Fence Builder prevailing wage in Phelps County, Nebraska

$12.83an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · FENCE ERECTOR

$12.83 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · SUNE2011-027

Phelps County uses the same fence builder rates as 21 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Phelps County, a fence builder working as fence erector must be paid at least $12.83 an hour: a $12.83 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NE20260031 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $12.83 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination NE20260031, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SUNE2011-027 (August 29, 2011). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Nebraska has no state wage schedule; Davis-Bacon applies to federally funded work. Bidders on state work file a statement that they follow "fair labor standards" (Neb. Rev. Stat. 73-104), but no agency publishes rates.

This base is below $13.65, the Executive Order 13658 minimum. Contracts that order covers must pay at least that (see the WD's note).

Base wage and fringe benefits: $12.83 + $0.00

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)	$12.83
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$12.83

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 Nebraska change log lists what each one changed.

How Phelps County compares

The main fence builder rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.

Every county in Nebraska

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Phelps Countybase $12.83$12.83
Harlan Countybase $12.83$12.83
Kearney Countybase $12.83$12.83
Buffalo Countybase $12.83$12.83

Fence Builder rates in nearby counties

Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.

DOL's fence builder rates for Phelps County are the same as in 21 other counties: Adams, Blaine, Buffalo, Clay, Custer, Franklin, Garfield, Greeley and 13 more.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Phelps County
Phelps County	FENCE ERECTOR	$12.83	$12.83
Harlan County	FENCE ERECTOR	$12.83	$12.83	same
Kearney County	FENCE ERECTOR	$12.83	$12.83	same
Buffalo County	FENCE ERECTOR	$12.83	$12.83	same
Franklin County	FENCE ERECTOR	$12.83	$12.83	same
Adams County	FENCE ERECTOR	$12.83	$12.83	same

Nebraska fence builder prevailing wage by county, with a map

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), wage determination NE20260031 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/NE20260031/1

We read every active Nebraska 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 Phelps County as CSV · Report an error