B08_WD_IA20260068_01-02-2026.pdf

This is a General Decision (Wage Determination) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor establishing prevailing wage rates for building construction projects in Johnson County, Iowa, effective January 2, 2026. The determination supersedes previously issued General Decision IA20250068 and applies to building construction projects excluding single-family homes and apartments up to four stories.

The document lists prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for multiple construction trade classifications, including boilermakers ($48.48/hour), tile setters ($36.00/hour), carpenters ($34.14/hour), elevator mechanics ($56.30/hour), power equipment operators ($35.29–$39.00/hour depending on class), ironworkers ($35.53–$37.50/hour), laborers ($16.52–$28.33/hour), painters ($19.76–$29.55/hour), cement masons/concrete finishers ($32.29/hour), pipefitters ($45.51/hour), plumbers ($45.51/hour), sheet metal workers ($41.45/hour), bricklayers ($24.90/hour), electricians ($26.78/hour), insulators ($16.20/hour), operators ($22.96–$26.13/hour), and roofers ($21.92/hour). Fringe benefits range from 4.24% to 38.435% depending on classification. The determination includes footnotes addressing vacation pay credits and paid holidays applicable to covered employees. The document also contains detailed guidance on wage determination appeals processes, union rate identifiers, union average rate identifiers, survey rate identifiers, and state-adopted rate identifiers, with contact information for the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division and Administrative Review Board for disputes.