DRYWALL — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for DRYWALLs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 106 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for DRYWALL is $32.72/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $7.25 and $78.42/hr. The highest state average is California at $55.57/hr; the lowest is Nebraska at $8.28/hr.
Bottom 10%
$7.25
Median
$32.72
Average
$37.73
Top 10%
$78.42
Range: $7.25 – $78.42/hr across 2 states. Total package = base hourly rate + fringe benefits.
Davis-Bacon vs. Market Median
Comparison of the Davis-Bacon national median total package against the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) median for the comparable BLS occupation 47-2081 — Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers.
Davis-Bacon median
$32.72/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$27.95/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+17.1%
D-B rate exceeds market median
Davis-Bacon rates include required fringe benefits; OEWS reflects mean/median wages from the BLS establishment survey across all industries. Direct comparison is approximate — D-B rates target the construction-industry union/competitive-wage benchmark, while OEWS spans every industry that employs the occupation.
Average Rates by State
California CA
Avg base: $36.85/hr
Avg total: $55.57/hr
66 rates
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $8.13/hr
Avg total: $8.28/hr
40 rates
All Rates
106 county-level rates for DRYWALL, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial | CA | building | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | highway | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | highway | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | heavy | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | heavy | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | building | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| Inyo | CA | heavy | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| Inyo | CA | highway | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| Inyo | CA | highway | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| Inyo | CA | heavy | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| Inyo | CA | building | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| Inyo | CA | building | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| Kern | CA | heavy | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| Kern | CA | building | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| Kern | CA | heavy | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| Kern | CA | highway | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| Kern | CA | highway | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| Kern | CA | building | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | heavy | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | highway | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | building | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | building | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | heavy | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | highway | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| Mono | CA | heavy | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| Mono | CA | building | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| Mono | CA | building | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| Mono | CA | heavy | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| Mono | CA | highway | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| Mono | CA | highway | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| Orange | CA | heavy | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| Orange | CA | building | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| Orange | CA | highway | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| Orange | CA | highway | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| Orange | CA | heavy | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| Orange | CA | building | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| Riverside | CA | heavy | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| Riverside | CA | heavy | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| Riverside | CA | highway | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| Riverside | CA | highway | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| Riverside | CA | building | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| Riverside | CA | building | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| San Bernardino | CA | highway | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| San Bernardino | CA | heavy | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| San Bernardino | CA | building | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| San Bernardino | CA | building | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| San Bernardino | CA | heavy | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| San Bernardino | CA | highway | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| San Luis Obispo | CA | building | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| San Luis Obispo | CA | building | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| San Luis Obispo | CA | heavy | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| San Luis Obispo | CA | heavy | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| San Luis Obispo | CA | highway | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| San Luis Obispo | CA | highway | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| Santa Barbara | CA | building | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| Santa Barbara | CA | highway | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| Santa Barbara | CA | highway | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| Santa Barbara | CA | heavy | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| Santa Barbara | CA | heavy | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| Santa Barbara | CA | building | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| Ventura | CA | highway | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| Ventura | CA | highway | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| Ventura | CA | heavy | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| Ventura | CA | heavy | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| Ventura | CA | building | $52.24 | $26.18 | $78.42 | WD → |
| Ventura | CA | building | $21.45 | $11.27 | $32.72 | WD → |
| Boone | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Boone | NE | residential | $7.88 | $0.00 | $7.88 | WD → |
| Buffalo | NE | residential | $7.39 | $0.00 | $7.39 | WD → |
| Buffalo | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Buffalo | NE | residential | $7.92 | $0.00 | $7.92 | WD → |
| Burt | NE | residential | $9.00 | $0.00 | $9.00 | WD → |
| Cass | NE | residential | $13.57 | $2.10 | $15.67 | WD → |
| Cass | NE | residential | $8.64 | $0.00 | $8.64 | WD → |
| Cedar | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Chase | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Cuming | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Dakota | NE | residential | $9.00 | $0.00 | $9.00 | WD → |
| Dixon | NE | residential | $9.00 | $0.00 | $9.00 | WD → |
| Douglas | NE | residential | $8.64 | $0.00 | $8.64 | WD → |
| Douglas | NE | residential | $13.57 | $2.10 | $15.67 | WD → |
| Dundy | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Frontier | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Gage | NE | residential | $7.39 | $0.00 | $7.39 | WD → |
| Gage | NE | residential | $7.92 | $0.00 | $7.92 | WD → |
| Gage | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Greeley | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Greeley | NE | residential | $7.88 | $0.00 | $7.88 | WD → |
| Hayes | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Hitchcock | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Jefferson | NE | residential | $7.92 | $0.00 | $7.92 | WD → |
| Jefferson | NE | residential | $7.39 | $0.00 | $7.39 | WD → |
| Jefferson | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Keith | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Nance | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Nance | NE | residential | $7.88 | $0.00 | $7.88 | WD → |
| Perkins | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Pierce | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Red Willow | NE | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Sarpy | NE | residential | $8.64 | $0.00 | $8.64 | WD → |