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Laborer prevailing wage in Carter County, Oklahoma
$12.35an hour, base + fringe
$11.58 wage + $0.77 fringe benefits · Building · SUOK2012-015
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Carter County, a laborer must be paid at least $12.35 an hour: a $11.58 base wage plus $0.77 in fringe benefits, under wage determination OK20260037 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $12.35 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination OK20260037, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUOK2012-015 (June 18, 2012). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Oklahoma's law was invalidated in 1995 and its public-works wage rules are revoked (DOL state table).
DOL lists 15 laborer rates for Carter County, from $7.25 to $15.02 an hour. See all of them.
- This base is below $13.65, the Executive Order 13658 minimum. Contracts that order covers must pay at least that (see the WD's note).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $11.58 + $0.77
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) | $11.58 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $0.77 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $12.35 |
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 Oklahoma change log lists what each one changed.
Every laborer rate in Carter County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CONCRETE SAW (REMAINING COUNTIES)Highway · SUOK2011-007$15.02
- LABORER: PIPELAYERHeavy · SUOK2012-013$14.00
- LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHeavy · SUOK2012-013$13.09
- LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEBuilding · SUOK2012-015$13.04
- LABORER (AIR/POWER TOOL OPERATOR (INCLUDES HANDHELD CONCRETE SAWS AND CHIPPING GUNS))Highway · SUOK2011-007$12.79
- LABORER (VIBRATING PLATE)Highway · SUOK2011-007$12.70
- LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuilding · SUOK2012-015$12.35
- LABORER (ASPHALT RAKER AND SHOVELER)Highway · SUOK2011-007$12.35
- LABORER: PIPELAYERBuilding · SUOK2012-015$11.65
- LABORER (TRAFFIC CONTROL (INCLUDES FLAGGER, SETTING UP AND MOVING CONES/BARRELS))Highway · SUOK2011-007$11.15
- LABORER (PIPELAYER)Highway · SUOK2011-007$11.13
- LABORER, COMMON OR GENERAL (CARTER COUNTY)Highway · SUOK2011-007$9.97
- LABORERS: MASON TENDERSResidential · SUOK1997-009$7.25
- LABORERS: (MORTAR MIXERS)Residential · SUOK1997-009$7.25
- LABORERS: (LABORERS)Residential · SUOK1997-009$7.25
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABORER: PIPELAYERBuildingSUOK2012-015 | $11.65 | $11.65 | $0.00 | OK20260037 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEBuildingSUOK2012-015 | $13.04 | $13.04 | $0.00 | OK20260037 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuildingSUOK2012-015 | $12.35 | $11.58 | $0.77 | OK20260037 Mod 1 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CONCRETE SAW (REMAINING COUNTIES)HighwaySUOK2011-007 | $15.02 | $15.02 | $0.00 | OK20260020 Mod 1 |
| LABORER, COMMON OR GENERAL (CARTER COUNTY)HighwaySUOK2011-007 | $9.97 | $9.97 | $0.00 | OK20260020 Mod 1 |
| LABORER (VIBRATING PLATE)HighwaySUOK2011-007 | $12.70 | $12.70 | $0.00 | OK20260020 Mod 1 |
| LABORER (TRAFFIC CONTROL (INCLUDES FLAGGER, SETTING UP AND MOVING CONES/BARRELS))HighwaySUOK2011-007 | $11.15 | $11.15 | $0.00 | OK20260020 Mod 1 |
| LABORER (PIPELAYER)HighwaySUOK2011-007 | $11.13 | $11.13 | $0.00 | OK20260020 Mod 1 |
| LABORER (ASPHALT RAKER AND SHOVELER)HighwaySUOK2011-007 | $12.35 | $12.35 | $0.00 | OK20260020 Mod 1 |
| LABORER (AIR/POWER TOOL OPERATOR (INCLUDES HANDHELD CONCRETE SAWS AND CHIPPING GUNS))HighwaySUOK2011-007 | $12.79 | $12.79 | $0.00 | OK20260020 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: PIPELAYERHeavySUOK2012-013 | $14.00 | $14.00 | $0.00 | OK20260035 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHeavySUOK2012-013 | $13.09 | $13.09 | $0.00 | OK20260035 Mod 1 |
| LABORERS: MASON TENDERSResidentialSUOK1997-009 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $0.00 | OK20260001 Mod 1 |
| LABORERS: (MORTAR MIXERS)ResidentialSUOK1997-009 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $0.00 | OK20260001 Mod 1 |
| LABORERS: (LABORERS)ResidentialSUOK1997-009 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $0.00 | OK20260001 Mod 1 |
How Carter County compares
The main laborer rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Oklahoma
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Carter Countybase $11.58$12.35
- Murray Countybase $11.40$11.40
- Love Countybase $11.43$11.43
- Garvin Countybase $11.43$11.43
Laborer 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 Carter County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephens County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $13.09 | $12.25 | +$0.74 |
| Jefferson County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $12.44 | $11.60 | +$0.09 |
| Carter County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $12.35 | $11.58 | |
| Love County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $11.43 | $11.43 | −$0.92 |
| Garvin County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $11.43 | $11.43 | −$0.92 |
| Marshall County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $11.43 | $11.43 | −$0.92 |
| Murray County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $11.40 | $11.40 | −$0.95 |
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 OK20260037 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/OK20260037/1
We read every active Oklahoma 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 Carter County as CSV · Report an error