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Prevailing wage rates: Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop and 17 more counties, Texas

Heavy construction · TX20260007 modification 1, published May 18, 2026

The short answer

This sheet sets 50 classifications for heavy work in Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop and 17 more counties, Texas. Each line is a basic hourly rate plus a fringe rate, and the sum is the minimum you must pay for that work, from $9.45 an hour (laborer (flagger)) to $26.35 (electrician). Your contract may lock an earlier modification.

Scope

HEAVY (excluding tunnels and dams, not to be used for work on Sewage or Water Treatment Plants or Lift / Pump Stations in Bell, Coryell, McLennan and Williamson Counties) Construction Projects

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
SUTX2011-006 · Survey of contractors in TX, August 3, 2011
WELDER$15.97$0.00$15.97Survey
TRUCK DRIVER: TANDEM AXLE TRACTOR W/SEMI TRAILER$12.81$0.00$12.81Survey
TRUCK DRIVER: SINGLE OR TANDEM AXLE DUMP TRUCK$11.68$0.00$11.68Survey
TRUCK DRIVER (SINGLE AXLE)$11.79$0.00$11.79Survey
TRUCK DRIVER (OFF ROAD HAULER)$11.88$0.00$11.88Survey
TRUCK DRIVER (LOWBOY-FLOAT)$15.66$0.00$15.66Survey
TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION: TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION, (TRAFFIC SIGNAL/LIGHT POLE WORKER)$16.00$0.00$16.00Survey
STEEL WORKER (STRUCTURAL)$19.29$0.00$19.29Survey
STEEL WORKER (REINFORCING)$14.00$0.00$14.00Survey
SERVICER$14.51$0.00$14.51Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: SCRAPER$12.27$0.00$12.27Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: MOTOR GRADER, ROUGH$14.63$0.00$14.63Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: MOTOR GRADER, FINE GRADE$18.51$0.00$18.51Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: MECHANIC$17.10$0.00$17.10Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: FRONT END LOADER, 3 CY OR LESS$13.04$0.00$13.04Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: FOUNDATION DRILL, TRUCK MOUNTED$16.93$0.00$16.93Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: CRAWLER TRACTOR$15.67$0.00$15.67Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BROOM OR SWEEPER$11.04$0.00$11.04Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BOOM TRUCK$18.36$0.00$18.36Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: ASPHALT DISTRIBUTOR$15.55$0.00$15.55Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (TRENCHING MACHINE, HEAVY)$18.48$0.00$18.48Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (SPREADER BOX)$14.04$0.00$14.04Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (ROLLER, OTHER)$10.50$0.00$10.50Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (ROLLER, ASPHALT)$12.78$0.00$12.78Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (RECLAIMER/PULVERIZER)$12.88$0.00$12.88Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (PAVEMENT MARKING MACHINE)$19.17$0.00$19.17Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (MILLING MACHINE)$14.18$0.00$14.18Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (LOADER/BACKHOE)$14.12$0.00$14.12Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (FRONT END LOADER, OVER 3 CY)$13.21$0.00$13.21Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (EXCAVATOR OVER 50,000 LBS)$17.71$0.00$17.71Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (EXCAVATOR 50,000 LBS OR LESS)$12.88$0.00$12.88Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (DIRECTIONAL DRILLING OPERATOR)$17.24$0.00$17.24Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (DIRECTIONAL DRILLING LOCATOR)$11.67$0.00$11.67Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (CRANE, LATTICE BOOM OVER 80 TONS)$19.38$0.00$19.38Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (CRANE, LATTICE BOOM 80 TONS OR LESS)$15.87$0.00$15.87Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (CRANE, HYDRAULIC 80 TONS OR LESS)$18.36$0.00$18.36Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (CONCRETE PAVEMENT FINISHING MACHINE)$15.48$0.00$15.48Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (ASPHALT PAVING MACHINE)$14.36$0.00$14.36Survey
POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: (AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR)$12.69$0.00$12.69Survey
PAINTER (STRUCTURES)$18.34$0.00$18.34Survey
LABORER: PIPELAYER$12.79$0.00$12.79Survey
LABORER: ASPHALT RAKER$12.12$0.00$12.12Survey
LABORER (WORK ZONE BARRICADE SERVICER)$11.85$0.00$11.85Survey
LABORER (LABORER, UTILITY)$12.27$0.00$12.27Survey
LABORER (LABORER, COMMON)$10.50$0.00$10.50Survey
LABORER (FLAGGER)$9.45$0.00$9.45Survey
FORM BUILDER/FORM SETTER (STRUCTURES)$12.87$0.00$12.87Survey
FORM BUILDER/FORM SETTER (PAVING & CURB)$12.94$0.00$12.94Survey
ELECTRICIAN$26.35$0.00$26.35Survey
CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (PAVING AND STRUCTURES)$12.56$0.00$12.56Survey

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 TX20260007?
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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