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Diver & Tender prevailing wage in Jefferson County, Kentucky
$75.27an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · DIVER
$51.21 base wage + $24.06 fringe benefits · CARP0064-001
Jefferson County uses the same commercial diver rates as 43 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Jefferson County, a commercial diver working as diver must be paid at least $75.27 an hour: a $51.21 base wage plus $24.06 in fringe benefits, under wage determination KY20260038 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $75.27 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination KY20260038, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier CARP0064-001 (April 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 Kentucky repealed its law in 2017 (HB 3), which also bars local prevailing wage rules (17RS HB 3).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: $51.21 + $24.06
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) | $51.21 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $24.06 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $75.27 |
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 Jefferson County compares
The main commercial diver 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
- Jefferson Countybase $51.21$75.27
- Bullitt Countybase $51.21$75.27
- Oldham Countybase $51.21$75.27
- Hancock Countybase $51.21$75.23
Diver & Tender rates in nearby counties
Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.
DOL's commercial diver rates for Jefferson County are the same as in 43 other counties: Anderson, Bath, Bourbon, Boyd, Boyle, Bracken, Breckinridge, Bullitt and 35 more. The closest county with a different rate is Hancock County, at $75.23.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | DIVER | $51.21 | $75.27 | |
| Bullitt County | DIVER | $51.21 | $75.27 | same |
| Oldham County | DIVER | $51.21 | $75.27 | same |
| Spencer County | DIVER | $51.21 | $75.27 | same |
| Shelby County | DIVER | $51.21 | $75.27 | same |
| Nelson County | DIVER | $51.21 | $75.27 | same |
| Meade County | DIVER | $51.21 | $75.27 | same |
Kentucky commercial diver prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- 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)).
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), wage determination KY20260038 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/KY20260038/1
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 Jefferson County as CSV · Report an error