Prevailing wage rates · Kentucky · Wage determination
Prevailing wage rates: Carter County, Kentucky
Building construction · KY20260022 modification 1, published May 18, 2026
The short answer
This sheet sets 37 classifications for building work in Carter County, Kentucky. Each line is a basic hourly rate plus a fringe rate, and the sum is the minimum you must pay for that work, from $23.32 an hour (truck driver: dump truck) to $72.29 (boilermaker). 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.
| Classification | Basic rate | Fringe | Total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASBE0080-011 · Asbestos Workers and Heat & Frost Insulators agreement, February 24, 2025 | ||||
| ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $38.05 | $30.87 | $68.92 | Agreement |
| BOIL0040-001 · Boilermakers agreement, January 1, 2025 | ||||
| BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $28.44 | $72.29 | Agreement |
| CARP0472-004 · Carpenters agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $37.04 | $26.57 | $63.61 | Agreement |
| ELEC0317-005 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, June 2, 2025 | ||||
| ELECTRICIAN | $41.15 | $29.35 | $70.50 | Agreement |
| ENGI0181-083 · Operating Engineers agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER | $41.98 | $19.60 | $61.58 | Agreement |
| ENGI0181-084 · Operating Engineers agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (OILER) | $34.99 | $19.60 | $54.59 | Agreement |
| ENGI0181-090 · Operating Engineers agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR…Full textPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE CRANES WITH BOOM 150 FEET & OVER, INCLUDING JIB, SHALL RECEIVE $.50 ABOVE THE WAGE RATE | $41.98 | $19.60 | $61.58 | Agreement |
| ENGI0181-091 · Operating Engineers agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: FORKLIFT | $41.98 | $19.60 | $61.58 | Agreement |
| IRON0769-002 · Ironworkers agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL AND REINFORCING…Full textIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL AND REINFORCING: ZONE 3 ZONE 3 - (ADD $2.00 PER HOUR TO BASE RATE) 50 MILE RADIUS & OVER OF UNION HALL, 1643 GREENUP AVE, ASHLAND, KY | $41.70 | $29.59 | $71.29 | Agreement |
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL AND REINFORCING…Full textIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL AND REINFORCING: ZONE 2 ZONE 2 - (ADD $0.40 PER HOUR TO BASE RATE) 10 TO 50 MILE RADIUS OF UNION HALL, 1643 GREENUP AVE, ASHLAND, KY | $40.10 | $29.59 | $69.69 | Agreement |
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL AND REINFORCING…Full textIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL AND REINFORCING: ZONE 1 ZONE 1 - (NO BASE RATE INCREASE) UP TO 10 MILE RADIUS OF UNION HALL, 1643 GREENUP AVE, ASHLAND, KY | $39.70 | $29.59 | $69.29 | Agreement |
| LABO0189-007 · Laborers agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| LABORER: PIPELAYER | $28.53 | $17.38 | $45.91 | Agreement |
| LABO1392-004 · Laborers agreement, July 1, 2025 | ||||
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $28.16 | $17.55 | $45.71 | Agreement |
| PAIN1072-005 · Painters and Allied Trades agreement, December 1, 2024 | ||||
| PAINTER (SPRAY ONLY) | $34.29 | $23.95 | $58.24 | Agreement |
| PAIN1195-003 · Painters and Allied Trades agreement, December 1, 2024 | ||||
| GLAZIER | $32.89 | $14.33 | $47.22 | Agreement |
| PLAS0132-015 · Plasterers and Cement Masons agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $33.60 | $16.05 | $49.65 | Agreement |
| PLUM0248-001 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| PIPEFITTER (EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION) | $42.75 | $25.76 | $68.51 | Agreement |
| SFKY0669-002 · SFKY, April 1, 2025 | ||||
| SPRINKLER FITTER | $44.15 | $26.08 | $70.23 | SFKY |
| SHEE0110-006 · Sheet Metal Workers agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| SHEET METAL WORKER (EXCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION) | $40.32 | $25.66 | $65.98 | Agreement |
| SUKY2015-004 · Survey of contractors in KY, June 2, 2015 | ||||
| TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK | $17.07 | $6.25 | $23.32 | Survey |
| TILE SETTER | $25.77 | $6.10 | $31.87 | Survey |
| TILE FINISHER | $17.67 | $7.45 | $25.12 | Survey |
| SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) | $22.86 | $13.00 | $35.86 | Survey |
| ROOFER | $22.31 | $7.41 | $29.72 | Survey |
| PLUMBER | $32.60 | $18.78 | $51.38 | Survey |
| PIPEFITTER (HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION ONLY) | $25.63 | $20.94 | $46.57 | Survey |
| PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $18.36 | $7.07 | $25.43 | Survey |
| OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE | $24.33 | $13.00 | $37.33 | Survey |
| OPERATOR: BULLDOZER | $25.36 | $13.00 | $38.36 | Survey |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $25.08 | $13.00 | $38.08 | Survey |
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE | $22.27 | $10.42 | $32.69 | Survey |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $20.36 | $11.20 | $31.56 | Survey |
| CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND FORM WORK | $25.25 | $12.07 | $37.32 | Survey |
| CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY) | $20.69 | $9.05 | $29.74 | Survey |
| BRICKLAYER | $24.61 | $11.88 | $36.49 | Survey |
| UAVGKY0007 · Union average, January 1, 2025 | ||||
| IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL | $36.73 | $27.05 | $63.78 | Union average |
| UAVGKY0008 · Union average, January 1, 2025 | ||||
| LABORER: POWER TOOL OPERATOR | $28.73 | $19.36 | $48.09 | Union average |
Modification history
| Modification 0 | January 2, 2026 |
| Modification 1 | May 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 KY20260022?
- 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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