Water Well Driller prevailing wage in Dodge County, Wisconsin

$16.52an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · WELL DRILLER

$16.52 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · SUWI2011-001

Dodge County uses the same water well driller rates as 71 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in Dodge County, a water well driller working as well driller must be paid at least $16.52 an hour: a $16.52 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WI20260015 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $16.52 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination WI20260015, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier SUWI2011-001 (August 6, 1992). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Wisconsin repealed its local law from January 1, 2017 and its state law for projects bid after September 23, 2017 (2017 Act 59; WisDOT).

Base wage and fringe benefits: $16.52 + $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)	$16.52
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$16.52

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 Wisconsin change log lists what each one changed.

How Dodge County compares

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

Every county in Wisconsin

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Dodge Countybase $16.52$16.52
Washington Countybase $16.52$16.52
Fond du Lac Countybase $16.52$16.52
Jefferson Countybase $16.52$16.52

Water Well Driller 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 water well driller rates for Dodge County are the same as in 71 other counties: Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet and 63 more.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Dodge County
Dodge County	WELL DRILLER	$16.52	$16.52
Washington County	WELL DRILLER	$16.52	$16.52	same
Fond du Lac County	WELL DRILLER	$16.52	$16.52	same
Jefferson County	WELL DRILLER	$16.52	$16.52	same
Columbia County	WELL DRILLER	$16.52	$16.52	same
Green Lake County	WELL DRILLER	$16.52	$16.52	same
Waukesha County	WELL DRILLER	$16.52	$16.52	same

Wisconsin water well driller 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 WI20260015 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/WI20260015/1

We read every active Wisconsin 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 Dodge County as CSV · Report an error