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Iowa landscape and irrigation laborer prevailing wage, county by county

A landscape and irrigation laborer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Iowa runs from $14.81 an hour in Wapello County to $57.37 in Scott County. The median county is $14.81.

Landscape & Irrigation Laborer 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.

23 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Appanoose CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE
$14.81 $0.00 $14.81 May 18, 2026IA20260032 Mod 1
Cedar CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE
$14.81 $0.00 $14.81 May 18, 2026IA20260036 Mod 1
Clinton CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE
$14.81 $0.00 $14.81 May 18, 2026IA20260038 Mod 1
Davis CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE
$14.81 $0.00 $14.81 May 18, 2026IA20260040 Mod 1
Des Moines CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE
$14.81 $0.00 $14.81 May 18, 2026IA20260041 Mod 1
Henry CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE · Mahaska County group
$14.81 $0.00 $14.81 May 18, 2026IA20260061 Mod 1
Iowa CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE
$14.81 $0.00 $14.81 May 18, 2026IA20260045 Mod 1
Jackson CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE · Mahaska County group
$14.81 $0.00 $14.81 May 18, 2026IA20260061 Mod 1
Jasper CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE
$14.81 $0.00 $14.81 May 18, 2026IA20260046 Mod 1
Jefferson CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE · Mahaska County group
$14.81 $0.00 $14.81 May 18, 2026IA20260061 Mod 1
Keokuk CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE · Mahaska County group
$14.81 $0.00 $14.81 May 18, 2026IA20260061 Mod 1
Lee CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE
$14.81 $0.00 $14.81 May 18, 2026IA20260047 Mod 1
Louisa CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE · Mahaska County group
$14.81 $0.00 $14.81 May 18, 2026IA20260061 Mod 1
Mahaska CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE · Mahaska County group
$14.81 $0.00 $14.81 May 18, 2026IA20260061 Mod 1
Marion CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE
$14.81 $0.00 $14.81 May 18, 2026IA20260048 Mod 1
Marshall CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE
$14.81 $0.00 $14.81 May 18, 2026IA20260049 Mod 1
Monroe CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE · Mahaska County group
$14.81 $0.00 $14.81 May 18, 2026IA20260061 Mod 1
Muscatine CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE
$14.81 $0.00 $14.81 May 18, 2026IA20260050 Mod 1
Poweshiek CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE
$14.81 $0.00 $14.81 May 18, 2026IA20260052 Mod 1
Scott CountyLABORERS: GROUP 1 (SCOTT COUNTY) FLAGMAN; DUMPMAN; SPOTTER; BROOM MAN; LANDSCAPER; PLANTING & REMOVAL OF TREES; FENCING LABORERS; CLEANING OF FORMS OR LUMBER (IN BONE YARD); LAYING OF SOD; MOVING AND/OR MAINTENANCE OF FLARES & BARRICADES; OPERATION OF ALL HAND, ELECTRIC, AIR, HYDRAULIC OR MECHANICALLY POWERED TOOLS UNDER THE THE LABORERS' INCLUDING JACKHAMMER, TAMPER, AIR SPADE, AUGER, CONCRETE SAW, CHAIN SAW, UTILITY SAW, ROCK DRILL, VIBRATOR; MORTAR MIXER; POWER & HAND SAW (WHEN CLEARING TIMBER); GENERAL LABORER; MATERIAL HANDLER; FORM HANDLER; CONCRETE DUMPER; PUDDLER; EXPLOSIVES HANDLER; CENTER STRIP HANDLER & INSTALLER; PRIME MOVER OR ANY MECHANICAL DEVICE TAKING THE PLACE OF CONCRETE BUGGY OR WHEELBARROW; SANDPOINT SETTER; ASPHALT KETTLEMAN; SHEETING HAMMER DRIVER; LAYING & JOINTING OF TELEPHONE CONDUIT; GAS DISTRIBUTION MAN; PIPE SETTER ON LATERAL, DRAIN TILE, CULVERT PIPE & STORM SEWER; CATCH BASIN LEAD; CATCH BASIN; MANHOLES; BATCH DUMPER; TANK CLEANER; COFFERDAM WORKER; BANKMAN ON FLOATING PLANT; JOINTMAN WITH PIPELAYER; BACK-UP MAN (CORKER, JOINT MAKER) WITH PIPE SETTER ON SEWER & WATER MAIN; BATTERBOARD MAN OR LASER OPERATOR ON SEWER & WATER MAIN; LABORER IN DITCH OR TUNNEL, ON SEWER OR WATER MAIN & TELEPHONE CONDUIT, CUTTERS; BURNERS; TORCHMAN; GRAVEL BOX MAN; ASPHALT PLANT; CONCRETE PLANT; DECK HAND; UNLOADING OF STEEL & REBAR; & WRECKING LABORERS
$33.77 $23.60 $57.37 Jan 1, 2024IA20260001 Mod 2
Tama CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE · Mahaska County group
$14.81 $0.00 $14.81 May 18, 2026IA20260061 Mod 1
Van Buren CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE · Mahaska County group
$14.81 $0.00 $14.81 May 18, 2026IA20260061 Mod 1
Wapello CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE
$14.81 $0.00 $14.81 May 18, 2026IA20260055 Mod 1

Main landscape and irrigation laborer 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: no rate for this tradeHancock County: no rate for this tradeWapello County landscape and irrigation laborer: $14.81 per hourCedar County landscape and irrigation laborer: $14.81 per hourHoward County: no rate for this tradeWarren County: no rate for this tradeWayne County: no rate for this tradeMarshall County landscape and irrigation laborer: $14.81 per hourFranklin County: no rate for this tradeDelaware County: no rate for this tradeBuchanan County: no rate for this tradeWebster County: no rate for this tradeBoone County: no rate for this tradeRinggold County: no rate for this tradeShelby County: no rate for this tradeUnion County: no rate for this tradeAdams County: no rate for this tradeMahaska County landscape and irrigation laborer: $14.81 per hourAdair County: no rate for this tradeHamilton County: no rate for this tradeHardin County: no rate for this tradeIda County: no rate for this tradeMarion County landscape and irrigation laborer: $14.81 per hourPoweshiek County landscape and irrigation laborer: $14.81 per hourPolk County: no rate for this tradeMadison County: no rate for this tradeVan Buren County landscape and irrigation laborer: $14.81 per hourHenry County landscape and irrigation laborer: $14.81 per hourCerro Gordo County: no rate for this tradeWright County: no rate for this tradeJones County: no rate for this tradeCarroll County: no rate for this tradeGreene County: no rate for this tradeEmmet County: no rate for this tradeMitchell County: no rate for this tradeMontgomery County: no rate for this tradeBremer County: no rate for this tradeWashington County: no rate for this tradeO'Brien County: no rate for this tradePocahontas County: no rate for this tradeDavis County landscape and irrigation laborer: $14.81 per hourCrawford County: no rate for this tradeGrundy County: no rate for this tradeAudubon County: no rate for this tradeLinn County: no rate for this tradeKeokuk County landscape and irrigation laborer: $14.81 per hourSac County: no rate for this tradeWoodbury County: no rate for this tradePottawattamie County: no rate for this tradeMuscatine County landscape and irrigation laborer: $14.81 per hourMills County: no rate for this tradeOsceola County: no rate for this tradeFayette County: no rate for this tradeJasper County landscape and irrigation laborer: $14.81 per hourDes Moines County landscape and irrigation laborer: $14.81 per hourStory County: no rate for this tradePlymouth County: no rate for this tradeAppanoose County landscape and irrigation laborer: $14.81 per hourDubuque County: no rate for this tradeFremont County: no rate for this tradeDecatur County: no rate for this tradeWinneshiek County: no rate for this tradeClay County: no rate for this tradeJohnson County: no rate for this tradeLucas County: no rate for this tradeMonroe County landscape and irrigation laborer: $14.81 per hourIowa County landscape and irrigation laborer: $14.81 per hourBenton County: no rate for this tradeKossuth County: no rate for this tradeScott County landscape and irrigation laborer: $57.37 per hourHarrison County: no rate for this tradeLouisa County landscape and irrigation laborer: $14.81 per hourPage County: no rate for this tradeClayton County: no rate for this tradeHumboldt County: no rate for this tradeJefferson County landscape and irrigation laborer: $14.81 per hourSioux County: no rate for this tradeDallas County: no rate for this tradeCass County: no rate for this tradeClarke County: no rate for this tradeMonona County: no rate for this tradeCalhoun County: no rate for this tradeJackson County landscape and irrigation laborer: $14.81 per hourChickasaw County: no rate for this tradeGuthrie County: no rate for this tradeWinnebago County: no rate for this tradeDickinson County: no rate for this tradeLee County landscape and irrigation laborer: $14.81 per hourTaylor County: no rate for this tradeButler County: no rate for this tradeFloyd County: no rate for this tradeWorth County: no rate for this tradeCherokee County: no rate for this tradePalo Alto County: no rate for this tradeTama County landscape and irrigation laborer: $14.81 per hourBuena Vista County: no rate for this tradeLyon County: no rate for this tradeAllamakee County: no rate for this tradeClinton County landscape and irrigation laborer: $14.81 per hour
$14$14$14$14$14$57Landscape & Irrigation Laborer, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a landscape and irrigation laborer make on prevailing wage in Iowa?

$14.81 to $57.37 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $14.81. 1 group of counties with identical rates and 14 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.

  1. Scott County1 county$57.37
  2. Mahaska County group9 counties$14.81
  3. Appanoose County1 county$14.81
  4. Cedar County1 county$14.81
  5. Clinton County1 county$14.81
  6. Davis County1 county$14.81
  7. Des Moines County1 county$14.81
  8. Iowa County1 county$14.81
  9. Jasper County1 county$14.81
  10. Lee County1 county$14.81
  11. Marion County1 county$14.81
  12. Marshall County1 county$14.81
  13. Muscatine County1 county$14.81
  14. Poweshiek County1 county$14.81
  15. Wapello County1 county$14.81
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Scott CountyLABORERS: GROUP 1 (SCOTT COUNTY) FLAGMAN; DUMPMAN; SPOTTER; BROOM MAN; LANDSCAPER; PLANTING & REMOVAL OF TREES; FENCING LABORERS; CLEANING OF FORMS OR LUMBER (IN BONE YARD); LAYING OF SOD; MOVING AND/OR MAINTENANCE OF FLARES & BARRICADES; OPERATION OF ALL HAND, ELECTRIC, AIR, HYDRAULIC OR MECHANICALLY POWERED TOOLS UNDER THE THE LABORERS' INCLUDING JACKHAMMER, TAMPER, AIR SPADE, AUGER, CONCRETE SAW, CHAIN SAW, UTILITY SAW, ROCK DRILL, VIBRATOR; MORTAR MIXER; POWER & HAND SAW (WHEN CLEARING TIMBER); GENERAL LABORER; MATERIAL HANDLER; FORM HANDLER; CONCRETE DUMPER; PUDDLER; EXPLOSIVES HANDLER; CENTER STRIP HANDLER & INSTALLER; PRIME MOVER OR ANY MECHANICAL DEVICE TAKING THE PLACE OF CONCRETE BUGGY OR WHEELBARROW; SANDPOINT SETTER; ASPHALT KETTLEMAN; SHEETING HAMMER DRIVER; LAYING & JOINTING OF TELEPHONE CONDUIT; GAS DISTRIBUTION MAN; PIPE SETTER ON LATERAL, DRAIN TILE, CULVERT PIPE & STORM SEWER; CATCH BASIN LEAD; CATCH BASIN; MANHOLES; BATCH DUMPER; TANK CLEANER; COFFERDAM WORKER; BANKMAN ON FLOATING PLANT; JOINTMAN WITH PIPELAYER; BACK-UP MAN (CORKER, JOINT MAKER) WITH PIPE SETTER ON SEWER & WATER MAIN; BATTERBOARD MAN OR LASER OPERATOR ON SEWER & WATER MAIN; LABORER IN DITCH OR TUNNEL, ON SEWER OR WATER MAIN & TELEPHONE CONDUIT, CUTTERS; BURNERS; TORCHMAN; GRAVEL BOX MAN; ASPHALT PLANT; CONCRETE PLANT; DECK HAND; UNLOADING OF STEEL & REBAR; & WRECKING LABORERS$33.77 $57.37 
Mahaska County group, 9 localities: Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Keokuk, Louisa, Mahaska, Monroe, Tama, Van BurenLABORER: LANDSCAPE$14.81 $14.81 
Appanoose CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE$14.81 $14.81 
Cedar CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE$14.81 $14.81 
Clinton CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE$14.81 $14.81 
Davis CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE$14.81 $14.81 
Des Moines CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE$14.81 $14.81 
Iowa CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE$14.81 $14.81 
Jasper CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE$14.81 $14.81 
Lee CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE$14.81 $14.81 
Marion CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE$14.81 $14.81 
Marshall CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE$14.81 $14.81 
Muscatine CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE$14.81 $14.81 
Poweshiek CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE$14.81 $14.81 
Wapello CountyLABORER: LANDSCAPE$14.81 $14.81 

1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 14 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Iowa landscape and irrigation laborer pay

What is the landscape and irrigation laborer prevailing wage in Scott County?

$57.37 an hour: a $33.77 base wage plus $23.60 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IA20260001, modification 2. Overtime and every landscape and irrigation laborer classification in Scott County.

Does landscape and irrigation laborer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Scott County the $57.37 total is a $33.77 base wage plus $23.60 in fringe benefits, about 41% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does landscape and irrigation laborer 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 landscape and irrigation laborers 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 landscape and irrigation laborer rate?

DOL often publishes the same landscape and irrigation laborer rates for several counties. Across Iowa, the 23 counties with a landscape and irrigation laborer rate fall into 15 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 9 counties (the Mahaska County group).