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Ironworker prevailing wage in Lake County, Colorado
$51.71an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$39.21 base wage + $12.50 fringe benefits
IRONWORKER: REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL · IRON0024-002
$51.71an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$39.21 base wage + $12.50 fringe benefits
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL · IRON0024-001
Lake County uses the same ironworker rates as 27 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Lake County, an ironworker must be paid at least $51.71 an hour: a $39.21 base wage plus $12.50 in fringe benefits, under wage determination CO20260001 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $51.71 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination CO20260001, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier IRON0024-002 (November 1, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Lake County, an ironworker must be paid at least $51.71 an hour: a $39.21 base wage plus $12.50 in fringe benefits, under wage determination CO20260005 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $51.71 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination CO20260005, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier IRON0024-001 (November 1, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Colorado's state rule uses these same Davis-Bacon determinations for state-agency projects of $500,000 or more that have no federal money (CDOT contracts excluded), with no separate survey (SB19-196, C.R.S. 24-92-205). The City of Denver publishes its own schedules for its own projects, on the City of Denver page.
DOL lists 2 ironworker rates for Lake County, from $51.71 to $51.71 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $39.21 + $12.50
The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.
| Base wage (taxable) | $39.21 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $12.50 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $51.71 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $39.21 + $12.50
The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.
| Base wage (taxable) | $39.21 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $12.50 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $51.71 |
When does this rate change?
- A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)).
- DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the Colorado change log lists what each one changed.
Every ironworker rate in Lake County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRONWORKER: REINFORCING AND STRUCTURALBuildingIRON0024-002 | $39.21 | $12.50 | $51.71 | CO20260001 Mod 1 |
| IRONWORKER, STRUCTURALResidentialIRON0024-001 | $39.21 | $12.50 | $51.71 | CO20260005 Mod 1 |
How Lake County compares
The main ironworker rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Colorado
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Lake Countybase $39.21$51.71
- Pitkin Countybase $39.21$51.71
- Chaffee Countybase $39.21$51.71
- Summit Countybase $39.21$51.71
Ironworker rates in nearby counties
Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.
DOL's ironworker rates for Lake County are the same as in 27 other counties: Alamosa, Archuleta, Chaffee, Conejos, Custer, Delta, Dolores, Eagle and 19 more.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County | IRONWORKER: REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL | $39.21 | $51.71 | |
| Pitkin County | IRONWORKER: REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL | $39.21 | $51.71 | same |
| Chaffee County | IRONWORKER: REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL | $39.21 | $51.71 | same |
| Summit County | IRONWORKER: REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL | $39.21 | $51.71 | same |
| Park County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $39.21 | $51.71 | same |
| Eagle County | IRONWORKER: REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL | $39.21 | $51.71 | same |
| Clear Creek County | IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $39.21 | $51.71 | same |
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).
Are you being paid this rate?
Add your base pay to the fringe your employer pays for you, in cash or into plans, and compare the sum with the total. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division takes complaints: 1-866-487-9243, or dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints.
Source
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL), wage determination CO20260001 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/CO20260001/1
We read every active Colorado Davis-Bacon wage determination from SAM.gov's own data and check every number with a second, independent read of the same file. DOL prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. The City of Denver rows are copied from Denver Labor's own schedules. How we check · Download Lake County as CSV · Report an error