Highway Construction — Loup, Nebraska
WD NE20260031-15954-hwy · Revision 1 · Effective May 17, 2026
Quick Answer
The Davis-Bacon prevailing wage for CARPENTER in Loup, Nebraska (construction type: highway) is $17.16/hr base + $0.00/hr fringe = $17.16/hr total package (WD NE20260031-15954-hwy, Rev. 1).
Scroll down for all 72 trade classifications covered by this determination.
WD Number: NE20260031-15954-hwy
Revision: 1
Construction Type: highway
State: Nebraska (NE)
County: Loup
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 | $17.16 | $0.00 | $17.16 -28% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $15.38 | $0.00 | $15.38 -33% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $14.06 | $0.00 | $14.06 -39% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| ELECTRICIAN, INCLUDES INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS | $19.00 | $0.00 | $19.00 Above median -34% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| FENCE ERECTOR | $12.83 | $0.00 | $12.83 Above median | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: LABORER | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 Above median | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: LABORER | $11.49 | $0.00 | $11.49 | $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: ASPHALT RAKER | $11.13 | $0.00 | $11.13 Bottom 10% -50% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $11.13 | $0.00 | $11.13 -50% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $10.64 | $0.00 | $10.64 -53% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $12.24 | $0.00 | $12.24 -46% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $12.77 | $0.00 | $12.77 -43% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $12.79 | $0.00 | $12.79 -43% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $11.12 | $0.00 | $11.12 -51% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $9.43 | $0.00 | $9.43 -58% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $11.39 | $0.00 | $11.39 -49% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $11.52 | $0.00 | $11.52 -49% 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 | $9.75 | $0.00 | $9.75 -57% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER: TRAFFIC CONTROL - FLAGGER AND CONE/BARREL SETTER | $11.15 | $0.00 | $11.15 Above median -50% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER: TRAFFIC CONTROL - FLAGGER AND CONE/BARREL SETTER | $9.83 | $0.00 | $9.83 Above median -56% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER: TRAFFIC CONTROL - FLAGGER AND CONE/BARREL SETTER | $9.68 | $0.00 | $9.68 -57% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER: TRAFFIC CONTROL - FLAGGER AND CONE/BARREL SETTER | $9.35 | $0.00 | $9.35 -58% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER: TRAFFIC CONTROL - FLAGGER AND CONE/BARREL SETTER | $11.96 | $0.00 | $11.96 Top 10% -47% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER: TRAFFIC CONTROL - FLAGGER AND CONE/BARREL SETTER | $9.65 | $0.00 | $9.65 -57% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER: TRAFFIC CONTROL - FLAGGER AND CONE/BARREL SETTER | $9.72 | $0.00 | $9.72 Above median -57% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER: TRAFFIC CONTROL - FLAGGER AND CONE/BARREL SETTER | $10.97 | $0.00 | $10.97 Above median -51% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER: TRAFFIC CONTROL - FLAGGER AND CONE/BARREL SETTER | $10.16 | $0.00 | $10.16 Above median -55% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| LABORER: TRAFFIC CONTROL - FLAGGER AND CONE/BARREL SETTER | $8.75 | $0.00 | $8.75 Bottom 10% -61% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATING ENGINEERS | $12.96 | $0.00 | $12.96 -53% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: ASPHALT PLANT | $12.75 | $0.00 | $12.75 Bottom 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE LOADER COMBO | $14.33 | $0.00 | $14.33 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: BROOM/SWEEPER | $10.77 | $0.00 | $10.77 Bottom 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: BULLDOZER | $15.69 | $0.00 | $15.69 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: CHAIN SAW | $13.35 | $0.00 | $13.35 Top 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: CRANE | $13.60 | $1.80 | $15.40 Bottom 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: CRANE.$ 16.17 0.00 OPERATOR: COMPACTOR | $10.05 | $0.00 | $10.05 Top 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 | $15.48 | $0.00 | $15.48 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE | $14.49 | $0.00 | $14.49 Bottom 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE | $15.85 | $0.00 | $15.85 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE | $15.51 | $0.00 | $15.51 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE | $18.25 | $0.00 | $18.25 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: LOADER | $13.02 | $0.00 | $13.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: LOADER | $13.78 | $0.00 | $13.78 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: LOADER | $17.58 | $0.00 | $17.58 Above median | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: LOADER | $15.21 | $0.00 | $15.21 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: LOADER | $14.68 | $0.00 | $14.68 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: MECHANIC | $16.42 | $0.00 | $16.42 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: MECHANIC | $15.42 | $0.00 | $15.42 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: PAVER | $12.35 | $0.00 | $12.35 Bottom 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: ROLLER | $12.86 | $0.00 | $12.86 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: ROLLER | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: ROLLER | $12.16 | $0.00 | $12.16 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: SCRAPER | $15.50 | $0.00 | $15.50 Above median | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: SCRAPER.$ 15.79 0.00 OPERATOR: ROLLER | $12.30 | $0.00 | $12.30 Top 10% | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: SCREED | $12.01 | $0.00 | $12.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: TRACTOR | $13.73 | $0.00 | $13.73 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| OPERATOR: TRACTOR | $12.80 | $0.00 | $12.80 | $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: BACKHOE, EXCAVATOR, TRACKHOE | $14.36 | $1.71 | $16.07 Top 10% -42% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE, EXCAVATOR, TRACKHOE | $15.14 | $0.00 | $15.14 Bottom 10% -45% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER, INCLUDES DUMP AND TANDEM TRUCK | $13.58 | $0.00 | $13.58 -51% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER, INCLUDES DUMP AND TANDEM TRUCK | $11.00 | $0.00 | $11.00 Bottom 10% -61% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER, INCLUDES DUMP AND TANDEM TRUCK | $12.18 | $0.00 | $12.18 -56% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER, INCLUDES DUMP AND TANDEM TRUCK | $12.13 | $0.00 | $12.13 -56% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY | $13.50 | $0.00 | $13.50 -52% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY | $13.20 | $0.00 | $13.20 Bottom 10% -53% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| TRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY.$ 11.99 0.00 TRUCK DRIVER: WATER TRUCK | $11.00 | $0.00 | $11.00 Top 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 | $11.25 | $0.00 | $11.25 Bottom 10% -60% vs market | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Crew Labor Cost Estimator
Estimate total federal-contract labor cost using the Loup, 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 Loup, 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.