Brick Tender prevailing wage in Shelby County, Kentucky

$19.64an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$18.51 base wage + $1.13 fringe benefits · SUKY2015-045

Shelby County uses the same brick tender rates as 2 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Shelby County, a brick tender must be paid at least $19.64 an hour: a $18.51 base wage plus $1.13 in fringe benefits, under wage determination KY20260106 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $19.64 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination KY20260106, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUKY2015-045 (June 2, 2015). 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 Kentucky repealed its law in 2017 (HB 3), which also bars local prevailing wage rules (17RS HB 3).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: $18.51 + $1.13

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)	$18.51
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$1.13
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$19.64

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 Shelby County compares

The main brick tender 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

Shelby $19.6463198234210

$15.43Jefferson$48.09Allen

ShelbyNearby: Spencer $19.64, Henry $19.64, Franklin $33.12Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 105 counties pay more than Shelby, 6 the same, 7 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Shelby Countybase $18.51$19.64
Spencer Countybase $18.51$19.64
Henry Countybase $18.51$19.64
Franklin Countybase $22.36$33.12

Brick 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 brick tender rates for Shelby County are the same as in 2 other counties: Spencer, Trimble.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Shelby County
Franklin County	LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK	$22.36	$33.12	+$13.48
Anderson County	LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK	$22.36	$33.12	+$13.48
Shelby County	LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK	$18.51	$19.64
Spencer County	LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK	$18.51	$19.64	same
Henry County	LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK	$18.51	$19.64	same
Oldham County	LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK	$18.51	$19.64	same
Jefferson County	LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK	$14.30	$15.43	−$4.21

Kentucky brick tender 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 KY20260106 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/KY20260106/1

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 Shelby County as CSV · Report an error