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Carpenter prevailing wage in Austin County, Texas
$43.00an hour, base + fringe
$33.27 wage + $9.73 fringe benefits · Building · CARP0551-008
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Austin County, a carpenter must be paid at least $43.00 an hour: a $33.27 base wage plus $9.73 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260229 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $43.00 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination TX20260229, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier CARP0551-008 (April 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Texas public bodies set their own rates, often the Davis-Bacon ones; check the bid documents. Under Gov't Code 2258.022 each body either surveys local wages or adopts the Davis-Bacon rates, and no state agency publishes a schedule.
DOL lists 8 carpenter rates for Austin County, from $7.25 to $43.00 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $33.27 + $9.73
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) | $33.27 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $9.73 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $43.00 |
When this rate changes
- 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 Texas change log lists what each one changed.
Every carpenter rate in Austin County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- CARPENTER (EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION,DRYWALL HANGING, FORM WORK AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION)Building · CARP0551-008$43.00
- FORM BUILDER/SETTER, STRUCTURESHighway · SATX2025-013$19.93
- FORM SETTER, PAVING & CURBHighway · SATX2025-013$19.32
- FORM WORKERBuilding · SUTX2014-004$12.57
- CARPENTERHeavy · SUTX2005-023$11.70
- FORM BUILDER/SETTER, STRUCTURESHeavy · SUTX2005-023$10.51
- FORM SETTER, PAVING & CURBHeavy · SUTX2005-023$9.48
- CARPENTERResidential · SUTX1990-007$7.25
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER (EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION,DRYWALL HANGING, FORM WORK AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION)BuildingCARP0551-008 | $43.00 | $33.27 | $9.73 | TX20260229 Mod 1 |
| FORM WORKERBuildingSUTX2014-004 | $12.57 | $12.57 | $0.00 | TX20260229 Mod 1 |
| FORM SETTER, PAVING & CURBHighwaySATX2025-013 | $19.32 | $19.32 | $0.00 | TX20260299 Mod 1 |
| FORM BUILDER/SETTER, STRUCTURESHighwaySATX2025-013 | $19.93 | $19.93 | $0.00 | TX20260299 Mod 1 |
| FORM SETTER, PAVING & CURBHeavySUTX2005-023 | $9.48 | $9.48 | $0.00 | TX20260045 Mod 1 |
| FORM BUILDER/SETTER, STRUCTURESHeavySUTX2005-023 | $10.51 | $10.51 | $0.00 | TX20260045 Mod 1 |
| CARPENTERHeavySUTX2005-023 | $11.70 | $11.70 | $0.00 | TX20260045 Mod 1 |
| CARPENTERResidentialSUTX1990-007 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $0.00 | TX20260111 Mod 1 |
How Austin 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 Texas
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Austin Countybase $33.27$43.00
- Waller Countybase $33.27$43.00
- Washington Countybase $33.27$43.00
- Colorado Countybase $13.18$13.18
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 + fringe | Base | vs Austin County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin County | CARPENTER (EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION,DRYWALL HANGING, FORM WORK AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION) | $43.00 | $33.27 | |
| Waller County | CARPENTER (EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION,DRYWALL HANGING, FORM WORK AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION) | $43.00 | $33.27 | same |
| Washington County | CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY) | $43.00 | $33.27 | same |
| Fort Bend County | CARPENTER (EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION,DRYWALL HANGING, FORM WORK AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION) | $43.00 | $33.27 | same |
| Colorado County | CARPENTER | $13.18 | $13.18 | −$29.82 |
| Fayette County | CARPENTER | $13.18 | $13.18 | −$29.82 |
| Wharton County | CARPENTER | $13.18 | $13.18 | −$29.82 |
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- 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)).
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 TX20260229 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/TX20260229/1
We read every active Texas 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. The Texas A&M University System, City of Houston and City of Austin rows are copied from those bodies' own schedules, with their source on each row. How we check · Download Austin County as CSV · Report an error