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Iowa gunite worker prevailing wage, county by county

A gunite worker's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Iowa is $39.52 an hour in every county that has one (99), for the main classification.

Main gunite worker classification in each county (Laborers: class a- sandblaster, gunite nozzleman, diamond and core drills powered by air, sewer utility man and laser operator, all work performed by laborers working from a bos'n chair, swinging stage, tagline or block and tackle, drill operators of air tracks, wagon drills and similar drills, steel highway formsetter, stingman, powerman blaster, asphalt luteman and rakers, asphalt distributor operators, concrete saw operators, and skilled concrete laborers, deckhands. (mississippi river)), 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 gunite worker: $39.52 per hourHancock County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourWapello County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourCedar County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourHoward County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourWarren County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourWayne County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourMarshall County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourFranklin County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourDelaware County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourBuchanan County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourWebster County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourBoone County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourRinggold County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourShelby County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourUnion County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourAdams County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourMahaska County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourAdair County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourHamilton County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourHardin County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourIda County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourMarion County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourPoweshiek County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourPolk County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourMadison County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourVan Buren County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourHenry County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourCerro Gordo County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourWright County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourJones County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourCarroll County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourGreene County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourEmmet County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourMitchell County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourMontgomery County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourBremer County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourWashington County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourO'Brien County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourPocahontas County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourDavis County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourCrawford County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourGrundy County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourAudubon County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourLinn County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourKeokuk County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourSac County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourWoodbury County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourPottawattamie County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourMuscatine County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourMills County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourOsceola County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourFayette County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourJasper County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourDes Moines County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourStory County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourPlymouth County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourAppanoose County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourDubuque County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourFremont County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourDecatur County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourWinneshiek County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourClay County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourJohnson County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourLucas County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourMonroe County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourIowa County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourBenton County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourKossuth County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourScott County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourHarrison County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourLouisa County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourPage County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourClayton County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourHumboldt County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourJefferson County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourSioux County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourDallas County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourCass County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourClarke County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourMonona County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourCalhoun County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourJackson County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourChickasaw County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourGuthrie County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourWinnebago County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourDickinson County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourLee County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourTaylor County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourButler County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourFloyd County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourWorth County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourCherokee County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourPalo Alto County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourTama County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourBuena Vista County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourLyon County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourAllamakee County gunite worker: $39.52 per hourClinton County gunite worker: $39.52 per hour
$39$39$39$39$39$39Gunite Worker, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Polk County group, 99 localities: Adair, Adams, Allamakee, Appanoose, Audubon, Benton, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Buchanan, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cedar, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Clarke, Clay, Clayton, Clinton, Crawford, Dallas, Davis, Decatur, Delaware, Des Moines, Dickinson, Dubuque, Emmet, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Fremont, Greene, Grundy, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, Henry, Howard, Humboldt, Ida, Iowa, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Kossuth, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Lucas, Lyon, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Mills, Mitchell, Monona, Monroe, Montgomery, Muscatine, O'Brien, Osceola, Page, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Polk, Pottawattamie, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Sac, Scott, Shelby, Sioux, Story, Tama, Taylor, Union, Van Buren, Wapello, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Winnebago, Winneshiek, Woodbury, Worth, WrightLABORERS: CLASS A- Sandblaster, gunite nozzleman, diamond and core drills powered by air, sewer utility man and laser operator, all work performed by laborers working from a bos'n chair, swinging stage, tagline or block and tackle, drill operators of air tracks, wagon drills and similar drills, steel highway formsetter, stingman, powerman blaster, asphalt luteman and rakers, asphalt distributor operators, concrete saw operators, and skilled concrete laborers, deckhands. (MISSISSIPPI RIVER)$39.52 $30.92 

1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Iowa gunite worker pay

What is the gunite worker prevailing wage in Polk County?

$39.52 an hour: a $30.92 base wage plus $8.60 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IA20260002, modification 2. Overtime and every gunite worker classification in Polk County.

Does gunite worker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Polk County the $39.52 total is a $30.92 base wage plus $8.60 in fringe benefits, about 22% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does gunite worker 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 gunite workers 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 gunite worker rate?

DOL often publishes the same gunite worker rates for several counties. Across Iowa, the 99 counties with a gunite worker rate fall into 1 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 99 counties (the Polk County group).