CARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for CARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORKs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 991 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for CARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK is $17.65/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $13.21 and $36.21/hr. The highest state average is Washington at $68.71/hr; the lowest is Texas at $12.21/hr.
Bottom 10%
$13.21
Median
$17.65
Average
$22.08
Top 10%
$36.21
Range: $9.35 – $83.11/hr across 26 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
$17.65/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.51/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-38.1%
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: $15.82/hr
Avg total: $19.42/hr
55 rates
Arkansas AR
Avg base: $16.86/hr
Avg total: $19.21/hr
96 rates
Florida FL
Avg base: $14.93/hr
Avg total: $16.25/hr
31 rates
Georgia GA
Avg base: $16.10/hr
Avg total: $18.05/hr
30 rates
Iowa IA
Avg base: $22.73/hr
Avg total: $39.59/hr
2 rates
Idaho ID
Avg base: $25.41/hr
Avg total: $35.39/hr
4 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $17.91/hr
Avg total: $22.23/hr
15 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $20.81/hr
Avg total: $27.29/hr
9 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $14.27/hr
Avg total: $16.48/hr
74 rates
Massachusetts MA
Avg base: $45.91/hr
Avg total: $65.89/hr
6 rates
Maine ME
Avg base: $18.54/hr
Avg total: $23.42/hr
30 rates
Michigan MI
Avg base: $34.16/hr
Avg total: $57.46/hr
63 rates
Mississippi MS
Avg base: $14.10/hr
Avg total: $14.10/hr
156 rates
North Carolina NC
Avg base: $13.98/hr
Avg total: $14.67/hr
40 rates
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $19.95/hr
Avg total: $24.89/hr
31 rates
New Hampshire NH
Avg base: $27.28/hr
Avg total: $34.60/hr
3 rates
New Mexico NM
Avg base: $13.71/hr
Avg total: $14.15/hr
94 rates
Nevada NV
Avg base: $29.71/hr
Avg total: $42.66/hr
2 rates
Oregon OR
Avg base: $47.72/hr
Avg total: $63.30/hr
6 rates
South Carolina SC
Avg base: $15.10/hr
Avg total: $15.10/hr
24 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $12.21/hr
Avg total: $12.21/hr
1 rate
Utah UT
Avg base: $19.82/hr
Avg total: $24.33/hr
39 rates
Virginia VA
Avg base: $18.70/hr
Avg total: $19.23/hr
134 rates
Vermont VT
Avg base: $21.62/hr
Avg total: $28.80/hr
25 rates
Washington WA
Avg base: $52.75/hr
Avg total: $68.71/hr
5 rates
West Virginia WV
Avg base: $32.65/hr
Avg total: $47.74/hr
16 rates
All Rates
991 county-level rates for CARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga | AL | heavy | $18.72 | $7.91 | $26.63 | WD → |
| Autauga | AL | residential | $10.94 | $0.00 | $10.94 | WD → |
| Baldwin | AL | heavy | $19.05 | $7.86 | $26.91 | WD → |
| Baldwin | AL | building | $17.37 | $0.00 | $17.37 | WD → |
| Bibb | AL | residential | $12.94 | $0.27 | $13.21 | WD → |
| Bibb | AL | heavy | $20.26 | $8.59 | $28.85 | WD → |
| Blount | AL | heavy | $20.26 | $8.59 | $28.85 | WD → |
| Blount | AL | residential | $12.94 | $0.27 | $13.21 | WD → |
| Calhoun | AL | residential | $12.94 | $0.27 | $13.21 | WD → |
| Calhoun | AL | heavy | $20.26 | $8.59 | $28.85 | WD → |
| Chilton | AL | residential | $12.94 | $0.27 | $13.21 | WD → |
| Chilton | AL | heavy | $20.26 | $8.59 | $28.85 | WD → |
| Coffee | AL | residential | $10.17 | $0.00 | $10.17 | WD → |
| Colbert | AL | residential | $10.89 | $0.00 | $10.89 | WD → |
| Elmore | AL | heavy | $18.72 | $7.91 | $26.63 | WD → |
| Elmore | AL | residential | $10.17 | $0.00 | $10.17 | WD → |
| Etowah | AL | residential | $11.18 | $0.00 | $11.18 | WD → |
| Etowah | AL | heavy | $20.26 | $8.59 | $28.85 | WD → |
| Geneva | AL | heavy | $18.72 | $7.91 | $26.63 | WD → |
| Greene | AL | heavy | $14.60 | $0.00 | $14.60 | WD → |
| Greene | AL | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Hale | AL | building | $16.18 | $0.00 | $16.18 | WD → |
| Hale | AL | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Hale | AL | heavy | $20.26 | $8.59 | $28.85 | WD → |
| Henry | AL | heavy | $18.72 | $7.91 | $26.63 | WD → |
| Houston | AL | heavy | $18.72 | $7.91 | $26.63 | WD → |
| Jefferson | AL | residential | $12.94 | $0.27 | $13.21 | WD → |
| Jefferson | AL | heavy | $20.26 | $8.59 | $28.85 | WD → |
| Lauderdale | AL | residential | $10.89 | $0.00 | $10.89 | WD → |
| Lawrence | AL | residential | $11.86 | $0.00 | $11.86 | WD → |
| Lee | AL | heavy | $18.72 | $7.91 | $26.63 | WD → |
| Lee | AL | residential | $10.40 | $0.00 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Limestone | AL | residential | $10.81 | $0.00 | $10.81 | WD → |
| Limestone | AL | building | $17.69 | $0.00 | $17.69 | WD → |
| Lowndes | AL | heavy | $18.72 | $7.91 | $26.63 | WD → |
| Madison | AL | residential | $13.97 | $2.73 | $16.70 | WD → |
| Madison | AL | building | $15.68 | $2.85 | $18.53 | WD → |
| Mobile | AL | residential | $11.72 | $0.00 | $11.72 | WD → |
| Mobile | AL | building | $18.16 | $0.00 | $18.16 | WD → |
| Mobile | AL | heavy | $19.05 | $7.86 | $26.91 | WD → |
| Montgomery | AL | heavy | $18.72 | $7.91 | $26.63 | WD → |
| Morgan | AL | residential | $11.77 | $0.00 | $11.77 | WD → |
| Pickens | AL | building | $16.18 | $0.00 | $16.18 | WD → |
| Pickens | AL | heavy | $20.26 | $8.59 | $28.85 | WD → |
| Russell | AL | heavy | $18.72 | $7.91 | $26.63 | WD → |
| Russell | AL | residential | $10.40 | $0.00 | $10.40 | WD → |
| Shelby | AL | heavy | $20.26 | $8.59 | $28.85 | WD → |
| Shelby | AL | residential | $12.94 | $0.27 | $13.21 | WD → |
| St Clair | AL | heavy | $20.26 | $8.59 | $28.85 | WD → |
| St Clair | AL | residential | $12.94 | $0.27 | $13.21 | WD → |
| Tuscaloosa | AL | building | $16.18 | $0.00 | $16.18 | WD → |
| Tuscaloosa | AL | heavy | $20.26 | $8.59 | $28.85 | WD → |
| Tuscaloosa | AL | residential | $14.00 | $0.00 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Walker | AL | residential | $10.88 | $0.00 | $10.88 | WD → |
| Walker | AL | heavy | $20.26 | $8.59 | $28.85 | WD → |
| Arkansas | AR | heavy | $16.41 | $3.15 | $19.56 | WD → |
| Ashley | AR | heavy | $16.41 | $3.15 | $19.56 | WD → |
| Baxter | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Benton | AR | highway | $16.06 | $0.00 | $16.06 | WD → |
| Benton | AR | heavy | $17.50 | $0.00 | $17.50 | WD → |
| Boone | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Bradley | AR | heavy | $16.41 | $3.15 | $19.56 | WD → |
| Calhoun | AR | heavy | $16.41 | $3.15 | $19.56 | WD → |
| Carroll | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Chicot | AR | heavy | $16.41 | $3.15 | $19.56 | WD → |
| Clark | AR | heavy | $16.41 | $3.15 | $19.56 | WD → |
| Clay | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Cleburne | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Cleveland | AR | highway | $17.00 | $0.00 | $17.00 | WD → |
| Cleveland | AR | heavy | $17.89 | $3.27 | $21.16 | WD → |
| Columbia | AR | heavy | $16.41 | $3.15 | $19.56 | WD → |
| Conway | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Craighead | AR | highway | $20.23 | $0.00 | $20.23 | WD → |
| Craighead | AR | heavy | $17.89 | $3.27 | $21.16 | WD → |
| Crawford | AR | highway | $16.68 | $0.00 | $16.68 | WD → |
| Crawford | AR | heavy | $16.47 | $1.93 | $18.40 | WD → |
| Crittenden | AR | highway | $20.06 | $0.00 | $20.06 | WD → |
| Crittenden | AR | heavy | $17.89 | $3.27 | $21.16 | WD → |
| Cross | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Dallas | AR | heavy | $16.41 | $3.15 | $19.56 | WD → |
| Desha | AR | heavy | $16.41 | $3.15 | $19.56 | WD → |
| Drew | AR | heavy | $16.41 | $3.15 | $19.56 | WD → |
| Faulkner | AR | highway | $14.09 | $0.00 | $14.09 | WD → |
| Faulkner | AR | heavy | $18.62 | $3.83 | $22.45 | WD → |
| Franklin | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Fulton | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Garland | AR | heavy | $18.69 | $3.79 | $22.48 | WD → |
| Grant | AR | heavy | $18.62 | $3.83 | $22.45 | WD → |
| Grant | AR | highway | $14.09 | $0.00 | $14.09 | WD → |
| Greene | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Hempstead | AR | heavy | $16.41 | $3.15 | $19.56 | WD → |
| Hot Spring | AR | heavy | $16.41 | $3.15 | $19.56 | WD → |
| Howard | AR | heavy | $16.41 | $3.15 | $19.56 | WD → |
| Independence | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Izard | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Jackson | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Jefferson | AR | heavy | $17.89 | $3.27 | $21.16 | WD → |
| Jefferson | AR | highway | $17.00 | $0.00 | $17.00 | WD → |
| Johnson | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Lafayette | AR | heavy | $16.41 | $3.15 | $19.56 | WD → |