PLASTERER — Prevailing Wage Rates

Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for PLASTERERs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.

Quick Answer

Across 6,900 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for PLASTERER is $49.82/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $37.44 and $70.12/hr. The highest state average is Massachusetts at $82.98/hr; the lowest is American Samoa at $6.30/hr.

Bottom 10%
$37.44
Median
$49.82
Average
$51.49
Top 10%
$70.12

Range: $6.30 – $91.82/hr across 36 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 47-2161Plasterers and Stucco Masons.

Davis-Bacon median
$49.82/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$26.93/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+85%
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

Alaska AK
Avg base: $49.28/hr
Avg total: $71.56/hr
54 rates
Arkansas AR
Avg base: $15.00/hr
Avg total: $15.00/hr
12 rates
American Samoa AS
Avg base: $6.30/hr
Avg total: $6.30/hr
40 rates
Arizona AZ
Avg base: $10.00/hr
Avg total: $10.00/hr
6 rates
California CA
Avg base: $37.21/hr
Avg total: $64.60/hr
376 rates
District of Columbia DC
Avg base: $32.86/hr
Avg total: $43.32/hr
2 rates
Delaware DE
Avg base: $38.37/hr
Avg total: $70.01/hr
3 rates
Florida FL
Avg base: $14.75/hr
Avg total: $14.75/hr
49 rates
Guam GU
Avg base: $22.89/hr
Avg total: $22.89/hr
8 rates
Hawaii HI
Avg base: $46.12/hr
Avg total: $80.65/hr
40 rates
Iowa IA
Avg base: $32.29/hr
Avg total: $60.74/hr
2 rates
Idaho ID
Avg base: $9.00/hr
Avg total: $9.00/hr
16 rates
Illinois IL
Avg base: $35.24/hr
Avg total: $63.28/hr
775 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $29.21/hr
Avg total: $44.76/hr
1,274 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $30.97/hr
Avg total: $44.63/hr
18 rates
Massachusetts MA
Avg base: $46.17/hr
Avg total: $82.98/hr
19 rates
Michigan MI
Avg base: $27.63/hr
Avg total: $43.73/hr
56 rates
Minnesota MN
Avg base: $35.62/hr
Avg total: $53.10/hr
190 rates
Montana MT
Avg base: $9.97/hr
Avg total: $11.04/hr
18 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $30.72/hr
Avg total: $49.05/hr
2 rates
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $8.50/hr
Avg total: $8.50/hr
14 rates
New Jersey NJ
Avg base: $47.22/hr
Avg total: $70.85/hr
33 rates
New Mexico NM
Avg base: $15.48/hr
Avg total: $19.39/hr
86 rates
Nevada NV
Avg base: $49.20/hr
Avg total: $73.58/hr
20 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $44.42/hr
Avg total: $74.78/hr
76 rates
Ohio OH
Avg base: $31.83/hr
Avg total: $51.95/hr
2,520 rates
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $29.72/hr
Avg total: $40.53/hr
42 rates
Oregon OR
Avg base: $34.74/hr
Avg total: $44.65/hr
20 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $31.15/hr
Avg total: $49.11/hr
471 rates
Rhode Island RI
Avg base: $38.78/hr
Avg total: $62.53/hr
38 rates
South Carolina SC
Avg base: $21.07/hr
Avg total: $31.82/hr
14 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $15.56/hr
Avg total: $16.70/hr
180 rates
Utah UT
Avg base: $14.18/hr
Avg total: $14.18/hr
8 rates
Washington WA
Avg base: $52.50/hr
Avg total: $73.17/hr
10 rates
Wisconsin WI
Avg base: $40.09/hr
Avg total: $66.48/hr
336 rates
West Virginia WV
Avg base: $29.47/hr
Avg total: $51.13/hr
72 rates

All Rates

6,900 county-level rates for PLASTERER, ordered by state and county.

County State Type Base $/hr Fringe $/hr Total
Aleutians West AK building $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Aleutians West AK heavy $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Anchorage AK building $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Anchorage AK heavy $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Bethel AK building $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Bethel AK heavy $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Bristol Bay AK building $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Bristol Bay AK heavy $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Denali AK building $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Denali AK heavy $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Dillingham AK building $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Dillingham AK heavy $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Fairbanks North Star AK building $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Fairbanks North Star AK heavy $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Haines AK building $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Haines AK heavy $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Juneau AK building $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Juneau AK heavy $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Kenai Peninsula AK building $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Kenai Peninsula AK heavy $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Ketchikan Gateway AK building $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Ketchikan Gateway AK heavy $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Kodiak Island AK building $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Kodiak Island AK heavy $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Matanuska-Susitna AK building $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Matanuska-Susitna AK building $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Matanuska-Susitna AK heavy $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Matanuska-Susitna AK heavy $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Nome AK building $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Nome AK heavy $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
North Slope AK building $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
North Slope AK heavy $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Northwest Artic AK building $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Northwest Artic AK heavy $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Peninsula & Lake AK building $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Peninsula & Lake AK heavy $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika AK building $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchika AK heavy $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Sitka AK building $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Sitka AK heavy $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon AK building $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon AK heavy $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Southeast Fairbanks AK building $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Southeast Fairbanks AK building $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Southeast Fairbanks AK heavy $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Southeast Fairbanks AK heavy $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Valdez-Cordova AK building $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Valdez-Cordova AK heavy $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Wade Hampton AK building $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Wade Hampton AK heavy $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Wrangell-Petersburg AK building $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Wrangell-Petersburg AK heavy $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Yukon-Koyukuk AK building $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Yukon-Koyukuk AK heavy $49.28 $22.28 $71.56 WD →
Faulkner AR residential $15.00 $0.00 $15.00 WD →
Faulkner AR residential $15.00 $0.00 $15.00 WD →
Grant AR residential $15.00 $0.00 $15.00 WD →
Grant AR residential $15.00 $0.00 $15.00 WD →
Lonoke AR residential $15.00 $0.00 $15.00 WD →
Lonoke AR residential $15.00 $0.00 $15.00 WD →
Perry AR residential $15.00 $0.00 $15.00 WD →
Perry AR residential $15.00 $0.00 $15.00 WD →
Pulaski AR residential $15.00 $0.00 $15.00 WD →
Pulaski AR residential $15.00 $0.00 $15.00 WD →
Saline AR residential $15.00 $0.00 $15.00 WD →
Saline AR residential $15.00 $0.00 $15.00 WD →
Eastern AS building $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Eastern AS heavy $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Eastern AS highway $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Eastern AS residential $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Eastern AS building $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Eastern AS heavy $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Eastern AS highway $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Eastern AS residential $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Manu'a AS building $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Manu'a AS heavy $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Manu'a AS highway $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Manu'a AS residential $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Manu'a AS building $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Manu'a AS heavy $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Manu'a AS highway $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Manu'a AS residential $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Rose Island AS building $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Rose Island AS heavy $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Rose Island AS highway $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Rose Island AS residential $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Rose Island AS building $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Rose Island AS heavy $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Rose Island AS highway $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Rose Island AS residential $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Swains Island AS building $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Swains Island AS heavy $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Swains Island AS highway $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Swains Island AS residential $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Swains Island AS building $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Swains Island AS heavy $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Swains Island AS highway $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Swains Island AS residential $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Western AS building $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Western AS heavy $6.30 $0.00 $6.30 WD →
Top-paying counties for PLASTERER →