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Kentucky bricklayer prevailing wage, county by county

A bricklayer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Kentucky runs from $32.06 an hour in Jefferson County to $52.13 in Boone County. The median county is $36.49.

Main bricklayer classification in each county (Bricklayer), 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.

Todd County bricklayer: $50.27 per hourScott County bricklayer: $52.13 per hourLee County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourMcLean County bricklayer: $35.14 per hourFranklin County bricklayer: $35.15 per hourEdmonson County bricklayer: $35.14 per hourCarroll County bricklayer: $35.15 per hourGraves County bricklayer: $50.27 per hourMonroe County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourOwsley County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourJackson County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourWhitley County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourHardin County bricklayer: $32.49 per hourBreckinridge County bricklayer: $50.27 per hourUnion County bricklayer: $50.27 per hourWayne County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourShelby County bricklayer: $32.37 per hourWarren County bricklayer: $35.14 per hourRockcastle County bricklayer: $35.15 per hourHancock County bricklayer: $35.14 per hourCasey County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourJessamine County bricklayer: $52.13 per hourHenry County bricklayer: $32.37 per hourCumberland County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourHopkins County bricklayer: $50.27 per hourJohnson County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourKnott County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourKnox County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourLawrence County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourMadison County bricklayer: $35.15 per hourLewis County bricklayer: $35.15 per hourLivingston County bricklayer: $50.27 per hourMcCracken County bricklayer: $50.27 per hourHarlan County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourMagoffin County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourMartin County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourMetcalfe County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourNicholas County bricklayer: $35.15 per hourPerry County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourLarue County bricklayer: $32.49 per hourPike County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourPowell County bricklayer: $35.15 per hourTrigg County bricklayer: $35.14 per hourFleming County bricklayer: $35.15 per hourBath County bricklayer: $35.15 per hourClay County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourCrittenden County bricklayer: $50.27 per hourFulton County bricklayer: $50.27 per hourBoyd County bricklayer: $52.13 per hourCarlisle County bricklayer: $50.27 per hourHenderson County bricklayer: $35.14 per hourLaurel County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourWolfe County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourCaldwell County bricklayer: $50.27 per hourBoyle County bricklayer: $35.15 per hourPulaski County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourHart County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourOhio County bricklayer: $50.27 per hourHarrison County bricklayer: $35.15 per hourTaylor County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourBarren County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourMenifee County bricklayer: $35.15 per hourButler County bricklayer: $35.14 per hourMeade County bricklayer: $32.49 per hourLincoln County bricklayer: $35.15 per hourBell County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourOwen County bricklayer: $35.15 per hourGallatin County bricklayer: $52.13 per hourBourbon County bricklayer: $52.13 per hourBracken County bricklayer: $52.13 per hourRussell County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourLyon County bricklayer: $50.27 per hourGrayson County bricklayer: $50.27 per hourDaviess County bricklayer: $35.14 per hourCampbell County bricklayer: $52.13 per hourRowan County bricklayer: $35.15 per hourGreen County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourMcCreary County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourAllen County bricklayer: $35.14 per hourClinton County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourJefferson County bricklayer: $32.06 per hourFloyd County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourMarion County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourPendleton County bricklayer: $52.13 per hourBoone County bricklayer: $52.13 per hourLogan County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourSpencer County bricklayer: $32.37 per hourRobertson County bricklayer: $35.15 per hourMarshall County bricklayer: $50.27 per hourMorgan County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourMuhlenberg County bricklayer: $50.27 per hourSimpson County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourBallard County bricklayer: $50.27 per hourAdair County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourGreenup County bricklayer: $52.13 per hourLeslie County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourCarter County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourKenton County bricklayer: $52.13 per hourClark County bricklayer: $52.13 per hourCalloway County bricklayer: $50.27 per hourMason County bricklayer: $35.15 per hourElliott County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourGarrard County bricklayer: $35.15 per hourLetcher County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourTrimble County bricklayer: $32.37 per hourHickman County bricklayer: $50.27 per hourFayette County bricklayer: $52.13 per hourWashington County bricklayer: $35.15 per hourWoodford County bricklayer: $52.13 per hourChristian County bricklayer: $35.14 per hourEstill County bricklayer: $35.15 per hourGrant County bricklayer: $52.13 per hourMercer County bricklayer: $35.15 per hourMontgomery County bricklayer: $35.15 per hourWebster County bricklayer: $35.14 per hourBullitt County bricklayer: $32.37 per hourAnderson County bricklayer: $35.15 per hourNelson County bricklayer: $32.37 per hourBreathitt County bricklayer: $36.49 per hourOldham County bricklayer: $32.37 per hour
$32$35$36$36$50$52Bricklayer, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a bricklayer make on prevailing wage in Kentucky?

13 groups of counties with identical rates and 49 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. Grant County group3 counties$52.13
  2. Scott County group3 counties$52.13
  3. Boyd County group2 counties$52.13
  4. Boone County1 county$52.13
  5. Campbell County1 county$52.13
  6. Clark County1 county$52.13
  7. Fayette County1 county$52.13
  8. Jessamine County1 county$52.13
  9. Kenton County1 county$52.13
  10. Pendleton County1 county$52.13
  11. Graves County group9 counties$50.27
  12. Muhlenberg County group2 counties$50.27
  13. Breckinridge County1 county$50.27
  14. Calloway County1 county$50.27
  15. Grayson County1 county$50.27
  16. Hopkins County1 county$50.27
  17. Marshall County1 county$50.27
  18. McCracken County1 county$50.27
  19. Todd County1 county$50.27
  20. Union County1 county$50.27
  21. Floyd County group16 counties$36.49
  22. Barren County group13 counties$36.49
  23. Adair County1 county$36.49
  24. Bell County1 county$36.49
  25. Carter County1 county$36.49
  26. Elliott County1 county$36.49
  27. Laurel County1 county$36.49
  28. Lawrence County1 county$36.49
  29. Logan County1 county$36.49
  30. Marion County1 county$36.49
  31. Pike County1 county$36.49
  32. Pulaski County1 county$36.49
  33. Simpson County1 county$36.49
  34. Whitley County1 county$36.49
  35. Boyle County group7 counties$35.15
  36. Lincoln County group6 counties$35.15
  37. Fleming County group2 counties$35.15
  38. Carroll County1 county$35.15
  39. Franklin County1 county$35.15
  40. Madison County1 county$35.15

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Grant County group, 3 localities: Bracken, Gallatin, GrantBRICKLAYER$52.13 $35.00 
Scott County group, 3 localities: Bourbon, Scott, WoodfordBRICKLAYER$52.13 $35.00 
Boyd County group, 2 localities: Boyd, GreenupBRICKLAYER$52.13 $35.00 
Boone CountyBRICKLAYER$52.13 $35.00 
Campbell CountyBRICKLAYER$52.13 $35.00 
Clark CountyBRICKLAYER$52.13 $35.00 
Fayette CountyBRICKLAYER$52.13 $35.00 
Jessamine CountyBRICKLAYER$52.13 $35.00 
Kenton CountyBRICKLAYER$52.13 $35.00 
Pendleton CountyBRICKLAYER$52.13 $35.00 
Graves County group, 9 localities: Ballard, Caldwell, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Livingston, LyonBRICKLAYER$50.27 $33.70 
Muhlenberg County group, 2 localities: Muhlenberg, OhioBRICKLAYER$50.27 $33.70 
Breckinridge CountyBRICKLAYER$50.27 $33.70 
Calloway CountyBRICKLAYER$50.27 $33.70 
Grayson CountyBRICKLAYER$50.27 $33.70 
Hopkins CountyBRICKLAYER$50.27 $33.70 
Marshall CountyBRICKLAYER$50.27 $33.70 
McCracken CountyBRICKLAYER$50.27 $33.70 
Todd CountyBRICKLAYER$50.27 $33.70 
Union CountyBRICKLAYER$50.27 $33.70 
Floyd County group, 16 localities: Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, WolfeBRICKLAYER$36.49 $24.61 
Barren County group, 13 localities: Barren, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Hart, Knox, McCreary, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell, Taylor, WayneBRICKLAYER$36.49 $24.61 
Adair CountyBRICKLAYER$36.49 $24.61 
Bell CountyBRICKLAYER$36.49 $24.61 
Carter CountyBRICKLAYER$36.49 $24.61 
Elliott CountyBRICKLAYER$36.49 $24.61 
Laurel CountyBRICKLAYER$36.49 $24.61 
Lawrence CountyBRICKLAYER$36.49 $24.61 
Logan CountyBRICKLAYER$36.49 $24.61 
Marion CountyBRICKLAYER$36.49 $24.61 
Pike CountyBRICKLAYER$36.49 $24.61 
Pulaski CountyBRICKLAYER$36.49 $24.61 
Simpson CountyBRICKLAYER$36.49 $24.61 
Whitley CountyBRICKLAYER$36.49 $24.61 
Boyle County group, 7 localities: Anderson, Bath, Boyle, Harrison, Nicholas, Owen, WashingtonBRICKLAYER$35.15 $23.53 
Lincoln County group, 6 localities: Estill, Garrard, Lincoln, Menifee, Powell, RockcastleBRICKLAYER$35.15 $23.53 
Fleming County group, 2 localities: Fleming, LewisBRICKLAYER$35.15 $23.53 
Carroll CountyBRICKLAYER$35.15 $23.53 
Franklin CountyBRICKLAYER$35.15 $23.53 
Madison CountyBRICKLAYER$35.15 $23.53 
Mason CountyBRICKLAYER$35.15 $23.53 
Mercer CountyBRICKLAYER$35.15 $23.53 
Montgomery CountyBRICKLAYER$35.15 $23.53 
Robertson CountyBRICKLAYER$35.15 $23.53 
Rowan CountyBRICKLAYER$35.15 $23.53 
Daviess County group, 3 localities: Daviess, Hancock, McLeanBRICKLAYER$35.14 $25.09 
Allen CountyBRICKLAYER$35.14 $25.09 
Butler CountyBRICKLAYER$35.14 $25.09 
Christian CountyBRICKLAYER$35.14 $25.09 
Edmonson CountyBRICKLAYER$35.14 $25.09 
Henderson CountyBRICKLAYER$35.14 $25.09 
Trigg CountyBRICKLAYER$35.14 $25.09 
Warren CountyBRICKLAYER$35.14 $25.09 
Webster CountyBRICKLAYER$35.14 $25.09 
Hardin CountyBRICKLAYER$32.49 $24.24 
Larue CountyBRICKLAYER$32.49 $24.24 
Meade CountyBRICKLAYER$32.49 $24.24 
Shelby County group, 3 localities: Shelby, Spencer, TrimbleBRICKLAYER$32.37 $24.22 
Oldham County group, 2 localities: Henry, OldhamBRICKLAYER$32.37 $24.22 
Bullitt CountyBRICKLAYER$32.37 $24.22 
Nelson CountyBRICKLAYER$32.37 $24.22 
Jefferson CountyBRICKLAYER$32.06 $24.03 

13 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 49 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Kentucky bricklayer pay

What is the bricklayer prevailing wage in Jefferson County?

$32.06 an hour: a $24.03 base wage plus $8.03 in fringe benefits, under wage determination KY20260093, modification 1. Overtime and every bricklayer classification in Jefferson County.

Does bricklayer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Jefferson County the $32.06 total is a $24.03 base wage plus $8.03 in fringe benefits, about 25% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does bricklayer prevailing wage pay overtime in Kentucky?

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 bricklayers 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 bricklayer rate?

DOL often publishes the same bricklayer rates for several counties. Across Kentucky, the 120 counties with a bricklayer rate fall into 62 distinct sets of rates, and 13 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 16 counties (the Floyd County group).