Prevailing wage rates · Oklahoma · Wage determination
Prevailing wage rates: Carter County, Oklahoma
Building construction · OK20260037 modification 1, published May 18, 2026
The short answer
This sheet sets 29 classifications for building work in Carter County, Oklahoma. Each line is a basic hourly rate plus a fringe rate, and the sum is the minimum you must pay for that work, from $11.65 an hour (laborer: pipelayer) to $58.11 (boilermaker). Your contract may lock an earlier modification.
What changed this year
First published January 2, 2026, this sheet is now on modification 1, and its rates have changed in 1 modification.
Latest change
May 18, 2026 · modification 1
1 fringe formula changed; 1 classification added, 1 classification removed
- Electrician: 1 fringe formula changed
Every line that changed (1)
| Classification | Was | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING, ALARM INSTALLATION, AND SOUND AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM… | $21.60 + 3%+12%+1/2%+8.60 | $21.60 + $0.00 | changed |
Classifications added or removed
- Added: POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 10 OILER $27.25 + $19.05
- Removed: POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: Group10
Compared line by line from each modification as published on SAM.gov. A line we could not pair with certainty is left out rather than guessed.
Rates by classification
These are the rates in modification 1 as published on SAM.gov. The determination and modification written into your contract are the ones that bind you; check that number before relying on this table. Total is the basic rate plus the fringe. Source is the agreement or survey the rate came from and its year; a survey year long past means the rate has not been surveyed since. A marker means the group changed in this modification. In the Since column, a dash means SAM.gov reworded the line during the year and it cannot be matched to the first publication with certainty. A dagger (†) means the fringe carries a footnote or percentage the total does not include; read the group’s notes.
| Classification | Basic rate | Fringe | Total | Since Jan 2 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOIL0592-001 · Boilermakers agreement, January 1, 2025 | |||||
| BOILERMAKER | $33.70 | $24.41 | $58.11 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| ELEC1141-027 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) agreement, June 1, 2019 | |||||
ELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING…Full textELECTRICIAN (LOW VOLTAGE WIRING, ALARM INSTALLATION, AND SOUND AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS INSTALLATION ONLY) | $21.60 | — | $21.60 | changed | Agreement, 2019 |
| ENGI0627-019 · Operating Engineers agreement, June 1, 2025 | |||||
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 4…Full textPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 4 CRANES WITH BOOM INCL. JIB LESS THAN 100 FT AND LESS THAN 3 CU. YD.; OVERHEAD MONORAIL CRANE AND BULLDOZER | $34.07 | $19.05 | $53.12 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 3…Full textPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 3 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 50 TON CAPACITY AND LARGER CRANES, AND LESS THAN 100 TON CAPACITY. CRANE EQUIPMENT (AS RATED BY MFG.) 3 CU. YD. AND OVER GUY DERRICK WHIRLEY POWER DRIVEN HOLE DIGGER (WITH 30' AND LONGER MAST) | $35.40 | $19.05 | $54.45 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 2…Full textPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 2 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 100 TON CAPACITY AND LARGER CRANES, AND LESS THAN 200 TON CAPACITY | $36.14 | $19.05 | $55.19 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 10 OILER | $27.25 | $19.05 | $46.30 | — | Agreement, 2025 |
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1…Full textPOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: GROUP 1 ALL CRANE TYPE EQUIPMENT 200 TON AND LARGER AND INCLUDING 400 TON CAPACITY CRANES. ALL TOWER CRANES | $38.09 | $19.05 | $57.14 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| IRON0048-009 · Ironworkers agreement, June 1, 2025 | |||||
| IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL | $32.10 | $17.38 | $49.48 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| PLUM0344-021 · Plumbers and Pipefitters agreement, July 1, 2025 | |||||
PIPEFITTER (INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS AND HVAC PIPE…Full textPIPEFITTER (INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF HVAC ELECTRICAL/TEMPERATURE CONTROLS AND HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION) | $41.00 | $16.03 | $57.03 | no change | Agreement, 2025 |
| SHEE0124-014 · Sheet Metal Workers agreement, July 1, 2021 | |||||
| SHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDING HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION) | $33.38 | $16.36 | $49.74 | no change | Agreement, 2021 |
| SUOK2012-015 · Survey of contractors in OK, June 18, 2012 | |||||
| SPRINKLER FITTER (FIRE SPRINKLERS) | $21.52 | $6.00 | $27.52 | no change | Survey, 2012 |
| ROOFER | $15.00 | $0.29 | $15.29 | no change | Survey, 2012 |
| PLUMBER, EXCLUDES HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION | $18.00 | $3.23 | $21.23 | no change | Survey, 2012 |
| PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY | $12.32 | $0.00 | $12.32 | no change | Survey, 2012 |
| OPERATOR: FORKLIFT | $18.02 | $0.00 | $18.02 | no change | Survey, 2012 |
| OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE | $16.83 | $0.00 | $16.83 | no change | Survey, 2012 |
| LABORER: PIPELAYER | $11.65 | $0.00 | $11.65 | no change | Survey, 2012 |
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - CEMENT/CONCRETE | $13.04 | $0.00 | $13.04 | no change | Survey, 2012 |
| LABORER: MASON TENDER - BRICK | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | no change | Survey, 2012 |
| LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL | $11.58 | $0.77 | $12.35 | no change | Survey, 2012 |
| GLAZIER | $15.27 | $1.46 | $16.73 | no change | Survey, 2012 |
| FORM WORKER | $13.79 | $0.92 | $14.71 | no change | Survey, 2012 |
| FLOOR LAYER (HARDWOOD AND CARPET) | $18.74 | $1.10 | $19.84 | no change | Survey, 2012 |
| ELECTRICIAN | $21.51 | $6.27 | $27.78 | no change | Survey, 2012 |
| CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER | $14.50 | $0.00 | $14.50 | no change | Survey, 2012 |
| CARPENTER, EXCLUDES ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, AND FORM WORK | $16.19 | $0.96 | $17.15 | no change | Survey, 2012 |
| CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $14.96 | $0.00 | $14.96 | no change | Survey, 2012 |
| CARPENTER (ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION ONLY) | $16.20 | $0.00 | $16.20 | no change | Survey, 2012 |
| BRICKLAYER | $20.00 | $0.00 | $20.00 | no change | Survey, 2012 |
Modification history
| Modification 0 | January 2, 2026 |
| Modification 1 | May 18, 2026 (current) |
Published by the Wage and Hour Division; read from sam.gov. The sheet is checked for a newer modification each day. Contracts awarded since January 1, 2017 also carry Executive Order 13706 paid sick leave (one hour per 30 worked, up to 56 a year).
Questions people ask
- Which rate do I pay on OK20260037?
- The line for the classification of work actually performed: the basic rate plus the fringe. You may pay the fringe into benefit plans, as cash on every hour, or a mix. Overtime after 40 hours is 1.5 times the basic rate; fringe is paid on every hour and never multiplied.
- My trade is not on this sheet. What do I do?
- Do not borrow the nearest name. Ask the contracting agency for a conformance on Standard Form 1444 before the first week of that work, and note it as pending on the payroll.
- Does modification 1 apply to my contract?
- Only if it was in force when your contract was awarded (generally at bid opening). An earlier modification locked into the contract keeps applying, except on option years, added scope and indefinite-quantity contracts. The number and modification are on the first page of the exhibit in your contract.
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- 29 classifications in 7 rate groups
- 6 from agreements, 1 from surveys
- Counties: Carter