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Refrigeration & A/C Mechanic prevailing wage in Austin County, Texas
$7.25an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$7.25 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Residential · SUTX1990-007
Austin County uses the same refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic rates as 1 other county. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Austin County, a refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic must be paid at least $7.25 an hour: a $7.25 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260111 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $7.25 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination TX20260111, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUTX1990-007 (January 29, 1990). 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.
- 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: $7.25 + $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) | $7.25 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $7.25 |
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 Texas change log lists what each one changed.
How Austin County compares
The main refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic 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 $7.25$7.25
- Waller Countybase $11.11$11.11
- Washington Countybase $13.33$13.33
- Fort Bend Countybase $11.11$11.11
Refrigeration & A/C Mechanic 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.
DOL's refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic rates for Austin County are the same as in 1 other county: Burleson.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Austin County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County | HVAC MECHANIC (INSTALLATION OF HVAC UNIT ONLY, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE AND DUCT) | $13.33 | $13.33 | +$6.08 |
| Grimes County | HVAC MECHANIC (INSTALLATION OF HVAC UNIT ONLY, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE AND DUCT) | $13.33 | $13.33 | +$6.08 |
| Waller County | HVAC MECHANIC (DUCT, PIPE & INSTALLATION OF SYSTEM) | $11.11 | $11.11 | +$3.86 |
| Fort Bend County | HVAC MECHANIC (DUCT, PIPE & INSTALLATION OF SYSTEM) | $11.11 | $11.11 | +$3.86 |
| Austin County | AIR CONDITIONING MECHANIC | $7.25 | $7.25 | |
| Burleson County | AIR CONDITIONING MECHANIC | $7.25 | $7.25 | same |
Texas refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic prevailing wage by county, with a map
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 TX20260111 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/TX20260111/1
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