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LINE CONSTRUCTION leads the heavy schedule for Shelby County, KY at $43.84 base plus $18.80 fringe. The active federal wage determination covering heavy construction in Shelby County, KY lists 27 classifications with published rates, base pay from $16.80 to $43.84 per hour. The determination was last modified May 18, 2026.
| Classification | Base | Fringe | WD |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER(FORM WORK ONLY) | $33.89 | $24.06 | KY20260077 |
| ELECTRICIAN | $40.96 | $22.44 | KY20260077 |
| IRONWORKERORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING | $36.17 | $25.80 | KY20260077 |
| IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $25.46 | $17.49 | KY20260077 |
Across the 27 published classifications for heavy work in Shelby County, KY, base pay spans $16.80 to $43.84 per hour with a median of $26.87.
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 Shelby County without local notice.
This schedule mixes sources: 59% 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 KY20260077 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.
| LABORERGRADE CHECKER & SIGNAL MAN | $26.87 | $19.66 | KY20260077 |
| LABORERCHIPPING GUNS, FORM-STRIPPING & VIBRATING PLATE | $27.12 | $19.66 | KY20260077 |
| LABORERFLAGGER | $35.52 | $14.45 | KY20260077 |
| LABORERCONCRETE SAW (HAND HELD/WALK BEHIND) | $35.69 | $14.45 | KY20260077 |
| LABORERBLASTER, TUNNEL; CONCRETE FINISHING & POWDERMAN | $29.84 | $17.59 | KY20260077 |
| LABORERCARPENTER TENDER & CONCRETE WORKER | $28.94 | $17.59 | KY20260077 |
| LABORERCOMMON OR GENERAL | $20.36 | $10.62 | KY20260077 |
| LABORERPIPELAYER | $23.90 | $9.76 | KY20260077 |
| LABORERBACKFILLER | $20.21 | $10.19 | KY20260077 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTIONTRUCK DRIVER FOOTNOTE: A. 6 OBSERVED HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY; MEMORIAL DAY; INDEPENDENCE DAY; LABOR DAY; THANKSGIVING DAY; & CHRISTMAS DAY. EMPLOYEES WHO WORK ON A HOLIDAY SHALL BE PAID AT A RATE OF DOUBLE THEIR APPLICABLE CLASSIFIED STRAIGHT-TIME RATES FOR THE WORK PERFORMED ON SUCH HOLIDAY | $16.93 | $9.77 | KY20260077 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTIONEQUIPMENT OPERATOR | $39.15 | $17.58 | KY20260077 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTIONLINEMAN | $43.84 | $18.80 | KY20260077 |
| LINE CONSTRUCTIONGROUNDMAN | $25.77 | $14.10 | KY20260077 |
| OPERATORLOADER | $26.50 | $13.00 | KY20260077 |
| OPERATORTRENCHER | $26.34 | $12.58 | KY20260077 |
| OPERATORROLLER | $23.39 | $13.00 | KY20260077 |
| OPERATORBACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $26.43 | $13.00 | KY20260077 |
| OPERATORBULLDOZER | $24.73 | $15.19 | KY20260077 |
| OPERATORMECHANIC | $25.81 | $13.00 | KY20260077 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORGROUP 2 BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER; CONCRETE PUMP OPERATORS ON CRANES WITH BOOMS 150 FEET AND OVER (INCLUDING JIB) SHALL RECEIVE $1.00 ABOVE GROUP 1 RATE; 250 FEET AND OVER INCLUDING JIB SHALL RECEIVE $1.50 ABOVE CLASS 1 RATE. COMBINATION RATE: ALL CRANE OPERATORS OPERATING CRANES, WHERE THE LENGTH OF THE BOOM IN COMBINATION WITH THE LENGTH OF THE PILING LEADS EQUAL OR EXCEEDS 150 FEET, SHALL RECEIVE $1.00 ABOVE THE GROUP 1 RATE. EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED TO WORK BELOW GROUND LEVEL ARE TO BE PAID 10 | $38.69 | $19.60 | KY20260077 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 1 CRANE; DRILL; PUMPCRETE OPERATORS ON CRANES WITH BOOMS 150 FEET AND OVER(INCLUDING JIB) SHALL RECEIVE $1.00 ABOVE GROUP 1 RATE; 250 FEET AND OVER INCLUDING JIB SHALL RECEIVE $1.50 ABOVE CLASS 1 RATE. COMBINATION RATE: ALL CRANE OPERATORS OPERATING CRANES, WHERE THE LENGTH OF THE BOOM IN COMBINATION WITH THE LENGTH OF THE PILING LEADS EQUAL OR EXCEEDS 150 FEET, SHALL RECEIVE $1.00 ABOVE THE GROUP 1 RATE. EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED TO WORK BELOW GROUND LEVEL ARE TO BE PAID 10% ABOVE BASIC WAGE RATE. THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO OPEN CUT WORK | $41.55 | $19.60 | KY20260077 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 4 OILER; PUMP OPERATORS ON CRANES WITH BOOMS 150 FEET AND OVER(INCLUDING JIB) SHALL RECEIVE $1.00 ABOVE GROUP 1 RATE; 250 FEET AND OVER INCLUDING JIB SHALL RECEIVE $1.50 ABOVE CLASS 1 RATE. COMBINATION RATE: ALL CRANE OPERATORS OPERATING CRANES, WHERE THE LENGTH OF THE BOOM IN COMBINATION WITH THE LENGTH OF THE PILING LEADS EQUAL OR EXCEEDS 150 FEET, SHALL RECEIVE $1.00 ABOVE THE GROUP 1 RATE. EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED TO WORK BELOW GROUND LEVEL ARE TO BE PAID 10% ABOVE BASIC WAGE RATE. THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO OPEN CUT WORK | $38.37 | $19.60 | KY20260077 |
| TRUCK DRIVERDUMP TRUCK | $16.80 | $4.06 | KY20260077 |
* 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.