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Kansas utility lineman prevailing wage, county by county

A utility lineman's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Kansas runs from $15.31 an hour in Saline County to $18.43 in Doniphan County. The median county is $15.35.

Main utility lineman classification in each county, Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. 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)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Norton County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourGreenwood County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourLane County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourMarion County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourBarber County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourEdwards County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourThomas County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourFord County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourChase County utility lineman: $15.31 per hourWoodson County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourWallace County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourFranklin County utility lineman: $18.43 per hourNeosho County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourCloud County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourNess County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourAnderson County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourEllis County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourJackson County utility lineman: $18.43 per hourScott County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourPratt County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourCrawford County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourLyon County utility lineman: $15.31 per hourPhillips County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourGrant County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourGraham County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourAllen County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourTrego County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourElk County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourHamilton County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourDecatur County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourWashington County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourGray County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourGeary County utility lineman: $18.43 per hourWichita County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourClay County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourSheridan County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourKiowa County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourOsage County utility lineman: $18.43 per hourSherman County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourRooks County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourSaline County utility lineman: $15.31 per hourEllsworth County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourMiami County utility lineman: $18.43 per hourStevens County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourDoniphan County utility lineman: $18.43 per hourSedgwick County utility lineman: $16.36 per hourSmith County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourHarvey County utility lineman: $16.36 per hourBrown County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourCheyenne County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourGreeley County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourSumner County utility lineman: $16.36 per hourPottawatomie County utility lineman: $18.43 per hourWilson County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourChautauqua County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourLinn County utility lineman: $18.43 per hourKingman County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourMitchell County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourHodgeman County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourMorris County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourRush County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourStafford County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourFinney County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourJefferson County utility lineman: $18.43 per hourPawnee County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourCoffey County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourClark County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourStanton County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourComanche County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourRawlins County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourCherokee County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourShawnee County utility lineman: $18.43 per hourAtchison County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourJewell County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourMarshall County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourNemaha County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourKearny County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourMorton County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourOttawa County utility lineman: $15.31 per hourRussell County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourDouglas County utility lineman: $18.43 per hourRepublic County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourLeavenworth County utility lineman: $18.43 per hourOsborne County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourRice County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourWyandotte County utility lineman: $18.43 per hourLabette County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourJohnson County utility lineman: $18.43 per hourDickinson County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourReno County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourLogan County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourHaskell County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourGove County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourWabaunsee County utility lineman: $18.43 per hourMeade County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourHarper County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourRiley County utility lineman: $18.43 per hourLincoln County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourSeward County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourBarton County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourMontgomery County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourMcPherson County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourCowley County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourBourbon County utility lineman: $15.35 per hourButler County utility lineman: $16.36 per hour
$15.31$15.35$15.35$15.35$15.35$18.43Electrical Utility Lineman, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a utility lineman make on prevailing wage in Kansas?

2 groups of counties with identical rates and 88 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Doniphan County1 county$18.43
  2. Douglas County1 county$18.43
  3. Franklin County1 county$18.43
  4. Geary County1 county$18.43
  5. Jackson County1 county$18.43
  6. Jefferson County1 county$18.43
  7. Johnson County1 county$18.43
  8. Leavenworth County1 county$18.43
  9. Linn County1 county$18.43
  10. Miami County1 county$18.43
  11. Osage County1 county$18.43
  12. Pottawatomie County1 county$18.43
  13. Riley County1 county$18.43
  14. Shawnee County1 county$18.43
  15. Wabaunsee County1 county$18.43
  16. Wyandotte County1 county$18.43
  17. Butler County1 county$16.36
  18. Harvey County1 county$16.36
  19. Sedgwick County1 county$16.36
  20. Sumner County1 county$16.36
  21. Phillips County group15 counties$15.35
  22. Finney County group2 counties$15.35
  23. Allen County1 county$15.35
  24. Anderson County1 county$15.35
  25. Atchison County1 county$15.35
  26. Barber County1 county$15.35
  27. Barton County1 county$15.35
  28. Bourbon County1 county$15.35
  29. Brown County1 county$15.35
  30. Chautauqua County1 county$15.35
  31. Cherokee County1 county$15.35
  32. Clark County1 county$15.35
  33. Clay County1 county$15.35
  34. Cloud County1 county$15.35
  35. Coffey County1 county$15.35
  36. Cowley County1 county$15.35
  37. Crawford County1 county$15.35
  38. Decatur County1 county$15.35
  39. Dickinson County1 county$15.35
  40. Ellis County1 county$15.35

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Doniphan CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$18.43 $18.43 
Douglas CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$18.43 $18.43 
Franklin CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$18.43 $18.43 
Geary CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$18.43 $18.43 
Jackson CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$18.43 $18.43 
Jefferson CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$18.43 $18.43 
Johnson CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$18.43 $18.43 
Leavenworth CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$18.43 $18.43 
Linn CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$18.43 $18.43 
Miami CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$18.43 $18.43 
Osage CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$18.43 $18.43 
Pottawatomie CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$18.43 $18.43 
Riley CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$18.43 $18.43 
Shawnee CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$18.43 $18.43 
Wabaunsee CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$18.43 $18.43 
Wyandotte CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$18.43 $18.43 
Butler CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$16.36 $16.36 
Harvey CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$16.36 $16.36 
Sedgwick CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$16.36 $16.36 
Sumner CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$16.36 $16.36 
Phillips County group, 15 localities: Cheyenne, Comanche, Edwards, Elk, Gove, Greeley, Meade, Morton, Ness, Phillips, Rawlins, Rush, Smith, Stanton, WichitaOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Finney County group, 2 localities: Finney, KearnyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Allen CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Anderson CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Atchison CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Barber CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Barton CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Bourbon CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Brown CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Chautauqua CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Cherokee CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Clark CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Clay CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Cloud CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Coffey CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Cowley CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Crawford CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Decatur CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Dickinson CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Ellis CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Ellsworth CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Ford CountyOPERATOR: MILLING MACHINE GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Graham CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Grant CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Gray CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Greenwood CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Hamilton CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Harper CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Haskell CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Hodgeman CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Jewell CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Kingman CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Kiowa CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Labette CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Lane CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Lincoln CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Logan CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Marion CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Marshall CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
McPherson CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Mitchell CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Montgomery CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Morris CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Nemaha CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Neosho CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Norton CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Osborne CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Pawnee CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Pratt CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Reno CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Republic CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Rice CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Rooks CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Russell CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Scott CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Seward CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Sheridan CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Sherman CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Stafford CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Stevens CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Thomas CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Trego CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Wallace CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Washington CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Wilson CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Woodson CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.35 $15.35 
Chase CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.31 $15.31 
Lyon CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.31 $15.31 
Ottawa CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.31 $15.31 
Saline CountyOPERATOR: ROTO MILL GROUNDMAN$15.31 $15.31 

2 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 88 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Kansas utility lineman pay

What is the utility lineman prevailing wage in Johnson County?

$18.43 an hour: a $18.43 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination KS20260140, modification 1. Overtime and every utility lineman classification in Johnson County.

Does utility lineman prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Johnson County the $18.43 total is a $18.43 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does utility lineman prevailing wage pay overtime in Kansas?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice utility linemans get this rate?

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)).

Why do some counties have the same utility lineman rate?

DOL often publishes the same utility lineman rates for several counties. Across Kansas, the 105 counties with a utility lineman rate fall into 90 distinct sets of rates, and 2 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 15 counties (the Phillips County group).