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Georgia drywall finisher prevailing wage, county by county

A drywall finisher's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Georgia runs from $12.25 an hour in Effingham County to $13.45 in Barrow County. The median county is $13.45.

Drywall Finisher rate in each Georgia county, A to Z

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

31 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Barrow CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$13.45 $0.00 $13.45 May 18, 2026GA20260025 Mod 1
Bartow CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$13.45 $0.00 $13.45 May 18, 2026GA20260026 Mod 1
Bryan CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$12.25 $0.00 $12.25 May 18, 2026GA20260028 Mod 1
Butts CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$13.45 $0.00 $13.45 May 18, 2026GA20260029 Mod 1
Carroll CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Gwinnett County group
$13.45 $0.00 $13.45 May 18, 2026GA20260049 Mod 1
Chatham CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$12.25 $0.00 $12.25 May 18, 2026GA20260031 Mod 1
Cherokee CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Gwinnett County group
$13.45 $0.00 $13.45 May 18, 2026GA20260049 Mod 1
Clayton CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$13.45 $0.00 $13.45 May 18, 2026GA20260032 Mod 1
Cobb CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$13.45 $0.00 $13.45 May 18, 2026GA20260033 Mod 1
Coweta CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Gwinnett County group
$13.45 $0.00 $13.45 May 18, 2026GA20260049 Mod 1
Dawson CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Gwinnett County group
$13.45 $0.00 $13.45 May 18, 2026GA20260049 Mod 1
DeKalb CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$13.45 $0.00 $13.45 May 18, 2026GA20260035 Mod 1
Douglas CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Gwinnett County group
$13.45 $0.00 $13.45 May 18, 2026GA20260049 Mod 1
Effingham CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$12.25 $0.00 $12.25 May 18, 2026GA20260036 Mod 1
Fayette CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$13.45 $0.00 $13.45 May 18, 2026GA20260037 Mod 1
Forsyth CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$13.45 $0.00 $13.45 May 18, 2026GA20260038 Mod 1
Fulton CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$13.45 $0.00 $13.45 May 18, 2026GA20260039 Mod 1
Gwinnett CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Gwinnett County group
$13.45 $0.00 $13.45 May 18, 2026GA20260049 Mod 1
Haralson CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Gwinnett County group
$13.45 $0.00 $13.45 May 18, 2026GA20260049 Mod 1
Heard CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Gwinnett County group
$13.45 $0.00 $13.45 May 18, 2026GA20260049 Mod 1
Henry CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Gwinnett County group
$13.45 $0.00 $13.45 May 18, 2026GA20260049 Mod 1
Jasper CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Gwinnett County group
$13.45 $0.00 $13.45 May 18, 2026GA20260049 Mod 1
Lamar CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$13.45 $0.00 $13.45 May 18, 2026GA20260042 Mod 1
Meriwether CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Gwinnett County group
$13.45 $0.00 $13.45 May 18, 2026GA20260049 Mod 1
Newton CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Gwinnett County group
$13.45 $0.00 $13.45 May 18, 2026GA20260049 Mod 1
Paulding CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Gwinnett County group
$13.45 $0.00 $13.45 May 18, 2026GA20260049 Mod 1
Pickens CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Gwinnett County group
$13.45 $0.00 $13.45 May 18, 2026GA20260049 Mod 1
Pike CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Gwinnett County group
$13.45 $0.00 $13.45 May 18, 2026GA20260049 Mod 1
Rockdale CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$13.45 $0.00 $13.45 May 18, 2026GA20260044 Mod 1
Spalding CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Gwinnett County group
$13.45 $0.00 $13.45 May 18, 2026GA20260049 Mod 1
Walton CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$13.45 $0.00 $13.45 May 18, 2026GA20260045 Mod 1

Main drywall finisher classification in each county (Drywall finisher/taper), 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.

Haralson County drywall finisher: $13.45 per hourBleckley County: no rate for this tradeSumter County: no rate for this tradeMeriwether County drywall finisher: $13.45 per hourDouglas County drywall finisher: $13.45 per hourCoweta County drywall finisher: $13.45 per hourClarke County: no rate for this tradeBartow County drywall finisher: $13.45 per hourDecatur County: no rate for this tradeJones County: no rate for this tradeTift County: no rate for this tradeMorgan County: no rate for this tradeBarrow County drywall finisher: $13.45 per hourCalhoun County: no rate for this tradeMadison County: no rate for this tradeDooly County: no rate for this tradeMcDuffie County: no rate for this tradeGrady County: no rate for this tradeFannin County: no rate for this tradeBibb County: no rate for this tradePulaski County: no rate for this tradeButts County drywall finisher: $13.45 per hourLamar County drywall finisher: $13.45 per hourEvans County: no rate for this tradeAtkinson County: no rate for this tradeMiller County: no rate for this tradeCrisp County: no rate for this tradeCoffee County: no rate for this tradeBen Hill County: no rate for this tradeChattahoochee County: no rate for this tradeHeard County drywall finisher: $13.45 per hourNewton County drywall finisher: $13.45 per hourDeKalb County drywall finisher: $13.45 per hourWhite County: no rate for this tradeFloyd County: no rate for this tradeMurray County: no rate for this tradeWalker County: no rate for this tradeLiberty County: no rate for this tradeJeff Davis County: no rate for this tradeEmanuel County: no rate for this tradeGlynn County: no rate for this tradeCharlton County: no rate for this tradeAppling County: no rate for this tradePolk County: no rate for this tradeRockdale County drywall finisher: $13.45 per hourCherokee County drywall finisher: $13.45 per hourFulton County drywall finisher: $13.45 per hourGlascock County: no rate for this tradeClayton County drywall finisher: $13.45 per hourGreene County: no rate for this tradeGilmer County: no rate for this tradeWare County: no rate for this tradeHart County: no rate for this tradePike County drywall finisher: $13.45 per hourPickens County drywall finisher: $13.45 per hourHancock County: no rate for this tradeWebster County: no rate for this tradeEchols County: no rate for this tradeWhitfield County: no rate for this tradeBaldwin County: no rate for this tradeBryan County drywall finisher: $12.25 per hourThomas County: no rate for this tradeEarly County: no rate for this tradeClinch County: no rate for this tradeMacon County: no rate for this tradeBaker County: no rate for this tradeDade County: no rate for this tradeDougherty County: no rate for this tradeMitchell County: no rate for this tradeSeminole County: no rate for this tradeSchley County: no rate for this tradeHenry County drywall finisher: $13.45 per hourTaylor County: no rate for this tradeBurke County: no rate for this tradeUnion County: no rate for this tradeUpson County: no rate for this tradeWalton County drywall finisher: $13.45 per hourWashington County: no rate for this tradeWayne County: no rate for this tradeBerrien County: no rate for this tradeWheeler County: no rate for this tradeColumbia County: no rate for this tradeDodge County: no rate for this tradeGwinnett County drywall finisher: $13.45 per hourDawson County drywall finisher: $13.45 per hourJohnson County: no rate for this tradeJefferson County: no rate for this tradeEffingham County drywall finisher: $12.25 per hourLanier County: no rate for this tradeFranklin County: no rate for this tradeTelfair County: no rate for this tradeElbert County: no rate for this tradeLowndes County: no rate for this tradeTalbot County: no rate for this tradeHall County: no rate for this tradeHouston County: no rate for this tradePierce County: no rate for this tradeIrwin County: no rate for this tradeLincoln County: no rate for this tradeLong County: no rate for this tradeMonroe County: no rate for this tradeOconee County: no rate for this tradePeach County: no rate for this tradeQuitman County: no rate for this tradeRandolph County: no rate for this tradeStewart County: no rate for this tradeJasper County drywall finisher: $13.45 per hourForsyth County drywall finisher: $13.45 per hourTaliaferro County: no rate for this tradeToombs County: no rate for this tradeTroup County: no rate for this tradeTwiggs County: no rate for this tradePaulding County drywall finisher: $13.45 per hourFayette County drywall finisher: $13.45 per hourJackson County: no rate for this tradeTurner County: no rate for this tradeBulloch County: no rate for this tradeLumpkin County: no rate for this tradeSpalding County drywall finisher: $13.45 per hourTowns County: no rate for this tradeWilkinson County: no rate for this tradeLee County: no rate for this tradeTattnall County: no rate for this tradeMarion County: no rate for this tradeCamden County: no rate for this tradeCarroll County drywall finisher: $13.45 per hourGordon County: no rate for this tradeRabun County: no rate for this tradeLaurens County: no rate for this tradeScreven County: no rate for this tradeWarren County: no rate for this tradeCandler County: no rate for this tradeColquitt County: no rate for this tradeHabersham County: no rate for this tradeJenkins County: no rate for this tradeBacon County: no rate for this tradeMcIntosh County: no rate for this tradeRichmond County: no rate for this tradeWilkes County: no rate for this tradeCrawford County: no rate for this tradeCatoosa County: no rate for this tradeCobb County drywall finisher: $13.45 per hourChattooga County: no rate for this tradeCook County: no rate for this tradeMontgomery County: no rate for this tradeBrooks County: no rate for this tradeChatham County drywall finisher: $12.25 per hourClay County: no rate for this tradeMuscogee County: no rate for this tradeWorth County: no rate for this tradeBrantley County: no rate for this tradePutnam County: no rate for this tradeStephens County: no rate for this tradeBanks County: no rate for this tradeHarris County: no rate for this tradeTerrell County: no rate for this tradeOglethorpe County: no rate for this tradeWilcox County: no rate for this tradeTreutlen County: no rate for this trade
$12.25$13.45$13.45$13.45$13.45$13.45Drywall Finisher, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a drywall finisher make on prevailing wage in Georgia?

$12.25 to $13.45 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $13.45. 1 group of counties with identical rates and 15 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.

  1. Gwinnett County group16 counties$13.45
  2. Barrow County1 county$13.45
  3. Bartow County1 county$13.45
  4. Butts County1 county$13.45
  5. Clayton County1 county$13.45
  6. Cobb County1 county$13.45
  7. DeKalb County1 county$13.45
  8. Fayette County1 county$13.45
  9. Forsyth County1 county$13.45
  10. Fulton County1 county$13.45
  11. Lamar County1 county$13.45
  12. Rockdale County1 county$13.45
  13. Walton County1 county$13.45
  14. Bryan County1 county$12.25
  15. Chatham County1 county$12.25
  16. Effingham County1 county$12.25
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Gwinnett County group, 16 localities: Carroll, Cherokee, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, SpaldingDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$13.45 $13.45 
Barrow CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$13.45 $13.45 
Bartow CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$13.45 $13.45 
Butts CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$13.45 $13.45 
Clayton CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$13.45 $13.45 
Cobb CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$13.45 $13.45 
DeKalb CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$13.45 $13.45 
Fayette CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$13.45 $13.45 
Forsyth CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$13.45 $13.45 
Fulton CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$13.45 $13.45 
Lamar CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$13.45 $13.45 
Rockdale CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$13.45 $13.45 
Walton CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$13.45 $13.45 
Bryan CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$12.25 $12.25 
Chatham CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$12.25 $12.25 
Effingham CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$12.25 $12.25 

1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 15 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Georgia drywall finisher pay

What is the drywall finisher prevailing wage in Fulton County?

$13.45 an hour: a $13.45 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260039, modification 1. Overtime and every drywall finisher classification in Fulton County.

Does drywall finisher prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Fulton County the $13.45 total is a $13.45 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 finisher prevailing wage pay overtime in Georgia?

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 finishers 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 finisher rate?

DOL often publishes the same drywall finisher rates for several counties. Across Georgia, the 31 counties with a drywall finisher rate fall into 16 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 16 counties (the Gwinnett County group).