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Florida drywall installer or lather prevailing wage, county by county

A drywall installer or lather's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Florida runs from $11.11 an hour in St. Johns County to $20.00 in Pasco County. The median county is $12.35.

Main drywall installer or lather classification in each county (Drywall hanger), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. 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)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Okaloosa County: no rate for this tradeGlades County: no rate for this tradeDeSoto County: no rate for this tradeDixie County drywall installer or lather: $12.35 per hourMartin County: no rate for this tradeHardee County: no rate for this tradeBay County: no rate for this tradeFlagler County drywall installer or lather: $12.35 per hourOrange County: no rate for this tradeWalton County: no rate for this tradePasco County drywall installer or lather: $20.00 per hourSt. Lucie County: no rate for this tradeWashington County: no rate for this tradeSumter County drywall installer or lather: $12.35 per hourPalm Beach County drywall installer or lather: $15.69 per hourAlachua County drywall installer or lather: $15.00 per hourLafayette County drywall installer or lather: $12.35 per hourOkeechobee County: no rate for this tradeHernando County drywall installer or lather: $15.00 per hourCharlotte County: no rate for this tradeLee County drywall installer or lather: $12.33 per hourLake County: no rate for this tradeSuwannee County drywall installer or lather: $12.35 per hourLevy County drywall installer or lather: $12.35 per hourNassau County drywall installer or lather: $12.35 per hourMadison County drywall installer or lather: $12.35 per hourColumbia County drywall installer or lather: $12.35 per hourCalhoun County: no rate for this tradeCitrus County drywall installer or lather: $14.29 per hourFranklin County: no rate for this tradeGadsden County: no rate for this tradeGulf County: no rate for this tradeJefferson County: no rate for this tradePinellas County drywall installer or lather: $15.00 per hourClay County drywall installer or lather: $12.35 per hourSanta Rosa County drywall installer or lather: $13.00 per hourSeminole County: no rate for this tradeVolusia County: no rate for this tradeMonroe County: no rate for this tradeSt. Johns County drywall installer or lather: $11.11 per hourOsceola County: no rate for this tradeSarasota County: no rate for this tradeGilchrist County drywall installer or lather: $15.00 per hourHendry County: no rate for this tradeHighlands County: no rate for this tradeIndian River County: no rate for this tradeManatee County: no rate for this tradeUnion County drywall installer or lather: $12.35 per hourDuval County drywall installer or lather: $13.15 per hourWakulla County: no rate for this tradeJackson County: no rate for this tradeLeon County: no rate for this tradeEscambia County drywall installer or lather: $13.00 per hourMiami-Dade County drywall installer or lather: $15.69 per hourBradford County drywall installer or lather: $12.35 per hourTaylor County drywall installer or lather: $12.35 per hourBroward County drywall installer or lather: $15.69 per hourPolk County: no rate for this tradeBrevard County: no rate for this tradeHamilton County drywall installer or lather: $12.35 per hourCollier County: no rate for this tradeBaker County drywall installer or lather: $12.35 per hourLiberty County: no rate for this tradeHolmes County: no rate for this tradePutnam County drywall installer or lather: $12.35 per hourMarion County: no rate for this tradeHillsborough County: no rate for this trade
$11$12$12$13$15$20Drywall Installer / Lather, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a drywall installer or lather make on prevailing wage in Florida?

2 groups of counties with identical rates and 24 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Pasco County1 county$20.00
  2. Broward County1 county$15.69
  3. Miami-Dade County1 county$15.69
  4. Palm Beach County1 county$15.69
  5. Alachua County1 county$15.00
  6. Gilchrist County1 county$15.00
  7. Hernando County1 county$15.00
  8. Pinellas County1 county$15.00
  9. Citrus County1 county$14.29
  10. Duval County1 county$13.15
  11. Escambia County1 county$13.00
  12. Santa Rosa County1 county$13.00
  13. Levy County group3 counties$12.35
  14. Sumter County group3 counties$12.35
  15. Baker County1 county$12.35
  16. Bradford County1 county$12.35
  17. Clay County1 county$12.35
  18. Columbia County1 county$12.35
  19. Dixie County1 county$12.35
  20. Flagler County1 county$12.35
  21. Hamilton County1 county$12.35
  22. Lafayette County1 county$12.35
  23. Nassau County1 county$12.35
  24. Putnam County1 county$12.35
  25. Lee County1 county$12.33
  26. St. Johns County1 county$11.11

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Pasco CountyDRYWALL HANGER$20.00 $20.00 
Broward CountyDRYWALL HANGER$15.69 $15.69 
Miami-Dade CountyDRYWALL HANGER$15.69 $15.69 
Palm Beach CountyDRYWALL HANGER$15.69 $15.69 
Alachua CountyDRYWALL HANGER$15.00 $15.00 
Gilchrist CountyDRYWALL HANGER$15.00 $15.00 
Hernando CountyDRYWALL HANGER$15.00 $15.00 
Pinellas CountyDRYWALL HANGER$15.00 $15.00 
Citrus CountyDRYWALL HANGER$14.29 $14.29 
Duval CountyDRYWALL HANGER$13.15 $13.15 
Escambia CountyDRYWALL HANGER$13.00 $13.00 
Santa Rosa CountyDRYWALL HANGER$13.00 $13.00 
Levy County group, 3 localities: Levy, Suwannee, UnionDRYWALL HANGER$12.35 $12.35 
Sumter County group, 3 localities: Madison, Sumter, TaylorDRYWALL HANGER$12.35 $12.35 
Baker CountyDRYWALL HANGER$12.35 $12.35 
Bradford CountyDRYWALL HANGER$12.35 $12.35 
Clay CountyDRYWALL HANGER$12.35 $12.35 
Columbia CountyDRYWALL HANGER$12.35 $12.35 
Dixie CountyDRYWALL HANGER$12.35 $12.35 
Flagler CountyDRYWALL HANGER$12.35 $12.35 
Hamilton CountyDRYWALL HANGER$12.35 $12.35 
Lafayette CountyDRYWALL HANGER$12.35 $12.35 
Nassau CountyDRYWALL HANGER$12.35 $12.35 
Putnam CountyDRYWALL HANGER$12.35 $12.35 
Lee CountyDRYWALL HANGER$12.33 $12.33 
St. Johns CountyDRYWALL HANGER$11.11 $11.11 

2 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 24 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Florida drywall installer or lather pay

What is the drywall installer or lather prevailing wage in Miami-Dade County?

$15.69 an hour: a $15.69 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination FL20260074, modification 1. Overtime and every drywall installer or lather classification in Miami-Dade County.

Does drywall installer or lather prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Miami-Dade County the $15.69 total is a $15.69 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does drywall installer or lather prevailing wage pay overtime in Florida?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice drywall installer or lathers get this rate?

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)).

Why do some counties have the same drywall installer or lather rate?

DOL often publishes the same drywall installer or lather rates for several counties. Across Florida, the 30 counties with a drywall installer or lather rate fall into 26 distinct sets of rates, and 2 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 3 counties (the Levy County group).