Davis-Bacon rates — Nueces 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.

Residential

TX20260010 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 18 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
TRUCK DRIVER	7.25	—	7.25
SHEET METAL WORKER	7.25	—	7.25
ROOFER	7.25	—	7.25
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: SCRAPERS	7.25	—	7.25
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: MOTOR GRADERS	7.25	—	7.25
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: BULLDOZERS	7.25	—	7.25
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: BACKHOES	7.25	—	7.25
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: (LOADERS)	7.25	—	7.25
PLUMBER	7.25	—	7.25
PAINTER: BRUSH ONLY	7.25	—	7.25
LABORERS: PIPELAYERS	7.25	—	7.25
LABORERS: (LABORERS)	7.25	—	7.25
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	7.25	—	7.25
ELECTRICIAN	12.53	1.07	13.60
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER	7.25	—	7.25
CARPENTER	7.25	—	7.25
BRICKLAYER	7.25	—	7.25
AIR CONDITIONING MECHANIC	7.25	—	7.25

Highway

TX20260296 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 34 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
WORK ZONE BARRICADE SERVICER	17.52	—	17.52
TRUCK DRIVER, TANDEM AXLE TRACTOR WITH SEMI TRAILER.$ 22.08 0.00 TRUCK DRIVER, SINGLE OR TANDEM AXLE DUMP TRUCK	20.30	—	20.30
TRUCK DRIVER, SINGLE AXLE	17.99	—	17.99
TRUCK DRIVER LOWBOY FLOAT	22.90	—	22.90
SPREADER BOX OPERATOR	20.63	—	20.63
ROLLER OPERATOR, OTHER	16.90	—	16.90
ROLLER OPERATOR, ASPHALT	17.27	—	17.27
REINFORCING STEEL WORKER	22.76	—	22.76
RECLAIMER/PULVERIZER OPERATOR	18.83	—	18.83
PIPELAYER	19.40	—	19.40
PAINTER, STRUCTURES	27.93	—	27.93
MOTOR GRADER OPERATOR, ROUGH	23.06	—	23.06
MOTOR GRADER OPERATOR, FINE GRADE	26.88	—	26.88
MILLING MACHINE OPERATOR	22.53	—	22.53
MECHANIC	25.51	—	25.51
LOADER/BACKHOE OPERATOR	19.01	—	19.01
LABORER, UTILITY	18.42	—	18.42
LABORER, COMMON	16.63	—	16.63
FRONT END LOADER OPERATOR, OVER 3 CY	18.71	—	18.71
FRONT END LOADER OPERATOR, 3 CY OR LESS	18.80	—	18.80
FORM SETTER, PAVING & CURB	18.16	—	18.16
FORM BUILDER/SETTER, STRUCTURES	19.82	—	19.82
FLAGGER	14.59	—	14.59
EXCAVATOR OPERATOR, OVER 50,000 POUNDS	22.05	—	22.05
EXCAVATOR OPERATOR, 50,000 POUNDS OR LESS	19.69	—	19.69
CRAWLER TRACTOR OPERATOR	23.23	—	23.23
CRANE OPERATOR, LATTICE BOOM OVER 80 TONS	34.20	—	34.20
CRANE OPERATOR, HYDRAULIC OVER 80 TONS	30.25	—	30.25
CRANE OPERATOR, HYDRAULIC 80 TONS OR LESS	27.88	—	27.88
CONCRETE FINISHER, PAVING AND STRUCTURES	21.16	—	21.16
BROOM OR SWEEPER OPERATOR	16.63	—	16.63
ASPHALT RAKER	17.40	—	17.40
ASPHALT PAVING MACHINE OPERATOR	19.14	—	19.14
ASPHALT DISTRIBUTOR OPERATOR	23.20	—	23.20

Heavy

TX20260021 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 7 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: MOTOR GRADER	8.72	—	8.72
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: (BACKHOE)	9.21	—	9.21
LABORERS: (UTILITY)	7.68	—	7.68
LABORERS: (COMMON)	7.25	—	7.25
ELECTRICIAN	13.37	2.58	15.95
CONCRETE FINISHER	7.56	—	7.56
CARPENTER (EXCLUDING FORM SETTING)	9.05	—	9.05

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