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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presidio | TX | highway | $17.46 | $0.00 | $17.46 | WD → |
| Rains | TX | highway | $18.80 | $0.00 | $18.80 | WD → |
| Randall | TX | highway | $18.51 | $0.00 | $18.51 | WD → |
| Reagan | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Real | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Red River | TX | highway | $18.80 | $0.00 | $18.80 | WD → |
| Reeves | TX | highway | $17.46 | $0.00 | $17.46 | WD → |
| Refugio | TX | highway | $18.40 | $0.00 | $18.40 | WD → |
| Roberts | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Robertson | TX | highway | $19.05 | $0.00 | $19.05 | WD → |
| Rockwall | TX | highway | $19.32 | $0.00 | $19.32 | WD → |
| Runnels | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Rusk | TX | highway | $17.91 | $0.00 | $17.91 | WD → |
| Sabine | TX | highway | $18.80 | $0.00 | $18.80 | WD → |
| San Augustine | TX | highway | $18.80 | $0.00 | $18.80 | WD → |
| San Jacinto | TX | heavy | $10.57 | $0.00 | $10.57 | WD → |
| San Jacinto | TX | highway | $19.11 | $0.00 | $19.11 | WD → |
| San Patricio | TX | highway | $18.42 | $0.00 | $18.42 | WD → |
| San Saba | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Schleicher | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Scurry | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Shackelford | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Shelby | TX | highway | $18.80 | $0.00 | $18.80 | WD → |
| Sherman | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Smith | TX | highway | $17.91 | $0.00 | $17.91 | WD → |
| Smith | TX | heavy | $11.39 | $0.00 | $11.39 | WD → |
| Somervell | TX | highway | $18.80 | $0.00 | $18.80 | WD → |
| Starr | TX | highway | $16.75 | $0.00 | $16.75 | WD → |
| Stephens | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Sterling | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Stonewall | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Sutton | TX | highway | $17.46 | $0.00 | $17.46 | WD → |
| Swisher | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Tarrant | TX | highway | $19.32 | $0.00 | $19.32 | WD → |
| Taylor | TX | highway | $18.51 | $0.00 | $18.51 | WD → |
| Terrell | TX | highway | $17.46 | $0.00 | $17.46 | WD → |
| Terry | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Throckmorton | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Titus | TX | highway | $18.80 | $0.00 | $18.80 | WD → |
| Tom Green | TX | highway | $18.51 | $0.00 | $18.51 | WD → |
| Travis | TX | highway | $19.05 | $0.00 | $19.05 | WD → |
| Trinity | TX | highway | $18.80 | $0.00 | $18.80 | WD → |
| Tyler | TX | highway | $18.80 | $0.00 | $18.80 | WD → |
| Upshur | TX | highway | $17.91 | $0.00 | $17.91 | WD → |
| Upton | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Uvalde | TX | highway | $16.75 | $0.00 | $16.75 | WD → |
| Val Verde | TX | highway | $17.46 | $0.00 | $17.46 | WD → |
| Van Zandt | TX | highway | $18.80 | $0.00 | $18.80 | WD → |
| Victoria | TX | highway | $18.42 | $0.00 | $18.42 | WD → |
| Walker | TX | highway | $18.80 | $0.00 | $18.80 | WD → |
| Waller | TX | highway | $19.11 | $0.00 | $19.11 | WD → |
| Ward | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Washington | TX | highway | $18.80 | $0.00 | $18.80 | WD → |
| Webb | TX | highway | $16.79 | $0.00 | $16.79 | WD → |
| Wharton | TX | highway | $18.40 | $0.00 | $18.40 | WD → |
| Wheeler | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Wichita | TX | highway | $18.51 | $0.00 | $18.51 | WD → |
| Wilbarger | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Willacy | TX | highway | $16.75 | $0.00 | $16.75 | WD → |
| Williamson | TX | highway | $19.05 | $0.00 | $19.05 | WD → |
| Wilson | TX | highway | $19.05 | $0.00 | $19.05 | WD → |
| Winkler | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Wise | TX | highway | $19.32 | $0.00 | $19.32 | WD → |
| Wise | TX | heavy | $10.57 | $0.00 | $10.57 | WD → |
| Wood | TX | highway | $18.80 | $0.00 | $18.80 | WD → |
| Yoakum | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Young | TX | highway | $18.10 | $0.00 | $18.10 | WD → |
| Zapata | TX | highway | $16.75 | $0.00 | $16.75 | WD → |
| Zavala | TX | highway | $16.75 | $0.00 | $16.75 | WD → |