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Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates in Rockwall County, Texas

4 Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov cover Rockwall County, with 151 rates for 35 trades; the newest modification is dated May 18, 2026. The rate depends on the kind of construction: building, residential, highway or heavy.

Rockwall County prevailing wage by trade, A to Z

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories. Which WD covers what.

35 trades
TradeBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
BoilermakerBOILERMAKER
$33.17 $24.92 $58.09 Jan 1, 2025TX20260281 Mod 1
Brick TenderLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK · 2 rates
$10.54 $0.00 $10.54 May 18, 2026TX20260281 Mod 1
Brick TenderLABORERS: EXCLUDING BATT INSULATION (MASON TENDER (INCLUDING CEMENT AND BRICK)) · 2 rates
$7.25 $0.00 $7.25 May 18, 2026TX20260014 Mod 1
BricklayerBRICKLAYER · 2 rates
$19.89 $0.00 $19.89 May 18, 2026TX20260281 Mod 1
BricklayerBRICKLAYER · 2 rates
$10.80 $0.00 $10.80 May 18, 2026TX20260014 Mod 1
CarpenterCARPENTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, FORM WORK, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION · 9 rates
$16.62 $0.00 $16.62 May 18, 2026TX20260281 Mod 1
CarpenterFORM SETTER · 9 rates
$10.90 $0.00 $10.90 May 18, 2026TX20260014 Mod 1
CarpenterFORM SETTER, PAVING & CURB · 9 rates
$20.89 $0.00 $20.89 Nov 15, 2023TX20260294 Mod 1
CarpenterFORM SETTER · 9 rates
$9.58 $0.00 $9.58 May 18, 2026TX20260020 Mod 1
CaulkerCAULKER
$15.16 $0.00 $15.16 May 18, 2026TX20260281 Mod 1
Cement MasonCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER · 4 rates
$13.21 $0.00 $13.21 May 18, 2026TX20260281 Mod 1
Cement MasonCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (EXCLUDING FORM SETTING) · 4 rates
$10.77 $0.00 $10.77 May 18, 2026TX20260014 Mod 1
Cement MasonCONCRETE FINISHER, PAVING AND STRUCTURES · 4 rates
$22.48 $0.00 $22.48 Nov 15, 2023TX20260294 Mod 1
Cement MasonCONCRETE FINISHER · 4 rates
$9.60 $0.00 $9.60 May 18, 2026TX20260020 Mod 1
Drywall FinisherPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING ONLY
$13.76 $2.84 $16.60 May 18, 2026TX20260281 Mod 1
Drywall Installer / LatherDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER · 3 rates
$15.42 $0.00 $15.42 May 18, 2026TX20260281 Mod 1
Drywall Installer / LatherDRYWALL HANGER · 3 rates
$10.00 $0.00 $10.00 May 18, 2026TX20260014 Mod 1
Electrical Utility LinemanLINE CONSTRUCTION: TRUCK DRIVER · 4 rates
$23.14 $9.45 $32.59 Jun 2, 2024TX20260020 Mod 1
ElectricianELECTRICIAN · 3 rates
$10.42 $0.00 $10.42 May 18, 2026TX20260014 Mod 1
ElectricianELECTRICIAN · 3 rates
$36.10 $0.00 $36.10 Nov 15, 2023TX20260294 Mod 1
ElectricianELECTRICIANS · 3 rates
$39.75 $11.67 $51.42 Jun 1, 2025TX20260020 Mod 1
Elevator ConstructorELEVATOR MECHANIC
$51.93 $38.44 $90.37 Jan 1, 2025TX20260281 Mod 1
FlaggerFLAGGER
$14.80 $0.00 $14.80 Nov 15, 2023TX20260294 Mod 1
GlazierGLAZIER
$16.55 $3.13 $19.68 May 18, 2026TX20260281 Mod 1
Insulation ApplicatorINSULATOR - BATT · 2 rates
$13.00 $0.00 $13.00 May 18, 2026TX20260281 Mod 1
Insulation ApplicatorINSULATOR - BATT · 2 rates
$15.00 $0.00 $15.00 May 18, 2026TX20260014 Mod 1
Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker)ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR (DUCT, PIPE AND MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) · 2 rates
$33.23 $7.52 $40.75 Jun 1, 2025TX20260281 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) · 2 rates
$33.23 $7.52 $40.75 Jun 1, 2025TX20260020 Mod 1
IronworkerIRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL · 4 rates
$29.64 $8.43 $38.07 Jun 1, 2025TX20260281 Mod 1
IronworkerREINFORCING STEEL WORKER · 4 rates
$23.50 $0.00 $23.50 Nov 15, 2023TX20260294 Mod 1
IronworkerIRONWORKERS: REINFORCING & STRUCTURAL · 4 rates
$29.64 $8.43 $38.07 Jun 1, 2025TX20260020 Mod 1
LaborerLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL · 14 rates
$11.25 $0.00 $11.25 May 18, 2026TX20260281 Mod 1
LaborerLABORERS: EXCLUDING BATT INSULATION (COMMON) · 14 rates
$7.25 $0.00 $7.25 May 18, 2026TX20260014 Mod 1
LaborerWORK ZONE BARRICADE SERVICER · 14 rates
$18.01 $0.00 $18.01 Nov 15, 2023TX20260294 Mod 1
LaborerPIPELAYER · 14 rates
$7.96 $0.00 $7.96 May 18, 2026TX20260020 Mod 1
Landscape & Irrigation LaborerLABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION · 2 rates
$11.09 $0.00 $11.09 May 18, 2026TX20260281 Mod 1
Landscape & Irrigation LaborerLABORERS:, EXCLUDING BATT INSULATION (LANDSCAPE) · 2 rates
$7.25 $0.00 $7.25 May 18, 2026TX20260014 Mod 1
MillwrightMILLWRIGHT
$32.02 $11.27 $43.29 Oct 1, 2023TX20260281 Mod 1
Operating EngineerOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE · 48 rates
$12.83 $0.00 $12.83 May 18, 2026TX20260281 Mod 1
Operating EngineerPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: GRADER · 48 rates
$11.25 $0.00 $11.25 May 18, 2026TX20260014 Mod 1
Operating EngineerSPREADER BOX OPERATOR · 48 rates
$23.59 $0.00 $23.59 Nov 15, 2023TX20260294 Mod 1
Operating EngineerCRANES: (HYDRAULIC OVER 35 TONS,DERRICKS, OVERHEAD GENTRY,STIFFLEG,TOWER,ETC., AND CRANES WITH PILEDRIVING OR CAISSON ATTACHEMENTS) · 48 rates
$32.60 $13.10 $45.70 Jun 1, 2020TX20260020 Mod 1
PainterPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING · 2 rates
$13.21 $2.33 $15.54 May 18, 2026TX20260281 Mod 1
PainterPAINTER: BRUSH ONLY (INCLUDING DRYWALL TAPING/FINSHING) · 2 rates
$10.47 $0.00 $10.47 May 18, 2026TX20260014 Mod 1
Plaster TenderLABORER: PLASTER TENDER
$12.22 $0.00 $12.22 May 18, 2026TX20260281 Mod 1
PlastererPLASTERER
$15.75 $0.00 $15.75 May 18, 2026TX20260281 Mod 1
Plumber / PipefitterPLUMBER (HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION ONLY) · 6 rates
$22.16 $5.46 $27.62 May 18, 2026TX20260281 Mod 1
Plumber / PipefitterPLUMBER (EXCLUDING HVAC WORK) · 6 rates
$11.57 $0.00 $11.57 May 18, 2026TX20260014 Mod 1
Plumber / PipefitterPLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS · 6 rates
$39.76 $14.04 $53.80 Nov 1, 2024TX20260020 Mod 1
Refrigeration & A/C MechanicHVAC MECHANIC (HVAC UNIT INSTALLATION ONLY) · 2 rates
$39.76 $14.04 $53.80 Nov 1, 2024TX20260281 Mod 1
Refrigeration & A/C MechanicHVAC MECHANIC (INCLUDING PIPE, EXCLUDING DUCT) · 2 rates
$9.93 $1.13 $11.06 May 18, 2026TX20260014 Mod 1
RooferROOFER · 2 rates
$17.19 $0.00 $17.19 May 18, 2026TX20260281 Mod 1
RooferROOFER · 2 rates
$8.54 $0.00 $8.54 May 18, 2026TX20260014 Mod 1
Sheet Metal WorkerSHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) · 3 rates
$20.88 $5.19 $26.07 May 18, 2026TX20260281 Mod 1
Sheet Metal WorkerSHEET METAL WORKER · 3 rates
$27.64 $8.84 $36.48 Nov 1, 2012TX20260020 Mod 1
Siding & Gutter InstallerINSTALLER - SIDING (METAL/ALUMINUM/VINYL)
$14.74 $0.00 $14.74 May 18, 2026TX20260281 Mod 1
Sign InstallerINSTALLER - SIGN · 2 rates
$15.61 $0.00 $15.61 May 18, 2026TX20260281 Mod 1
Sign InstallerSIGN ERECTOR · 2 rates
$18.01 $0.00 $18.01 Nov 15, 2023TX20260294 Mod 1
Striping & Traffic Control WorkerHIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: OPERATOR (STRIPING MACHINE) · 2 rates
$10.04 $2.31 $12.35 May 18, 2026TX20260281 Mod 1
Striping & Traffic Control WorkerPAVEMENT MARKING MACHINE OPERATOR · 2 rates
$22.35 $0.00 $22.35 Nov 15, 2023TX20260294 Mod 1
Teamster (Truck Driver)TRUCK DRIVER: WATER TRUCK · 14 rates
$12.00 $4.11 $16.11 May 18, 2026TX20260281 Mod 1
Teamster (Truck Driver)TRUCK DRIVER · 14 rates
$7.25 $0.00 $7.25 May 18, 2026TX20260014 Mod 1
Teamster (Truck Driver)TRUCK DRIVER, TRANSIT-MIX · 14 rates
$21.97 $0.00 $21.97 Nov 15, 2023TX20260294 Mod 1
Teamster (Truck Driver)TRUCK DRIVER · 14 rates
$7.47 $0.00 $7.47 May 18, 2026TX20260020 Mod 1
Telecommunications TechnicianELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING ONLY) · 5 rates
$17.97 $2.63 $20.60 May 18, 2026TX20260281 Mod 1
Telecommunications TechnicianTELECOMMUNICATION TECHNICIAN · 5 rates
$23.14 $0.00 $23.14 Nov 15, 2023TX20260294 Mod 1
Tile FinisherTILE FINISHER
$11.22 $0.00 $11.22 May 18, 2026TX20260281 Mod 1
Tile SetterTILE SETTER · 2 rates
$14.25 $0.00 $14.25 May 18, 2026TX20260281 Mod 1
Tile SetterTILE SETTER · 2 rates
$8.54 $0.00 $8.54 May 18, 2026TX20260014 Mod 1
WelderWELDER
$23.72 $0.00 $23.72 Nov 15, 2023TX20260294 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.

Which trades pay the most in Rockwall 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.

  1. Elevator Constructor$90.37
  2. Boilermaker$58.09
  3. Refrigeration Mechanic$53.80
  4. Millwright$43.29
  5. Heat & Frost Insulator$40.75
  6. Ironworker$38.07
  7. Electrician$36.10
  8. Utility Lineman$32.59
  9. Plumber / Pipefitter$27.62
  10. Sheet Metal Worker$26.07
  11. Welder$23.72
  12. Telecom Technician$20.60
  13. Bricklayer$19.89
  14. Glazier$19.68
  15. Roofer$17.19
  16. Carpenter$16.62
  17. Drywall Finisher$16.60
  18. Teamster (Truck Driver)$16.11
  19. Plasterer$15.75
  20. Sign Installer$15.61
  21. Painter$15.54
  22. Drywall Installer / Lather$15.42
  23. Caulker$15.16
  24. Flagger$14.80
  25. Siding & Gutter Installer$14.74
  26. Tile Setter$14.25
  27. Cement Mason$13.21
  28. Insulation Applicator$13.00
  29. Operating Engineer$12.83
  30. Striping & Traffic Control$12.35
  31. Plaster Tender$12.22
  32. Laborer$11.25
  33. Tile Finisher$11.22
  34. Landscape Laborer$11.09
  35. Brick Tender$10.54

Which wage determinations cover Rockwall County?

The WD that applies depends on the kind of construction. Every rate on this site names its WD and modification.

ConstructionWage determinationModificationPublished
BuildingTX202602811May 18, 2026
ResidentialTX202600141May 18, 2026
HighwayTX202602941May 18, 2026
HeavyTX20260020
Excludes water and sewer lines
1May 18, 2026

Specialty WDs also cover Rockwall 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, ).

What changed in these determinations this year

Questions about Rockwall County rates

How much does an electrician make on prevailing wage in Rockwall 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 Rockwall County.

What is the prevailing wage for a laborer in Rockwall County?

$11.25 an hour: a $11.25 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, for the main classification (LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL), under wage determination TX20260281, modification 1. Overtime and every laborer rate in Rockwall 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 Rockwall County, the $90.37 total is a $51.93 base wage plus $38.44 in fringe benefits.

Which Davis-Bacon wage determination covers Rockwall County?

It depends on the kind of construction: TX20260281 (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 TX20260020 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for heavy construction. Your contract names the one that applies.

Does Rockwall County share its rates with other counties?

For 35 of its 35 trades, yes: DOL sets the same rates, row for row, in other counties too. Electrician rates, for example, are the same in 4 counties (the Collin County group).