South Carolina Davis-Bacon wage rates
66 current general wage determinations cover 46 South Carolina counties. Find your county and construction type, then open the determination for base, fringe and total per trade. Latest modification published 10/22/2026.
Source: South Carolina general wage determinations, U.S. Department of Labor. Official list on SAM.gov
Verify against the official determination before bidding. These rates are formatted from the published SAM.gov wage determination. The determination in your contract documents is what applies.
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All South Carolina determinations
| Determination | Construction types | Counties | Modification | Published | Changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC20260001 20 classifications | Heavy | Abbeville, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield and 17 more | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260002 40 classifications | Building, Heavy, Highway | Aiken, Allendale, Barnwell | 2 | 09/10/2026 | 58 |
| SC20260004 20 classifications | Heavy | Abbeville, Aiken, Allendale, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley and 38 more | 2 | 05/18/2026 | 26 |
| SC20260005 22 classifications | Building | Darlington, Florence | 1 | 05/18/2026 | 2 |
| SC20260006 21 classifications | Building | Laurens, Pickens | 1 | 05/18/2026 | 2 |
| SC20260007 11 classifications | Building | Barnwell | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260008 11 classifications | Building | Beaufort | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260009 11 classifications | Building | Chester | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260010 11 classifications | Building | Clarendon | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260011 11 classifications | Building | Colleton | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260012 11 classifications | Building | Greenwood | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260013 11 classifications | Building | Hampton | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260014 11 classifications | Building | Lancaster | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260015 11 classifications | Building | Newberry | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260016 11 classifications | Building | Orangeburg | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260017 12 classifications | Building | Abbeville, Cherokee, McCormick, Oconee, Union | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260018 11 classifications | Building | Allendale, Bamberg | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260019 11 classifications | Building | Chesterfield, Dillon, Lee, Marion, Marlboro | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260020 13 classifications | Building | Georgetown, Jasper, Williamsburg | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260021 21 classifications | Building | Anderson | 1 | 05/18/2026 | 2 |
| SC20260022 22 classifications | Building | Berkeley | 1 | 05/18/2026 | 2 |
| SC20260023 22 classifications | Building | Charleston | 1 | 05/18/2026 | 2 |
| SC20260024 22 classifications | Building | Dorchester | 1 | 05/18/2026 | 2 |
| SC20260025 21 classifications | Building | Greenville | 1 | 05/18/2026 | 2 |
| SC20260026 21 classifications | Building | Horry | 1 | 05/18/2026 | 2 |
| SC20260027 22 classifications | Building | Kershaw | 1 | 05/18/2026 | 2 |
| SC20260028 22 classifications | Building | Richland | 1 | 05/18/2026 | 2 |
| SC20260029 22 classifications | Building | Spartanburg | 1 | 05/18/2026 | 2 |
| SC20260030 21 classifications | Building | Sumter | 1 | 05/18/2026 | 2 |
| SC20260031 21 classifications | Building | York | 1 | 05/18/2026 | 2 |
| SC20260032 21 classifications | Building | Aiken, Edgefield | 1 | 05/18/2026 | 2 |
| SC20260033 22 classifications | Building | Calhoun, Fairfield, Lexington, Saluda | 1 | 05/18/2026 | 2 |
| SC20260034 42 classifications | Highway | Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester, Horry | 2 | 10/22/2026 | 42 |
| SC20260035 37 classifications | Highway | Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Richland, Saluda | 2 | 10/22/2026 | 37 |
| SC20260036 26 classifications | Highway | Darlington, Florence, Sumter | 2 | 10/22/2026 | 26 |
| SC20260037 39 classifications | Highway | Anderson, Greenville, Laurens, Pickens, Spartanburg, York | 2 | 10/22/2026 | 39 |
| SC20260038 25 classifications | Highway | Aiken, Edgefield | 2 | 10/22/2026 | 26 |
| SC20260039 41 classifications | Highway | Abbeville, Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Dillon, Greenwood, Lancaster and 6 more | 2 | 10/22/2026 | 41 |
| SC20260040 36 classifications | Highway | Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Colleton, Georgetown, Hampton, Jasper and 3 more | 2 | 10/22/2026 | 36 |
| SC20260041 9 classifications | Heavy | Charleston | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260042 8 classifications | Heavy | Fairfield | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260043 8 classifications | Heavy | Horry | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260044 8 classifications | Heavy | Kershaw | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260045 8 classifications | Heavy | Laurens | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260046 8 classifications | Heavy | York | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260047 8 classifications | Heavy | Aiken, Florence, Sumter | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260048 10 classifications | Heavy | Anderson, Greenville, Pickens, Spartanburg | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260049 9 classifications | Heavy | Berkeley, Dorchester | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260050 8 classifications | Heavy | Calhoun, Lexington, Richland, Saluda | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260051 8 classifications | Heavy | Darlington, Edgefield | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260052 19 classifications | Residential | Chester, Chesterfield, Lancaster | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260053 21 classifications | Residential | Clarendon, Dillon, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Williamsburg | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260054 20 classifications | Residential | Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Orangeburg | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260055 25 classifications | Residential | Abbeville, Greenwood, McCormick, Newberry | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260056 24 classifications | Residential | Cherokee, Oconee, Union | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260057 20 classifications | Residential | Beaufort, Colleton, Georgetown, Hampton, Jasper | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260058 8 classifications | Residential | Anderson | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260059 9 classifications | Residential | Charleston | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260060 9 classifications | Residential | Richland | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260061 8 classifications | Residential | Spartanburg | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260062 8 classifications | Residential | York | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260063 8 classifications | Residential | Aiken, Edgefield | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260064 9 classifications | Residential | Berkeley, Dorchester | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260065 9 classifications | Residential | Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Saluda | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260066 8 classifications | Residential | Darlington, Florence, Horry, Sumter | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
| SC20260067 8 classifications | Residential | Greenville, Laurens, Pickens | 1 | 05/18/2026 | – |
Rate changes in the latest modifications
- changed SC20260034 CARPENTER, FORM WORK ONLY (BERKELEY, DORCHESTER) base $13.50 → $19.96 (+$6.46), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 CARPENTER, FORM WORK ONLY (CHARLESTON) base $13.07 → $19.32 (+$6.25), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 CARPENTER, FORM WORK ONLY (HORRY) base $14.29 → $21.12 (+$6.83), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (BERKELEY, DORCHESTER) base $14.79 → $21.86 (+$7.07), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (CHARLESTON) base $14.33 → $21.18 (+$6.85), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (HORRY) base $14.62 → $21.61 (+$6.99), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 IRONWORKER, REINFORCING base $15.35 → $22.69 (+$7.34), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 LABORER, ASPHALT, INCLUDES ASPHALT DISTRIBUTOR, RAKER, SHOVELER, AND SPREADER (BERKELEY, CHARLESTON, DORCHESTER) base $11.62 → $17.18 (+$5.56), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 LABORER, ASPHALT, INCLUDES ASPHALT DISTRIBUTOR, SHOVELER AND SPREADER (HORRY) base $11.54 → $17.06 (+$5.52), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 LABORER, LUTEMAN base $11.61 → $17.16 (+$5.55), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 LABORER, TRAFFIC CONTROL-CONE SETTER (BERKELEY, CHARLESTON, DORECHESTER) base $13.19 → $19.50 (+$6.31), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 LABORER, TRAFFIC CONTROL-CONE SETTER (HORRY) base $12.63 → $18.67 (+$6.04), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 LABORER, TRAFFIC CONTROL-FLAGGER base $11.07 → $16.36 (+$5.29), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL (BERKELEY) base $10.06 → $14.87 (+$4.81), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL (CHARLESTON) base $10.16 → $15.02 (+$4.86), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL (DORCHESTER) base $11.69 → $17.28 (+$5.59), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL (HORRY) base $9.72 → $14.37 (+$4.65), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 LABORER: MASON TENDER-CEMENT/CONCRETE base $10.40 → $15.37 (+$4.97), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 LABORER: PIPELAYER base $13.98 → $20.67 (+$6.69), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE (BERKELEY) base $15.68 → $23.18 (+$7.50), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE (CHARLESTON) base $16.09 → $23.79 (+$7.70), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE (DORCHESTER) base $16.06 → $23.74 (+$7.68), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE (HORRY) base $15.04 → $22.23 (+$7.19), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BULLDOZER base $14.81 → $21.89 (+$7.08), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE (BERKELEY, DORCHESTER) base $20.00 → $29.57 (+$9.57), fringe $4.73 → $6.99 (+$2.26) Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE (CHARLESTON) base $20.08 → $29.68 (+$9.60), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRANE (HORRY) base $20.58 → $30.42 (+$9.84), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GRADER/BLADE base $14.61 → $21.60 (+$6.99), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: HYDROSEEDER base $11.00 → $16.26 (+$5.26), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: LOADER (FRONT END/TRACK) base $16.80 → $24.84 (+$8.04), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: MECHANIC (BERKELEY, DORCHESTER) base $19.07 → $28.19 (+$9.12), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: MECHANIC (CHARLESTON) base $19.21 → $28.40 (+$9.19), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: MECHANIC (HORRY) base $19.48 → $28.80 (+$9.32), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: MILLING MACHINE base $11.84 → $17.50 (+$5.66), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: PAVER (BERKELEY, CHARLESTON, DORCHESTER) base $18.85 → $27.87 (+$9.02), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: PAVER (HORRY) base $13.29 → $19.65 (+$6.36), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ROLLER base $15.17 → $22.43 (+$7.26), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: SCRAPER base $12.71 → $18.79 (+$6.08), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: SCREED base $13.56 → $20.05 (+$6.49), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).
- changed SC20260034 POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: TRACTOR base $13.28 → $19.63 (+$6.35), fringe $0.00 → $0.00 Same effective date as before (09/15/2011).