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Line Clearance Tree Trimmer prevailing wage in Cass County, Missouri
$28.56an hour, fringe benefits included · Outside - Groundman Tree Trimmer
One rate, fringe benefits included (DLS prints no split) · Building construction · Contracting minimum (*)
On Missouri public works in Cass County, a line clearance tree trimmer working as outside - groundman tree trimmer must be paid at least $28.56 an hour. DLS prints one rate with fringe benefits included, so there is no separate base wage.
Annual Wage Order 33 (final May 29, 2026), effective May 29, 2026. The rates attached to the call for bids "shall remain in effect for the duration of that particular contract" (RSMo 290.250). Checked against labor.mo.gov on October 25, 2026.
DLS lists 4 line clearance tree trimmer rates for Cass County, from $28.56 to $28.56 an hour. See all of them.
- Sub-title of “Electrician (Outside Lineman)”; it shares that title's rate (RSMo 290.257.6).
One rate, fringe benefits included: $28.56
DLS publishes a single hourly figure that already includes fringe benefits. A contractor can pay it all as wages, or pay part as contributions to bona fide benefit plans for the worker, as long as the two add up to at least $28.56. DLS doesn't publish a base and fringe split, so this page doesn't invent one.
When does this rate change?
- The rates attached to the call for bids "shall remain in effect for the duration of that particular contract" (RSMo 290.250). Where a rate comes from a union agreement, DLS may issue replacement pages for its yearly raise.
- DLS files the initial Annual Wage Order by March 10; objections are due in 30 days and the final order by July 1 (RSMo 290.262). AWO 33 was filed March 10, 2026 and became final May 29, 2026.
Every line clearance tree trimmer rate in Cass County
As DLS lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- Outside - Groundman Tree TrimmerBuilding construction · Contracting minimum (*)$28.56
- Outside - Lineman Tree TrimmerBuilding construction · Contracting minimum (*)$28.56
- Outside - Groundman Tree TrimmerHeavy & highway construction · Contracting minimum (*)$28.56
- Outside - Lineman Tree TrimmerHeavy & highway construction · Contracting minimum (*)$28.56
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outside - Groundman Tree TrimmerBuilding constructionContracting minimum (*) | incl. | incl. | $28.56 | May 29, 2026 |
| Outside - Lineman Tree TrimmerBuilding constructionContracting minimum (*) | incl. | incl. | $28.56 | May 29, 2026 |
| Outside - Groundman Tree TrimmerHeavy & highway constructionContracting minimum (*) | incl. | incl. | $28.56 | May 29, 2026 |
| Outside - Lineman Tree TrimmerHeavy & highway constructionContracting minimum (*) | incl. | incl. | $28.56 | May 29, 2026 |
Davis-Bacon line clearance tree trimmer rate in Cass County
Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. When a contract requires both the state rate and the Davis-Bacon rate, paying the higher of the two meets both. The contract documents say which apply.
The federal determinations for Cass County list no line clearance tree trimmer classification.
Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. Missouri Davis-Bacon changes
How Cass County compares
The main line clearance tree trimmer rate in every county that has one. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Missouri
Rates nearby
- Cass Countyfringes included$28.56
- Jackson Countyfringes included$73.01
- Bates Countyfringes included$25.38
- Johnson Countyfringes included$27.66
Line Clearance Tree Trimmer rates in nearby counties
Current DLS rates. "Locality" is the county where the physical work is done; the City of St. Louis has its own section (RSMo 290.210(5)).
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Cass County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County | Outside - Groundman Tree Trimmer | incl. | $73.01 | +$44.45 |
| Henry County | Outside - Groundman Tree Trimmer | incl. | $71.29 | +$42.73 |
| Clay County | Outside - Groundman Tree Trimmer | incl. | $66.62 | +$38.06 |
| Cass County | Outside - Groundman Tree Trimmer | incl. | $28.56 | |
| Johnson County | Outside - Groundman Tree Trimmer | incl. | $27.66 | −$0.90 |
| Lafayette County | Outside - Groundman Tree Trimmer | incl. | $26.49 | −$2.07 |
| Bates County | Outside - Groundman Tree Trimmer | incl. | $25.38 | −$3.18 |
Missouri line clearance tree trimmer prevailing wage by county, with a map
Notes on this rate
DLS's notes, in DLS's words.
- * Public works contracting minimum wage: DLS received fewer than 1,000 reportable hours for this occupational title in this county, so the rate is 120% of the county's average hourly wage (MERIC data), not a survey average (RSMo 290.257.2, .4(2)).
More from DLS on this rate
- DLS Annual Wage Order 33, page 2
- DLS's Annual Wage Order look-up
- The order lists journeyworker rates. Registered apprentices and entry-level workers get 50% of the journeyworker rate, no more than one per journeyworker (RSMo 290.235).
Are you being paid this rate?
Missouri's rate includes fringe benefits, so add your wage to what your employer pays into benefit plans for you and compare it with the rate. Contractors post the rates on site; the contractor forfeits $100 per worker per day of underpayment, and you can sue for double the difference (RSMo 290.250, 290.300). DLS Wage and Hour: 573-751-3403.
Source
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLS), Annual Wage Order 33 MO-AWO33-019, issued March 10, 2026, effective May 29, 2026, page 2: laborwebapps.mo.gov/DLS/PrevailingWage/AWO/33/33_WO019.pdf
We read every county's AWO 33 PDF, including the replacement pages DLS issued by May 29, 2026, and check every rate with a second, separate reader. Each figure is the printed rate. How we check · Download Cass County as CSV · Report an error