Iowa prevailing wage rates, by county

Federal Davis-Bacon base + fringe for every Iowa county, next to the market wage, with the determination numbers to cite.

Data compiled by Skilled WagesSAM.gov determinations as of 2026-09-28

$66.39/hrTypical union electrician packagebase + fringe, per hour

17%Counties with a union electrician rateBuilding type

80Active determinationsIowa

Jul 30Latest modification2026, SAM.gov

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Choose a county and construction type to list every classification with base, fringe and total.

Key trades by county (Building)

Davis-Bacon electrician package (base + fringe), Building construction, by county in Iowa. Hatched: survey rate.

Highest electrician packages

1Clinton, Muscatine, Scott$74.56
2Harrison, Mills and 2 more$67.29
3Dallas, Guthrie and 3 more$66.39

Lowest

1Story$28.10
2Buena Vista, Calhoun and 20 more$28.38
3Des Moines$32.43

Building type, base + fringe per hour; counties sharing a rate are grouped. Swatch: union contract rate or survey rate. Select a county to see every classification.

Union contract rateSurvey rate (marked * in the table)

County	Electrician	Plumber	Carpenter	Construction laborer	Heavy equipment operator	Ironworker	Sheet metal worker	Painter
Adair	$34.51*	$34.78*	$29.29*	$20.94*	$35.63*	$23.43*	$64.33	$48.71
Adams	$34.51*	$34.78*	$29.29*	$20.94*	$35.63*	$23.43*	$64.33	$48.71
Allamakee	$34.78*	$35.27*	$31.10*	$18.44*	$41.11*	$59.98	$34.25*	$48.71
Appanoose	$32.86*	$46.97*	$35.47*	$24.18*	$42.66*	$41.18*	$59.34	$48.71
Audubon	$34.51*	$34.78*	$29.29*	$20.94*	$35.63*	$23.43*	$64.33	$48.71
Benton	$39.55*	$67.08	$55.32	$48.15	$57.35	$59.98	$64.56	$41.65
Black Hawk	$50.98	$34.02*	$28.63*	$17.19*	$39.69*	$59.98	$32.61*	$41.65
Boone	$34.51*	$34.78*	$29.29*	$19.56*	$35.63*	$23.43*	$64.33	$48.71
Bremer	$50.98	$33.51*	$29.74*	$17.03*	$39.69*	$59.98	$31.98*	$41.65
Buchanan	$34.78*	$35.27*	$31.10*	$18.44*	$41.11*	$59.98	$34.25*	$48.71
Buena Vista	$28.38*	$66.45	$22.03*	$13.85*	$41.11*	$59.98	$55.40	$24.27*
Butler	$34.78*	$35.27*	$31.10*	$18.44*	$41.11*	$59.98	$34.25*	$48.71
Calhoun	$28.38*	$66.45	$22.03*	$13.85*	$41.11*	$59.98	$55.40	$24.27*
Carroll	$34.51*	$34.78*	$29.29*	$14.11*	$35.63*	$23.43*	$64.33	$48.71
Cass	$34.51*	$34.78*	$29.29*	$20.94*	$35.63*	$23.43*	$64.33	$48.71
Cedar	$32.86*	$46.97*	$16.04*	$24.18*	$42.66*	$41.18*	$39.96*	$48.71
Cerro Gordo	$34.78*	$34.08*	$20.88*	$21.21*	$41.11*	$59.98	$28.61*	$48.71
Cherokee	$28.38*	$66.45	$22.03*	$13.85*	$41.11*	$59.98	$55.40	$24.27*
Chickasaw	$34.78*	$35.27*	$31.10*	$18.44*	$41.11*	$59.98	$34.25*	$48.71
Clarke	$34.51*	$34.78*	$29.29*	$20.94*	$35.63*	$23.43*	$64.33	$48.71
Clay	$28.38*	$66.45	$22.03*	$13.85*	$41.11*	$59.98	$55.40	$24.27*
Clayton	$34.78*	$35.27*	$55.30	$18.44*	$41.11*	$59.98	$34.25*	$48.71
Clinton	$74.56	$73.15	$63.78	$32.66*	$42.66*	$68.49	$60.55	$48.71
Crawford	$34.51*	$68.45	$23.63*	$20.94*	$35.63*	$23.43*	—	$48.71
Dallas	$66.39	$68.45	$56.93	$47.35	$56.96	$61.34	$64.33	$48.71
Davis	$32.73*	$46.97*	$35.58*	$24.18*	$42.66*	$41.18*	$59.34	$48.71
Decatur	$34.51*	$34.78*	$29.29*	$20.94*	$35.63*	$23.43*	$64.33	$48.71
Delaware	$34.78*	$35.27*	$55.30	$18.44*	$41.11*	$59.98	$34.25*	$48.71
Des Moines	$32.43*	$46.97*	$24.26*	$14.48*	$20.70*	$41.18*	$36.49*	$48.71
Dickinson	$28.38*	$66.45	$22.03*	$16.26*	$41.11*	$59.98	$55.40	$24.27*
Dubuque	$63.00	$65.33	$55.30	$43.98	$57.35	$59.98	$64.56	$41.65
Emmet	$28.38*	$66.45	$22.03*	$13.85*	$41.11*	$59.98	$55.40	$24.27*
Fayette	$34.78*	$35.27*	$31.10*	$18.44*	$41.11*	$59.98	$34.25*	$48.71
Floyd	$34.78*	$35.27*	$31.10*	$18.44*	$41.11*	$59.98	$28.91*	$48.71
Franklin	$34.78*	$35.27*	$31.10*	$18.44*	$41.11*	$59.98	$34.25*	$48.71
Fremont	$34.51*	$34.78*	$29.29*	$20.94*	$35.63*	$23.43*	$64.33	$48.71
Greene	$34.51*	$34.78*	$29.29*	$20.94*	$35.63*	$23.43*	$64.33	$48.71
Grundy	$50.98	$33.51*	$28.72*	$17.03*	$39.69*	$59.98	$31.98*	$41.65
Guthrie	$66.39	—	$56.93	$47.35	$54.32*	$68.49	—	$26.41*
Hamilton	$28.38*	$66.45	$22.03*	$13.85*	$41.11*	$59.98	$55.40	$24.27*
Hancock	$28.38*	$66.45	$22.03*	$13.85*	$41.11*	$59.98	$55.40	$24.27*
Hardin	$34.78*	$35.27*	$31.10*	$18.44*	$41.11*	$59.98	$34.25*	$48.71
Harrison	$67.29	$68.45	$31.53*	$12.81*	$17.41*	$55.86	$40.79*	$26.41*
Henry	$32.73*	$46.97*	$35.58*	$24.18*	$42.66*	$41.18*	$59.34	$48.71
Howard	$34.78*	$35.27*	$31.10*	$18.44*	$41.11*	$59.98	$34.25*	$48.71
Humboldt	$28.38*	$66.45	$22.03*	$13.85*	$41.11*	$59.98	$55.40	$24.27*
Ida	$28.38*	$66.45	$22.03*	$13.85*	$41.11*	$59.98	$55.40	$24.27*
Iowa	$32.73*	$46.97*	$58.89	$24.18*	$42.66*	$41.18*	$59.34	$48.71
Jackson	$32.73*	$46.97*	$35.58*	$24.18*	$42.66*	$41.18*	$59.34	$48.71
Jasper	$32.73*	$46.97*	$35.47*	$24.18*	$42.66*	$41.18*	$59.34	$48.71
Jefferson	$32.73*	$46.97*	$35.58*	$24.18*	$42.66*	$41.18*	$59.34	$48.71
Johnson	$35.93*	$67.08	$58.89	$20.76*	$39.69*	$59.98	$64.56	$41.65
Jones	$39.55*	$67.08	$55.32	$48.15	$57.35	$59.98	$64.56	$41.65
Keokuk	$32.73*	$46.97*	$35.58*	$24.18*	$42.66*	$41.18*	$59.34	$48.71
Kossuth	$28.38*	$66.45	$22.03*	$13.85*	$41.11*	$59.98	$55.40	$24.27*
Lee	$32.73*	$46.97*	$55.32	$46.10	$82.75	$62.10	$59.34	$48.71
Linn	$39.28*	$67.08	$55.32	$48.15	$57.35	$59.98	$64.56	$41.65
Louisa	$32.73*	$46.97*	$35.58*	$24.18*	$42.66*	$41.18*	$59.34	$48.71
Lucas	$34.51*	$34.78*	$29.29*	$20.94*	$35.63*	$23.43*	$64.33	$48.71
Lyon	$28.38*	$66.45	$22.03*	$13.85*	$41.11*	$59.98	$55.40	$24.27*
Madison	$66.39	—	$56.93	$47.35	$54.32*	$68.49	—	$26.41*
Mahaska	$32.73*	$46.97*	$35.58*	$24.18*	$42.66*	$41.18*	$59.34	$48.71
Marion	$32.73*	$46.97*	$35.58*	$24.18*	$42.66*	$41.18*	$59.34	$48.71
Marshall	$32.67*	$46.97*	$35.58*	$24.18*	$42.66*	$41.18*	$64.33	$48.71
Mills	$67.29	$68.45	$31.53*	$12.81*	$17.41*	$55.86	$40.79*	$26.41*
Mitchell	$34.78*	$35.27*	$31.10*	$18.44*	$41.11*	$59.98	$34.25*	$48.71
Monona	$34.51*	$34.78*	$29.29*	$20.94*	$35.63*	$23.43*	$64.33	$48.71
Monroe	$32.73*	$46.97*	$35.58*	$24.18*	$42.66*	$41.18*	$59.34	$48.71
Montgomery	$34.51*	$34.78*	$29.29*	$20.94*	$35.63*	$23.43*	$64.33	$48.71
Muscatine	$74.56	$42.14*	$63.78	$24.18*	$42.66*	$41.18*	$59.34	$48.71
O'Brien	$28.38*	$66.45	$22.03*	$13.85*	$41.11*	$59.98	$55.40	$24.27*
Osceola	$28.38*	$66.45	$22.03*	$13.85*	$41.11*	$59.98	$55.40	$24.27*
Page	$67.29	$34.78*	$29.29*	$20.94*	$35.63*	$23.43*	$64.33	$48.71
Palo Alto	$28.38*	$66.45	$22.03*	$13.85*	$41.11*	$59.98	$55.40	$24.27*
Plymouth	$28.38*	$66.45	$22.03*	$13.85*	$41.11*	$59.98	$55.40	$24.27*
Pocahontas	$28.38*	$66.45	$22.03*	$13.85*	$41.11*	$59.98	$55.40	$24.27*
Polk	$66.39	$68.45	$36.10*	$47.35	$56.96	$61.34	$64.33	$48.71
Pottawattamie	$67.29	$68.45	$31.27*	$12.81*	$17.41*	$55.86	$40.79*	$26.41*
Poweshiek	$32.73*	$46.97*	$35.58*	$24.18*	$42.66*	$41.18*	$59.34	$48.71
Ringgold	$34.51*	$34.78*	$29.29*	$20.94*	$35.63*	$23.43*	$64.33	$48.71
Sac	$28.38*	$66.45	$22.03*	$13.85*	$41.11*	$59.98	$55.40	$24.27*
Scott	$74.56	$73.15	$63.78	$54.16	$82.75	$68.49	$40.90*	$50.37
Shelby	$34.51*	$34.78*	$29.29*	$20.94*	$35.63*	$23.43*	$64.33	$48.71
Sioux	$28.38*	$66.45	$22.03*	$17.32*	$41.11*	$59.98	$55.40	$24.27*
Story	$28.10*	$68.45	$34.95*	$20.38*	$56.96	$61.34	$64.33	$48.71
Tama	$32.73*	$46.97*	$35.58*	$24.18*	$42.66*	$41.18*	$59.34	$48.71
Taylor	$34.51*	$34.78*	$29.29*	$20.94*	$35.63*	$23.43*	$64.33	$48.71
Union	$34.51*	$34.78*	$29.29*	$17.67*	$35.63*	$23.43*	$64.33	$48.71
Van Buren	$32.73*	$46.97*	$35.58*	$24.18*	$42.66*	$41.18*	$59.34	$48.71
Wapello	$32.73*	$68.45	$33.35*	$24.18*	$42.66*	$41.18*	$59.34	$48.71
Warren	$66.39	$68.45	$56.93	$47.35	$56.96	$61.34	$64.33	$48.71
Washington	$34.20*	$40.66*	$27.06*	$20.76*	$39.69*	$59.98	$64.56	$41.65
Wayne	$34.51*	$34.78*	$29.29*	$20.94*	$35.63*	$23.43*	$64.33	$48.71
Webster	$28.38*	$66.45	$22.03*	$13.85*	$41.11*	$59.98	$55.40	$24.27*
Winnebago	$28.38*	$66.45	$22.03*	$13.85*	$41.11*	$59.98	$55.40	$24.27*
Winneshiek	$34.78*	$35.27*	$31.10*	$18.44*	$41.11*	$59.98	$34.25*	$48.71
Woodbury	$57.63	$68.45	$50.15	$36.60	$17.41*	$48.05	$28.13*	$26.41*
Worth	$34.78*	$35.27*	$31.10*	$18.44*	$41.11*	$59.98	$34.25*	$48.71
Wright	$28.38*	$66.45	$22.03*	$13.85*	$41.11*	$59.98	$55.40	$24.27*

Building construction type, base + fringe per hour, current revision. * = survey rate. Not the official determination; use the lookup for the determination number and a link to the official text.

Rates that have not kept up

Survey-based rates that are eight or more years old and how they compare with today's market median for the county's metro (or state).

County	Trade	Survey year	Required package $/hr	Market median $/hr
Adair	Electrician	2016	$34.51	$29.26
Adams	Electrician	2016	$34.51	$29.26
Allamakee	Electrician	2016	$34.78	$29.26
Adair	Plumber	2016	$34.78	$30.72
Adams	Plumber	2016	$34.78	$30.72
Allamakee	Plumber	2016	$35.27	$30.72
Adair	Carpenter	2016	$29.29	$27.75
Adams	Carpenter	2016	$29.29	$27.75
Allamakee	Carpenter	2016	$31.10	$27.75
Adair	Construction laborer	2016	$20.94	$23.31
Adams	Construction laborer	2016	$20.94	$23.31
Allamakee	Construction laborer	2016	$18.44	$23.31
Adair	Heavy equipment operator	2016	$35.63	$29.01
Adams	Heavy equipment operator	2016	$35.63	$29.01
Allamakee	Heavy equipment operator	2016	$41.11	$29.01
Adair	Ironworker	2016	$23.43	$37.21
Adams	Ironworker	2016	$23.43	$37.21
Appanoose	Ironworker	2016	$41.18	$37.21
Allamakee	Sheet metal worker	2016	$34.25	$31.95
Black Hawk	Sheet metal worker	2016	$32.61	$30.40
Bremer	Sheet metal worker	2016	$31.98	$30.40
Buena Vista	Painter	2016	$24.27	$23.90
Calhoun	Painter	2016	$24.27	$23.90
Cherokee	Painter	2016	$24.27	$23.90

Questions this page answers

What is the prevailing wage in Iowa?

For federally funded construction, the Davis-Bacon determinations for Iowa (80 active documents covering Building, Residential, Heavy and Highway work) set the required base wage and fringe by county and classification. Union-contract rates apply to electricians in 17 of 99 counties with a Building rate; the typical union package is $66.39 an hour.

How many Davis-Bacon determinations cover Iowa?

80 active general wage determinations cover Iowa: 52 Building, 4 Heavy, 2 Highway, 24 Residential. Together they list rates for 99 counties in the Building type shown here. State-funded projects may fall under a separate Iowa prevailing wage law; this page covers the federal rates.

How often do the rates change?

The Department of Labor publishes modifications most Thursdays. The latest change to a Iowa determination in our data is dated 2026-07-30. New determination numbers are issued each January.

Sources and notes

SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations for Iowa, current revisions as of 2026-09-28: Heavy 4, Highway 2, Residential 24, Building 52.
BLS OEWS May 2025 for market medians.
Classification labels normalised to trades by Skilled Wages; where a determination lists several electrician or laborer classes, the journeyman / general class is shown. The official text governs.