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Carpenter prevailing wage in Aiken County, South Carolina

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate: each wage determination covers one. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

$52.06an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$35.47 base wage + $16.59 fringe benefits

CARPENTER · SUSC2011-002

$14.53an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$14.53 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

CARPENTER · SUSC2016-006

On federally funded or assisted building, highway and heavy construction in Aiken County, a carpenter must be paid at least $52.06 an hour: a $35.47 base wage plus $16.59 in fringe benefits, under wage determination SC20260002 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $52.06 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination SC20260002, modification 2, published September 10, 2026, for building, highway and heavy construction; rate identifier SUSC2011-002 (October 1, 2008). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Aiken County, a carpenter must be paid at least $14.53 an hour: a $14.53 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination SC20260063 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $14.53 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination SC20260063, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUSC2016-006 (October 18, 2017). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). South Carolina has no state prevailing wage law (DOL state table).

DOL lists 6 carpenter rates for Aiken County, from $13.25 to $52.06 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $35.47 + $16.59

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)	$35.47
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$16.59
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$52.06

Base wage and fringe benefits: $14.53 + $0.00

Base wage (taxable)	$14.53
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$14.53

When does this rate change?

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 South Carolina change log lists what each one changed.

Every carpenter rate in Aiken County

As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

CARPENTERBuilding, Highway, Heavy · SUSC2011-002$52.06
CARPENTER, FORM WORK ONLYHighway · SUSC2011-036$20.30
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORKBuilding · SUSC2011-028$18.30
CARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORKHeavy · SUSC2011-045$14.85
CARPENTERResidential · SUSC2016-006$14.53
CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)Building · SUSC2011-028$13.25

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

Classification	Base wage	Fringe benefits	Total rate	WD
CARPENTERBuilding, Highway, HeavySUSC2011-002	$35.47	$16.59	$52.06	SC20260002 Mod 2
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORKBuildingSUSC2011-028	$15.14	$3.16	$18.30	SC20260032 Mod 1
CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)BuildingSUSC2011-028	$13.23	$0.02	$13.25	SC20260032 Mod 1
CARPENTER, FORM WORK ONLYHighwaySUSC2011-036	$20.30	$0.00	$20.30	SC20260038 Mod 2
CARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORKHeavySUSC2011-045	$14.85	$0.00	$14.85	SC20260047 Mod 1
CARPENTERResidentialSUSC2016-006	$14.53	$0.00	$14.53	SC20260063 Mod 1

How Aiken 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 South Carolina

Aiken $52.064105

$13.25Darlington$52.06Aiken

AikenNearby: Barnwell $52.06, Edgefield $13.25, Saluda $18.52Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 0 counties pay more than Aiken, 2 the same, 43 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Aiken Countybase $35.47$52.06
Barnwell Countybase $35.47$52.06
Edgefield Countybase $13.23$13.25
Saluda Countybase $13.83$18.52

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.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Aiken County
Aiken County	CARPENTER	$35.47	$52.06
Barnwell County	CARPENTER	$35.47	$52.06	same
Allendale County	CARPENTER	$35.47	$52.06	same
Saluda County	CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)	$13.83	$18.52	−$33.54
Lexington County	CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)	$13.83	$18.52	−$33.54
Bamberg County	CARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK	$15.42	$15.42	−$36.64
Edgefield County	CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)	$13.23	$13.25	−$38.81

South Carolina carpenter prevailing wage by county, with a map

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 SC20260002 Mod 2, published September 10, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/SC20260002/2

We read every active South Carolina 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 Aiken County as CSV · Report an error