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Drywall Installer / Lather prevailing wage in Sumter County, Georgia
$12.00an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$12.00 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
DRYWALL HANGER, INCLUDES METAL STUD INSTALLATION · SUGA2012-025
$8.78an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$8.78 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
DRYWALL HANGER · SUGA2008-075
Sumter County uses the same drywall installer or lather rates as 10 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Sumter County, a drywall installer or lather must be paid at least $12.00 an hour: a $12.00 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260106 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $12.00 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination GA20260106, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUGA2012-025 (August 11, 2012). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Sumter County, a drywall installer or lather must be paid at least $8.78 an hour: a $8.78 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination GA20260019 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $8.78 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination GA20260019, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUGA2008-075 (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).
DOL lists 2 drywall installer or lather rates for Sumter County, from $8.78 to $12.00 an hour. See all of them.
- 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: $12.00 + $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) | $12.00 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $12.00 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $8.78 + $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) | $8.78 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $8.78 |
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.
Every drywall installer or lather rate in Sumter County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRYWALL HANGER, INCLUDES METAL STUD INSTALLATIONBuildingSUGA2012-025 | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | GA20260106 Mod 2 |
| DRYWALL HANGERResidentialSUGA2008-075 | $8.78 | $0.00 | $8.78 | GA20260019 Mod 1 |
How Sumter 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
- Sumter Countybase $12.00$12.00
- Schley Countybase $12.00$12.00
- Webster Countybase $12.00$12.00
- Peach Countybase $8.78$8.78
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 Sumter County are the same as in 10 other counties: Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Macon, Schley, Stewart, Taylor, Webster and 2 more. The closest county with a different rate is Peach County, at $8.78.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Sumter County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumter County | DRYWALL HANGER, INCLUDES METAL STUD INSTALLATION | $12.00 | $12.00 | |
| Schley County | DRYWALL HANGER, INCLUDES METAL STUD INSTALLATION | $12.00 | $12.00 | same |
| Webster County | DRYWALL HANGER, INCLUDES METAL STUD INSTALLATION | $12.00 | $12.00 | same |
| Macon County | DRYWALL HANGER, INCLUDES METAL STUD INSTALLATION | $12.00 | $12.00 | same |
| Dooly County | DRYWALL HANGER, INCLUDES METAL STUD INSTALLATION | $12.00 | $12.00 | same |
| Crisp County | DRYWALL HANGER, INCLUDES METAL STUD INSTALLATION | $12.00 | $12.00 | 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 GA20260106 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/GA20260106/2
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 Sumter County as CSV · Report an error