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Texas landscape and irrigation laborer prevailing wage, county by county
A landscape and irrigation laborer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Texas runs from $7.25 an hour in Robertson County to $12.98 in Denton County. The median county is $8.72.
Main landscape and irrigation laborer classification in each county, 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 landscape and irrigation laborer make on prevailing wage in Texas?
34 groups of counties with identical rates and 109 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn. The table below lists which counties are in each group.
- Denton County1 county$12.98
- Dallas County1 county$12.23
- Smith County1 county$12.00
- Hardin County1 county$11.40
- Jefferson County1 county$11.40
- Orange County1 county$11.40
- Kaufman County group2 counties$11.09
- Delta County1 county$11.09
- Ellis County1 county$11.09
- Hunt County1 county$11.09
- Collin County1 county$10.55
- El Paso County1 county$10.00
- Johnson County1 county$10.00
- Parker County1 county$10.00
- Tarrant County1 county$10.00
- Wise County1 county$10.00
- Harris County1 county$9.52
- Austin County1 county$9.49
- Brazoria County1 county$9.49
- Chambers County1 county$9.49
- Fort Bend County1 county$9.49
- Galveston County1 county$9.49
- Liberty County1 county$9.49
- Montgomery County1 county$9.49
- San Jacinto County1 county$9.49
- Waller County1 county$9.49
- Hockley County group9 counties$8.72
- Moore County group7 counties$8.72
- Washington County group6 counties$8.72
- Deaf Smith County group5 counties$8.72
- Starr County group5 counties$8.72
- Haskell County group4 counties$8.72
- Llano County group4 counties$8.72
- Nolan County group4 counties$8.72
- Comanche County group3 counties$8.72
- Dawson County group3 counties$8.72
- Freestone County group3 counties$8.72
- Henderson County group3 counties$8.72
- Lynn County group3 counties$8.72
- Presidio County group3 counties$8.72
Which counties pay which rate
| Counties | Main classification | Base + fringe | Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denton County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $12.98 | $12.50 |
| Dallas County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $12.23 | $12.00 |
| Smith County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| Hardin County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $11.40 | $11.04 |
| Jefferson County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $11.40 | $11.04 |
| Orange County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $11.40 | $11.04 |
| Kaufman County group, 2 localities: Kaufman, Rockwall | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $11.09 | $11.09 |
| Delta County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $11.09 | $11.09 |
| Ellis County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $11.09 | $11.09 |
| Hunt County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $11.09 | $11.09 |
| Collin County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $10.55 | $10.55 |
| El Paso County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Johnson County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Parker County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Tarrant County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Wise County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Harris County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $9.52 | $9.52 |
| Austin County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $9.49 | $9.49 |
| Brazoria County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $9.49 | $9.49 |
| Chambers County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $9.49 | $9.49 |
| Fort Bend County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $9.49 | $9.49 |
| Galveston County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $9.49 | $9.49 |
| Liberty County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $9.49 | $9.49 |
| Montgomery County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $9.49 | $9.49 |
| San Jacinto County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $9.49 | $9.49 |
| Waller County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $9.49 | $9.49 |
| Hockley County group, 9 localities: Baylor, Cottle, Dickens, Hockley, Jack, Knox, Stonewall, Wilbarger, Yoakum | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Moore County group, 7 localities: Hall, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Washington County group, 6 localities: Lee, Limestone, Newton, San Augustine, Shelby, Washington | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Deaf Smith County group, 5 localities: Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Hartley, Swisher | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Starr County group, 5 localities: Starr, Uvalde, Willacy, Zapata, Zavala | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Haskell County group, 4 localities: Haskell, Kent, King, Motley | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Llano County group, 4 localities: Llano, Mason, McCulloch, Runnels | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Nolan County group, 4 localities: Menard, Mills, Mitchell, Nolan | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Comanche County group, 3 localities: Coleman, Comanche, Concho | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Dawson County group, 3 localities: Borden, Crane, Dawson | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Freestone County group, 3 localities: Freestone, Trinity, Tyler | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Henderson County group, 3 localities: Henderson, Hill, Somervell | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Lynn County group, 3 localities: Foard, Garza, Lynn | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Presidio County group, 3 localities: Edwards, Presidio, Reagan | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Reeves County group, 3 localities: Jeff Davis, Martin, Reeves | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| San Saba County group, 3 localities: San Saba, Schleicher, Sterling | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Wharton County group, 3 localities: Jim Wells, Live Oak, Wharton | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Blanco County group, 2 localities: Blanco, Coke | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Castro County group, 2 localities: Castro, Childress | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Collingsworth County group, 2 localities: Briscoe, Collingsworth | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Hutchinson County group, 2 localities: Hutchinson, Roberts | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Kinney County group, 2 localities: Kenedy, Kinney | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| La Salle County group, 2 localities: La Salle, McMullen | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Lavaca County group, 2 localities: Karnes, Lavaca | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Matagorda County group, 2 localities: Matagorda, Refugio | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Maverick County group, 2 localities: Frio, Maverick | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Milam County group, 2 localities: Leon, Milam | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Palo Pinto County group, 2 localities: Palo Pinto, Panola | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Terry County group, 2 localities: Hardeman, Terry | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Ward County group, 2 localities: Upton, Ward | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Wheeler County group, 2 localities: Sherman, Wheeler | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Anderson County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Andrews County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Angelina County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Bailey County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Bee County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Bosque County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Brewster County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Brooks County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Brown County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Burnet County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Camp County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Cass County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Cherokee County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Cochran County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Colorado County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Cooke County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Crockett County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Culberson County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| DeWitt County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Dimmit County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Duval County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Eastland County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Erath County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Falls County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Fannin County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Fayette County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Fisher County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Floyd County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Franklin County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Gaines County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Gillespie County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Glasscock County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Gonzales County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Gray County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Grimes County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Hale County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Hamilton County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Hansford County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Harrison County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Hood County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Hopkins County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Houston County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Howard County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Hudspeth County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Jackson County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Jasper County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Jim Hogg County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Kerr County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Kimble County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Kleberg County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Lamar County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Lamb County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Loving County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Madison County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Marion County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Montague County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Morris County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Nacogdoches County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Navarro County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Pecos County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Polk County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Rains County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Real County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Red River County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Sabine County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Scurry County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Shackelford County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Stephens County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Sutton County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Terrell County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Throckmorton County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Titus County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Val Verde County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Van Zandt County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Walker County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Winkler County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Wood County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Young County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION | $8.72 | $8.50 |
| Medina County group, 2 localities: Atascosa, Medina | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $8.00 | $8.00 |
| Bandera County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $8.00 | $8.00 |
| Bexar County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $8.00 | $8.00 |
| Comal County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $8.00 | $8.00 |
| Guadalupe County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $8.00 | $8.00 |
| Kendall County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $8.00 | $8.00 |
| Wilson County | LABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $8.00 | $8.00 |
| Bell County group, 5 localities: Bell, Coryell, Lampasas, McLennan, Robertson | LANDSCAPER | $7.25 | $7.25 |
34 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 109 counties with rates of their own.
Questions about Texas landscape and irrigation laborer pay
What is the landscape and irrigation laborer prevailing wage in Harris County?
$9.52 an hour: a $9.52 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260253, modification 1. Overtime and every landscape and irrigation laborer classification in Harris County.
Does landscape and irrigation laborer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?
Yes. In Harris County the $9.52 total is a $9.52 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.
Does landscape and irrigation laborer 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 landscape and irrigation laborers 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 landscape and irrigation laborer rate?
DOL often publishes the same landscape and irrigation laborer rates for several counties. Across Texas, the 217 counties with a landscape and irrigation laborer rate fall into 143 distinct sets of rates, and 34 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 9 counties (the Hockley County group).