Highway Construction — Lincoln, Nebraska
WD NE20260030-15952-hwy · Revision 1 · Effective May 17, 2026
Quick Answer
The Davis-Bacon prevailing wage for CARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK in Lincoln, Nebraska (construction type: highway) is $16.39/hr base + $0.00/hr fringe = $16.39/hr total package (WD NE20260030-15952-hwy, Rev. 1).
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WD Number: NE20260030-15952-hwy
Revision: 1
Construction Type: highway
State: Nebraska (NE)
County: Lincoln
Effective: May 17, 2026
Trades covered: 74
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, EXCLUDES FORM WORK | $16.39 | $0.00 | $16.39 -31% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $13.66 | $0.00 | $13.66 -41% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| ELECTRICIAN | $19.84 | $0.00 | $19.84 -31% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| FORM WORKER | $15.10 | $0.00 | $15.10 Above median | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| FORM WORKER | $14.87 | $0.00 | $14.87 Above median | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: LABORER | $12.60 | $0.00 | $12.60 Top 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: LABORER | $11.83 | $0.00 | $11.83 Above median | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: LABORER | $11.20 | $0.00 | $11.20 | $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, COMMON OR GENERAL | $9.52 | $0.00 | $9.52 Bottom 10% -58% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER, COMMON OR GENERAL | $9.74 | $0.00 | $9.74 -57% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER, COMMON OR GENERAL | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 Above median -54% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER, COMMON OR GENERAL | $10.44 | $0.00 | $10.44 Above median -54% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER, COMMON OR GENERAL | $9.68 | $0.00 | $9.68 Bottom 10% -57% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER, COMMON OR GENERAL | $10.18 | $0.00 | $10.18 -55% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER, COMMON OR GENERAL | $9.96 | $0.00 | $9.96 -56% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER, COMMON OR GENERAL | $11.67 | $0.00 | $11.67 Above median -48% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER, COMMON OR GENERAL | $11.21 | $0.00 | $11.21 Above median -50% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER, COMMON OR GENERAL | $10.19 | $0.00 | $10.19 -55% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER, COMMON OR GENERAL | $10.01 | $0.00 | $10.01 -55% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER, COMMON OR GENERAL | $10.23 | $0.00 | $10.23 -54% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER, TRAFFIC CONTROL-FLAGGER & CONE/BARREL SETTER | $8.85 | $0.00 | $8.85 -61% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER, TRAFFIC CONTROL-FLAGGER & CONE/BARREL SETTER | $10.39 | $0.00 | $10.39 Top 10% -54% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER, TRAFFIC CONTROL-FLAGGER & CONE/BARREL SETTER | $10.04 | $0.00 | $10.04 Above median -55% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER, TRAFFIC CONTROL-FLAGGER & CONE/BARREL SETTER | $9.00 | $0.00 | $9.00 -60% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER, TRAFFIC CONTROL-FLAGGER & CONE/BARREL SETTER | $9.30 | $0.00 | $9.30 -59% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER, TRAFFIC CONTROL-FLAGGER & CONE/BARREL SETTER | $9.75 | $0.00 | $9.75 Above median -57% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER, TRAFFIC CONTROL-FLAGGER & CONE/BARREL SETTER | $9.81 | $0.00 | $9.81 Above median -56% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER, TRAFFIC CONTROL-FLAGGER & CONE/BARREL SETTER | $9.50 | $0.00 | $9.50 -58% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER, TRAFFIC CONTROL-FLAGGER & CONE/BARREL SETTER | $8.30 | $0.00 | $8.30 Bottom 10% -63% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER, TRAFFIC CONTROL-FLAGGER & CONE/BARREL SETTER | $9.66 | $0.00 | $9.66 Above median -57% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.30 | $0.00 | $8.30 Bottom 10% -63% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE | $10.02 | $0.00 | $10.02 -55% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATING ENGINEERS | $11.17 | $0.00 | $11.17 Bottom 10% -59% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: ASPHALT PLANT | $14.07 | $0.00 | $14.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE LOADER COMBO | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 Bottom 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $14.04 | $0.00 | $14.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: BROOM/SWEEPER | $10.92 | $0.00 | $10.92 Bottom 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: BULLDOZER | $14.16 | $0.00 | $14.16 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: COMPACTOR | $10.05 | $0.00 | $10.05 Bottom 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: CONCRETE SAW | $12.88 | $0.00 | $12.88 Bottom 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: CRANE | $20.39 | $0.00 | $20.39 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: CRANE | $19.66 | $0.00 | $19.66 Bottom 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: LOADER | $13.83 | $0.00 | $13.83 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: LOADER | $12.55 | $0.00 | $12.55 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: LOADER | $13.17 | $0.00 | $13.17 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: MECHANIC | $15.46 | $0.00 | $15.46 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: MILLING MACHINE | $12.80 | $0.00 | $12.80 Bottom 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: PAVER | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 Bottom 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: PAVER | $12.68 | $0.00 | $12.68 Bottom 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: ROLLER | $12.20 | $0.00 | $12.20 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: ROLLER | $13.29 | $0.00 | $13.29 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: ROLLER | $13.18 | $2.61 | $15.79 Above median | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: ROLLER | $12.68 | $0.00 | $12.68 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: ROLLER | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: ROLLER | $12.67 | $0.00 | $12.67 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: SCRAPER | $13.57 | $0.00 | $13.57 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: SCREED | $11.00 | $0.00 | $11.00 Bottom 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: SCREED | $12.35 | $0.00 | $12.35 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: TRACTOR | $13.38 | $0.00 | $13.38 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: TRACTOR | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: TRACTOR | $12.64 | $0.00 | $12.64 | $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 | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 -49% vs market | $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 |
| TRUCK DRIVER, INCLUDES DUMP AND TANDEM TRUCK | $10.66 | $0.00 | $10.66 Bottom 10% -62% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER, INCLUDES DUMP AND TANDEM TRUCK | $12.17 | $0.00 | $12.17 -56% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER, INCLUDES DUMP AND TANDEM TRUCK | $11.57 | $0.00 | $11.57 -58% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK | $14.36 | $0.00 | $14.36 -48% 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 | $12.37 | $0.00 | $12.37 -56% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK | $12.11 | $0.00 | $12.11 -57% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK.$ 12.39 0.00 TRUCK DRIVER: SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK..$ 13.31 0.00 TRUCK DRIVER: SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK | $11.25 | $0.00 | $11.25 Top 10% -60% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: WATER TRUCK | $18.78 | $4.97 | $23.75 Above median -15% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Crew Labor Cost Estimator
Estimate total federal-contract labor cost using the Lincoln, 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 Lincoln, 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.