Davis-Bacon rates — Hays County, Texas

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

TX20260254 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 49 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR (DUCT, PIPE AND MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION)	29.50	8.79	38.29
BOILERMAKER	33.17	24.92	58.09
ELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING ONLY)	31.52	9.20	40.72
ELEVATOR MECHANIC FOOTNOTE: A. 6% UNDER 5 YEARS BASED ON REGULAR HOURLY RATE FOR ALL HOURS WORKED 8% OVER 5 YEARS BASED ON REGULAR HOURLY RATE FOR ALL HOURS WORKED. B. HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY, THE FRIDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING DAY, CHRISTMAS DAY, AND VETERANS DAY	51.59	38.44	90.03
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANES)	39.47	10.39	49.86
IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL	28.26	8.13	36.39
IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL	28.30	8.23	36.53
PIPEFITTER: INCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION	34.15	15.77	49.92
HVAC MECHANIC (HVAC UNIT INSTALLATION ONLY)	37.15	16.92	54.07
SPRINKLER FITTER (FIRE SPRINKLERS)	38.57	24.47	63.04
SHEET METAL WORKER (EXCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION)	34.01	16.10	50.11
WATERPROOFER	16.30	0.06	16.36
TRUCK DRIVER: WATER TRUCK	12.00	4.11	16.11
TRUCK DRIVER: SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK	12.50	—	12.50
TRUCK DRIVER: FLATBED TRUCK	19.65	8.57	28.22
TRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCK	12.39	1.18	13.57
TILE SETTER	15.38	—	15.38
TILE FINISHER	11.32	—	11.32
SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)	17.84	3.26	21.10
ROOFER	12.00	—	12.00
PLUMBER, EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION	21.58	2.88	24.46
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY	18.76	6.35	25.11
OPERATOR: ROLLER	11.25	—	11.25
OPERATOR: PAVER (ASPHALT, AGGREGATE, AND CONCRETE)	16.03	—	16.03
OPERATOR: MECHANIC	18.75	5.12	23.87
OPERATOR: LOADER	14.00	—	14.00
OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE	19.30	—	19.30
OPERATOR: FORKLIFT	15.68	—	15.68
OPERATOR: DRILL	14.50	—	14.50
OPERATOR: BULLDOZER	14.00	—	14.00
OPERATOR: BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER	13.00	—	13.00
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE	19.43	3.49	22.92
LABORER: ROOF TEAROFF	11.28	—	11.28
LABORER: PIPELAYER	12.45	—	12.45
LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE	11.85	—	11.85
LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK	11.00	—	11.00
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL	10.43	—	10.43
IRONWORKER, REINFORCING	12.27	—	12.27
GLAZIER	12.83	—	12.83
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	21.88	—	21.88
ELECTRICIAN, EXCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING	24.00	3.66	27.66
ELECTRICAL INSTALLER (SOUND AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS ONLY)EXCLUDES WIRING	12.50	0.65	13.15
DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER	14.00	—	14.00
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	16.96	4.34	21.30
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	15.71	—	15.71
CARPENTER, EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, FORM WORK, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION	13.99	—	13.99
CARPENTER (FORM WORK ONLY)	15.62	0.05	15.67
CARPENTER (ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION ONLY)	14.00	—	14.00
BRICKLAYER	20.86	—	20.86

Residential

TX20260009 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 21 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
TRUCK DRIVER	7.25	—	7.25
SHEET ROCKER	8.00	—	8.00
SHEET METAL WORKER	10.00	—	10.00
ROOFER	10.00	—	10.00
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: FRONT END LOADERS	7.25	—	7.25
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: (ROLLERS)	7.25	—	7.25
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: (GRADERS)	7.25	—	7.25
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: (BACKHOE)	7.25	—	7.25
PLUMBER	7.50	—	7.50
PAINTER	7.94	—	7.94
LABORERS: PIPELAYERS	7.25	—	7.25
LABORERS: (LABORERS)	7.25	—	7.25
IRONWORKER	7.25	—	7.25
INSULATION INSTALLER	7.25	—	7.25
FORM SETTER	7.25	—	7.25
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	7.25	—	7.25
ELECTRICIAN	7.50	—	7.50
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	8.00	—	8.00
CARPENTER	7.27	—	7.27
BRICKLAYER	10.00	—	10.00
AIR CONDITIONING MECHANIC	7.25	—	7.25

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.