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Carpenter prevailing wage in Cameron County, Texas
$16.00an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$16.00 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION · SUTX2014-011
$7.25an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$7.25 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
CARPENTER · SUTX1990-013
$17.31an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$17.31 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
FORM SETTER, PAVING & CURB · SATX2025-002
$12.16an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$12.16 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
FORM SETTER (PAVING & CURB) · SUTX2011-003
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Cameron County, a carpenter must be paid at least $16.00 an hour: a $16.00 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260236 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $16.00 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination TX20260236, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUTX2014-011 (July 21, 2014). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Cameron County, a carpenter must be paid at least $7.25 an hour: a $7.25 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260001 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $7.25 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination TX20260001, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUTX1990-013 (May 1, 1990). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Cameron County, a carpenter must be paid at least $17.31 an hour: a $17.31 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260051 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $17.31 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination TX20260051, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SATX2025-002 (November 15, 2023). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in Cameron County, a carpenter must be paid at least $12.16 an hour: a $12.16 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260003 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $12.16 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination TX20260003, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier SUTX2011-003 (August 2, 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 6 carpenter rates for Cameron County, from $7.25 to $18.59 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $16.00 + $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) | $16.00 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $16.00 |
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: $17.31 + $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) | $17.31 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $17.31 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $12.16 + $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) | $12.16 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $12.16 |
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.
Every carpenter rate in Cameron County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- FORM BUILDER/SETTER, STRUCTURESHighway · SATX2025-002$18.59
- FORM SETTER, PAVING & CURBHighway · SATX2025-002$17.31
- CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATIONBuilding · SUTX2014-011$16.00
- FORM BUILDER/FORM SETTER (STRUCTURES)Heavy · SUTX2011-003$12.30
- FORM SETTER (PAVING & CURB)Heavy · SUTX2011-003$12.16
- CARPENTERResidential · SUTX1990-013$7.25
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATIONBuildingSUTX2014-011 | $16.00 | $0.00 | $16.00 | TX20260236 Mod 1 |
| FORM SETTER, PAVING & CURBHighwaySATX2025-002 | $17.31 | $0.00 | $17.31 | TX20260051 Mod 1 |
| FORM BUILDER/SETTER, STRUCTURESHighwaySATX2025-002 | $18.59 | $0.00 | $18.59 | TX20260051 Mod 1 |
| FORM SETTER (PAVING & CURB)HeavySUTX2011-003 | $12.16 | $0.00 | $12.16 | TX20260003 Mod 1 |
| FORM BUILDER/FORM SETTER (STRUCTURES)HeavySUTX2011-003 | $12.30 | $0.00 | $12.30 | TX20260003 Mod 1 |
| CARPENTERResidentialSUTX1990-013 | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | TX20260001 Mod 1 |
How Cameron 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
- Cameron Countybase $16.00$16.00
- Willacy Countybase $18.00$18.00
- Hidalgo Countybase $14.21$16.43
- Kenedy Countybase $18.00$18.00
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 wage | Total rate | vs Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willacy County | CARPENTER | $18.00 | $18.00 | +$2.00 |
| Kenedy County | CARPENTER | $18.00 | $18.00 | +$2.00 |
| Brooks County | CARPENTER | $18.00 | $18.00 | +$2.00 |
| Starr County | CARPENTER | $18.00 | $18.00 | +$2.00 |
| Hidalgo County | CARPENTER | $14.21 | $16.43 | +$0.43 |
| Cameron County | CARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION | $16.00 | $16.00 | |
| Kleberg County | CARPENTER | $13.18 | $13.18 | −$2.82 |
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 TX20260236 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/TX20260236/1
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 Cameron County as CSV · Report an error