Carpenter prevailing wage in Venango County, Pennsylvania

$65.19an hour, base wage + fringe benefits

$42.35 base wage + $22.84 fringe benefits · Heavy/Highway

On Pennsylvania public works in Venango County, a carpenter must be paid at least $65.19 an hour: a $42.35 base wage plus $22.84 in fringe benefits.

PPWS county schedules from each county's newest determination (Oct 25, 2026); this rate, effective January 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 3 carpenter rates for Venango County, from $52.10 to $66.69 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: $42.35 + $22.84

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)	$42.35
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$22.84
Total hourly rate, as printed	$65.19

When does this rate change?

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 Venango County

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

Carpenter WelderHeavy/Highway$66.69
CarpenterHeavy/Highway$65.19
Carpenters, Drywall Hangers, Framers, Instrument Men, Lathers, Soft Floor LayersBuilding$52.10

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

Classification	Base wage	Fringe benefits	Total rate	Effective
Carpenters, Drywall Hangers, Framers, Instrument Men, Lathers, Soft Floor LayersBuilding	$33.01	$19.09	$52.10	Jun 1, 2025
CarpenterHeavy/Highway	$42.35	$22.84	$65.19	Jan 1, 2026
Carpenter WelderHeavy/Highway	$43.85	$22.84	$66.69	Jan 1, 2026

Davis-Bacon carpenter rate in Venango 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 (BEDFORD, BLAIR, CAMBRIA, CAMERON, CENTRE, CLARION, CLINTON, CLEARFIELD, CRAWFORD, ELK, FOREST, FRANKLIN, FULTON, HUNTINGDON, INDIANA, JEFFERSON, MCKEAN, MIFFLIN, POTTER, SOMERSET, VENANGO, AND WARREN COUNTIES) at $65.19 ($42.35 base + $22.84 fringe), from PA20260002 modification 6, published September 17, 2026, rate CARP2274-001. Against L&I's $65.19: The two totals are the same.

Construction	Federal classification	Base wage	Total rate	WD
Building	CARPENTER (ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, FLOOR LAYING-HARDWOOD FLOORS, CARPET, AND VINYL)CARP0142-007	$35.94	$54.96	PA20260070 Mod 5
Building	CARPENTER (SCAFFOLD BUILDING ONLY)CARP0900-013	$35.94	$54.96	PA20260070 Mod 5
Building	CARPENTER, EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION, FLOOR LAYER - CARPET, HARDWOOD, AND VINYL, FORM WORK AND …SUPA2011-028	$25.57	$36.10	PA20260070 Mod 5
Highway, Heavy	CARPENTER (BEDFORD, BLAIR, CAMBRIA, CAMERON, CENTRE, CLARION, CLINTON, CLEARFIELD, CRAWFORD, ELK, FOREST, FRANKLIN, FULTON, HUNTINGDON, INDIANA, JEFFERSON, …CARP2274-001	$42.35	$65.19	PA20260002 Mod 6
Highway, Heavy	CARPENTER (WELDER) (BEDFORD, BLAIR, CAMBRIA, CAMERON, CENTRE, CLARION, CLINTON, CLEARFIELD, CRAWFORD, ELK, FOREST, FRANKLIN, FULTON, HUNTINGDON, INDIANA, …CARP2274-001	$43.85	$66.69	PA20260002 Mod 6
Residential	CARPENTERSUPA1999-002	$14.26	$17.54	PA20260038 Mod 1

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

How Venango 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

Venango $65.1929934

$58.81Adams$88.11Philadelphia

VenangoNearby: Clarion $65.19, Crawford $58.85, Mercer $58.85Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 17 counties pay more than Venango, 20 the same, 29 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Venango Countybase $42.35$65.19
Clarion Countybase $42.35$65.19
Crawford Countybase $38.33$58.85
Mercer Countybase $38.33$58.85

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 wage	Total rate	vs Venango County
Butler County	Carpenter	$42.60	$65.44	+$0.25
Venango County	Carpenter	$42.35	$65.19
Clarion County	Carpenter	$42.35	$65.19	same
Forest County	Carpenter	$42.35	$65.19	same
Warren County	Carpenter	$42.35	$65.19	same
Crawford County	Carpenters	$38.33	$58.85	−$6.34
Mercer County	Carpenters	$38.33	$58.85	−$6.34

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 26-09281, issued October 22, 2026, effective January 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 Venango County as CSV · Report an error