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Drywall Finisher prevailing wage, El Paso County group, Colorado (5 counties)
DOL sets the same drywall finisher rates, row for row, in 5 counties: Douglas, El Paso, Mesa, Pueblo and Weld. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$13.00an hour, base + fringe
$13.00 wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Residential · SUCO2001-002
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in each of these 5 counties, a drywall finisher must be paid at least $13.00 an hour: a $13.00 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination CO20260004 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $13.00 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination CO20260004, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUCO2001-002 (December 20, 2001). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Colorado's state rule uses these same Davis-Bacon determinations for state-agency projects of $500,000 or more that have no federal money (CDOT contracts excluded), with no separate survey (SB19-196, C.R.S. 24-92-205). The City of Denver publishes its own schedules for its own projects, on the City of Denver page.
- This base is below $13.65, the Executive Order 13658 minimum. Contracts that order covers must pay at least that (see the WD's note).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $13.00 + $0.00
The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.
| Base wage (taxable) | $13.00 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $13.00 |
When this rate changes
- A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)).
- DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the Colorado change log lists what each one changed.
How the El Paso County group compares
The main drywall finisher rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Colorado
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- El Paso County groupbase $13.00$13.00
- Elbert Countybase $28.11$39.67
- Douglas Countybase $13.00$13.00
- Pueblo Countybase $13.00$13.00
Which county is in which drywall finisher group
Every Colorado county with a drywall finisher rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base + fringe | Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Denver schedules | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $42.77 | $30.76 |
| Elbert County group, 2 localities: Elbert, Gilpin | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $39.67 | $28.11 |
| Arapahoe County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $39.67 | $28.11 |
| Broomfield County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $39.67 | $28.11 |
| Clear Creek County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $39.67 | $28.11 |
| Denver County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $39.67 | $28.11 |
| Jefferson County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $39.67 | $28.11 |
| Park County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $39.67 | $28.11 |
| Boulder County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $27.19 | $20.82 |
| Adams County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $25.14 | $18.77 |
| Larimer County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING ONLY) | $17.49 | $17.49 |
| Garfield County group, 47 localities: Alamosa, Archuleta, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Cheyenne, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Fremont, Garfield, Grand, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Huerfano, Jackson, Kiowa, Kit Carson, La Plata, Lake, Las Animas, Lincoln, Logan, Mineral, Moffat, Montezuma, Montrose, Morgan, Otero, Ouray, Phillips, Pitkin, Prowers, Rio Blanco, Rio Grande, Routt, Saguache, San Juan, San Miguel, Sedgwick, Summit, Washington, Yuma | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $16.63 | $14.44 |
| El Paso County group, 5 localities: Douglas, El Paso, Mesa, Pueblo, Weld | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $13.00 | $13.00 |
3 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 10 counties with rates of their own.
Colorado drywall finisher prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).
Every trade's rates, county by county: Douglas · El Paso · Mesa · Pueblo · Weld
Are you being paid this rate?
Add your base pay to the fringe your employer pays for you, in cash or into plans, and compare the sum with the total. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division takes complaints: 1-866-487-9243, or dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints.
Source
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:
- Douglas: CO20260004 Mod 1
- El Paso: CO20260004 Mod 1
- Mesa: CO20260004 Mod 1
- Pueblo: CO20260004 Mod 1
- Weld: CO20260004 Mod 1
We read every active Colorado Davis-Bacon wage determination from SAM.gov's own data and check every number with a second, independent read of the same file. DOL prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. The City of Denver rows are copied from Denver Labor's own schedules. How we check · Download every Colorado rate as CSV · Report an error