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Carpenter prevailing wage in Denver County, Colorado
$27.40an hour, base + fringe
$21.09 wage + $6.31 fringe benefits · Building · SUCO2013-006
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Denver County, a carpenter must be paid at least $27.40 an hour: a $21.09 base wage plus $6.31 in fringe benefits, under wage determination CO20260020 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $27.40 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination CO20260020, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUCO2013-006 (July 31, 2015). 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 Denver County, from $14.76 to $45.28 an hour. See all of them.
City of Denver projects use Denver Labor's own schedules, listed on their own page (City of Denver schedules). The rates below are the Davis-Bacon determinations, which state projects in Denver County use.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $21.09 + $6.31
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) | $21.09 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $6.31 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $27.40 |
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 Denver County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)Highway · CARP9901-008$45.28
- CARPENTER (EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION)Building · SUCO2013-006$27.40
- CARPENTER (EXCLUDES FORM WORK)Highway · SUCO2011-004$24.35
- 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
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER (EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION)BuildingSUCO2013-006 | $27.40 | $21.09 | $6.31 | CO20260020 Mod 1 |
| CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)HighwayCARP9901-008 | $45.28 | $33.11 | $12.17 | CO20260009 Mod 1 |
| CARPENTER (EXCLUDES FORM WORK)HighwaySUCO2011-004 | $24.35 | $19.27 | $5.08 | CO20260009 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 Denver 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
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Denver Countybase $21.09$27.40
- Broomfield Countybase $21.78$27.95
- Jefferson Countybase $35.09$48.93
- Adams Countybase $35.09$48.93
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 Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | CARPENTER (INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION AND DRYWALL HANGING; EXCLUDES METAL STUD INSTALLATION) | $48.93 | $35.09 | +$21.53 |
| Adams County | CARPENTER (INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION AND DRYWALL HANGING; EXCLUDES METAL STUD INSTALLATION) | $48.93 | $35.09 | +$21.53 |
| Douglas County | CARPENTER (INLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION; EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING, DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION) | $48.93 | $35.09 | +$21.53 |
| Arapahoe County | CARPENTER (EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION) | $29.46 | $23.83 | +$2.06 |
| Boulder County | CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING | $29.45 | $22.66 | +$2.05 |
| Broomfield County | CARPENTER (EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION) | $27.95 | $21.78 | +$0.55 |
| Denver County | CARPENTER (EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION) | $27.40 | $21.09 |
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).
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 CO20260020 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/CO20260020/1
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 Denver County as CSV · Report an error