Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates in Dallas County, Texas
4 Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov cover Dallas County, with 187 rates for 39 trades; the newest modification is dated May 18, 2026. The rate depends on the kind of construction: building, residential, highway or heavy.
Dallas County prevailing wage by trade, A to Z
| Trade | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BoilermakerBOILERMAKER | $33.17 | $24.92 | $58.09 | Jan 1, 2025 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
Brick TenderLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK · 2 rates | $11.00 | $1.70 | $12.70 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
Brick TenderLABORERS: EXCLUDING BATT INSULATION (MASON TENDER (INCLUDING CEMENT AND BRICK)) · 2 rates | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260014 Mod 1 |
BricklayerBRICKLAYER · 4 rates | $19.50 | $4.27 | $23.77 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
BricklayerBRICKLAYER · 4 rates | $10.80 | $0.00 | $10.80 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260014 Mod 1 |
CarpenterCARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, FORM WORK, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION · 11 rates | $17.13 | $2.97 | $20.10 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
CarpenterFORM SETTER · 11 rates | $10.90 | $0.00 | $10.90 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260014 Mod 1 |
CarpenterFORM SETTER, PAVING & CURB · 11 rates | $20.89 | $0.00 | $20.89 | Nov 15, 2023 | TX20260294 Mod 1 |
CarpenterFORM SETTER · 11 rates | $9.58 | $0.00 | $9.58 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260017 Mod 1 |
CaulkerCAULKER | $14.71 | $0.00 | $14.71 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
Cement MasonCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER · 5 rates | $13.40 | $0.00 | $13.40 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
Cement MasonCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (EXCLUDING FORM SETTING) · 5 rates | $10.77 | $0.00 | $10.77 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260014 Mod 1 |
Cement MasonCONCRETE FINISHER, PAVING AND STRUCTURES · 5 rates | $22.48 | $0.00 | $22.48 | Nov 15, 2023 | TX20260294 Mod 1 |
Cement MasonCONCRETE FINISHER · 5 rates | $9.60 | $0.00 | $9.60 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260017 Mod 1 |
Drywall FinisherPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING ONLY | $14.28 | $3.04 | $17.32 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
Drywall Installer / LatherDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER · 5 rates | $15.45 | $0.00 | $15.45 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
Drywall Installer / LatherDRYWALL HANGER · 5 rates | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260014 Mod 1 |
Electrical Utility LinemanLINE CONSTRUCTION: TRUCK DRIVER · 4 rates | $23.14 | $9.45 | $32.59 | Jun 2, 2024 | TX20260017 Mod 1 |
ElectricianELECTRICIAN · 5 rates | $10.42 | $0.00 | $10.42 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260014 Mod 1 |
ElectricianELECTRICIAN · 5 rates | $36.10 | $0.00 | $36.10 | Nov 15, 2023 | TX20260294 Mod 1 |
ElectricianELECTRICIANS · 5 rates | $39.75 | $11.67 | $51.42 | Jun 1, 2025 | TX20260017 Mod 1 |
Elevator ConstructorELEVATOR MECHANIC · 3 rates | $51.93 | $38.44 | $90.37 | Jan 1, 2025 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
FlaggerFLAGGER | $14.80 | $0.00 | $14.80 | Nov 15, 2023 | TX20260294 Mod 1 |
GlazierGLAZIER · 2 rates | $16.15 | $2.13 | $18.28 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
Insulation ApplicatorINSULATOR - BATT · 2 rates | $13.00 | $0.00 | $13.00 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
Insulation ApplicatorINSULATOR - BATT · 2 rates | $15.00 | $0.00 | $15.00 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260014 Mod 1 |
Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker)ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR (DUCT, PIPE AND MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) · 3 rates | $33.23 | $7.52 | $40.75 | Jun 1, 2025 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker)ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR (INCLUDES APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATING MATERIALS, PROTECTIVE COVERINGS, COATINGS, AND FINISHINGS TO ALL TYPES OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS) · 3 rates | $33.23 | $7.52 | $40.75 | Jun 1, 2025 | TX20260017 Mod 1 |
IronworkerIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL · 6 rates | $29.64 | $8.43 | $38.07 | Jun 1, 2025 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
IronworkerREINFORCING STEEL WORKER · 6 rates | $23.50 | $0.00 | $23.50 | Nov 15, 2023 | TX20260294 Mod 1 |
IronworkerIRONWORKERS: REINFORCING & STRUCTURAL · 6 rates | $29.64 | $8.43 | $38.07 | Jun 1, 2025 | TX20260017 Mod 1 |
LaborerLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL · 15 rates | $11.57 | $0.00 | $11.57 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
LaborerLABORERS: EXCLUDING BATT INSULATION (COMMON) · 15 rates | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260014 Mod 1 |
LaborerWORK ZONE BARRICADE SERVICER · 15 rates | $18.01 | $0.00 | $18.01 | Nov 15, 2023 | TX20260294 Mod 1 |
LaborerPIPELAYER · 15 rates | $7.96 | $0.00 | $7.96 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260017 Mod 1 |
Landscape & Irrigation LaborerLABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION · 2 rates | $12.00 | $0.23 | $12.23 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
Landscape & Irrigation LaborerLABORERS:, EXCLUDING BATT INSULATION (LANDSCAPE) · 2 rates | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260014 Mod 1 |
MillwrightMILLWRIGHT | $32.02 | $11.27 | $43.29 | Oct 1, 2023 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
Operating EngineerOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE · 51 rates | $13.06 | $0.00 | $13.06 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
Operating EngineerPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GRADER · 51 rates | $11.25 | $0.00 | $11.25 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260014 Mod 1 |
Operating EngineerSPREADER BOX OPERATOR · 51 rates | $23.59 | $0.00 | $23.59 | Nov 15, 2023 | TX20260294 Mod 1 |
Operating EngineerCRANES: (HYDRAULIC OVER 35 TONS,DERRICKS, OVERHEAD GENTRY,STIFFLEG,TOWER,ETC., AND CRANES WITH PILEDRIVING OR CAISSON ATTACHEMENTS) · 51 rates | $32.60 | $13.10 | $45.70 | Jun 1, 2020 | TX20260017 Mod 1 |
PainterPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY, EXCLUDING DRYWALLING/TAPING) · 3 rates | $13.60 | $2.24 | $15.84 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
PainterPAINTER: BRUSH ONLY (INCLUDING DRYWALL TAPING/FINSHING) · 3 rates | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260014 Mod 1 |
Plaster TenderLABORER: PLASTER TENDER | $14.50 | $0.00 | $14.50 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
PlastererPLASTERER · 2 rates | $15.37 | $0.00 | $15.37 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
Plumber / PipefitterPLUMBER (HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION ONLY) · 11 rates | $23.87 | $6.66 | $30.53 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
Plumber / PipefitterPLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC WORK) · 11 rates | $11.57 | $0.00 | $11.57 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260014 Mod 1 |
Plumber / PipefitterPLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS · 11 rates | $39.76 | $14.04 | $53.80 | Nov 1, 2024 | TX20260017 Mod 1 |
Refrigeration & A/C MechanicHVAC MECHANIC (HVAC UNIT INSTALLATION ONLY) · 4 rates | $39.76 | $14.04 | $53.80 | Nov 1, 2024 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
Refrigeration & A/C MechanicHVAC MECHANIC (INCLUDING PIPE, EXCLUDING DUCT) · 4 rates | $9.93 | $1.13 | $11.06 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260014 Mod 1 |
RooferROOFER · 3 rates | $17.19 | $0.00 | $17.19 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
RooferROOFER · 3 rates | $8.54 | $0.00 | $8.54 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260014 Mod 1 |
Sheet Metal WorkerSHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) · 3 rates | $21.10 | $5.50 | $26.60 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
Sheet Metal WorkerSHEET METAL WORKER · 3 rates | $27.64 | $8.84 | $36.48 | Nov 1, 2012 | TX20260017 Mod 1 |
Siding & Gutter InstallerINSTALLER - SIDING (METAL/ALUMINUM/VINYL) | $14.26 | $0.00 | $14.26 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
Sign InstallerINSTALLER - SIGN · 2 rates | $15.61 | $0.00 | $15.61 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
Sign InstallerSIGN ERECTOR · 2 rates | $18.01 | $0.00 | $18.01 | Nov 15, 2023 | TX20260294 Mod 1 |
Striping & Traffic Control WorkerHIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: OPERATOR (STRIPING MACHINE) · 2 rates | $10.04 | $2.31 | $12.35 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
Striping & Traffic Control WorkerPAVEMENT MARKING MACHINE OPERATOR · 2 rates | $22.35 | $0.00 | $22.35 | Nov 15, 2023 | TX20260294 Mod 1 |
Teamster (Truck Driver)TRUCK DRIVER: WATER TRUCK · 15 rates | $12.00 | $4.11 | $16.11 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
Teamster (Truck Driver)TRUCK DRIVER · 15 rates | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260014 Mod 1 |
Teamster (Truck Driver)TRUCK DRIVER, TRANSIT-MIX · 15 rates | $21.97 | $0.00 | $21.97 | Nov 15, 2023 | TX20260294 Mod 1 |
Teamster (Truck Driver)TRUCK DRIVER · 15 rates | $7.47 | $0.00 | $7.47 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260017 Mod 1 |
Telecommunications TechnicianELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING ONLY) · 5 rates | $20.03 | $3.04 | $23.07 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
Telecommunications TechnicianTELECOMMUNICATION TECHNICIAN · 5 rates | $23.14 | $0.00 | $23.14 | Nov 15, 2023 | TX20260294 Mod 1 |
Tile FinisherTILE FINISHER | $11.22 | $0.00 | $11.22 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
Tile SetterTILE SETTER · 3 rates | $14.25 | $0.00 | $14.25 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260241 Mod 1 |
Tile SetterTILE SETTER · 3 rates | $8.54 | $0.00 | $8.54 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260014 Mod 1 |
WelderWELDER | $23.72 | $0.00 | $23.72 | Nov 15, 2023 | TX20260294 Mod 1 |
One rate per trade for the kind of construction picked above; open a trade for its other classifications and the WD's notes. DOL prints no total, so each total is base wage plus fringe benefits, added by us. The Department of Labor modifies these determinations on SAM.gov in weekly batches through the year; the latest Texas modification we hold is dated May 18, 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 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.
City of Dallas contracts pay the greater of the Davis-Bacon rate (with fringes) and the City's living wage, $23.06 an hour for solicitations from October 1, 2025.
Which trades pay the most in Dallas County?
Elevator constructor, at $90.37 an hour. Each trade's main rate, as its page leads with it, highest first, split into the base wage and the fringe benefits DOL lists, on one scale.
- Elevator Constructor$90.37
- Boilermaker$58.09
- Refrigeration Mechanic$53.80
- Millwright$43.29
- Heat & Frost Insulator$40.75
- Ironworker$38.07
- Electrician$36.10
- Utility Lineman$32.59
- Plumber / Pipefitter$30.53
- Sheet Metal Worker$26.60
- Bricklayer$23.77
- Welder$23.72
- Telecom Technician$23.07
- Controls Technician (HVAC / Fire Protection)$21.36
- Carpenter$20.10
- Glazier$18.28
- Drywall Finisher$17.32
- Roofer$17.19
- Abatement Laborer$16.20
- Terrazzo Worker$16.20
- Waterproofer$16.20
- Teamster (Truck Driver)$16.11
- Painter$15.84
- Sign Installer$15.61
- Drywall Installer / Lather$15.45
- Plasterer$15.37
- Flagger$14.80
- Caulker$14.71
- Plaster Tender$14.50
- Siding & Gutter Installer$14.26
- Tile Setter$14.25
- Cement Mason$13.40
- Operating Engineer$13.06
- Insulation Applicator$13.00
- Brick Tender$12.70
- Striping & Traffic Control$12.35
- Landscape Laborer$12.23
- Laborer$11.57
- Tile Finisher$11.22
Which wage determinations cover Dallas County?
The WD that applies depends on the kind of construction. Every rate on this site names its WD and modification.
| Construction | Wage determination | Modification | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building | TX20260241 | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| Residential | TX20260014 | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| Highway | TX20260294 | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| Heavy | TX20260017 Excludes water and sewer lines | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
Specialty WDs also cover Dallas County for narrow kinds of work, and don't stand in for the rates above: TX20260018 (Water and Sewer Lines/Utilities (Including Related Tunneling Where the Tunnel is 48" or Le); TX20260033 (Dredging projects along the Texas Gulf Coast Area including all public channels, harbors, ).
Questions about Dallas County rates
How much does an electrician make on prevailing wage in Dallas County?
$36.10 an hour: a $36.10 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, for the main classification, under wage determination TX20260294, modification 1. Overtime and every electrician rate in Dallas County.
What is the prevailing wage for a laborer in Dallas County?
$11.57 an hour: a $11.57 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, for the main classification (LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL), under wage determination TX20260241, modification 1. Overtime and every laborer rate in Dallas County.
Does the prevailing wage include fringe benefits?
Yes. The rate is a base wage plus fringe benefits, and the employer owes both for every hour. For elevator constructor, the highest-paid trade in Dallas County, the $90.37 total is a $51.93 base wage plus $38.44 in fringe benefits.
Which Davis-Bacon wage determination covers Dallas County?
It depends on the kind of construction: TX20260241 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for building construction, TX20260014 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for residential construction, TX20260294 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for highway construction and TX20260017 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for heavy construction. Your contract names the one that applies.
Does Dallas County share its rates with other counties?
For 5 of its 39 trades, yes: DOL sets the same rates, row for row, in other counties too. Asbestos and lead abatement laborer rates, for example, are the same in 17 counties (the Harris County group). The other 34 are Dallas County's own.