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Boilermaker prevailing wage, Graves County group, Kentucky (15 counties)
DOL sets the same boilermaker rates, row for row, in 15 counties: Ballard, Breckinridge, Caldwell, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Grayson, Hickman, Livingston, Lyon, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Todd and Union. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$72.29an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$43.85 base wage + $28.44 fringe benefits · BOIL0040-001
On federally funded or assisted building construction in each of these 15 counties, a boilermaker must be paid at least $72.29 an hour: a $43.85 base wage plus $28.44 in fringe benefits, under wage determination KY20260041 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $72.29 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination KY20260041, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier BOIL0040-001 (January 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Kentucky repealed its law in 2017 (HB 3), which also bars local prevailing wage rules (17RS HB 3).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $43.85 + $28.44
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) | $43.85 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $28.44 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $72.29 |
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 Kentucky change log lists what each one changed.
How the Graves County group compares
The main boilermaker rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Kentucky
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Graves County groupbase $43.85$72.29
- Hickman Countybase $43.85$72.29
- Carlisle Countybase $43.85$72.29
- Marshall Countybase $43.85$72.29
Which county is in which boilermaker group
Every Kentucky county with a boilermaker rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd County group, 16 localities: Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Wolfe | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Graves County group, 15 localities: Ballard, Breckinridge, Caldwell, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Grayson, Hickman, Livingston, Lyon, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Todd, Union | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Barren County group, 13 localities: Barren, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Hart, Knox, McCreary, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell, Taylor, Wayne | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Boyle County group, 10 localities: Anderson, Bath, Boyle, Fleming, Harrison, Lewis, Nicholas, Owen, Robertson, Washington | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Lincoln County group, 6 localities: Estill, Garrard, Lincoln, Menifee, Powell, Rockcastle | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Grant County group, 4 localities: Bracken, Gallatin, Grant, Pendleton | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Scott County group, 4 localities: Bourbon, Clark, Scott, Woodford | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Warren County group, 4 localities: Allen, Butler, Edmonson, Warren | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Daviess County group, 3 localities: Daviess, Hancock, McLean | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Shelby County group, 3 localities: Shelby, Spencer, Trimble | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Boyd County group, 2 localities: Boyd, Greenup | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Logan County group, 2 localities: Logan, Marion | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Meade County group, 2 localities: Larue, Meade | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Oldham County group, 2 localities: Henry, Oldham | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Adair County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Bell County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Boone County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Bullitt County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Calloway County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Campbell County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Carroll County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Carter County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Christian County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Elliott County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Fayette County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Franklin County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Hardin County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Henderson County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Hopkins County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Jefferson County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Jessamine County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Kenton County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Laurel County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Lawrence County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Madison County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Marshall County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Mason County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| McCracken County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Mercer County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Montgomery County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Nelson County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Pike County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Pulaski County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Rowan County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Simpson County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Trigg County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Webster County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
| Whitley County | BOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $72.29 |
14 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 34 counties with rates of their own.
More from DOL on this rate
- 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)).
Every trade's rates, county by county: Ballard · Breckinridge · Caldwell · Carlisle · Crittenden · Fulton · Graves · Grayson · Hickman · Livingston · Lyon · Muhlenberg · Ohio · Todd · Union
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), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:
- Ballard: KY20260041 Mod 1
- Breckinridge: KY20260041 Mod 1
- Caldwell: KY20260041 Mod 1
- Carlisle: KY20260041 Mod 1
- Crittenden: KY20260041 Mod 1
- Fulton: KY20260041 Mod 1
- Graves: KY20260041 Mod 1
- Grayson: KY20260041 Mod 1
- Hickman: KY20260041 Mod 1
- Livingston: KY20260041 Mod 1
- Lyon: KY20260041 Mod 1
- Muhlenberg: KY20260041 Mod 1
- Ohio: KY20260041 Mod 1
- Todd: KY20260041 Mod 1
- Union: KY20260041 Mod 1
We read every active Kentucky 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 every Kentucky rate as CSV · Report an error