Prevailing Wage for a Carpenter in Ritchie County, West Virginia (2026)

The federal Davis‑Bacon prevailing wage for a Carpenter (Building construction) in Ritchie County is $30.00 base + $21.15 fringe = $51.15 total per hour. West Virginia has no separate state prevailing-wage law, so the federal Davis-Bacon rate is the prevailing wage.

Rate table by construction type

Construction typeSourceBaseFringeTotal
BuildingFederal · WV20260025$30.00$21.15$51.15 ⚑
HeavyFederal · WV20260061$25.26$16.50$41.76 ⚑
HighwayFederal · WV20260091$29.39$20.49$49.88 ⚑
ResidentialFederal · WV20260002$10.31$0.00$10.31 ⚑
⚑ Green marks the governing (higher-of) rate. Each construction type is its own wage determination — the WD# is shown per row. Scroll the table sideways on mobile.
Source & freshness
WD number
WV20260025
Modification
#1
Effective
May 18, 2026
Last verified
Jul 14, 2026
Official source: SAM.gov wage determination WV20260025 → · How we source rates

Worked certified-payroll line

A Carpenter on this determination working 40 straight hours owes $1,200.00 in base wages plus $846.00 in fringe = $2,046.00 gross for the week (Building). Overtime pays 1.5× the base only; fringe stays flat per hour. Run your own numbers in the calculator.

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Verify the current wage determination on SAM.gov or with the DOL Wage and Hour Division before bidding or paying. This is a readable presentation of the official determination, not legal or tax advice.
Last verified: Jul 14, 2026 · Reviewed by: the Davis-Bacon Wage editorial team