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Brick Tender prevailing wage in Tama County, Iowa
$47.35an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$29.36 base wage + $17.99 fringe benefits
LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK (TAMA COUNTY) · LABO0177-011
$10.34an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$10.00 base wage + $0.34 fringe benefits
LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK · SUIA2008-003
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Tama County, a brick tender must be paid at least $47.35 an hour: a $29.36 base wage plus $17.99 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IA20260061 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $47.35 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IA20260061, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier LABO0177-011 (May 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Tama 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 IA20260006 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $10.34 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IA20260006, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUIA2008-003 (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 Tama County, from $10.34 to $47.35 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $29.36 + $17.99
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) | $29.36 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $17.99 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $47.35 |
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 Tama 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 (TAMA COUNTY)BuildingLABO0177-011 | $29.36 | $17.99 | $47.35 | IA20260061 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICKResidentialSUIA2008-003 | $10.00 | $0.34 | $10.34 | IA20260006 Mod 1 |
How Tama 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
- Tama Countybase $29.36$47.35
- Marshall Countybase $29.36$47.35
- Benton Countybase $19.39$27.56
- Grundy Countybase $19.39$27.56
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 Tama County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa County | LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $28.33 | $48.15 | +$0.80 |
| Tama County | LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK (TAMA COUNTY) | $29.36 | $47.35 | |
| Marshall County | LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $29.36 | $47.35 | same |
| Poweshiek County | LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $29.36 | $47.35 | same |
| Benton County | LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $19.39 | $27.56 | −$19.79 |
| Grundy County | LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $19.39 | $27.56 | −$19.79 |
| Black Hawk County | LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $19.39 | $27.56 | −$19.79 |
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 Tama County as CSV · Report an error