CARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for CARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORKs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 773 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for CARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK is $16.43/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $12.45 and $61.50/hr. The highest state average is Washington at $61.24/hr; the lowest is Oklahoma at $12.32/hr.
Bottom 10%
$12.45
Median
$16.43
Average
$26.06
Top 10%
$61.50
Range: $7.25 – $83.11/hr across 22 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
$16.43/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.51/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-42.4%
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
Arkansas AR
Avg base: $15.82/hr
Avg total: $15.82/hr
54 rates
Colorado CO
Avg base: $17.94/hr
Avg total: $22.42/hr
16 rates
Florida FL
Avg base: $12.65/hr
Avg total: $15.17/hr
7 rates
Georgia GA
Avg base: $17.74/hr
Avg total: $19.51/hr
147 rates
Iowa IA
Avg base: $13.72/hr
Avg total: $15.48/hr
22 rates
Idaho ID
Avg base: $26.69/hr
Avg total: $32.47/hr
31 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $25.15/hr
Avg total: $31.51/hr
10 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $22.54/hr
Avg total: $31.14/hr
3 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $16.80/hr
Avg total: $16.80/hr
10 rates
Michigan MI
Avg base: $23.18/hr
Avg total: $29.52/hr
24 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $37.45/hr
Avg total: $59.53/hr
127 rates
Mississippi MS
Avg base: $13.96/hr
Avg total: $13.96/hr
66 rates
Montana MT
Avg base: $21.13/hr
Avg total: $28.13/hr
53 rates
North Carolina NC
Avg base: $19.47/hr
Avg total: $23.80/hr
4 rates
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $16.39/hr
Avg total: $16.39/hr
43 rates
New Hampshire NH
Avg base: $26.38/hr
Avg total: $28.77/hr
8 rates
New Mexico NM
Avg base: $16.43/hr
Avg total: $16.43/hr
7 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $12.32/hr
Avg total: $12.32/hr
70 rates
Oregon OR
Avg base: $11.02/hr
Avg total: $13.05/hr
23 rates
South Carolina SC
Avg base: $14.72/hr
Avg total: $15.29/hr
19 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $14.31/hr
Avg total: $14.59/hr
22 rates
Washington WA
Avg base: $48.75/hr
Avg total: $61.24/hr
7 rates
All Rates
773 county-level rates for CARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Ashley | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Baxter | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Boone | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Bradley | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Calhoun | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Carroll | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Chicot | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Clark | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Clay | AR | highway | $15.92 | $0.00 | $15.92 | WD → |
| Cleburne | AR | highway | $15.92 | $0.00 | $15.92 | WD → |
| Columbia | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Conway | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Cross | AR | highway | $15.92 | $0.00 | $15.92 | WD → |
| Dallas | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Desha | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Drew | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Franklin | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Fulton | AR | highway | $15.92 | $0.00 | $15.92 | WD → |
| Greene | AR | highway | $15.92 | $0.00 | $15.92 | WD → |
| Hempstead | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Hot Spring | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Howard | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Independence | AR | highway | $15.92 | $0.00 | $15.92 | WD → |
| Izard | AR | highway | $15.92 | $0.00 | $15.92 | WD → |
| Jackson | AR | highway | $15.92 | $0.00 | $15.92 | WD → |
| Johnson | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Lafayette | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Lawrence | AR | highway | $15.92 | $0.00 | $15.92 | WD → |
| Lee | AR | highway | $15.92 | $0.00 | $15.92 | WD → |
| Logan | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Marion | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Monroe | AR | highway | $15.92 | $0.00 | $15.92 | WD → |
| Montgomery | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Nevada | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Newton | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Ouachita | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Phillips | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Pike | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Polk | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Pope | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Prairie | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Randolph | AR | highway | $15.92 | $0.00 | $15.92 | WD → |
| Scott | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Searcy | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Sevier | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Sharp | AR | highway | $15.92 | $0.00 | $15.92 | WD → |
| St Francis | AR | highway | $15.92 | $0.00 | $15.92 | WD → |
| Stone | AR | highway | $15.92 | $0.00 | $15.92 | WD → |
| Union | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Van Buren | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| White | AR | highway | $15.92 | $0.00 | $15.92 | WD → |
| Woodruff | AR | highway | $15.92 | $0.00 | $15.92 | WD → |
| Yell | AR | highway | $15.78 | $0.00 | $15.78 | WD → |
| Adams | CO | highway | $16.61 | $3.88 | $20.49 | WD → |
| Adams | CO | highway | $19.27 | $5.08 | $24.35 | WD → |
| Arapahoe | CO | highway | $19.27 | $5.08 | $24.35 | WD → |
| Arapahoe | CO | highway | $16.61 | $3.88 | $20.49 | WD → |
| Broomfield | CO | highway | $16.61 | $3.88 | $20.49 | WD → |
| Broomfield | CO | highway | $19.27 | $5.08 | $24.35 | WD → |
| Clear Creek | CO | highway | $16.61 | $3.88 | $20.49 | WD → |
| Clear Creek | CO | highway | $19.27 | $5.08 | $24.35 | WD → |
| Elbert | CO | highway | $16.61 | $3.88 | $20.49 | WD → |
| Elbert | CO | highway | $19.27 | $5.08 | $24.35 | WD → |
| Gilpin | CO | highway | $19.27 | $5.08 | $24.35 | WD → |
| Gilpin | CO | highway | $16.61 | $3.88 | $20.49 | WD → |
| Jefferson | CO | highway | $16.61 | $3.88 | $20.49 | WD → |
| Jefferson | CO | highway | $19.27 | $5.08 | $24.35 | WD → |
| Park | CO | highway | $19.27 | $5.08 | $24.35 | WD → |
| Park | CO | highway | $16.61 | $3.88 | $20.49 | WD → |
| Lake | FL | residential | $11.96 | $2.94 | $14.90 | WD → |
| Orange | FL | residential | $11.85 | $3.29 | $15.14 | WD → |
| Osceola | FL | residential | $11.96 | $2.94 | $14.90 | WD → |
| Polk | FL | heavy | $13.56 | $1.84 | $15.40 | WD → |
| Seminole | FL | residential | $12.09 | $2.95 | $15.04 | WD → |
| Seminole | FL | heavy | $13.56 | $1.84 | $15.40 | WD → |
| Volusia | FL | heavy | $13.56 | $1.84 | $15.40 | WD → |
| Appling | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Atkinson | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Bacon | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Baker | GA | highway | $15.30 | $0.00 | $15.30 | WD → |
| Baldwin | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Banks | GA | highway | $14.64 | $1.98 | $16.62 | WD → |
| Barrow | GA | building | $21.06 | $3.54 | $24.60 | WD → |
| Barrow | GA | heavy | $21.64 | $3.90 | $25.54 | WD → |
| Bartow | GA | heavy | $21.64 | $3.90 | $25.54 | WD → |
| Bartow | GA | building | $21.06 | $3.54 | $24.60 | WD → |
| Ben Hill | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Berrien | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Bleckley | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Bryan | GA | heavy | $24.34 | $4.53 | $28.87 | WD → |
| Bulloch | GA | highway | $15.37 | $0.00 | $15.37 | WD → |
| Butts | GA | heavy | $21.64 | $3.90 | $25.54 | WD → |
| Butts | GA | building | $21.06 | $3.54 | $24.60 | WD → |
| Calhoun | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Camden | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Candler | GA | highway | $15.37 | $0.00 | $15.37 | WD → |
| Carroll | GA | building | $21.06 | $3.54 | $24.60 | WD → |
| Carroll | GA | heavy | $21.64 | $3.90 | $25.54 | WD → |
| Charlton | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |