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Prevailing wage rates: Doniphan County, Kansas

Heavy construction · KS20260004 modification 1, published May 18, 2026

The short answer

This sheet sets 15 classifications for heavy work in Doniphan County, Kansas. Each line is a basic hourly rate plus a fringe rate, and the sum is the minimum you must pay for that work, from $37.76 an hour (carpenter) to $73.25 (ironworker). Your contract may lock an earlier modification.

Rates by classification

Total is the basic rate plus the fringe. Source is the agreement or survey the rate came from; a marker means the group changed in this modification. A dagger (†) means the fringe carries a footnote or percentage the total does not include; read the group’s notes.

ClassificationBasic rateFringeTotalSource
ELEC0271-006 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, May 31, 2025
ELECTRICIAN$40.64$18.29$58.93Agreement
ENGI0101-009 · Operating Engineers agreement, April 1, 2024
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ROLLER$39.57$21.69$61.26Agreement
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: LOADER$39.57$21.69$61.26Agreement
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE$39.57$21.69$61.26Agreement
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: FORKLIFT$39.57$21.69$61.26Agreement
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BULLDOZER$39.57$21.69$61.26Agreement
IRON0010-002 · Ironworkers agreement, April 1, 2025
IRONWORKER$39.00$34.25$73.25Agreement
LABO1290-003 · Laborers agreement, April 1, 2025
LABORER: PIPELAYER$36.24$15.87$52.11Agreement
PLAS0518-003 · Plasterers and Cement Masons agreement, April 1, 2025
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$39.06$18.71$57.77Agreement
SUKS2022-001 · Survey of contractors in KS, September 15, 2022
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK$28.60$19.49$48.09Survey
OPERATOR: CRANE$32.13$9.58$41.71Survey
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$34.93$13.59$48.52Survey
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$26.00$16.33$42.33Survey
CARPENTER$28.89$8.87$37.76Survey
UAVGKS0008 · Union average, January 1, 2025
OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER$37.53$19.22$56.75Union average

Modification history

Modification 0January 2, 2026
Modification 1May 18, 2026 (current)

Published by the Wage and Hour Division; read from sam.gov. The sheet is checked for a newer modification each day. Contracts awarded since January 1, 2017 also carry Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave (one hour per 30 worked, up to 56 a year).

Questions people ask

Which rate do I pay on KS20260004?
The line for the classification of work actually performed: the basic rate plus the fringe. You may pay the fringe into benefit plans, as cash on every hour, or a mix. Overtime after 40 hours is 1.5 times the basic rate; fringe is paid on every hour and never multiplied.
My trade is not on this sheet. What do I do?
Do not borrow the nearest name. Ask the contracting agency for a conformance on Standard Form 1444 before the first week of that work, and note it as pending on the payroll.
Does modification 1 apply to my contract?
Only if it was in force when your contract was awarded (generally at bid opening). An earlier modification locked into the contract keeps applying, except on option years, added scope and indefinite-quantity contracts. The number and modification are on the first page of the exhibit in your contract.

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