CARPENTER Millwright — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for CARPENTER Millwrights across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 180 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for CARPENTER Millwright is $82.04/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $61.70 and $85.16/hr. The highest state average is California at $82.73/hr; the lowest is Montana at $61.70/hr.
Bottom 10%
$61.70
Median
$82.04
Average
$76.07
Top 10%
$85.16
Range: $61.70 – $85.16/hr across 2 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
$82.04/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.51/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+187.8%
D-B rate exceeds 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
California CA
Avg base: $52.60/hr
Avg total: $82.73/hr
123 rates
Montana MT
Avg base: $40.45/hr
Avg total: $61.70/hr
57 rates
All Rates
180 county-level rates for CARPENTER Millwright, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda | CA | residential | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Alpine | CA | highway | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Alpine | CA | heavy | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Alpine | CA | building | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Amador | CA | highway | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Amador | CA | building | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Amador | CA | heavy | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Butte | CA | highway | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Butte | CA | heavy | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Butte | CA | building | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Colusa | CA | highway | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Colusa | CA | heavy | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Colusa | CA | building | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | residential | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| El Dorado | CA | residential | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| El Dorado | CA | building | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| El Dorado | CA | highway | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| El Dorado | CA | heavy | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Glenn | CA | heavy | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Glenn | CA | building | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Glenn | CA | highway | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | building | $52.24 | $26.68 | $78.92 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | highway | $52.24 | $26.68 | $78.92 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | heavy | $52.24 | $26.68 | $78.92 | WD → |
| Inyo | CA | heavy | $52.10 | $16.48 | $68.58 | WD → |
| Inyo | CA | highway | $52.10 | $16.48 | $68.58 | WD → |
| Inyo | CA | building | $52.10 | $16.48 | $68.58 | WD → |
| Kern | CA | highway | $52.10 | $16.48 | $68.58 | WD → |
| Kern | CA | heavy | $52.10 | $16.48 | $68.58 | WD → |
| Kern | CA | building | $52.10 | $16.48 | $68.58 | WD → |
| Lassen | CA | building | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Lassen | CA | heavy | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Lassen | CA | highway | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | heavy | $52.24 | $26.68 | $78.92 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | highway | $52.24 | $26.68 | $78.92 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | building | $52.24 | $26.68 | $78.92 | WD → |
| Marin | CA | building | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Marin | CA | residential | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Marin | CA | heavy | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Marin | CA | highway | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Modoc | CA | highway | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Modoc | CA | building | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Modoc | CA | heavy | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Mono | CA | heavy | $52.10 | $16.48 | $68.58 | WD → |
| Mono | CA | highway | $52.10 | $16.48 | $68.58 | WD → |
| Mono | CA | building | $52.10 | $16.48 | $68.58 | WD → |
| Monterey | CA | residential | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Napa | CA | residential | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Napa | CA | building | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Napa | CA | highway | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Napa | CA | heavy | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Nevada | CA | heavy | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Nevada | CA | building | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Nevada | CA | highway | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Orange | CA | heavy | $52.24 | $26.68 | $78.92 | WD → |
| Orange | CA | highway | $52.24 | $26.68 | $78.92 | WD → |
| Orange | CA | building | $52.24 | $26.68 | $78.92 | WD → |
| Placer | CA | residential | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Placer | CA | heavy | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Placer | CA | highway | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Placer | CA | building | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Plumas | CA | heavy | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Plumas | CA | building | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Plumas | CA | highway | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Riverside | CA | highway | $52.24 | $26.68 | $78.92 | WD → |
| Riverside | CA | heavy | $52.24 | $26.68 | $78.92 | WD → |
| Riverside | CA | building | $52.24 | $26.68 | $78.92 | WD → |
| Sacramento | CA | highway | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Sacramento | CA | building | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Sacramento | CA | heavy | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Sacramento | CA | residential | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| San Benito | CA | residential | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| San Bernardino | CA | building | $52.24 | $26.68 | $78.92 | WD → |
| San Bernardino | CA | heavy | $52.24 | $26.68 | $78.92 | WD → |
| San Bernardino | CA | highway | $52.24 | $26.68 | $78.92 | WD → |
| San Francisco | CA | residential | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| San Luis Obispo | CA | heavy | $52.24 | $26.68 | $78.92 | WD → |
| San Luis Obispo | CA | highway | $52.24 | $26.68 | $78.92 | WD → |
| San Luis Obispo | CA | building | $52.24 | $26.68 | $78.92 | WD → |
| San Mateo | CA | residential | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Santa Barbara | CA | heavy | $52.24 | $26.68 | $78.92 | WD → |
| Santa Barbara | CA | highway | $52.24 | $26.68 | $78.92 | WD → |
| Santa Barbara | CA | building | $52.24 | $26.68 | $78.92 | WD → |
| Santa Clara | CA | residential | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Santa Cruz | CA | residential | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Shasta | CA | heavy | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Shasta | CA | building | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Shasta | CA | highway | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Sierra | CA | building | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Sierra | CA | highway | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Sierra | CA | heavy | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Siskiyou | CA | highway | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Siskiyou | CA | building | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Siskiyou | CA | heavy | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Solano | CA | building | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Solano | CA | residential | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Solano | CA | highway | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Solano | CA | heavy | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Sonoma | CA | heavy | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |
| Sonoma | CA | highway | $52.75 | $32.41 | $85.16 | WD → |