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Kansas sheet metal worker prevailing wage, county by county

A sheet metal worker's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Kansas runs from $29.01 an hour in Woodson County to $79.33 in Doniphan County. The median county is $29.01.

Main sheet metal worker classification in each county (Sheet metal worker (hvac duct installation only)), 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 sheet metal worker: $39.05 per hourGreenwood County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourLane County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourMarion County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourBarber County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourEdwards County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourThomas County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourFord County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourChase County sheet metal worker: $33.01 per hourWoodson County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourWallace County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourFranklin County sheet metal worker: $79.33 per hourNeosho County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourCloud County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourNess County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourAnderson County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourEllis County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourJackson County sheet metal worker: $79.33 per hourScott County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourPratt County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourCrawford County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourLyon County sheet metal worker: $33.01 per hourPhillips County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourGrant County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourGraham County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourAllen County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourTrego County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourElk County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourHamilton County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourDecatur County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourWashington County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourGray County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourGeary County sheet metal worker: $79.33 per hourWichita County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourClay County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourSheridan County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourKiowa County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourOsage County sheet metal worker: $79.33 per hourSherman County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourRooks County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourSaline County sheet metal worker: $33.01 per hourEllsworth County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourMiami County sheet metal worker: $79.33 per hourStevens County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourDoniphan County sheet metal worker: $79.33 per hourSedgwick County sheet metal worker: $31.66 per hourSmith County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourHarvey County sheet metal worker: $31.52 per hourBrown County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourCheyenne County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourGreeley County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourSumner County sheet metal worker: $31.52 per hourPottawatomie County sheet metal worker: $79.33 per hourWilson County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourChautauqua County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourLinn County sheet metal worker: $79.33 per hourKingman County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourMitchell County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourHodgeman County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourMorris County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourRush County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourStafford County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourFinney County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourJefferson County sheet metal worker: $79.33 per hourPawnee County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourCoffey County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourClark County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourStanton County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourComanche County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourRawlins County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourCherokee County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourShawnee County sheet metal worker: $79.33 per hourAtchison County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourJewell County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourMarshall County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourNemaha County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourKearny County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourMorton County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourOttawa County sheet metal worker: $33.01 per hourRussell County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourDouglas County sheet metal worker: $79.33 per hourRepublic County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourLeavenworth County sheet metal worker: $79.33 per hourOsborne County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourRice County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourWyandotte County sheet metal worker: $79.33 per hourLabette County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourJohnson County sheet metal worker: $79.33 per hourDickinson County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourReno County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourLogan County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourHaskell County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourGove County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourWabaunsee County sheet metal worker: $79.33 per hourMeade County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourHarper County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourRiley County sheet metal worker: $79.33 per hourLincoln County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourSeward County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourBarton County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourMontgomery County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourMcPherson County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourCowley County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourBourbon County sheet metal worker: $29.01 per hourButler County sheet metal worker: $31.59 per hour
$29$29$29$29$33$79Sheet Metal Worker, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a sheet metal worker make on prevailing wage in Kansas?

3 groups of counties with identical rates and 29 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Osage County group3 counties$79.33
  2. Doniphan County1 county$79.33
  3. Douglas County1 county$79.33
  4. Franklin County1 county$79.33
  5. Geary County1 county$79.33
  6. Jefferson County1 county$79.33
  7. Johnson County1 county$79.33
  8. Leavenworth County1 county$79.33
  9. Linn County1 county$79.33
  10. Miami County1 county$79.33
  11. Pottawatomie County1 county$79.33
  12. Riley County1 county$79.33
  13. Shawnee County1 county$79.33
  14. Wyandotte County1 county$79.33
  15. Norton County1 county$39.05
  16. Saline County group2 counties$33.01
  17. Chase County1 county$33.01
  18. Lyon County1 county$33.01
  19. Sedgwick County1 county$31.66
  20. Butler County1 county$31.59
  21. Harvey County1 county$31.52
  22. Sumner County1 county$31.52
  23. Crawford County group71 counties$29.01
  24. Ellis County1 county$29.01
  25. Finney County1 county$29.01
  26. Greeley County1 county$29.01
  27. Kearny County1 county$29.01
  28. Montgomery County1 county$29.01
  29. Reno County1 county$29.01
  30. Rice County1 county$29.01
  31. Scott County1 county$29.01
  32. Seward County1 county$29.01

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Osage County group, 3 localities: Jackson, Osage, WabaunseeSHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$79.33 $52.18 
Doniphan CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$79.33 $52.18 
Douglas CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$79.33 $52.18 
Franklin CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$79.33 $52.18 
Geary CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$79.33 $52.18 
Jefferson CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$79.33 $52.18 
Johnson CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$79.33 $52.18 
Leavenworth CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$79.33 $52.18 
Linn CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$79.33 $52.18 
Miami CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$79.33 $52.18 
Pottawatomie CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$79.33 $52.18 
Riley CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$79.33 $52.18 
Shawnee CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$79.33 $52.18 
Wyandotte CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$79.33 $52.18 
Norton CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$39.05 $28.20 
Saline County group, 2 localities: Ottawa, SalineSHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$33.01 $25.71 
Chase CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$33.01 $25.71 
Lyon CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$33.01 $25.71 
Sedgwick CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$31.66 $24.84 
Butler CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$31.59 $24.68 
Harvey CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$31.52 $24.77 
Sumner CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$31.52 $24.77 
Crawford County group, 71 localities: Allen, Anderson, Atchison, Barber, Barton, Bourbon, Brown, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Clark, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Comanche, Cowley, Crawford, Decatur, Dickinson, Edwards, Elk, Ellsworth, Ford, Gove, Graham, Grant, Gray, Greenwood, Hamilton, Harper, Haskell, Hodgeman, Jewell, Kingman, Kiowa, Labette, Lane, Lincoln, Logan, Marion, Marshall, McPherson, Meade, Mitchell, Morris, Morton, Nemaha, Neosho, Ness, Osborne, Pawnee, Phillips, Pratt, Rawlins, Republic, Rooks, Rush, Russell, Sheridan, Sherman, Smith, Stafford, Stanton, Stevens, Thomas, Trego, Wallace, Washington, Wichita, Wilson, WoodsonSHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$29.01 $23.18 
Ellis CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$29.01 $23.18 
Finney CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$29.01 $23.18 
Greeley CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$29.01 $23.18 
Kearny CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$29.01 $23.18 
Montgomery CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$29.01 $23.18 
Reno CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$29.01 $23.18 
Rice CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$29.01 $23.18 
Scott CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$29.01 $23.18 
Seward CountySHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)$29.01 $23.18 

3 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 29 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Kansas sheet metal worker pay

What is the sheet metal worker prevailing wage in Johnson County?

$79.33 an hour: a $52.18 base wage plus $27.15 in fringe benefits, under wage determination KS20260052, modification 1. Overtime and every sheet metal worker classification in Johnson County.

Does sheet metal worker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Johnson County the $79.33 total is a $52.18 base wage plus $27.15 in fringe benefits, about 34% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does sheet metal worker 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 sheet metal workers 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 sheet metal worker rate?

DOL often publishes the same sheet metal worker rates for several counties. Across Kansas, the 105 counties with a sheet metal worker rate fall into 32 distinct sets of rates, and 3 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 71 counties (the Crawford County group).