Highway construction wages: McCreary + 41 more counties, Kentucky
Wage determination KY20260107 · Active · Standard · verify on SAM.gov
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McCrearyAdairBarrenClintonCumberlandMetcalfeMonroeRussellBellBreathittCaseyClayEstillGarrardGreenHarlanJacksonKnottKnoxLaurelLeeLeslieLetcherLincolnMenifeeMorganOwsleyPerryPowellPulaskiRockcastleTaylorWayneWhitleyWolfeHartFloydJohnsonLawrenceMagoffinMartinPike
Revision history
| Revision | Published | Compare |
|---|---|---|
| rev 2 | 2026-07-30 | diff vs rev 1 |
| rev 1 | 2026-05-18 | diff vs rev 0 |
| rev 0 | 2026-05-17 | original |
Current rates (rev 2)
The CSV and the printed sheet are snapshots of rev 2. If DOL revises this determination after you save one, the watch above tells you exactly what moved.
| Classification | Rate | Fringe | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOILERMAKER | $24.65 | $12.94 | $37.59 |
| BRICKLAYER: BRICKLAYER | $22.90 | $8.50 | $31.40 |
| BRICKLAYER: STONE MASON | $21.50 | $8.50 | $30.00 |
| CARPENTER | $24.90 | $14.50 | $39.40 |
| CARPENTER: PILEDRIVER | $24.55 | $14.50 | $39.05 |
| CEMENT MASON | $21.25 | $8.50 | $29.75 |
| ELECTRICIAN WHEN WORKMEN ARE REQUIRED TO WORK FROM BOSUM CHAIRS, TRUSSES, STACKS, TANKS, SCAFFOLDS, CATWALKS, RADIO AND T.V. TOWERS, STRUCTURAL STEEL (OPEN, UNPROTECTED, UNFLOORED RAW STEEL), AND BRIDGES OR SIMILAR HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS WHERE WORKMEN ARE SUBJECT TO FALL, EXCEPT WHERE USING JLG'S AND BUCKET TRUCKS UP TO 75 FEET: ADD 25% TO WORKMAN'S BASE RATE FOR 50 TO 75 FEET, AND ADD 50% TO WORKMAN'S BASE RATE FOR OVER 75 FEET | $29.36 | $10.55 | $39.91 |
| ELECTRICIAN: EQUIPMENT OPERATOR WHEN WORKMEN ARE REQUIRED TO WORK FROM BOSUM CHAIRS, TRUSSES, STACKS, TANKS, SCAFFOLDS, CATWALKS, RADIO AND T.V. TOWERS, STRUCTURAL STEEL (OPEN, UNPROTECTED, UNFLOORED RAW STEEL), AND BRIDGES OR SIMILAR HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS WHERE WORKMEN ARE SUBJECT TO FALL, EXCEPT WHERE USING JLG'S AND BUCKET TRUCKS UP TO 75 FEET: ADD 25% TO WORKMAN'S BASE RATE FOR 50 TO 75 FEET, AND ADD 50% TO WORKMAN'S BASE RATE FOR OVER 75 FEET | $26.90 | $10.31 | $37.21 |
| ELECTRICIAN: GROUNDSMAN WHEN WORKMEN ARE REQUIRED TO WORK FROM BOSUM CHAIRS, TRUSSES, STACKS, TANKS, SCAFFOLDS, CATWALKS, RADIO AND T.V. TOWERS, STRUCTURAL STEEL (OPEN, UNPROTECTED, UNFLOORED RAW STEEL), AND BRIDGES OR SIMILAR HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS WHERE WORKMEN ARE SUBJECT TO FALL, EXCEPT WHERE USING JLG'S AND BUCKET TRUCKS UP TO 75 FEET: ADD 25% TO WORKMAN'S BASE RATE FOR 50 TO 75 FEET, AND ADD 50% TO WORKMAN'S BASE RATE FOR OVER 75 FEET | $17.79 | $8.51 | $26.30 |
| ELECTRICIAN: LINEMAN WHEN WORKMEN ARE REQUIRED TO WORK FROM BOSUM CHAIRS, TRUSSES, STACKS, TANKS, SCAFFOLDS, CATWALKS, RADIO AND T.V. TOWERS, STRUCTURAL STEEL (OPEN, UNPROTECTED, UNFLOORED RAW STEEL), AND BRIDGES OR SIMILAR HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS WHERE WORKMEN ARE SUBJECT TO FALL, EXCEPT WHERE USING JLG'S AND BUCKET TRUCKS UP TO 75 FEET: ADD 25% TO WORKMAN'S BASE RATE FOR 50 TO 75 FEET, AND ADD 50% TO WORKMAN'S BASE RATE FOR OVER 75 FEET | $30.09 | $10.94 | $41.03 |
| IRONWORKER | $27.56 | $20.57 | $48.13 |
| LABORER: GROUP 1 AGING AND CURING OF CONCRETE (ANY MODE OR METHOD), ASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER, ASPHALT PLANT LABORERS, ASPHALT LABORERS, BATCH TRUCK DUMPERS, CARPENTER TENDERS, CEMENT MASON TENDERS, CLEANING OF MACHINES, CONCRETE LABORERS, DEMOLITION LABORERS, DREDGING LABORERS, DRILL TENDER, ENVIRONMENTAL LABORER - NUCLEAR, RADIATION, TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS WASTE - LEVEL D, FLAGMEN, GRADE CHECKERS, ALL HAND DIGGING AND HAND BACK FILLING, HIGHWAY MARKER PLACERS, LANDSCAPING LABORERS, MESH HANDLERS AND PLACERS, PUDDLER, RAILROAD LABORERS, RIP-RAP AND GROUTERS, RIGHT OF WAY LABORERS, SIGN, GUARD RAIL AND FENCE INSTALLERS (ALL TYPES), SIGNALMEN, SOUND BARRIER INSTALLER, STORM AND SANITARY SEWER LABORERS, SWAMPERS, TRUCK SPOTTERS AND DUMPERS, WRECKING OF CONCRETE FORMS, GENERAL CLEANUP | $21.80 | $12.36 | $34.16 |
| LABORER: GROUP 2 BATTER BOARD MEN (SANITARY AND STORM SEWER), BRICKMASON TENDERS, MORTAR MIXER OPERATOR, SCAFFOLD BUILDERS, BURNER AND WELDER, BUSHAMMERS, CHAIN SAW OPERATOR, CONCRETE SAW OPERATORS, DECKHAND SCOW MAN, DRY CEMENT HANDLERS, ENVIRONMENTAL LABORERS - NUCLEAR, RADIATION, TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS WASTE - LEVEL C, FORKLIFT OPERATORS FOR MASONRY, FORM SETTERS, GREEN CONCRETE CUTTING, HAND OPERATED GROUTER AND GRINDER MACHINE OPERATOR, JACK HAMMERS, LEAD PAINT ABATEMENT, PAVEMENT BREAKERS, PAVING JOINT MACHINE, PIPE LAYERS - LASER OPERATORS (NON-METALLIC), PLASTIC PIPE FUSION, POWER DRIVEN GEORGIA BUGGY AND WHEEL BARROW, POWER POST HOLE DIGGERS, PRECAST MANHOLE SETTERS, WALK-BEHIND TAMPERS, WALK-BEHIND TRENCHERS, SAND BLASTERS, CONCRETE CHIPPERS, SURFACE GRINDERS, VIBRATOR OPERATORS, WAGON DRILLERS | $22.05 | $12.36 | $34.41 |
| LABORER: GROUP 3 AIR TRACK DRILLER (ALL TYPES), ASPHALT LUTEMAN AND RAKERS, GUNNITE NOZZLEMAN, GUNNITE OPERATORS AND MIXERS, GROUT PUMP OPERATOR, POWDERMAN AND BLASTER, SIDE RAIL SETTERS, RAIL PAVED DITCHES, SCREW OPERATORS, TUNNEL LABORERS (FREE AIR), WATER BLASTERS | $22.10 | $12.36 | $34.46 |
| LABORER: GROUP 4 CAISSON WORKERS (FREE AIR), CEMENT FINISHERS, ENVIRONMENTAL LABORER - NUCLEAR, RADIATION, TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS WASTE - LEVEL A AND B, MINERS AND DRILLERS (FREE AIR), TUNNEL BLASTERS, AND TUNNEL MOCKERS (FREE AIR), DIRECTIONAL AND HORIZONTAL BORING, AIR TRACK DRILLERS (ALL TYPES), POWDER MAN AND BLASTERS, TROXLER AND CONCRETE TESTER IF LABORER IS UTILIZED | $22.70 | $12.36 | $35.06 |
| PAINTER (ALL EXCLUDING BRIDGES) | $19.92 | $9.57 | $29.49 |
| PAINTER (BRIDGES) | $23.92 | $10.07 | $33.99 |
| PLUMBER | $22.52 | $7.80 | $30.32 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 AUTO PATROL, BATCHER PLANT, BITUMINOUS PAVER, CABLE-WAY, CLAMSHELL, CONCRETE MIXER (21 CU FT OR OVER), CONCRETE PUMP, CRANE, CRUSHER PLANT, DERRICK, DERRICK BOAT, DITCHING AND TRENCHING MACHINE, DRAGLINE, DREDGE ENGINEER, ELEVATOR (REGARDLESS OF OWNERSHIP WHEN USED FOR HOISTING ANY BUILDING MATERIAL), ELEVATING GRADER AND ALL TYPES OF LOADERS, HOE-TYPE MACHINE, HOISTING ENGINE, LOCOMOTIVE, LETOURNEAU OR CARRY-ALL SCOOP, BULLDOZER, MECHANIC, ORANGEPEEL BUCKET, PILEDRIVER, POWER BLADE, ROLLER (BITUMINOUS), ROLLER (EARTH), ROLLER (ROCK), SCARIFIER, SHOVEL, TRACTOR SHOVEL, TRUCK CRANE, WELL POINT, WINCH TRUCK, PUSH DOZER, GROUT PUMP, HIGH LIFT, FORK LIFT (REGARDLESS OF LIFT HEIGHT), ALL TYPES OF BOOM CATS, MULTIPLE OPERATOR, CORE DRILL, TOW OR PUSH BOAT, A-FRAME WINCH TRUCK, CONCRETE PAVER, GRADE-ALL, HOIST, HYSTER, MATERIAL PUMP, PUMPCRETE, ROSS CARRIER, SHEEPFOOT, SIDEBOOM, THROTTLE-VALVE MAN, ROTARY DRILL, POWER GENERATOR, MUCKING MACHINE, ROCK SPREADER ATTACHED TO EQUIPMENT, SCOOPMOBILE, KECAL LOADER, TOWER CRANES (FRENCH, GERMAN AND OTHER TYPES), HYDOCRANE, TUGGER, BACKFILLER GURRIES, SELF-PROPELLED COMPACTOR, SELF-CONTAINED HYDRAULIC PERCUSSION DRILL | $29.95 | $14.40 | $44.35 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 2 ALL AIR COMPRESSORS (200 CU FT/MIN OR GREATER), BITUMINOUS MIXER, CONCRETE MIXER (21 CU. FT. OR OVER), WELDING MACHINE, FORM GRADER, TRACTOR (50 HP AND OVER), BULL FLOAT, FINISH MACHINE, OUTBOARD MOTOR BOAT, BRAKEMAN, MECHANIC TENDER, WHIRLY OILER, TRACT-AIR, ROAD WIDENING TRENCHER, ARTICULATING TRUCKS | $29.95 | $14.40 | $44.35 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 3 GREASER ON GREASE FACILITIES SERVICING HEAVY EQUIPMENT | $27.26 | $14.40 | $41.66 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 4 BITUMINOUS DISTRIBUTOR, CEMENT GUN, CONVEYOR, MUD JACK, PAVING JOINT MACHINE, PUMP, TAMPING MACHINE, TRACTOR (UNDER 50 HP), VIBRATOR, OILER, AIR COMPRESSOR (UNDER 200 CU FT PER MINUTE), CONCRETE SAW, BURLAP AND CURING MACHINE, HYDRO SEEDER, POWER FORM HANDLING EQUIPMENT, DECKHAND OILER, HYDRAULIC POST DRIVER | $26.96 | $14.40 | $41.36 |
| SHEET METAL WORKER | $20.40 | $7.80 | $28.20 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: DRIVER (3 TONS AND OVER), DRIVER (TRUCK MOUNTED ROTARY DRILL) | $23.74 | $14.50 | $38.24 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: DRIVER (3 TONS AND UNDER), TIRE CHANGER AND TRUCK MECHANIC TENDER | $23.53 | $14.50 | $38.03 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: DRIVER (SEMI-TRAILER OR POLE TRAILER), DRIVER (DUMP TRUCK, TANDEM AXLE), DRIVER OF DISTRIBUTOR | $23.40 | $14.50 | $37.90 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: DRIVER ON MIXER TRUCKS (ALL TYPES) | $23.45 | $14.50 | $37.95 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: DRIVER ON PAVEMENT BREAKERS | $23.55 | $14.50 | $38.05 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: DRIVER, EUCLID AND OTHER HEAVY EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENT AND LOW BOY | $24.31 | $14.50 | $38.81 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: DRIVER, WINCH TRUCK AND A-FRAME WHEN USED IN TRANSPORTING MATERIALS | $23.30 | $14.50 | $37.80 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: GREASER ON GREASING FACILITIES | $24.40 | $14.50 | $38.90 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: TRUCK MECHANIC | $23.50 | $14.50 | $38.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: TRUCK TENDER AND WAREHOUSEMAN | $23.20 | $14.50 | $37.70 |
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