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Ironworker prevailing wage in Bandera County, Texas

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate: each wage determination covers one. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

$35.98an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$27.95 base wage + $8.03 fringe benefits

IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL · IRON0066-013

$7.25an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$7.25 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

IRONWORKERS: STRUCTURAL & ORNAMENTAL · SUTX1990-049

$22.46an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$22.46 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

REINFORCING STEEL WORKER · SATX2025-004

$19.29an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$19.29 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

STEEL WORKER (STRUCTURAL) · SUTX2011-006

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Bandera County, an ironworker must be paid at least $35.98 an hour: a $27.95 base wage plus $8.03 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260284 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $35.98 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination TX20260284, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier IRON0066-013 (June 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Bandera County, an ironworker must be paid at least $7.25 an hour: a $7.25 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260039 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $7.25 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination TX20260039, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUTX1990-049 (January 23, 1990). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Bandera County, an ironworker must be paid at least $22.46 an hour: a $22.46 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260291 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $22.46 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination TX20260291, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SATX2025-004 (November 15, 2023). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in Bandera County, an ironworker must be paid at least $19.29 an hour: a $19.29 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260007 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $19.29 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination TX20260007, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier SUTX2011-006 (August 3, 2011). 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 ironworker rates for Bandera County, from $7.25 to $36.39 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $27.95 + $8.03

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)$27.95
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$8.03
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$35.98

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

Base wage and fringe benefits: $22.46 + $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)$22.46
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$22.46

Base wage and fringe benefits: $19.29 + $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)$19.29
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$19.29

When does this rate change?

Every ironworker rate in Bandera County

As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

  1. IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTALBuilding · IRON0084-011$36.39
  2. IRONWORKER, STRUCTURALBuilding · IRON0066-013$35.98
  3. REINFORCING STEEL WORKERHighway · SATX2025-004$22.46
  4. STEEL WORKER (STRUCTURAL)Heavy · SUTX2011-006$19.29
  5. STEEL WORKER (REINFORCING)Heavy · SUTX2011-006$14.00
  6. IRONWORKER, REINFORCINGBuilding · SUTX2014-064$12.27
  7. IRONWORKERS: STRUCTURAL & ORNAMENTALResidential · SUTX1990-049$7.25
  8. IRONWORKERS: REINFORCINGResidential · SUTX1990-049$7.25
Hourly rate of each ironworker classification in Bandera County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURALBuildingIRON0066-013$27.95 $8.03 $35.98 TX20260284 Mod 1
IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTALBuildingIRON0084-011$28.26 $8.13 $36.39 TX20260284 Mod 1
IRONWORKER, REINFORCINGBuildingSUTX2014-064$12.27 $0.00 $12.27 TX20260284 Mod 1
REINFORCING STEEL WORKERHighwaySATX2025-004$22.46 $0.00 $22.46 TX20260291 Mod 1
STEEL WORKER (STRUCTURAL)HeavySUTX2011-006$19.29 $0.00 $19.29 TX20260007 Mod 1
STEEL WORKER (REINFORCING)HeavySUTX2011-006$14.00 $0.00 $14.00 TX20260007 Mod 1
IRONWORKERS: STRUCTURAL & ORNAMENTALResidentialSUTX1990-049$7.25 $0.00 $7.25 TX20260039 Mod 1
IRONWORKERS: REINFORCINGResidentialSUTX1990-049$7.25 $0.00 $7.25 TX20260039 Mod 1

How Bandera County compares

The main ironworker 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

$15.48Bosque$48.79Angelina
BanderaNearby: Kerr $38.07, Medina $35.98, Real $38.07Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 150 counties pay more than Bandera, 34 the same, 69 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Bandera Countybase $27.95$35.98
  2. Kerr Countybase $29.64$38.07
  3. Medina Countybase $27.95$35.98
  4. Real Countybase $29.64$38.07

Ironworker 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.

CountyClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Bandera County
Kerr CountyIRONWORKER: REINFORCING$29.64 $38.07 +$2.09
Real CountyIRONWORKER: REINFORCING$29.64 $38.07 +$2.09
Gillespie CountyIRONWORKER: REINFORCING$29.64 $38.07 +$2.09
Bandera CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$27.95 $35.98 
Medina CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$27.95 $35.98 same
Kendall CountyIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL$27.95 $35.98 same
Uvalde CountyIRONWORKER: REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL$27.95 $35.98 same

Texas ironworker prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

All Bandera County prevailing wage rates

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 TX20260284 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/TX20260284/1

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 Bandera County as CSV · Report an error