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Prevailing wage rates: Greenville, Laurens and Pickens Counties, South Carolina

Residential construction · SC20260067 modification 1, published May 18, 2026

The short answer

This sheet sets 8 classifications for residential work in Greenville, Laurens and Pickens Counties, South Carolina. Each line is a basic hourly rate plus a fringe rate, and the sum is the minimum you must pay for that work, from $13.49 an hour (painter (brush and roller)) to $18.85 (operator: backhoe/excavator/trackhoe). Your contract may lock an earlier modification.

Scope

RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (consisting of single family homes and apartments up to and including 4 stories)

Rates by classification

Total is the basic rate plus the fringe. Source is the agreement or survey the rate came from; a marker means the group changed in this modification. A dagger (†) means the fringe carries a footnote or percentage the total does not include; read the group’s notes.

ClassificationBasic rateFringeTotalSource
SUSC2016-010 · Survey of contractors in SC, October 18, 2017
ROOFER$15.00$0.00$15.00Survey
PLUMBER$15.88$0.00$15.88Survey
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$13.49$0.00$13.49Survey
OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE$18.85$0.00$18.85Survey
LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL$14.59$0.00$14.59Survey
ELECTRICIAN$16.43$0.00$16.43Survey
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER$14.69$0.00$14.69Survey
CARPENTER$16.38$0.00$16.38Survey

Modification history

Modification 0January 2, 2026
Modification 1May 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 SC20260067?
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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