Skilled Wages

Kansas prevailing wage rates, by county

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

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

$64.30/hrTypical union electrician packagebase + fringe, per hour
22%Counties with a union electrician rateBuilding type
150Active determinationsKansas
May 18Latest modification2026, SAM.gov

Look up a Kansas county

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

Key trades by county (Building)

Electrician package, $/hr, KSAllen: $38.59 (survey)Anderson: $38.59 (survey)Atchison: $38.59 (survey)Barber: $38.59 (survey)Barton: $38.59 (survey)Bourbon: $38.59 (survey)Brown: $38.59 (survey)Butler: $58.93 (union)Chase: $53.75 (union)Chautauqua: $38.59 (survey)Cherokee: $38.59 (survey)Cheyenne: $38.59 (survey)Clark: $38.59 (survey)Clay: $38.59 (survey)Cloud: $38.59 (survey)Coffey: $38.59 (survey)Comanche: $38.59 (survey)Cowley: $38.59 (survey)Crawford: $38.59 (survey)Decatur: $38.59 (survey)Dickinson: $38.59 (survey)Doniphan: $45.07 (survey)Douglas: $64.30 (union)Edwards: $38.59 (survey)Elk: $38.59 (survey)Ellis: $38.59 (survey)Ellsworth: $38.59 (survey)Finney: $38.56 (survey)Ford: $38.59 (survey)Franklin: $77.26 (union)Geary: $39.29 (survey)Gove: $38.59 (survey)Graham: $38.59 (survey)Grant: $38.59 (survey)Gray: $38.59 (survey)Greeley: $38.59 (survey)Greenwood: $38.59 (survey)Hamilton: $38.59 (survey)Harper: $38.59 (survey)Harvey: $58.93 (union)Haskell: $38.59 (survey)Hodgeman: $38.59 (survey)Jackson: $64.30 (union)Jefferson: $64.30 (union)Jewell: $38.59 (survey)Johnson: $77.26 (union)Kearny: $38.56 (survey)Kingman: $38.59 (survey)Kiowa: $38.59 (survey)Labette: $38.59 (survey)Lane: $38.59 (survey)Leavenworth: $77.26 (union)Lincoln: $38.59 (survey)Linn: $77.26 (union)Logan: $38.59 (survey)Lyon: $53.75 (union)McPherson: $38.59 (survey)Marion: $38.59 (survey)Marshall: $38.59 (survey)Meade: $38.59 (survey)Miami: $77.26 (union)Mitchell: $38.59 (survey)Montgomery: $64.30 (union)Morris: $38.59 (survey)Morton: $38.59 (survey)Nemaha: $38.59 (survey)Neosho: $38.59 (survey)Ness: $38.59 (survey)Norton: $38.59 (survey)Osage: $64.30 (union)Osborne: $38.59 (survey)Ottawa: $53.75 (union)Pawnee: $38.59 (survey)Phillips: $38.59 (survey)Pottawatomie: $64.30 (union)Pratt: $38.59 (survey)Rawlins: $38.59 (survey)Reno: $38.59 (survey)Republic: $38.59 (survey)Rice: $38.59 (survey)Riley: $64.30 (union)Rooks: $38.59 (survey)Rush: $38.59 (survey)Russell: $38.59 (survey)Saline: $53.75 (union)Scott: $38.59 (survey)Sedgwick: $58.93 (union)Seward: $38.59 (survey)Shawnee: $64.30 (union)Sheridan: $38.59 (survey)Sherman: $38.59 (survey)Smith: $38.59 (survey)Stafford: $38.59 (survey)Stanton: $38.59 (survey)Stevens: $38.59 (survey)Sumner: $58.93 (union)Thomas: $38.59 (survey)Trego: $38.59 (survey)Wabaunsee: $64.30 (union)Wallace: $38.59 (survey)Washington: $38.59 (survey)Wichita: $38.59 (survey)Wilson: $38.59 (survey)Woodson: $38.59 (survey)Wyandotte: $77.26 (union)Electrician package, $/hr$38.59$53.75survey rate
Davis-Bacon electrician package (base + fringe), Building construction, by county in Kansas. Hatched: survey rate.

Highest electrician packages

  1. 1Franklin, Johnson and 4 more$77.26
  2. 2Douglas, Jackson and 7 more$64.30
  3. 3Butler, Harvey and 2 more$58.93

Lowest

  1. 1Finney, Kearny$38.56
  2. 2Allen, Anderson and 76 more$38.59
  3. 3Geary$39.29

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)
CountyElectricianPlumberCarpenterConstruction laborerHeavy equipment operatorIronworkerSheet metal workerPainter
Allen$38.59*$38.64*$22.99*$15.14*$17.67*$38.11*$79.33$56.15
Anderson$38.59*$38.64*$22.99*$15.14*$17.67*$38.11*$79.33$56.15
Atchison$38.59*$38.64*$22.99*$15.14*$17.67*$38.11*$79.33$56.15
Barber$38.59*$38.64*$22.99*$15.14*$17.67*$38.11*$79.33$56.15
Barton$38.59*$38.64*$22.99*$15.14*$17.67*$38.11*$79.33$56.15
Bourbon$38.59*$38.64*$22.99*$15.14*$17.67*$38.11*$79.33$56.15
Brown$38.59*$38.64*$22.99*$15.14*$17.67*$38.11*$79.33$56.15
Butler$58.93$65.84$19.55*$14.36*$23.99*$41.12$27.14*$56.15
Chase$53.75$37.37*$21.73*$16.89*$17.67*$38.11*$79.33$56.15
Chautauqua$38.59*$38.64*$22.99*$15.14*$17.67*$38.11*$79.33$56.15
Cherokee$38.59*$38.64*$22.99*$15.14*$17.67*$38.11*$79.33$56.15
Cheyenne$38.59*$38.64*$22.99*$15.14*$17.67*$38.11*$79.33$56.15
Clark$38.59*$38.64*$22.99*$15.14*$17.67*$38.11*$79.33$56.15
Clay$38.59*$38.64*$22.99*$15.14*$17.67*$38.11*$79.33$56.15
Cloud$38.59*$38.64*$22.99*$15.14*$17.67*$38.11*$79.33$56.15
Coffey$38.59*$38.64*$22.99*$15.14*$17.67*$38.11*$79.33$56.15
Comanche$38.59*$38.64*$22.99*$15.14*$17.67*$38.11*$79.33$56.15
Cowley$38.59*$38.64*$22.99*$15.14*$17.67*$38.11*$79.33$56.15
Crawford$38.59*$38.64*$22.99*$15.14*$17.67*$38.11*$79.33$56.15
Decatur$38.59*$38.64*$22.99*$15.14*$17.67*$38.11*$79.33$56.15
Dickinson$38.59*$38.64*$22.99*$15.14*$17.67*$38.11*$79.33$56.15
Doniphan$45.07*$48.65*$61.99$48.55$33.70*$73.25$79.33$56.15
Douglas$64.30$65.84$61.99$48.55$33.70*$73.25$79.33$56.15
Edwards$38.59*$38.64*$22.99*$15.14*$17.67*$38.11*$79.33$56.15
Elk$38.59*$38.64*$22.99*$15.14*$17.67*$38.11*$79.33$56.15

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).

CountyTradeSurvey yearRequired package $/hrMarket median $/hr
AllenElectrician2015$38.59$31.66
AndersonElectrician2015$38.59$31.66
AtchisonElectrician2015$38.59$31.66
AllenPlumber2015$38.64$31.36
AndersonPlumber2015$38.64$31.36
AtchisonPlumber2015$38.64$31.36
AllenCarpenter2015$22.99$27.39
AndersonCarpenter2015$22.99$27.39
AtchisonCarpenter2015$22.99$27.39
AllenConstruction laborer2015$15.14$21.56

Questions this page answers

What is the prevailing wage in Kansas?

For federally funded construction, the Davis-Bacon determinations for Kansas (150 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 23 of 105 counties with a Building rate; the typical union package is $64.30 an hour.

How many Davis-Bacon determinations cover Kansas?

150 active general wage determinations cover Kansas: 30 Building, 24 Heavy, 90 Highway, 6 Residential. Together they list rates for 105 counties in the Building type shown here. State-funded projects may fall under a separate Kansas 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 Kansas determination in our data is dated 2026-05-18. New determination numbers are issued each January.

Sources and notes

  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations for Kansas, current revisions as of 2026-09-28: Residential 6, Building 30, Heavy 24, Highway 90.
  • 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.