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Nebraska ironworker prevailing wage, county by county

An ironworker's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Nebraska runs from $17.93 an hour in Nuckolls County to $61.30 in Adams County. The median county is $60.78.

Main ironworker 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.

Chase County ironworker: $61.30 per hourNance County ironworker: $61.30 per hourClay County ironworker: $61.30 per hourThomas County ironworker: $51.42 per hourGarfield County ironworker: $51.42 per hourCuster County ironworker: $61.30 per hourAntelope County ironworker: $51.42 per hourHoward County ironworker: $61.30 per hourArthur County ironworker: $61.30 per hourPolk County ironworker: $27.46 per hourSeward County ironworker: $61.30 per hourPhelps County ironworker: $61.30 per hourCuming County ironworker: $51.42 per hourHitchcock County ironworker: $61.30 per hourStanton County ironworker: $51.42 per hourWayne County ironworker: $51.42 per hourAdams County ironworker: $61.30 per hourGosper County ironworker: $61.30 per hourFillmore County ironworker: $27.46 per hourSaunders County ironworker: $61.30 per hourDawes County ironworker: $60.78 per hourSaline County ironworker: $27.46 per hourBuffalo County ironworker: $61.30 per hourHarlan County ironworker: $61.30 per hourDawson County ironworker: $61.30 per hourValley County ironworker: $61.30 per hourBlaine County ironworker: $51.42 per hourKearney County ironworker: $61.30 per hourPawnee County ironworker: $27.46 per hourYork County ironworker: $27.46 per hourGreeley County ironworker: $61.30 per hourJohnson County ironworker: $27.46 per hourWheeler County ironworker: $51.42 per hourKimball County ironworker: $60.78 per hourRichardson County ironworker: $27.46 per hourRed Willow County ironworker: $61.30 per hourBoone County ironworker: $61.30 per hourSherman County ironworker: $61.30 per hourHall County ironworker: $61.30 per hourBrown County ironworker: $51.42 per hourOtoe County ironworker: $27.46 per hourHolt County ironworker: $51.42 per hourWashington County ironworker: $61.30 per hourColfax County ironworker: $61.30 per hourBox Butte County ironworker: $60.78 per hourHayes County ironworker: $61.30 per hourCherry County ironworker: $51.42 per hourDouglas County ironworker: $61.30 per hourDodge County ironworker: $61.30 per hourRock County ironworker: $51.42 per hourPierce County ironworker: $51.42 per hourLancaster County ironworker: $61.30 per hourHamilton County ironworker: $61.30 per hourMadison County ironworker: $51.42 per hourMerrick County ironworker: $61.30 per hourBoyd County ironworker: $51.42 per hourCass County ironworker: $61.30 per hourPerkins County ironworker: $61.30 per hourNuckolls County ironworker: $17.93 per hourFurnas County ironworker: $61.30 per hourDixon County ironworker: $51.42 per hourGage County ironworker: $27.46 per hourLogan County ironworker: $61.30 per hourDakota County ironworker: $51.42 per hourNemaha County ironworker: $27.46 per hourDeuel County ironworker: $60.78 per hourThurston County ironworker: $51.42 per hourSheridan County ironworker: $60.78 per hourSioux County ironworker: $60.78 per hourSarpy County ironworker: $61.30 per hourGarden County ironworker: $60.78 per hourDundy County ironworker: $61.30 per hourButler County ironworker: $27.46 per hourThayer County ironworker: $27.46 per hourFrontier County ironworker: $61.30 per hourLoup County ironworker: $51.42 per hourScotts Bluff County ironworker: $60.78 per hourGrant County ironworker: $51.42 per hourCedar County ironworker: $51.42 per hourBurt County ironworker: $61.30 per hourJefferson County ironworker: $27.46 per hourLincoln County ironworker: $61.30 per hourFranklin County ironworker: $61.30 per hourPlatte County ironworker: $61.30 per hourMorrill County ironworker: $60.78 per hourKeya Paha County ironworker: $51.42 per hourMcPherson County ironworker: $61.30 per hourCheyenne County ironworker: $60.78 per hourBanner County ironworker: $60.78 per hourKnox County ironworker: $51.42 per hourWebster County ironworker: $61.30 per hourHooker County ironworker: $51.42 per hourKeith County ironworker: $61.30 per hour
$17$51$51$61$61$61Ironworker, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does an ironworker make on prevailing wage in Nebraska?

12 groups of counties with identical rates and 30 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Hamilton County group10 counties$61.30
  2. Red Willow County group7 counties$61.30
  3. Dawson County group6 counties$61.30
  4. Clay County group2 counties$61.30
  5. Adams County1 county$61.30
  6. Boone County1 county$61.30
  7. Buffalo County1 county$61.30
  8. Burt County1 county$61.30
  9. Cass County1 county$61.30
  10. Colfax County1 county$61.30
  11. Custer County1 county$61.30
  12. Dodge County1 county$61.30
  13. Douglas County1 county$61.30
  14. Dundy County1 county$61.30
  15. Hall County1 county$61.30
  16. Howard County1 county$61.30
  17. Lancaster County1 county$61.30
  18. Lincoln County1 county$61.30
  19. Platte County1 county$61.30
  20. Sarpy County1 county$61.30
  21. Saunders County1 county$61.30
  22. Seward County1 county$61.30
  23. Washington County1 county$61.30
  24. Scotts Bluff County group10 counties$60.78
  25. Cheyenne County1 county$60.78
  26. Holt County group10 counties$51.42
  27. Garfield County group4 counties$51.42
  28. Dakota County group2 counties$51.42
  29. Hooker County group2 counties$51.42
  30. Cherry County1 county$51.42
  31. Knox County1 county$51.42
  32. Madison County1 county$51.42
  33. Pierce County1 county$51.42
  34. Thomas County1 county$51.42
  35. Thurston County1 county$51.42
  36. Gage County group6 counties$27.46
  37. Butler County group2 counties$27.46
  38. Otoe County group2 counties$27.46
  39. Saline County1 county$27.46
  40. Thayer County1 county$27.46

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Hamilton County group, 10 localities: Franklin, Greeley, Hamilton, Harlan, Kearney, Merrick, Nance, Phelps, Sherman, ValleyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (CLAY, FRANKLIN, GREELEY, HAMILTON, HARLAN, KEARNEY, MERRICK, NANCE, NUCKOLIS, PHELPS, SHERMAN, VALLEY AND WEBSTER COUNTIES)$61.30 $39.00 
Red Willow County group, 7 localities: Chase, Frontier, Hayes, Hitchcock, Keith, Perkins, Red WillowIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (ARTHUR, CHASE, DAWSON, FRONTIER, FURNAS, GOSPER, HAYES, HITCHCOCK, KEITH, LINCOLN, LOGAN, MCPHERSON, PERKINS AND RED WILLOW COUNTIES)$61.30 $39.00 
Dawson County group, 6 localities: Arthur, Dawson, Furnas, Gosper, Logan, McPhersonIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (ARTHUR, CHASE, DAWSON, FRONTIER, FURNAS, GOSPER, HAYES, HITCHCOCK, KEITH, LINCOLN, LOGAN, MCPHERSON, PERKINS AND RED WILLOW COUNTIES)$61.30 $39.00 
Clay County group, 2 localities: Clay, WebsterIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (CLAY, FRANKLIN, GREELEY, HAMILTON, HARLAN, KEARNEY, MERRICK, NANCE, NUCKOLIS, PHELPS, SHERMAN, VALLEY AND WEBSTER COUNTIES)$61.30 $39.00 
Adams CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$61.30 $39.00 
Boone CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$61.30 $39.00 
Buffalo CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$61.30 $39.00 
Burt CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (BURT, COLFAX AND DODGE COUNTIES)$61.30 $39.00 
Cass CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$61.30 $39.00 
Colfax CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (BURT, COLFAX AND DODGE COUNTIES)$61.30 $39.00 
Custer CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$61.30 $39.00 
Dodge CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (BURT, COLFAX AND DODGE COUNTIES)$61.30 $39.00 
Douglas CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$61.30 $39.00 
Dundy CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (DUNDY COUNTY)$61.30 $39.00 
Hall CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$61.30 $39.00 
Howard CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$61.30 $39.00 
Lancaster CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$61.30 $39.00 
Lincoln CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (ARTHUR, CHASE, DAWSON, FRONTIER, FURNAS, GOSPER, HAYES, HITCHCOCK, KEITH, LINCOLN, LOGAN, MCPHERSON, PERKINS AND RED WILLOW COUNTIES)$61.30 $39.00 
Platte CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$61.30 $39.00 
Sarpy CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$61.30 $39.00 
Saunders CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$61.30 $39.00 
Seward CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$61.30 $39.00 
Washington CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$61.30 $39.00 
Scotts Bluff County group, 10 localities: Banner, Box Butte, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, SiouxIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (BANNER, BOX BUTTE, DAWES, DEUEL, GARDEN, KIMBALL, MORRILL, SCOTTS BLUFF, SHERIDAN AND SIOUX COUNTIES)$60.78 $33.68 
Cheyenne CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (CHEYENNE COUNTY)$60.78 $33.68 
Holt County group, 10 localities: Antelope, Boyd, Brown, Cedar, Cuming, Holt, Keya Paha, Rock, Stanton, WayneIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (ANTELOPE, BOYD, BROWN, CEDAR, CUMING, HOLT, KEYA PAHA, ROCK, STANTON AND WAYNE COUNTIES)$51.42 $32.14 
Garfield County group, 4 localities: Blaine, Garfield, Loup, WheelerIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (BLAINE, GARFIELD, LOUP AND WHEELER COUNTIES)$51.42 $32.14 
Dakota County group, 2 localities: Dakota, DixonIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$51.42 $32.14 
Hooker County group, 2 localities: Grant, HookerIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL (GRANT AND HOOKER COUNTIES)$51.42 $32.14 
Cherry CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$51.42 $32.14 
Knox CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$51.42 $32.14 
Madison CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$51.42 $32.14 
Pierce CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$51.42 $32.14 
Thomas CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$51.42 $32.14 
Thurston CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$51.42 $32.14 
Gage County group, 6 localities: Fillmore, Gage, Jefferson, Johnson, Nemaha, RichardsonIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$27.46 $22.96 
Butler County group, 2 localities: Butler, PolkIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$27.46 $22.96 
Otoe County group, 2 localities: Otoe, PawneeIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$27.46 $22.96 
Saline CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$27.46 $22.96 
Thayer CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$27.46 $22.96 
York CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$27.46 $22.96 
Nuckolls CountyIRONWORKER, REINFORCING$17.93 $17.93 

12 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 30 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Nebraska ironworker pay

What is the ironworker prevailing wage in Douglas County?

$61.30 an hour: a $39.00 base wage plus $22.30 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NE20260057, modification 1. Overtime and every ironworker classification in Douglas County.

Does ironworker prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Douglas County the $61.30 total is a $39.00 base wage plus $22.30 in fringe benefits, about 36% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does ironworker 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 ironworkers 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 ironworker rate?

DOL often publishes the same ironworker rates for several counties. Across Nebraska, the 93 counties with an ironworker rate fall into 42 distinct sets of rates, and 12 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 10 counties (the Hamilton County group).