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Drywall Installer / Lather prevailing wage in Placer County, California
$105.40an hour, base wage + fringe benefits · Drywall Installer/Lather
$64.88 base wage + $40.52 fringe benefits
On California public works in Placer County, a drywall installer or lather working as drywall installer/lather must be paid at least $105.40 an hour in total: $64.88 in wages plus $40.52 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $137.84 and Sunday and holiday work is $170.28.
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 6 drywall installer or lather rates for Placer County, from $56.22 to $105.40 an hour. See all of them.
This rate covers only part of Placer County. DIR's wording: “Area 3 includes the portion of Placer County west of and including Highway 49 and the portion of El Dorado County west of and including Highway 49 and the territory inside the city limits of Placerville.” Rates for the rest of the county are in the table below.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $64.88 + $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 $105.40 or more.
| Basic hourly rate (taxable wage) | $64.88 |
| 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 | $105.40 |
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 Placer County
As DIR lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- Drywall Installer/LatherArea 3$105.40
- Drywall Installer/LatherArea 4$104.05
- Stocker/ScrapperArea 3$62.57
- Stocker/ScrapperArea 4$61.90
- Stocker/ScrapperArea 3$56.89
- Stocker/ScrapperArea 4$56.22
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Daily OT | Determination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drywall Installer/LatherArea 3 | $64.88 | $40.52 | $105.40 | $137.84 | NC-31-X-16-2026-1 |
| Drywall Installer/LatherArea 4 | $63.53 | $40.52 | $104.05 | $135.815 | NC-31-X-16-2026-1 |
| Stocker/ScrapperArea 3 | $32.44 | $30.13 | $62.57 | $78.79 | NC-31-X-16-2026-1 |
| Stocker/ScrapperArea 3 | $32.44 | $24.45 | $56.89 | $73.11 | 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 Placer 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).
We don't put a federal figure next to DIR's here, because the federal determination for this county has no matching classification. The federal rows for this trade are below; match the classification to the work.
| Construction | Federal classification | Base wage | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building, Highway, Heavy | DRYWALL INSTALLERS/LATHERS: (AREA 3- SACARAMENTO, WESTERN EL DORADO (TERRITORY WEST OF AND INCLUDING HIGHWAY 49 AND THE TERRITORY INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS OF …CARP0035-001 | $47.27 | $78.53 | CA20260007 Mod 5 |
| Building, Highway, Heavy | DRYWALL INSTALLERS/LATHERS: (AREA 4- ALPINE, BUTTE, COLUSA, EASTERN EL DORADO, GLENN, LASSEN, MODOC, NEVADA, EASTERN PLACER, PLUMAS, SHASTA, SIERRA, SISKIYOU, …CARP0035-001 | $45.92 | $77.18 | CA20260007 Mod 5 |
| Building, Highway, Heavy | DRYWALL STOCKER/SCRAPPER: (AREA 3- SACARAMENTO, WESTERN EL DORADO (TERRITORY WEST OF AND INCLUDING HIGHWAY 49 AND THE TERRITORY INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS OF …CARP0035-001 | $23.64 | $41.86 | CA20260007 Mod 5 |
| Building, Highway, Heavy | DRYWALL STOCKER/SCRAPPER: (AREA 4- ALPINE, BUTTE, COLUSA, EASTERN EL DORADO, GLENN, LASSEN, MODOC, NEVADA, EASTERN PLACER, PLUMAS, SHASTA, SIERRA, SISKIYOU, …CARP0035-001 | $22.97 | $41.19 | CA20260007 Mod 5 |
| Residential | DRYWALL INSTALLERS/LATHERS: (AREA 4) AREA 4: El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo, & YubaCountiesCARP0035-005 | $48.12 | $80.05 | CA20260019 Mod 6 |
| Residential | DRYWALL STOCKER/SCRAPPER: (AREA 4) AREA 4: El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo, & Yuba CountiesCARP0035-005 | $24.07 | $42.65 | CA20260019 Mod 6 |
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 Placer 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
- Placer Countybase $64.88 · Area 3$105.40
- Nevada Countybase $63.53 · Area 4$104.05
- El Dorado Countybase $64.88 · Area 3$105.40
- Sierra Countybase $63.53 · Area 4$104.05
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.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Placer County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placer County | Drywall Installer/Lather (Area 3) | $64.88 | $105.40 | |
| El Dorado County | Drywall Installer/Lather (Area 3) | $64.88 | $105.40 | same |
| Nevada County | Drywall Installer/Lather (Area 4) | $63.53 | $104.05 | −$1.35 |
| Sierra County | Drywall Installer/Lather (Area 4) | $63.53 | $104.05 | −$1.35 |
| Yuba County | Drywall Installer/Lather (Area 4) | $63.53 | $104.05 | −$1.35 |
| Amador County | Drywall Installer/Lather (Area 4) | $63.53 | $104.05 | −$1.35 |
| Sutter County | Drywall Installer/Lather (Area 4) | $63.53 | $104.05 | −$1.35 |
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 $105.40. 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 Placer County as CSV · Report an error