Texas · Bricklayer
Texas bricklayer prevailing wage, county by county
A bricklayer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Texas runs from $16.17 an hour in Webb County to $33.62 in Atascosa County. The median county is $19.67.
Main bricklayer classification in each county (Bricklayer), 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.
How much does a bricklayer make on prevailing wage in Texas?
38 groups of counties with identical rates and 140 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn. The table below lists which counties are in each group.
- Medina County group2 counties$33.62
- Bandera County1 county$33.62
- Comal County1 county$33.62
- Guadalupe County1 county$33.62
- Hardin County1 county$33.62
- Jefferson County1 county$33.62
- Kendall County1 county$33.62
- Orange County1 county$33.62
- Wilson County1 county$33.62
- Dallas County1 county$23.77
- Bexar County1 county$22.15
- Collin County1 county$21.06
- Hays County1 county$20.86
- Bowie County1 county$20.83
- Gregg County1 county$20.83
- Rusk County1 county$20.83
- Smith County1 county$20.83
- Upshur County1 county$20.83
- Tarrant County1 county$20.66
- Johnson County1 county$20.18
- Parker County1 county$20.18
- Wise County1 county$20.18
- Bastrop County1 county$20.16
- Caldwell County1 county$20.16
- Williamson County1 county$20.16
- Travis County1 county$20.07
- Taylor County group3 counties$20.04
- Clay County group2 counties$20.04
- Lubbock County group2 counties$20.04
- Aransas County1 county$20.04
- Armstrong County1 county$20.04
- Calhoun County1 county$20.04
- Carson County1 county$20.04
- Goliad County1 county$20.04
- Nueces County1 county$20.04
- Potter County1 county$20.04
- Randall County1 county$20.04
- San Patricio County1 county$20.04
- Victoria County1 county$20.04
- Wichita County1 county$20.04
Which counties pay which rate
| Counties | Main classification | Base + fringe | Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medina County group, 2 localities: Atascosa, Medina | BRICKLAYER | $33.62 | $25.50 |
| Bandera County | BRICKLAYER | $33.62 | $25.50 |
| Comal County | BRICKLAYER | $33.62 | $25.50 |
| Guadalupe County | BRICKLAYER | $33.62 | $25.50 |
| Hardin County | BRICKLAYER | $33.62 | $25.50 |
| Jefferson County | BRICKLAYER | $33.62 | $25.50 |
| Kendall County | BRICKLAYER | $33.62 | $25.50 |
| Orange County | BRICKLAYER | $33.62 | $25.50 |
| Wilson County | BRICKLAYER | $33.62 | $25.50 |
| Dallas County | BRICKLAYER | $23.77 | $19.50 |
| Bexar County | BRICKLAYER | $22.15 | $22.15 |
| Collin County | BRICKLAYER | $21.06 | $21.06 |
| Hays County | BRICKLAYER | $20.86 | $20.86 |
| Bowie County | BRICKLAYER | $20.83 | $18.33 |
| Gregg County | BRICKLAYER | $20.83 | $18.33 |
| Rusk County | BRICKLAYER | $20.83 | $18.33 |
| Smith County | BRICKLAYER | $20.83 | $18.33 |
| Upshur County | BRICKLAYER | $20.83 | $18.33 |
| Tarrant County | BRICKLAYER | $20.66 | $20.66 |
| Johnson County | BRICKLAYER | $20.18 | $20.18 |
| Parker County | BRICKLAYER | $20.18 | $20.18 |
| Wise County | BRICKLAYER | $20.18 | $20.18 |
| Bastrop County | BRICKLAYER | $20.16 | $20.16 |
| Caldwell County | BRICKLAYER | $20.16 | $20.16 |
| Williamson County | BRICKLAYER | $20.16 | $20.16 |
| Travis County | BRICKLAYER | $20.07 | $20.07 |
| Taylor County group, 3 localities: Callahan, Jones, Taylor | BRICKLAYER | $20.04 | $20.04 |
| Clay County group, 2 localities: Archer, Clay | BRICKLAYER | $20.04 | $20.04 |
| Lubbock County group, 2 localities: Crosby, Lubbock | BRICKLAYER | $20.04 | $20.04 |
| Aransas County | BRICKLAYER | $20.04 | $20.04 |
| Armstrong County | BRICKLAYER | $20.04 | $20.04 |
| Calhoun County | BRICKLAYER | $20.04 | $20.04 |
| Carson County | BRICKLAYER | $20.04 | $20.04 |
| Goliad County | BRICKLAYER | $20.04 | $20.04 |
| Nueces County | BRICKLAYER | $20.04 | $20.04 |
| Potter County | BRICKLAYER | $20.04 | $20.04 |
| Randall County | BRICKLAYER | $20.04 | $20.04 |
| San Patricio County | BRICKLAYER | $20.04 | $20.04 |
| Victoria County | BRICKLAYER | $20.04 | $20.04 |
| Wichita County | BRICKLAYER | $20.04 | $20.04 |
| Henderson County group, 3 localities: Henderson, Hill, Somervell | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Palo Pinto County group, 2 localities: Palo Pinto, Panola | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Tom Green County group, 2 localities: Irion, Tom Green | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Bosque County | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Brazos County | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Burleson County | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Camp County | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Cass County | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Cherokee County | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Cooke County | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Ector County | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Erath County | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Fannin County | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Franklin County | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Hamilton County | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Harrison County | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Hood County | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Hopkins County | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Lamar County | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Marion County | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Midland County | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Montague County | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Morris County | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Nacogdoches County | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Navarro County | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Rains County | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Red River County | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Robertson County | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Titus County | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Van Zandt County | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Wood County | BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Grayson County | BRICKLAYER | $19.95 | $19.95 |
| Kaufman County group, 2 localities: Kaufman, Rockwall | BRICKLAYER | $19.89 | $19.89 |
| Delta County | BRICKLAYER | $19.89 | $19.89 |
| Denton County | BRICKLAYER | $19.89 | $19.89 |
| Ellis County | BRICKLAYER | $19.89 | $19.89 |
| Hunt County | BRICKLAYER | $19.89 | $19.89 |
| Austin County | BRICKLAYER | $19.86 | $19.86 |
| Brazoria County | BRICKLAYER | $19.86 | $19.86 |
| Chambers County | BRICKLAYER | $19.86 | $19.86 |
| Fort Bend County | BRICKLAYER | $19.86 | $19.86 |
| Galveston County | BRICKLAYER | $19.86 | $19.86 |
| Liberty County | BRICKLAYER | $19.86 | $19.86 |
| Montgomery County | BRICKLAYER | $19.86 | $19.86 |
| San Jacinto County | BRICKLAYER | $19.86 | $19.86 |
| Waller County | BRICKLAYER | $19.86 | $19.86 |
| Llano County group, 4 localities: Llano, Mason, McCulloch, Runnels | BRICKLAYER | $19.67 | $19.67 |
| Nolan County group, 4 localities: Menard, Mills, Mitchell, Nolan | BRICKLAYER | $19.67 | $19.67 |
| Comanche County group, 3 localities: Coleman, Comanche, Concho | BRICKLAYER | $19.67 | $19.67 |
| San Saba County group, 3 localities: San Saba, Schleicher, Sterling | BRICKLAYER | $19.67 | $19.67 |
| Wharton County group, 3 localities: Jim Wells, Live Oak, Wharton | BRICKLAYER | $19.67 | $19.67 |
| Blanco County group, 2 localities: Blanco, Coke | BRICKLAYER | $19.67 | $19.67 |
| Lavaca County group, 2 localities: Karnes, Lavaca | BRICKLAYER | $19.67 | $19.67 |
| Matagorda County group, 2 localities: Matagorda, Refugio | BRICKLAYER | $19.67 | $19.67 |
| Bee County | BRICKLAYER | $19.67 | $19.67 |
| Brown County | BRICKLAYER | $19.67 | $19.67 |
| Burnet County | BRICKLAYER | $19.67 | $19.67 |
| Colorado County | BRICKLAYER | $19.67 | $19.67 |
| DeWitt County | BRICKLAYER | $19.67 | $19.67 |
| Eastland County | BRICKLAYER | $19.67 | $19.67 |
| Fayette County | BRICKLAYER | $19.67 | $19.67 |
| Fisher County | BRICKLAYER | $19.67 | $19.67 |
| Gillespie County | BRICKLAYER | $19.67 | $19.67 |
| Gonzales County | BRICKLAYER | $19.67 | $19.67 |
| Jackson County | BRICKLAYER | $19.67 | $19.67 |
| Kerr County | BRICKLAYER | $19.67 | $19.67 |
| Kimble County | BRICKLAYER | $19.67 | $19.67 |
| Kleberg County | BRICKLAYER | $19.67 | $19.67 |
| Real County | BRICKLAYER | $19.67 | $19.67 |
| Scurry County | BRICKLAYER | $19.67 | $19.67 |
| Shackelford County | BRICKLAYER | $19.67 | $19.67 |
| Stephens County | BRICKLAYER | $19.67 | $19.67 |
| Hockley County group, 9 localities: Baylor, Cottle, Dickens, Hockley, Jack, Knox, Stonewall, Wilbarger, Yoakum | BRICKLAYER | $19.46 | $19.46 |
| Moore County group, 7 localities: Hall, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer | BRICKLAYER | $19.46 | $19.46 |
| Deaf Smith County group, 5 localities: Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Hartley, Swisher | BRICKLAYER | $19.46 | $19.46 |
| Haskell County group, 4 localities: Haskell, Kent, King, Motley | BRICKLAYER | $19.46 | $19.46 |
| Lynn County group, 3 localities: Foard, Garza, Lynn | BRICKLAYER | $19.46 | $19.46 |
| Castro County group, 2 localities: Castro, Childress | BRICKLAYER | $19.46 | $19.46 |
| Collingsworth County group, 2 localities: Briscoe, Collingsworth | BRICKLAYER | $19.46 | $19.46 |
| Hutchinson County group, 2 localities: Hutchinson, Roberts | BRICKLAYER | $19.46 | $19.46 |
| Terry County group, 2 localities: Hardeman, Terry | BRICKLAYER | $19.46 | $19.46 |
| Wheeler County group, 2 localities: Sherman, Wheeler | BRICKLAYER | $19.46 | $19.46 |
| Bailey County | BRICKLAYER | $19.46 | $19.46 |
| Cochran County | BRICKLAYER | $19.46 | $19.46 |
| Floyd County | BRICKLAYER | $19.46 | $19.46 |
| Gray County | BRICKLAYER | $19.46 | $19.46 |
| Hale County | BRICKLAYER | $19.46 | $19.46 |
| Hansford County | BRICKLAYER | $19.46 | $19.46 |
| Lamb County | BRICKLAYER | $19.46 | $19.46 |
| Throckmorton County | BRICKLAYER | $19.46 | $19.46 |
| Young County | BRICKLAYER | $19.46 | $19.46 |
| Coryell County group, 2 localities: Coryell, Lampasas | BRICKLAYER | $19.09 | $19.09 |
| Bell County | BRICKLAYER | $19.09 | $19.09 |
| Harris County | BRICKLAYER | $18.87 | $18.87 |
| Washington County group, 6 localities: Lee, Limestone, Newton, San Augustine, Shelby, Washington | BRICKLAYER | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Freestone County group, 3 localities: Freestone, Trinity, Tyler | BRICKLAYER | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Milam County group, 2 localities: Leon, Milam | BRICKLAYER | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Anderson County | BRICKLAYER | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Angelina County | BRICKLAYER | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Falls County | BRICKLAYER | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Grimes County | BRICKLAYER | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Houston County | BRICKLAYER | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Jasper County | BRICKLAYER | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Madison County | BRICKLAYER | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| McLennan County | BRICKLAYER | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Polk County | BRICKLAYER | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Sabine County | BRICKLAYER | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Walker County | BRICKLAYER | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Starr County group, 5 localities: Starr, Uvalde, Willacy, Zapata, Zavala | BRICKLAYER | $17.76 | $17.76 |
| Dawson County group, 3 localities: Borden, Crane, Dawson | BRICKLAYER | $17.76 | $17.76 |
| Presidio County group, 3 localities: Edwards, Presidio, Reagan | BRICKLAYER | $17.76 | $17.76 |
| Reeves County group, 3 localities: Jeff Davis, Martin, Reeves | BRICKLAYER | $17.76 | $17.76 |
| Kinney County group, 2 localities: Kenedy, Kinney | BRICKLAYER | $17.76 | $17.76 |
| La Salle County group, 2 localities: La Salle, McMullen | BRICKLAYER | $17.76 | $17.76 |
| Maverick County group, 2 localities: Frio, Maverick | BRICKLAYER | $17.76 | $17.76 |
| Ward County group, 2 localities: Upton, Ward | BRICKLAYER | $17.76 | $17.76 |
| Andrews County | BRICKLAYER | $17.76 | $17.76 |
| Brewster County | BRICKLAYER | $17.76 | $17.76 |
| Brooks County | BRICKLAYER | $17.76 | $17.76 |
| Crockett County | BRICKLAYER | $17.76 | $17.76 |
| Culberson County | BRICKLAYER | $17.76 | $17.76 |
| Dimmit County | BRICKLAYER | $17.76 | $17.76 |
| Duval County | BRICKLAYER | $17.76 | $17.76 |
| Gaines County | BRICKLAYER | $17.76 | $17.76 |
| Glasscock County | BRICKLAYER | $17.76 | $17.76 |
| Howard County | BRICKLAYER | $17.76 | $17.76 |
| Hudspeth County | BRICKLAYER | $17.76 | $17.76 |
| Jim Hogg County | BRICKLAYER | $17.76 | $17.76 |
| Loving County | BRICKLAYER | $17.76 | $17.76 |
| Pecos County | BRICKLAYER | $17.76 | $17.76 |
| Sutton County | BRICKLAYER | $17.76 | $17.76 |
| Terrell County | BRICKLAYER | $17.76 | $17.76 |
| Val Verde County | BRICKLAYER | $17.76 | $17.76 |
| Winkler County | BRICKLAYER | $17.76 | $17.76 |
| Cameron County | BRICKLAYER | $16.17 | $16.17 |
| El Paso County | BRICKLAYER | $16.17 | $16.17 |
| Hidalgo County | BRICKLAYER | $16.17 | $16.17 |
| Webb County | BRICKLAYER | $16.17 | $16.17 |
38 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 140 counties with rates of their own.
Questions about Texas bricklayer pay
What is the bricklayer prevailing wage in Harris County?
$18.87 an hour: a $18.87 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260253, modification 1. Overtime and every bricklayer classification in Harris County.
Does bricklayer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?
Yes. In Harris County the $18.87 total is a $18.87 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.
Does bricklayer prevailing wage pay overtime in Texas?
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 bricklayers 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 bricklayer rate?
DOL often publishes the same bricklayer rates for several counties. Across Texas, the 254 counties with a bricklayer rate fall into 178 distinct sets of rates, and 38 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 9 counties (the Hockley County group).