WELDER — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for WELDERs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 835 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for WELDER is $16.85/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $11.52 and $22.00/hr. The highest state average is Rhode Island at $79.18/hr; the lowest is U.S. Virgin Islands at $7.25/hr.
Bottom 10%
$11.52
Median
$16.85
Average
$18.46
Top 10%
$22.00
Range: $7.25 – $79.18/hr across 8 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 51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers.
Davis-Bacon median
$16.85/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$24.52/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-31.3%
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
Florida FL
Avg base: $9.79/hr
Avg total: $11.52/hr
69 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $16.85/hr
Avg total: $16.85/hr
66 rates
Maryland MD
Avg base: $36.21/hr
Avg total: $42.88/hr
4 rates
Mississippi MS
Avg base: $19.67/hr
Avg total: $19.67/hr
82 rates
Rhode Island RI
Avg base: $48.68/hr
Avg total: $79.18/hr
15 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $18.29/hr
Avg total: $18.29/hr
460 rates
Virginia VA
Avg base: $12.78/hr
Avg total: $15.74/hr
131 rates
U.S. Virgin Islands VI
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
8 rates
All Rates
835 county-level rates for WELDER, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Baker | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Bay | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Bradford | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Brevard | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Broward | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Calhoun | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Charlotte | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Citrus | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Clay | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Collier | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Columbia | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| De Soto | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Dixie | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Duval | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Escambia | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Flagler | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Franklin | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Gadsden | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Gilchrist | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Glades | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Gulf | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Hamilton | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Hardee | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Hendry | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Hernando | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Highlands | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Hillsborough | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Holmes | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Indian River | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Jackson | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Jefferson | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Lafayette | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Lake | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Lee | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Leon | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Levy | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Liberty | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Madison | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Manatee | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Marion | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Martin | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Miami-Dade | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Miami-Dade | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Monroe | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Nassau | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Okaloosa | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Okeechobee | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Orange | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Osceola | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Palm Beach | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Pasco | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Pinellas | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Polk | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Putnam | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Santa Rosa | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Sarasota | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Seminole | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| St Johns | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| St Johns | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| St Lucie | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Sumter | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Suwannee | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Taylor | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Union | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Volusia | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Wakulla | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Walton | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Washington | FL | heavy | $9.79 | $1.73 | $11.52 | WD → |
| Acadia | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Allen | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Ascension | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Assumption | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Avoyelles | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Beauregard | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Bienville | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Bossier | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Caddo | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Calcasieu | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Caldwell | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Cameron | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Catahoula | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Claiborne | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Concordia | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| De Soto | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| East Baton Rouge | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| East Carroll | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| East Feliciana | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Evangeline | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Franklin | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Grant | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Iberia | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Iberville | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Jackson | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Jefferson | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Jefferson Davis | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| La Salle | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Lafayette | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Lafourche | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Lincoln | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |