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Ohio carpenter prevailing wage, county by county

A carpenter's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Ohio runs from $15.50 an hour in Licking County to $61.02 in Ashtabula County. The median county is $38.34.

Main carpenter classification in each county, Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. 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)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Crawford County carpenter: $33.69 per hourMedina County carpenter: $43.85 per hourHancock County carpenter: $24.97 per hourHarrison County carpenter: $38.74 per hourKnox County carpenter: $33.69 per hourDefiance County carpenter: $24.44 per hourGreene County carpenter: $49.40 per hourMarion County carpenter: $33.69 per hourShelby County carpenter: $30.17 per hourSummit County carpenter: $60.08 per hourVan Wert County carpenter: $25.65 per hourWarren County carpenter: $51.36 per hourGuernsey County carpenter: $38.74 per hourDelaware County carpenter: $37.11 per hourGeauga County carpenter: $44.61 per hourPickaway County carpenter: $25.00 per hourPortage County carpenter: $35.69 per hourLicking County carpenter: $15.50 per hourDarke County carpenter: $30.17 per hourSandusky County carpenter: $39.73 per hourHolmes County carpenter: $33.69 per hourHocking County carpenter: $38.34 per hourLucas County carpenter: $60.95 per hourMeigs County carpenter: $38.34 per hourGallia County carpenter: $38.34 per hourHuron County carpenter: $38.03 per hourCarroll County carpenter: $35.01 per hourLogan County carpenter: $30.17 per hourUnion County carpenter: $34.47 per hourAuglaize County carpenter: $30.17 per hourRichland County carpenter: $34.47 per hourWilliams County carpenter: $55.41 per hourBelmont County carpenter: $56.89 per hourHighland County carpenter: $38.34 per hourWood County carpenter: $60.95 per hourColumbiana County carpenter: $33.69 per hourStark County carpenter: $35.01 per hourButler County carpenter: $51.36 per hourWashington County carpenter: $36.60 per hourMontgomery County carpenter: $27.29 per hourAshland County carpenter: $33.69 per hourJefferson County carpenter: $56.89 per hourAdams County carpenter: $38.34 per hourPreble County carpenter: $28.93 per hourPutnam County carpenter: $55.41 per hourRoss County carpenter: $57.12 per hourClark County carpenter: $28.93 per hourScioto County carpenter: $57.12 per hourSeneca County carpenter: $21.07 per hourFairfield County carpenter: $59.53 per hourTrumbull County carpenter: $55.31 per hourTuscarawas County carpenter: $38.74 per hourLorain County carpenter: $44.61 per hourPike County carpenter: $38.34 per hourLawrence County carpenter: $36.60 per hourWayne County carpenter: $56.15 per hourClermont County carpenter: $51.36 per hourCoshocton County carpenter: $38.74 per hourMadison County carpenter: $34.47 per hourCuyahoga County carpenter: $61.02 per hourFranklin County carpenter: $59.53 per hourHamilton County carpenter: $51.36 per hourHardin County carpenter: $30.17 per hourClinton County carpenter: $38.34 per hourAllen County carpenter: $25.10 per hourFulton County carpenter: $60.95 per hourJackson County carpenter: $38.34 per hourAthens County carpenter: $59.07 per hourHenry County carpenter: $30.17 per hourFayette County carpenter: $61.02 per hourMiami County carpenter: $28.93 per hourOttawa County carpenter: $34.60 per hourMorgan County carpenter: $38.74 per hourVinton County carpenter: $38.34 per hourWyandot County carpenter: $45.09 per hourPerry County carpenter: $38.74 per hourChampaign County carpenter: $30.17 per hourLake County carpenter: $44.61 per hourMahoning County carpenter: $55.31 per hourMercer County carpenter: $30.17 per hourPaulding County carpenter: $30.17 per hourMorrow County carpenter: $17.91 per hourMuskingum County carpenter: $38.74 per hourMonroe County carpenter: $38.74 per hourBrown County carpenter: $51.36 per hourAshtabula County carpenter: $61.02 per hourErie County carpenter: $44.61 per hourNoble County carpenter: $38.74 per hour
$15$30$36$38$55$61Carpenter, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a carpenter make on prevailing wage in Ohio?

3 groups of counties with identical rates and 79 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Ashtabula County1 county$61.02
  2. Cuyahoga County1 county$61.02
  3. Fayette County1 county$61.02
  4. Fulton County1 county$60.95
  5. Lucas County1 county$60.95
  6. Wood County1 county$60.95
  7. Summit County1 county$60.08
  8. Fairfield County1 county$59.53
  9. Franklin County1 county$59.53
  10. Athens County1 county$59.07
  11. Ross County1 county$57.12
  12. Scioto County1 county$57.12
  13. Belmont County1 county$56.89
  14. Jefferson County1 county$56.89
  15. Wayne County1 county$56.15
  16. Putnam County1 county$55.41
  17. Williams County1 county$55.41
  18. Mahoning County1 county$55.31
  19. Trumbull County1 county$55.31
  20. Brown County1 county$51.36
  21. Butler County1 county$51.36
  22. Clermont County1 county$51.36
  23. Hamilton County1 county$51.36
  24. Warren County1 county$51.36
  25. Greene County1 county$49.40
  26. Wyandot County1 county$45.09
  27. Erie County1 county$44.61
  28. Geauga County1 county$44.61
  29. Lake County1 county$44.61
  30. Lorain County1 county$44.61
  31. Medina County1 county$43.85
  32. Sandusky County1 county$39.73
  33. Guernsey County group4 counties$38.74
  34. Coshocton County1 county$38.74
  35. Harrison County1 county$38.74
  36. Monroe County1 county$38.74
  37. Muskingum County1 county$38.74
  38. Tuscarawas County1 county$38.74
  39. Highland County group3 counties$38.34
  40. Adams County1 county$38.34

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Ashtabula CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING, METAL STUD INSTALLATION, SOFT FLOOR LAYING, AND FORM WORK)$61.02 $37.52 
Cuyahoga CountyCARPENTER (INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION; EXCLUDING SOFT FLOOR LAYING AND FORM WORK)$61.02 $37.52 
Fayette CountyCARPENTER$61.02 $37.52 
Fulton CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION)$60.95 $34.42 
Lucas CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION)$60.95 $34.42 
Wood CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION)$60.95 $34.42 
Summit CountyCARPENTER (INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING, METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND FORM WORK)$60.08 $36.29 
Fairfield CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION)$59.53 $35.94 
Franklin CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION)$59.53 $35.94 
Athens CountyCARPENTER$59.07 $35.69 
Ross CountyCARPENTER$57.12 $29.29 
Scioto CountyCARPENTER$57.12 $29.29 
Belmont CountyCARPENTER$56.89 $31.82 
Jefferson CountyCARPENTER$56.89 $31.82 
Wayne CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$56.15 $33.09 
Putnam CountyCARPENTER (INCLUDING SOFT FLOOR LAYER)$55.41 $30.25 
Williams CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$55.41 $30.45 
Mahoning CountyCARPENTER (INCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND EXCLUDES FORM WORK)$55.31 $31.77 
Trumbull CountyCARPENTER (INCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND EXCLUDES FORM WORK)$55.31 $31.77 
Brown CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$51.36 $32.26 
Butler CountyCARPENTER (ACCOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION ONLY)$51.36 $32.26 
Clermont CountyCARPENTER (ACCOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION ONLY)$51.36 $32.26 
Hamilton CountyCARPENTER (ACCOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION ONLY)$51.36 $32.26 
Warren CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$51.36 $32.26 
Greene CountyCARPENTER$49.40 $30.96 
Wyandot CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$45.09 $28.84 
Erie CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$44.61 $31.87 
Geauga CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$44.61 $31.87 
Lake CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$44.61 $31.87 
Lorain CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$44.61 $31.87 
Medina CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$43.85 $31.41 
Sandusky CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$39.73 $25.17 
Guernsey County group, 4 localities: Guernsey, Morgan, Noble, PerryCARPENTER$38.74 $25.75 
Coshocton CountyCARPENTER$38.74 $25.75 
Harrison CountyCARPENTER$38.74 $25.75 
Monroe CountyCARPENTER$38.74 $25.75 
Muskingum CountyCARPENTER$38.74 $25.75 
Tuscarawas CountyCARPENTER$38.74 $25.75 
Highland County group, 3 localities: Highland, Hocking, JacksonCARPENTER$38.34 $25.80 
Adams CountyCARPENTER$38.34 $25.80 
Clinton CountyCARPENTER$38.34 $25.80 
Gallia CountyCARPENTER$38.34 $25.80 
Meigs CountyCARPENTER$38.34 $25.80 
Pike CountyCARPENTER$38.34 $25.80 
Vinton CountyCARPENTER$38.34 $25.80 
Huron CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$38.03 $24.04 
Delaware CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING FLOOR LAYING - HARD WOOD FLOORS, SOFT FLOOR LAYING, AND ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION)$37.11 $28.52 
Lawrence CountyCARPENTER$36.60 $24.74 
Washington CountyCARPENTER$36.60 $24.74 
Portage CountyCARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND FORM WORK$35.69 $27.78 
Stark County group, 2 localities: Carroll, StarkCARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION$35.01 $24.30 
Ottawa CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION)$34.60 $24.65 
Madison CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, FLOOR LAYING - HARDWOOD FLOORS, AND SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$34.47 $23.42 
Richland CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, FLOOR LAYING - HARDWOOD FLOORS, AND SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$34.47 $23.42 
Union CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, FLOOR LAYING - HARDWOOD FLOORS, AND SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$34.47 $23.42 
Ashland CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$33.69 $23.19 
Columbiana CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$33.69 $23.19 
Crawford CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$33.69 $23.19 
Holmes CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$33.69 $23.19 
Knox CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$33.69 $23.19 
Marion CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$33.69 $23.19 
Auglaize CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$30.17 $21.09 
Champaign CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$30.17 $21.09 
Darke CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$30.17 $21.09 
Hardin CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$30.17 $21.09 
Henry CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$30.17 $21.09 
Logan CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$30.17 $21.09 
Mercer CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$30.17 $21.09 
Paulding CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$30.17 $21.09 
Shelby CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$30.17 $21.09 
Clark CountyCARPENTER$28.93 $21.80 
Miami CountyCARPENTER$28.93 $21.80 
Preble CountyCARPENTER$28.93 $21.80 
Montgomery CountyCARPENTER$27.29 $21.59 
Van Wert CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$25.65 $19.52 
Allen CountyCARPENTER$25.10 $19.34 
Pickaway CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, FLOOR LAYING - HARDWOOD FLOOR, AND SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$25.00 $25.00 
Hancock CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$24.97 $19.79 
Defiance CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$24.44 $19.12 
Seneca CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION, AND SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$21.07 $16.59 
Morrow CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, FLOOR LAYING - HARDWOOD FLOORS, AND SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$17.91 $16.59 
Licking CountyCARPENTER (EXCLUDING ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, FLOOR LAYING - HARDWOOD FLOORS, AND SOFT FLOOR LAYING)$15.50 $15.50 

3 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 79 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Ohio carpenter pay

What is the carpenter prevailing wage in Franklin County?

$59.53 an hour: a $35.94 base wage plus $23.59 in fringe benefits, under wage determination OH20260078, modification 1. Overtime and every carpenter classification in Franklin County.

Does carpenter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Franklin County the $59.53 total is a $35.94 base wage plus $23.59 in fringe benefits, about 40% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does carpenter prevailing wage pay overtime in Ohio?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice carpenters get this rate?

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)).

Why do some counties have the same carpenter rate?

DOL often publishes the same carpenter rates for several counties. Across Ohio, the 88 counties with a carpenter rate fall into 82 distinct sets of rates, and 3 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 4 counties (the Guernsey County group).