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Nebraska boilermaker prevailing wage, county by county

A boilermaker's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Nebraska is $82.05 an hour in every county that has one (71), for the main classification.

Main boilermaker classification in each county (Boilermaker), 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.

Chase County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourNance County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourClay County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourThomas County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourGarfield County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourCuster County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourAntelope County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourHoward County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourArthur County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourPolk County: no rate for this tradeSeward County: no rate for this tradePhelps County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourCuming County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourHitchcock County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourStanton County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourWayne County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourAdams County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourGosper County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourFillmore County: no rate for this tradeSaunders County: no rate for this tradeDawes County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourSaline County: no rate for this tradeBuffalo County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourHarlan County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourDawson County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourValley County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourBlaine County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourKearney County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourPawnee County: no rate for this tradeYork County: no rate for this tradeGreeley County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourJohnson County: no rate for this tradeWheeler County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourKimball County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourRichardson County: no rate for this tradeRed Willow County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourBoone County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourSherman County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourHall County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourBrown County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourOtoe County: no rate for this tradeHolt County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourWashington County: no rate for this tradeColfax County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourBox Butte County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourHayes County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourCherry County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourDouglas County: no rate for this tradeDodge County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourRock County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourPierce County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourLancaster County: no rate for this tradeHamilton County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourMadison County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourMerrick County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourBoyd County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourCass County: no rate for this tradePerkins County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourNuckolls County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourFurnas County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourDixon County: no rate for this tradeGage County: no rate for this tradeLogan County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourDakota County: no rate for this tradeNemaha County: no rate for this tradeDeuel County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourThurston County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourSheridan County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourSioux County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourSarpy County: no rate for this tradeGarden County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourDundy County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourButler County: no rate for this tradeThayer County: no rate for this tradeFrontier County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourLoup County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourScotts Bluff County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourGrant County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourCedar County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourBurt County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourJefferson County: no rate for this tradeLincoln County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourFranklin County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourPlatte County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourMorrill County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourKeya Paha County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourMcPherson County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourCheyenne County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourBanner County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourKnox County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourWebster County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourHooker County boilermaker: $82.05 per hourKeith County boilermaker: $82.05 per hour
$82$82$82$82$82$82Boilermaker, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a boilermaker make on prevailing wage in Nebraska?

4 groups of counties with identical rates and 13 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Scotts Bluff County group26 counties$82.05
  2. Hamilton County group17 counties$82.05
  3. Dodge County group13 counties$82.05
  4. Cheyenne County group2 counties$82.05
  5. Adams County1 county$82.05
  6. Boone County1 county$82.05
  7. Buffalo County1 county$82.05
  8. Cherry County1 county$82.05
  9. Custer County1 county$82.05
  10. Hall County1 county$82.05
  11. Howard County1 county$82.05
  12. Knox County1 county$82.05
  13. Madison County1 county$82.05
  14. Pierce County1 county$82.05
  15. Platte County1 county$82.05
  16. Thomas County1 county$82.05
  17. Thurston County1 county$82.05

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Scotts Bluff County group, 26 localities: Arthur, Banner, Box Butte, Chase, Dawes, Dawson, Deuel, Frontier, Furnas, Garden, Gosper, Grant, Hayes, Hitchcock, Hooker, Keith, Kimball, Lincoln, Logan, McPherson, Morrill, Perkins, Red Willow, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, SiouxBOILERMAKER$82.05 $48.48 
Hamilton County group, 17 localities: Blaine, Clay, Franklin, Garfield, Greeley, Hamilton, Harlan, Kearney, Loup, Merrick, Nance, Nuckolls, Phelps, Sherman, Valley, Webster, WheelerBOILERMAKER$82.05 $48.48 
Dodge County group, 13 localities: Antelope, Boyd, Brown, Burt, Cedar, Colfax, Cuming, Dodge, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock, Stanton, WayneBOILERMAKER$82.05 $48.48 
Cheyenne County group, 2 localities: Cheyenne, DundyBOILERMAKER$82.05 $48.48 
Adams CountyBOILERMAKER$82.05 $48.48 
Boone CountyBOILERMAKER$82.05 $48.48 
Buffalo CountyBOILERMAKER$82.05 $48.48 
Cherry CountyBOILERMAKER$82.05 $48.48 
Custer CountyBOILERMAKER$82.05 $48.48 
Hall CountyBOILERMAKER$82.05 $48.48 
Howard CountyBOILERMAKER$82.05 $48.48 
Knox CountyBOILERMAKER$82.05 $48.48 
Madison CountyBOILERMAKER$82.05 $48.48 
Pierce CountyBOILERMAKER$82.05 $48.48 
Platte CountyBOILERMAKER$82.05 $48.48 
Thomas CountyBOILERMAKER$82.05 $48.48 
Thurston CountyBOILERMAKER$82.05 $48.48 

4 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 13 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Nebraska boilermaker pay

What is the boilermaker prevailing wage in Hall County?

$82.05 an hour: a $48.48 base wage plus $33.57 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NE20260069, modification 1. Overtime and every boilermaker classification in Hall County.

Does boilermaker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Hall County the $82.05 total is a $48.48 base wage plus $33.57 in fringe benefits, about 41% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does boilermaker prevailing wage pay overtime in Nebraska?

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 boilermakers 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 boilermaker rate?

DOL often publishes the same boilermaker rates for several counties. Across Nebraska, the 71 counties with a boilermaker rate fall into 17 distinct sets of rates, and 4 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 26 counties (the Scotts Bluff County group).