Kentucky telecommunications technician prevailing wage, county by county
A telecommunications technician's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Kentucky is $41.74 an hour in every county that has one (7), for the main classification.
Telecommunications Technician rate in each Kentucky county, A to Z
Which kind of construction is the job?
The kind of construction decides the rate. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.
7 counties
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Base wage
Fringe benefits
Total rate
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Boone CountySOUND & COMMUNICATION TECHNICIAN · Kenton County group
Main telecommunications technician 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.
$41$41$41$41$41$41Telecommunications Technician, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.
How much does a telecommunications technician make on prevailing wage in Kentucky?
$41.74 an hour in every county that has a rate, for the main classification. 2 groups of counties with identical rates and 0 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.
Does telecommunications technician prevailing wage include fringe benefits?
Yes. In Kenton County the $41.74 total is a $27.20 base wage plus $14.54 in fringe benefits, about 35% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.
Does telecommunications technician 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 telecommunications technicians 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 telecommunications technician rate?
DOL often publishes the same telecommunications technician rates for several counties. Across Kentucky, the 7 counties with a telecommunications technician rate fall into 2 distinct sets of rates, and 2 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 4 counties (the Kenton County group).