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Landscape & Irrigation Laborer prevailing wage, Mahaska County group, Iowa (9 counties)
DOL sets the same landscape and irrigation laborer rates, row for row, in 9 counties: Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Keokuk, Louisa, Mahaska, Monroe, Tama and Van Buren. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$14.81an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · LANDSCAPE
$14.81 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · SUIA2016-036
On federally funded or assisted building construction in each of these 9 counties, a landscape and irrigation laborer working as landscape must be paid at least $14.81 an hour: a $14.81 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IA20260061 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $14.81 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IA20260061, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUIA2016-036 (July 19, 2016). 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).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $14.81 + $0.00
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) | $14.81 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $14.81 |
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.
How the Mahaska County group compares
The main landscape and irrigation laborer 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
- Mahaska County groupbase $14.81$14.81
- Marion Countybase $14.81$14.81
- Keokuk Countybase $14.81$14.81
- Scott Countybase $33.77$57.37
Which county is in which landscape and irrigation laborer group
Every Iowa county with a landscape and irrigation laborer rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott County | LABORERS: 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 Buren | LABORER: LANDSCAPE | $14.81 | $14.81 |
| Appanoose County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE | $14.81 | $14.81 |
| Cedar County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE | $14.81 | $14.81 |
| Clinton County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE | $14.81 | $14.81 |
| Davis County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE | $14.81 | $14.81 |
| Des Moines County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE | $14.81 | $14.81 |
| Iowa County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE | $14.81 | $14.81 |
| Jasper County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE | $14.81 | $14.81 |
| Lee County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE | $14.81 | $14.81 |
| Marion County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE | $14.81 | $14.81 |
| Marshall County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE | $14.81 | $14.81 |
| Muscatine County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE | $14.81 | $14.81 |
| Poweshiek County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE | $14.81 | $14.81 |
| Wapello County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE | $14.81 | $14.81 |
1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 14 counties with rates of their own.
Iowa landscape and irrigation laborer prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- 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)).
Every trade's rates, county by county: Henry · Jackson · Jefferson · Keokuk · Louisa · Mahaska · Monroe · Tama · Van Buren
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), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:
- Henry: IA20260061 Mod 1
- Jackson: IA20260061 Mod 1
- Jefferson: IA20260061 Mod 1
- Keokuk: IA20260061 Mod 1
- Louisa: IA20260061 Mod 1
- Mahaska: IA20260061 Mod 1
- Monroe: IA20260061 Mod 1
- Tama: IA20260061 Mod 1
- Van Buren: IA20260061 Mod 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 every Iowa rate as CSV · Report an error