATION	27.79	10.85	38.64
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE	15.72	1.95	17.67
METAL BUILDING ERECTOR	11.19	1.83	13.02
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	12.37	2.77	15.14
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	23.02	15.09	38.11
GLAZIER	18.92	6.64	25.56
FORM WORKER	13.33	—	13.33
ELECTRICIAN, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS	27.63	10.96	38.59
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	18.01	3.33	21.34
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK	15.94	2.06	18.00
CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY)	17.92	2.09	20.01
ELECTRICIAN (HVAC/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS INSTALLATION ONLY)	38.75	18.52	57.27

Highway

KS20260080 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 38 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: DRILL RIG CAISSONS	38.83	20.80	59.63
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	39.00	34.25	73.25
TRUCK DRIVER: OFF ROAD TRUCK	16.38	—	16.38
TRUCK DRIVER: FLATBED AND LOWBOY	19.20	—	19.20
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP AND TANDEM	15.79	—	15.79
TRUCK DRIVER: WATER TRUCK	17.07	—	17.07
TRUCK DRIVER: PICKUP TRUCK	16.19	—	16.19
TRAFFIC CONTROL: SERVICE DRIVER	14.55	—	14.55
SERVICEMAN: EQUIPMENT	16.33	1.74	18.07
OPERATOR: STRIPING MACHINE	19.93	4.49	24.42
OPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN	15.35	—	15.35
OPERATOR: ROTO MILL	17.80	—	17.80
OPERATOR: TRACTOR	18.06	—	18.06
OPERATOR: SCREED	15.56	—	15.56
OPERATOR: SCRAPER	15.68	—	15.68
OPERATOR: ROLLER	16.46	—	16.46
OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)	16.03	—	16.03
OPERATOR: MECHANIC	20.51	—	20.51
OPERATOR: MATERIAL TRANSFER VEHICLE	13.92	—	13.92
OPERATOR: LOADER	17.20	—	17.20
OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE	17.89	1.67	19.56
OPERATOR: DISTRIBUTOR	15.19	—	15.19
OPERATOR: CRANE	20.22	7.66	27.88
OPERATOR: CONCRETE SAW	16.71	—	16.71
OPERATOR: CONCRETE FINISHING MACHINE	21.11	—	21.11
OPERATOR: BULLDOZER	17.17	2.37	19.54
OPERATOR: BROOM/SWEEPER	13.64	—	13.64
OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER	16.90	—	16.90
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE	18.49	—	18.49
OPERATOR: ASPHALT PLANT	14.81	—	14.81
LABORER: FLAGGER	12.14	—	12.14
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	16.96	—	16.96
LABORER: ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTOR	14.38	—	14.38
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	14.09	—	14.09
FORM WORKER	15.33	1.20	16.53
ELECTRICIAN	26.72	4.22	30.94
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	16.04	—	16.04
CARPENTER	14.94	—	14.94

Heavy

KS20260016 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 14 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
ELECTRICIAN	44.05	20.25	64.30
IRONWORKER (REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL)	29.99	13.91	43.90
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP (TANDEM) TRUCK	15.70	3.58	19.28
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY	18.03	0.78	18.81
OPERATOR: TRACTOR	15.90	—	15.90
OPERATOR: SCRAPER	15.68	—	15.68
OPERATOR: LOADER	16.17	—	16.17
OPERATOR: CRANE	28.00	—	28.00
OPERATOR: BULLDOZER	16.75	—	16.75
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE	18.84	3.97	22.81
LABORER: PIPELAYER	14.13	1.30	15.43
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	12.00	—	12.00
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	13.67	—	13.67
CARPENTER	17.67	1.62	19.29

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.