CARPENTER, Excludes Drywall Hanging, and Form Work — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for CARPENTER, Excludes Drywall Hanging, and Form Works across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 241 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for CARPENTER, Excludes Drywall Hanging, and Form Work is $19.01/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $12.00 and $22.99/hr. The highest state average is Washington at $26.72/hr; the lowest is Georgia at $11.73/hr.
Bottom 10%
$12.00
Median
$19.01
Average
$19.56
Top 10%
$22.99
Range: $9.48 – $26.72/hr across 10 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
$19.01/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.51/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-33.3%
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
Arizona AZ
Avg base: $21.28/hr
Avg total: $21.28/hr
4 rates
Florida FL
Avg base: $13.84/hr
Avg total: $13.84/hr
5 rates
Georgia GA
Avg base: $11.73/hr
Avg total: $11.73/hr
28 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $18.91/hr
Avg total: $22.71/hr
82 rates
Michigan MI
Avg base: $18.73/hr
Avg total: $22.41/hr
7 rates
Montana MT
Avg base: $18.45/hr
Avg total: $22.25/hr
32 rates
North Carolina NC
Avg base: $15.49/hr
Avg total: $17.97/hr
54 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $14.32/hr
Avg total: $15.66/hr
7 rates
South Carolina SC
Avg base: $15.98/hr
Avg total: $18.72/hr
21 rates
Washington WA
Avg base: $23.81/hr
Avg total: $26.72/hr
1 rate
All Rates
241 county-level rates for CARPENTER, Excludes Drywall Hanging, and Form Work, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maricopa | AZ | residential | $18.16 | $0.00 | $18.16 | WD → |
| Pima | AZ | residential | $24.45 | $0.00 | $24.45 | WD → |
| Pinal | AZ | residential | $18.16 | $0.00 | $18.16 | WD → |
| Yuma | AZ | residential | $24.33 | $0.00 | $24.33 | WD → |
| Baker | FL | residential | $14.14 | $0.00 | $14.14 | WD → |
| Clay | FL | residential | $14.14 | $0.00 | $14.14 | WD → |
| Duval | FL | residential | $14.63 | $0.00 | $14.63 | WD → |
| Nassau | FL | residential | $14.14 | $0.00 | $14.14 | WD → |
| St Johns | FL | residential | $12.17 | $0.00 | $12.17 | WD → |
| Barrow | GA | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Bartow | GA | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Butts | GA | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Carroll | GA | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Cherokee | GA | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Clayton | GA | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Cobb | GA | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Coweta | GA | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Dawson | GA | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Dekalb | GA | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Douglas | GA | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Fayette | GA | residential | $10.90 | $0.00 | $10.90 | WD → |
| Forsyth | GA | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Fulton | GA | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Gwinnett | GA | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Haralson | GA | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Heard | GA | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Henry | GA | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Jasper | GA | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Lamar | GA | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Meriwether | GA | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Newton | GA | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Paulding | GA | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Pickens | GA | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Pike | GA | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Rockdale | GA | residential | $9.48 | $0.00 | $9.48 | WD → |
| Spalding | GA | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Walton | GA | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Allen | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Anderson | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Atchison | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Barber | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Barton | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Bourbon | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Brown | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Chautauqua | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Cherokee | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Cheyenne | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Clark | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Clay | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Cloud | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Coffey | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Comanche | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Cowley | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Crawford | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Decatur | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Dickinson | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Edwards | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Elk | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Ellis | KS | building | $15.94 | $2.06 | $18.00 | WD → |
| Ellsworth | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Ford | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Geary | KS | building | $18.00 | $5.18 | $23.18 | WD → |
| Gove | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Graham | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Grant | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Gray | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Greeley | KS | building | $18.36 | $0.00 | $18.36 | WD → |
| Greenwood | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Hamilton | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Harper | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Haskell | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Hodgeman | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Jewell | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Kingman | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Kiowa | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Labette | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Lane | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Lincoln | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Logan | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Marion | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Marshall | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| McPherson | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Meade | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Mitchell | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Montgomery | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Morris | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Morton | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Nemaha | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Neosho | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Ness | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Norton | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Osborne | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Pawnee | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Phillips | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Pottawatomie | KS | building | $16.31 | $0.00 | $16.31 | WD → |
| Pratt | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Rawlins | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Reno | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Republic | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |
| Rice | KS | building | $19.04 | $3.95 | $22.99 | WD → |