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Drywall Installer / Lather prevailing wage, California Area 4 (29 counties)
DIR sets the same drywall installer or lather rates, row for row, in 29 counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne and Yuba. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$104.05an hour, base wage + fringe benefits · Drywall Installer/Lather
$63.53 base wage + $40.52 fringe benefits
On California public works in each of these 29 counties, a drywall installer or lather working as drywall installer/lather must be paid at least $104.05 an hour in total: $63.53 in wages plus $40.52 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $135.815 and Sunday and holiday work is $167.58.
DIR general determination NC-31-X-16-2026-1, issued August 22, 2026. Expires June 30, 2027. Checked against dir.ca.gov on October 24, 2026.
DIR lists 3 drywall installer or lather rates for each of these counties, from $56.22 to $104.05 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $63.53 + $40.52
The basic hourly rate is the taxable wage. The other lines, the fringe benefits DIR calls employer payments, are what DIR expects the employer to pay into health, pension and other plans for each hour worked. An employer can pay part of that as extra wages instead, as long as the total per hour stays at $104.05 or more.
| Basic hourly rate (taxable wage) | $63.53 |
| Health and welfare | $15.87 |
| Pension | $15.70 |
| Vacation and holiday (footnote b) | $6.28 |
| Training | $1.30 |
| Other payments | $1.37 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $104.05 |
Straight time covers an 8-hour day.
When does this rate change?
- A project pays the rates in effect on its bid advertisement date for the life of the job, plus any increase DIR set in advance (DIR FAQ).
- DIR issues new determinations on February 22 and August 22, and they take effect 10 days later. This rate is from determination NC-31-X-16-2026-1, issued August 22, 2026; DIR's expiration date for it is June 30, 2027.
Every drywall installer or lather rate in California Area 4
As DIR lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- Drywall Installer/Lather$104.05
- Stocker/Scrapper$61.90
- Stocker/Scrapper$56.22
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Daily OT | Determination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drywall Installer/LatherArea 4 | $63.53 | $40.52 | $104.05 | $135.815 | NC-31-X-16-2026-1 |
| Stocker/ScrapperArea 4 | $31.77 | $30.13 | $61.90 | $77.785 | NC-31-X-16-2026-1 |
| Stocker/ScrapperArea 4 | $31.77 | $24.45 | $56.22 | $72.105 | NC-31-X-16-2026-1 |
Davis-Bacon drywall installer or lather rates in these counties
The counties share DIR's rates, but not always the same federal wage determination. When a California awarding body runs a federally funded or assisted project, DIR's rates must be paid where they are higher than the Davis-Bacon rates (DIR public works FAQ).
| County | Federal classification | Base + fringe | WD | vs DIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Amador County | DRYWALL INSTALLERS/LATHERS: DRYWALL INSTALLER/LATHER | $24.62 | CA20260023 Mod 1 | DIR +$79.43 |
| Butte County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Calaveras County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Colusa County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Del Norte County | DRYWALL INSTALLERS/LATHERS: DRYWALL INSTALLER/LATHER | $26.48 | CA20260005 Mod 2 | DIR +$77.57 |
| Fresno County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Glenn County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Humboldt County | DRYWALL INSTALLERS/LATHERS: DRYWALL INSTALLER/LATHER | $26.48 | CA20260005 Mod 2 | DIR +$77.57 |
| Kings County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Lake County | DRYWALL INSTALLERS/LATHERS: DRYWALL INSTALLER/LATHER | $26.48 | CA20260005 Mod 2 | DIR +$77.57 |
| Lassen County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Madera County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Mariposa County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Mendocino County | DRYWALL INSTALLERS/LATHERS: DRYWALL INSTALLER/LATHER | $26.48 | CA20260005 Mod 2 | DIR +$77.57 |
| Merced County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Modoc County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Nevada County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Plumas County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Shasta County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Sierra County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Siskiyou County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Stanislaus County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Sutter County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Tehama County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Trinity County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Tulare County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Tuolumne County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Yuba County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
How California Area 4 compares
The main drywall installer or lather rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and in the nearest counties. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in California
Base wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- California Area 4base $63.53 · Area 4$104.05
- Madera Countybase $63.53 · Area 4$104.05
- Kings Countybase $63.53 · Area 4$104.05
- San Benito Countybase $64.38 · Area 2$104.90
Which county is in which drywall installer or lather group
Every California county with a drywall installer or lather rate. Counties DIR treats alike share one page; the rest have their own. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done, even if your shop is somewhere else.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area 1, 9 counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma | Drywall Installer/Lather (Area 1) | $70.26 | $110.78 |
| Area 3, 3 counties: Sacramento, San Joaquin, Yolo | Drywall Installer/Lather (Area 3) | $64.88 | $105.40 |
| El Dorado County* | Drywall Installer/Lather (Area 3) | $64.88 | $105.40 |
| Placer County* | Drywall Installer/Lather (Area 3) | $64.88 | $105.40 |
| Area 2, 3 counties: Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz | Drywall Installer/Lather (Area 2) | $64.38 | $104.90 |
| Area 4, 29 counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yuba | Drywall Installer/Lather (Area 4) | $63.53 | $104.05 |
| Southern California, 11 counties: Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | Drywall Installer/Lather | $54.41 | $84.65 |
| San Diego County | Drywall Installer/Latherer | $47.65 | $78.63 |
5 groups of counties with identical DIR rates, and 3 counties with rates of their own. * County split between areas; its page shows the rate for each part.
California drywall installer or lather prevailing wage by county, with a map
Footnotes on this rate
DIR's footnotes, in DIR's words. Several change the rate itself: zone pay, a percentage added to the total, or which overtime hours get which rate.
- b Includes an amount for Work Fees.
- c Rate applies to the first 4 overtime hours Monday through Friday and the first 8 hours on Saturday. All other time is paid at the Sunday and Holiday overtime rate. Saturdays may be worked at straight time if job is shut down during Monday through Friday due to inclement weather or major mechanical breakdown.
DIR's other marks: # means an apprenticeable craft, * means in effect until superseded, ** means the next rate is already set.
More from DIR on this rate
- Holidays (DIR PDF)
- Scope of work: which tasks this rate covers
- Travel and subsistence
- Apprentice rates: DIR publishes these separately, by program. Look them up on DIR.
Every trade's rates, county by county: Alpine · Amador · Butte · Calaveras · Colusa · Del Norte · Fresno · Glenn · Humboldt · Kings · Lake · Lassen · Madera · Mariposa · Mendocino · Merced · Modoc · Nevada · Plumas · Shasta · Sierra · Siskiyou · Stanislaus · Sutter · Tehama · Trinity · Tulare · Tuolumne · Yuba
Are you being paid this rate?
Add your hourly wage to what your employer pays into health, pension and other plans for you, and compare it with $104.05. Plan payments only count if the money goes into the plan; your pay stub won't show them, but plan statements will. The training amount goes to the California Apprenticeship Council or an apprenticeship program, not to you. Check a week of pay.
Contractors on most public works jobs file certified payroll with the state, and anyone can look it up in DIR's CPR public search. If your total comes up short, you can file a public works complaint with the California Labor Commissioner.
Source
California Department of Industrial Relations, general prevailing wage determination NC-31-X-16-2026-1, page 2: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Northern/NC-031-X-16.pdf
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