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Butler County, KS · Laborer
Laborer prevailing wage in Butler County, Kansas
$14.36an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$13.00 base wage + $1.36 fringe benefits
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL · SUKS2015-015
$8.17an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$8.17 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
LABORERS: UNSKILLED (INCLUDING INSULATION) · SUKS1999-001
$14.29an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$14.29 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL · SUKS2019-071
$19.87an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$16.26 base wage + $3.61 fringe benefits
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL · SUKS2022-015
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Butler County, a laborer must be paid at least $14.36 an hour: a $13.00 base wage plus $1.36 in fringe benefits, under wage determination KS20260046 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $14.36 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination KS20260046, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUKS2015-015 (July 8, 2015). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Butler County, a laborer must be paid at least $8.17 an hour: a $8.17 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination KS20260002 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $8.17 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination KS20260002, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUKS1999-001 (April 27, 1999). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Butler County, a laborer must be paid at least $14.29 an hour: a $14.29 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination KS20260132 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $14.29 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination KS20260132, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SUKS2019-071 (May 9, 2019). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in Butler County, a laborer must be paid at least $19.87 an hour: a $16.26 base wage plus $3.61 in fringe benefits, under wage determination KS20260162 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $19.87 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination KS20260162, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier SUKS2022-015 (September 15, 2022). 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 12 laborer rates for Butler County, from $8.14 to $43.84 an hour. See all of them.
- This base is below $13.65, the Executive Order 13658 minimum. Contracts that order covers must pay at least that (see the WD's note).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $13.00 + $1.36
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) | $13.00 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $1.36 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $14.36 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $8.17 + $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) | $8.17 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $8.17 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $14.29 + $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) | $14.29 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $14.29 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $16.26 + $3.61
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) | $16.26 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $3.61 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $19.87 |
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 Kansas change log lists what each one changed.
Every laborer rate in Butler County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- LABORER: CONCRETE SAW (HAND HELD/WALK BEHIND)Highway · SUKS2019-071$43.84
- LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEHighway · SUKS2019-071$42.58
- LABORER: PIPELAYERHighway · SUKS2019-071$39.61
- LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHeavy · SUKS2022-015$19.87
- LABORER: PIPELAYERHeavy · SUKS2022-015$18.91
- OPERATOR: CONCRETE SAWHighway · SUKS2019-071$17.80
- LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEBuilding · SUKS2015-015$14.66
- LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuilding · SUKS2015-015$14.36
- LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHighway · SUKS2019-071$14.29
- LABORER: ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTORHighway · SUKS2019-071$13.03
- LABORERS: UNSKILLED (INCLUDING INSULATION)Residential · SUKS1999-001$8.17
- LABORERS: CARPENTER TENDERResidential · SUKS1999-001$8.14
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEBuildingSUKS2015-015 | $12.99 | $1.67 | $14.66 | KS20260046 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuildingSUKS2015-015 | $13.00 | $1.36 | $14.36 | KS20260046 Mod 1 |
| OPERATOR: CONCRETE SAWHighwaySUKS2019-071 | $17.80 | $0.00 | $17.80 | KS20260132 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: PIPELAYERHighwaySUKS2019-071 | $26.56 | $13.05 | $39.61 | KS20260132 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEHighwaySUKS2019-071 | $29.75 | $12.83 | $42.58 | KS20260132 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: CONCRETE SAW (HAND HELD/WALK BEHIND)HighwaySUKS2019-071 | $29.21 | $14.63 | $43.84 | KS20260132 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHighwaySUKS2019-071 | $14.29 | $0.00 | $14.29 | KS20260132 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTORHighwaySUKS2019-071 | $13.03 | $0.00 | $13.03 | KS20260132 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: PIPELAYERHeavySUKS2022-015 | $16.03 | $2.88 | $18.91 | KS20260162 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHeavySUKS2022-015 | $16.26 | $3.61 | $19.87 | KS20260162 Mod 1 |
| LABORERS: UNSKILLED (INCLUDING INSULATION)ResidentialSUKS1999-001 | $8.17 | $0.00 | $8.17 | KS20260002 Mod 1 |
| LABORERS: CARPENTER TENDERResidentialSUKS1999-001 | $8.14 | $0.00 | $8.14 | KS20260002 Mod 1 |
How Butler County compares
The main 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 Kansas
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Butler Countybase $13.00$14.36
- Greenwood Countybase $12.37$15.14
- Sedgwick Countybase $13.16$14.60
- Harvey Countybase $13.00$14.36
Laborer 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 Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $12.53 | $16.89 | +$2.53 |
| Greenwood County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $12.37 | $15.14 | +$0.78 |
| Cowley County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $12.37 | $15.14 | +$0.78 |
| Elk County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $12.37 | $15.14 | +$0.78 |
| Sedgwick County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $13.16 | $14.60 | +$0.24 |
| Butler County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $13.00 | $14.36 | |
| Harvey County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $13.00 | $14.36 | 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 KS20260046 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/KS20260046/1
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 Butler County as CSV · Report an error