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Laborer prevailing wage in Harris County, Texas
$11.76an hour, base + fringe
$11.76 wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Building · SUTX2014-029
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Harris County, a laborer must be paid at least $11.76 an hour: a $11.76 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260253 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $11.76 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination TX20260253, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUTX2014-029 (July 21, 2014). 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 34 laborer rates for Harris County, from $8.94 to $21.57 an hour. See all of them.
City of Houston contracts use Houston's 2026 wage scales, which copy these Davis-Bacon rates; they are listed with each trade, marked City of Houston. Harris County posts the same SAM.gov determinations with its own contractor minimum wage of $21.65 an hour.
- 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: $11.76 + $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) | $11.76 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $11.76 |
When this rate changes
- 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 laborer rate in Harris County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABORER: ROOF TEAROFFBuildingSUTX2014-029 | $11.28 | $11.28 | $0.00 | TX20260253 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: PIPELAYERBuildingSUTX2014-029 | $12.94 | $12.94 | $0.00 | TX20260253 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEBuildingSUTX2014-029 | $10.48 | $10.48 | $0.00 | TX20260253 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuildingSUTX2014-029 | $11.76 | $11.76 | $0.00 | TX20260253 Mod 1 |
| WORK ZONE BARRICADE SERVICERHighwaySATX2025-013 | $17.37 | $17.37 | $0.00 | TX20260299 Mod 1 |
| PIPELAYERHighwaySATX2025-013 | $20.03 | $20.03 | $0.00 | TX20260299 Mod 1 |
| LABORER, UTILITYHighwaySATX2025-013 | $19.11 | $19.11 | $0.00 | TX20260299 Mod 1 |
| LABORER, COMMONHighwaySATX2025-013 | $17.12 | $17.12 | $0.00 | TX20260299 Mod 1 |
| CONCRETE SAW OPERATORHighwaySATX2025-013 | $21.57 | $21.57 | $0.00 | TX20260299 Mod 1 |
| ASPHALT RAKERHighwaySATX2025-013 | $20.41 | $20.41 | $0.00 | TX20260299 Mod 1 |
| LABORERS: MASON TENDER CEMENTHeavySUTX2005-019 | $9.94 | $9.94 | $0.00 | TX20260031 Mod 1 |
| LABORERS: (PIPELAYER)HeavySUTX2005-019 | $10.14 | $10.14 | $0.00 | TX20260031 Mod 1 |
| LABORERS: (COMMON)HeavySUTX2005-019 | $8.94 | $8.94 | $0.00 | TX20260031 Mod 1 |
| LABORERS: MASON TENDER CEMENTResidentialSUTX2005-030 | $10.14 | $9.46 | $0.68 | TX20260067 Mod 1 |
| LABORERS: (PIPELAYER)ResidentialSUTX2005-030 | $10.06 | $10.06 | $0.00 | TX20260067 Mod 1 |
| LABORERS: (COMMON)ResidentialSUTX2005-030 | $9.98 | $8.88 | $1.10 | TX20260067 Mod 1 |
| Laborer/HelperTexas A&M System: BuildingTexas A&M System | $16.20 | incl. | incl. | TAMUS-2024-10-14-harris |
| Laborer, UtilityCity of Houston: EngineeringCity of Houston | $19.11 | $19.11 | $0.00 | COH-00820-2026-02-01 |
| Asphalt RakerCity of Houston: EngineeringCity of Houston | $20.41 | $20.41 | $0.00 | COH-00820-2026-02-01 |
| PipelayerCity of Houston: EngineeringCity of Houston | $20.03 | $20.03 | $0.00 | COH-00820-2026-02-01 |
| Laborer, CommonCity of Houston: EngineeringCity of Houston | $17.12 | $17.12 | $0.00 | COH-00820-2026-02-01 |
| Work Zone Barricade ServicerCity of Houston: EngineeringCity of Houston | $17.37 | $17.37 | $0.00 | COH-00820-2026-02-01 |
| Laborer, Common or GeneralCity of Houston: BuildingCity of Houston | $11.76 | $11.76 | $0.00 | COH-00821-2026-02-01 |
| Laborer, Mason Tender - Cement /ConcreteCity of Houston: BuildingCity of Houston | $10.48 | $10.48 | $0.00 | COH-00821-2026-02-01 |
| Laborer, PipelayerCity of Houston: BuildingCity of Houston | $12.94 | $12.94 | $0.00 | COH-00821-2026-02-01 |
| Laborer, Roof TearoffCity of Houston: BuildingCity of Houston | $11.28 | $11.28 | $0.00 | COH-00821-2026-02-01 |
| Laborer, CommonCity of Houston: HeavyCity of Houston | $8.94 | $8.94 | $0.00 | COH-00812-2026-02-01 |
| Laborer, Mason Tender CementCity of Houston: HeavyCity of Houston | $9.94 | $9.94 | $0.00 | COH-00812-2026-02-01 |
| Laborer, PipelayerCity of Houston: HeavyCity of Houston | $10.14 | $10.14 | $0.00 | COH-00812-2026-02-01 |
| Laborer, UtilityCity of Houston: HighwayCity of Houston | $19.11 | $19.11 | $0.00 | COH-00810-2026-02-01 |
| Asphalt RakerCity of Houston: HighwayCity of Houston | $20.41 | $20.41 | $0.00 | COH-00810-2026-02-01 |
| PipelayerCity of Houston: HighwayCity of Houston | $20.03 | $20.03 | $0.00 | COH-00810-2026-02-01 |
| Laborer, CommonCity of Houston: HighwayCity of Houston | $17.12 | $17.12 | $0.00 | COH-00810-2026-02-01 |
| Work Zone Barricade ServicerCity of Houston: HighwayCity of Houston | $17.37 | $17.37 | $0.00 | COH-00810-2026-02-01 |
How Harris County compares
The main laborer 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
- Harris Countybase $11.76$11.76
- Montgomery Countybase $10.20$10.20
- Fort Bend Countybase $10.79$10.79
- Waller Countybase $11.56$11.56
Laborer 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 + fringe | Base | vs Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $11.76 | $11.76 | |
| Waller County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $11.56 | $11.56 | −$0.20 |
| Liberty County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $11.56 | $11.56 | −$0.20 |
| Galveston County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $11.47 | $11.47 | −$0.29 |
| Fort Bend County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $10.79 | $10.79 | −$0.97 |
| Brazoria County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $10.55 | $10.55 | −$1.21 |
| Montgomery County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $10.20 | $10.20 | −$1.56 |
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 TX20260253 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/TX20260253/1
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 Harris County as CSV · Report an error