DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPERs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 1,821 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER is $19.93/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $10.00 and $77.24/hr. The highest state average is California at $84.50/hr; the lowest is Minnesota at $8.04/hr.
Bottom 10%
$10.00
Median
$19.93
Average
$32.53
Top 10%
$77.24
Range: $7.25 – $96.45/hr across 39 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 47-2082 — Tapers.
Davis-Bacon median
$19.93/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$31.11/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-35.9%
D-B rate is below 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
Alaska AK
Avg base: $20.10/hr
Avg total: $20.10/hr
35 rates
Alabama AL
Avg base: $10.09/hr
Avg total: $10.09/hr
90 rates
Arkansas AR
Avg base: $12.92/hr
Avg total: $12.92/hr
44 rates
Arizona AZ
Avg base: $21.63/hr
Avg total: $21.63/hr
10 rates
California CA
Avg base: $55.58/hr
Avg total: $84.50/hr
266 rates
Colorado CO
Avg base: $17.26/hr
Avg total: $21.23/hr
79 rates
Connecticut CT
Avg base: $31.57/hr
Avg total: $49.57/hr
22 rates
District of Columbia DC
Avg base: $15.00/hr
Avg total: $15.00/hr
2 rates
Florida FL
Avg base: $14.02/hr
Avg total: $14.02/hr
54 rates
Georgia GA
Avg base: $13.34/hr
Avg total: $13.34/hr
63 rates
Iowa IA
Avg base: $24.40/hr
Avg total: $35.57/hr
102 rates
Idaho ID
Avg base: $20.63/hr
Avg total: $24.90/hr
14 rates
Illinois IL
Avg base: $15.00/hr
Avg total: $15.00/hr
26 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $16.20/hr
Avg total: $19.13/hr
4 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $16.16/hr
Avg total: $16.16/hr
96 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $16.00/hr
Avg total: $16.00/hr
12 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $16.55/hr
Avg total: $16.55/hr
2 rates
Maryland MD
Avg base: $19.09/hr
Avg total: $24.09/hr
14 rates
Maine ME
Avg base: $16.84/hr
Avg total: $19.71/hr
14 rates
Michigan MI
Avg base: $20.32/hr
Avg total: $27.04/hr
8 rates
Minnesota MN
Avg base: $8.04/hr
Avg total: $8.04/hr
20 rates
Mississippi MS
Avg base: $13.84/hr
Avg total: $13.84/hr
56 rates
North Carolina NC
Avg base: $11.84/hr
Avg total: $11.84/hr
24 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $15.18/hr
Avg total: $17.36/hr
10 rates
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $9.88/hr
Avg total: $11.20/hr
96 rates
New Hampshire NH
Avg base: $26.16/hr
Avg total: $30.05/hr
6 rates
New Jersey NJ
Avg base: $44.64/hr
Avg total: $74.74/hr
50 rates
New Mexico NM
Avg base: $13.67/hr
Avg total: $15.20/hr
104 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $23.17/hr
Avg total: $30.59/hr
24 rates
Ohio OH
Avg base: $20.02/hr
Avg total: $24.05/hr
108 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $13.77/hr
Avg total: $13.87/hr
30 rates
Oregon OR
Avg base: $44.04/hr
Avg total: $64.55/hr
58 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $14.26/hr
Avg total: $19.97/hr
48 rates
Rhode Island RI
Avg base: $20.55/hr
Avg total: $29.05/hr
4 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $14.05/hr
Avg total: $16.21/hr
68 rates
Utah UT
Avg base: $22.56/hr
Avg total: $28.77/hr
22 rates
Virginia VA
Avg base: $19.22/hr
Avg total: $22.36/hr
88 rates
Washington WA
Avg base: $40.57/hr
Avg total: $59.55/hr
40 rates
Wisconsin WI
Avg base: $24.61/hr
Avg total: $36.76/hr
8 rates
All Rates
1,821 county-level rates for DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleutians West | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Aleutians West | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Bethel | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Bethel | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Bristol Bay | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Bristol Bay | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Dillingham | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Dillingham | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Haines | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Haines | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Juneau | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Juneau | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Kenai Peninsula | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Kenai Peninsula | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Ketchikan Gateway | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Kodiak Island | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Matanuska-Susitna | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Peninsula & Lake | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Sitka | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Valdez-Cordova | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Wade Hampton | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Wrangell-Petersburg | AK | residential | $20.10 | $0.00 | $20.10 | WD → |
| Baldwin | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Baldwin | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Barbour | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Barbour | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Bullock | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Bullock | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Butler | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Butler | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Chambers | AL | residential | $9.13 | $0.00 | $9.13 | WD → |
| Chambers | AL | residential | $9.13 | $0.00 | $9.13 | WD → |
| Cherokee | AL | residential | $9.13 | $0.00 | $9.13 | WD → |
| Cherokee | AL | residential | $9.13 | $0.00 | $9.13 | WD → |
| Choctaw | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Choctaw | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Clarke | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Clarke | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Clay | AL | residential | $9.13 | $0.00 | $9.13 | WD → |
| Clay | AL | residential | $9.13 | $0.00 | $9.13 | WD → |
| Cleburne | AL | residential | $9.13 | $0.00 | $9.13 | WD → |
| Cleburne | AL | residential | $9.13 | $0.00 | $9.13 | WD → |
| Coffee | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Coffee | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Conecuh | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Conecuh | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Coosa | AL | residential | $9.13 | $0.00 | $9.13 | WD → |
| Coosa | AL | residential | $9.13 | $0.00 | $9.13 | WD → |
| Covington | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Covington | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Crenshaw | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Crenshaw | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Cullman | AL | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Cullman | AL | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Dale | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Dale | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Dallas | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Dallas | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| De Kalb | AL | residential | $9.13 | $0.00 | $9.13 | WD → |
| De Kalb | AL | residential | $9.13 | $0.00 | $9.13 | WD → |
| Escambia | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Escambia | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Fayette | AL | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Fayette | AL | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Franklin | AL | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Franklin | AL | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Geneva | AL | residential | $9.00 | $0.00 | $9.00 | WD → |
| Geneva | AL | residential | $9.00 | $0.00 | $9.00 | WD → |
| Henry | AL | residential | $9.00 | $0.00 | $9.00 | WD → |
| Henry | AL | residential | $9.00 | $0.00 | $9.00 | WD → |
| Houston | AL | residential | $9.00 | $0.00 | $9.00 | WD → |
| Houston | AL | residential | $9.00 | $0.00 | $9.00 | WD → |
| Jackson | AL | residential | $9.13 | $0.00 | $9.13 | WD → |
| Jackson | AL | residential | $9.13 | $0.00 | $9.13 | WD → |
| Lamar | AL | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Lamar | AL | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Lawrence | AL | residential | $10.75 | $0.00 | $10.75 | WD → |
| Lawrence | AL | residential | $10.75 | $0.00 | $10.75 | WD → |
| Macon | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Macon | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Marengo | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Marengo | AL | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Marion | AL | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Marion | AL | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Marshall | AL | residential | $9.13 | $0.00 | $9.13 | WD → |
| Marshall | AL | residential | $9.13 | $0.00 | $9.13 | WD → |
| Mobile | AL | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |