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Carpenter prevailing wage in Val Verde County, Texas
$15.80an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$15.50 base wage + $0.30 fringe benefits
CARPENTER, INCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING (EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION) · SUTX2009-073
$11.26an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$11.26 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
CARPENTER · SUTX2009-144
$20.18an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$20.18 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
FORM BUILDER/SETTER, STRUCTURES · SATX2025-005
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Val Verde County, a carpenter must be paid at least $15.80 an hour: a $15.50 base wage plus $0.30 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260186 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $15.80 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination TX20260186, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUTX2009-073 (April 20, 2009). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Val Verde County, a carpenter must be paid at least $11.26 an hour: a $11.26 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260108 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $11.26 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination TX20260108, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUTX2009-144 (April 22, 2009). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Val Verde County, a carpenter must be paid at least $20.18 an hour: a $20.18 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260292 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $20.18 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination TX20260292, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SATX2025-005 (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 3 carpenter rates for Val Verde County, from $11.26 to $20.18 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $15.50 + $0.30
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) | $15.50 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $0.30 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $15.80 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $11.26 + $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) | $11.26 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $11.26 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $20.18 + $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) | $20.18 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $20.18 |
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 carpenter rate in Val Verde County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- FORM BUILDER/SETTER, STRUCTURESHighway · SATX2025-005$20.18
- CARPENTER, INCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING (EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION)Building · SUTX2009-073$15.80
- CARPENTERResidential · SUTX2009-144$11.26
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER, INCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING (EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION)BuildingSUTX2009-073 | $15.50 | $0.30 | $15.80 | TX20260186 Mod 1 |
| FORM BUILDER/SETTER, STRUCTURESHighwaySATX2025-005 | $20.18 | $0.00 | $20.18 | TX20260292 Mod 1 |
| CARPENTERResidentialSUTX2009-144 | $11.26 | $0.00 | $11.26 | TX20260108 Mod 1 |
How Val Verde County compares
The main carpenter 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
- Val Verde Countybase $15.50$15.80
- Edwards Countybase $13.46$13.46
- Sutton Countybase $13.46$13.46
- Kinney Countybase $18.00$18.00
Carpenter 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 wage | Total rate | vs Val Verde County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinney County | CARPENTER | $18.00 | $18.00 | +$2.20 |
| Val Verde County | CARPENTER, INCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING (EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION) | $15.50 | $15.80 | |
| Edwards County | CARPENTER, INCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING (EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION) | $13.46 | $13.46 | −$2.34 |
| Sutton County | CARPENTER, INCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING (EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION) | $13.46 | $13.46 | −$2.34 |
| Terrell County | CARPENTER, INCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING (EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION) | $13.46 | $13.46 | −$2.34 |
| Crockett County | CARPENTER, INCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING (EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION) | $13.46 | $13.46 | −$2.34 |
| Schleicher County | CARPENTER, INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION | $13.13 | $13.13 | −$2.67 |
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 TX20260186 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/TX20260186/1
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 Val Verde County as CSV · Report an error