Carpenter prevailing wages: Rhode Island, county by county

5 current carpenter rates across 3 active Rhode Island wage determinations. Rates differ by county and construction type; click a determination for revision history, diffs, and change alerts.

County / areaClassificationRateFringeTotalDetermination
NewportCARPENTER (INCLUDING DRYWALL HANGING METAL STUD FRAMING, FORM SETTING, BATT INSULATION, DOWNSPOUTS & GUTTER INSTALLATION)$12.95$5.51$18.46RI20260003 Residential
Providence + 3 moreCARPENTER (INCLUDING ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION, DRYWALL HANGING, & METAL STUD FRAMING)$15.32$9.65$24.97RI20260002 Residential
Providence + 4 moreCARPENTER: INCLUDES SOFT FLOOR LAYER (WORK ON FREE-STANDING STACKS, CONCRETE SILOS & PUBLIC UTILITY ELECTRICAL POWER HOUSES, WHICH ARE OVER 35 FT. IN HEIGHT WHEN CONSTRUCTED: $.50 PER HOUR ADDITIONAL. WORK ON EXTERIOR CONCRETE SHEAR WALL GANG FORMS, 45 FT. OR MORE ABOVE GROUND ELEVATION OR ON SETBACK: $.50 PER HOUR ADDITIONAL.)$47.88$30.50$78.38RI20260001 Building, Heavy, Highway
Providence + 4 moreLABORER (BUILDING CONSTRUCTION): GROUP 1: Laborer, Carpenter Tender, Mason Tender, Cement Finisher Tender, Scaffold Erector, Wrecking Laborer, Asbestos Removal [Non-Mechanical Systems$37.00$26.90$63.90RI20260001 Building, Heavy, Highway
Providence + 4 moreLABORER (HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION): GROUP 1: Laborer; Carpenter tender; Cement finisher tender; Wrecking laborer; Asbestos removers [non-mechanical systems]; Plant laborer; Driller in quarries$33.05$24.05$57.10RI20260001 Building, Heavy, Highway

Rates come from the current revision of each active determination; DOL revises these mid-year. Open a determination to watch it, or pin a bid date to lock the revision that legally applies. All Rhode Island trades.