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Iowa brick tender prevailing wage, county by county

A brick tender's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Iowa runs from $14.57 an hour in Woodbury County to $54.16 in Clinton County. The median county is $46.10.

Main brick tender classification in each county, 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 brick tender: $27.56 per hourHancock County brick tender: $47.35 per hourWapello County brick tender: $46.10 per hourCedar County brick tender: $48.15 per hourHoward County brick tender: $44.99 per hourWarren County brick tender: $47.35 per hourWayne County brick tender: $46.10 per hourMarshall County brick tender: $47.35 per hourFranklin County brick tender: $47.35 per hourDelaware County brick tender: $43.98 per hourBuchanan County brick tender: $40.22 per hourWebster County brick tender: $47.35 per hourBoone County brick tender: $47.35 per hourRinggold County brick tender: $46.10 per hourShelby County brick tender: $39.28 per hourUnion County brick tender: $46.10 per hourAdams County brick tender: $39.28 per hourMahaska County brick tender: $46.10 per hourAdair County brick tender: $46.10 per hourHamilton County brick tender: $47.35 per hourHardin County brick tender: $47.35 per hourIda County brick tender: $36.60 per hourMarion County brick tender: $47.35 per hourPoweshiek County brick tender: $47.35 per hourPolk County brick tender: $47.35 per hourMadison County brick tender: $47.35 per hourVan Buren County brick tender: $46.10 per hourHenry County brick tender: $46.10 per hourCerro Gordo County brick tender: $47.35 per hourWright County brick tender: $47.35 per hourJones County brick tender: $27.56 per hourCarroll County brick tender: $47.35 per hourGreene County brick tender: $47.35 per hourEmmet County brick tender: $47.35 per hourMitchell County brick tender: $47.35 per hourMontgomery County brick tender: $39.28 per hourBremer County brick tender: $27.56 per hourWashington County brick tender: $27.56 per hourO'Brien County brick tender: $36.60 per hourPocahontas County brick tender: $47.35 per hourDavis County brick tender: $46.10 per hourCrawford County brick tender: $36.60 per hourGrundy County brick tender: $27.56 per hourAudubon County brick tender: $46.10 per hourLinn County brick tender: $27.56 per hourKeokuk County brick tender: $46.10 per hourSac County brick tender: $36.60 per hourWoodbury County brick tender: $14.57 per hourPottawattamie County brick tender: $14.57 per hourMuscatine County brick tender: $54.16 per hourMills County brick tender: $14.57 per hourOsceola County brick tender: $36.60 per hourFayette County brick tender: $17.87 per hourJasper County brick tender: $47.35 per hourDes Moines County brick tender: $46.10 per hourStory County brick tender: $47.35 per hourPlymouth County brick tender: $36.60 per hourAppanoose County brick tender: $46.10 per hourDubuque County brick tender: $27.56 per hourFremont County brick tender: $39.28 per hourDecatur County brick tender: $46.10 per hourWinneshiek County brick tender: $17.87 per hourClay County brick tender: $36.60 per hourJohnson County brick tender: $27.56 per hourLucas County brick tender: $46.10 per hourMonroe County brick tender: $46.10 per hourIowa County brick tender: $48.15 per hourBenton County brick tender: $27.56 per hourKossuth County brick tender: $47.35 per hourScott County brick tender: $27.56 per hourHarrison County brick tender: $14.57 per hourLouisa County brick tender: $46.10 per hourPage County brick tender: $39.28 per hourClayton County brick tender: $44.99 per hourHumboldt County brick tender: $47.35 per hourJefferson County brick tender: $46.10 per hourSioux County brick tender: $36.60 per hourDallas County brick tender: $47.35 per hourCass County brick tender: $46.10 per hourClarke County brick tender: $46.10 per hourMonona County brick tender: $36.60 per hourCalhoun County brick tender: $47.35 per hourJackson County brick tender: $43.98 per hourChickasaw County brick tender: $44.99 per hourGuthrie County brick tender: $46.10 per hourWinnebago County brick tender: $47.35 per hourDickinson County brick tender: $36.60 per hourLee County brick tender: $46.10 per hourTaylor County brick tender: $39.28 per hourButler County brick tender: $47.35 per hourFloyd County brick tender: $47.35 per hourWorth County brick tender: $47.35 per hourCherokee County brick tender: $36.60 per hourPalo Alto County brick tender: $47.35 per hourTama County brick tender: $47.35 per hourBuena Vista County brick tender: $36.60 per hourLyon County brick tender: $36.60 per hourAllamakee County brick tender: $44.99 per hourClinton County brick tender: $54.16 per hour
$14$36$44$46$47$54Brick Tender, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a brick tender make on prevailing wage in Iowa?

11 groups of counties with identical rates and 54 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Clinton County1 county$54.16
  2. Muscatine County1 county$54.16
  3. Cedar County1 county$48.15
  4. Iowa County1 county$48.15
  5. Hamilton County group6 counties$47.35
  6. Hardin County group5 counties$47.35
  7. Kossuth County group4 counties$47.35
  8. Boone County1 county$47.35
  9. Carroll County1 county$47.35
  10. Cerro Gordo County1 county$47.35
  11. Dallas County1 county$47.35
  12. Floyd County1 county$47.35
  13. Greene County1 county$47.35
  14. Jasper County1 county$47.35
  15. Madison County1 county$47.35
  16. Marion County1 county$47.35
  17. Marshall County1 county$47.35
  18. Polk County1 county$47.35
  19. Poweshiek County1 county$47.35
  20. Story County1 county$47.35
  21. Tama County1 county$47.35
  22. Warren County1 county$47.35
  23. Webster County1 county$47.35
  24. Mahaska County group7 counties$46.10
  25. Lucas County group4 counties$46.10
  26. Cass County group2 counties$46.10
  27. Adair County1 county$46.10
  28. Appanoose County1 county$46.10
  29. Audubon County1 county$46.10
  30. Davis County1 county$46.10
  31. Des Moines County1 county$46.10
  32. Guthrie County1 county$46.10
  33. Lee County1 county$46.10
  34. Union County1 county$46.10
  35. Wapello County1 county$46.10
  36. Allamakee County1 county$44.99
  37. Chickasaw County1 county$44.99
  38. Clayton County1 county$44.99
  39. Howard County1 county$44.99
  40. Delaware County1 county$43.98

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Clinton CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$54.16 $30.06 
Muscatine CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$54.16 $30.06 
Cedar CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$48.15 $28.33 
Iowa CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$48.15 $28.33 
Hamilton County group, 6 localities: Calhoun, Hamilton, Hancock, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, WrightLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK (CALHOUN, EMMET, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HUMBOLDT, KOSSUTH, PALO ALTO, POCAHONTAS, WINNEBAGO, AND WRIGHT COUNTIES)$47.35 $29.36 
Hardin County group, 5 localities: Butler, Franklin, Hardin, Mitchell, WorthLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK (BUTLER, FRANKLIN, HARDIN, MITCHELL, AND WORTH COUNTIES)$47.35 $29.36 
Kossuth County group, 4 localities: Emmet, Humboldt, Kossuth, WinnebagoLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK (CALHOUN, EMMET, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HUMBOLDT, KOSSUTH, PALO ALTO, POCAHONTAS, WINNEBAGO, AND WRIGHT COUNTIES)$47.35 $29.36 
Boone CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$47.35 $29.36 
Carroll CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$47.35 $29.36 
Cerro Gordo CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$47.35 $29.36 
Dallas CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$47.35 $29.36 
Floyd CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$47.35 $29.36 
Greene CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK (GREENE COUNTY)$47.35 $29.36 
Jasper CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$47.35 $29.36 
Madison CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK (MADISON COUNTY)$47.35 $29.36 
Marion CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$47.35 $29.36 
Marshall CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$47.35 $29.36 
Polk CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$47.35 $29.36 
Poweshiek CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$47.35 $29.36 
Story CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$47.35 $29.36 
Tama CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK (TAMA COUNTY)$47.35 $29.36 
Warren CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$47.35 $29.36 
Webster CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$47.35 $29.36 
Mahaska County group, 7 localities: Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Louisa, Mahaska, Monroe, Van BurenLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK (HENRY, JEFFERSON, KEOKUK, LOUISA, MAHASKA, MONROE, AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES)$46.10 $28.57 
Lucas County group, 4 localities: Decatur, Lucas, Ringgold, WayneLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK (DECATUR, LUCAS, RINGGOLD, AND WAYNE COUNTIES)$46.10 $28.57 
Cass County group, 2 localities: Cass, ClarkeLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$46.10 $28.57 
Adair CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$46.10 $28.57 
Appanoose CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$46.10 $28.57 
Audubon CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$46.10 $28.57 
Davis CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$46.10 $28.57 
Des Moines CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$46.10 $28.57 
Guthrie CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK (GUTHRIE COUNTY)$46.10 $28.57 
Lee CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$46.10 $28.57 
Union CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$46.10 $28.57 
Wapello CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$46.10 $28.57 
Allamakee CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$44.99 $25.17 
Chickasaw CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK (CHICKASAW COUNTY)$44.99 $25.17 
Clayton CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK (CLAYTON COUNTY)$44.99 $25.17 
Howard CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$44.99 $25.17 
Delaware CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK (DELAWARE COUNTY)$43.98 $25.03 
Jackson CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK (JACKSON COUNTY)$43.98 $25.03 
Buchanan CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK (BUCHANAN COUNTY)$40.22 $22.30 
Shelby County group, 4 localities: Fremont, Montgomery, Shelby, TaylorLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK (FREMONT, MONTGOMERY, SHELBY, AND TAYLOR COUNTIES)$39.28 $26.90 
Adams CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$39.28 $26.90 
Page CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$39.28 $26.90 
Buena Vista County group, 5 localities: Buena Vista, Clay, Ida, Osceola, SacLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK (BUENA VISTA, CHEROKEE, CLAY, IDA, LYON, O'BRIEN, OSCEOLA, PLYMOUTH, AND SAC COUNTIES)$36.60 $20.40 
Plymouth County group, 4 localities: Cherokee, Lyon, O'Brien, PlymouthLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK (BUENA VISTA, CHEROKEE, CLAY, IDA, LYON, O'BRIEN, OSCEOLA, PLYMOUTH, AND SAC COUNTIES)$36.60 $20.40 
Crawford CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$36.60 $20.40 
Dickinson CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$36.60 $20.40 
Monona CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK (MONONA COUNTY)$36.60 $20.40 
Sioux CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$36.60 $20.40 
Benton County group, 2 localities: Benton, JonesLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$27.56 $19.39 
Black Hawk CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$27.56 $19.39 
Bremer CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$27.56 $19.39 
Dubuque CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$27.56 $19.39 
Grundy CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$27.56 $19.39 
Johnson CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$27.56 $19.39 
Linn CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$27.56 $19.39 
Scott CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$27.56 $19.39 
Washington CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$27.56 $19.39 
Winneshiek County group, 2 localities: Fayette, WinneshiekLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$17.87 $14.88 
Harrison CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$14.57 $14.57 
Mills CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$14.57 $14.57 
Pottawattamie CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$14.57 $14.57 
Woodbury CountyLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK$14.57 $14.57 

11 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 54 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Iowa brick tender pay

What is the brick tender prevailing wage in Polk County?

$47.35 an hour: a $29.36 base wage plus $17.99 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IA20260071, modification 1. Overtime and every brick tender classification in Polk County.

Does brick tender prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Polk County the $47.35 total is a $29.36 base wage plus $17.99 in fringe benefits, about 38% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does brick tender 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 brick tenders 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 brick tender rate?

DOL often publishes the same brick tender rates for several counties. Across Iowa, the 99 counties with a brick tender rate fall into 65 distinct sets of rates, and 11 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 7 counties (the Mahaska County group).