Commercial trade rates in Dallas.
Estimated commercial rates for all 8 trades tracked in Dallas, built from O*NET OnLine (U.S. Dept. of Labor/ETA), from BLS OEWS metropolitan area wage estimates wage data, for facility and property teams benchmarking vendor invoices.
Rates by trade
Plumbing (estimated)$81/hr median · $58–$109 range
Source: O*NET OnLine (U.S. Dept. of Labor/ETA), from BLS OEWS metropolitan area wage estimates, using a documented service multiplier.
Electrical (estimated)$78/hr median · $57–$103 range
Source: O*NET OnLine (U.S. Dept. of Labor/ETA), from BLS OEWS metropolitan area wage estimates, using a documented service multiplier.
HVAC and Refrigeration (estimated)$79/hr median · $58–$107 range
Source: O*NET OnLine (U.S. Dept. of Labor/ETA), from BLS OEWS metropolitan area wage estimates, using a documented service multiplier.
General Maintenance (estimated)$65/hr median · $48–$88 range
Source: O*NET OnLine (U.S. Dept. of Labor/ETA), from BLS OEWS metropolitan area wage estimates, using a documented service multiplier.
Janitorial and Cleaning (estimated)$46/hr median · $34–$56 range
Source: O*NET OnLine (U.S. Dept. of Labor/ETA), from BLS OEWS metropolitan area wage estimates, using a documented service multiplier.
Landscaping and Grounds (estimated)$50/hr median · $43–$64 range
Source: O*NET OnLine (U.S. Dept. of Labor/ETA), from BLS OEWS metropolitan area wage estimates, using a documented service multiplier.
Roofing (estimated)$62/hr median · $46–$82 range
Source: O*NET OnLine (U.S. Dept. of Labor/ETA), from BLS OEWS metropolitan area wage estimates, using a documented service multiplier.
Carpentry (estimated)$64/hr median · $52–$82 range
Source: O*NET OnLine (U.S. Dept. of Labor/ETA), from BLS OEWS metropolitan area wage estimates, using a documented service multiplier.
What's different in Dallas
- Labour market: Texas is a right-to-work state with comparatively low union density in the trades, consistent with the lower wage levels seen here versus Chicago and Seattle.
- Climate and seasonality: Hot summers drive sustained HVAC demand; occasional winter ice storms (as in Feb. 2021) can spike emergency plumbing and HVAC calls sharply for a short period.
- Code and licensing: Texas has no single statewide contractor license for most trades (electrical excepted); licensing and permitting are largely municipal, and the Dallas-Fort Worth metro spans dozens of separate permitting authorities.
Frequently asked questions
- What do commercial trade rates cost in Dallas?
- Across the 8 trades tracked here, the median commercial hourly rate in Dallas runs around $66/hr, though it varies significantly by trade: see the table above for each one.
- Is this a real measured rate, or an estimate?
- Every rate on this page is currently an estimate: each trade's Dallas wage, multiplied by a documented service multiplier that converts an employee wage into a billed commercial rate. It is not drawn from actual invoices or job records. The full model is on the methodology page.
- Why a range instead of a single number?
- A single average hides the real spread: in the underlying wage data for estimated trades, and between emergency/scheduled and contract/ad-hoc work for measured ones. We show low, median, and high so the range reflects that honestly.
- Is this a residential or commercial rate?
- Commercial. These figures track facility-side trade work for businesses, property managers, and multi-site operators in Dallas. Commercial rates typically run above residential rates for the same trade, reflecting insurance, code compliance, and scheduling requirements that residential work doesn't carry.
- What's driving trade rates in Dallas specifically?
- Texas is a right-to-work state with comparatively low union density in the trades, consistent with the lower wage levels seen here versus Chicago and Seattle.
Methodology
These figures are built from regional wage data multiplied by a documented service multiplier, or, where enough real job records exist, measured directly from vendor work logged in Evalystar. See the full model, sources, and what upgrades an estimate to a measured rate on the methodology page.
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These Dallas benchmarks are published under CC BY 4.0: reuse them anywhere, including commercially, as long as you attribute Evalystar. The machine-readable version is at /api/rates/us/dallas.json.
Evalystar (2025). Commercial facility trade rate benchmarks, Dallas. Retrieved from https://evalystar.com/rates/us/dallas. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.