Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates in Smith County, Texas
5 Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov cover Smith County, with 172 rates for 26 trades; the newest modification is dated May 18, 2026. The rate depends on the kind of construction: building, residential, highway or heavy.
Smith County prevailing wage by trade, A to Z
| Trade | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BoilermakerBOILERMAKER | $33.17 | $24.92 | $58.09 | Jan 1, 2025 | TX20260269 Mod 1 |
Brick TenderLABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $11.36 | $0.00 | $11.36 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260269 Mod 1 |
BricklayerBRICKLAYER · 2 rates | $18.33 | $2.50 | $20.83 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260269 Mod 1 |
BricklayerBRICKLAYER · 2 rates | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260041 Mod 1 |
CarpenterCARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY) · 9 rates | $12.48 | $0.81 | $13.29 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260269 Mod 1 |
CarpenterCARPENTER · 9 rates | $8.00 | $0.00 | $8.00 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260041 Mod 1 |
CarpenterFORM SETTER, PAVING & CURB · 9 rates | $18.50 | $0.00 | $18.50 | Nov 15, 2023 | TX20260055 Mod 1 |
CarpenterFORM BUILDER/FORM SETTER (STRUCTURES) · 9 rates | $13.38 | $0.00 | $13.38 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260004 Mod 1 |
Carpet & Soft Floor LayerFLOOR LAYER: CARPET | $8.83 | $0.00 | $8.83 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260041 Mod 1 |
Cement MasonCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER · 6 rates | $15.23 | $0.00 | $15.23 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260269 Mod 1 |
Cement MasonCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER · 6 rates | $7.53 | $0.00 | $7.53 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260041 Mod 1 |
Cement MasonCONCRETE FINISHER, PAVING AND STRUCTURES · 6 rates | $21.11 | $0.00 | $21.11 | Nov 15, 2023 | TX20260055 Mod 1 |
Cement MasonCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (PAVING AND STRUCTURES) · 6 rates | $13.16 | $0.00 | $13.16 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260004 Mod 1 |
Drywall Installer / LatherDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER · 3 rates | $12.11 | $0.00 | $12.11 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260269 Mod 1 |
Drywall Installer / LatherDRYWALL HANGER · 3 rates | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260041 Mod 1 |
ElectricianELECTRICIAN (EXCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING) · 4 rates | $30.05 | $12.01 | $42.06 | Aug 31, 2025 | TX20260269 Mod 1 |
ElectricianELECTRICIAN · 4 rates | $8.50 | $0.00 | $8.50 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260041 Mod 1 |
ElectricianELECTRICIAN · 4 rates | $19.87 | $0.00 | $19.87 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260004 Mod 1 |
Elevator ConstructorELEVATOR MECHANIC | $51.93 | $38.44 | $90.37 | Jan 1, 2025 | TX20260269 Mod 1 |
FlaggerFLAGGER · 3 rates | $15.30 | $0.00 | $15.30 | Nov 15, 2023 | TX20260055 Mod 1 |
FlaggerFLAGGER · 3 rates | $7.61 | $0.00 | $7.61 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260113 Mod 1 |
Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker)INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION) | $19.77 | $7.13 | $26.90 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260269 Mod 1 |
IronworkerIRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL · 7 rates | $20.00 | $0.00 | $20.00 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260269 Mod 1 |
IronworkerIRONWORKER · 7 rates | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260041 Mod 1 |
IronworkerREINFORCING STEEL WORKER · 7 rates | $24.99 | $0.00 | $24.99 | Nov 15, 2023 | TX20260055 Mod 1 |
IronworkerSTEEL WORKER (REINFORCING) · 7 rates | $17.53 | $0.00 | $17.53 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260004 Mod 1 |
LaborerLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL · 23 rates | $10.39 | $1.03 | $11.42 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260269 Mod 1 |
LaborerLABORERS: UNSKILLED · 23 rates | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260041 Mod 1 |
LaborerWORK ZONE BARRICADE SERVICER · 23 rates | $16.80 | $0.00 | $16.80 | Nov 15, 2023 | TX20260055 Mod 1 |
LaborerLABORER: PIPELAYER · 23 rates | $14.64 | $0.00 | $14.64 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260004 Mod 1 |
Landscape & Irrigation LaborerLABORER: LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260269 Mod 1 |
Operating EngineerOPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE · 67 rates | $15.60 | $0.00 | $15.60 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260269 Mod 1 |
Operating EngineerPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: DOZERS · 67 rates | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260041 Mod 1 |
Operating EngineerSPREADER BOX OPERATOR · 67 rates | $19.28 | $0.00 | $19.28 | Nov 15, 2023 | TX20260055 Mod 1 |
Operating EngineerPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: SCRAPER · 67 rates | $10.85 | $0.00 | $10.85 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260004 Mod 1 |
PainterPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY · 4 rates | $14.45 | $0.00 | $14.45 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260269 Mod 1 |
PainterPAINTERS: SPRAY · 4 rates | $8.00 | $0.00 | $8.00 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260041 Mod 1 |
PlastererPLASTERER · 2 rates | $14.37 | $0.00 | $14.37 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260269 Mod 1 |
PlastererPLASTERER · 2 rates | $13.10 | $0.00 | $13.10 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260041 Mod 1 |
Plumber / PipefitterPLUMBER · 4 rates | $21.35 | $4.55 | $25.90 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260269 Mod 1 |
Plumber / PipefitterPLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS · 4 rates | $7.88 | $0.00 | $7.88 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260041 Mod 1 |
Refrigeration & A/C MechanicAIR CONDITIONING MECHANIC | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260041 Mod 1 |
RooferROOFER · 2 rates | $13.75 | $0.00 | $13.75 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260269 Mod 1 |
RooferROOFER · 2 rates | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260041 Mod 1 |
Sheet Metal WorkerSHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY) · 3 rates | $22.73 | $7.52 | $30.25 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260269 Mod 1 |
Sheet Metal WorkerSHEET METAL WORKER · 3 rates | $8.00 | $0.00 | $8.00 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260041 Mod 1 |
Striping & Traffic Control WorkerPAVEMENT MARKING MACHINE OPERATOR · 3 rates | $16.80 | $0.00 | $16.80 | Nov 15, 2023 | TX20260055 Mod 1 |
Striping & Traffic Control WorkerPAVEMENT MARKING MACHINE OPERATOR · 3 rates | $10.56 | $0.00 | $10.56 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260113 Mod 1 |
Teamster (Truck Driver)TRUCK DRIVER: WATER TRUCK · 19 rates | $12.00 | $4.11 | $16.11 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260269 Mod 1 |
Teamster (Truck Driver)TRUCK DRIVER · 19 rates | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260041 Mod 1 |
Teamster (Truck Driver)TRUCK DRIVER, TANDEM AXLE TRACTOR WITH SEMI TRAILER · 19 rates | $20.66 | $0.00 | $20.66 | Nov 15, 2023 | TX20260055 Mod 1 |
Teamster (Truck Driver)TRUCK DRIVER: TANDEM AXLE TRACTOR W/SEMI TRAILER · 19 rates | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260004 Mod 1 |
Telecommunications TechnicianELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING ONLY) | $16.28 | $3.87 | $20.15 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260269 Mod 1 |
Tile FinisherTILE FINISHER | $11.22 | $0.00 | $11.22 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260269 Mod 1 |
Tile SetterTILE SETTER · 2 rates | $14.74 | $0.00 | $14.74 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260269 Mod 1 |
Tile SetterTILE SETTER · 2 rates | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | May 18, 2026 | TX20260041 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 Smith 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.
- Elevator Constructor$90.37
- Boilermaker$58.09
- Electrician$42.06
- Sheet Metal Worker$30.25
- Heat & Frost Insulator$26.90
- Plumber / Pipefitter$25.90
- Bricklayer$20.83
- Telecom Technician$20.15
- Ironworker$20.00
- Striping & Traffic Control$16.80
- Teamster (Truck Driver)$16.11
- Operating Engineer$15.60
- Flagger$15.30
- Cement Mason$15.23
- Tile Setter$14.74
- Painter$14.45
- Plasterer$14.37
- Roofer$13.75
- Carpenter$13.29
- Drywall Installer / Lather$12.11
- Landscape Laborer$12.00
- Laborer$11.42
- Brick Tender$11.36
- Tile Finisher$11.22
- Soft Floor Layer$8.83
- Refrigeration Mechanic$7.25
Which wage determinations cover Smith County?
The WD that applies depends on the kind of construction. Every rate on this site names its WD and modification.
| Construction | Wage determination | Modification | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building | TX20260269 | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| Residential | TX20260041 | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| Highway | TX20260055 | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| Heavy | TX20260004 | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| TX20260113 | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
Specialty WDs also cover Smith County for narrow kinds of work, and don't stand in for the rates above: TX20260033 (Dredging projects along the Texas Gulf Coast Area including all public channels, harbors, ).
Questions about Smith County rates
How much does an electrician make on prevailing wage in Smith County?
$42.06 an hour: a $30.05 base wage plus $12.01 in fringe benefits, for the main classification, under wage determination TX20260269, modification 1. Overtime and every electrician rate in Smith County.
What is the prevailing wage for a laborer in Smith County?
$11.42 an hour: a $10.39 base wage plus $1.03 in fringe benefits, for the main classification (LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL), under wage determination TX20260269, modification 1. Overtime and every laborer rate in Smith 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 Smith County, the $90.37 total is a $51.93 base wage plus $38.44 in fringe benefits.
Which Davis-Bacon wage determination covers Smith County?
It depends on the kind of construction: TX20260269 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for building construction, TX20260041 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for residential construction, TX20260055 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for highway construction, TX20260004 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for heavy construction and TX20260113 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for heavy construction. Your contract names the one that applies.
Does Smith County share its rates with other counties?
For 4 of its 26 trades, yes: DOL sets the same rates, row for row, in other counties too. Carpet and soft floor layer rates, for example, are the same in 3 counties (the Smith County group). The other 22 are Smith County's own.