Kentucky · Pile Driver

Kentucky pile driver prevailing wage, county by county

A pile driver's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Kentucky runs from $39.05 an hour in Wolfe County to $58.45 in Anderson County. The median county is $58.41.

Main pile driver classification in each county, 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.

$39$39$58$58$58$58Pile Driver, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a pile driver make on prevailing wage in Kentucky?

4 groups of counties with identical rates and 0 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

Jefferson County group44 counties · PILEDRIVERMAN$58.45
Warren County group30 counties · PILEDRIVERMAN$58.41
Kenton County group4 counties · CARPENTER & PILEDRIVERMEN (BOONE, CAMPBELL, $53.84
Pulaski County group42 counties · CARPENTER: PILEDRIVER$39.05

Which counties pay which rate

Counties	Main classification	Base + fringe	Base
Jefferson County group, 44 localities: Anderson, Bath, Bourbon, Boyd, Boyle, Bracken, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Carroll, Carter, Clark, Elliott, Fayette, Fleming, Franklin, Gallatin, Grant, Grayson, Greenup, Hardin, Harrison, Henry, Jefferson, Jessamine, Larue, Lewis, Madison, Marion, Mason, Meade, Mercer, Montgomery, Nelson, Nicholas, Oldham, Owen, Robertson, Rowan, Scott, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble, Washington, Woodford	PILEDRIVERMAN	$58.45	$34.39
Warren County group, 30 localities: Allen, Ballard, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden, Daviess, Edmonson, Fulton, Graves, Hancock, Henderson, Hickman, Hopkins, Livingston, Logan, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, McLean, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Simpson, Todd, Trigg, Union, Warren, Webster	PILEDRIVERMAN	$58.41	$34.39
Kenton County group, 4 localities: Boone, Campbell, Kenton, Pendleton	CARPENTER & PILEDRIVERMEN (BOONE, CAMPBELL, KENTON & PENDLETON COUNTIES:)	$53.84	$33.28
Pulaski County group, 42 localities: Adair, Barren, Bell, Breathitt, Casey, Clay, Clinton, Cumberland, Estill, Floyd, Garrard, Green, Harlan, Hart, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lincoln, Magoffin, Martin, McCreary, Menifee, Metcalfe, Monroe, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Taylor, Wayne, Whitley, Wolfe	CARPENTER: PILEDRIVER	$39.05	$24.55

4 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Kentucky pile driver pay

What is the pile driver prevailing wage in Jefferson County?

$58.45 an hour: a $34.39 base wage plus $24.06 in fringe benefits, under wage determination KY20260038, modification 1. Overtime and every pile driver classification in Jefferson County.

Does pile driver prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Jefferson County the $58.45 total is a $34.39 base wage plus $24.06 in fringe benefits, about 41% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does pile driver 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 pile drivers 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 pile driver rate?

DOL often publishes the same pile driver rates for several counties. Across Kentucky, the 120 counties with a pile driver rate fall into 4 distinct sets of rates, and 4 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 44 counties (the Jefferson County group).