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Wisconsin carpenter prevailing wage, county by county

A carpenter's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Wisconsin runs from $68.69 an hour in Douglas County to $77.38 in St. Croix County. The median county is $71.42.

Main carpenter classification in each county, 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.

Marinette County carpenter: $74.38 per hourWaushara County carpenter: $71.42 per hourSawyer County carpenter: $71.42 per hourWaupaca County carpenter: $71.42 per hourManitowoc County carpenter: $71.42 per hourLincoln County carpenter: $71.42 per hourTaylor County carpenter: $71.42 per hourWaukesha County carpenter: $76.98 per hourMarathon County carpenter: $71.42 per hourClark County carpenter: $71.42 per hourPortage County carpenter: $71.42 per hourWood County carpenter: $71.42 per hourMenominee County carpenter: $74.38 per hourGreen Lake County carpenter: $71.42 per hourRichland County carpenter: $71.42 per hourRock County carpenter: $71.23 per hourKenosha County carpenter: $76.98 per hourMarquette County carpenter: $71.42 per hourPrice County carpenter: $71.42 per hourLanglade County carpenter: $71.42 per hourChippewa County carpenter: $71.42 per hourBayfield County carpenter: $71.42 per hourVernon County carpenter: $71.42 per hourFlorence County carpenter: $74.38 per hourOzaukee County carpenter: $76.98 per hourDodge County carpenter: $71.42 per hourPierce County carpenter: $74.38 per hourPolk County carpenter: $71.42 per hourSt. Croix County carpenter: $77.38 per hourColumbia County carpenter: $71.42 per hourWashburn County carpenter: $71.42 per hourPepin County carpenter: $71.42 per hourCalumet County carpenter: $74.38 per hourOutagamie County carpenter: $74.38 per hourBuffalo County carpenter: $71.42 per hourBarron County carpenter: $71.42 per hourKewaunee County carpenter: $74.38 per hourIron County carpenter: $71.42 per hourCrawford County carpenter: $71.42 per hourBurnett County carpenter: $71.42 per hourDane County carpenter: $71.23 per hourDouglas County carpenter: $68.69 per hourGrant County carpenter: $71.42 per hourRacine County carpenter: $76.98 per hourLa Crosse County carpenter: $71.42 per hourEau Claire County carpenter: $71.42 per hourMilwaukee County carpenter: $76.98 per hourJackson County carpenter: $71.42 per hourDoor County carpenter: $74.38 per hourOconto County carpenter: $74.38 per hourLafayette County carpenter: $71.42 per hourGreen County carpenter: $71.42 per hourVilas County carpenter: $71.42 per hourShawano County carpenter: $71.42 per hourDunn County carpenter: $71.42 per hourTrempealeau County carpenter: $71.42 per hourFond du Lac County carpenter: $71.42 per hourAshland County carpenter: $71.42 per hourWashington County carpenter: $76.98 per hourWalworth County carpenter: $71.42 per hourAdams County carpenter: $71.42 per hourRusk County carpenter: $71.42 per hourSauk County carpenter: $71.42 per hourJefferson County carpenter: $71.42 per hourOneida County carpenter: $71.42 per hourMonroe County carpenter: $71.42 per hourForest County carpenter: $71.42 per hourJuneau County carpenter: $71.42 per hourWinnebago County carpenter: $74.38 per hourBrown County carpenter: $71.42 per hourIowa County carpenter: $71.42 per hourSheboygan County carpenter: $70.88 per hour
$68$71$71$71$74$77Carpenter, 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 Wisconsin?

14 groups of counties with identical rates and 30 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. St. Croix County1 county$77.38
  2. Washington County group2 counties$76.98
  3. Kenosha County1 county$76.98
  4. Milwaukee County1 county$76.98
  5. Racine County1 county$76.98
  6. Waukesha County1 county$76.98
  7. Marinette County group3 counties$74.38
  8. Oconto County group2 counties$74.38
  9. Calumet County1 county$74.38
  10. Door County1 county$74.38
  11. Outagamie County1 county$74.38
  12. Pierce County1 county$74.38
  13. Winnebago County1 county$74.38
  14. Oneida County group6 counties$71.42
  15. Walworth County group5 counties$71.42
  16. Vernon County group4 counties$71.42
  17. Waupaca County group4 counties$71.42
  18. Barron County group3 counties$71.42
  19. Wood County group3 counties$71.42
  20. Columbia County group2 counties$71.42
  21. Dunn County group2 counties$71.42
  22. Grant County group2 counties$71.42
  23. Lincoln County group2 counties$71.42
  24. Polk County group2 counties$71.42
  25. Ashland County1 county$71.42
  26. Bayfield County1 county$71.42
  27. Brown County1 county$71.42
  28. Buffalo County1 county$71.42
  29. Chippewa County1 county$71.42
  30. Eau Claire County1 county$71.42
  31. Fond du Lac County1 county$71.42
  32. Green County1 county$71.42
  33. Juneau County1 county$71.42
  34. La Crosse County1 county$71.42
  35. Manitowoc County1 county$71.42
  36. Marathon County1 county$71.42
  37. Monroe County1 county$71.42
  38. Pepin County1 county$71.42
  39. Rusk County1 county$71.42
  40. Shawano County1 county$71.42

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
St. Croix CountyCARPENTER (ST CROIX COUNTY (WEST OF HWY 65))$77.38 $48.54 
Washington County group, 2 localities: Ozaukee, WashingtonCARPENTER & SOFT FLOOR LAYER (INCLUDING ACOUSTICAL WORK AND DRYWALL HANGING; EXCLUDING BATT INSULATION)$76.98 $45.46 
Kenosha CountyCARPENTER (KENOSHA, MILWAUKEE, OZAUKEE, RACINE, WASHINGTON, AND WAUKESHA COUNTIES)$76.98 $45.46 
Milwaukee CountyCARPENTER & SOFT FLOOR LAYER (INCLUDING ACOUSTICAL WORK AND DRYWALL HANGING; EXCLUDING BATT INSULATION)$76.98 $45.46 
Racine CountyCARPENTER & SOFT FLOOR LAYER (INCLUDING ACOUSTICAL WORK AND DRYWALL HANGING; EXCLUDING BATT INSULATION)$76.98 $45.46 
Waukesha CountyCARPENTER & SOFT FLOOR LAYER (INCLUDING ACOUSTICAL WORK AND DRYWALL HANGING; EXCLUDING BATT INSULATION)$76.98 $45.46 
Marinette County group, 3 localities: Florence, Marinette, MenomineeCARPENTER (BROWN, DOOR, FLORENCE, KEWAUNEE, MARINETTE, MENOMINEE, OCONTO, AND SHAWANO (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY) COUNTIES)$74.38 $44.43 
Oconto County group, 2 localities: Kewaunee, OcontoCARPENTER (BROWN, DOOR, FLORENCE, KEWAUNEE, MARINETTE, MENOMINEE, OCONTO, AND SHAWANO (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY) COUNTIES)$74.38 $44.43 
Calumet CountyCARPENTER (CALUMET (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY), FOND DU LAC (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY), GREEN LAKE, MARQUETTE, OUTAGAMIE, WAUPACA, WAUSHARA, AND WINNEBAGO)$74.38 $44.43 
Door CountyCARPENTER (BROWN, DOOR, FLORENCE, KEWAUNEE, MARINETTE, MENOMINEE, OCONTO, AND SHAWANO (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY) COUNTIES)$74.38 $44.43 
Outagamie CountyCARPENTER (CALUMET (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY), FOND DU LAC (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY), GREEN LAKE, MARQUETTE, OUTAGAMIE, WAUPACA, WAUSHARA, AND WINNEBAGO)$74.38 $44.43 
Pierce CountyCARPENTER (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 
Winnebago CountyCARPENTER (CALUMET (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY), FOND DU LAC (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY), GREEN LAKE, MARQUETTE, OUTAGAMIE, WAUPACA, WAUSHARA, AND WINNEBAGO)$74.38 $44.43 
Oneida County group, 6 localities: Forest, Iron, Oneida, Price, Taylor, VilasCARPENTER: 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 
Walworth County group, 5 localities: Dodge, Jefferson, Lafayette, Sauk, WalworthCARPENTER: 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 
Vernon County group, 4 localities: Crawford, Jackson, Trempealeau, VernonCARPENTER: 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 
Waupaca County group, 4 localities: Green Lake, Marquette, Waupaca, WausharaCARPENTER: 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 
Barron County group, 3 localities: Barron, Sawyer, WashburnCARPENTER: 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 
Wood County group, 3 localities: Adams, Portage, WoodCARPENTER: 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 
Columbia County group, 2 localities: Columbia, IowaCARPENTER: 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 
Dunn County group, 2 localities: Clark, DunnCARPENTER: 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 
Grant County group, 2 localities: Grant, RichlandCARPENTER: 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 
Lincoln County group, 2 localities: Langlade, LincolnCARPENTER: 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 
Polk County group, 2 localities: Burnett, PolkCARPENTER: 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 
Ashland CountyCARPENTER: 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 
Bayfield CountyCARPENTER: 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 
Brown CountyCARPENTER (INCLUDING ACOUSTICAL WORK, DRYWALL HANGING & PILEDRIVERMAN; EXCLUDING BATT INSULATION)$71.42 $41.43 
Buffalo CountyCARPENTER: 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 
Chippewa CountyCARPENTER (INCLUDING ACOUSTICAL WORK, DRYWALL HANGING & PILEDRIVERMAN; EXCLUDING BATT INSULATION)$71.42 $41.43 
Eau Claire CountyCARPENTER (INCLUDING ACOUSTICAL WORK, DRYWALL HANGING & PILEDRIVERMAN; EXCLUDING BATT INSULATION)$71.42 $41.43 
Fond du Lac CountyCARPENTER: 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 
Green CountyCARPENTER: 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 
Juneau CountyCARPENTER: 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 
La Crosse CountyCARPENTER (INCLUDING ACOUSTICAL WORK, DRYWALL HANGING, PILEDRIVERMAN; EXCLUDING BATT INSULATION)$71.42 $41.43 
Manitowoc CountyCARPENTER: 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 
Marathon CountyCARPENTER (INCLUDING ACOUSTICAL WORK, DRYWALL HANGING & PILEDRIVERMAN; EXCLUDING BATT INSULATION)$71.42 $41.43 
Monroe CountyCARPENTER: 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 CountyCARPENTER: 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 
Rusk CountyCARPENTER: 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 
Shawano CountyCARPENTER: INCLUDING ACOUSTICAL WORK & DRYWALL HANGING (ADAMS, BAYFIELD (EASTERN 2/3), FOREST, IRON, ONEIDA, PORTAGE, PRICE, SHAWANO (WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY), TAYLOR, VILAS, AND WOOD COUNTIES)$71.42 $41.43 
Dane CountyCARPENTER (INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING, ACOUSTICAL WORK, EXCLUDING BATT INSULATION)$71.23 $42.45 
Rock CountyCARPENTER (INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING, ACOUSTICAL WORK, EXCLUDING BATT INSULATION)$71.23 $42.45 
Sheboygan CountyCARPENTER (CALUMET (EASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY), FOND DU LAC (EASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY), MANITOWOC, AND SHEBOYGAN COUNTIES)$70.88 $42.44 
Douglas CountyCARPENTER (INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING, ACOUSTICAL WORK; EXCLUDING BATT INSULATION)$68.69 $40.79 

14 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 30 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Wisconsin carpenter pay

What is the carpenter prevailing wage in Milwaukee County?

$76.98 an hour: a $45.46 base wage plus $31.52 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WI20260001, modification 1. Overtime and every carpenter classification in Milwaukee County.

Does carpenter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Milwaukee County the $76.98 total is a $45.46 base wage plus $31.52 in fringe benefits, about 41% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does carpenter prevailing wage pay overtime in Wisconsin?

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 counties have the same carpenter rate?

DOL often publishes the same carpenter rates for several counties. Across Wisconsin, the 72 counties with a carpenter rate fall into 44 distinct sets of rates, and 14 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 6 counties (the Oneida County group).