LABORER, UTILITY — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for LABORER, UTILITYs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 269 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for LABORER, UTILITY is $18.40/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $16.75 and $19.05/hr. The highest state average is Texas at $17.88/hr; the lowest is Texas at $17.88/hr.
Range: $9.21 – $19.32/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 47-2061 — Construction Laborers.
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
269 county-level rates for LABORER, UTILITY, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | TX | highway | $18.80 | $0.00 | $18.80 | WD → |
| Andrews | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Angelina | TX | highway | $18.80 | $0.00 | $18.80 | WD → |
| Aransas | TX | highway | $18.42 | $0.00 | $18.42 | WD → |
| Aransas | TX | heavy | $9.21 | $0.00 | $9.21 | WD → |
| Archer | TX | heavy | $9.62 | $0.00 | $9.62 | WD → |
| Archer | TX | highway | $18.51 | $0.00 | $18.51 | WD → |
| Armstrong | TX | highway | $18.51 | $0.00 | $18.51 | WD → |
| Atascosa | TX | highway | $19.05 | $0.00 | $19.05 | WD → |
| Austin | TX | highway | $19.11 | $0.00 | $19.11 | WD → |
| Austin | TX | heavy | $9.21 | $0.00 | $9.21 | WD → |
| Bailey | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Bandera | TX | highway | $19.05 | $0.00 | $19.05 | WD → |
| Bastrop | TX | highway | $19.05 | $0.00 | $19.05 | WD → |
| Baylor | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Bee | TX | highway | $18.40 | $0.00 | $18.40 | WD → |
| Bell | TX | highway | $19.05 | $0.00 | $19.05 | WD → |
| Bexar | TX | highway | $19.05 | $0.00 | $19.05 | WD → |
| Blanco | TX | highway | $18.40 | $0.00 | $18.40 | WD → |
| Borden | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Bosque | TX | highway | $18.80 | $0.00 | $18.80 | WD → |
| Bowie | TX | highway | $17.91 | $0.00 | $17.91 | WD → |
| Bowie | TX | heavy | $11.39 | $0.00 | $11.39 | WD → |
| Brazoria | TX | highway | $19.11 | $0.00 | $19.11 | WD → |
| Brazos | TX | highway | $19.05 | $0.00 | $19.05 | WD → |
| Brewster | TX | highway | $17.46 | $0.00 | $17.46 | WD → |
| Briscoe | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Brooks | TX | highway | $16.75 | $0.00 | $16.75 | WD → |
| Brown | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Burleson | TX | highway | $19.05 | $0.00 | $19.05 | WD → |
| Burnet | TX | highway | $18.40 | $0.00 | $18.40 | WD → |
| Caldwell | TX | highway | $19.05 | $0.00 | $19.05 | WD → |
| Calhoun | TX | heavy | $9.21 | $0.00 | $9.21 | WD → |
| Calhoun | TX | highway | $18.42 | $0.00 | $18.42 | WD → |
| Callahan | TX | heavy | $9.62 | $0.00 | $9.62 | WD → |
| Callahan | TX | highway | $18.51 | $0.00 | $18.51 | WD → |
| Cameron | TX | highway | $16.79 | $0.00 | $16.79 | WD → |
| Camp | TX | highway | $18.80 | $0.00 | $18.80 | WD → |
| Carson | TX | highway | $18.51 | $0.00 | $18.51 | WD → |
| Cass | TX | highway | $18.80 | $0.00 | $18.80 | WD → |
| Castro | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Chambers | TX | highway | $19.11 | $0.00 | $19.11 | WD → |
| Cherokee | TX | highway | $18.80 | $0.00 | $18.80 | WD → |
| Childress | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Clay | TX | highway | $18.51 | $0.00 | $18.51 | WD → |
| Clay | TX | heavy | $9.62 | $0.00 | $9.62 | WD → |
| Cochran | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Coke | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Coleman | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Collin | TX | highway | $19.32 | $0.00 | $19.32 | WD → |
| Collingsworth | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Colorado | TX | highway | $18.40 | $0.00 | $18.40 | WD → |
| Comal | TX | highway | $19.05 | $0.00 | $19.05 | WD → |
| Comanche | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Concho | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Cooke | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Coryell | TX | highway | $19.05 | $0.00 | $19.05 | WD → |
| Cottle | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Crane | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Crockett | TX | highway | $17.46 | $0.00 | $17.46 | WD → |
| Crosby | TX | highway | $18.51 | $0.00 | $18.51 | WD → |
| Culberson | TX | highway | $17.46 | $0.00 | $17.46 | WD → |
| Dallam | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Dallas | TX | highway | $19.32 | $0.00 | $19.32 | WD → |
| Dawson | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| De Witt | TX | highway | $18.40 | $0.00 | $18.40 | WD → |
| Deaf Smith | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Delta | TX | highway | $19.32 | $0.00 | $19.32 | WD → |
| Delta | TX | heavy | $10.57 | $0.00 | $10.57 | WD → |
| Denton | TX | highway | $19.32 | $0.00 | $19.32 | WD → |
| Dickens | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Dimmit | TX | highway | $16.75 | $0.00 | $16.75 | WD → |
| Donley | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Duval | TX | highway | $16.75 | $0.00 | $16.75 | WD → |
| Eastland | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Ector | TX | highway | $18.51 | $0.00 | $18.51 | WD → |
| Edwards | TX | highway | $17.46 | $0.00 | $17.46 | WD → |
| El Paso | TX | highway | $16.73 | $0.00 | $16.73 | WD → |
| Ellis | TX | highway | $19.32 | $0.00 | $19.32 | WD → |
| Erath | TX | highway | $18.80 | $0.00 | $18.80 | WD → |
| Falls | TX | highway | $18.80 | $0.00 | $18.80 | WD → |
| Fannin | TX | highway | $18.80 | $0.00 | $18.80 | WD → |
| Fayette | TX | highway | $18.40 | $0.00 | $18.40 | WD → |
| Fisher | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Floyd | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Foard | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Fort Bend | TX | highway | $19.11 | $0.00 | $19.11 | WD → |
| Franklin | TX | highway | $18.80 | $0.00 | $18.80 | WD → |
| Freestone | TX | highway | $18.80 | $0.00 | $18.80 | WD → |
| Frio | TX | highway | $16.75 | $0.00 | $16.75 | WD → |
| Gaines | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Galveston | TX | highway | $19.11 | $0.00 | $19.11 | WD → |
| Garza | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Gillespie | TX | highway | $18.40 | $0.00 | $18.40 | WD → |
| Glasscock | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Goliad | TX | highway | $18.42 | $0.00 | $18.42 | WD → |
| Goliad | TX | heavy | $9.21 | $0.00 | $9.21 | WD → |
| Gonzales | TX | highway | $18.40 | $0.00 | $18.40 | WD → |
| Gray | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Grayson | TX | highway | $19.32 | $0.00 | $19.32 | WD → |