LABORER Carpenter Tender — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for LABORER Carpenter Tenders across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 109 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for LABORER Carpenter Tender is $10.85/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $10.00 and $12.88/hr. The highest state average is North Dakota at $51.39/hr; the lowest is North Carolina at $11.23/hr.
Bottom 10%
$10.00
Median
$10.85
Average
$14.36
Top 10%
$12.88
Range: $10.00 – $51.39/hr across 3 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 47-2061 — Construction Laborers.
Davis-Bacon median
$10.85/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$22.47/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-51.7%
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
North Carolina NC
Avg base: $11.18/hr
Avg total: $11.23/hr
100 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $29.20/hr
Avg total: $51.39/hr
7 rates
West Virginia WV
Avg base: $24.86/hr
Avg total: $41.59/hr
2 rates
All Rates
109 county-level rates for LABORER Carpenter Tender, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance | NC | highway | $12.51 | $0.27 | $12.78 | WD → |
| Alexander | NC | highway | $10.50 | $0.00 | $10.50 | WD → |
| Alleghany | NC | highway | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Anson | NC | highway | $12.51 | $0.27 | $12.78 | WD → |
| Ashe | NC | highway | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Avery | NC | highway | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Beaufort | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Bertie | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Bladen | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Brunswick | NC | highway | $12.88 | $0.00 | $12.88 | WD → |
| Buncombe | NC | highway | $10.50 | $0.00 | $10.50 | WD → |
| Burke | NC | highway | $10.50 | $0.00 | $10.50 | WD → |
| Cabarrus | NC | highway | $12.51 | $0.27 | $12.78 | WD → |
| Caldwell | NC | highway | $10.50 | $0.00 | $10.50 | WD → |
| Camden | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Carteret | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Caswell | NC | highway | $10.21 | $0.00 | $10.21 | WD → |
| Catawba | NC | highway | $10.50 | $0.00 | $10.50 | WD → |
| Chatham | NC | highway | $12.51 | $0.27 | $12.78 | WD → |
| Cherokee | NC | highway | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Chowan | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Clay | NC | highway | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Cleveland | NC | highway | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Columbus | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Craven | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Cumberland | NC | highway | $12.88 | $0.00 | $12.88 | WD → |
| Currituck | NC | highway | $12.88 | $0.00 | $12.88 | WD → |
| Dare | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Davidson | NC | highway | $10.21 | $0.00 | $10.21 | WD → |
| Davie | NC | highway | $12.51 | $0.27 | $12.78 | WD → |
| Duplin | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Durham | NC | highway | $12.51 | $0.27 | $12.78 | WD → |
| Edgecombe | NC | highway | $12.88 | $0.00 | $12.88 | WD → |
| Forsyth | NC | highway | $12.51 | $0.27 | $12.78 | WD → |
| Franklin | NC | highway | $12.88 | $0.00 | $12.88 | WD → |
| Gaston | NC | highway | $12.51 | $0.27 | $12.78 | WD → |
| Gates | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Graham | NC | highway | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Granville | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Greene | NC | highway | $12.88 | $0.00 | $12.88 | WD → |
| Guilford | NC | highway | $12.51 | $0.27 | $12.78 | WD → |
| Halifax | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Harnett | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Haywood | NC | highway | $10.50 | $0.00 | $10.50 | WD → |
| Henderson | NC | highway | $10.50 | $0.00 | $10.50 | WD → |
| Hertford | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Hoke | NC | highway | $12.88 | $0.00 | $12.88 | WD → |
| Hyde | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Iredell | NC | highway | $10.21 | $0.00 | $10.21 | WD → |
| Jackson | NC | highway | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Johnston | NC | highway | $12.88 | $0.00 | $12.88 | WD → |
| Jones | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Lee | NC | highway | $10.21 | $0.00 | $10.21 | WD → |
| Lenoir | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Lincoln | NC | highway | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Macon | NC | highway | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Madison | NC | highway | $10.50 | $0.00 | $10.50 | WD → |
| Martin | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| McDowell | NC | highway | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Mecklenburg | NC | highway | $12.51 | $0.27 | $12.78 | WD → |
| Mitchell | NC | highway | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Montgomery | NC | highway | $10.21 | $0.00 | $10.21 | WD → |
| Moore | NC | highway | $10.21 | $0.00 | $10.21 | WD → |
| Nash | NC | highway | $12.88 | $0.00 | $12.88 | WD → |
| New Hanover | NC | highway | $12.88 | $0.00 | $12.88 | WD → |
| Northampton | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Onslow | NC | highway | $12.88 | $0.00 | $12.88 | WD → |
| Orange | NC | highway | $12.51 | $0.27 | $12.78 | WD → |
| Pamlico | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Pasquotank | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Pender | NC | highway | $12.88 | $0.00 | $12.88 | WD → |
| Perquimans | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Person | NC | highway | $12.51 | $0.27 | $12.78 | WD → |
| Pitt | NC | highway | $12.88 | $0.00 | $12.88 | WD → |
| Polk | NC | highway | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Randolph | NC | highway | $12.51 | $0.27 | $12.78 | WD → |
| Richmond | NC | highway | $10.21 | $0.00 | $10.21 | WD → |
| Robeson | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Rockingham | NC | highway | $12.51 | $0.27 | $12.78 | WD → |
| Rowan | NC | highway | $10.21 | $0.00 | $10.21 | WD → |
| Rutherford | NC | highway | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Sampson | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Scotland | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Stanly | NC | highway | $10.21 | $0.00 | $10.21 | WD → |
| Stokes | NC | highway | $12.51 | $0.27 | $12.78 | WD → |
| Surry | NC | highway | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Swain | NC | highway | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Transylvania | NC | highway | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Tyrrell | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Union | NC | highway | $12.51 | $0.27 | $12.78 | WD → |
| Vance | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Wake | NC | highway | $12.88 | $0.00 | $12.88 | WD → |
| Warren | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Washington | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Watauga | NC | highway | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Wayne | NC | highway | $12.88 | $0.00 | $12.88 | WD → |
| Wilkes | NC | highway | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Wilson | NC | highway | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | WD → |
| Yadkin | NC | highway | $12.51 | $0.27 | $12.78 | WD → |
| Yancey | NC | highway | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |