Davis-Bacon rates — Carbon County, Pennsylvania

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

PA20260081 rev 3 · 05/18/2026 · 43 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION)	40.00	29.81	69.81
BOILERMAKER	55.00	35.48	90.48
MASON - STONE	33.24	17.78	51.02
BRICKLAYER (INCLUDING POINTING, CAULKING, AND CLEANING)	33.24	17.78	51.02
TILE SETTER	31.12	21.11	52.23
TILE FINISHER	30.20	16.41	46.61
CARPENTER (INCLUDING ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, BATT INSULATION, DRYWALL HANGING, METAL STUD INSTALLATION, FIRESTOPPING, FORM WORK, METAL FLASHING INSTALLATION, METAL ROOF INSTALLATION, SCAFFOLD BUILDING (EXCLUDING MASONRY/BRICK), SIDING INSTALLATION- METAL, ALUMINUM AND VINYL; EXCLUDING FLOOR LAYING- HARDWOOD, CARPET AND VINYL)	39.74	28.09	67.83
MILLWRIGHT	51.22	36.72	87.94
CARPENTER (FLOOR LAYING- HARDWOOD, CARPET AND VINYL ONLY)	41.23	29.79	71.02
ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES ALARM INSTALLATION, INSTALLATION OF SOUND AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, LOW VOLTAGE WIRING, AND SOLAR PANEL WIRING AND INSTALLATION)	50.00	25.93	75.93
ELEVATOR MECHANIC FOOTNOTES: A. VACATION CREDIT: EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTES 8% BASIC HOURLY RATE FOR 5 YEARS OR MORE OF SERVICE AS VACATION PAY CREDIT, AND 6% FOR 6 MONTHS TO 5 YEARS OF SERVICE B. EIGHT PAID HOLIDAYS (PROVIDED EMPLOYEE HAS WORKED 5 CONSECUTIVE DAYS BEFORE AND THE WORKING DAY AFTER THE HOLIDAY): NEW YEARS'S DAY; MEMORIAL DAY; INDEPENDENCE DAY; LABOR DAY; VETERAN'S DAY; THANKSGIVING DAY AND THE FRIDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING DAY, AND CHRISTMAS DAY	61.41	38.44	99.85
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (PUMP)	28.36	18.10	46.46
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ROLLER	31.09	22.35	53.44
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE	37.49	24.23	61.72
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (OILER)	29.77	21.95	51.72
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (HOIST (SINGLE DRUM), FORKLIFT (UNDER 20 FT, EXCLUDES MASONRY WORK))	32.23	22.68	54.91
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (COMPRESSOR)	31.09	22.35	53.44
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE, BOBCAT/SKID/STEER/SKID LOADER,BOOM, BULLDOZER, CONCRETE PUMP, HOIST (WITH TWO TOWERS), MECHANIC, ROLLER (HIGH GRADE FINISHING), DRILL RIG CAISSONS, HEAT PLANER, LOADER, FORKLIFT (20 FT. AND OVER, EXCLUDES MASONRY WORK))	34.96	23.48	58.44
IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL	37.26	32.63	69.89
LABORER (PLASTER TENDER)	26.74	17.34	44.08
LABORER (FORKLIFT (MASONRY WORK ONLY); SCAFFOLD BUILDER (BRICK AND MASONRY); MASON TENDER-BRICK)	26.74	17.34	44.08
LABORER (CONCRETE WORKER; TAMPER (HAND HELD))	25.39	17.34	42.73
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY	26.45	16.30	42.75
PAINTER (DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING ONLY)	27.01	16.30	43.31
PIPEFITTER: INCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION	59.65	42.78	102.43
PLUMBER (HVAC MECHANIC- HVAC TEMPERATURE CONTROLS INSTALLATION ONLY)	59.65	42.78	102.43
PLUMBER	56.28	35.51	91.79
ROOFER (EXCLUDES METAL ROOF INSTALLATION AND WATERPROOFING)	40.33	32.62	72.95
SPRINKLER FITTER (FIRE SPRINKLERS)	49.75	30.26	80.01
SHEET METAL WORKER: EXCLUDING HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION FOOTNOTE: PAID HOLIDAY: ELECTION DAY	43.09	42.52	85.61
SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)	36.13	30.32	66.45
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	23.36	7.60	30.96
ROOFER: WATERPROOFING ONLY	28.60	18.02	46.62
OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)	33.01	18.37	51.38
OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE	32.51	17.98	50.49
OPERATOR: GRADALL	32.70	18.43	51.13
OPERATOR: DRILL	28.55	15.78	44.33
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	23.55	8.67	32.22
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	33.55	21.92	55.47
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	26.24	14.49	40.73
GLAZIER	29.22	15.73	44.95
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	24.55	16.19	40.74
LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE	27.89	19.81	47.70

Residential

PA20260119 rev 2 · 05/18/2026 · 8 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
BRICKLAYER	45.45	30.16	75.61
CARPENTER	45.13	29.04	74.17
ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDES COMMUNICATION TECHNICIAN AND LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)	50.00	25.93	75.93
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE FOOTNOTE A. PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY; MEMORIAL DAY; INDEPENDENCE DAY; LABOR DAY; THANKSGIVING DAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY *TOXIC/HARARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL* ADD 20 PER CENT TO BASIC HOURLY RATE FOR ALL CLASSIFICATIONS	50.80	28.89	79.69
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	39.10	26.69	65.79
PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER ONLY	29.51	20.15	49.66
PLUMBER	64.73	37.21	101.94
ROOFER	31.25	21.75	53.00

Filing the WH-347 that these rates feed into? I build certified payroll tools, and I will prepare your first weekly filing from your payroll register free, with worker names removed — partly to be useful, partly because real registers are the only way to test the thing properly. hamza.aiemployee@gmail.com. No sign-up on this site, and nothing here is tracked.