CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGINGs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 119 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING is $16.03/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $9.25 and $28.43/hr. The highest state average is Vermont at $35.64/hr; the lowest is Georgia at $9.25/hr.
Bottom 10%
$9.25
Median
$16.03
Average
$17.58
Top 10%
$28.43
Range: $9.25 – $38.08/hr across 14 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
$16.03/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.51/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-43.8%
D-B rate is below 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
Alabama AL
Avg base: $10.21/hr
Avg total: $10.21/hr
6 rates
Arkansas AR
Avg base: $15.56/hr
Avg total: $15.56/hr
18 rates
Arizona AZ
Avg base: $18.80/hr
Avg total: $19.88/hr
8 rates
Colorado CO
Avg base: $22.66/hr
Avg total: $29.45/hr
1 rate
Florida FL
Avg base: $12.34/hr
Avg total: $12.34/hr
19 rates
Georgia GA
Avg base: $9.25/hr
Avg total: $9.25/hr
20 rates
Iowa IA
Avg base: $15.78/hr
Avg total: $21.72/hr
5 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $21.33/hr
Avg total: $22.23/hr
2 rates
North Carolina NC
Avg base: $19.77/hr
Avg total: $25.69/hr
18 rates
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $16.67/hr
Avg total: $18.51/hr
1 rate
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $15.50/hr
Avg total: $18.30/hr
1 rate
Oregon OR
Avg base: $28.01/hr
Avg total: $33.75/hr
3 rates
Tennessee TN
Avg base: $19.81/hr
Avg total: $20.14/hr
14 rates
Vermont VT
Avg base: $20.55/hr
Avg total: $35.64/hr
3 rates
All Rates
119 county-level rates for CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullock | AL | residential | $10.17 | $0.00 | $10.17 | WD → |
| Butler | AL | residential | $10.17 | $0.00 | $10.17 | WD → |
| Covington | AL | residential | $10.17 | $0.00 | $10.17 | WD → |
| Dale | AL | residential | $10.17 | $0.00 | $10.17 | WD → |
| Macon | AL | residential | $10.38 | $0.00 | $10.38 | WD → |
| Pike | AL | residential | $10.17 | $0.00 | $10.17 | WD → |
| Calhoun | AR | building | $16.03 | $0.00 | $16.03 | WD → |
| Clark | AR | building | $16.03 | $0.00 | $16.03 | WD → |
| Columbia | AR | building | $16.03 | $0.00 | $16.03 | WD → |
| Dallas | AR | building | $16.03 | $0.00 | $16.03 | WD → |
| Faulkner | AR | residential | $12.53 | $0.00 | $12.53 | WD → |
| Grant | AR | residential | $12.53 | $0.00 | $12.53 | WD → |
| Hempstead | AR | building | $16.03 | $0.00 | $16.03 | WD → |
| Hot Spring | AR | building | $16.03 | $0.00 | $16.03 | WD → |
| Howard | AR | building | $16.03 | $0.00 | $16.03 | WD → |
| Lafayette | AR | building | $16.03 | $0.00 | $16.03 | WD → |
| Lonoke | AR | residential | $18.00 | $0.00 | $18.00 | WD → |
| Montgomery | AR | building | $16.03 | $0.00 | $16.03 | WD → |
| Nevada | AR | building | $16.03 | $0.00 | $16.03 | WD → |
| Ouachita | AR | building | $16.03 | $0.00 | $16.03 | WD → |
| Perry | AR | residential | $12.53 | $0.00 | $12.53 | WD → |
| Pike | AR | building | $16.03 | $0.00 | $16.03 | WD → |
| Sevier | AR | building | $16.03 | $0.00 | $16.03 | WD → |
| Union | AR | building | $16.03 | $0.00 | $16.03 | WD → |
| Apache | AZ | building | $18.42 | $1.46 | $19.88 | WD → |
| Coconino | AZ | residential | $18.16 | $0.00 | $18.16 | WD → |
| Gila | AZ | building | $18.42 | $1.46 | $19.88 | WD → |
| Graham | AZ | building | $18.42 | $1.46 | $19.88 | WD → |
| Greenlee | AZ | building | $18.42 | $1.46 | $19.88 | WD → |
| La Paz | AZ | building | $18.42 | $1.46 | $19.88 | WD → |
| Santa Cruz | AZ | building | $22.00 | $1.31 | $23.31 | WD → |
| Yavapai | AZ | residential | $18.16 | $0.00 | $18.16 | WD → |
| Boulder | CO | building | $22.66 | $6.79 | $29.45 | WD → |
| Bradford | FL | residential | $11.90 | $0.00 | $11.90 | WD → |
| Citrus | FL | residential | $11.05 | $0.00 | $11.05 | WD → |
| Columbia | FL | residential | $11.90 | $0.00 | $11.90 | WD → |
| Dixie | FL | residential | $11.90 | $0.00 | $11.90 | WD → |
| Escambia | FL | residential | $12.95 | $0.00 | $12.95 | WD → |
| Flagler | FL | residential | $13.93 | $0.00 | $13.93 | WD → |
| Hamilton | FL | residential | $11.90 | $0.00 | $11.90 | WD → |
| Lafayette | FL | residential | $11.90 | $0.00 | $11.90 | WD → |
| Levy | FL | residential | $11.90 | $0.00 | $11.90 | WD → |
| Madison | FL | residential | $11.90 | $0.00 | $11.90 | WD → |
| Miami-Dade | FL | residential | $12.51 | $0.00 | $12.51 | WD → |
| Miami-Dade | FL | residential | $12.51 | $0.00 | $12.51 | WD → |
| Palm Beach | FL | residential | $14.45 | $0.00 | $14.45 | WD → |
| Putnam | FL | residential | $13.29 | $0.00 | $13.29 | WD → |
| Santa Rosa | FL | residential | $12.95 | $0.00 | $12.95 | WD → |
| Sumter | FL | residential | $11.90 | $0.00 | $11.90 | WD → |
| Suwannee | FL | residential | $11.90 | $0.00 | $11.90 | WD → |
| Taylor | FL | residential | $11.90 | $0.00 | $11.90 | WD → |
| Union | FL | residential | $11.90 | $0.00 | $11.90 | WD → |
| Baldwin | GA | residential | $9.25 | $0.00 | $9.25 | WD → |
| Bleckley | GA | residential | $9.25 | $0.00 | $9.25 | WD → |
| Crisp | GA | residential | $9.25 | $0.00 | $9.25 | WD → |
| Dodge | GA | residential | $9.25 | $0.00 | $9.25 | WD → |
| Dooly | GA | residential | $9.25 | $0.00 | $9.25 | WD → |
| Laurens | GA | residential | $9.25 | $0.00 | $9.25 | WD → |
| Macon | GA | residential | $9.25 | $0.00 | $9.25 | WD → |
| Peach | GA | residential | $9.25 | $0.00 | $9.25 | WD → |
| Pulaski | GA | residential | $9.25 | $0.00 | $9.25 | WD → |
| Putnam | GA | residential | $9.25 | $0.00 | $9.25 | WD → |
| Schley | GA | residential | $9.25 | $0.00 | $9.25 | WD → |
| Stewart | GA | residential | $9.25 | $0.00 | $9.25 | WD → |
| Sumter | GA | residential | $9.25 | $0.00 | $9.25 | WD → |
| Talbot | GA | residential | $9.25 | $0.00 | $9.25 | WD → |
| Taylor | GA | residential | $9.25 | $0.00 | $9.25 | WD → |
| Troup | GA | residential | $9.25 | $0.00 | $9.25 | WD → |
| Upson | GA | residential | $9.25 | $0.00 | $9.25 | WD → |
| Webster | GA | residential | $9.25 | $0.00 | $9.25 | WD → |
| Wilcox | GA | residential | $9.25 | $0.00 | $9.25 | WD → |
| Wilkinson | GA | residential | $9.25 | $0.00 | $9.25 | WD → |
| Dallas | IA | residential | $15.78 | $5.94 | $21.72 | WD → |
| Guthrie | IA | residential | $15.78 | $5.94 | $21.72 | WD → |
| Madison | IA | residential | $15.78 | $5.94 | $21.72 | WD → |
| Polk | IA | residential | $15.78 | $5.94 | $21.72 | WD → |
| Warren | IA | residential | $15.78 | $5.94 | $21.72 | WD → |
| Franklin | MO | residential | $18.85 | $0.00 | $18.85 | WD → |
| St Louis City | MO | residential | $23.80 | $1.80 | $25.60 | WD → |
| Alexander | NC | building | $19.28 | $9.15 | $28.43 | WD → |
| Burke | NC | building | $19.28 | $9.15 | $28.43 | WD → |
| Cabarrus | NC | building | $21.33 | $5.16 | $26.49 | WD → |
| Caldwell | NC | building | $19.28 | $9.15 | $28.43 | WD → |
| Catawba | NC | building | $19.28 | $9.15 | $28.43 | WD → |
| Davidson | NC | building | $17.10 | $3.66 | $20.76 | WD → |
| Davie | NC | building | $17.10 | $3.66 | $20.76 | WD → |
| Gaston | NC | building | $19.78 | $5.50 | $25.28 | WD → |
| Guilford | NC | building | $20.68 | $9.15 | $29.83 | WD → |
| Iredell | NC | building | $21.33 | $5.16 | $26.49 | WD → |
| Lincoln | NC | building | $21.33 | $5.16 | $26.49 | WD → |
| Mecklenburg | NC | building | $23.73 | $5.42 | $29.15 | WD → |
| Randolph | NC | building | $19.72 | $4.73 | $24.45 | WD → |
| Rockingham | NC | building | $19.72 | $4.73 | $24.45 | WD → |
| Rowan | NC | building | $21.33 | $5.16 | $26.49 | WD → |
| Stokes | NC | building | $17.10 | $3.66 | $20.76 | WD → |
| Union | NC | building | $21.33 | $5.16 | $26.49 | WD → |
| Yadkin | NC | building | $17.10 | $3.66 | $20.76 | WD → |
| Buffalo | NE | building | $16.67 | $1.84 | $18.51 | WD → |
| Comanche | OK | building | $15.50 | $2.80 | $18.30 | WD → |
| Benton | OR | building | $28.11 | $5.76 | $33.87 | WD → |