Davis-Bacon rates — Hardee County, Florida

Every active general wage determination covering this county, one section per construction type. These rates are the minimum that must be paid on a federal or federally assisted contract.

Pick the construction type that matches your contract, not the highest rate. Building, Residential, Highway and Heavy are separate determinations with different rates, and using the wrong one is a common reason a certified payroll comes back rejected. Where your trade appears under several classifications the choice between them is a judgement call — the plainest match is usually right, and the contracting officer can confirm it.

Building

FL20260014 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 20 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
ELECTRICIAN	33.11	14.59	47.70
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 3 CRANES NOT DESCRIBED ABOVE	37.01	16.85	53.86
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 2 LATTICE UNDER 150 TON, 100 TON UP TO 250 TON HYDRO CRANES	38.01	16.85	54.86
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1: 150 TON LATTICE, 250 TON HYDRO, FRICTION, TOWER AND LUFFING CRANES, 300+ FT BOOM	39.01	16.85	55.86
IRONWORKER: REINFORCING AND STRUCTURAL	35.25	17.32	52.57
PAINTER: BRUSH ONLY	18.00	12.36	30.36
SPRINKLER FITTER (FIRE SPRINKLERS)	35.03	24.00	59.03
SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)	25.75	16.92	42.67
TRUCK DRIVER, INCLUDES DUMP AND 10 YARD HAUL AWAY	8.00	0.15	8.15
ROOFER: BUILT UP, COMPOSITION, HOT TAR AND SINGLE PLY	14.33	—	14.33
PLUMBER	12.27	3.33	15.60
PAINTER: ROLLER AND SPRAY	11.21	—	11.21
OPERATOR: PUMP	11.00	—	11.00
OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)	9.58	—	9.58
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR	16.98	—	16.98
LABORER: PIPELAYER	10.45	—	10.45
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	8.62	—	8.62
FENCE ERECTOR	9.94	—	9.94
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	12.45	—	12.45
CARPENTER	15.08	5.07	20.15

Residential

FL20260040 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 12 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
TRUCK DRIVER, INCLUDES DUMP AND LOWBOY	11.40	—	11.40
ROOFER, INCLUDES BUILT UP, AND SHAKE & SHINGLE ROOFS	12.70	—	12.70
PLUMBER, EXCLUDES HVAC UNIT INSTALLATION	13.23	—	13.23
OPERATOR: LOADER	12.00	—	12.00
OPERATOR: BACKHOE	13.92	—	13.92
LABORER: PIPELAYER	9.71	—	9.71
LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE	9.00	—	9.00
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	10.00	—	10.00
HVAC MECHANIC (INSTALLATION OF HVAC UNIT ONLY, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF HVAC PIPE AND DUCT)	13.96	—	13.96
ELECTRICIAN	10.80	—	10.80
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	12.53	—	12.53
CARPENTER	15.83	—	15.83

Highway

FL20260238 rev 2 · 08/13/2026 · 25 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
CARPENTER	15.61	—	15.61
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	20.00	0.82	20.82
LABORER: ASPHALT, INCLUDES RAKER, SHOVELER, SPREADER AND DISTRIBUTOR	14.90	—	14.90
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	14.10	—	14.10
LABORER: PIPELAYER	17.00	0.70	17.70
LABORER: GRADE CHECKER	14.67	—	14.67
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE	17.23	0.74	17.97
OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER	17.19	1.45	18.64
OPERATOR: BROOM/SWEEPER	14.60	—	14.60
OPERATOR: BULLDOZER	15.91	—	15.91
OPERATOR: CRANE	32.96	—	32.96
OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE	18.46	—	18.46
OPERATOR: LOADER	15.63	—	15.63
OPERATOR: MECHANIC	16.10	0.68	16.78
OPERATOR: MILLING MACHINE	18.31	2.22	20.53
OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)	16.51	—	16.51
OPERATOR: ROLLER	15.38	—	15.38
OPERATOR: SCREED	18.29	—	18.29
TRAFFIC CONTROL: FLAGGER	13.07	—	13.07
TRAFFIC CONTROL: LABORER-CONES/ BARRICADES/BARRELS - SETTER/MOVER/SWEEPER	14.70	—	14.70
TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION/HIGHWAY LIGHTING	21.13	3.30	24.43
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	15.89	3.75	19.64
TRUCK DRIVER: LOWBOY TRUCK	20.99	0.95	21.94
TRUCK DRIVER: WATER TRUCK	17.87	—	17.87
TRUCK DRIVER: DISTRIBUTOR TRUCK	19.84	—	19.84

Heavy

FL20260101 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 8 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
PAINTER: BRUSH AND SPRAY (DE SOTO AND HARDEE COUNTIES)	20.21	12.38	32.59
PAINTER: BRUSH AND SPRAY (HENDRY AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES)	27.00	14.78	41.78
TRUCK DRIVER: DISTRIBUTOR, DUMP, LOWBOY AND TANDEM	14.00	—	14.00
OPERATOR: LOADER	14.13	1.94	16.07
OPERATOR: BULLDOZER	13.30	1.92	15.22
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR	12.25	1.33	13.58
LABORER: PIPELAYER	11.58	—	11.58
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	9.34	1.85	11.19

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