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Brick Tender prevailing wage in Des Moines County, Iowa
$46.10an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$28.57 base wage + $17.53 fringe benefits
LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK · LABO0538-004
$10.34an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$10.00 base wage + $0.34 fringe benefits
LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK · SUIA2008-009
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Des Moines County, a brick tender must be paid at least $46.10 an hour: a $28.57 base wage plus $17.53 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IA20260041 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $46.10 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IA20260041, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier LABO0538-004 (May 1, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Des Moines County, a brick tender must be paid at least $10.34 an hour: a $10.00 base wage plus $0.34 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IA20260012 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $10.34 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IA20260012, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUIA2008-009 (September 5, 2008). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Iowa has no state prevailing wage law (DOL state table).
DOL lists 2 brick tender rates for Des Moines County, from $10.34 to $46.10 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $28.57 + $17.53
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) | $28.57 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $17.53 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $46.10 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $10.00 + $0.34
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) | $10.00 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $0.34 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $10.34 |
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 Iowa change log lists what each one changed.
Every brick tender rate in Des Moines County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICKBuildingLABO0538-004 | $28.57 | $17.53 | $46.10 | IA20260041 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICKResidentialSUIA2008-009 | $10.00 | $0.34 | $10.34 | IA20260012 Mod 1 |
How Des Moines County compares
The main brick tender rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Iowa
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Des Moines Countybase $28.57$46.10
- Henry Countybase $28.57$46.10
- Louisa Countybase $28.57$46.10
- Muscatine Countybase $30.06$54.16
Brick Tender 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.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Des Moines County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscatine County | LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $30.06 | $54.16 | +$8.06 |
| Des Moines County | LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $28.57 | $46.10 | |
| Henry County | LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK (HENRY, JEFFERSON, KEOKUK, LOUISA, MAHASKA, MONROE, AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES) | $28.57 | $46.10 | same |
| Louisa County | LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK (HENRY, JEFFERSON, KEOKUK, LOUISA, MAHASKA, MONROE, AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES) | $28.57 | $46.10 | same |
| Lee County | LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $28.57 | $46.10 | same |
| Jefferson County | LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK (HENRY, JEFFERSON, KEOKUK, LOUISA, MAHASKA, MONROE, AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES) | $28.57 | $46.10 | same |
| Washington County | LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $19.39 | $27.56 | −$18.54 |
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 IA20260041 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/IA20260041/1
We read every active Iowa 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. How we check · Download Des Moines County as CSV · Report an error