A caulker's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Iowa is $25.39 an hour in every county that has one (15), for the main classification.
Main caulker classification in each county (Caulker), 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.
$25$25$25$25$25$25Caulker, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.
How much does a caulker make on prevailing wage in Iowa?
2 groups of counties with identical rates and 4 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.
Does caulker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?
Yes. In Cerro Gordo County the $25.39 total is a $17.21 base wage plus $8.18 in fringe benefits, about 32% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.
Does caulker 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 caulkers 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 caulker rate?
DOL often publishes the same caulker rates for several counties. Across Iowa, the 15 counties with a caulker rate fall into 6 distinct sets of rates, and 2 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 9 counties (the Buchanan County group).