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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Lee | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Lincoln | AR | heavy | $17.89 | $3.27 | $21.16 | WD → |
| Lincoln | AR | highway | $17.00 | $0.00 | $17.00 | WD → |
| Little River | AR | highway | $12.46 | $0.00 | $12.46 | WD → |
| Little River | AR | heavy | $17.89 | $3.27 | $21.16 | WD → |
| Logan | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Lonoke | AR | highway | $14.09 | $0.00 | $14.09 | WD → |
| Lonoke | AR | heavy | $18.62 | $3.83 | $22.45 | WD → |
| Madison | AR | heavy | $17.50 | $0.00 | $17.50 | WD → |
| Madison | AR | highway | $16.06 | $0.00 | $16.06 | WD → |
| Marion | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Miller | AR | heavy | $17.89 | $3.27 | $21.16 | WD → |
| Miller | AR | highway | $12.46 | $0.00 | $12.46 | WD → |
| Mississippi | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Mississippi | AR | highway | $15.92 | $0.00 | $15.92 | WD → |
| Monroe | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Montgomery | AR | heavy | $16.41 | $3.15 | $19.56 | WD → |
| Nevada | AR | heavy | $16.41 | $3.15 | $19.56 | WD → |
| Newton | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Ouachita | AR | heavy | $16.41 | $3.15 | $19.56 | WD → |
| Perry | AR | heavy | $18.62 | $3.83 | $22.45 | WD → |
| Perry | AR | highway | $14.09 | $0.00 | $14.09 | WD → |
| Phillips | AR | heavy | $16.41 | $3.15 | $19.56 | WD → |
| Pike | AR | heavy | $16.41 | $3.15 | $19.56 | WD → |
| Poinsett | AR | heavy | $17.89 | $3.27 | $21.16 | WD → |
| Poinsett | AR | highway | $20.23 | $0.00 | $20.23 | WD → |
| Polk | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Pope | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Prairie | AR | heavy | $16.41 | $3.15 | $19.56 | WD → |
| Pulaski | AR | highway | $13.83 | $0.00 | $13.83 | WD → |
| Pulaski | AR | heavy | $16.46 | $0.00 | $16.46 | WD → |
| Randolph | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Saline | AR | highway | $14.09 | $0.00 | $14.09 | WD → |
| Saline | AR | heavy | $18.62 | $3.83 | $22.45 | WD → |
| Scott | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Searcy | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Sebastian | AR | heavy | $16.47 | $1.93 | $18.40 | WD → |
| Sebastian | AR | highway | $16.68 | $0.00 | $16.68 | WD → |
| Sevier | AR | heavy | $16.41 | $3.15 | $19.56 | WD → |
| Sharp | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| St Francis | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Stone | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Union | AR | heavy | $16.41 | $3.15 | $19.56 | WD → |
| Van Buren | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Washington | AR | highway | $15.40 | $0.00 | $15.40 | WD → |
| Washington | AR | heavy | $17.50 | $0.00 | $17.50 | WD → |
| White | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Woodruff | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Woodruff | AR | residential | $11.48 | $0.00 | $11.48 | WD → |
| Yell | AR | heavy | $17.32 | $3.15 | $20.47 | WD → |
| Alachua | FL | building | $15.08 | $0.00 | $15.08 | WD → |
| Bradford | FL | building | $14.79 | $1.81 | $16.60 | WD → |
| Brevard | FL | residential | $13.46 | $0.54 | $14.00 | WD → |
| Brevard | FL | building | $19.33 | $2.73 | $22.06 | WD → |
| Broward | FL | heavy | $17.00 | $2.51 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Columbia | FL | building | $15.00 | $0.36 | $15.36 | WD → |
| Dixie | FL | building | $14.79 | $1.81 | $16.60 | WD → |
| Gilchrist | FL | building | $15.32 | $0.00 | $15.32 | WD → |
| Hamilton | FL | building | $14.79 | $1.81 | $16.60 | WD → |
| Hernando | FL | residential | $12.97 | $1.97 | $14.94 | WD → |
| Lafayette | FL | building | $14.79 | $1.81 | $16.60 | WD → |
| Lake | FL | heavy | $13.37 | $1.78 | $15.15 | WD → |
| Levy | FL | building | $14.79 | $1.81 | $16.60 | WD → |
| Liberty | FL | building | $13.19 | $0.00 | $13.19 | WD → |
| Madison | FL | building | $14.79 | $1.81 | $16.60 | WD → |
| Marion | FL | building | $15.32 | $0.00 | $15.32 | WD → |
| Martin | FL | heavy | $15.50 | $0.00 | $15.50 | WD → |
| Miami-Dade | FL | heavy | $17.00 | $2.51 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Miami-Dade | FL | heavy | $17.00 | $2.51 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Okaloosa | FL | building | $16.38 | $0.00 | $16.38 | WD → |
| Osceola | FL | heavy | $13.37 | $1.78 | $15.15 | WD → |
| Palm Beach | FL | heavy | $17.00 | $2.51 | $19.51 | WD → |
| Pasco | FL | residential | $12.16 | $0.00 | $12.16 | WD → |
| Pinellas | FL | residential | $11.67 | $2.25 | $13.92 | WD → |
| Putnam | FL | building | $14.46 | $3.39 | $17.85 | WD → |
| St Lucie | FL | heavy | $15.50 | $0.00 | $15.50 | WD → |
| Suwannee | FL | building | $14.79 | $1.81 | $16.60 | WD → |
| Taylor | FL | building | $14.79 | $1.81 | $16.60 | WD → |
| Union | FL | building | $14.79 | $1.81 | $16.60 | WD → |
| Walton | FL | building | $16.38 | $0.00 | $16.38 | WD → |
| Washington | FL | building | $13.19 | $0.00 | $13.19 | WD → |
| Appling | GA | building | $15.97 | $1.95 | $17.92 | WD → |
| Atkinson | GA | building | $15.97 | $1.95 | $17.92 | WD → |
| Bacon | GA | building | $15.97 | $1.95 | $17.92 | WD → |
| Ben Hill | GA | building | $15.97 | $1.95 | $17.92 | WD → |
| Berrien | GA | building | $15.97 | $1.95 | $17.92 | WD → |
| Calhoun | GA | building | $15.97 | $1.95 | $17.92 | WD → |
| Camden | GA | building | $19.75 | $1.95 | $21.70 | WD → |
| Charlton | GA | building | $15.97 | $1.95 | $17.92 | WD → |
| Clay | GA | building | $15.97 | $1.95 | $17.92 | WD → |
| Clinch | GA | building | $15.97 | $1.95 | $17.92 | WD → |
| Coffee | GA | building | $15.97 | $1.95 | $17.92 | WD → |
| Colquitt | GA | building | $15.97 | $1.95 | $17.92 | WD → |
| Cook | GA | building | $15.97 | $1.95 | $17.92 | WD → |
| Decatur | GA | building | $15.97 | $1.95 | $17.92 | WD → |
| Early | GA | building | $15.97 | $1.95 | $17.92 | WD → |
| Grady | GA | building | $15.97 | $1.95 | $17.92 | WD → |
| Irwin | GA | building | $15.97 | $1.95 | $17.92 | WD → |
| Jeff Davis | GA | building | $15.97 | $1.95 | $17.92 | WD → |