Carpenters: Carpenter — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Carpenters: Carpenters across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 5 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Carpenters: Carpenter is $26.00/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $25.42 and $26.00/hr. The highest state average is California at $25.81/hr; the lowest is California at $25.81/hr.
Range: $25.04 – $26.00/hr across 1 state. 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 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
All Rates
5 county-level rates for Carpenters: Carpenter, ordered by state and county.