Pulling the rate table…
ELEVATOR MECHANIC FOOTNOTES leads the building schedule for Palo Alto County, IA at $56.30 base plus $38.44 fringe. The active federal wage determination covering building construction in Palo Alto County, IA lists 31 classifications with published rates, base pay from $12.48 to $56.30 per hour. The determination was last modified May 18, 2026.
| Classification | Base | Fringe | WD |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOILERMAKER | $48.48 | $33.91 | IA20260057 |
| BRICKLAYER | $29.80 | $17.16 | IA20260057 |
| CARPENTER | $17.93 | $4.10 | IA20260057 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $13.00 | $0.00 | IA20260057 |
| DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER |
The most recent modification to the governing determination is dated May 18, 2026. DOL's weekly publication cycle means further modifications can post on any Friday.
With 31 classifications carrying published rates, this is a comparatively deep schedule; most trades a building project needs appear without a conformance request.
This schedule mixes sources: 48% of lines carry union identifiers and the rest are survey-based. Two crews on one site can be governed by rates that update on entirely different rhythms.
A wage determination is cited as number plus modification, for example IA20260057 Mod dated May 18, 2026. Your certified payroll should reflect the determination in your contract, not necessarily the newest one.
Save the full determination text with your bid papers the day you price the job. If rates change later, the contract determination is your record of what you bid against.
DOL publishes modifications weekly, generally Fridays. A quick check before running payroll catches a mid-project modification before it shows up in an agency review instead.
The classification that applies is determined by the work performed, not the worker's title. A foreman who works with the tools is generally due the rate for the hours on the tools.
You can meet the fringe obligation with bona fide benefit plan contributions, cash, or a combination. Track the hourly equivalent of what you contribute; agencies ask for the math.
The signed Statement of Compliance may be the WH-347 back page or another document with identical wording. The signature is a federal certification by your company's officer; accuracy is on the certifier.
Synced from SAM.gov July 18, 2026. The wage determination incorporated into your contract is the legally operative document.
| $17.50 |
| $3.39 |
| IA20260057 |
| DRYWALL HANGER | $16.59 | $2.86 | IA20260057 |
| ELECTRICIAN | $22.02 | $6.36 | IA20260057 |
| ELEVATOR MECHANIC FOOTNOTESA. EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTES 8% OF REGULAR BASIC HOURLY RATE AS VACATION PAY CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEES WITH MORE THAN 5 YEARS OF SERVICE, AND 6% FOR EMPLOYEES WITH LESS THAN 5 YEARS OF SERVICE. B. PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY; MEMORIAL DAY; INDEPENDENCE DAY; LABOR DAY; VETERAN'S DAY; THANKSGIVING DAY; DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING; & CHRISTMAS DAY | $56.30 | $38.44 | IA20260057 |
| INSULATORMECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE AND MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) | $16.35 | $2.88 | IA20260057 |
| IRONWORKERSTRUCTURAL | $35.53 | $24.45 | IA20260057 |
| IRONWORKERORNAMENTAL | $36.30 | $25.80 | IA20260057 |
| IRONWORKER, REINFORCING | $24.43 | $16.24 | IA20260057 |
| LABORERMASON TENDER - BRICK (CALHOUN, EMMET, HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HUMBOLDT, KOSSUTH, PALO ALTO, POCAHONTAS, WINNEBAGO, AND WRIGHT COUNTIES) | $29.36 | $17.99 | IA20260057 |
| LABORERMASON TENDER - BRICK (BUENA VISTA, CHEROKEE, CLAY, IDA, LYON, O'BRIEN, OSCEOLA, PLYMOUTH, AND SAC COUNTIES) | $20.40 | $16.20 | IA20260057 |
| LABORERCOMMON OR GENERAL | $12.48 | $1.37 | IA20260057 |
| LABORERPIPELAYER | $18.00 | $2.70 | IA20260057 |
| OPERATORCRANE | $21.51 | $6.41 | IA20260057 |
| OPERATORBOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER | $25.14 | $18.26 | IA20260057 |
| OPERATORLOADER | $25.36 | $15.62 | IA20260057 |
| OPERATORBACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $26.64 | $14.47 | IA20260057 |
| OPERATORBULLDOZER | $22.31 | $8.36 | IA20260057 |
| PAINTER(BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $19.31 | $4.96 | IA20260057 |
| PIPEFITTER(INCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION) | $43.20 | $23.25 | IA20260057 |
| PLUMBER | $43.20 | $23.25 | IA20260057 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORCLASS 2- FORKLIFT (USED FOR STEEL ERECTION OR MACHINERY MOVING) (HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HUMBOLDT, KEOKUK, WINNEBAGO AND WRIGHT COUNTIES) | $37.62 | $18.35 | IA20260057 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORCLASS 3- FORKLIFT (OTHER THAN ABOVE) (HAMILTON, HANCOCK, HUMBOLDT, KEOKUK, WINNEBAGO AND WRIGHT COUNTIES) | $35.29 | $18.35 | IA20260057 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORCLASS 3- FORKLIFT (OTHER THAN ABOVE) (BUENA VISTA, CALHOUN, CHEROKEE, CLAY, EMMET, IDA, LYON, O'BRIEN, OSCEOLA, PALO ALTO, PLYMOUTH, POCAHONTAS AND SAC COUNTIES IN IOWA) | $31.44 | $18.35 | IA20260057 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORCLASS 2- FORKLIFT (ON STEEL ERECTION AND MACHINERY MOVING) (BUENA VISTA, CALHOUN, CHEROKEE, CLAY, EMMET, IDA, LYON, O'BRIEN, OSCEOLA, PALO ALTO, PLYMOUTH, POCAHONTAS AND SAC COUNTIES IN IOWA) | $32.99 | $18.35 | IA20260057 |
| ROOFER | $15.53 | $4.57 | IA20260057 |
| SHEET METAL WORKER(INCLUDES HVAC DUCT AND UNIT INSTALLATION) | $33.82 | $21.58 | IA20260057 |
| SPRINKLER FITTER(FIRE SPRINKLERS) | $45.99 | $26.42 | IA20260057 |
* changed in the most recent modification. Survey-based (SU) identifiers are non-union survey rates. Amounts tagged per day or per shift are published that way in the source determination and are not hourly wages; they are excluded from the hourly figures above.