Drywall Installer / Lather prevailing wage in Lafayette County, Florida

$12.35an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$12.35 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Residential · SUFL2009-083

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Lafayette County, a drywall installer or lather must be paid at least $12.35 an hour: a $12.35 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination FL20260044 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $12.35 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination FL20260044, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUFL2009-083 (June 8, 2009). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Florida has no state law, and since 2024 s. 218.077 bars political subdivisions from setting contractor wage or benefit conditions (Laws of Florida 2024-80).

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: $12.35 + $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)	$12.35
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$12.35

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 Florida change log lists what each one changed.

How Lafayette County 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 Florida

Lafayette $12.35243

$11.11St. Johns$20.00Pasco

LafayetteNearby: Suwannee $12.35, Taylor $12.35, Gilchrist $15.00Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 12 counties pay more than Lafayette, 15 the same, 2 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Lafayette Countybase $12.35$12.35
Suwannee Countybase $12.35$12.35
Taylor Countybase $12.35$12.35
Gilchrist Countybase $15.00$15.00

Drywall Installer / Lather rates in nearby counties

Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Lafayette County
Gilchrist County	DRYWALL HANGER	$15.00	$15.00	+$2.65
Lafayette County	DRYWALL HANGER	$12.35	$12.35
Suwannee County	DRYWALL HANGER	$12.35	$12.35	same
Taylor County	DRYWALL HANGER	$12.35	$12.35	same
Dixie County	DRYWALL HANGER	$12.35	$12.35	same
Madison County	DRYWALL HANGER	$12.35	$12.35	same
Columbia County	DRYWALL HANGER	$12.35	$12.35	same

Florida drywall installer or lather prevailing wage by county, with a map

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), wage determination FL20260044 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/FL20260044/1

We read every active Florida 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. How we check · Download Lafayette County as CSV · Report an error