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

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Texas publish 34 floor layer classification rates ranging from $7.25 to $21.88 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 Texas have a published floor layer rate?

59 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. Texas may set its own prevailing wage rates for state and locally funded work; the state law summary is on the Texas prevailing wage page.

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Floor Layer prevailing wage rates in Texas

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 33 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Texas publish 34 floor layer classification rates, across 33 determinations covering 59 counties.
Those published base rates run from $7.25 to $21.88 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: Building, Residential.
Last determination revision affecting floor layer rates in Texas: 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 Texas'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

TX20260001 rev 1 · Residential · Cameron, Hidalgo

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$7.25	0.00	SUTX1990-013 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260001 on SAM.gov.

TX20260009 rev 1 · Residential · Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, Williamson

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$7.25	0.00	SUTX1983-003 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260009 on SAM.gov.

TX20260010 rev 1 · Residential · Nueces, San Patricio

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$7.25	0.00	SUTX1992-004 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260010 on SAM.gov.

TX20260022 rev 1 · Residential · Bell, Coryell, Lampasas, McLennan, Robertson

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$7.25	0.00	SUTX1983-006 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260022 on SAM.gov.

TX20260036 rev 1 · Residential · El Paso

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$7.34	0.00	SUTX1981-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260036 on SAM.gov.

TX20260041 rev 1 · Residential · Gregg, Smith, Upshur

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$8.83	0.00	SUTX1990-042 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260041 on SAM.gov.

TX20260050 rev 1 · Residential · Atascosa, Kendall, Medina

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$7.25	0.00	SUTX1982-002 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260050 on SAM.gov.

TX20260064 rev 1 · Residential · Montgomery

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
SOFT FLOOR LAYERS, CARPET AND VINYL	$16.92	0.00	SUTX2005-026 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260064 on SAM.gov.

TX20260065 rev 1 · Residential · Brazoria, Chambers, Liberty, Waller

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
SOFT FLOOR LAYERS, CARPET AND VINYL	$16.92	0.00	SUTX2005-027 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260065 on SAM.gov.

TX20260066 rev 1 · Residential · Fort Bend

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
SOFT FLOOR LAYERS, CARPET AND VINYL	$16.92	0.00	SUTX2005-029 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260066 on SAM.gov.

TX20260067 rev 1 · Residential · Harris

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
SOFT FLOOR LAYERS, CARPET AND VINYL	$14.50	0.00	SUTX2005-030 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260067 on SAM.gov.

TX20260068 rev 1 · Residential · Galveston

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
SOFT FLOOR LAYERS, CARPET AND VINYL	$16.92	0.00	SUTX2005-028 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260068 on SAM.gov.

TX20260092 rev 1 · Residential · Cass

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: VINYL FLOORING	$10.00	0.00	SUTX2009-134 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260092 on SAM.gov.

TX20260093 rev 1 · Residential · Cooke

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: VINYL FLOORING	$10.00	0.00	SUTX2009-135 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260093 on SAM.gov.

TX20260096 rev 1 · Residential · Morris

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: VINYL FLOORING	$10.00	0.00	SUTX2009-138 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260096 on SAM.gov.

TX20260097 rev 1 · Residential · Navarro

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: VINYL FLOORING	$10.00	0.00	SUTX2009-139 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260097 on SAM.gov.

TX20260105 rev 1 · Residential · Bosque, Camp, Cherokee, Erath, Fannin, Franklin and 18 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: VINYL FLOORING	$10.00	0.00	SUTX2009-147 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260105 on SAM.gov.

TX20260229 rev 1 · Building · Austin

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$20.00	0.00	SUTX2014-004 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260229 on SAM.gov.

TX20260233 rev 1 · Building · Brazoria

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$20.00	0.00	SUTX2014-008 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260233 on SAM.gov.

TX20260238 rev 1 · Building · Chambers

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$20.00	0.00	SUTX2014-013 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260238 on SAM.gov.

TX20260245 rev 1 · Building · El Paso

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: VINYL FLOORING	$12.87	0.00	SUTX2014-021 DOL wage survey rate
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$12.81	0.00	SUTX2014-021 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260245 on SAM.gov.

TX20260247 rev 1 · Building · Fort Bend

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$20.00	0.00	SUTX2014-023 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260247 on SAM.gov.

TX20260248 rev 1 · Building · Galveston

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$20.00	0.00	SUTX2014-024 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260248 on SAM.gov.

TX20260253 rev 1 · Building · Harris

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$20.00	0.00	SUTX2014-029 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260253 on SAM.gov.

TX20260254 rev 1 · Building · Hays

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$21.88	0.00	SUTX2014-030 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260254 on SAM.gov.

TX20260259 rev 1 · Building · Liberty

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$20.00	0.00	SUTX2014-035 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260259 on SAM.gov.

TX20260262 rev 1 · Building · Montgomery

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$20.00	0.00	SUTX2014-038 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260262 on SAM.gov.

TX20260268 rev 1 · Building · San Jacinto

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$20.00	0.00	SUTX2014-045 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260268 on SAM.gov.

TX20260271 rev 1 · Building · Travis

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$21.88	0.00	SUTX2014-049 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260271 on SAM.gov.

TX20260272 rev 1 · Building · Waller

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$20.00	0.00	SUTX2014-050 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260272 on SAM.gov.

TX20260275 rev 1 · Building · Williamson

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$21.88	0.00	SUTX2014-053 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260275 on SAM.gov.

TX20260285 rev 1 · Building · Bastrop

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$21.88	0.00	SUTX2014-065 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260285 on SAM.gov.

TX20260286 rev 1 · Building · Caldwell

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
FLOOR LAYER: CARPET	$21.88	0.00	SUTX2014-066 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260286 on SAM.gov.

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