Drywall Taper — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Drywall Tapers across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 161 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Drywall Taper is $58.91/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $57.60 and $66.47/hr. The highest state average is Minnesota at $61.00/hr; the lowest is Nebraska at $10.00/hr.
Bottom 10%
$57.60
Median
$58.91
Average
$59.45
Top 10%
$66.47
Range: $10.00 – $71.44/hr across 4 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
$58.91/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$27.95/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+110.8%
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: $42.79/hr
Avg total: $58.91/hr
72 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $11.89/hr
Avg total: $12.52/hr
1 rate
Minnesota MN
Avg base: $35.74/hr
Avg total: $61.00/hr
87 rates
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $10.00/hr
Avg total: $10.00/hr
1 rate
All Rates
161 county-level rates for Drywall Taper, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine | CA | highway | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Alpine | CA | building | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Alpine | CA | heavy | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Amador | CA | building | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Amador | CA | highway | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Amador | CA | heavy | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Butte | CA | building | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Butte | CA | highway | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Butte | CA | heavy | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Colusa | CA | highway | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Colusa | CA | building | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Colusa | CA | heavy | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| El Dorado | CA | heavy | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| El Dorado | CA | building | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| El Dorado | CA | highway | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Glenn | CA | heavy | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Glenn | CA | building | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Glenn | CA | highway | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Lassen | CA | highway | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Lassen | CA | building | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Lassen | CA | heavy | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Marin | CA | building | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Marin | CA | heavy | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Marin | CA | highway | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Modoc | CA | heavy | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Modoc | CA | building | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Modoc | CA | highway | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Napa | CA | building | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Napa | CA | heavy | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Napa | CA | highway | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Nevada | CA | building | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Nevada | CA | heavy | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Nevada | CA | highway | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Placer | CA | building | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Placer | CA | heavy | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Placer | CA | highway | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Plumas | CA | building | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Plumas | CA | heavy | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Plumas | CA | highway | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Sacramento | CA | heavy | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Sacramento | CA | building | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Sacramento | CA | highway | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Shasta | CA | heavy | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Shasta | CA | highway | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Shasta | CA | building | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Sierra | CA | building | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Sierra | CA | heavy | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Sierra | CA | highway | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Siskiyou | CA | highway | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Siskiyou | CA | building | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Siskiyou | CA | heavy | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Solano | CA | heavy | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Solano | CA | building | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Solano | CA | highway | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Sonoma | CA | building | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Sonoma | CA | heavy | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Sonoma | CA | highway | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Sutter | CA | heavy | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Sutter | CA | building | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Sutter | CA | highway | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Tehama | CA | heavy | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Tehama | CA | highway | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Tehama | CA | building | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Trinity | CA | building | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Trinity | CA | heavy | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Trinity | CA | highway | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Yolo | CA | building | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Yolo | CA | highway | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Yolo | CA | heavy | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Yuba | CA | building | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Yuba | CA | highway | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Yuba | CA | heavy | $42.79 | $16.12 | $58.91 | WD → |
| Miami | KS | residential | $11.89 | $0.63 | $12.52 | WD → |
| Aitkin | MN | building | $35.31 | $24.43 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Anoka | MN | building | $41.72 | $29.72 | $71.44 | WD → |
| Becker | MN | building | $33.76 | $23.84 | $57.60 | WD → |
| Beltrami | MN | building | $33.76 | $23.84 | $57.60 | WD → |
| Benton | MN | building | $35.31 | $24.43 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Big Stone | MN | building | $32.41 | $24.43 | $56.84 | WD → |
| Blue Earth | MN | building | $35.71 | $25.01 | $60.72 | WD → |
| Brown | MN | building | $35.71 | $25.04 | $60.75 | WD → |
| Carlton | MN | building | $39.76 | $26.71 | $66.47 | WD → |
| Carver | MN | building | $41.72 | $29.72 | $71.44 | WD → |
| Cass | MN | building | $33.76 | $23.84 | $57.60 | WD → |
| Chippewa | MN | building | $35.31 | $24.43 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Chisago | MN | building | $41.72 | $29.72 | $71.44 | WD → |
| Clay | MN | building | $33.76 | $23.84 | $57.60 | WD → |
| Clearwater | MN | building | $33.76 | $23.84 | $57.60 | WD → |
| Cook | MN | building | $36.76 | $26.71 | $63.47 | WD → |
| Cottonwood | MN | building | $35.71 | $25.04 | $60.75 | WD → |
| Crow Wing | MN | building | $33.76 | $23.84 | $57.60 | WD → |
| Dakota | MN | building | $41.72 | $29.72 | $71.44 | WD → |
| Dodge | MN | building | $37.00 | $15.87 | $52.87 | WD → |
| Douglas | MN | building | $35.31 | $24.43 | $59.74 | WD → |
| Faribault | MN | building | $35.71 | $25.04 | $60.75 | WD → |
| Fillmore | MN | building | $36.10 | $25.04 | $61.14 | WD → |
| Freeborn | MN | building | $36.10 | $25.04 | $61.14 | WD → |
| Goodhue | MN | building | $36.10 | $25.04 | $61.14 | WD → |
| Grant | MN | building | $33.76 | $23.84 | $57.60 | WD → |
| Hennepin | MN | building | $41.72 | $29.72 | $71.44 | WD → |