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Carpenter prevailing wage in Brown County, Kansas
$22.99an hour, base + fringe
$19.04 wage + $3.95 fringe benefits · Building · SUKS2015-013
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Brown County, a carpenter must be paid at least $22.99 an hour: a $19.04 base wage plus $3.95 in fringe benefits, under wage determination KS20260044 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $22.99 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination KS20260044, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUKS2015-013 (July 8, 2015). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Kansas repealed its law in 1987 (DOL state table).
DOL lists 8 carpenter rates for Brown County, from $13.33 to $58.12 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $19.04 + $3.95
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) | $19.04 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $3.95 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $22.99 |
When this rate changes
- 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 Kansas change log lists what each one changed.
Every carpenter rate in Brown County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- CARPENTERS, INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING & ACCOUSTICAL WORK (ATCHISON, BROWN, AND DONIPHAN COUNTIES)Residential · CARP0110-006$58.12
- CARPENTERS, INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING & ACCOUSTICAL WORK (CLAY CLOUD, DICKINSON, GEARY, JEWELL, LINCOLN, MARSHALL, MITCHELL, MORRIS, NEMAHA, OTTAWA, POTTAWOTOMIE, REPUBLIC, RILEY, SALINE, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES MORRIS COUNTY WEST OF HIGHWAY 177 AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 56, EXCLUDING THE CITY OF COUNCIL GROVE.)Residential · CARP0918-003$36.11
- CARPENTERS, INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING & ACCOUSTICAL WORK (ANDERSON, CHASE, COFFEY, FRANKLIN, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, LYON, OSAGE, AND WABAUNSEE COUNTIES MORRIS COUNTY INCLUDING THE CITY OF COUNCIL GROVE, EXCEPT THAT PORTION OF THE COUNTY LYING NORTH OF HIGHWAY #56 AND WEST OF HIGHWAY #177.)Residential · CARP1445-004$36.11
- CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORKBuilding · SUKS2015-013$22.99
- CARPENTERHeavy · SUKS2014-022$19.29
- FORM WORKERHighway · SUKS2019-007$16.53
- CARPENTERHighway · SUKS2019-007$14.94
- FORM WORKERBuilding · SUKS2015-013$13.33
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORM WORKERBuildingSUKS2015-013 | $13.33 | $13.33 | $0.00 | KS20260044 Mod 1 |
| CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORKBuildingSUKS2015-013 | $22.99 | $19.04 | $3.95 | KS20260044 Mod 1 |
| FORM WORKERHighwaySUKS2019-007 | $16.53 | $15.33 | $1.20 | KS20260068 Mod 1 |
| CARPENTERHighwaySUKS2019-007 | $14.94 | $14.94 | $0.00 | KS20260068 Mod 1 |
| CARPENTERHeavySUKS2014-022 | $19.29 | $17.67 | $1.62 | KS20260037 Mod 1 |
| CARPENTERS, INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING & ACCOUSTICAL WORK (ATCHISON, BROWN, AND DONIPHAN COUNTIES)ResidentialCARP0110-006 | $58.12 | $35.72 | $22.40 | KS20260001 Mod 1 |
| CARPENTERS, INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING & ACCOUSTICAL WORK (CLAY CLOUD, DICKINSON, GEARY, JEWELL, LINCOLN, MARSHALL, MITCHELL, MORRIS, NEMAHA, OTTAWA, POTTAWOTOMIE, REPUBLIC, RILEY, SALINE, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES MORRIS COUNTY WEST OF HIGHWAY 177 AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 56, EXCLUDING THE CITY OF COUNCIL GROVE.)ResidentialCARP0918-003 | $36.11 | $23.22 | $12.89 | KS20260001 Mod 1 |
| CARPENTERS, INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING & ACCOUSTICAL WORK (ANDERSON, CHASE, COFFEY, FRANKLIN, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, LYON, OSAGE, AND WABAUNSEE COUNTIES MORRIS COUNTY INCLUDING THE CITY OF COUNCIL GROVE, EXCEPT THAT PORTION OF THE COUNTY LYING NORTH OF HIGHWAY #56 AND WEST OF HIGHWAY #177.)ResidentialCARP1445-004 | $36.11 | $23.22 | $12.89 | KS20260001 Mod 1 |
How Brown County compares
The main carpenter rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Kansas
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Brown Countybase $19.04$22.99
- Doniphan Countybase $39.59$61.99
- Nemaha Countybase $19.04$22.99
- Atchison Countybase $19.04$22.99
Carpenter 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 + fringe | Base | vs Brown County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doniphan County | CARPENTER | $61.99 | $39.59 | +$39.00 |
| Jackson County | CARPENTER | $29.26 | $22.72 | +$6.27 |
| Jefferson County | CARPENTER | $29.26 | $22.72 | +$6.27 |
| Brown County | CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK | $22.99 | $19.04 | |
| Nemaha County | CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK | $22.99 | $19.04 | same |
| Atchison County | CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK | $22.99 | $19.04 | same |
| Marshall County | CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK | $22.99 | $19.04 | 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 KS20260044 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/KS20260044/1
We read every active Kansas 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 Brown County as CSV · Report an error