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Virginia carpenter prevailing wage, county or city by county or city

A carpenter's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Virginia runs from $14.59 an hour in Salem (independent city) to $50.33 in Loudoun County. The median county or city is $17.26.

Main carpenter classification in each county or city, Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 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 October 25, 2026.

Waynesboro (independent city) carpenter: $17.00 per hourEmporia (independent city) carpenter: $15.60 per hourBuena Vista (independent city) carpenter: $18.32 per hourDanville (independent city) carpenter: $15.60 per hourGalax (independent city) carpenter: $17.26 per hourHarrisonburg (independent city) carpenter: $17.00 per hourMartinsville (independent city) carpenter: $17.26 per hourCharlottesville (independent city) carpenter: $17.00 per hourKing George County carpenter: $16.96 per hourRichmond County carpenter: $16.96 per hourScott County carpenter: $14.68 per hourBotetourt County carpenter: $14.59 per hourYork County carpenter: $18.56 per hourRappahannock County carpenter: $29.12 per hourGreene County carpenter: $17.00 per hourRadford (independent city) carpenter: $17.00 per hourLouisa County carpenter: $18.32 per hourSalem (independent city) carpenter: $14.59 per hourHopewell (independent city) carpenter: $22.21 per hourFalls Church (independent city) carpenter: $28.38 per hourLexington (independent city) carpenter: $19.21 per hourCumberland County carpenter: $15.60 per hourPulaski County carpenter: $17.00 per hourLoudoun County carpenter: $50.33 per hourAppomattox County carpenter: $17.00 per hourNorton (independent city) carpenter: $17.26 per hourHenrico County carpenter: $22.21 per hourFranklin (independent city) carpenter: $15.60 per hourHenry County carpenter: $17.26 per hourHampton (independent city) carpenter: $18.50 per hourHighland County carpenter: $18.32 per hourKing William County carpenter: $22.21 per hourMontgomery County carpenter: $17.00 per hourRichmond (independent city) carpenter: $22.21 per hourAmherst County carpenter: $17.00 per hourMathews County carpenter: $18.56 per hourPetersburg (independent city) carpenter: $22.21 per hourGoochland County carpenter: $22.21 per hourAlbemarle County carpenter: $17.00 per hourPrince Edward County carpenter: $15.60 per hourCaroline County carpenter: $22.21 per hourFluvanna County carpenter: $17.00 per hourNorthumberland County carpenter: $16.96 per hourIsle of Wight County carpenter: $18.56 per hourManassas Park (independent city) carpenter: $50.33 per hourKing and Queen County carpenter: $16.96 per hourBristol (independent city) carpenter: $14.68 per hourColonial Heights (independent city) carpenter: $22.21 per hourTazewell County carpenter: $17.26 per hourClarke County carpenter: $29.12 per hourHalifax County carpenter: $15.60 per hourArlington County carpenter: $28.56 per hourSurry County carpenter: $15.60 per hourWarren County carpenter: $15.69 per hourWashington County carpenter: $14.68 per hourWise County carpenter: $17.26 per hourWinchester (independent city) carpenter: $29.12 per hourCharles City County carpenter: $22.21 per hourPage County carpenter: $18.32 per hourBland County carpenter: $17.26 per hourSussex County carpenter: $22.21 per hourLunenburg County carpenter: $15.60 per hourBuchanan County carpenter: $17.26 per hourMecklenburg County carpenter: $15.60 per hourAmelia County carpenter: $22.21 per hourGloucester County carpenter: $18.56 per hourShenandoah County carpenter: $18.32 per hourDickenson County carpenter: $17.26 per hourStaunton (independent city) carpenter: $17.00 per hourFloyd County carpenter: $17.00 per hourRoanoke (independent city) carpenter: $14.59 per hourAlleghany County carpenter: $18.32 per hourGiles County carpenter: $17.00 per hourFranklin County carpenter: $14.59 per hourBath County carpenter: $18.32 per hourPittsylvania County carpenter: $15.60 per hourNorthampton County carpenter: $16.96 per hourCulpeper County carpenter: $29.12 per hourJames City County carpenter: $18.56 per hourFauquier County carpenter: $29.12 per hourOrange County carpenter: $18.32 per hourLynchburg (independent city) carpenter: $17.00 per hourCampbell County carpenter: $17.00 per hourNorfolk (independent city) carpenter: $23.78 per hourPoquoson (independent city) carpenter: $18.56 per hourPortsmouth (independent city) carpenter: $17.00 per hourChesterfield County carpenter: $22.21 per hourSuffolk (independent city) carpenter: $18.56 per hourCraig County carpenter: $14.59 per hourFrederick County carpenter: $29.12 per hourChesapeake (independent city) carpenter: $18.56 per hourDinwiddie County carpenter: $22.21 per hourPowhatan County carpenter: $22.21 per hourGreensville County carpenter: $15.60 per hourHanover County carpenter: $22.21 per hourRockbridge County carpenter: $18.32 per hourSpotsylvania County carpenter: $29.12 per hourStafford County carpenter: $29.12 per hourCarroll County carpenter: $17.26 per hourNewport News (independent city) carpenter: $23.03 per hourGrayson County carpenter: $17.26 per hourAccomack County carpenter: $16.96 per hourPrince George County carpenter: $22.21 per hourNew Kent County carpenter: $22.21 per hourWythe County carpenter: $17.26 per hourPatrick County carpenter: $17.26 per hourSouthampton County carpenter: $15.60 per hourCharlotte County carpenter: $15.60 per hourRockingham County carpenter: $17.00 per hourWilliamsburg (independent city) carpenter: $18.56 per hourSmyth County carpenter: $17.26 per hourMiddlesex County carpenter: $16.96 per hourAlexandria (independent city) carpenter: $28.56 per hourBrunswick County carpenter: $15.60 per hourFairfax (independent city) carpenter: $28.38 per hourManassas (independent city) carpenter: $50.33 per hourNottoway County carpenter: $15.60 per hourPrince William County carpenter: $50.33 per hourRussell County carpenter: $17.26 per hourBuckingham County carpenter: $17.00 per hourAugusta County carpenter: $17.00 per hourMadison County carpenter: $18.32 per hourFairfax County carpenter: $28.38 per hourWestmoreland County carpenter: $16.96 per hourLancaster County carpenter: $16.96 per hourEssex County carpenter: $16.96 per hourBedford County carpenter: $17.00 per hourRoanoke County carpenter: $14.59 per hourFredericksburg (independent city) carpenter: $29.12 per hourVirginia Beach (independent city) carpenter: $22.34 per hourNelson County carpenter: $17.00 per hourCovington (independent city) carpenter: $19.21 per hourLee County carpenter: $17.26 per hour
$14$16$17$18$22$50Carpenter, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a carpenter make on prevailing wage in Virginia?

26 groups of localities with identical rates and 73 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn. The table below lists which localities are in each group.

  1. Prince William County group3 localities$50.33
  2. Loudoun County1 county or city$50.33
  3. Frederick County group2 localities$29.12
  4. Spotsylvania County group2 localities$29.12
  5. Clarke County1 county or city$29.12
  6. Culpeper County1 county or city$29.12
  7. Fauquier County1 county or city$29.12
  8. Rappahannock County1 county or city$29.12
  9. Stafford County1 county or city$29.12
  10. Arlington County group2 localities$28.56
  11. Fairfax County group3 localities$28.38
  12. Norfolk (independent city)1 county or city$23.78
  13. Newport News (independent city)1 county or city$23.03
  14. Virginia Beach (independent city)1 county or city$22.34
  15. Chesterfield County group2 localities$22.21
  16. Henrico County group2 localities$22.21
  17. Petersburg (independent city) group2 localities$22.21
  18. Prince George County group2 localities$22.21
  19. Amelia County1 county or city$22.21
  20. Caroline County1 county or city$22.21
  21. Charles City County1 county or city$22.21
  22. Goochland County1 county or city$22.21
  23. Hanover County1 county or city$22.21
  24. King William County1 county or city$22.21
  25. New Kent County1 county or city$22.21
  26. Powhatan County1 county or city$22.21
  27. Sussex County1 county or city$22.21
  28. Covington (independent city)1 county or city$19.21
  29. Lexington (independent city)1 county or city$19.21
  30. James City County group2 localities$18.56
  31. York County group2 localities$18.56
  32. Chesapeake (independent city)1 county or city$18.56
  33. Gloucester County1 county or city$18.56
  34. Isle of Wight County1 county or city$18.56
  35. Mathews County1 county or city$18.56
  36. Suffolk (independent city)1 county or city$18.56
  37. Hampton (independent city)1 county or city$18.50
  38. Rockbridge County group2 localities$18.32
  39. Alleghany County1 county or city$18.32
  40. Bath County1 county or city$18.32

Which localities pay which rate

Counties and citiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Prince William County group, 3 localities: Manassas (city), Manassas Park (city), Prince WilliamCARPENTER (INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK)$50.33 $35.89 
Loudoun CountyCARPENTER (INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING AND FORM WORK)$50.33 $35.89 
Frederick County group, 2 localities: Frederick, Winchester (city)CARPENTER (INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK)$29.12 $23.89 
Spotsylvania County group, 2 localities: Fredericksburg (city), SpotsylvaniaCARPENTER (INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK)$29.12 $23.89 
Clarke CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK$29.12 $23.89 
Culpeper CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK$29.12 $23.89 
Fauquier CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK$29.12 $23.89 
Rappahannock CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK$29.12 $23.89 
Stafford CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK$29.12 $23.89 
Arlington County group, 2 localities: Alexandria (city), ArlingtonCARPENTER (INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK)$28.56 $23.36 
Fairfax County group, 3 localities: Fairfax, Fairfax (city), Falls Church (city)CARPENTER (INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK)$28.38 $23.34 
Norfolk (independent city)CARPENTER, INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK$23.78 $19.80 
Newport News (independent city)CARPENTER, INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK$23.03 $20.26 
Virginia Beach (independent city)CARPENTER, INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK$22.34 $17.93 
Chesterfield County group, 2 localities: Chesterfield, Colonial Heights (city)CARPENTER$22.21 $21.10 
Henrico County group, 2 localities: Henrico, Richmond (city)CARPENTER$22.21 $21.10 
Petersburg (independent city) group, 2 localities: Dinwiddie, Petersburg (city)CARPENTER$22.21 $21.10 
Prince George County group, 2 localities: Hopewell (city), Prince GeorgeCARPENTER$22.21 $21.10 
Amelia CountyCARPENTER$22.21 $21.10 
Caroline CountyCARPENTER$22.21 $21.10 
Charles City CountyCARPENTER$22.21 $21.10 
Goochland CountyCARPENTER$22.21 $21.10 
Hanover CountyCARPENTER$22.21 $21.10 
King William CountyCARPENTER$22.21 $21.10 
New Kent CountyCARPENTER$22.21 $21.10 
Powhatan CountyCARPENTER$22.21 $21.10 
Sussex CountyCARPENTER$22.21 $21.10 
Covington (independent city)CARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$19.21 $17.73 
Lexington (independent city)CARPENTER, INCLUDES FORM WORK$19.21 $17.73 
James City County group, 2 localities: James City, Williamsburg (city)CARPENTER (INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK)$18.56 $18.56 
York County group, 2 localities: Poquoson (city), YorkCARPENTER (INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK)$18.56 $18.56 
Chesapeake (independent city)CARPENTER, INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK$18.56 $18.56 
Gloucester CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK$18.56 $18.56 
Isle of Wight CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK$18.56 $18.56 
Mathews CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK$18.56 $18.56 
Suffolk (independent city)CARPENTER, INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK$18.56 $18.56 
Hampton (independent city)CARPENTER, INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK$18.50 $18.50 
Rockbridge County group, 2 localities: Buena Vista (city), RockbridgeCARPENTER$18.32 $16.59 
Alleghany CountyCARPENTER$18.32 $16.59 
Bath CountyCARPENTER$18.32 $16.59 
Highland CountyCARPENTER$18.32 $16.59 
Louisa CountyCARPENTER$18.32 $16.59 
Madison CountyCARPENTER$18.32 $16.59 
Orange CountyCARPENTER$18.32 $16.59 
Page CountyCARPENTER$18.32 $16.59 
Shenandoah CountyCARPENTER$18.32 $16.59 
Grayson County group, 2 localities: Galax (city), GraysonCARPENTER$17.26 $15.84 
Henry County group, 2 localities: Henry, Martinsville (city)CARPENTER$17.26 $15.84 
Wise County group, 2 localities: Norton (city), WiseCARPENTER$17.26 $15.84 
Bland CountyCARPENTER$17.26 $15.84 
Buchanan CountyCARPENTER$17.26 $15.84 
Carroll CountyCARPENTER$17.26 $15.84 
Dickenson CountyCARPENTER$17.26 $15.84 
Lee CountyCARPENTER$17.26 $15.84 
Patrick CountyCARPENTER$17.26 $15.84 
Russell CountyCARPENTER$17.26 $15.84 
Smyth CountyCARPENTER$17.26 $15.84 
Tazewell CountyCARPENTER$17.26 $15.84 
Wythe CountyCARPENTER$17.26 $15.84 
Augusta County group, 3 localities: Augusta, Staunton (city), Waynesboro (city)CARPENTER$17.00 $14.81 
Albemarle County group, 2 localities: Albemarle, Charlottesville (city)CARPENTER$17.00 $14.81 
Lynchburg (independent city) group, 2 localities: Campbell, Lynchburg (city)CARPENTER$17.00 $14.81 
Rockingham County group, 2 localities: Harrisonburg (city), RockinghamCARPENTER$17.00 $14.81 
Amherst CountyCARPENTER$17.00 $14.81 
Appomattox CountyCARPENTER$17.00 $14.81 
Bedford CountyCARPENTER$17.00 $14.81 
Buckingham CountyCARPENTER$17.00 $14.81 
Floyd CountyCARPENTER$17.00 $14.81 
Fluvanna CountyCARPENTER$17.00 $14.81 
Giles CountyCARPENTER$17.00 $14.81 
Greene CountyCARPENTER$17.00 $14.81 
Montgomery CountyCARPENTER$17.00 $14.81 
Nelson CountyCARPENTER$17.00 $14.81 
Portsmouth (independent city)CARPENTER, INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK$17.00 $17.00 
Pulaski CountyCARPENTER$17.00 $14.81 
Radford (independent city)CARPENTER$17.00 $14.81 
Westmoreland County group, 6 localities: Essex, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northampton, Richmond, WestmorelandCARPENTER$16.96 $16.96 
Accomack County group, 2 localities: Accomack, NorthumberlandCARPENTER$16.96 $16.96 
King and Queen CountyCARPENTER$16.96 $16.96 
King George CountyCARPENTER$16.96 $16.96 
Warren CountyCARPENTER, INCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK$15.69 $15.69 
Charlotte County group, 2 localities: Charlotte, Emporia (city)CARPENTER$15.60 $15.60 
Pittsylvania County group, 2 localities: Danville (city), PittsylvaniaCARPENTER$15.60 $15.60 
Southampton County group, 2 localities: Franklin (city), SouthamptonCARPENTER$15.60 $15.60 
Brunswick CountyCARPENTER$15.60 $15.60 
Cumberland CountyCARPENTER$15.60 $15.60 
Greensville CountyCARPENTER$15.60 $15.60 
Halifax CountyCARPENTER$15.60 $15.60 
Lunenburg CountyCARPENTER$15.60 $15.60 
Mecklenburg CountyCARPENTER$15.60 $15.60 
Nottoway CountyCARPENTER$15.60 $15.60 
Prince Edward CountyCARPENTER$15.60 $15.60 
Surry CountyCARPENTER$15.60 $15.60 
Washington County group, 2 localities: Bristol (city), WashingtonCARPENTER$14.68 $14.68 
Scott CountyCARPENTER$14.68 $14.68 
Roanoke (independent city) group, 3 localities: Roanoke, Roanoke (city), Salem (city)CARPENTER$14.59 $13.49 
Botetourt CountyCARPENTER$14.59 $13.49 
Craig CountyCARPENTER$14.59 $13.49 
Franklin CountyCARPENTER$14.59 $13.49 

26 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 73 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Virginia carpenter pay

What is the carpenter prevailing wage in Fairfax County?

$28.38 an hour: a $23.34 base wage plus $5.04 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VA20260178, modification 4. Overtime and every carpenter classification in Fairfax County.

Does carpenter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Fairfax County the $28.38 total is a $23.34 base wage plus $5.04 in fringe benefits, about 18% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does carpenter prevailing wage pay overtime in Virginia?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice carpenters get this rate?

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)).

Why do some localities have the same carpenter rate?

DOL often publishes the same carpenter rates for several localities. Across Virginia, the 133 localities with a carpenter rate fall into 99 distinct sets of rates, and 26 of those sets are shared by more than one county or city; the largest covers 6 localities (the Westmoreland County group).