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Ironworker prevailing wage in Maverick County, Texas
$35.98an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$27.95 base wage + $8.03 fringe benefits
IRONWORKER: REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL · IRON0066-005
$20.91an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$20.91 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
REINFORCING STEEL WORKER · SATX2025-011
Maverick County uses the same ironworker rates as 1 other county. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Maverick County, an ironworker must be paid at least $35.98 an hour: a $27.95 base wage plus $8.03 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260202 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $35.98 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination TX20260202, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier IRON0066-005 (June 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Maverick County, an ironworker must be paid at least $20.91 an hour: a $20.91 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260297 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $20.91 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination TX20260297, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SATX2025-011 (November 15, 2023). 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 2 ironworker rates for Maverick County, from $20.91 to $35.98 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $27.95 + $8.03
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) | $27.95 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $8.03 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $35.98 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $20.91 + $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) | $20.91 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $20.91 |
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 ironworker rate in Maverick County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRONWORKER: REINFORCING AND STRUCTURALBuildingIRON0066-005 | $27.95 | $8.03 | $35.98 | TX20260202 Mod 1 |
| REINFORCING STEEL WORKERHighwaySATX2025-011 | $20.91 | $0.00 | $20.91 | TX20260297 Mod 1 |
How Maverick County compares
The main ironworker 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
- Maverick Countybase $27.95$35.98
- Zavala Countybase $27.95$35.98
- Dimmit Countybase $27.95$35.98
- Real Countybase $29.64$38.07
Ironworker 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.
DOL's ironworker rates for Maverick County are the same as in 1 other county: Frio. The closest county with a different rate is Real County, at $38.07.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Maverick County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maverick County | IRONWORKER: REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL | $27.95 | $35.98 | |
| Zavala County | IRONWORKER: REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL | $27.95 | $35.98 | same |
| Dimmit County | IRONWORKER: REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL | $27.95 | $35.98 | same |
| Kinney County | IRONWORKER: REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL | $27.95 | $35.98 | same |
| Uvalde County | IRONWORKER: REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL | $27.95 | $35.98 | same |
| Frio County | IRONWORKER: REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL | $27.95 | $35.98 | same |
| La Salle County | IRONWORKER: REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL | $27.95 | $35.98 | same |
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 TX20260202 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/TX20260202/1
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 Maverick County as CSV · Report an error