Davis-Bacon rates — Phelps County, Missouri

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

MO20260018 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 30 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR	43.48	27.24	70.72
TILE SETTER	32.79	21.31	54.10
CARPENTER (INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING & FORM WORK)	44.19	21.85	66.04
CARPENTER (FLOOR LAYER) (RESILIENT & VINYL FLOORING ONLY)	40.08	21.85	61.93
ELECTRICIAN	40.50	23.26	63.76
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ROLLER	35.76	30.38	66.14
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE	39.06	30.38	69.44
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BULLDOZER	39.06	30.38	69.44
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (PAVER)	39.06	30.38	69.44
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (LOADER)	39.06	30.38	69.44
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/ TRACKHOE)	39.06	30.38	69.44
LABORER (COMMON OR GENERAL & LANDSCAPE)	30.33	15.30	45.63
LABORER (BRICK MASON TENDER)	32.23	15.30	47.53
PAINTER (DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING ONLY)	34.90	17.21	52.11
PAINTER (BRUSH & ROLLER ONLY)	33.90	17.21	51.11
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	36.63	9.85	46.48
PLUMBER, EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION (ON ANY WORK UNDER 7.0 MILLION TOTAL OF ALL PROJECT MECHANICAL CONTRACTS OUTSTATE AREA WAGES AND FRINGES)	50.66	23.34	74.00
PLUMBER, EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION (ON ANY WORK OVER $7.0 MILLION TOTAL OF ALL PROJECT MECHANICAL CONTRACTS ST. LOUIS AREA WAGES AND FRINGES.)	52.60	29.93	82.53
PIPEFITTER, INCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION (ON ANY WORK UNDER 7.0 MILLION TOTAL OF ALL PROJECT MECHANICAL CONTRACTS OUTSTATE AREA WAGES AND FRINGES)	50.66	23.34	74.00
PIPEFITTER, INCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION (ON ANY WORK OVER $7.0 MILLION TOTAL OF ALL PROJECT MECHANICAL CONTRACTS ST. LOUIS AREA WAGES AND FRINGES.)	52.60	29.93	82.53
ROOFER	33.60	19.99	53.59
SPRINKLER FITTER (FIRE SPRINKLERS)	45.94	27.53	73.47
SHEET METAL WORKER, INCLUDES HVAC DUCT AND UNIT INSTALLATION	52.00	27.12	79.12
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	25.57	—	25.57
PAINTER: SPRAY	18.79	8.12	26.91
LABORER: ASBESTOS ABATEMENT (REMOVAL FROM FLOORS, WALLS, & CEILINGS)	24.90	—	24.90
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	26.58	13.15	39.73
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	21.02	9.49	30.51
GLAZIER	29.87	1.47	31.34
BRICKLAYER	27.66	5.88	33.54

Residential

MO20260061 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 10 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
BRICKLAYER	32.79	21.31	54.10
PAINTER: BRUSH, DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING, AND ROLLER (COOPER, GASCONADE, MONTGOMERY, AND MORGAN COUNTIES)	28.56	17.21	45.77
PAINTERS:: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING (CAMDEN, DENT, MARIES, MILLER, PHELPS, AND PULASKI COUNTIES)	34.90	17.21	52.11
PAINTERS:: BRUSH AND ROLLER (CAMDEN, DENT, MARIES, MILLER, PHELPS, AND PULASKI COUNTIES)	33.90	17.21	51.11
SHEET METAL WORKER: INSTALLATION OF HVAC DUCT AND HVAC SYSTEM (CAMDEN, MILLER, AND MORGAN COUNTIES)	27.37	8.14	35.51
SHEET METAL WORKER: INSTALLATION OF HVAC DUCT AND HVAC SYSTEM (COOPER, DENT, GASCONADE, MARIES AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES)	52.00	27.12	79.12
SHEET METAL WORKER: INSTALLATION OF HVAC DUCT AND HVAC SYSTEM (PHELPS AND PULASKI COUNTIES)	52.00	27.12	79.12
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	17.15	5.69	22.84
ELECTRICIAN	15.53	—	15.53
CARPENTER	17.16	2.77	19.93

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