Wage Determination Pub 5-18-26.pdf
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Wage Determination Summary
This is a General Decision wage determination document (TX20260291) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor for highway construction projects in Texas, effective May 18, 2026. The determination establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits applicable to federal construction contracts in 20 Texas counties: Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bell, Bexar, Brazos, Burleson, Caldwell, Comal, Coryell, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Lampasas, McLennan, Medina, Robertson, Travis, Williamson, and Wilson.
The document specifies hourly wage rates for 54 construction job classifications ranging from $15.52 per hour for flaggers to $30.54 per hour for electricians, with all fringe benefit rates listed at $0.00. Notable rates include: motor grader operator (fine grade) at $26.56/hour, boom truck operator at $27.82/hour, crane operators ranging from $26.47 to $29.24/hour depending on equipment type, and various truck driver classifications between $19.70 and $25.96/hour. The determination includes provisions for Executive Order 13706 regarding paid sick leave (1 hour per 30 hours worked, up to 56 hours annually) and Executive Order 13658 establishing a minimum wage of $13.65/hour for covered workers from May 11 through December 31, 2026. Unlisted classifications may be added post-award through labor standards contract clauses. The wage determination appeals process directs inquiries to the Wage and Hour Division's Branch of Wage Surveys or Branch of Construction Wage Determinations.
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"General Decision Number: TX20260291 05/18/2026
State: Texas
Construction Types: Highway
Counties: Texas Counties of Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Bell, Bexar, Brazos, Burleson, Caldwell, Comal, Coryell, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Lampasas, McLennan, Medina, Robertson, Travis, Williamson and Wilson
Modification Number Publication Date 0 01/02/2026 1 05/18/2026
SATX2025-004 11/15/2023
Rates Fringes
WORK ZONE BARRICADE SERVICER........................$ 17.75 0.00
WELDER..............................................$ 23.38 0.00
TRUCK DRIVER, TANDEM AXLE TRACTOR WITH SEMI TRAILER.$ 21.71 0.00
TRUCK DRIVER, SINGLE OR TANDEM AXLE DUMP TRUCK......$ 20.91 0.00
TRUCK DRIVER, SINGLE AXLE...........................$ 19.70 0.00
TRUCK DRIVER LOWBOY FLOAT...........................$ 25.96 0.00
TRAFFIC SIGNAL/LIGHT POLE WORKER....................$ 21.99 0.00
SPREADER BOX OPERATOR...............................$ 19.31 0.00
SIGN ERECTOR........................................$ 17.52 0.00
SERVICER............................................$ 23.75 0.00
SCRAPER OPERATOR....................................$ 17.52 0.00
ROLLER OPERATOR, OTHER..............................$ 17.52 0.00
ROLLER OPERATOR, ASPHALT............................$ 20.24 0.00
REINFORCING STEEL WORKER............................$ 22.46 0.00
RECLAIMER/PULVERIZER OPERATOR.......................$ 19.05 0.00
PIPELAYER...........................................$ 19.23 0.00
PAVEMENT MARKING MACHINE OPERATOR...................$ 22.00 0.00
PAINTER, STRUCTURES.................................$ 23.76 0.00
OFF ROAD HAULER.....................................$ 17.52 0.00
MOTOR GRADER OPERATOR, ROUGH........................$ 22.95 0.00
MOTOR GRADER OPERATOR, FINE GRADE...................$ 26.56 0.00
MILLING MACHINE OPERATOR............................$ 21.73 0.00
MECHANIC............................................$ 26.15 0.00
LOADER/BACKHOE OPERATOR.............................$ 20.32 0.00
LABORER, UTILITY....................................$ 19.05 0.00
LABORER, COMMON.....................................$ 17.52 0.00
FRONT END LOADER OPERATOR, OVER 3 CY................$ 20.20 0.00
FRONT END LOADER OPERATOR, 3 CY OR LESS.............$ 20.33 0.00
FOUNDATION DRILL OPERATOR, TRUCK MOUNTED............$ 24.28 0.00
FORM SETTER, PAVING & CURB..........................$ 19.18 0.00
FORM BUILDER/SETTER, STRUCTURES.....................$ 20.63 0.00
FLAGGER.............................................$ 15.52 0.00
EXCAVATOR OPERATOR, OVER 50,000 POUNDS..............$ 22.90 0.00
EXCAVATOR OPERATOR, 50,000 POUNDS OR LESS...........$ 22.93 0.00
ELECTRICIAN.........................................$ 30.54 0.00
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DIRECTIONAL DRILLING OPERATOR.......................$ 25.19 0.00
DIRECTIONAL DRILLING LOCATOR........................$ 21.39 0.00
CRAWLER TRACTOR OPERATOR............................$ 20.92 0.00
CRANE OPERATOR, LATTICE BOOM OVER 80 TONS...........$ 28.87 0.00
CRANE OPERATOR, LATTICE BOOM 80 TONS OR LESS........$ 26.47 0.00
CRANE OPERATOR, HYDRAULIC 80 TONS OR LESS...........$ 29.24 0.00
CONCRETE SAW OPERATOR...............................$ 25.97 0.00
CONCRETE PAVEMENT FINISHING MACHINE OPERATOR........$ 22.81 0.00
CONCRETE FINISHER, PAVING AND STRUCTURES............$ 20.61 0.00
BROOM OR SWEEPER OPERATOR...........................$ 18.09 0.00
BOOM TRUCK OPERATOR.................................$ 27.82 0.00
ASPHALT RAKER.......................................$ 19.40 0.00
ASPHALT PAVING MACHINE OPERATOR.....................$ 22.12 0.00
ASPHALT DISTRIBUTOR OPERATOR........................$ 24.07 0.00
AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR OPERATOR.......................$ 19.14 0.00
WELDERS - Receive rate prescribed for craft performing operation to which welding is incidental.
Note: Executive Order (EO) 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors applies to all contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act for which the contract is awarded (and any solicitation was issued) on or after January 1, 2017. If this contract is covered by the EO, the contractor must provide employees with 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours they work, up to 56 hours of paid sick leave each year.
Employees must be permitted to use paid sick leave for their own illness, injury or other health-related needs, including preventive care; to assist a family member (or person who is like family to the employee) who is ill, injured, or has other health-related needs, including preventive care; or for reasons resulting from, or to assist a family member (or person who is like family to the employee) who is a victim of, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO is available at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/government-contracts.
Note: Executive Order 13658 generally applies to contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act that were awarded on or between January 1, 2015 and January 29, 2022, and that have not been renewed or extended on or after January 30, 2022. Executive Order 13658 does not apply to contracts subject only to the Davis-Bacon Related Acts regardless of when they were awarded. If a contract is subject to Executive Order 13658, the contractor must pay all covered workers at least $13.65 per hour (or the applicable wage rate listed on this wage determination, if it is higher) for all hours spent performing on the contract from May 11, 2026, through December 31, 2026. The applicable Executive Order minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually.
Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under Executive Order 13658 is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.
Unlisted classifications needed for work not included within the scope of the classifications listed may be added after award only as provided in the labor standards contract clauses (29CFR 5.5 (a) (1) (iii)).
The body of each wage determination lists the classifications and wage rates that have been found to be prevailing for the type(s) of construction and geographic area covered by the wage determination. The classifications are listed in alphabetical order under rate identifiers indicating whether the particular https://sam.gov/wage-determination/TX20260291/1 2/5 rate is a union rate (current union negotiated rate), a survey rate, a weighted union average rate, a state adopted rate, or a supplemental classification rate.
Union Rate Identifiers
A four-letter identifier beginning with characters other than �SU�, �UAVG�, �SA�, or �SC� denotes that a union rate was prevailing for that classification in the survey. Example:
PLUM0198-005 07/01/2024. PLUM is an identifier of the union whose collectively bargained rate prevailed in the survey for this classification, which in this example would be Plumbers.
0198 indicates the local union number or district council number where applicable, i.e., Plumbers Local 0198. The next number, 005 in the example, is an internal number used in processing the wage determination. The date, 07/01/2024 in the example, is the effective date of the most current negotiated rate.
Union prevailing wage rates are updated to reflect all changes over time that are reported to WHD in the rates in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) governing the classification.
Union Average Rate Identifiers
The UAVG identifier indicates that no single rate prevailed for those classifications, but that 100% of the data reported for the classifications reflected union rates. EXAMPLE:
UAVG-OH-0010 01/01/2024. UAVG indicates that the rate is a weighted union average rate. OH indicates the State of Ohio.
The next number, 0010 in the example, is an internal number used in producing the wage determination. The date, 01/01/2024 in the example, indicates the date the wage determination was updated to reflect the most current union average rate.
A UAVG rate will be updated once a year, usually in January, to reflect a weighted average of the current rates in the collective bargaining agreements on which the rate is based.
Survey Rate Identifiers
The �SU� identifier indicates that either a single non-union rate prevailed (as defined in 29 CFR 1.2) for this classification in the survey or that the rate was derived by computing a weighted average rate based on all the rates reported in the survey for that classification. As a weighted average rate includes all rates reported in the survey, it may include both union and non-union rates. Example: SUFL2022-007 6/27/2024. SU indicates the rate is a single non-union prevailing rate or a weighted average of survey data for that classification. FL indicates the State of Florida. 2022 is the year of the survey on which these classifications and rates are based. The next number, 007 in the example, is an internal number used in producing the wage determination. The date, 6/27/2024 in the example, indicates the survey completion date for the classifications and rates under that identifier.
�SU� wage rates typically remain in effect until a new survey is conducted. However, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has the discretion to update such rates under 29 CFR 1.6(c)(1).
State Adopted Rate Identifiers
The �SA� identifier indicates that the classifications and https://sam.gov/wage-determination/TX20260291/1 3/5 prevailing wage rates set by a state (or local) government were adopted under 29 C.F.R 1.3(g)-(h). Example: SAME2023-007 01/03/2024. SA reflects that the rates are state adopted. ME refers to the State of Maine. 2023 is the year during which the state completed the survey on which the listed classifications and rates are based. The next number, 007 in the example, is an internal number used in producing the wage determination.
The date, 01/03/2024 in the example, reflects the date on which the classifications and rates under the �SA� identifier took effect under state law in the state from which the rates were adopted.
WAGE DETERMINATION APPEALS PROCESS
1) Has there been an initial decision in the matter? This can be:
a) a survey underlying a wage determination
b) an existing published wage determination
c) an initial WHD letter setting forth a position on a wage determination matter
d) an initial conformance (additional classification and rate) determination On survey related matters, initial contact, including requests for summaries of surveys, should be directed to the WHD Branch of Wage Surveys. Requests can be submitted via email to davisbaconinfo@dol.gov or by mail to:
Branch of Wage Surveys Wage and Hour Division U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20210 Regarding any other wage determination matter such as conformance decisions, requests for initial decisions should be directed to the WHD Branch of Construction Wage Determinations.
Requests can be submitted via email to BCWD-Office@dol.gov or by mail to:
Branch of Construction Wage Determinations Wage and Hour Division U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20210
2) If an initial decision has been issued, then any interested party (those affected by the action) that disagrees with the decision can request review and reconsideration from the Wage and Hour Administrator (See 29 CFR Part 1.8 and 29 CFR Part 7).
Requests for review and reconsideration can be submitted via email to dba.reconsideration@dol.gov or by mail to:
Wage and Hour Administrator U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20210 The request should be accompanied by a full statement of the interested party's position and any information (wage payment data, project description, area practice material, etc.) that the requestor considers relevant to the issue.
3) If the decision of the Administrator is not favorable, an interested party may appeal directly to the Administrative Review Board (formerly the Wage Appeals Board). Write to:
Administrative Review Board U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20210.
END OF GENERAL DECISION
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