What is the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage for a floor layer in Alabama?

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Alabama publish 7 floor layer classification rates ranging from $8.01 to $12.03 per hour before fringe benefits. The rate that applies depends on the county, the type of construction and the wage determination incorporated into the contract.

How many counties in Alabama have a published floor layer rate?

7 of the counties covered by active federal determinations list at least one floor layer classification.

Do these rates apply to state-funded projects?

No. These are federal Davis-Bacon rates, which apply to federally funded or assisted construction. Alabama may set its own prevailing wage rates for state and locally funded work; the state law summary is on the Alabama prevailing wage page.

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Floor Layer prevailing wage rates in Alabama

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 7 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Alabama publish 7 floor layer classification rates, across 7 determinations covering 7 counties.
Those published base rates run from $8.01 to $12.03 an hour before fringe benefits. Which one applies to a job depends on its county, its construction type and the determination written into the contract.
Construction types covered: Residential.
Last determination revision affecting floor layer rates in Alabama: 2026-05-18.

The official source: binding Davis-Bacon and Service Contract Act wage determinations are published by the U.S. Department of Labor at SAM.gov Wage Determinations. This site indexes them and links every determination to its official document - the determination incorporated into a contract governs.

This page collects every classification in Alabama's active federal determinations that is a form of floor layer work (carpet, resilient and soft floor covering) and shows the rate published for it. Determinations name a classification the way the underlying union agreement or wage survey named it, so the wording varies between them; the rate and the fringe are reproduced exactly as published.

Published rates by determination

AL20260040 rev 1 · Residential · Colbert

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$12.03	0.00	SUAL2007-124 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260040 on SAM.gov.

AL20260043 rev 1 · Residential · Geneva

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$8.01	0.00	SUAL2007-127 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260043 on SAM.gov.

AL20260044 rev 1 · Residential · Henry

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$8.01	0.00	SUAL2007-128 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260044 on SAM.gov.

AL20260045 rev 1 · Residential · Houston

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$8.01	0.00	SUAL2007-129 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260045 on SAM.gov.

AL20260047 rev 1 · Residential · Lauderdale

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$12.03	0.00	SUAL2007-131 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260047 on SAM.gov.

AL20260048 rev 1 · Residential · Lawrence

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$12.00	0.00	SUAL2007-132 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260048 on SAM.gov.

AL20260055 rev 1 · Residential · Morgan

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$12.00	0.00	SUAL2007-139 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260055 on SAM.gov.

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