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Iowa boilermaker prevailing wage, county by county

A boilermaker's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Iowa is $82.39 an hour in every county that has one (99), for the main classification.

Boilermaker rate in each Iowa county, A to Z

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

99 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Adair CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260029 Mod 1
Adams CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260030 Mod 1
Allamakee CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260031 Mod 1
Appanoose CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260032 Mod 1
Audubon CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260033 Mod 1
Benton CountyBOILERMAKER · Benton County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260078 Mod 1
Black Hawk CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260062 Mod 1
Boone CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260034 Mod 1
Bremer CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260063 Mod 1
Buchanan CountyBOILERMAKER · Buchanan County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260080 Mod 1
Buena Vista CountyBOILERMAKER · Plymouth County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Butler CountyBOILERMAKER · Buchanan County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260080 Mod 1
Calhoun CountyBOILERMAKER · Plymouth County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Carroll CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260035 Mod 1
Cass CountyBOILERMAKER · Cass County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260058 Mod 1
Cedar CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260036 Mod 1
Cerro Gordo CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260037 Mod 1
Cherokee CountyBOILERMAKER · Plymouth County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Chickasaw CountyBOILERMAKER · Buchanan County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260080 Mod 1
Clarke CountyBOILERMAKER · Cass County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260058 Mod 1
Clay CountyBOILERMAKER · Plymouth County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Clayton CountyBOILERMAKER · Delaware County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260059 Mod 1
Clinton CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260038 Mod 1
Crawford CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260039 Mod 2
Dallas CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260064 Mod 1
Davis CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260040 Mod 1
Decatur CountyBOILERMAKER · Shelby County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260060 Mod 1
Delaware CountyBOILERMAKER · Delaware County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260059 Mod 1
Des Moines CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260041 Mod 1
Dickinson CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260042 Mod 1
Dubuque CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260065 Mod 1
Emmet CountyBOILERMAKER · Plymouth County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Fayette CountyBOILERMAKER · Buchanan County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260080 Mod 1
Floyd CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260043 Mod 1
Franklin CountyBOILERMAKER · Buchanan County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260080 Mod 1
Fremont CountyBOILERMAKER · Shelby County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260060 Mod 1
Greene CountyBOILERMAKER · Shelby County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260060 Mod 1
Grundy CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260066 Mod 1
Guthrie CountyBOILERMAKER · Madison County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260079 Mod 1
Hamilton CountyBOILERMAKER · Plymouth County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Hancock CountyBOILERMAKER · Plymouth County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Hardin CountyBOILERMAKER · Buchanan County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260080 Mod 1
Harrison CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260067 Mod 1
Henry CountyBOILERMAKER · Mahaska County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260061 Mod 1
Howard CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260044 Mod 1
Humboldt CountyBOILERMAKER · Plymouth County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Ida CountyBOILERMAKER · Plymouth County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Iowa CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260045 Mod 1
Jackson CountyBOILERMAKER · Mahaska County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260061 Mod 1
Jasper CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260046 Mod 1
Jefferson CountyBOILERMAKER · Mahaska County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260061 Mod 1
Johnson CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260068 Mod 1
Jones CountyBOILERMAKER · Benton County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260078 Mod 1
Keokuk CountyBOILERMAKER · Mahaska County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260061 Mod 1
Kossuth CountyBOILERMAKER · Plymouth County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Lee CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260047 Mod 1
Linn CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260069 Mod 1
Louisa CountyBOILERMAKER · Mahaska County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260061 Mod 1
Lucas CountyBOILERMAKER · Shelby County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260060 Mod 1
Lyon CountyBOILERMAKER · Plymouth County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Madison CountyBOILERMAKER · Madison County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260079 Mod 1
Mahaska CountyBOILERMAKER · Mahaska County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260061 Mod 1
Marion CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260048 Mod 1
Marshall CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260049 Mod 1
Mills CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260070 Mod 1
Mitchell CountyBOILERMAKER · Buchanan County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260080 Mod 1
Monona CountyBOILERMAKER · Shelby County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260060 Mod 1
Monroe CountyBOILERMAKER · Mahaska County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260061 Mod 1
Montgomery CountyBOILERMAKER · Shelby County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260060 Mod 1
Muscatine CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260050 Mod 1
O'Brien CountyBOILERMAKER · Plymouth County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Osceola CountyBOILERMAKER · Plymouth County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Page CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260051 Mod 1
Palo Alto CountyBOILERMAKER · Plymouth County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Plymouth CountyBOILERMAKER · Plymouth County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Pocahontas CountyBOILERMAKER · Plymouth County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Polk CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260071 Mod 1
Pottawattamie CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260072 Mod 1
Poweshiek CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260052 Mod 1
Ringgold CountyBOILERMAKER · Shelby County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260060 Mod 1
Sac CountyBOILERMAKER · Plymouth County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Scott CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260073 Mod 1
Shelby CountyBOILERMAKER · Shelby County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260060 Mod 1
Sioux CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260053 Mod 1
Story CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260074 Mod 1
Tama CountyBOILERMAKER · Mahaska County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260061 Mod 1
Taylor CountyBOILERMAKER · Shelby County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260060 Mod 1
Union CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260054 Mod 1
Van Buren CountyBOILERMAKER · Mahaska County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260061 Mod 1
Wapello CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260055 Mod 1
Warren CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260075 Mod 1
Washington CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260076 Mod 1
Wayne CountyBOILERMAKER · Shelby County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260060 Mod 1
Webster CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260056 Mod 1
Winnebago CountyBOILERMAKER · Plymouth County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1
Winneshiek CountyBOILERMAKER · Buchanan County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260080 Mod 1
Woodbury CountyBOILERMAKER
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260077 Mod 1
Worth CountyBOILERMAKER · Buchanan County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260080 Mod 1
Wright CountyBOILERMAKER · Plymouth County group
$48.48 $33.91 $82.39 Jan 1, 2025IA20260057 Mod 1

Main boilermaker classification in each county (Boilermaker), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. 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)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Black Hawk County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourHancock County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourWapello County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourCedar County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourHoward County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourWarren County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourWayne County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourMarshall County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourFranklin County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourDelaware County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourBuchanan County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourWebster County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourBoone County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourRinggold County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourShelby County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourUnion County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourAdams County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourMahaska County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourAdair County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourHamilton County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourHardin County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourIda County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourMarion County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourPoweshiek County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourPolk County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourMadison County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourVan Buren County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourHenry County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourCerro Gordo County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourWright County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourJones County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourCarroll County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourGreene County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourEmmet County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourMitchell County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourMontgomery County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourBremer County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourWashington County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourO'Brien County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourPocahontas County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourDavis County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourCrawford County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourGrundy County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourAudubon County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourLinn County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourKeokuk County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourSac County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourWoodbury County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourPottawattamie County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourMuscatine County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourMills County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourOsceola County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourFayette County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourJasper County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourDes Moines County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourStory County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourPlymouth County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourAppanoose County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourDubuque County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourFremont County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourDecatur County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourWinneshiek County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourClay County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourJohnson County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourLucas County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourMonroe County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourIowa County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourBenton County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourKossuth County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourScott County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourHarrison County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourLouisa County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourPage County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourClayton County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourHumboldt County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourJefferson County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourSioux County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourDallas County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourCass County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourClarke County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourMonona County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourCalhoun County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourJackson County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourChickasaw County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourGuthrie County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourWinnebago County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourDickinson County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourLee County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourTaylor County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourButler County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourFloyd County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourWorth County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourCherokee County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourPalo Alto County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourTama County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourBuena Vista County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourLyon County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourAllamakee County boilermaker: $82.39 per hourClinton County boilermaker: $82.39 per hour
$82$82$82$82$82$82Boilermaker, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a boilermaker make on prevailing wage in Iowa?

$82.39 an hour in every county that has a rate, for the main classification. 8 groups of counties with identical rates and 44 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn.

  1. Plymouth County group19 counties$82.39
  2. Shelby County group10 counties$82.39
  3. Buchanan County group9 counties$82.39
  4. Mahaska County group9 counties$82.39
  5. Benton County group2 counties$82.39
  6. Cass County group2 counties$82.39
  7. Delaware County group2 counties$82.39
  8. Madison County group2 counties$82.39
  9. Adair County1 county$82.39
  10. Adams County1 county$82.39
  11. Allamakee County1 county$82.39
  12. Appanoose County1 county$82.39
  13. Audubon County1 county$82.39
  14. Black Hawk County1 county$82.39
  15. Boone County1 county$82.39
  16. Bremer County1 county$82.39
  17. Carroll County1 county$82.39
  18. Cedar County1 county$82.39
  19. Cerro Gordo County1 county$82.39
  20. Clinton County1 county$82.39
  21. Crawford County1 county$82.39
  22. Dallas County1 county$82.39
  23. Davis County1 county$82.39
  24. Des Moines County1 county$82.39
  25. Dickinson County1 county$82.39
  26. Dubuque County1 county$82.39
  27. Floyd County1 county$82.39
  28. Grundy County1 county$82.39
  29. Harrison County1 county$82.39
  30. Howard County1 county$82.39
  31. Iowa County1 county$82.39
  32. Jasper County1 county$82.39
  33. Johnson County1 county$82.39
  34. Lee County1 county$82.39
  35. Linn County1 county$82.39
  36. Marion County1 county$82.39
  37. Marshall County1 county$82.39
  38. Mills County1 county$82.39
  39. Muscatine County1 county$82.39
  40. Page County1 county$82.39
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Plymouth County group, 19 localities: Buena Vista, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Emmet, Hamilton, Hancock, Humboldt, Ida, Kossuth, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Sac, Winnebago, WrightBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Shelby County group, 10 localities: Decatur, Fremont, Greene, Lucas, Monona, Montgomery, Ringgold, Shelby, Taylor, WayneBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Buchanan County group, 9 localities: Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw, Fayette, Franklin, Hardin, Mitchell, Winneshiek, WorthBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Mahaska County group, 9 localities: Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Keokuk, Louisa, Mahaska, Monroe, Tama, Van BurenBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Benton County group, 2 localities: Benton, JonesBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Cass County group, 2 localities: Cass, ClarkeBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Delaware County group, 2 localities: Clayton, DelawareBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Madison County group, 2 localities: Guthrie, MadisonBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Adair CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Adams CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Allamakee CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Appanoose CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Audubon CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Black Hawk CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Boone CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Bremer CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Carroll CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Cedar CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Cerro Gordo CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Clinton CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Crawford CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Dallas CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Davis CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Des Moines CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Dickinson CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Dubuque CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Floyd CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Grundy CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Harrison CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Howard CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Iowa CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Jasper CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Johnson CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Lee CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Linn CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Marion CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Marshall CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Mills CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Muscatine CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Page CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Polk CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Pottawattamie CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Poweshiek CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Scott CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Sioux CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Story CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Union CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Wapello CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Warren CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Washington CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Webster CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 
Woodbury CountyBOILERMAKER$48.48 $82.39 

8 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 44 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Iowa boilermaker pay

What is the boilermaker prevailing wage in Polk County?

$82.39 an hour: a $48.48 base wage plus $33.91 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IA20260071, modification 1. Overtime and every boilermaker classification in Polk County.

Does boilermaker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Polk County the $82.39 total is a $48.48 base wage plus $33.91 in fringe benefits, about 41% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does boilermaker prevailing wage pay overtime in Iowa?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice boilermakers get this rate?

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)).

Why do some counties have the same boilermaker rate?

DOL often publishes the same boilermaker rates for several counties. Across Iowa, the 99 counties with a boilermaker rate fall into 52 distinct sets of rates, and 8 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 19 counties (the Plymouth County group).