Carpenter & Piledrivermen — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Carpenter & Piledrivermens across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 294 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Carpenter & Piledrivermen is $59.53/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $59.35 and $60.12/hr. The highest state average is Illinois at $60.26/hr; the lowest is Kentucky at $53.84/hr.
Bottom 10%
$59.35
Median
$59.53
Average
$59.53
Top 10%
$60.12
Range: $53.84 – $61.02/hr across 5 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
$59.53/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.51/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+108.8%
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
Illinois IL
Avg base: $41.36/hr
Avg total: $60.26/hr
22 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $34.03/hr
Avg total: $59.68/hr
90 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $33.28/hr
Avg total: $53.84/hr
4 rates
Minnesota MN
Avg base: $36.71/hr
Avg total: $56.88/hr
2 rates
Ohio OH
Avg base: $35.94/hr
Avg total: $59.53/hr
176 rates
All Rates
294 county-level rates for Carpenter & Piledrivermen, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bond | IL | heavy | $41.36 | $18.90 | $60.26 | WD → |
| Bond | IL | highway | $41.36 | $18.90 | $60.26 | WD → |
| Calhoun | IL | highway | $41.36 | $18.90 | $60.26 | WD → |
| Calhoun | IL | heavy | $41.36 | $18.90 | $60.26 | WD → |
| Clinton | IL | highway | $41.36 | $18.90 | $60.26 | WD → |
| Clinton | IL | heavy | $41.36 | $18.90 | $60.26 | WD → |
| Greene | IL | heavy | $41.36 | $18.90 | $60.26 | WD → |
| Greene | IL | highway | $41.36 | $18.90 | $60.26 | WD → |
| Jersey | IL | heavy | $41.36 | $18.90 | $60.26 | WD → |
| Jersey | IL | highway | $41.36 | $18.90 | $60.26 | WD → |
| Macoupin | IL | heavy | $41.36 | $18.90 | $60.26 | WD → |
| Macoupin | IL | highway | $41.36 | $18.90 | $60.26 | WD → |
| Madison | IL | highway | $41.36 | $18.90 | $60.26 | WD → |
| Madison | IL | heavy | $41.36 | $18.90 | $60.26 | WD → |
| Monroe | IL | heavy | $41.36 | $18.90 | $60.26 | WD → |
| Monroe | IL | highway | $41.36 | $18.90 | $60.26 | WD → |
| Montgomery | IL | highway | $41.36 | $18.90 | $60.26 | WD → |
| Montgomery | IL | heavy | $41.36 | $18.90 | $60.26 | WD → |
| St Clair | IL | highway | $41.36 | $18.90 | $60.26 | WD → |
| St Clair | IL | heavy | $41.36 | $18.90 | $60.26 | WD → |
| Washington | IL | highway | $41.36 | $18.90 | $60.26 | WD → |
| Washington | IL | heavy | $41.36 | $18.90 | $60.26 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Allen | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| Bartholomew | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| Benton | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| Boone | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Carroll | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| Carroll | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Cass | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| Cass | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Clinton | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Clinton | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| DeKalb | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| DeKalb | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Delaware | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| Delaware | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Elkhart | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Elkhart | IN | building | $35.51 | $25.51 | $61.02 | WD → |
| Fountain | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| Fountain | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Fulton | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Fulton | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| Grant | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Grant | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| Hamilton | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| Hamilton | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Hancock | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| Hancock | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Hendricks | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| Hendricks | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Howard | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Howard | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| Huntington | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Huntington | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| Jasper | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Jasper | IN | building | $35.51 | $25.51 | $61.02 | WD → |
| Jay | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Jay | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| Johnson | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Johnson | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| Kosciusko | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Kosciusko | IN | building | $35.51 | $25.51 | $61.02 | WD → |
| Lagrange | IN | building | $35.51 | $25.51 | $61.02 | WD → |
| Lagrange | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Madison | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Madison | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| Marion | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| Marion | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Marshall | IN | building | $35.51 | $25.51 | $61.02 | WD → |
| Marshall | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Miami | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| Miami | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Monroe | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| Monroe | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Montgomery | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| Montgomery | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Morgan | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| Morgan | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Newton | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Newton | IN | building | $35.51 | $25.51 | $61.02 | WD → |
| Noble | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| Noble | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Pulaski | IN | building | $35.51 | $25.51 | $61.02 | WD → |
| Pulaski | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Shelby | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Shelby | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| Starke | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Starke | IN | building | $35.51 | $25.51 | $61.02 | WD → |
| Steuben | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| Steuben | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |
| Tippecanoe | IN | building | $34.45 | $25.33 | $59.78 | WD → |
| Tippecanoe | IN | building | $33.42 | $25.93 | $59.35 | WD → |