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Drywall Installer / Lather prevailing wage in Newton County, Georgia
$11.42an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$11.42 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Residential · SUGA2008-105
Newton County uses the same drywall installer or lather rates as 15 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Newton County, a drywall installer or lather must be paid at least $11.42 an hour: a $11.42 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260049 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $11.42 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination GA20260049, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUGA2008-105 (August 14, 2008). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Georgia has no state prevailing wage law (DOL state table).
- 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: $11.42 + $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) | $11.42 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $11.42 |
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 Georgia change log lists what each one changed.
How Newton 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 Georgia
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Newton Countybase $11.42$11.42
- Rockdale Countybase $11.42$11.42
- Walton Countybase $11.42$11.42
- Clayton Countybase $8.00$8.00
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 Newton County are the same as in 15 other counties: Carroll, Cherokee, Coweta, Dawson, Douglas, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard and 7 more. The closest county with a different rate is Clayton County, at $8.00.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Newton County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton County | DRYWALL HANGER | $11.42 | $11.42 | |
| Rockdale County | DRYWALL HANGER | $11.42 | $11.42 | same |
| Walton County | DRYWALL HANGER | $11.42 | $11.42 | same |
| Henry County | DRYWALL HANGER | $11.42 | $11.42 | same |
| Jasper County | DRYWALL HANGER | $11.42 | $11.42 | same |
| Butts County | DRYWALL HANGER | $11.42 | $11.42 | same |
| DeKalb County | DRYWALL HANGER | $11.42 | $11.42 | same |
Georgia drywall installer or lather prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- 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)).
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 GA20260049 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/GA20260049/1
We read every active Georgia 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 Newton County as CSV · Report an error