Carpenter/Lather — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Carpenter/Lathers across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 660 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Carpenter/Lather is $61.96/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $57.38 and $64.23/hr. The highest state average is Massachusetts at $81.55/hr; the lowest is District of Columbia at $48.74/hr.
Bottom 10%
$57.38
Median
$61.96
Average
$61.76
Top 10%
$64.23
Range: $48.74 – $85.91/hr across 4 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
$61.96/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$28.51/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+117.3%
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
District of Columbia DC
Avg base: $34.41/hr
Avg total: $48.74/hr
2 rates
Illinois IL
Avg base: $33.85/hr
Avg total: $61.74/hr
655 rates
Massachusetts MA
Avg base: $50.10/hr
Avg total: $81.55/hr
1 rate
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $47.37/hr
Avg total: $72.45/hr
2 rates
All Rates
660 county-level rates for Carpenter/Lather, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington, D.C. | DC | highway | $34.41 | $14.33 | $48.74 | WD → |
| Washington, D.C. | DC | heavy | $34.41 | $14.33 | $48.74 | WD → |
| Adams | IL | building | $32.83 | $27.45 | $60.28 | WD → |
| Adams | IL | building | $33.57 | $29.10 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Adams | IL | building | $34.10 | $28.60 | $62.70 | WD → |
| Adams | IL | building | $33.36 | $28.60 | $61.96 | WD → |
| Adams | IL | building | $33.58 | $29.10 | $62.68 | WD → |
| Adams | IL | building | $34.30 | $29.94 | $64.24 | WD → |
| Adams | IL | building | $34.14 | $28.60 | $62.74 | WD → |
| Adams | IL | building | $31.39 | $25.99 | $57.38 | WD → |
| Alexander | IL | building | $34.29 | $29.94 | $64.23 | WD → |
| Alexander | IL | building | $33.71 | $28.25 | $61.96 | WD → |
| Alexander | IL | building | $33.36 | $28.60 | $61.96 | WD → |
| Alexander | IL | building | $37.11 | $24.85 | $61.96 | WD → |
| Alexander | IL | building | $32.83 | $27.45 | $60.28 | WD → |
| Alexander | IL | building | $33.58 | $29.94 | $63.52 | WD → |
| Alexander | IL | building | $36.04 | $21.34 | $57.38 | WD → |
| Bond | IL | building | $31.39 | $25.99 | $57.38 | WD → |
| Bond | IL | building | $33.57 | $29.10 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Bond | IL | building | $34.10 | $28.60 | $62.70 | WD → |
| Bond | IL | building | $32.83 | $27.45 | $60.28 | WD → |
| Bond | IL | building | $34.30 | $29.94 | $64.24 | WD → |
| Bond | IL | building | $33.58 | $29.10 | $62.68 | WD → |
| Bond | IL | building | $33.36 | $28.60 | $61.96 | WD → |
| Bond | IL | building | $34.14 | $28.60 | $62.74 | WD → |
| Boone | IL | building | $34.10 | $28.60 | $62.70 | WD → |
| Boone | IL | building | $34.14 | $28.60 | $62.74 | WD → |
| Boone | IL | building | $33.36 | $28.60 | $61.96 | WD → |
| Boone | IL | building | $34.30 | $29.94 | $64.24 | WD → |
| Boone | IL | building | $33.58 | $29.10 | $62.68 | WD → |
| Boone | IL | building | $33.57 | $29.10 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Boone | IL | building | $31.39 | $25.99 | $57.38 | WD → |
| Boone | IL | building | $32.83 | $27.45 | $60.28 | WD → |
| Brown | IL | building | $34.30 | $29.94 | $64.24 | WD → |
| Brown | IL | building | $33.36 | $28.60 | $61.96 | WD → |
| Brown | IL | building | $34.14 | $28.60 | $62.74 | WD → |
| Brown | IL | building | $34.10 | $28.60 | $62.70 | WD → |
| Brown | IL | building | $31.39 | $25.99 | $57.38 | WD → |
| Brown | IL | building | $33.58 | $29.10 | $62.68 | WD → |
| Brown | IL | building | $33.57 | $29.10 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Brown | IL | building | $32.83 | $27.45 | $60.28 | WD → |
| Bureau | IL | building | $32.83 | $27.45 | $60.28 | WD → |
| Bureau | IL | building | $31.39 | $25.99 | $57.38 | WD → |
| Bureau | IL | building | $33.57 | $29.10 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Bureau | IL | building | $34.30 | $29.94 | $64.24 | WD → |
| Bureau | IL | building | $34.10 | $28.60 | $62.70 | WD → |
| Bureau | IL | building | $33.36 | $28.60 | $61.96 | WD → |
| Bureau | IL | building | $34.14 | $28.60 | $62.74 | WD → |
| Bureau | IL | building | $33.58 | $29.10 | $62.68 | WD → |
| Calhoun | IL | building | $34.30 | $29.94 | $64.24 | WD → |
| Calhoun | IL | building | $34.10 | $28.60 | $62.70 | WD → |
| Calhoun | IL | building | $33.36 | $28.60 | $61.96 | WD → |
| Calhoun | IL | building | $34.14 | $28.60 | $62.74 | WD → |
| Calhoun | IL | building | $31.39 | $25.99 | $57.38 | WD → |
| Calhoun | IL | building | $32.83 | $27.45 | $60.28 | WD → |
| Calhoun | IL | building | $33.57 | $29.10 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Calhoun | IL | building | $33.58 | $29.10 | $62.68 | WD → |
| Carroll | IL | building | $34.14 | $28.60 | $62.74 | WD → |
| Carroll | IL | building | $33.36 | $28.60 | $61.96 | WD → |
| Carroll | IL | building | $34.10 | $28.60 | $62.70 | WD → |
| Carroll | IL | building | $31.39 | $25.99 | $57.38 | WD → |
| Carroll | IL | building | $32.83 | $27.45 | $60.28 | WD → |
| Carroll | IL | building | $34.30 | $29.94 | $64.24 | WD → |
| Carroll | IL | building | $33.58 | $29.10 | $62.68 | WD → |
| Carroll | IL | building | $33.57 | $29.10 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Cass | IL | building | $34.10 | $28.60 | $62.70 | WD → |
| Cass | IL | building | $33.57 | $29.10 | $62.67 | WD → |
| Cass | IL | building | $32.83 | $27.45 | $60.28 | WD → |
| Cass | IL | building | $31.39 | $25.99 | $57.38 | WD → |
| Cass | IL | building | $34.14 | $28.60 | $62.74 | WD → |
| Cass | IL | building | $33.36 | $28.60 | $61.96 | WD → |
| Cass | IL | building | $33.58 | $29.10 | $62.68 | WD → |
| Cass | IL | building | $34.30 | $29.94 | $64.24 | WD → |
| Champaign | IL | building | $34.29 | $29.94 | $64.23 | WD → |
| Champaign | IL | building | $33.58 | $29.94 | $63.52 | WD → |
| Champaign | IL | building | $37.11 | $24.85 | $61.96 | WD → |
| Champaign | IL | building | $36.04 | $21.34 | $57.38 | WD → |
| Champaign | IL | building | $33.71 | $28.25 | $61.96 | WD → |
| Champaign | IL | building | $32.83 | $27.45 | $60.28 | WD → |
| Champaign | IL | building | $33.36 | $28.60 | $61.96 | WD → |
| Christian | IL | building | $34.29 | $29.94 | $64.23 | WD → |
| Christian | IL | building | $33.58 | $29.94 | $63.52 | WD → |
| Christian | IL | building | $37.11 | $24.85 | $61.96 | WD → |
| Christian | IL | building | $36.04 | $21.34 | $57.38 | WD → |
| Christian | IL | building | $32.83 | $27.45 | $60.28 | WD → |
| Christian | IL | building | $33.36 | $28.60 | $61.96 | WD → |
| Christian | IL | building | $33.71 | $28.25 | $61.96 | WD → |
| Clark | IL | building | $33.58 | $29.94 | $63.52 | WD → |
| Clark | IL | building | $37.11 | $24.85 | $61.96 | WD → |
| Clark | IL | building | $33.71 | $28.25 | $61.96 | WD → |
| Clark | IL | building | $36.04 | $21.34 | $57.38 | WD → |
| Clark | IL | building | $33.36 | $28.60 | $61.96 | WD → |
| Clark | IL | building | $34.29 | $29.94 | $64.23 | WD → |
| Clark | IL | building | $32.83 | $27.45 | $60.28 | WD → |
| Clay | IL | building | $33.36 | $28.60 | $61.96 | WD → |
| Clay | IL | building | $36.04 | $21.34 | $57.38 | WD → |
| Clay | IL | building | $32.83 | $27.45 | $60.28 | WD → |
| Clay | IL | building | $33.58 | $29.94 | $63.52 | WD → |
| Clay | IL | building | $37.11 | $24.85 | $61.96 | WD → |
| Clay | IL | building | $33.71 | $28.25 | $61.96 | WD → |