Carpenter prevailing wage in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

$58.81an hour, base + fringe

$37.63 wage + $21.18 fringe benefits · Heavy/Highway

On Pennsylvania public works in Lancaster County, a carpenter must be paid at least $58.81 an hour: a $37.63 base wage plus $21.18 in fringe benefits.

PPWS county schedules from each county's newest determination (Oct 25, 2026); this rate, effective May 1, 2026. Rates are set per project: the public body gets a determination before bidding, and once the contract is signed its rates "shall not be altered" while it is in force (Act § 4). A determination must be re-requested if the contract isn't awarded within 120 days (34 Pa. Code 9.104(a)). Checked against dliweb.pa.gov on October 25, 2026.

L&I lists 4 carpenter rates for Lancaster County, from $41.21 to $59.56 an hour. See all of them.

Pennsylvania publishes no county rate schedule. These are the rates printed in each county's newest project determination; the binding rates for a job are the ones in that job's own determination.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $37.63 + $21.18

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. L&I 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)	$37.63
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$21.18
Total hourly rate, as printed	$58.81

Davis-Bacon carpenter rate in Lancaster County

Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. Pennsylvania's Act doesn't cover projects where Davis-Bacon applies, so a job uses one schedule or the other (L&I FAQ).

For highway and heavy work, the matching Davis-Bacon classification is CARPENTER (ADAMS, BERKS, BRADFORD, CARBON, COLUMBIA, CUMBERLAND, DAUPHIN, JUNIATA, LACKAWANNA, LANCASTER,LEBANON, LUZERNE, LYCOMING, MONROE, MONTOUR, NORTHUMBERLAND, PERRY, PIKE, SCHUYLKILL, SNYDER, SULLIVAN, SUSQUEHANNA, TIOGA, UNION, WAYNE, WYOMING AND YORK) at $58.81 ($37.63 base + $21.18 fringe), from PA20260006 modification 2, published September 17, 2026, rate CARP0274-005. Against L&I's $58.81: The two totals are the same.

Construction	Federal classification	Base + fringe	Base	WD
Building	CARPENTER (INCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, METAL STUD INSTALLATION, FORM WORK AND SCAFFOLD BUILDING; EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION)CARP0287-013	$57.03	$36.84	PA20260092 Mod 3
Building	CARPENTER, EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION, FORM WORK, AND SCAFFOLD BUILDINGSUPA2011-050	$35.88	$25.71	PA20260092 Mod 3
Highway, Heavy	CARPENTER (ADAMS, BERKS, BRADFORD, CARBON, COLUMBIA, CUMBERLAND, DAUPHIN, JUNIATA, LACKAWANNA, LANCASTER,LEBANON, LUZERNE, LYCOMING, MONROE, MONTOUR, …CARP0274-005	$58.81	$37.63	PA20260006 Mod 2
Residential	CARPENTERCARP0167-005	$76.07	$46.73	PA20260123 Mod 2

Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. Pennsylvania Davis-Bacon changes

When this rate changes

A signed contract keeps the rates in its own determination, including the dated steps printed there. A later L&I rate change doesn't reach it (Act § 4).
County pages here follow each county's newest determination, so they move whenever L&I issues the next one there. The determination is named in the Source line.

Every carpenter rate in Lancaster County

As L&I lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

Carpenter WelderHeavy/Highway$59.56
Carpenters, Drywall Hangers, Framers, Instrument Men, Lathers, Soft Floor LayersBuilding$59.53
CarpenterHeavy/Highway$58.81
Carpenter - Rodman I (Survey & Layout)Heavy/Highway$41.21

Hourly rate of each carpenter classification in Lancaster County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.

Classification	Base + fringe	Base	Fringe benefits	Effective
Carpenters, Drywall Hangers, Framers, Instrument Men, Lathers, Soft Floor LayersBuilding	$59.53	$36.84	$22.69	Jun 1, 2026
CarpenterHeavy/Highway	$58.81	$37.63	$21.18	May 1, 2026
Carpenter - Rodman I (Survey & Layout)Heavy/Highway	$41.21	$28.82	$12.39	May 1, 2021
Carpenter WelderHeavy/Highway	$59.56	$38.38	$21.18	May 1, 2026

How Lancaster 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 Pennsylvania

Lancaster $58.812134

$58.81Adams$88.11Philadelphia

LancasterNearby: Lebanon $58.81, York $58.81, Chester $78.94Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 41 counties pay more than Lancaster, 25 the same, 0 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Lancaster Countybase $37.63$58.81
Lebanon Countybase $37.63$58.81
York Countybase $37.63$58.81
Chester Countybase $48.55$78.94

Carpenter rates in nearby counties

Current L&I rates. L&I sets rates by county, and counties in the same collective bargaining area often share them.

County	Classification	Base + fringe	Base	vs Lancaster County
Chester County	Carpenters	$78.94	$48.55	+$20.13
Delaware County	Carpenters	$78.94	$48.55	+$20.13
Lancaster County	Carpenter	$58.81	$37.63
Lebanon County	Carpenter	$58.81	$37.63	same
York County	Carpenter	$58.81	$37.63	same
Berks County	Carpenter	$58.81	$37.63	same
Dauphin County	Carpenter	$58.81	$37.63	same

Pennsylvania carpenter prevailing wage by county, with a map

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your base wage to the fringe your employer pays for you, and compare it with the total. A worker can protest to L&I within three months: Bureau of Labor Law Compliance, 1-800-932-0665 (L&I).

Source

Department of Labor & Industry (L&I), PPWS determination 26-09261, issued October 21, 2026, effective May 1, 2026: www.dliweb.pa.gov/PrevWage/Pages/Project.aspx

We read each county's newest PPWS determination from L&I's site and check every number with a second read. The totals are the ones L&I prints. How we check · Download Lancaster County as CSV · Report an error