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South Carolina roofer prevailing wage, county by county

A roofer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in South Carolina runs from $7.25 an hour in Williamsburg County to $41.11 in Allendale County. The median county is $9.59.

Main roofer 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 roofer: $12.11 per hourBamberg County roofer: $7.25 per hourChester County roofer: $7.25 per hourUnion County roofer: $7.25 per hourFlorence County roofer: $12.21 per hourSaluda County roofer: $12.21 per hourAnderson County roofer: $12.11 per hourGreenwood County roofer: $7.25 per hourCharleston County roofer: $11.92 per hourYork County roofer: $12.11 per hourJasper County roofer: $7.25 per hourBeaufort County roofer: $7.25 per hourChesterfield County roofer: $7.25 per hourDorchester County roofer: $12.11 per hourClarendon County roofer: $7.25 per hourDarlington County roofer: $12.21 per hourDillon County roofer: $7.25 per hourGeorgetown County roofer: $7.25 per hourHampton County roofer: $7.25 per hourLancaster County roofer: $7.25 per hourLee County roofer: $7.25 per hourMcCormick County roofer: $7.25 per hourPickens County roofer: $12.11 per hourSumter County roofer: $12.21 per hourAllendale County roofer: $41.11 per hourAbbeville County roofer: $7.25 per hourWilliamsburg County roofer: $7.25 per hourAiken County roofer: $12.21 per hourHorry County roofer: $12.11 per hourColleton County roofer: $7.25 per hourLaurens County roofer: $12.11 per hourFairfield County roofer: $12.21 per hourKershaw County roofer: $12.21 per hourOconee County roofer: $7.25 per hourSpartanburg County roofer: $12.11 per hourBerkeley County roofer: $12.11 per hourEdgefield County roofer: $12.21 per hourOrangeburg County roofer: $7.25 per hourNewberry County roofer: $7.25 per hourLexington County roofer: $12.21 per hourMarlboro County roofer: $7.25 per hourBarnwell County roofer: $41.11 per hourCherokee County roofer: $7.25 per hourMarion County roofer: $7.25 per hourRichland County roofer: $12.21 per hourCalhoun County roofer: $12.21 per hour
$7$7$7$12$12$41Roofer, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

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

10 groups of counties with identical rates and 13 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Barnwell County group2 counties$41.11
  2. Lexington County group4 counties$12.21
  3. Florence County group2 counties$12.21
  4. Aiken County1 county$12.21
  5. Edgefield County1 county$12.21
  6. Kershaw County1 county$12.21
  7. Richland County1 county$12.21
  8. Sumter County1 county$12.21
  9. Pickens County group2 counties$12.11
  10. Anderson County1 county$12.11
  11. Berkeley County1 county$12.11
  12. Dorchester County1 county$12.11
  13. Greenville County1 county$12.11
  14. Horry County1 county$12.11
  15. Spartanburg County1 county$12.11
  16. York County1 county$12.11
  17. Charleston County1 county$11.92
  18. Clarendon County group6 counties$7.25
  19. Beaufort County group5 counties$7.25
  20. Greenwood County group4 counties$7.25
  21. Lancaster County group3 counties$7.25
  22. Oconee County group3 counties$7.25
  23. Orangeburg County group2 counties$7.25

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Barnwell County group, 2 localities: Allendale, BarnwellROOFER (BUILT-UP, COMPOSITION AND WATERPROOFING)$41.11 $30.53 
Lexington County group, 4 localities: Calhoun, Fairfield, Lexington, SaludaROOFER$12.21 $12.21 
Florence County group, 2 localities: Darlington, FlorenceROOFER$12.21 $12.21 
Aiken CountyROOFER$12.21 $12.21 
Edgefield CountyROOFER$12.21 $12.21 
Kershaw CountyROOFER$12.21 $12.21 
Richland CountyROOFER$12.21 $12.21 
Sumter CountyROOFER$12.21 $12.21 
Pickens County group, 2 localities: Laurens, PickensROOFER$12.11 $12.11 
Anderson CountyROOFER$12.11 $12.11 
Berkeley CountyROOFER$12.11 $12.11 
Dorchester CountyROOFER$12.11 $12.11 
Greenville CountyROOFER$12.11 $12.11 
Horry CountyROOFER$12.11 $12.11 
Spartanburg CountyROOFER$12.11 $12.11 
York CountyROOFER$12.11 $12.11 
Charleston CountyROOFER$11.92 $11.92 
Clarendon County group, 6 localities: Clarendon, Dillon, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, WilliamsburgROOFER$7.25 $7.25 
Beaufort County group, 5 localities: Beaufort, Colleton, Georgetown, Hampton, JasperROOFER$7.25 $7.25 
Greenwood County group, 4 localities: Abbeville, Greenwood, McCormick, NewberryROOFER$7.25 $7.25 
Lancaster County group, 3 localities: Chester, Chesterfield, LancasterROOFER$7.25 $7.25 
Oconee County group, 3 localities: Cherokee, Oconee, UnionROOFER$7.25 $7.25 
Orangeburg County group, 2 localities: Bamberg, OrangeburgROOFER$7.25 $7.25 

10 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 13 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about South Carolina roofer pay

What is the roofer prevailing wage in Greenville County?

$12.11 an hour: a $12.11 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination SC20260025, modification 1. Overtime and every roofer classification in Greenville County.

Does roofer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Greenville County the $12.11 total is a $12.11 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does roofer 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 roofers 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 roofer rate?

DOL often publishes the same roofer rates for several counties. Across South Carolina, the 46 counties with a roofer rate fall into 23 distinct sets of rates, and 10 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 6 counties (the Clarendon County group).