Prevailing wage rates · Kentucky · Wage determination
Prevailing wage rates: Larue and Meade Counties, Kentucky
Building construction · KY20260105 modification 1, published May 18, 2026
The short answer
This sheet sets 36 classifications for building work in Larue and Meade Counties, 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 $21.05 an hour (tile finisher) to $72.29 (boilermaker). Your contract may lock an earlier modification.
What changed this year
First published January 2, 2026, this sheet is now on modification 1, but none of its modifications has changed a rate.
Latest change
May 18, 2026 · modification 1
1 classification added
Classifications added or removed
- Added: ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR $30.94 + $21.99
Compared line by line from each modification as published on SAM.gov. A line we could not pair with certainty is left out rather than guessed.
Rates by classification
These are the rates in modification 1 as published on SAM.gov. The determination and modification written into your contract are the ones that bind you; check that number before relying on this table. Total is the basic rate plus the fringe. Source is the agreement or survey the rate came from and its year; a survey year long past means the rate has not been surveyed since. A marker means the group changed in this modification. In the Since column, a dash means SAM.gov reworded the line during the year and it cannot be matched to the first publication with certainty. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOIL0040-001 · Boilermakers agreement, January 1, 2025 | ||||
| BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $28.44 | $72.29 | Agreement, 2025 |
| ELEC0369-015 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, May 27, 2025 | ||||
| ELECTRICIAN | $40.96 | $22.44 | $63.40 | Agreement, 2025 |
| ENGI0181-054 · Operating Engineers agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (DRILL) | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | Agreement, 2025 |
| ENGI0181-079 · Operating Engineers agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: LOADER | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | Agreement, 2025 |
| ENGI0181-081 · Operating Engineers agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR…Full textPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE CRANES WITH BOOM 150 FEET & OVER, INCLUDING JIB, SHALL RECEIVE $.75 ABOVE THE WAGE RATE; 250 FEET AND OVER, INCLUDING JIB, SHALL RECEIVE $1.50 ABOVE THE WAGE RATE. ALL CRANES WITH PILING LEADS WILL RECEIVE $.50 ABOVE THE WAGE, REGARDLESS OF BOOM LENGTH | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | Agreement, 2025 |
| ENGI0181-082 · Operating Engineers agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: FORKLIFT | $40.65 | $19.60 | $60.25 | Agreement, 2025 |
| ENGI0181-093 · Operating Engineers agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (OILER) | $34.99 | $19.60 | $54.59 | Agreement, 2025 |
| IRON0044-017 · Ironworkers agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL | $37.77 | $23.90 | $61.67 | Agreement, 2025 |
| IRON0070-014 · Ironworkers agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| IRONWORKER (STRUCTURAL AND REINFORCING) | $36.17 | $25.80 | $61.97 | Agreement, 2025 |
| LABO0576-020 · Laborers agreement, July 1, 2025 | ||||
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE, POWER TOOL OPERATOR | $26.69 | $13.32 | $40.01 | Agreement, 2025 |
| PLUM0502-006 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, August 1, 2024 | ||||
| PLUMBER | $41.90 | $24.89 | $66.79 | Agreement, 2024 |
| PLUM0502-019 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, August 1, 2024 | ||||
| PIPEFITTER | $41.90 | $24.89 | $66.79 | Agreement, 2024 |
| SFKY0669-001 · SFKY, April 1, 2025 | ||||
| SPRINKLER FITTER (FIRE SPRINKLERS) | $44.15 | $26.08 | $70.23 | SFKY |
| SHEE0110-005 · Sheet Metal Workers agreement, June 1, 2025 | ||||
| SHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION) | $40.32 | $25.66 | $65.98 | Agreement, 2025 |
| SUKY2015-044 · Survey of contractors in KY, June 2, 2015 | ||||
| TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK | $23.60 | $8.03 | $31.63 | Survey, 2015 |
| TILE SETTER | $22.64 | $6.10 | $28.74 | Survey, 2015 |
| TILE FINISHER | $15.42 | $5.63 | $21.05 | Survey, 2015 |
| ROOFER | $20.61 | $5.12 | $25.73 | Survey, 2015 |
| PAINTER: SPRAY | $22.81 | $11.87 | $34.68 | Survey, 2015 |
| PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $20.83 | $11.84 | $32.67 | Survey, 2015 |
| OPERATOR: ROLLER | $23.60 | $12.65 | $36.25 | Survey, 2015 |
| OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE) | $22.52 | $4.00 | $26.52 | Survey, 2015 |
| OPERATOR: BULLDOZER | $21.49 | $3.84 | $25.33 | Survey, 2015 |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $24.35 | $13.00 | $37.35 | Survey, 2015 |
| LABORER: PIPELAYER | $20.36 | $9.90 | $30.26 | Survey, 2015 |
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $19.24 | $3.79 | $23.03 | Survey, 2015 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $18.87 | $5.29 | $24.16 | Survey, 2015 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $20.21 | $9.70 | $29.91 | Survey, 2015 |
| CARPENTER: FLOOR LAYING-VINYL ONLY | $29.99 | $1.32 | $31.31 | Survey, 2015 |
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION…Full textCARPENTER, EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION, FORMWORK AND FLOOR LAYING - VINYL | $23.45 | $9.20 | $32.65 | Survey, 2015 |
| CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY) | $22.19 | $12.25 | $34.44 | Survey, 2015 |
| CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $21.72 | $13.52 | $35.24 | Survey, 2015 |
| CARPENTER (ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION ONLY) | $25.39 | $8.16 | $33.55 | Survey, 2015 |
| BRICKLAYER | $24.24 | $8.25 | $32.49 | Survey, 2015 |
| ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $26.83 | $12.67 | $39.50 | Survey, 2015 |
| UAVGKY0019 · Union average, January 1, 2025 | ||||
| ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR | $30.94 | $21.99 | $52.93 | 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 KY20260105?
- 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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- 36 classifications in 16 rate groups
- 13 from agreements, 1 from surveys
- Counties: Larue, Meade