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Carpenter prevailing wage in Buffalo County, Wisconsin
$71.42an hour, base + fringe
$41.43 wage + $29.99 fringe benefits · Building · CARP1146-006
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Buffalo County, a carpenter must be paid at least $71.42 an hour: a $41.43 base wage plus $29.99 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WI20260011 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $71.42 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination WI20260011, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier CARP1146-006 (June 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Wisconsin repealed its local law from January 1, 2017 and its state law for projects bid after September 23, 2017 (2017 Act 59; WisDOT).
DOL lists 4 carpenter rates for Buffalo County, from $36.41 to $74.38 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $41.43 + $29.99
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) | $41.43 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $29.99 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $71.42 |
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 Wisconsin change log lists what each one changed.
Every carpenter rate in Buffalo County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- CARPENTER (BUFFALO, CRAWFORD, JACKSON, LA CROSSE, MONROE, TREMPEALEAU AND VERNON COUNTIES)Highway · CARP1143-002$74.38
- CARPENTER (BUFFALO, CRAWFORD, JACKSON, LA CROSSE, MONROE, TREMPEALEAU AND VERNON COUNTIES)Heavy · CARP1143-002$74.38
- CARPENTER: INCLUDING ACOUSTICAL WORK & DRYWALL HANGING (DOOR, FLORENCE (EXCEPT AREA BORDERING MICHIGAN), KEWAUNEE, MARINETTE (EXCEPT N.E. CORNER), MENOMINEE, OCONTO, AND SHAWANO (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY) COUNTIES)Building · CARP1146-006$71.42
- CARPENTERResidential · SUWI2012-006$36.41
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER: INCLUDING ACOUSTICAL WORK & DRYWALL HANGING (DOOR, FLORENCE (EXCEPT AREA BORDERING MICHIGAN), KEWAUNEE, MARINETTE (EXCEPT N.E. CORNER), MENOMINEE, OCONTO, AND SHAWANO (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY) COUNTIES)BuildingCARP1146-006 | $71.42 | $41.43 | $29.99 | WI20260011 Mod 1 |
| CARPENTER (BUFFALO, CRAWFORD, JACKSON, LA CROSSE, MONROE, TREMPEALEAU AND VERNON COUNTIES)HighwayCARP1143-002 | $74.38 | $44.43 | $29.95 | WI20260010 Mod 1 |
| CARPENTER (BUFFALO, CRAWFORD, JACKSON, LA CROSSE, MONROE, TREMPEALEAU AND VERNON COUNTIES)HeavyCARP1143-002 | $74.38 | $44.43 | $29.95 | WI20260015 Mod 1 |
| CARPENTERResidentialSUWI2012-006 | $36.41 | $27.03 | $9.38 | WI20260022 Mod 1 |
How Buffalo 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 Wisconsin
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Buffalo Countybase $41.43$71.42
- Pepin Countybase $41.43$71.42
- Trempealeau Countybase $41.43$71.42
- Pierce Countybase $44.43$74.38
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 + fringe | Base | vs Buffalo County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce County | CARPENTER (BARRON, BURNETT, CHIPPEWA, CLARK, DUNN, EAU CLAIRE, PEPIN, PIERCE (E. OF HWY. 29 & 65), POLK (E. OF HWY. 35, 48 & 65), RUSK, SAWYER, ST. CROIX (E. OF HWY. 65), AND WASHBURN) | $74.38 | $44.43 | +$2.96 |
| Buffalo County | CARPENTER: INCLUDING ACOUSTICAL WORK & DRYWALL HANGING (DOOR, FLORENCE (EXCEPT AREA BORDERING MICHIGAN), KEWAUNEE, MARINETTE (EXCEPT N.E. CORNER), MENOMINEE, OCONTO, AND SHAWANO (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY) COUNTIES) | $71.42 | $41.43 | |
| Pepin County | CARPENTER: INCLUDING ACOUSTICAL WORK & DRYWALL HANGING (DOOR, FLORENCE (EXCEPT AREA BORDERING MICHIGAN), KEWAUNEE, MARINETTE (EXCEPT N.E. CORNER), MENOMINEE, OCONTO, AND SHAWANO (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY) COUNTIES) | $71.42 | $41.43 | same |
| Trempealeau County | CARPENTER: INCLUDING ACOUSTICAL WORK & DRYWALL HANGING (DOOR, FLORENCE (EXCEPT AREA BORDERING MICHIGAN), KEWAUNEE, MARINETTE (EXCEPT N.E. CORNER), MENOMINEE, OCONTO, AND SHAWANO (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY) COUNTIES) | $71.42 | $41.43 | same |
| Eau Claire County | CARPENTER (INCLUDING ACOUSTICAL WORK, DRYWALL HANGING & PILEDRIVERMAN; EXCLUDING BATT INSULATION) | $71.42 | $41.43 | same |
| Dunn County | CARPENTER: INCLUDING ACOUSTICAL WORK & DRYWALL HANGING (DOOR, FLORENCE (EXCEPT AREA BORDERING MICHIGAN), KEWAUNEE, MARINETTE (EXCEPT N.E. CORNER), MENOMINEE, OCONTO, AND SHAWANO (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY) COUNTIES) | $71.42 | $41.43 | same |
| La Crosse County | CARPENTER (INCLUDING ACOUSTICAL WORK, DRYWALL HANGING, PILEDRIVERMAN; EXCLUDING BATT INSULATION) | $71.42 | $41.43 | same |
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 WI20260011 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/WI20260011/1
We read every active Wisconsin 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. How we check · Download Buffalo County as CSV · Report an error