Pulling the rate table…
CARPENTER leads the highway schedule for Johnson County, KS at $43.28 base plus $21.25 fringe. The active federal wage determination covering highway construction in Johnson County, KS lists 38 classifications with published rates, base pay from $13.20 to $43.28 per hour. The determination was last modified May 18, 2026.
| Classification | Base | Fringe | WD |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER | $43.28 | $21.25 | KS20260140 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $39.06 | $18.71 | KS20260140 |
| ELECTRICIAN | $29.93 | $14.14 | KS20260140 |
| IRONWORKER(REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL) | $39.00 | $34.25 | KS20260140 |
Across the 38 published classifications for highway work in Johnson County, KS, base pay spans $13.20 to $43.28 per hour with a median of $30.07.
This schedule has been stable recently; the last modification is dated May 18, 2026. Stability is not permanence: annual editions and mid-year modifications can reset rates in Johnson County without local notice.
This schedule mixes sources: 32% 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 KS20260140 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.
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.
Certified payroll uses the employee's name and an individually identifying number, normally the last four digits of the Social Security number. Full SSNs do not belong on submitted payrolls.
Synced from SAM.gov July 18, 2026. The wage determination incorporated into your contract is the legally operative document.
| LABORERCONCRETE SAW (HAND HELD/WALK BEHIND) |
| $37.45 |
| $15.87 |
| KS20260140 |
| LABORERASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER, AND DISTRIBUTOR | $37.45 | $15.87 | KS20260140 |
| LABORERCOMMON OR GENERAL | $27.81 | $14.30 | KS20260140 |
| LABORERMASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE | $29.75 | $12.83 | KS20260140 |
| LABORERFORM WORK ONLY | $30.21 | $14.57 | KS20260140 |
| LABORERFLAGGER | $13.20 | $0.00 | KS20260140 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTIONGROUNDMAN | $24.92 | $12.15 | KS20260140 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTIONLINEMAN | $41.52 | $17.26 | KS20260140 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTIONEQUIPMENT OPERATOR | $30.67 | $14.36 | KS20260140 |
| OPERATORBOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER | $34.88 | $15.40 | KS20260140 |
| OPERATORBULLDOZER | $28.15 | $11.65 | KS20260140 |
| OPERATORCONCRETE FINISHING MACHINE | $24.26 | $0.00 | KS20260140 |
| OPERATORCONCRETE SAW | $33.87 | $15.16 | KS20260140 |
| OPERATORCRANE | $30.38 | $11.08 | KS20260140 |
| OPERATORGRADER/BLADE | $29.66 | $12.55 | KS20260140 |
| OPERATORMATERIAL TRANSFER VEHICLE | $14.65 | $0.00 | KS20260140 |
| OPERATORMECHANIC | $32.25 | $15.31 | KS20260140 |
| OPERATORROTO MILL GROUNDMAN | $18.43 | $0.00 | KS20260140 |
| OPERATORSCRAPER | $17.67 | $0.00 | KS20260140 |
| OPERATORSCREED | $17.38 | $3.52 | KS20260140 |
| OPERATORSTRIPING MACHINE | $27.27 | $12.25 | KS20260140 |
| OPERATORTRACTOR | $24.28 | $0.00 | KS20260140 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORROTO MILL | $40.17 | $22.29 | KS20260140 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORROLLER | $40.17 | $22.29 | KS20260140 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORPAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE) | $40.17 | $22.29 | KS20260140 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORLOADER | $40.17 | $22.29 | KS20260140 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORBROOM/SWEEPER | $40.17 | $22.29 | KS20260140 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORBACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $40.17 | $22.29 | KS20260140 |
| TRAFFIC CONTROLSERVICE DRIVER | $20.00 | $12.49 | KS20260140 |
| TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATIONTRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION (GROUNDMAN) | $17.10 | $0.00 | KS20260140 |
| TRUCK DRIVERDUMP AND TANDEM | $29.04 | $12.45 | KS20260140 |
| TRUCK DRIVERFLATBED AND LOWBOY | $28.41 | $14.05 | KS20260140 |
| TRUCK DRIVEROFF ROAD TRUCK | $19.06 | $0.00 | KS20260140 |
| TRUCK DRIVERWATER TRUCK | $38.04 | $15.85 | KS20260140 |
* 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.