Drywall Installer / Lather prevailing wage in Union County, Florida

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

$12.35 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Residential · SUFL2009-088

Union County uses the same drywall installer or lather rates as 2 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Union 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 FL20260049 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $12.35 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination FL20260049, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUFL2009-088 (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 Union 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

Union $12.35243

$11.11St. Johns$20.00Pasco

UnionNearby: Bradford $12.35, Columbia $12.35, Alachua $15.00Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 12 counties pay more than Union, 15 the same, 2 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Union Countybase $12.35$12.35
Bradford Countybase $12.35$12.35
Columbia Countybase $12.35$12.35
Alachua 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.

DOL's drywall installer or lather rates for Union County are the same as in 2 other counties: Levy, Suwannee.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Union County
Alachua County	DRYWALL HANGER	$15.00	$15.00	+$2.65
Gilchrist County	DRYWALL HANGER	$15.00	$15.00	+$2.65
Union County	DRYWALL HANGER	$12.35	$12.35
Bradford County	DRYWALL HANGER	$12.35	$12.35	same
Columbia County	DRYWALL HANGER	$12.35	$12.35	same
Baker County	DRYWALL HANGER	$12.35	$12.35	same
Clay 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 FL20260049 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/FL20260049/1

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 Union County as CSV · Report an error