What is the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage for a traffic control / striping in Texas?

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Texas publish 6 traffic control / striping classification rates ranging from $10.04 to $10.04 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 traffic control / striping rate?

8 of the counties covered by active federal determinations list at least one traffic control / striping 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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Traffic Control / Striping prevailing wage rates in Texas

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 6 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Texas publish 6 traffic control / striping classification rates, across 6 determinations covering 8 counties.
Those published base rates run from $10.04 to $10.04 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.
Last determination revision affecting traffic control / striping 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 traffic control / striping work (pavement marking, signing and work-zone traffic control) 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

TX20260239 rev 1 · Building · Collin

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: OPERATOR (STRIPING MACHINE)	$10.04	2.31	SUTX2014-015 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260239 on SAM.gov.

TX20260241 rev 1 · Building · Dallas

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: OPERATOR (STRIPING MACHINE)	$10.04	2.31	SUTX2014-017 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260241 on SAM.gov.

TX20260242 rev 1 · Building · Delta

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: OPERATOR (STRIPING MACHINE)	$10.04	2.31	SUTX2014-018 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260242 on SAM.gov.

TX20260243 rev 1 · Building · Denton

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: OPERATOR (STRIPING MACHINE)	$10.04	2.31	SUTX2014-019 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260243 on SAM.gov.

TX20260246 rev 1 · Building · Ellis

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: OPERATOR (STRIPING MACHINE)	$10.04	2.31	SUTX2014-022 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260246 on SAM.gov.

TX20260281 rev 1 · Building · Hunt, Kaufman, Rockwall

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
HIGHWAY/PARKING LOT STRIPING: OPERATOR (STRIPING MACHINE)	$10.04	2.31	SUTX2014-061 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TX20260281 on SAM.gov.

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