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Drywall Installer / Lather prevailing wage in Mendocino County, California
$104.05an hour, base wage + fringe benefits · Drywall Installer/Lather
$63.53 base wage + $40.52 fringe benefits
Mendocino County uses the same drywall installer or lather rates as 28 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On California public works in Mendocino County, 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 Mendocino County, 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 Mendocino County
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 rate in Mendocino County
Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. 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).
For building work, the matching Davis-Bacon classification is DRYWALL INSTALLERS/LATHERS: DRYWALL INSTALLER/LATHER at $26.48 ($19.08 base + $7.40 fringe), from CA20260005 modification 2, published May 20, 2026, rate SUCA1986-001. Against DIR's $104.05: DIR's rate is $77.57 an hour higher. On a job covered by both, the higher rate applies.
| Construction | Federal classification | Base wage | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building | DRYWALL INSTALLERS/LATHERS: DRYWALL STOCKER, SCRAPPER & CLEAN-UPSUCA1986-001 | $9.54 | $16.94 | CA20260005 Mod 2 |
| Building | DRYWALL INSTALLERS/LATHERS: DRYWALL INSTALLER/LATHERSUCA1986-001 | $19.08 | $26.48 | CA20260005 Mod 2 |
Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. California Davis-Bacon changes
How Mendocino County 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
- Mendocino Countybase $63.53 · Area 4$104.05
- Lake Countybase $63.53 · Area 4$104.05
- Glenn Countybase $63.53 · Area 4$104.05
- Sonoma Countybase $70.26 · Area 1$110.78
Drywall Installer / Lather rates in nearby counties
Current DIR rates. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done, even if your shop is somewhere else.
DIR's drywall installer or lather rates for Mendocino County are the same as in 28 other counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, Fresno, Glenn and 20 more.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Mendocino County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonoma County | Drywall Installer/Lather (Area 1) | $70.26 | $110.78 | +$6.73 |
| Mendocino County | Drywall Installer/Lather (Area 4) | $63.53 | $104.05 | |
| Lake County | Drywall Installer/Lather (Area 4) | $63.53 | $104.05 | same |
| Glenn County | Drywall Installer/Lather (Area 4) | $63.53 | $104.05 | same |
| Colusa County | Drywall Installer/Lather (Area 4) | $63.53 | $104.05 | same |
| Tehama County | Drywall Installer/Lather (Area 4) | $63.53 | $104.05 | same |
| Trinity County | Drywall Installer/Lather (Area 4) | $63.53 | $104.05 | same |
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.
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
Each figure is copied from DIR's file and checked by a second, separate reader. How we check · How to read a determination · Download Mendocino County as CSV · Report an error