Kansas refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic prevailing wage, county by county
A refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Kansas runs from $9.35 an hour in Miami County to $10.39 in Butler County. The median county is $10.39.
Main refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic 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.
$9.35$9.35$10.39$10.39$10.39$10.39Refrigeration & A/C Mechanic, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.
How much does a refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic make on prevailing wage in Kansas?
1 group of counties with identical rates and 1 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.
Does refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic prevailing wage include fringe benefits?
Yes. In Sedgwick County the $10.39 total is a $10.39 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.
Does refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic 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 refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics 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 refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic rate?
DOL often publishes the same refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic rates for several counties. Across Kansas, the 4 counties with a refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic rate fall into 2 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 3 counties (the Sedgwick County group).