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Carpenter prevailing wage in Mercer County, Ohio
$30.17an hour, base + fringe
$21.09 wage + $9.08 fringe benefits · Building · SUOH2012-050
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Mercer County, a carpenter must be paid at least $30.17 an hour: a $21.09 base wage plus $9.08 in fringe benefits, under wage determination OH20260048 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $30.17 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination OH20260048, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUOH2012-050 (August 29, 2014). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Ohio also sets its own rates (ORC 4115, Department of Commerce); on jobs covered by both, pay the higher. Ohio's rates sit behind an OHID login on its prevailing wage portal, so this site shows the Davis-Bacon rates only.
DOL lists 3 carpenter rates for Mercer County, from $26.15 to $58.13 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $21.09 + $9.08
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) | $9.08 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $30.17 |
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 Ohio change log lists what each one changed.
Every carpenter rate in Mercer County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- CARPENTER (ALLEN, AUGLAIZE, HARDIN, MERCER, PUTNAM & VAN WERT)Highway, Heavy · CARP0372-002$58.13
- CARPENTER (EXCLUDING SOFT FLOOR LAYING)Building · SUOH2012-050$30.17
- CARPENTERResidential · SUOH2012-003$26.15
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER (EXCLUDING SOFT FLOOR LAYING)BuildingSUOH2012-050 | $30.17 | $21.09 | $9.08 | OH20260048 Mod 1 |
| CARPENTER (ALLEN, AUGLAIZE, HARDIN, MERCER, PUTNAM & VAN WERT)Highway, HeavyCARP0372-002 | $58.13 | $31.80 | $26.33 | OH20260001 Mod 5 |
| CARPENTERResidentialSUOH2012-003 | $26.15 | $19.90 | $6.25 | OH20260005 Mod 1 |
How Mercer 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 Ohio
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Mercer Countybase $21.09$30.17
- Auglaize Countybase $21.09$30.17
- Van Wert Countybase $19.52$25.65
- Shelby Countybase $21.09$30.17
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 Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer County | CARPENTER (EXCLUDING SOFT FLOOR LAYING) | $30.17 | $21.09 | |
| Auglaize County | CARPENTER (EXCLUDING SOFT FLOOR LAYING) | $30.17 | $21.09 | same |
| Shelby County | CARPENTER (EXCLUDING SOFT FLOOR LAYING) | $30.17 | $21.09 | same |
| Darke County | CARPENTER (EXCLUDING SOFT FLOOR LAYING) | $30.17 | $21.09 | same |
| Miami County | CARPENTER | $28.93 | $21.80 | −$1.24 |
| Van Wert County | CARPENTER (EXCLUDING SOFT FLOOR LAYING) | $25.65 | $19.52 | −$4.52 |
| Allen County | CARPENTER | $25.10 | $19.34 | −$5.07 |
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 OH20260048 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/OH20260048/1
We read every active Ohio 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 Mercer County as CSV · Report an error