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Rhode Island carpet and soft floor layer prevailing wage, county by county

A carpet and soft floor layer's prevailing wage on Rhode Island public works is $25.27 an hour in every county that has one (4), for the main classification.

Main carpet and soft floor layer classification in each county (Floor layer: carpet), Davis-Bacon RI20260001 Mod 5 (Oct 1, 2026) and related decisions. Rates are set at award, then adjusted every July 1 for the life of the contract (RIGL 37-13-8). Checked October 25, 2026.

Newport County: no rate for this tradeKent County carpet and soft floor layer: $25.27 per hourProvidence County carpet and soft floor layer: $25.27 per hourWashington County carpet and soft floor layer: $25.27 per hourBristol County carpet and soft floor layer: $25.27 per hour
$25$25$25$25$25$25Carpet & Soft Floor Layer, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Providence County group, 4 localities: Bristol, Kent, Providence, WashingtonFLOOR LAYER: CARPET$25.27 $15.62 

1 group of counties with identical DLT rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

Davis-Bacon schedules list journeyworker rates only. Registered apprentices (RIGL 28-45) may be paid a percentage of the base rate per their apprenticeship agreement, but the fringe may not be reduced (DLT FAQ); unregistered or out-of-ratio apprentices get the full journeyworker rate (260-RICR-30-15-3.4(E)).

Questions about Rhode Island carpet and soft floor layer pay

What is the carpet and soft floor layer prevailing wage in Providence County?

$25.27 an hour: a $15.62 base wage plus $9.65 in fringe benefits, under Davis-Bacon RI20260001 Mod 5 (Oct 1, 2026) and related decisions. Overtime and every carpet and soft floor layer classification in Providence County.

Does carpet and soft floor layer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Providence County the $25.27 total is a $15.62 base wage plus $9.65 in fringe benefits, about 38% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does carpet and soft floor layer prevailing wage pay overtime in Rhode Island?

Over 8 hours in a day or 40 in a week is overtime, "calculated on the base rate only and then the fringe benefit rate is added" (DLT FAQ; RIGL 37-13-10). Rhode Island sets no Saturday, Sunday or holiday premium.

Do apprentice carpet and soft floor layers get this rate?

Davis-Bacon schedules list journeyworker rates only. Registered apprentices (RIGL 28-45) may be paid a percentage of the base rate per their apprenticeship agreement, but the fringe may not be reduced (DLT FAQ); unregistered or out-of-ratio apprentices get the full journeyworker rate (260-RICR-30-15-3.4(E)).

Why do some counties have the same carpet and soft floor layer rate?

DLT often publishes the same carpet and soft floor layer rates for several counties. Across Rhode Island, the 4 counties with a carpet and soft floor layer rate fall into 1 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 4 counties (the Providence County group).