Davis-Bacon Prevailing Wages in South Carolina

Select a county to view wage determinations for building, heavy, highway, and residential construction projects in South Carolina (SC).

Quick Answer

South Carolina has 46 counties with active Davis-Bacon wage determinations (478 total WDs) across four construction types — building, heavy, highway, and residential. Federal construction contracts of $2,000 or more in South Carolina must pay no less than the DOL-published prevailing wage and fringe benefits for the project's county and construction type.

County Construction Types WDs
Abbeville building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Aiken building heavy highway residential 16 View →
Allendale building heavy highway residential 16 View →
Anderson building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Bamberg building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Barnwell building heavy highway residential 16 View →
Beaufort building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Berkeley building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Calhoun building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Charleston building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Cherokee building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Chester building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Chesterfield building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Clarendon building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Colleton building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Darlington building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Dillon building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Dorchester building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Edgefield building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Fairfield building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Florence building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Georgetown building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Greenville building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Greenwood building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Hampton building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Horry building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Jasper building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Kershaw building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Lancaster building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Laurens building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Lee building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Lexington building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Marion building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Marlboro building heavy highway residential 10 View →
McCormick building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Newberry building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Oconee building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Orangeburg building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Pickens building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Richland building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Saluda building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Spartanburg building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Sumter building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Union building heavy highway residential 10 View →
Williamsburg building heavy highway residential 10 View →
York building heavy highway residential 10 View →
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South Carolina State Prevailing Wage Law

State law: None currently in effect

South Carolina does not have a state prevailing wage law. Federal Davis-Bacon applies only to federally funded projects in South Carolina.

Verify before relying on this: state prevailing-wage laws change. The summary above is a general reference compiled from publicly available state-law materials and is not legal advice. Confirm the current status with the cited state agency or a qualified attorney before bidding or paying workers under it.

Federal contracts ≥ $2,000 in South Carolina must comply with the Davis-Bacon Act. Full compliance guide →