Tunnel Worker prevailing wage in Jefferson County, Kentucky

$47.43an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$29.84 base wage + $17.59 fringe benefits · LABO0576-007

On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in Jefferson County, a tunnel worker must be paid at least $47.43 an hour: a $29.84 base wage plus $17.59 in fringe benefits, under wage determination KY20260072 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $47.43 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination KY20260072, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier LABO0576-007 (July 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 Kentucky repealed its law in 2017 (HB 3), which also bars local prevailing wage rules (17RS HB 3).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: $29.84 + $17.59

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)	$29.84
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$17.59
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$47.43

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 tunnel worker 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

Jefferson $47.433

$47.43Bullitt$54.17Boone

JeffersonNearby: Bullitt $47.43, Oldham $47.43, Boone $54.17Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 3 counties pay more than Jefferson, 7 the same, 0 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Jefferson Countybase $29.84$47.43
Bullitt Countybase $29.84$47.43
Oldham Countybase $29.84$47.43
Boone Countybase $38.22$54.17

Tunnel Worker 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.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Jefferson County
Jefferson County	LABORER: BLASTER, TUNNEL; CONCRETE FINISHING & POWDERMAN	$29.84	$47.43
Bullitt County	LABORER: BLASTER, TUNNEL; CONCRETE FINISHING & POWDERMAN	$29.84	$47.43	same
Oldham County	LABORER (BLASTER, TUNNEL; CONCRETE FINISHING; POWDERMAN)	$29.84	$47.43	same
Spencer County	LABORER: BLASTER, TUNNEL; CONCRETE FINISHING & POWDERMAN	$29.84	$47.43	same
Shelby County	LABORER: BLASTER, TUNNEL; CONCRETE FINISHING & POWDERMAN	$29.84	$47.43	same
Nelson County	LABORER: BLASTER, TUNNEL; CONCRETE FINISHING & POWDERMAN	$29.84	$47.43	same
Henry County	LABORER: BLASTER, TUNNEL; CONCRETE FINISHING & POWDERMAN	$29.84	$47.43	same

Kentucky tunnel worker prevailing wage by county, with a map

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 KY20260072 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/KY20260072/1

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