Highway Construction — Brown, Nebraska
WD NE20260033-15923-hwy · Revision 1 · Effective May 17, 2026
Quick Answer
The Davis-Bacon prevailing wage for CARPENTER in Brown, Nebraska (construction type: highway) is $16.39/hr base + $0.00/hr fringe = $16.39/hr total package (WD NE20260033-15923-hwy, Rev. 1).
Scroll down for all 72 trade classifications covered by this determination.
WD Number: NE20260033-15923-hwy
Revision: 1
Construction Type: highway
State: Nebraska (NE)
County: Brown
Effective: May 17, 2026
Trades covered: 72
Prevailing Wage Rates — All Trades
Base hourly rates and fringe benefit requirements for all trade classifications covered by this wage determination. Total package = base + fringe.
| Trade Classification | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total Package | H&W | Pension | Vacation | Training |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER | $16.39 | $0.00 | $16.39 -31% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $13.91 | $0.00 | $13.91 -40% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| ELECTRICIAN | $20.14 | $0.00 | $20.14 -30% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| FORM WORKER | $9.98 | $0.00 | $9.98 Bottom 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| IRONWORKER, REINFORCING | $17.93 | $0.00 | $17.93 -40% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER | $8.30 | $0.00 | $8.30 Bottom 10% -63% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER, FLAGGER & CONE/BARREL SETTER | $9.22 | $0.00 | $9.22 -59% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER, FLAGGER & CONE/BARREL SETTER | $9.03 | $0.00 | $9.03 Bottom 10% -60% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER, FLAGGER & CONE/BARREL SETTER | $9.75 | $0.00 | $9.75 Above median -57% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER, FLAGGER & CONE/BARREL SETTER | $9.47 | $0.00 | $9.47 -58% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER, FLAGGER & CONE/BARREL SETTER | $9.96 | $0.00 | $9.96 Above median -56% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER, FLAGGER & CONE/BARREL SETTER | $10.37 | $0.00 | $10.37 Top 10% -54% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER, FLAGGER & CONE/BARREL SETTER.$ 10.91 0.00 LABORER, FLAGGER & CONE/BARREL SETTER | $10.03 | $0.00 | $10.03 Top 10% -55% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER: MASON TENDER | $9.75 | $0.00 | $9.75 Above median -57% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER:, COMMON OR GENERAL | $9.71 | $0.00 | $9.71 Bottom 10% -57% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER:, COMMON OR GENERAL | $11.73 | $0.00 | $11.73 Above median -48% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER:, COMMON OR GENERAL | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 -53% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER:, COMMON OR GENERAL | $10.63 | $0.00 | $10.63 -53% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER:, COMMON OR GENERAL | $10.54 | $0.00 | $10.54 -53% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER:, COMMON OR GENERAL | $11.82 | $0.00 | $11.82 Top 10% -47% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER:, COMMON OR GENERAL | $10.79 | $0.00 | $10.79 Above median -52% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER:, COMMON OR GENERAL | $11.31 | $0.00 | $11.31 Above median -50% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATING ENGINEERS | $11.79 | $0.00 | $11.79 -57% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $12.55 | $0.00 | $12.55 Bottom 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $15.28 | $0.00 | $15.28 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $18.39 | $0.00 | $18.39 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $15.83 | $0.00 | $15.83 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: BROOM/SWEEPER | $12.97 | $0.00 | $12.97 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: BROOM/SWEEPER | $11.62 | $0.00 | $11.62 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: BROOM/SWEEPER | $11.82 | $0.00 | $11.82 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: BULLDOZER | $16.21 | $0.00 | $16.21 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: COMPACTOR | $10.76 | $0.00 | $10.76 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: CRANE | $16.17 | $0.00 | $16.17 Bottom 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: DISTRIBUTOR | $14.37 | $0.00 | $14.37 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE | $15.56 | $0.00 | $15.56 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE | $16.26 | $0.00 | $16.26 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: LOADER | $12.10 | $0.00 | $12.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: LOADER | $11.95 | $0.00 | $11.95 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: LOADER | $13.21 | $0.00 | $13.21 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: PAVER | $12.45 | $0.00 | $12.45 Bottom 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: PAVER | $15.05 | $0.00 | $15.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: PAVER | $14.76 | $0.00 | $14.76 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: PAVER | $13.55 | $0.00 | $13.55 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: ROLLER | $11.96 | $0.00 | $11.96 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: ROLLER | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: ROLLER | $11.39 | $0.00 | $11.39 Bottom 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: ROLLER | $13.72 | $0.00 | $13.72 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: ROLLER | $13.68 | $0.00 | $13.68 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: SCRAPER | $12.40 | $0.00 | $12.40 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: SCREED | $11.37 | $0.00 | $11.37 Bottom 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: SCREED | $12.60 | $0.00 | $12.60 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: SCREED | $13.30 | $0.00 | $13.30 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: TRACTOR | $11.97 | $0.00 | $11.97 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: TRACTOR | $9.50 | $0.00 | $9.50 Bottom 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: TRENCHER | $32.18 | $19.75 | $51.93 Top 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR | $11.11 | $0.00 | $11.11 Bottom 10% -60% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR | $13.58 | $0.00 | $13.58 -51% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR | $14.09 | $0.00 | $14.09 -49% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: MECHANIC | $13.95 | $0.00 | $13.95 Bottom 10% -49% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: MECHANIC | $14.26 | $0.00 | $14.26 Bottom 10% -48% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: MECHANIC | $15.22 | $0.00 | $15.22 -45% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER, INCLUDES DUMP AND TANDEM TRUCK | $14.02 | $0.00 | $14.02 Above median -50% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER, INCLUDES DUMP AND TANDEM TRUCK | $14.55 | $0.00 | $14.55 Above median -48% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER, INCLUDES DUMP AND TANDEM TRUCK | $14.12 | $0.00 | $14.12 Above median -49% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER, INCLUDES DUMP AND TANDEM TRUCK | $15.55 | $0.00 | $15.55 Above median -44% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 Bottom 10% -61% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: OIL DISTRIBUTOR TRUCK | $13.25 | $0.00 | $13.25 Above median -52% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK | $11.69 | $0.00 | $11.69 -58% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK | $12.63 | $0.00 | $12.63 Above median -55% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK | $11.25 | $0.00 | $11.25 Bottom 10% -60% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK | $12.66 | $0.00 | $12.66 Above median -55% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: WATER TRUCK | $15.68 | $0.00 | $15.68 -44% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Crew Labor Cost Estimator
Estimate total federal-contract labor cost using the Brown, NE — Highway construction prevailing wage rates. Add a row for each trade in your crew, set the number of workers and hours, and optionally add a burden percentage for payroll taxes, workers’ comp, and insurance.
| Trade | Workers | Hours/worker | Rate $/hr | Subtotal |
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Direct labor subtotal
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Loaded cost (with burden)
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This is an estimate only. Burden percentages vary widely by state, employer experience modifier, and benefit plan structure. Davis-Bacon also requires per-trade record-keeping on Form WH-347; this calculator does not replace certified payroll reporting.
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Compliance Notes
- This wage determination applies to federal contracts for highway construction in Brown, Nebraska.
- The Davis-Bacon Act applies to contracts ≥$2,000 involving construction, alteration, or repair of federal or federally assisted buildings.
- The total package (base + fringe) is the minimum hourly labor cost per worker. Employers may satisfy fringe requirements by contributing to bona fide benefit plans.
- Apprentices must be registered with a DOL-approved apprenticeship program to be paid apprentice rates.
- Contractors must post this wage determination at the job site. Certified payroll records must be submitted weekly using Form WH-347.
- If a trade classification you need isn't listed below, request a conformance from the DOL Wage and Hour Division.