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Georgia drywall installer or lather prevailing wage, county by county

A drywall installer or lather's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Georgia runs from $8.00 an hour in Clayton County to $12.00 in Baldwin County. The median county is $11.42.

Main drywall installer or lather classification in each county, 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 installer or lather: $11.42 per hourBleckley County drywall installer or lather: $12.00 per hourSumter County drywall installer or lather: $12.00 per hourMeriwether County drywall installer or lather: $11.42 per hourDouglas County drywall installer or lather: $11.42 per hourCoweta County drywall installer or lather: $11.42 per hourClarke County: no rate for this tradeBartow County drywall installer or lather: $11.42 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 installer or lather: $11.42 per hourCalhoun County: no rate for this tradeMadison County: no rate for this tradeDooly County drywall installer or lather: $12.00 per hourMcDuffie 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 drywall installer or lather: $8.78 per hourButts County drywall installer or lather: $11.42 per hourLamar County drywall installer or lather: $11.42 per hourEvans County: no rate for this tradeAtkinson County: no rate for this tradeMiller County: no rate for this tradeCrisp County drywall installer or lather: $12.00 per hourCoffee County: no rate for this tradeBen Hill County: no rate for this tradeChattahoochee County: no rate for this tradeHeard County drywall installer or lather: $11.42 per hourNewton County drywall installer or lather: $11.42 per hourDeKalb County drywall installer or lather: $11.42 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 installer or lather: $11.42 per hourCherokee County drywall installer or lather: $11.42 per hourFulton County drywall installer or lather: $11.42 per hourGlascock County: no rate for this tradeClayton County drywall installer or lather: $8.00 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 installer or lather: $11.42 per hourPickens County drywall installer or lather: $11.42 per hourHancock County: no rate for this tradeWebster County drywall installer or lather: $12.00 per hourEchols County: no rate for this tradeWhitfield County: no rate for this tradeBaldwin County drywall installer or lather: $12.00 per hourBryan County: no rate for this tradeThomas County: no rate for this tradeEarly County: no rate for this tradeClinch County: no rate for this tradeMacon County drywall installer or lather: $12.00 per hourBaker 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 drywall installer or lather: $12.00 per hourHenry County drywall installer or lather: $11.42 per hourTaylor County drywall installer or lather: $12.00 per hourBurke County: no rate for this tradeUnion County: no rate for this tradeUpson County drywall installer or lather: $12.00 per hourWalton County drywall installer or lather: $11.42 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 drywall installer or lather: $12.00 per hourGwinnett County drywall installer or lather: $11.42 per hourDawson County drywall installer or lather: $11.42 per hourJohnson County: no rate for this tradeJefferson County: no rate for this tradeEffingham County: no rate for this tradeLanier 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 drywall installer or lather: $12.00 per hourHall 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 drywall installer or lather: $8.78 per hourQuitman County: no rate for this tradeRandolph County: no rate for this tradeStewart County drywall installer or lather: $12.00 per hourJasper County drywall installer or lather: $11.42 per hourForsyth County drywall installer or lather: $11.42 per hourTaliaferro County: no rate for this tradeToombs County: no rate for this tradeTroup County drywall installer or lather: $12.00 per hourTwiggs County: no rate for this tradePaulding County drywall installer or lather: $11.42 per hourFayette County drywall installer or lather: $11.42 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 installer or lather: $11.42 per hourTowns County: no rate for this tradeWilkinson County drywall installer or lather: $12.00 per hourLee 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 installer or lather: $11.42 per hourGordon County: no rate for this tradeRabun County: no rate for this tradeLaurens County drywall installer or lather: $12.00 per hourScreven 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 installer or lather: $11.42 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: no rate for this tradeClay 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 drywall installer or lather: $12.00 per hourStephens 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 drywall installer or lather: $12.00 per hourTreutlen County: no rate for this trade
$8.00$11.42$11.42$11.42$12.00$12.00Drywall 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 Georgia?

3 groups of counties with identical rates and 19 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Sumter County group11 counties$12.00
  2. Baldwin County1 county$12.00
  3. Bleckley County1 county$12.00
  4. Laurens County1 county$12.00
  5. Putnam County1 county$12.00
  6. Talbot County1 county$12.00
  7. Troup County1 county$12.00
  8. Upson County1 county$12.00
  9. Gwinnett County group16 counties$11.42
  10. Barrow County1 county$11.42
  11. Bartow County1 county$11.42
  12. Butts County1 county$11.42
  13. Cobb County1 county$11.42
  14. DeKalb County1 county$11.42
  15. Fayette County1 county$11.42
  16. Forsyth County1 county$11.42
  17. Fulton County1 county$11.42
  18. Lamar County1 county$11.42
  19. Rockdale County1 county$11.42
  20. Walton County1 county$11.42
  21. Peach County group2 counties$8.78
  22. Clayton County1 county$8.00

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Sumter County group, 11 localities: Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Macon, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Taylor, Webster, Wilcox, WilkinsonDRYWALL HANGER, INCLUDES METAL STUD INSTALLATION$12.00 $12.00 
Baldwin CountyDRYWALL HANGER, INCLUDES METAL STUD INSTALLATION$12.00 $12.00 
Bleckley CountyDRYWALL HANGER, INCLUDES METAL STUD INSTALLATION$12.00 $12.00 
Laurens CountyDRYWALL HANGER, INCLUDES METAL STUD INSTALLATION$12.00 $12.00 
Putnam CountyDRYWALL HANGER, INCLUDES METAL STUD INSTALLATION$12.00 $12.00 
Talbot CountyDRYWALL HANGER, INCLUDES METAL STUD INSTALLATION$12.00 $12.00 
Troup CountyDRYWALL HANGER, INCLUDES METAL STUD INSTALLATION$12.00 $12.00 
Upson CountyDRYWALL HANGER, INCLUDES METAL STUD INSTALLATION$12.00 $12.00 
Gwinnett County group, 16 localities: Carroll, Cherokee, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Meriwether, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, SpaldingDRYWALL HANGER$11.42 $11.42 
Barrow CountyDRYWALL HANGER$11.42 $11.42 
Bartow CountyDRYWALL HANGER$11.42 $11.42 
Butts CountyDRYWALL HANGER$11.42 $11.42 
Cobb CountyDRYWALL HANGER$11.42 $11.42 
DeKalb CountyDRYWALL HANGER$11.42 $11.42 
Fayette CountyDRYWALL HANGER$11.42 $11.42 
Forsyth CountyDRYWALL HANGER$11.42 $11.42 
Fulton CountyDRYWALL HANGER$11.42 $11.42 
Lamar CountyDRYWALL HANGER$11.42 $11.42 
Rockdale CountyDRYWALL HANGER$11.42 $11.42 
Walton CountyDRYWALL HANGER$11.42 $11.42 
Peach County group, 2 localities: Peach, PulaskiDRYWALL HANGER$8.78 $8.78 
Clayton CountyDRYWALL HANGER$8.00 $8.00 

3 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 19 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Georgia drywall installer or lather pay

What is the drywall installer or lather prevailing wage in Fulton County?

$11.42 an hour: a $11.42 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260039, modification 1. Overtime and every drywall installer or lather classification in Fulton County.

Does drywall installer or lather prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Fulton County the $11.42 total is a $11.42 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 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 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 Georgia, the 48 counties with a drywall installer or lather rate fall into 22 distinct sets of rates, and 3 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 16 counties (the Gwinnett County group).