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Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates in Pendleton County, Kentucky
4 Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov cover Pendleton County, with 108 rates for 24 trades; the newest modification is dated May 18, 2026. The rate depends on the kind of construction: building, residential, highway or heavy.
Pendleton County prevailing wage by trade, A to Z
| Trade | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asbestos & Lead Abatement LaborerLABORER GROUP 1 AGING & CURING OF CONCRETE; ASBESTOS ABATEMENT WORKER; ASPHALT PLANT; ASPHALT; BATCH TRUCK DUMP; CARPENTER TENDER; CEMENT MASON TENDER; CLEANING OF MACHINES; CONCRETE; DEMOLITION; DREDGING; ENVIRONMENTAL - NUCLEAR, RADIATION, TOXIC & HAZARDOUS WASTE - LEVEL D; FLAGPERSON; GRADE CHECKER; HAND DIGGING & HAND BACK FILLING; HIGHWAY MARKER PLACER; LANDSCAPING, MESH HANDLER & PLACER; PUDDLER; RAILROAD; RIP-RAP & GROUTER; RIGHT-OF-WAY; SIGN, GUARD RAIL & FENCE INSTALLER; SIGNAL PERSON; SOUND BARRIER INSTALLER; STORM & SANITARY SEWER; SWAMPER; TRUCK SPOTTER & DUMPER; WRECKING OF CONCRETE FORMS; GENERAL CLEANUP (PENDLETON COUNTY) | $26.87 | $19.66 | $46.53 | Jul 1, 2025 | KY20260039 Mod 1 |
BoilermakerBOILERMAKER | $43.85 | $28.44 | $72.29 | Jan 1, 2025 | KY20260102 Mod 2 |
Brick TenderLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $22.65 | $9.04 | $31.69 | May 18, 2026 | KY20260102 Mod 2 |
BricklayerBRICKLAYER · 3 rates | $35.00 | $17.13 | $52.13 | Jun 1, 2024 | KY20260102 Mod 2 |
BricklayerBRICKLAYER · 3 rates | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | May 18, 2026 | KY20260009 Mod 1 |
BricklayerBRICKLAYER · 3 rates | $35.00 | $17.13 | $52.13 | Jun 1, 2024 | KY20260039 Mod 1 |
CarpenterCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK · 3 rates | $22.20 | $11.48 | $33.68 | May 18, 2026 | KY20260102 Mod 2 |
CarpenterCARPENTER · 3 rates | $14.47 | $0.00 | $14.47 | May 18, 2026 | KY20260009 Mod 1 |
CarpenterCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY) · 3 rates | $24.80 | $8.76 | $33.56 | May 18, 2026 | KY20260084 Mod 1 |
Cement MasonCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER · 3 rates | $33.60 | $16.05 | $49.65 | Jun 1, 2025 | KY20260102 Mod 2 |
Cement MasonCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER · 3 rates | $13.89 | $0.00 | $13.89 | May 18, 2026 | KY20260009 Mod 1 |
Cement MasonCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER · 3 rates | $29.57 | $14.75 | $44.32 | Jun 1, 2023 | KY20260039 Mod 1 |
Diver & TenderDIVER (BOONE, CAMPBELL, KENTON & PENDLETON COUNTIES:) | $49.92 | $20.56 | $70.48 | May 1, 2023 | KY20260039 Mod 1 |
ElectricianELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING) · 4 rates | $38.05 | $22.97 | $61.02 | Jun 2, 2025 | KY20260102 Mod 2 |
ElectricianELECTRICIAN · 4 rates | $15.70 | $0.00 | $15.70 | May 18, 2026 | KY20260009 Mod 1 |
ElectricianELECTRICIAN · 4 rates | $38.05 | $22.97 | $61.02 | Jun 2, 2025 | KY20260039 Mod 1 |
ElectricianELECTRICIAN · 4 rates | $40.96 | $22.44 | $63.40 | May 27, 2025 | KY20260084 Mod 1 |
Elevator ConstructorELEVATOR MECHANIC PAID HOLIDAYS: A. NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERN'S DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY, THE FRIDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, AND CHRISTMAS DAY. B. EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTES 8% OF REGULAR HOURLY RATE TO VACATION PAY CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEE WHO HAS WORKED IN BUSINESS MORE THAN 5 YEARS; 6% FOR LESS THAN 5 YEARS' SERVICE | $57.41 | $38.44 | $95.85 | Jan 1, 2025 | KY20260102 Mod 2 |
GlazierGLAZIER | $31.95 | $16.65 | $48.60 | Nov 1, 2023 | KY20260102 Mod 2 |
Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker)ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · 2 rates | $35.23 | $23.04 | $58.27 | Mar 1, 2025 | KY20260102 Mod 2 |
Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker)ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR · 2 rates | $35.23 | $23.04 | $58.27 | Mar 1, 2025 | KY20260084 Mod 1 |
IronworkerIRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL AND ORNAMENTAL · 7 rates | $37.77 | $23.90 | $61.67 | Jun 1, 2025 | KY20260102 Mod 2 |
IronworkerIRONWORKERS: STRUCTURAL · 7 rates | $37.77 | $23.90 | $61.67 | Jun 1, 2025 | KY20260039 Mod 1 |
IronworkerIRONWORKER (STRUCTURAL AND REINFORCING) · 7 rates | $37.77 | $23.90 | $61.67 | Jun 1, 2025 | KY20260084 Mod 1 |
LaborerLABORER (COMMON OR GENERAL) · 16 rates | $27.30 | $18.75 | $46.05 | Jun 1, 2025 | KY20260102 Mod 2 |
LaborerLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL · 16 rates | $10.67 | $0.00 | $10.67 | May 18, 2026 | KY20260009 Mod 1 |
LaborerLABORER GROUP 4 CAISSON WORKER (FREE AIR); CEMENT FINISHER; ENVIRONMENTAL - NUCLEAR, RADIATION, TOXIC & HAZARDOUS WASTE - LEVELS A & B; MINER & DRILLER (FREE AIR); TUNNEL BLASTER; & TUNNEL MUCKER (FREE AIR); DIRECTIONAL & HORIZONTAL BORING; AIR TRACK DRILLER (ALL TYPES); POWDERMAN & BLASTER; TROXLER & CONCRETE TESTER IF LABORER IS UTILIZED (PENDLETON COUNTY) · 16 rates | $27.77 | $19.66 | $47.43 | Jul 1, 2025 | KY20260039 Mod 1 |
LaborerLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL · 16 rates | $22.24 | $9.63 | $31.87 | May 18, 2026 | KY20260084 Mod 1 |
Landscape & Irrigation LaborerLABORER: FLAGGER & LANDSCAPE | $35.52 | $14.45 | $49.97 | May 1, 2024 | KY20260084 Mod 1 |
Operating EngineerPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (OILER) · 34 rates | $34.99 | $19.60 | $54.59 | Jun 1, 2025 | KY20260102 Mod 2 |
Operating EngineerPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE (ALL TYPES) (BOONE, CAMPBELL, KENTON AND PENDLETON COUNTIES) · 34 rates | $44.14 | $16.41 | $60.55 | May 1, 2024 | KY20260009 Mod 1 |
Operating EngineerPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 7 BOOM FROM 180 AND OVER · 34 rates | $45.14 | $16.41 | $61.55 | May 1, 2024 | KY20260039 Mod 1 |
Operating EngineerPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE · 34 rates | $44.14 | $16.41 | $60.55 | May 1, 2024 | KY20260084 Mod 1 |
PainterPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER · 8 rates | $28.29 | $14.01 | $42.30 | May 1, 2024 | KY20260102 Mod 2 |
PainterPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER · 8 rates | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | May 18, 2026 | KY20260009 Mod 1 |
PainterPAINTER: SPRAY · 8 rates | $23.89 | $9.06 | $32.95 | May 1, 2015 | KY20260039 Mod 1 |
Pile DriverCARPENTER & PILEDRIVERMEN (BOONE, CAMPBELL, KENTON & PENDLETON COUNTIES:) | $33.28 | $20.56 | $53.84 | May 1, 2023 | KY20260039 Mod 1 |
Plumber / PipefitterPLUMBER · 5 rates | $41.00 | $21.66 | $62.66 | Nov 1, 2024 | KY20260102 Mod 2 |
Plumber / PipefitterPLUMBER · 5 rates | $43.30 | $27.40 | $70.70 | Jun 1, 2025 | KY20260009 Mod 1 |
Plumber / PipefitterPLUMBER · 5 rates | $43.30 | $27.40 | $70.70 | Jun 1, 2025 | KY20260039 Mod 1 |
RooferROOFER · 2 rates | $34.38 | $19.94 | $54.32 | Aug 1, 2025 | KY20260102 Mod 2 |
RooferROOFER: SHAKE & SHINGLE ROOF · 2 rates | $14.28 | $0.00 | $14.28 | May 18, 2026 | KY20260009 Mod 1 |
Sheet Metal WorkerSHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION) · 2 rates | $33.53 | $26.71 | $60.24 | Jun 1, 2023 | KY20260102 Mod 2 |
Sheet Metal WorkerSHEET METAL WORKER (BRACKEN, GALLATIN, GRANT AND PENDLETON COUNTIES) · 2 rates | $40.32 | $25.66 | $65.98 | Jun 1, 2025 | KY20260009 Mod 1 |
Teamster (Truck Driver)TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK · 8 rates | $24.35 | $14.59 | $38.94 | May 18, 2026 | KY20260102 Mod 2 |
Teamster (Truck Driver)TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK · 8 rates | $14.00 | $1.63 | $15.63 | May 18, 2026 | KY20260009 Mod 1 |
Teamster (Truck Driver)TRUCK DRIVERS: GROUP 2 Greaser; Tire Changer; & Mechanic Tender · 8 rates | $16.29 | $4.60 | $20.89 | May 18, 2026 | KY20260039 Mod 1 |
Teamster (Truck Driver)TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK · 8 rates | $17.82 | $3.26 | $21.08 | May 18, 2026 | KY20260084 Mod 1 |
Telecommunications TechnicianSOUND & COMMUNICATION TECHNICIAN | $27.20 | $14.54 | $41.74 | Nov 27, 2023 | KY20260039 Mod 1 |
Tile FinisherTILE FINISHER | $28.87 | $17.46 | $46.33 | Sep 1, 2024 | KY20260102 Mod 2 |
Tile SetterTILE SETTER | $33.41 | $17.51 | $50.92 | Sep 1, 2024 | KY20260102 Mod 2 |
One rate per trade for the kind of construction picked above; open a trade for its other classifications and the WD's notes. DOL prints no total, so each total is base wage plus fringe benefits, added by us. The Department of Labor modifies these determinations on SAM.gov in weekly batches through the year; the latest Kentucky modification we hold is dated July 30, 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 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).
Which trades pay the most in Pendleton County?
Elevator constructor, at $95.85 an hour. Each trade's main rate, as its page leads with it, highest first, split into the base wage and the fringe benefits DOL lists, on one scale.
- Elevator Constructor$95.85
- Boilermaker$72.29
- Diver & Tender$70.48
- Plumber / Pipefitter$62.66
- Ironworker$61.67
- Electrician$61.02
- Sheet Metal Worker$60.24
- Heat & Frost Insulator$58.27
- Operating Engineer$54.59
- Roofer$54.32
- Pile Driver$53.84
- Bricklayer$52.13
- Tile Setter$50.92
- Landscape Laborer$49.97
- Cement Mason$49.65
- Glazier$48.60
- Abatement Laborer$46.53
- Tile Finisher$46.33
- Laborer$46.05
- Painter$42.30
- Telecom Technician$41.74
- Teamster (Truck Driver)$38.94
- Carpenter$33.68
- Brick Tender$31.69
Which wage determinations cover Pendleton County?
The WD that applies depends on the kind of construction. Every rate on this site names its WD and modification.
| Construction | Wage determination | Modification | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building | KY20260102 | 2 | May 18, 2026 |
| Residential | KY20260009 | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| Highway | KY20260039 | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| Heavy | KY20260084 | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
Questions about Pendleton County rates
How much does an electrician make on prevailing wage in Pendleton County?
$61.02 an hour: a $38.05 base wage plus $22.97 in fringe benefits, for the main classification, under wage determination KY20260102, modification 2. Overtime and every electrician rate in Pendleton County.
What is the prevailing wage for a laborer in Pendleton County?
$46.05 an hour: a $27.30 base wage plus $18.75 in fringe benefits, for the main classification, under wage determination KY20260102, modification 2. Overtime and every laborer rate in Pendleton County.
Does the prevailing wage include fringe benefits?
Yes. The rate is a base wage plus fringe benefits, and the employer owes both for every hour. For elevator constructor, the highest-paid trade in Pendleton County, the $95.85 total is a $57.41 base wage plus $38.44 in fringe benefits.
Which Davis-Bacon wage determination covers Pendleton County?
It depends on the kind of construction: KY20260102 (modification 2, May 18, 2026) for building construction, KY20260009 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for residential construction, KY20260039 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for highway construction and KY20260084 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for heavy construction. Your contract names the one that applies.
Does Pendleton County share its rates with other counties?
For 13 of its 24 trades, yes: DOL sets the same rates, row for row, in other counties too. Insulator rates, for example, are the same in 3 counties (the Grant County group). The other 11 are Pendleton County's own.