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Carpenter prevailing wage in Kay County, Oklahoma
$20.84an hour, base + fringe
$15.34 wage + $5.50 fringe benefits · Building · SUOK2012-048
Kay County uses the same carpenter rates as 12 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Kay County, a carpenter must be paid at least $20.84 an hour: a $15.34 base wage plus $5.50 in fringe benefits, under wage determination OK20260068 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $20.84 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination OK20260068, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUOK2012-048 (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 6 carpenter rates for Kay County, from $7.25 to $21.08 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $15.34 + $5.50
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) | $15.34 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $5.50 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $20.84 |
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 carpenter rate in Kay County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, FORM WORK, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATIONBuilding · SUOK2012-048$21.08
- CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)Building · SUOK2012-048$20.84
- CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)Heavy · SUOK2012-012$14.00
- CARPENTER (EXCLUDES FORM WORK)Highway · SUOK2011-008$13.32
- FORM WORKERHighway · SUOK2011-008$12.55
- CARPENTERResidential · SUOK1997-003$7.25
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, FORM WORK, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATIONBuildingSUOK2012-048 | $21.08 | $15.58 | $5.50 | OK20260068 Mod 1 |
| CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)BuildingSUOK2012-048 | $20.84 | $15.34 | $5.50 | OK20260068 Mod 1 |
| FORM WORKERHighwaySUOK2011-008 | $12.55 | $12.55 | $0.00 | OK20260021 Mod 1 |
| CARPENTER (EXCLUDES FORM WORK)HighwaySUOK2011-008 | $13.32 | $13.32 | $0.00 | OK20260021 Mod 1 |
| CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)HeavySUOK2012-012 | $14.00 | $14.00 | $0.00 | OK20260034 Mod 1 |
| CARPENTERResidentialSUOK1997-003 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $0.00 | OK20260008 Mod 1 |
How Kay 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 Oklahoma
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Kay Countybase $15.34$20.84
- Noble Countybase $15.34$20.84
- Grant Countybase $15.34$20.84
- Pawnee Countybase $14.58$16.15
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.
DOL's carpenter rates for Kay County are the same as in 12 other counties: Alfalfa, Beaver, Blaine, Cimarron, Dewey, Ellis, Grant, Harper and 4 more.
| County | Classification | Base + fringe | Base | vs Kay County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kay County | CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY) | $20.84 | $15.34 | |
| Noble County | CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY) | $20.84 | $15.34 | same |
| Grant County | CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY) | $20.84 | $15.34 | same |
| Payne County | CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY) | $20.84 | $15.34 | same |
| Pawnee County | CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK | $16.15 | $14.58 | −$4.69 |
| Osage County | CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK | $16.15 | $14.58 | −$4.69 |
| Garfield County | CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY) | $12.96 | $12.96 | −$7.88 |
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 OK20260068 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/OK20260068/1
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 Kay County as CSV · Report an error