Highest-Paying Davis-Bacon Trades in Kentucky

Ranked by median total package (base + fringe) across every active Davis-Bacon wage determination in Kentucky (KY).

Showing the top 50. Includes only trades with at least 5 rate records in the state.

Rank Trade State median Highest in state Rate records
1 PAY CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEE WHO HAS WORKED IN BUSINESS MORE THAN 5 YEARS; 6% FOR LESS THAN 5 YEARS' SERVICE $95.85/hr $95.85/hr 41
2 ELEVATOR MECHANIC $93.52/hr $93.52/hr 38
3 Diver $75.27/hr $75.27/hr 48
4 DIVER $75.23/hr $75.27/hr 108
5 BOILERMAKER $72.29/hr $72.29/hr 324
6 Reinforcing) ZONE 3 $71.29/hr $71.29/hr 21
7 IRONWORKER, REINFORCING ZONE 3 $71.29/hr $71.29/hr 20
8 IRONWORKER, REINFORCING ZONE 3 - 50 MILE RADIUS & OVER OF UNION HALL, 1643 GREENUP AVE, ASHLAND, KY $71.29/hr $71.29/hr 20
9 IRONWORKER ZONE 3 $71.29/hr $71.29/hr 88
10 RADIUS & OVER OF UNION HALL, 1643 GREENUP AVE, ASHLAND, KY $71.29/hr $71.29/hr 21
11 PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS (BRACKEN, CARROLL, GALLATIN, GRANT, MASON, OWEN & ROBERTSON COUNTIES) $70.70/hr $70.70/hr 44
12 Plumbers and Pipefitters $70.70/hr $70.70/hr 44
13 ELECTRICIAN: WIREMEN $70.50/hr $70.50/hr 44
14 SPRINKLER FITTER $70.23/hr $70.23/hr 238
15 IRONWORKER, REINFORCING ZONE 2 - 10 TO 50 MILE RADIUS OF UNION HALL, 1643 GREENUP AVE, ASHLAND, KY $69.69/hr $69.69/hr 20
16 IRONWORKER ZONE 2 $69.69/hr $69.69/hr 88
17 Reinforcing) ZONE 2 $69.69/hr $69.69/hr 21
18 IRONWORKER, REINFORCING ZONE 2 $69.69/hr $69.69/hr 20
19 MILE RADIUS OF UNION HALL, 1643 GREENUP AVE, ASHLAND, KY $69.69/hr $69.69/hr 21
20 IRONWORKER ZONE 1 $69.29/hr $69.29/hr 109
21 IRONWORKER, REINFORCING ZONE 1 $69.29/hr $69.29/hr 20
22 RADIUS OF UNION HALL, 1643 GREENUP AVE, ASHLAND, KY $69.29/hr $69.29/hr 21
23 PLUMBER AND STEAMFITTER $68.51/hr $68.51/hr 44
24 Plumber and Steamfitter $68.51/hr $68.51/hr 44
25 PLUMBER (BRECKINRIDGE, BULLITT, CARROLL, FRANKLIN, GRAYSON, HARDIN, HENRY, JEFFERSON, LARUE, MARION, MEADE, NELSON, OLDHAM, SHELBY, SPENCER, TRIMBLE & $66.79/hr $66.79/hr 44
26 LINE CONSTRUCTION: Lineman $66.00/hr $66.00/hr 6
27 SHEET METAL WORKER $65.98/hr $67.52/hr 560
28 Plumber; Steamfitter $65.67/hr $66.79/hr 60
29 PLUMBER; STEAMFITTER $65.67/hr $66.79/hr 60
30 MILLWRIGHT $64.67/hr $64.67/hr 112
31 IRONWORKERS:: PROJECTS WITH A TOTAL CONTRACT COST OF $20,000,000.00 OR ABOVE (BALLARD, CALLOWAY, CARLISLE, FULTON, GRAVES, HICKMAN, LIVINGSTON, LYON $63.96/hr $63.96/hr 30
32 IRONWORKER Projects over $20,000,000.00 $63.96/hr $63.96/hr 83
33 Ironworkers: Projects with a total contract cost of $20,000,000.00 or above $63.96/hr $63.96/hr 30
34 PIPEFITTER $62.66/hr $68.51/hr 243
35 LINE CONSTRUCTION: LINEMAN $62.64/hr $66.00/hr 58
36 IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL $62.63/hr $63.78/hr 122
37 IRONWORKER, ORNAMENTAL $62.63/hr $63.78/hr 122
38 Structural) Projects under $20,000,000.00 $62.12/hr $62.12/hr 83
39 IRONWORKER, REINFORCING $62.12/hr $69.29/hr 128
40 Ironworkers: All Other Work $62.12/hr $62.12/hr 30
41 IRONWORKERS:: ALL OTHER WORK (BALLARD, CALLOWAY, CARLISLE, FULTON, GRAVES, HICKMAN, LIVINGSTON, LYON, MARSHALL, MCCRACKEN & TRIGG COUNTIES CALDWEL $62.12/hr $62.12/hr 30
42 IRONWORKER $61.97/hr $63.96/hr 410
43 IRONWORKER (ANDERSON, BOYLE, BRECKINRIDGE, BULLITT, FAYETTE, FRANKLIN, GRAYSON, HARDIN, HENRY, JEFFERSON, JESSAMINE, LARUE, MADISON, MARION, MEADE, ME $61.97/hr $61.97/hr 44
44 IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL; ORNAMENTAL; REINFORCING; PRECAST CONCRETE ERECTORS (BUTLER COUNTY; EDMONSON COUNTY) $61.97/hr $61.97/hr 30
45 IRONWORKER Structural; Ornamental; Reinforcing; Precast Concrete Erectors $61.97/hr $61.97/hr 30
46 IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING $61.97/hr $61.97/hr 22
47 IRONWORKERS: (DAVIESS, HANCOCK, HENDERSON, HOPKINS, MCLEAN, OHIO, UNION & WEBSTER COUNTIES BUTLER COUNTY; CALDWELL COUNTY; CHRISTIAN COUNTY; CRITT $61.74/hr $61.74/hr 30
48 IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL AND ORNAMENTAL $61.67/hr $61.67/hr 7
49 IRONWORKER Structural $61.67/hr $61.67/hr 44
50 IRONWORKER: STRUCTURAL (BRACKEN, GALLATIN, GRANT, HARRISON, ROBERTSON, BOURBON; CARROLL; FLEMING (WESTERN PART, EXCLUDING TOWNSHIPS OF BEECHBURG, COLF $61.67/hr $61.67/hr 44
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