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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Madison | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Morehouse | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Natchitoches | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Orleans | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Ouachita | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Plaquemines | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Pointe Coupee | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Rapides | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Red River | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Richland | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Sabine | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| St Bernard | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| St Charles | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| St Helena | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| St James | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| St James | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| St John the Baptist | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| St John the Baptist | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| St Landry | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| St Martin | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| St Mary | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| St Tammany | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Tangipahoa | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Tensas | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Terrebonne | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Union | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Vermilion | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Vernon | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Washington | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Webster | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| West Baton Rouge | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| West Carroll | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| West Feliciana | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Winn | LA | heavy | $16.85 | $0.00 | $16.85 | WD → |
| Talbot | MD | heavy | $36.21 | $6.67 | $42.88 | WD → |
| Talbot | MD | heavy | $36.21 | $6.67 | $42.88 | WD → |
| Talbot | MD | highway | $36.21 | $6.67 | $42.88 | WD → |
| Talbot | MD | highway | $36.21 | $6.67 | $42.88 | WD → |
| Adams | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Alcorn | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Amite | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Attala | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Benton | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Bolivar | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Calhoun | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Carroll | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Chickasaw | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Choctaw | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Claiborne | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Clarke | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Clay | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Coahoma | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Copiah | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Covington | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| De Soto | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Forrest | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Franklin | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| George | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Greene | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Grenada | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Hancock | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Harrison | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Hinds | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Holmes | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Humphreys | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Issaquena | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Itawamba | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Jackson | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Jasper | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Jefferson | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Jefferson Davis | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Jones | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Kemper | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Lafayette | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Lamar | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Lauderdale | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Lawrence | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Leake | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Lee | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Leflore | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Lincoln | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Lowndes | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Madison | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Marion | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Marshall | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Monroe | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Montgomery | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Neshoba | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Newton | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Noxubee | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Oktibbeha | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Panola | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Pearl River | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Perry | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Pike | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Pontotoc | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Prentiss | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Quitman | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |
| Rankin | MS | heavy | $19.67 | $0.00 | $19.67 | WD → |