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Drywall Installer / Lather prevailing wage, Elbert County group, Colorado (2 counties)
DOL sets the same drywall installer or lather rates, row for row, in 2 counties: Elbert and Gilpin. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$17.68an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · CARPENTER
$17.68 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · SUCO2013-016
On federally funded or assisted building construction in each of these 2 counties, a drywall installer or lather working as carpenter must be paid at least $17.68 an hour: a $17.68 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination CO20260030 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $17.68 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination CO20260030, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUCO2013-016 (July 31, 2015). 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.
DOL lists 2 drywall installer or lather rates for each of these counties, from $17.68 to $48.93 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $17.68 + $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) | $17.68 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $17.68 |
When does this rate change?
- 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.
Every drywall installer or lather rate in the Elbert County group
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER (ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION AND DRYWALL HANGING ONLY)CARP0055-001 | $35.09 | $13.84 | $48.93 | CO20260030 Mod 1 |
| CARPENTER (METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)SUCO2013-016 | $17.68 | $0.00 | $17.68 | CO20260030 Mod 1 |
How the Elbert County group compares
The main drywall installer or lather 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
- Elbert County groupbase $17.68$17.68
- Arapahoe Countybase $17.68$17.68
- El Paso Countybase $17.13$19.76
- Adams Countybase $17.68$17.68
Which county is in which drywall installer or lather group
Every Colorado county with a drywall installer or lather rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Denver schedules | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $35.10 | $48.94 |
| Boulder County | DRYWALL HANGER | $19.24 | $25.54 |
| El Paso County group, 4 localities: El Paso, Mesa, Pueblo, Weld | DRYWALL HANGER/FRAMER (INCLUDING METAL STUD WORK) | $17.13 | $19.76 |
| Elbert County group, 2 localities: Elbert, Gilpin | CARPENTER (METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $17.68 | $17.68 |
| Adams County | CARPENTER (METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $17.68 | $17.68 |
| Arapahoe County | CARPENTER (METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $17.68 | $17.68 |
| Broomfield County | CARPENTER (METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $17.68 | $17.68 |
| Clear Creek County | CARPENTER (METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $17.68 | $17.68 |
| Denver County | CARPENTER (METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $17.68 | $17.68 |
| Douglas County | CARPENTER (METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $17.68 | $17.68 |
| Jefferson County | CARPENTER (METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $17.68 | $17.68 |
| Park County | CARPENTER (METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $17.68 | $17.68 |
| Larimer County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $16.91 | $16.91 |
2 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 11 counties with rates of their own.
Colorado drywall installer or lather 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)).
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:
- Elbert: CO20260030 Mod 1
- Gilpin: CO20260030 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