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

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Texas publish 6 piledriver classification rates ranging from $7.25 to $23.00 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 piledriver rate?

18 of the counties covered by active federal determinations list at least one piledriver 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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Piledriver prevailing wage rates in Texas

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 5 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Texas publish 6 piledriver classification rates, across 5 determinations covering 18 counties.
Those published base rates run from $7.25 to $23.00 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: Heavy, Highway.
Last determination revision affecting piledriver 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 piledriver work (pile driving and marine foundation work) 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

TX20260034 rev 1 · Heavy · Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Matagorda, Montgomery and 2 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVER	$23.00	0.00	SUTX1998-009 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260034 on SAM.gov.

TX20260043 rev 1 · Heavy · Delta, Hunt, San Jacinto, Wise

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVERMAN	$11.00	0.00	SUTX2005-006 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260043 on SAM.gov.

TX20260052 rev 1 · Heavy · Jefferson, Orange

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVERMAN	$11.26	0.85	SUTX1990-035 DOL wage survey rate
PILEDRIVER	$7.25	0.00	SUTX1990-035 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260052 on SAM.gov.

TX20260053 rev 1 · Heavy · Hardin, Jefferson, Orange

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVERMAN	$13.65	0.00	SUTX2000-002 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260053 on SAM.gov.

TX20260299 rev 1 · Highway · Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Hardin and 7 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PILEDRIVER	$21.48	0.00	SATX2025-013 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: TX20260299 on SAM.gov.

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