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South Carolina carpenter prevailing wage, county by county

A carpenter's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in South Carolina runs from $13.25 an hour in Sumter County to $52.06 in Aiken County. The median county is $16.00.

Main carpenter classification in each county, Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. 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)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Greenville County carpenter: $17.29 per hourBamberg County carpenter: $15.42 per hourChester County carpenter: $15.24 per hourUnion County carpenter: $15.24 per hourFlorence County carpenter: $13.25 per hourSaluda County carpenter: $18.52 per hourAnderson County carpenter: $17.29 per hourGreenwood County carpenter: $15.24 per hourCharleston County carpenter: $16.31 per hourYork County carpenter: $17.29 per hourJasper County carpenter: $16.00 per hourBeaufort County carpenter: $15.96 per hourChesterfield County carpenter: $15.24 per hourDorchester County carpenter: $16.31 per hourClarendon County carpenter: $15.24 per hourDarlington County carpenter: $13.25 per hourDillon County carpenter: $15.24 per hourGeorgetown County carpenter: $16.00 per hourHampton County carpenter: $16.00 per hourLancaster County carpenter: $15.24 per hourLee County carpenter: $15.24 per hourMcCormick County carpenter: $15.24 per hourPickens County carpenter: $17.29 per hourSumter County carpenter: $13.25 per hourAllendale County carpenter: $52.06 per hourAbbeville County carpenter: $15.24 per hourWilliamsburg County carpenter: $16.00 per hourAiken County carpenter: $52.06 per hourHorry County carpenter: $16.31 per hourColleton County carpenter: $16.00 per hourLaurens County carpenter: $17.29 per hourFairfield County carpenter: $18.52 per hourKershaw County carpenter: $18.52 per hourOconee County carpenter: $15.24 per hourSpartanburg County carpenter: $17.29 per hourBerkeley County carpenter: $16.31 per hourEdgefield County carpenter: $13.25 per hourOrangeburg County carpenter: $15.45 per hourNewberry County carpenter: $15.45 per hourLexington County carpenter: $18.52 per hourMarlboro County carpenter: $15.24 per hourBarnwell County carpenter: $52.06 per hourCherokee County carpenter: $15.24 per hourMarion County carpenter: $15.24 per hourRichland County carpenter: $20.15 per hourCalhoun County carpenter: $18.52 per hour
$13$15$15$16$17$52Carpenter, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a carpenter make on prevailing wage in South Carolina?

4 groups of counties with identical rates and 35 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Aiken County1 county$52.06
  2. Allendale County1 county$52.06
  3. Barnwell County1 county$52.06
  4. Richland County1 county$20.15
  5. Calhoun County1 county$18.52
  6. Fairfield County1 county$18.52
  7. Kershaw County1 county$18.52
  8. Lexington County1 county$18.52
  9. Saluda County1 county$18.52
  10. Anderson County1 county$17.29
  11. Greenville County1 county$17.29
  12. Laurens County1 county$17.29
  13. Pickens County1 county$17.29
  14. Spartanburg County1 county$17.29
  15. York County1 county$17.29
  16. Berkeley County1 county$16.31
  17. Charleston County1 county$16.31
  18. Dorchester County1 county$16.31
  19. Horry County1 county$16.31
  20. Georgetown County group2 counties$16.00
  21. Colleton County1 county$16.00
  22. Hampton County1 county$16.00
  23. Williamsburg County1 county$16.00
  24. Beaufort County1 county$15.96
  25. Newberry County1 county$15.45
  26. Orangeburg County1 county$15.45
  27. Bamberg County1 county$15.42
  28. Marion County group4 counties$15.24
  29. Oconee County group3 counties$15.24
  30. Abbeville County group2 counties$15.24
  31. Chester County1 county$15.24
  32. Chesterfield County1 county$15.24
  33. Clarendon County1 county$15.24
  34. Greenwood County1 county$15.24
  35. Lancaster County1 county$15.24
  36. Darlington County1 county$13.25
  37. Edgefield County1 county$13.25
  38. Florence County1 county$13.25
  39. Sumter County1 county$13.25

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Aiken CountyCARPENTER$52.06 $35.47 
Allendale CountyCARPENTER$52.06 $35.47 
Barnwell CountyCARPENTER$52.06 $35.47 
Richland CountyCARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK$20.15 $16.32 
Calhoun CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$18.52 $13.83 
Fairfield CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$18.52 $13.83 
Kershaw CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$18.52 $13.83 
Lexington CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$18.52 $13.83 
Saluda CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$18.52 $13.83 
Anderson CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$17.29 $15.53 
Greenville CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$17.29 $15.53 
Laurens CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$17.29 $15.53 
Pickens CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$17.29 $15.53 
Spartanburg CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$17.29 $15.53 
York CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$17.29 $15.53 
Berkeley CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$16.31 $14.09 
Charleston CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$16.31 $14.09 
Dorchester CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$16.31 $14.09 
Horry CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$16.31 $14.09 
Georgetown County group, 2 localities: Georgetown, JasperCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$16.00 $16.00 
Colleton CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$16.00 $16.00 
Hampton CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$16.00 $16.00 
Williamsburg CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$16.00 $16.00 
Beaufort CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$15.96 $15.96 
Newberry CountyCARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK$15.45 $15.45 
Orangeburg CountyCARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK$15.45 $15.45 
Bamberg CountyCARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK$15.42 $15.42 
Marion County group, 4 localities: Dillon, Lee, Marion, MarlboroCARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK$15.24 $14.46 
Oconee County group, 3 localities: Cherokee, Oconee, UnionCARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK$15.24 $14.46 
Abbeville County group, 2 localities: Abbeville, McCormickCARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK$15.24 $14.46 
Chester CountyCARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK$15.24 $14.46 
Chesterfield CountyCARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK$15.24 $14.46 
Clarendon CountyCARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK$15.24 $14.46 
Greenwood CountyCARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK$15.24 $14.46 
Lancaster CountyCARPENTER, EXCLUDES FORM WORK$15.24 $14.46 
Darlington CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$13.25 $13.23 
Edgefield CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$13.25 $13.23 
Florence CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$13.25 $13.23 
Sumter CountyCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)$13.25 $13.23 

4 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 35 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about South Carolina carpenter pay

What is the carpenter prevailing wage in Greenville County?

$17.29 an hour: a $15.53 base wage plus $1.76 in fringe benefits, under wage determination SC20260025, modification 1. Overtime and every carpenter classification in Greenville County.

Does carpenter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Greenville County the $17.29 total is a $15.53 base wage plus $1.76 in fringe benefits, about 10% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does carpenter prevailing wage pay overtime in South Carolina?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice carpenters get this rate?

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)).

Why do some counties have the same carpenter rate?

DOL often publishes the same carpenter rates for several counties. Across South Carolina, the 46 counties with a carpenter rate fall into 39 distinct sets of rates, and 4 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 4 counties (the Marion County group).