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Carpenter prevailing wage in Bristol County, Massachusetts
$81.55an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$50.10 base wage + $31.45 fringe benefits · Residential · CARP0336-008
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Bristol County, a carpenter must be paid at least $81.55 an hour: a $50.10 base wage plus $31.45 in fringe benefits, under wage determination MA20260004 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $81.55 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination MA20260004, modification 2, published August 6, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier CARP0336-008 (September 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Massachusetts also sets its own rates; on jobs covered by both, pay the higher. The Department of Labor Standards issues them per project, by wage request number, and they must be re-requested after 90 days (M.G.L. c. 149 ss. 26-27), so there is no county schedule to show here.
DOL lists 2 carpenter rates for Bristol County, from $45.63 to $81.55 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $50.10 + $31.45
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) | $50.10 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $31.45 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $81.55 |
When does this rate change?
- 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 Massachusetts change log lists what each one changed.
Every carpenter rate in Bristol County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTERS (INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING & ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION) (WORCESTER COUNTY (EXCEPT GILBERTVILLE, HARDWICK, WARREN, WEST BROOKFIELD))ResidentialCARP0336-008 | $50.10 | $31.45 | $81.55 | MA20260004 Mod 2 |
| CARPENTERS, NEW WOOD FRAME CONSTRUCTION NOT EXCEEDING 4 STORIES INCLUDING BASEMENT: ALL OTHER CARPENTRY WORK ON WOOD FRAME PROJECTS (ZONE 1: MIDDLESEX, NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES (CONSISTS OF BOSTON, ISLANDS OF BOSTON HARBOR, BROOKLINE, CAMBRIDGE, DEDHAM, MALDEN, MEDFORD AND SOMERVILLE))ResidentialCARP0723-002 | $31.61 | $14.02 | $45.63 | MA20260004 Mod 2 |
How Bristol 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 Massachusetts
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Bristol Countybase $50.10$81.55
- Plymouth Countybase $50.10$81.55
- Norfolk Countybase $61.19$92.74
- Dukes Countybase $46.43$74.78
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 wage | Total rate | vs Bristol County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk County | CARPENTER (MIDDLESEX (BELMONT, CAMBRIDGE, EVERETT, MALDEN, MEDFORD, SOMERVILLE); NORFOLK (BROOKLINE, DEDHAM, MILTON); AND SUFFOLK) | $61.19 | $92.74 | +$11.19 |
| Bristol County | CARPENTERS (INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING & ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION) (WORCESTER COUNTY (EXCEPT GILBERTVILLE, HARDWICK, WARREN, WEST BROOKFIELD)) | $50.10 | $81.55 | |
| Plymouth County | CARPENTER (INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, FORM WORK, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION) | $50.10 | $81.55 | same |
| Barnstable County | CARPENTER (BRISTOL (ATTLEBOROUGH, NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH); ESSEX; MIDDLESEX (EXCEPT BELMONT, CAMBRIDGE, EVERETT, MALDEN, MEDFORD, SOMERVILLE); AND NORFOLK (BELLINGHAM, CANTON, FOXBORO, FRANKLIN, MEDFIELD, MEDWAY, MILLIS, NEEDHAM, NORFOLK, NORWOOD, PLAINVILLE, SHARON, WALPOLE, WELLESLEY, WESTWOOD, WRENTHAM)) | $50.10 | $81.55 | same |
| Dukes County | CARPENTER (DUKES; NANTUCKET) | $46.43 | $74.78 | −$6.77 |
| Suffolk County | CARPENTER (BARNSTABLE; BRISTOL (EXCEPT ATTLEBORO & NORTH ATTLEBORO); AND NORFOLK (AVON, HOLBROOK, RANDOLPH, STOUGHTON) COUNTIES) | $39.28 | $67.18 | −$14.37 |
| Middlesex County | CARPENTER (BARNSTABLE; BRISTOL (EXCEPT ATTLEBORO & NORTH ATTLEBORO); AND NORFOLK (AVON, HOLBROOK, RANDOLPH, STOUGHTON) COUNTIES) | $39.28 | $67.18 | −$14.37 |
Massachusetts carpenter prevailing wage by county, with a map
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 MA20260004 Mod 2, published August 6, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/MA20260004/2
We read every active Massachusetts 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. How we check · Download Bristol County as CSV · Report an error