Davis-Bacon rates — Orange 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

TX20260012 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 11 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE)	33.76	13.56	47.32
SHEET METAL WORKER (EXCLUDING DUCT WORK)	11.00	—	11.00
ROOFER	12.00	1.85	13.85
PAINTERS: SPRAY (EXCLUDING TAPING/BEDDING)	15.00	—	15.00
PAINTERS: ROLLER (EXCLUDING TAPING/BEDDING)	12.50	—	12.50
PAINTERS: BRUSH (EXCLUDING TAPING/BEDDING)	12.50	—	12.50
LABORER, COMMON	8.34	—	8.34
HVAC MECHANIC (DUCT ONLY)	13.83	—	13.83
DRYWALL HANGER/FRAMER	13.32	—	13.32
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	12.50	—	12.50
CARPENTER (EXCLUDING DRYWALL)	14.45	—	14.45

Highway

TX20260299 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 45 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
WORK ZONE BARRICADE SERVICER	17.37	—	17.37
WELDER	20.97	—	20.97
TRUCK DRIVER, TANDEM AXLE TRACTOR WITH SEMI TRAILER.$ 20.17 0.00 TRUCK DRIVER, SINGLE OR TANDEM AXLE DUMP TRUCK	18.60	—	18.60
TRUCK DRIVER, SINGLE AXLE	21.93	—	21.93
TRUCK DRIVER LOWBOY FLOAT	25.94	—	25.94
STRUCTURAL STEEL WORKER	22.64	—	22.64
SPREADER BOX OPERATOR	17.84	—	17.84
SERVICER	20.33	—	20.33
ROLLER OPERATOR, OTHER	18.93	—	18.93
ROLLER OPERATOR, ASPHALT	19.79	—	19.79
REINFORCING STEEL WORKER	22.34	—	22.34
PIPELAYER	20.03	—	20.03
PILEDRIVER	21.48	—	21.48
PAVEMENT MARKING MACHINE OPERATOR	17.12	—	17.12
PAINTER, STRUCTURES	26.40	—	26.40
OFF ROAD HAULER	17.12	—	17.12
MOTOR GRADER OPERATOR, ROUGH	21.20	—	21.20
MOTOR GRADER OPERATOR, FINE GRADE	23.91	—	23.91
MILLING MACHINE OPERATOR	21.65	—	21.65
MECHANIC	23.38	—	23.38
LOADER/BACKHOE OPERATOR	21.37	—	21.37
LABORER, UTILITY	19.11	—	19.11
LABORER, COMMON	17.12	—	17.12
FRONT END LOADER OPERATOR, OVER 3 CY	20.34	—	20.34
FRONT END LOADER OPERATOR, 3 CY OR LESS	19.72	—	19.72
FOUNDATION DRILL OPERATOR, TRUCK MOUNTED	26.04	—	26.04
FOUNDATION DRILL OPERATOR, CRAWLER MOUNTED	22.25	—	22.25
FORM SETTER, PAVING & CURB	19.32	—	19.32
FORM BUILDER/SETTER, STRUCTURES	19.93	—	19.93
FLAGGER	16.63	—	16.63
EXCAVATOR OPERATOR, OVER 50,000 POUNDS	22.24	—	22.24
EXCAVATOR OPERATOR, 50,000 POUNDS OR LESS	21.53	—	21.53
ELECTRICIAN	31.46	—	31.46
CRAWLER TRACTOR OPERATOR	20.33	—	20.33
CRANE OPERATOR, LATTICE BOOM OVER 80 TONS	23.85	—	23.85
CRANE OPERATOR, LATTICE BOOM 80 TONS OR LESS	25.74	—	25.74
CRANE OPERATOR, HYDRAULIC 80 TONS OR LESS	24.75	—	24.75
CONCRETE SAW OPERATOR	21.57	—	21.57
CONCRETE PAVING, CURING, FLOAT, TEXTURING MACHINE OPERATOR	22.62	—	22.62
CONCRETE PAVEMENT FINISHING MACHINE OPERATOR	22.18	—	22.18
CONCRETE FINISHER, PAVING AND STRUCTURES	20.79	—	20.79
BROOM OR SWEEPER OPERATOR	17.63	—	17.63
ASPHALT RAKER	20.41	—	20.41
ASPHALT PAVING MACHINE OPERATOR	22.67	—	22.67
ASPHALT DISTRIBUTOR OPERATOR	23.26	—	23.26

Heavy

TX20260052 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 8 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
TRUCK DRIVER	7.25	—	7.25
PILEDRIVERMAN	11.26	0.85	12.11
PILEDRIVER	7.25	—	7.25
OILER	7.25	—	7.25
LIGHT EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (AIR COMPRESSOR, BLADE GRADER (TOWED), FLEXPLANE, FORM GRADER, MIXER (LESS THAN 14 CU. FT.), PUMPS PULSOMETER, TRUCK CRANE DRIVER, GASOLINE OR DIESEL DRIVEN WELDING MACHINES (3 TO 6 MACHINES), HOIST (SINGLE DRUM), SCRAPERS (3 CU. YDS. OR LESS))	7.25	—	7.25
LABORER	7.25	—	7.25
HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC, BLADE GRADER (SELF-PROPELLED), BULL CLAM, BACKFILLER, DERRICK (POWER OPERATED, ALL TYPES); DRAGLINE, PUSH CAT OPERATOR; BULLDOZER & ALL TYPES OF CAT TRACTORS; CABLE-WAY; BACKHOE, SHOVEL, CRANE (POWER OPERATED, ALL TYPES), ELEVATING GRADER (SELF-PROPELLED), HOIST (MOTOR DRIVEN 2 DRUMS OR MORE), MIX MOBILE, WINCH TRUCK, LOCOMOTIVE CRANE, MIXER (14 CUBIC FEET OR MORE), PAVING MIXER (ALL SIZES), SCRAPER (HEAVY TYPE OVER 3 CY), TRENCH MACHINE (ALL	7.25	—	7.25
CARPENTER	10.97	0.90	11.87

Heavy

TX20260053 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 15 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
ELECTRICIAN	33.76	13.56	47.32
TRUCK DRIVERS: DUMP	10.00	—	10.00
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: TRACKHOE	15.60	—	15.60
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: FRONT END LOADER	10.63	—	10.63
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: CRANE	13.77	—	13.77
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: BULLDOZER	15.00	—	15.00
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATORS: (BACKHOE)	15.55	1.89	17.44
PLUMBER	18.28	4.69	22.97
PILEDRIVERMAN	13.65	—	13.65
PAINTERS: (SPRAY AND BRUSH)	12.07	—	12.07
LABORERS: (PIPELAYER)	8.29	—	8.29
LABORERS: (COMMON)	7.41	—	7.41
CONCRETE FINISHER	13.50	—	13.50
CARPENTERS: ALL OTHER WORK	13.56	—	13.56
CARPENTERS: (FORM BUILDING/FORM SETTING)	13.15	—	13.15

Heavy

TX20260061 rev 1 · 05/18/2026 · 8 classifications

Classification	Base rate	Fringe	Total
INSULATOR/ASBESTOS WORKER (INCLUDES APPLICATION OF ALL INSULATIONG MATERIALS, PROTECTIVE COVERINGS, COATINGS AND FINISHING TO ALL TYPES OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS)	30.20	16.62	46.82
BRICKLAYER	32.08	14.84	46.92
MILLWRIGHT	19.72	3.73	23.45
SHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDING HVAC DUCT WORK)	29.70	13.85	43.55
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE	15.20	0.40	15.60
PIPEFITTER (INCLUDING HVAC WORK)	13.20	0.34	13.54
LABORER: COMMON	10.00	—	10.00
ELECTRICIAN (INCLUDING LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)	15.20	0.40	15.60

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.