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Laborer prevailing wage in Austin County, Texas
$11.56an hour, base + fringe
$11.56 wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Building · SUTX2014-004
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Austin County, a laborer must be paid at least $11.56 an hour: a $11.56 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260229 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $11.56 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination TX20260229, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUTX2014-004 (July 21, 2014). 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 18 laborer rates for Austin County, from $7.25 to $21.57 an hour. See all of them.
- This base is below $13.65, the Executive Order 13658 minimum. Contracts that order covers must pay at least that (see the WD's note).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $11.56 + $0.00
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) | $11.56 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $11.56 |
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 laborer rate in Austin County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- CONCRETE SAW OPERATORHighway · SATX2025-013$21.57
- ASPHALT RAKERHighway · SATX2025-013$20.41
- PIPELAYERHighway · SATX2025-013$20.03
- LABORER, UTILITYHighway · SATX2025-013$19.11
- WORK ZONE BARRICADE SERVICERHighway · SATX2025-013$17.37
- LABORER, COMMONHighway · SATX2025-013$17.12
- LABORER: PIPELAYERBuilding · SUTX2014-004$12.94
- LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuilding · SUTX2014-004$11.56
- LABORER: ROOF TEAROFFBuilding · SUTX2014-004$11.28
- ASPHALT RAKERHeavy · SUTX2005-023$10.63
- LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEBuilding · SUTX2014-004$10.50
- PIPELAYERHeavy · SUTX2005-023$9.71
- WORK ZONE BARRICADE SERVICERHeavy · SUTX2005-023$9.63
- ASPHALT SHOVELERHeavy · SUTX2005-023$9.23
- LABORER, UTILITYHeavy · SUTX2005-023$9.21
- LABORER, COMMONHeavy · SUTX2005-023$8.91
- LABORERS: MASON TENDERSResidential · SUTX1990-007$7.25
- LABORERS: (LABORERS)Residential · SUTX1990-007$7.25
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABORER: ROOF TEAROFFBuildingSUTX2014-004 | $11.28 | $11.28 | $0.00 | TX20260229 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: PIPELAYERBuildingSUTX2014-004 | $12.94 | $12.94 | $0.00 | TX20260229 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEBuildingSUTX2014-004 | $10.50 | $10.50 | $0.00 | TX20260229 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuildingSUTX2014-004 | $11.56 | $11.56 | $0.00 | TX20260229 Mod 1 |
| WORK ZONE BARRICADE SERVICERHighwaySATX2025-013 | $17.37 | $17.37 | $0.00 | TX20260299 Mod 1 |
| PIPELAYERHighwaySATX2025-013 | $20.03 | $20.03 | $0.00 | TX20260299 Mod 1 |
| LABORER, UTILITYHighwaySATX2025-013 | $19.11 | $19.11 | $0.00 | TX20260299 Mod 1 |
| LABORER, COMMONHighwaySATX2025-013 | $17.12 | $17.12 | $0.00 | TX20260299 Mod 1 |
| CONCRETE SAW OPERATORHighwaySATX2025-013 | $21.57 | $21.57 | $0.00 | TX20260299 Mod 1 |
| ASPHALT RAKERHighwaySATX2025-013 | $20.41 | $20.41 | $0.00 | TX20260299 Mod 1 |
| WORK ZONE BARRICADE SERVICERHeavySUTX2005-023 | $9.63 | $9.63 | $0.00 | TX20260045 Mod 1 |
| PIPELAYERHeavySUTX2005-023 | $9.71 | $9.71 | $0.00 | TX20260045 Mod 1 |
| LABORER, UTILITYHeavySUTX2005-023 | $9.21 | $9.21 | $0.00 | TX20260045 Mod 1 |
| LABORER, COMMONHeavySUTX2005-023 | $8.91 | $8.91 | $0.00 | TX20260045 Mod 1 |
| ASPHALT SHOVELERHeavySUTX2005-023 | $9.23 | $9.23 | $0.00 | TX20260045 Mod 1 |
| ASPHALT RAKERHeavySUTX2005-023 | $10.63 | $10.63 | $0.00 | TX20260045 Mod 1 |
| LABORERS: MASON TENDERSResidentialSUTX1990-007 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $0.00 | TX20260111 Mod 1 |
| LABORERS: (LABORERS)ResidentialSUTX1990-007 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $0.00 | TX20260111 Mod 1 |
How Austin County compares
The main laborer 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 $11.56$11.56
- Waller Countybase $11.56$11.56
- Washington Countybase $9.24$9.24
- Colorado Countybase $12.02$12.02
Laborer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $12.02 | $12.02 | +$0.46 |
| Wharton County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $12.02 | $12.02 | +$0.46 |
| Fayette County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $12.00 | $12.00 | +$0.44 |
| Austin County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $11.56 | $11.56 | |
| Waller County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $11.56 | $11.56 | same |
| Fort Bend County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $10.79 | $10.79 | −$0.77 |
| Washington County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $9.24 | $9.24 | −$2.32 |
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