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Kentucky flagger prevailing wage, county by county

A flagger's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Kentucky runs from $27.20 an hour in Wolfe County to $49.97 in Allen County. The median county is $27.20.

Flagger rate in each Kentucky county, A to Z

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

113 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Adair CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Pulaski County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260058 Mod 1
Allen CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Allen County group
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260081 Mod 1
Anderson CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Madison County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260059 Mod 1
Ballard CountyLABORER: FLAGGER
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260045 Mod 1
Barren CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Pulaski County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260058 Mod 1
Bath CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Madison County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260059 Mod 1
Bell CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Floyd County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260060 Mod 1
Bourbon CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Fayette County group
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260082 Mod 1
Boyd CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Boyd County group
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260083 Mod 1
Boyle CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Madison County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260059 Mod 1
Breathitt CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Floyd County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260060 Mod 1
Breckinridge CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Hopkins County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260061 Mod 1
Bullitt CountyLABORER: FLAGGER
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260064 Mod 1
Butler CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Allen County group
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260081 Mod 1
Caldwell CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Hopkins County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260061 Mod 1
Calloway CountyLABORER: FLAGGER
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260046 Mod 1
Carlisle CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Hopkins County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260061 Mod 1
Carroll CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Madison County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260059 Mod 1
Carter CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Floyd County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260060 Mod 1
Casey CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Pulaski County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260058 Mod 1
Christian CountyLABORER: FLAGGER
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260066 Mod 1
Clark CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Fayette County group
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260082 Mod 1
Clay CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Floyd County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260060 Mod 1
Clinton CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Pulaski County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260058 Mod 1
Crittenden CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Hopkins County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260061 Mod 1
Cumberland CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Pulaski County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260058 Mod 1
Daviess CountyLABORER: FLAGGER
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260067 Mod 1
Edmonson CountyLABORER: FLAGGER
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260068 Mod 1
Elliott CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Floyd County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260060 Mod 1
Estill CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Madison County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260059 Mod 1
Fayette CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Fayette County group
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260082 Mod 1
Fleming CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Madison County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260059 Mod 1
Floyd CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Floyd County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260060 Mod 1
Franklin CountyLABORER: FLAGGER
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260047 Mod 1
Fulton CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Hopkins County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260061 Mod 1
Garrard CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Madison County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260059 Mod 1
Graves CountyLABORER: FLAGGER
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260048 Mod 1
Grayson CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Hopkins County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260061 Mod 1
Green CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Pulaski County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260058 Mod 1
Greenup CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Boyd County group
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260083 Mod 1
Hancock CountyLABORER: FLAGGER
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260069 Mod 1
Hardin CountyLABORER: FLAGGER
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260070 Mod 1
Harlan CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Floyd County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260060 Mod 1
Harrison CountyLABORER: FLAGGER
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260049 Mod 1
Hart CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Pulaski County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260058 Mod 1
Henderson CountyLABORER: FLAGGER
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260071 Mod 1
Henry CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Spencer County group
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260085 Mod 1
Hickman CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Hopkins County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260061 Mod 1
Hopkins CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Hopkins County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260061 Mod 1
Jackson CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Floyd County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260060 Mod 1
Jefferson CountyLABORER: FLAGGER
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260072 Mod 1
Jessamine CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Fayette County group
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260082 Mod 1
Johnson CountyLABORER: FLAGGER
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260050 Mod 1
Knott CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Floyd County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260060 Mod 1
Knox CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Pulaski County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260058 Mod 1
Larue CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Meade County group
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260086 Mod 1
Laurel CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Pulaski County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260058 Mod 1
Lawrence CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Floyd County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260060 Mod 1
Lee CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Floyd County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260060 Mod 1
Leslie CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Floyd County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260060 Mod 1
Letcher CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Floyd County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260060 Mod 1
Lewis CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Madison County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260059 Mod 1
Lincoln CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Madison County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260059 Mod 1
Livingston CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Hopkins County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260061 Mod 1
Logan CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Pulaski County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260058 Mod 1
Lyon CountyLABORER: FLAGGER
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260051 Mod 1
Madison CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Madison County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260059 Mod 1
Magoffin CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Floyd County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260060 Mod 1
Marion CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Pulaski County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260058 Mod 1
Marshall CountyLABORER: FLAGGER
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260052 Mod 1
Martin CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Floyd County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260060 Mod 1
Mason CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Madison County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260059 Mod 1
McCracken CountyLABORER: FLAGGER
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260053 Mod 1
McCreary CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Pulaski County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260058 Mod 1
McLean CountyLABORER: FLAGGER
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260074 Mod 1
Meade CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Meade County group
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260086 Mod 1
Menifee CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Madison County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260059 Mod 1
Mercer CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Madison County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260059 Mod 1
Metcalfe CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Pulaski County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260058 Mod 1
Monroe CountyLABORER: FLAGGER
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260054 Mod 1
Montgomery CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Madison County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260059 Mod 1
Morgan CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Floyd County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260060 Mod 1
Muhlenberg CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Hopkins County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260061 Mod 1
Nelson CountyLABORER: FLAGGER
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260075 Mod 1
Nicholas CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Madison County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260059 Mod 1
Ohio CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Hopkins County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260061 Mod 1
Oldham CountyLABORER: FLAGGER
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260076 Mod 1
Owen CountyLABORER: FLAGGER
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260055 Mod 1
Owsley CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Floyd County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260060 Mod 1
Perry CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Floyd County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260060 Mod 1
Pike CountyLABORER: FLAGGER
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260056 Mod 1
Powell CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Madison County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260059 Mod 1
Pulaski CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Pulaski County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260058 Mod 1
Robertson CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Madison County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260059 Mod 1
Rockcastle CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Madison County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260059 Mod 1
Rowan CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Madison County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260059 Mod 1
Russell CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Pulaski County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260058 Mod 1
Scott CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Fayette County group
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260082 Mod 1
Shelby CountyLABORER: FLAGGER
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260077 Mod 1
Simpson CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Pulaski County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260058 Mod 1
Spencer CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Spencer County group
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260085 Mod 1
Taylor CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Pulaski County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260058 Mod 1
Todd CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Hopkins County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260061 Mod 1
Trigg CountyLABORER: FLAGGER
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260078 Mod 1
Trimble CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Spencer County group
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260085 Mod 1
Union CountyLABORER: FLAGGER
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260057 Mod 1
Warren CountyLABORER: FLAGGER
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260079 Mod 1
Washington CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Madison County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260059 Mod 1
Wayne CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Pulaski County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260058 Mod 1
Webster CountyLABORER: FLAGGER
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260080 Mod 1
Whitley CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Pulaski County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260058 Mod 1
Wolfe CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Floyd County group
$18.31 $8.89 $27.20 May 18, 2026KY20260060 Mod 1
Woodford CountyLABORER: FLAGGER · Fayette County group
$35.52 $14.45 $49.97 May 1, 2024KY20260082 Mod 1

Main flagger classification in each county (Laborer: flagger), 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 flagger: $27.20 per hourScott County flagger: $49.97 per hourLee County flagger: $27.20 per hourMcLean County flagger: $49.97 per hourFranklin County flagger: $27.20 per hourEdmonson County flagger: $49.97 per hourCarroll County flagger: $27.20 per hourGraves County flagger: $27.20 per hourMonroe County flagger: $27.20 per hourOwsley County flagger: $27.20 per hourJackson County flagger: $27.20 per hourWhitley County flagger: $27.20 per hourHardin County flagger: $49.97 per hourBreckinridge County flagger: $27.20 per hourUnion County flagger: $27.20 per hourWayne County flagger: $27.20 per hourShelby County flagger: $49.97 per hourWarren County flagger: $49.97 per hourRockcastle County flagger: $27.20 per hourHancock County flagger: $49.97 per hourCasey County flagger: $27.20 per hourJessamine County flagger: $49.97 per hourHenry County flagger: $49.97 per hourCumberland County flagger: $27.20 per hourHopkins County flagger: $27.20 per hourJohnson County flagger: $27.20 per hourKnott County flagger: $27.20 per hourKnox County flagger: $27.20 per hourLawrence County flagger: $27.20 per hourMadison County flagger: $27.20 per hourLewis County flagger: $27.20 per hourLivingston County flagger: $27.20 per hourMcCracken County flagger: $27.20 per hourHarlan County flagger: $27.20 per hourMagoffin County flagger: $27.20 per hourMartin County flagger: $27.20 per hourMetcalfe County flagger: $27.20 per hourNicholas County flagger: $27.20 per hourPerry County flagger: $27.20 per hourLarue County flagger: $49.97 per hourPike County flagger: $27.20 per hourPowell County flagger: $27.20 per hourTrigg County flagger: $49.97 per hourFleming County flagger: $27.20 per hourBath County flagger: $27.20 per hourClay County flagger: $27.20 per hourCrittenden County flagger: $27.20 per hourFulton County flagger: $27.20 per hourBoyd County flagger: $49.97 per hourCarlisle County flagger: $27.20 per hourHenderson County flagger: $49.97 per hourLaurel County flagger: $27.20 per hourWolfe County flagger: $27.20 per hourCaldwell County flagger: $27.20 per hourBoyle County flagger: $27.20 per hourPulaski County flagger: $27.20 per hourHart County flagger: $27.20 per hourOhio County flagger: $27.20 per hourHarrison County flagger: $27.20 per hourTaylor County flagger: $27.20 per hourBarren County flagger: $27.20 per hourMenifee County flagger: $27.20 per hourButler County flagger: $49.97 per hourMeade County flagger: $49.97 per hourLincoln County flagger: $27.20 per hourBell County flagger: $27.20 per hourOwen County flagger: $27.20 per hourGallatin County: no rate for this tradeBourbon County flagger: $49.97 per hourBracken County: no rate for this tradeRussell County flagger: $27.20 per hourLyon County flagger: $27.20 per hourGrayson County flagger: $27.20 per hourDaviess County flagger: $49.97 per hourCampbell County: no rate for this tradeRowan County flagger: $27.20 per hourGreen County flagger: $27.20 per hourMcCreary County flagger: $27.20 per hourAllen County flagger: $49.97 per hourClinton County flagger: $27.20 per hourJefferson County flagger: $49.97 per hourFloyd County flagger: $27.20 per hourMarion County flagger: $27.20 per hourPendleton County: no rate for this tradeBoone County: no rate for this tradeLogan County flagger: $27.20 per hourSpencer County flagger: $49.97 per hourRobertson County flagger: $27.20 per hourMarshall County flagger: $27.20 per hourMorgan County flagger: $27.20 per hourMuhlenberg County flagger: $27.20 per hourSimpson County flagger: $27.20 per hourBallard County flagger: $27.20 per hourAdair County flagger: $27.20 per hourGreenup County flagger: $49.97 per hourLeslie County flagger: $27.20 per hourCarter County flagger: $27.20 per hourKenton County: no rate for this tradeClark County flagger: $49.97 per hourCalloway County flagger: $27.20 per hourMason County flagger: $27.20 per hourElliott County flagger: $27.20 per hourGarrard County flagger: $27.20 per hourLetcher County flagger: $27.20 per hourTrimble County flagger: $49.97 per hourHickman County flagger: $27.20 per hourFayette County flagger: $49.97 per hourWashington County flagger: $27.20 per hourWoodford County flagger: $49.97 per hourChristian County flagger: $49.97 per hourEstill County flagger: $27.20 per hourGrant County: no rate for this tradeMercer County flagger: $27.20 per hourMontgomery County flagger: $27.20 per hourWebster County flagger: $49.97 per hourBullitt County flagger: $49.97 per hourAnderson County flagger: $27.20 per hourNelson County flagger: $49.97 per hourBreathitt County flagger: $27.20 per hourOldham County flagger: $49.97 per hour
$27$27$27$27$49$49Flagger, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

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

$27.20 to $49.97 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $27.20. 9 groups of counties with identical rates and 28 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.

  1. Fayette County group6 counties$49.97
  2. Spencer County group3 counties$49.97
  3. Allen County group2 counties$49.97
  4. Boyd County group2 counties$49.97
  5. Meade County group2 counties$49.97
  6. Bullitt County1 county$49.97
  7. Christian County1 county$49.97
  8. Daviess County1 county$49.97
  9. Edmonson County1 county$49.97
  10. Hancock County1 county$49.97
  11. Hardin County1 county$49.97
  12. Henderson County1 county$49.97
  13. Jefferson County1 county$49.97
  14. McLean County1 county$49.97
  15. Nelson County1 county$49.97
  16. Oldham County1 county$49.97
  17. Shelby County1 county$49.97
  18. Trigg County1 county$49.97
  19. Warren County1 county$49.97
  20. Webster County1 county$49.97
  21. Madison County group20 counties$27.20
  22. Floyd County group19 counties$27.20
  23. Pulaski County group19 counties$27.20
  24. Hopkins County group12 counties$27.20
  25. Ballard County1 county$27.20
  26. Calloway County1 county$27.20
  27. Franklin County1 county$27.20
  28. Graves County1 county$27.20
  29. Harrison County1 county$27.20
  30. Johnson County1 county$27.20
  31. Lyon County1 county$27.20
  32. Marshall County1 county$27.20
  33. McCracken County1 county$27.20
  34. Monroe County1 county$27.20
  35. Owen County1 county$27.20
  36. Pike County1 county$27.20
  37. Union County1 county$27.20
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Fayette County group, 6 localities: Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Jessamine, Scott, WoodfordLABORER: FLAGGER$35.52 $49.97 
Spencer County group, 3 localities: Henry, Spencer, TrimbleLABORER: FLAGGER$35.52 $49.97 
Allen County group, 2 localities: Allen, ButlerLABORER: FLAGGER$35.52 $49.97 
Boyd County group, 2 localities: Boyd, GreenupLABORER: FLAGGER$35.52 $49.97 
Meade County group, 2 localities: Larue, MeadeLABORER: FLAGGER$35.52 $49.97 
Bullitt CountyLABORER: FLAGGER$35.52 $49.97 
Christian CountyLABORER: FLAGGER$35.52 $49.97 
Daviess CountyLABORER: FLAGGER$35.52 $49.97 
Edmonson CountyLABORER: FLAGGER$35.52 $49.97 
Hancock CountyLABORER: FLAGGER$35.52 $49.97 
Hardin CountyLABORER: FLAGGER$35.52 $49.97 
Henderson CountyLABORER: FLAGGER$35.52 $49.97 
Jefferson CountyLABORER: FLAGGER$35.52 $49.97 
McLean CountyLABORER: FLAGGER$35.52 $49.97 
Nelson CountyLABORER: FLAGGER$35.52 $49.97 
Oldham CountyLABORER: FLAGGER$35.52 $49.97 
Shelby CountyLABORER: FLAGGER$35.52 $49.97 
Trigg CountyLABORER: FLAGGER$35.52 $49.97 
Warren CountyLABORER: FLAGGER$35.52 $49.97 
Webster CountyLABORER: FLAGGER$35.52 $49.97 
Madison County group, 20 localities: Anderson, Bath, Boyle, Carroll, Estill, Fleming, Garrard, Lewis, Lincoln, Madison, Mason, Menifee, Mercer, Montgomery, Nicholas, Powell, Robertson, Rockcastle, Rowan, WashingtonLABORER: FLAGGER$18.31 $27.20 
Floyd County group, 19 localities: Bell, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Elliott, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Knott, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, WolfeLABORER: FLAGGER$18.31 $27.20 
Pulaski County group, 19 localities: Adair, Barren, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Hart, Knox, Laurel, Logan, Marion, McCreary, Metcalfe, Pulaski, Russell, Simpson, Taylor, Wayne, WhitleyLABORER: FLAGGER$18.31 $27.20 
Hopkins County group, 12 localities: Breckinridge, Caldwell, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Grayson, Hickman, Hopkins, Livingston, Muhlenberg, Ohio, ToddLABORER: FLAGGER$18.31 $27.20 
Ballard CountyLABORER: FLAGGER$18.31 $27.20 
Calloway CountyLABORER: FLAGGER$18.31 $27.20 
Franklin CountyLABORER: FLAGGER$18.31 $27.20 
Graves CountyLABORER: FLAGGER$18.31 $27.20 
Harrison CountyLABORER: FLAGGER$18.31 $27.20 
Johnson CountyLABORER: FLAGGER$18.31 $27.20 
Lyon CountyLABORER: FLAGGER$18.31 $27.20 
Marshall CountyLABORER: FLAGGER$18.31 $27.20 
McCracken CountyLABORER: FLAGGER$18.31 $27.20 
Monroe CountyLABORER: FLAGGER$18.31 $27.20 
Owen CountyLABORER: FLAGGER$18.31 $27.20 
Pike CountyLABORER: FLAGGER$18.31 $27.20 
Union CountyLABORER: FLAGGER$18.31 $27.20 

9 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 28 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Kentucky flagger pay

What is the flagger prevailing wage in Jefferson County?

$49.97 an hour: a $35.52 base wage plus $14.45 in fringe benefits, under wage determination KY20260072, modification 1. Overtime and every flagger classification in Jefferson County.

Does flagger prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Jefferson County the $49.97 total is a $35.52 base wage plus $14.45 in fringe benefits, about 29% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does flagger 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 flaggers 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 flagger rate?

DOL often publishes the same flagger rates for several counties. Across Kentucky, the 113 counties with a flagger rate fall into 37 distinct sets of rates, and 9 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 20 counties (the Madison County group).