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Tunnel Worker prevailing wage, Spencer County group, Kentucky (3 counties)
DOL sets the same tunnel worker rates, row for row, in 3 counties: Henry, Spencer and Trimble. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$47.43an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$29.84 base wage + $17.59 fringe benefits · LABO0576-010
On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in each of these 3 counties, 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 KY20260085 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $47.43 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination KY20260085, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier LABO0576-010 (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 Kentucky repealed its law in 2017 (HB 3), which also bars local prevailing wage rules (17RS HB 3).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 the Spencer County group 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
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Spencer County groupbase $29.84$47.43
- Shelby Countybase $29.84$47.43
- Nelson Countybase $29.84$47.43
- Boone Countybase $38.22$54.17
Which county is in which tunnel worker group
Every Kentucky county with a tunnel worker rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenton County group, 3 localities: Boone, Campbell, Kenton | LABORER GROUP 4 MINER; & GUNITE NOZZLE PERSON (BOONE, CAMPBELL & KENTON COUNTIES) TUNNEL LABORER WITH AIR-PRESSURIZED ADD $1.00 TO BASE RATE SIGNAL PERSON WILL RECEIVE THE RATE EQUAL TO THE RATE PAID THE LABORER CLASSIFICATION FOR WHICH HE OR SHE IS SIGNALING | $38.22 | $54.17 |
| Spencer County group, 3 localities: Henry, Spencer, Trimble | LABORER: BLASTER, TUNNEL; CONCRETE FINISHING & POWDERMAN | $29.84 | $47.43 |
| Bullitt County | LABORER: BLASTER, TUNNEL; CONCRETE FINISHING & POWDERMAN | $29.84 | $47.43 |
| Jefferson County | LABORER: BLASTER, TUNNEL; CONCRETE FINISHING & POWDERMAN | $29.84 | $47.43 |
| Nelson County | LABORER: BLASTER, TUNNEL; CONCRETE FINISHING & POWDERMAN | $29.84 | $47.43 |
| Oldham County | LABORER (BLASTER, TUNNEL; CONCRETE FINISHING; POWDERMAN) | $29.84 | $47.43 |
| Shelby County | LABORER: BLASTER, TUNNEL; CONCRETE FINISHING & POWDERMAN | $29.84 | $47.43 |
2 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 5 counties with rates of their own.
Kentucky tunnel worker prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- 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)).
Every trade's rates, county by county: Henry · Spencer · Trimble
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), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:
- Henry: KY20260085 Mod 1
- Spencer: KY20260085 Mod 1
- Trimble: KY20260085 Mod 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 every Kentucky rate as CSV · Report an error