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Laborer prevailing wage in Polk County, Texas
$9.24an hour, base + fringe
$9.24 wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Building · SUTX2009-061
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Polk County, a laborer must be paid at least $9.24 an hour: a $9.24 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260174 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $9.24 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination TX20260174, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUTX2009-061 (April 20, 2009). 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 12 laborer rates for Polk County, from $8.75 to $34.84 an hour. See all of them.
- 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: $9.24 + $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) | $9.24 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $9.24 |
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 Polk County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- LABORERS: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEBuilding · LABO0154-017$34.84
- CONCRETE SAW OPERATORHighway · SATX2025-009$25.50
- PIPELAYERHighway · SATX2025-009$19.97
- ASPHALT RAKERHighway · SATX2025-009$19.53
- LABORER, UTILITYHighway · SATX2025-009$18.80
- WORK ZONE BARRICADE SERVICERHighway · SATX2025-009$16.89
- LABORER, COMMONHighway · SATX2025-009$16.72
- LABORER: MORTAR MIXERBuilding · SUTX2009-061$12.00
- LABORER: PIPELAYERHeavy · SUTX2009-122$11.25
- LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALResidential · SUTX2009-143$11.07
- LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuilding · SUTX2009-061$9.24
- LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHeavy · SUTX2009-122$8.75
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABORERS: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETEBuildingLABO0154-017 | $34.84 | $25.27 | $9.57 | TX20260174 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: MORTAR MIXERBuildingSUTX2009-061 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $0.00 | TX20260174 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALBuildingSUTX2009-061 | $9.24 | $9.24 | $0.00 | TX20260174 Mod 1 |
| WORK ZONE BARRICADE SERVICERHighwaySATX2025-009 | $16.89 | $16.89 | $0.00 | TX20260295 Mod 1 |
| PIPELAYERHighwaySATX2025-009 | $19.97 | $19.97 | $0.00 | TX20260295 Mod 1 |
| LABORER, UTILITYHighwaySATX2025-009 | $18.80 | $18.80 | $0.00 | TX20260295 Mod 1 |
| LABORER, COMMONHighwaySATX2025-009 | $16.72 | $16.72 | $0.00 | TX20260295 Mod 1 |
| CONCRETE SAW OPERATORHighwaySATX2025-009 | $25.50 | $25.50 | $0.00 | TX20260295 Mod 1 |
| ASPHALT RAKERHighwaySATX2025-009 | $19.53 | $19.53 | $0.00 | TX20260295 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: PIPELAYERHeavySUTX2009-122 | $11.25 | $11.25 | $0.00 | TX20260091 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALHeavySUTX2009-122 | $8.75 | $8.75 | $0.00 | TX20260091 Mod 1 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERALResidentialSUTX2009-143 | $11.07 | $11.07 | $0.00 | TX20260109 Mod 1 |
How Polk 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
- Polk Countybase $9.24$9.24
- San Jacinto Countybase $11.56$11.56
- Tyler Countybase $9.24$9.24
- Trinity Countybase $9.24$9.24
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 Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $12.15 | $12.15 | +$2.91 |
| San Jacinto County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $11.56 | $11.56 | +$2.32 |
| Polk County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $9.24 | $9.24 | |
| Tyler County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $9.24 | $9.24 | same |
| Trinity County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $9.24 | $9.24 | same |
| Walker County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $9.24 | $9.24 | same |
| Angelina County | LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $8.49 | $8.49 | −$0.75 |
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 TX20260174 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/TX20260174/1
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 Polk County as CSV · Report an error