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Brick Tender prevailing wage in Monroe County, Iowa
$46.10an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$28.57 base wage + $17.53 fringe benefits
LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK (HENRY, JEFFERSON, KEOKUK, LOUISA, MAHASKA, MONROE, AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES) · LABO0538-010
$10.34an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$10.00 base wage + $0.34 fringe benefits
LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK · SUIA2008-007
Monroe County uses the same brick tender rates as 6 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Monroe 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 IA20260061 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $46.10 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IA20260061, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier LABO0538-010 (May 1, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Monroe 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 IA20260010 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $10.34 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IA20260010, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUIA2008-007 (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 Monroe 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 Monroe 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 - BRICK (HENRY, JEFFERSON, KEOKUK, LOUISA, MAHASKA, MONROE, AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES)BuildingLABO0538-010 | $28.57 | $17.53 | $46.10 | IA20260061 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICKResidentialSUIA2008-007 | $10.00 | $0.34 | $10.34 | IA20260010 Mod 1 |
How Monroe 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
- Monroe Countybase $28.57$46.10
- Appanoose Countybase $28.57$46.10
- Lucas Countybase $28.57$46.10
- Marion Countybase $29.36$47.35
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.
DOL's brick tender rates for Monroe County are the same as in 6 other counties: Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Louisa, Mahaska, Van Buren.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion County | LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $29.36 | $47.35 | +$1.25 |
| Monroe County | LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK (HENRY, JEFFERSON, KEOKUK, LOUISA, MAHASKA, MONROE, AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES) | $28.57 | $46.10 | |
| Appanoose County | LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $28.57 | $46.10 | same |
| Lucas County | LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK (DECATUR, LUCAS, RINGGOLD, AND WAYNE COUNTIES) | $28.57 | $46.10 | same |
| Wapello County | LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $28.57 | $46.10 | same |
| Mahaska County | LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK (HENRY, JEFFERSON, KEOKUK, LOUISA, MAHASKA, MONROE, AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES) | $28.57 | $46.10 | same |
| Davis County | LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $28.57 | $46.10 | same |
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 IA20260061 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/IA20260061/1
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 Monroe County as CSV · Report an error