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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham | GA | heavy | $24.34 | $4.53 | $28.87 | WD → |
| Chattooga | GA | highway | $14.64 | $1.98 | $16.62 | WD → |
| Cherokee | GA | building | $21.06 | $3.54 | $24.60 | WD → |
| Cherokee | GA | heavy | $21.64 | $3.90 | $25.54 | WD → |
| Clay | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Clayton | GA | building | $21.06 | $3.54 | $24.60 | WD → |
| Clayton | GA | heavy | $21.64 | $3.90 | $25.54 | WD → |
| Clinch | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Cobb | GA | building | $21.06 | $3.54 | $24.60 | WD → |
| Cobb | GA | heavy | $21.64 | $3.90 | $25.54 | WD → |
| Coffee | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Colquitt | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Cook | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Coweta | GA | building | $21.06 | $3.54 | $24.60 | WD → |
| Coweta | GA | heavy | $21.64 | $3.90 | $25.54 | WD → |
| Crisp | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Dawson | GA | building | $21.06 | $3.54 | $24.60 | WD → |
| Dawson | GA | heavy | $21.64 | $3.90 | $25.54 | WD → |
| Decatur | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Dekalb | GA | building | $19.00 | $0.38 | $19.38 | WD → |
| Dekalb | GA | building | $19.00 | $0.38 | $19.38 | WD → |
| Dekalb | GA | heavy | $21.64 | $3.90 | $25.54 | WD → |
| Dekalb | GA | heavy | $21.64 | $3.90 | $25.54 | WD → |
| Dodge | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Dooly | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Douglas | GA | building | $21.06 | $3.54 | $24.60 | WD → |
| Douglas | GA | heavy | $21.64 | $3.90 | $25.54 | WD → |
| Early | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Effingham | GA | heavy | $24.34 | $4.53 | $28.87 | WD → |
| Elbert | GA | highway | $14.64 | $1.98 | $16.62 | WD → |
| Emanuel | GA | highway | $15.37 | $0.00 | $15.37 | WD → |
| Evans | GA | highway | $15.37 | $0.00 | $15.37 | WD → |
| Fannin | GA | highway | $14.64 | $1.98 | $16.62 | WD → |
| Fayette | GA | building | $21.06 | $3.54 | $24.60 | WD → |
| Fayette | GA | heavy | $21.64 | $3.90 | $25.54 | WD → |
| Forsyth | GA | heavy | $21.64 | $3.90 | $25.54 | WD → |
| Forsyth | GA | building | $21.06 | $3.54 | $24.60 | WD → |
| Franklin | GA | highway | $14.64 | $1.98 | $16.62 | WD → |
| Fulton | GA | heavy | $21.64 | $3.90 | $25.54 | WD → |
| Fulton | GA | building | $17.48 | $0.00 | $17.48 | WD → |
| Gilmer | GA | highway | $14.64 | $1.98 | $16.62 | WD → |
| Glascock | GA | highway | $15.37 | $0.00 | $15.37 | WD → |
| Gordon | GA | highway | $14.64 | $1.98 | $16.62 | WD → |
| Grady | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Gwinnett | GA | building | $21.06 | $3.54 | $24.60 | WD → |
| Gwinnett | GA | heavy | $21.64 | $3.90 | $25.54 | WD → |
| Habersham | GA | highway | $14.64 | $1.98 | $16.62 | WD → |
| Hancock | GA | highway | $15.37 | $0.00 | $15.37 | WD → |
| Haralson | GA | building | $21.06 | $3.54 | $24.60 | WD → |
| Haralson | GA | heavy | $21.64 | $3.90 | $25.54 | WD → |
| Hart | GA | highway | $14.64 | $1.98 | $16.62 | WD → |
| Heard | GA | heavy | $21.64 | $3.90 | $25.54 | WD → |
| Heard | GA | building | $21.06 | $3.54 | $24.60 | WD → |
| Henry | GA | heavy | $21.64 | $3.90 | $25.54 | WD → |
| Henry | GA | building | $21.06 | $3.54 | $24.60 | WD → |
| Irwin | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Jackson | GA | highway | $14.64 | $1.98 | $16.62 | WD → |
| Jasper | GA | building | $21.06 | $3.54 | $24.60 | WD → |
| Jasper | GA | heavy | $21.64 | $3.90 | $25.54 | WD → |
| Jeff Davis | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Jefferson | GA | highway | $15.37 | $0.00 | $15.37 | WD → |
| Jenkins | GA | highway | $15.37 | $0.00 | $15.37 | WD → |
| Johnson | GA | highway | $15.37 | $0.00 | $15.37 | WD → |
| Lamar | GA | heavy | $21.64 | $3.90 | $25.54 | WD → |
| Lamar | GA | building | $21.06 | $3.54 | $24.60 | WD → |
| Laurens | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Lumpkin | GA | highway | $14.64 | $1.98 | $16.62 | WD → |
| Macon | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Meriwether | GA | building | $21.06 | $3.54 | $24.60 | WD → |
| Meriwether | GA | heavy | $21.64 | $3.90 | $25.54 | WD → |
| Miller | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Mitchell | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Montgomery | GA | highway | $15.37 | $0.00 | $15.37 | WD → |
| Morgan | GA | building | $21.06 | $3.54 | $24.60 | WD → |
| Morgan | GA | heavy | $21.64 | $3.90 | $25.54 | WD → |
| Newton | GA | heavy | $21.64 | $3.90 | $25.54 | WD → |
| Newton | GA | building | $21.06 | $3.54 | $24.60 | WD → |
| Paulding | GA | building | $21.06 | $3.54 | $24.60 | WD → |
| Paulding | GA | heavy | $21.64 | $3.90 | $25.54 | WD → |
| Pickens | GA | heavy | $21.64 | $3.90 | $25.54 | WD → |
| Pickens | GA | building | $21.06 | $3.54 | $24.60 | WD → |
| Pierce | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Pike | GA | heavy | $21.64 | $3.90 | $25.54 | WD → |
| Pike | GA | building | $21.06 | $3.54 | $24.60 | WD → |
| Polk | GA | highway | $14.64 | $1.98 | $16.62 | WD → |
| Pulaski | GA | highway | $15.30 | $0.00 | $15.30 | WD → |
| Putnam | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Quitman | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Rabun | GA | highway | $14.64 | $1.98 | $16.62 | WD → |
| Randolph | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Rockdale | GA | building | $21.06 | $3.54 | $24.60 | WD → |
| Rockdale | GA | heavy | $21.64 | $3.90 | $25.54 | WD → |
| Schley | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Screven | GA | highway | $15.37 | $0.00 | $15.37 | WD → |
| Seminole | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Spalding | GA | building | $21.06 | $3.54 | $24.60 | WD → |
| Spalding | GA | heavy | $21.64 | $3.90 | $25.54 | WD → |
| Stephens | GA | highway | $14.64 | $1.98 | $16.62 | WD → |
| Sumter | GA | highway | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | WD → |
| Taliaferro | GA | highway | $15.37 | $0.00 | $15.37 | WD → |