CARPENTER Carpenter — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for CARPENTER Carpenters across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 197 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for CARPENTER Carpenter is $50.82/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $39.40 and $61.49/hr. The highest state average is New York at $64.29/hr; the lowest is Kentucky at $39.40/hr.
Bottom 10%
$39.40
Median
$50.82
Average
$52.86
Top 10%
$61.49
Range: $39.40 – $64.29/hr across 5 states. Total package = base hourly rate + fringe benefits.
Davis-Bacon vs. Market Median
Comparison of the Davis-Bacon national median total package against the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) median for the comparable BLS occupation 47-2031 — Carpenters.
Davis-Bacon median
$50.82/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.51/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+78.3%
D-B rate exceeds market median
Davis-Bacon rates include required fringe benefits; OEWS reflects mean/median wages from the BLS establishment survey across all industries. Direct comparison is approximate — D-B rates target the construction-industry union/competitive-wage benchmark, while OEWS spans every industry that employs the occupation.
Average Rates by State
Indiana IN
Avg base: $32.39/hr
Avg total: $58.61/hr
58 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $24.90/hr
Avg total: $39.40/hr
42 rates
Montana MT
Avg base: $36.49/hr
Avg total: $50.82/hr
57 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $38.18/hr
Avg total: $64.29/hr
1 rate
Washington WA
Avg base: $44.21/hr
Avg total: $61.49/hr
39 rates
All Rates
197 county-level rates for CARPENTER Carpenter, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverhead | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Big Horn | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Blaine | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Broadwater | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Carbon | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Carter | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Cascade | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Chouteau | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Custer | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Daniels | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Dawson | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Deer Lodge | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Fallon | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Fergus | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Flathead | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Gallatin | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Garfield | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Glacier | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Golden Valley | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Granite | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Hill | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Jefferson | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Judith Basin | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Lake | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Lewis And Clark | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Liberty | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Lincoln | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Madison | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| McCone | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Meagher | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Mineral | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Missoula | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Musselshell | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Park | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Petroleum | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Phillips | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Pondera | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Powder River | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Powell | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Prairie | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Ravalli | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Richland | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Roosevelt | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Rosebud | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Sanders | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Sheridan | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Silver Bow | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Stillwater | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Sweet Grass | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Teton | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Toole | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Treasure | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Valley | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Wheatland | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Wibaux | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Yellowstone | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Yellowstone National Park | MT | highway | $36.49 | $14.33 | $50.82 | WD → |
| Allegany | NY | highway | $38.18 | $26.11 | $64.29 | WD → |
| Adams | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Asotin | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Benton | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Chelan | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Clallam | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Clark | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Columbia | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Cowlitz | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Douglas | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Ferry | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Franklin | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Garfield | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Grant | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Grays Harbor | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Island | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Jefferson | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| King | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Kitsap | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Kittitas | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Klickitat | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Lewis | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Lincoln | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Mason | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Okanogan | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Pacific | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Pend Oreille | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Pierce | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| San Juan | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Skagit | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Skamania | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Snohomish | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Spokane | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Stevens | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Thurston | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Wahkiakum | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Walla Walla | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Whatcom | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Whitman | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |
| Yakima | WA | highway | $44.21 | $17.28 | $61.49 | WD → |