Carpenter prevailing wage in Adams County, Colorado

$48.93an hour, base + fringe

$35.09 wage + $13.84 fringe benefits · Building · CARP0055-004

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Adams County, a carpenter must be paid at least $48.93 an hour: a $35.09 base wage plus $13.84 in fringe benefits, under wage determination CO20260015 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $48.93 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination CO20260015, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier CARP0055-004 (May 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Colorado's state rule uses these same Davis-Bacon determinations for state-agency projects of $500,000 or more that have no federal money (CDOT contracts excluded), with no separate survey (SB19-196, C.R.S. 24-92-205). The City of Denver publishes its own schedules for its own projects, on the City of Denver page.

DOL lists 7 carpenter rates for Adams County, from $14.76 to $48.93 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $35.09 + $13.84

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.

Base wage (taxable)	$35.09
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$13.84
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$48.93

When this rate changes

A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)).
DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the Colorado change log lists what each one changed.

Every carpenter rate in Adams County

As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

CARPENTER (INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION AND DRYWALL HANGING; EXCLUDES METAL STUD INSTALLATION)Building · CARP0055-004$48.93
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK (ARAPAHOE, BROOMFIELD, CLEAR CREEK, ELBERT, GILPIN, JEFFERSON, PARK)Highway · SUCO2011-001$24.35
CARPENTER, FORM WORK ONLY (ADAMS)Highway · SUCO2011-001$20.35
CARPENTERS: FORM BUILDING AND SETTINGHeavy · SUCO2001-006$19.71
CARPENTERS: ALL OTHER WORKHeavy · SUCO2001-006$18.51
CARPENTER (EXCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING/FRAMING, METAL STUD WORK AND FORM BUILDING/SETTING)Residential · SUCO2001-002$17.74
FORMBUILDER/FORMSETTERResidential · SUCO2001-002$14.76

Hourly rate of each carpenter classification in Adams County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.

Classification	Base + fringe	Base	Fringe benefits	WD
CARPENTER (INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION AND DRYWALL HANGING; EXCLUDES METAL STUD INSTALLATION)BuildingCARP0055-004	$48.93	$35.09	$13.84	CO20260015 Mod 1
CARPENTER, FORM WORK ONLY (ADAMS)HighwaySUCO2011-001	$20.35	$16.78	$3.57	CO20260006 Mod 1
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK (ARAPAHOE, BROOMFIELD, CLEAR CREEK, ELBERT, GILPIN, JEFFERSON, PARK)HighwaySUCO2011-001	$24.35	$19.27	$5.08	CO20260006 Mod 1
CARPENTERS: FORM BUILDING AND SETTINGHeavySUCO2001-006	$19.71	$16.97	$2.74	CO20260002 Mod 1
CARPENTERS: ALL OTHER WORKHeavySUCO2001-006	$18.51	$15.14	$3.37	CO20260002 Mod 1
FORMBUILDER/FORMSETTERResidentialSUCO2001-002	$14.76	$12.78	$1.98	CO20260004 Mod 1
CARPENTER (EXCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING/FRAMING, METAL STUD WORK AND FORM BUILDING/SETTING)ResidentialSUCO2001-002	$17.74	$16.36	$1.38	CO20260004 Mod 1

How Adams County compares

The main carpenter rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.

Every county in Colorado

Adams $48.932447

$18.22Weld$48.93Adams

AdamsNearby: Arapahoe $29.46, Denver $27.40, Broomfield $27.95Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 0 counties pay more than Adams, 2 the same, 62 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Adams Countybase $35.09$48.93
Arapahoe Countybase $23.83$29.46
Denver Countybase $21.09$27.40
Broomfield Countybase $21.78$27.95

Carpenter rates in nearby counties

Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.

County	Classification	Base + fringe	Base	vs Adams County
Adams County	CARPENTER (INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION AND DRYWALL HANGING; EXCLUDES METAL STUD INSTALLATION)	$48.93	$35.09
Morgan County	CARPENTER (FORMBUILDING/FORMSETTING, DRYWALL HANGING/FRAMING AND METAL STUD WORK)	$45.28	$33.11	−$3.65
Arapahoe County	CARPENTER (EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION)	$29.46	$23.83	−$19.47
Broomfield County	CARPENTER (EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION)	$27.95	$21.78	−$20.98
Elbert County	CARPENTER (EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION)	$27.95	$21.78	−$20.98
Denver County	CARPENTER (EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION)	$27.40	$21.09	−$21.53
Weld County	CARPENTER	$18.22	$18.22	−$30.71

Colorado carpenter prevailing wage by county, with a map

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your base pay to the fringe your employer pays for you, in cash or into plans, and compare the sum with the total. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division takes complaints: 1-866-487-9243, or dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints.

Source

U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL), wage determination CO20260015 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/CO20260015/1

We read every active Colorado Davis-Bacon wage determination from SAM.gov's own data and check every number with a second, independent read of the same file. DOL prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. The City of Denver rows are copied from Denver Labor's own schedules. How we check · Download Adams County as CSV · Report an error