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Iowa drywall finisher prevailing wage, county by county

A drywall finisher's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Iowa runs from $20.89 an hour in Wright County to $50.87 in Appanoose County. The median county is $32.19.

Drywall Finisher rate in each Iowa 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.

51 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Appanoose CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$31.82 $19.05 $50.87 May 1, 2024IA20260032 Mod 1
Buena Vista CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Plymouth County group
$17.50 $3.39 $20.89 May 18, 2026IA20260057 Mod 1
Calhoun CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Plymouth County group
$17.50 $3.39 $20.89 May 18, 2026IA20260057 Mod 1
Cedar CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$31.82 $19.05 $50.87 May 1, 2024IA20260036 Mod 1
Cherokee CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Plymouth County group
$17.50 $3.39 $20.89 May 18, 2026IA20260057 Mod 1
Clay CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Plymouth County group
$17.50 $3.39 $20.89 May 18, 2026IA20260057 Mod 1
Clinton CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$31.82 $19.05 $50.87 May 1, 2024IA20260038 Mod 1
Dallas CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$21.87 $10.32 $32.19 May 18, 2026IA20260064 Mod 1
Davis CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$31.82 $19.05 $50.87 May 1, 2024IA20260040 Mod 1
Des Moines CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$31.82 $19.05 $50.87 May 1, 2024IA20260041 Mod 1
Dickinson CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$17.50 $3.39 $20.89 May 18, 2026IA20260042 Mod 1
Emmet CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Plymouth County group
$17.50 $3.39 $20.89 May 18, 2026IA20260057 Mod 1
Guthrie CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Madison County group
$21.87 $10.32 $32.19 May 18, 2026IA20260079 Mod 1
Hamilton CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Plymouth County group
$17.50 $3.39 $20.89 May 18, 2026IA20260057 Mod 1
Hancock CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Plymouth County group
$17.50 $3.39 $20.89 May 18, 2026IA20260057 Mod 1
Henry CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Mahaska County group
$31.82 $19.05 $50.87 May 1, 2024IA20260061 Mod 1
Humboldt CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Plymouth County group
$17.50 $3.39 $20.89 May 18, 2026IA20260057 Mod 1
Ida CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Plymouth County group
$17.50 $3.39 $20.89 May 18, 2026IA20260057 Mod 1
Iowa CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$31.82 $19.05 $50.87 May 1, 2024IA20260045 Mod 1
Jackson CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Mahaska County group
$31.82 $19.05 $50.87 May 1, 2024IA20260061 Mod 1
Jasper CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$31.82 $19.05 $50.87 May 1, 2024IA20260046 Mod 1
Jefferson CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Mahaska County group
$31.82 $19.05 $50.87 May 1, 2024IA20260061 Mod 1
Keokuk CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Mahaska County group
$31.82 $19.05 $50.87 May 1, 2024IA20260061 Mod 1
Kossuth CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Plymouth County group
$17.50 $3.39 $20.89 May 18, 2026IA20260057 Mod 1
Lee CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$31.82 $19.05 $50.87 May 1, 2024IA20260047 Mod 1
Louisa CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Mahaska County group
$31.82 $19.05 $50.87 May 1, 2024IA20260061 Mod 1
Lyon CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Plymouth County group
$17.50 $3.39 $20.89 May 18, 2026IA20260057 Mod 1
Madison CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Madison County group
$21.87 $10.32 $32.19 May 18, 2026IA20260079 Mod 1
Mahaska CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Mahaska County group
$31.82 $19.05 $50.87 May 1, 2024IA20260061 Mod 1
Marion CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$31.82 $19.05 $50.87 May 1, 2024IA20260048 Mod 1
Marshall CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$31.82 $19.05 $50.87 May 1, 2024IA20260049 Mod 1
Monroe CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Mahaska County group
$31.82 $19.05 $50.87 May 1, 2024IA20260061 Mod 1
Muscatine CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$31.82 $19.05 $50.87 May 1, 2024IA20260050 Mod 1
O'Brien CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Plymouth County group
$17.50 $3.39 $20.89 May 18, 2026IA20260057 Mod 1
Osceola CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Plymouth County group
$17.50 $3.39 $20.89 May 18, 2026IA20260057 Mod 1
Palo Alto CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Plymouth County group
$17.50 $3.39 $20.89 May 18, 2026IA20260057 Mod 1
Plymouth CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Plymouth County group
$17.50 $3.39 $20.89 May 18, 2026IA20260057 Mod 1
Pocahontas CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Plymouth County group
$17.50 $3.39 $20.89 May 18, 2026IA20260057 Mod 1
Polk CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$21.25 $10.32 $31.57 May 18, 2026IA20260071 Mod 1
Poweshiek CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$31.82 $19.05 $50.87 May 1, 2024IA20260052 Mod 1
Sac CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Plymouth County group
$17.50 $3.39 $20.89 May 18, 2026IA20260057 Mod 1
Scott CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$31.82 $19.05 $50.87 May 1, 2024IA20260073 Mod 1
Sioux CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$17.50 $3.39 $20.89 May 18, 2026IA20260053 Mod 1
Tama CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Mahaska County group
$31.82 $19.05 $50.87 May 1, 2024IA20260061 Mod 1
Van Buren CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Mahaska County group
$31.82 $19.05 $50.87 May 1, 2024IA20260061 Mod 1
Wapello CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$31.82 $19.05 $50.87 May 1, 2024IA20260055 Mod 1
Warren CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$21.87 $10.32 $32.19 May 18, 2026IA20260075 Mod 1
Webster CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$17.50 $3.39 $20.89 May 18, 2026IA20260056 Mod 1
Winnebago CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Plymouth County group
$17.50 $3.39 $20.89 May 18, 2026IA20260057 Mod 1
Woodbury CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$18.70 $5.53 $24.23 May 18, 2026IA20260077 Mod 1
Wright CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Plymouth County group
$17.50 $3.39 $20.89 May 18, 2026IA20260057 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.

Black Hawk County: no rate for this tradeHancock County drywall finisher: $20.89 per hourWapello County drywall finisher: $50.87 per hourCedar County drywall finisher: $50.87 per hourHoward County: no rate for this tradeWarren County drywall finisher: $32.19 per hourWayne County: no rate for this tradeMarshall County drywall finisher: $50.87 per hourFranklin County: no rate for this tradeDelaware County: no rate for this tradeBuchanan County: no rate for this tradeWebster County drywall finisher: $20.89 per hourBoone County: no rate for this tradeRinggold County: no rate for this tradeShelby County: no rate for this tradeUnion County: no rate for this tradeAdams County: no rate for this tradeMahaska County drywall finisher: $50.87 per hourAdair County: no rate for this tradeHamilton County drywall finisher: $20.89 per hourHardin County: no rate for this tradeIda County drywall finisher: $20.89 per hourMarion County drywall finisher: $50.87 per hourPoweshiek County drywall finisher: $50.87 per hourPolk County drywall finisher: $31.57 per hourMadison County drywall finisher: $32.19 per hourVan Buren County drywall finisher: $50.87 per hourHenry County drywall finisher: $50.87 per hourCerro Gordo County: no rate for this tradeWright County drywall finisher: $20.89 per hourJones County: no rate for this tradeCarroll County: no rate for this tradeGreene County: no rate for this tradeEmmet County drywall finisher: $20.89 per hourMitchell County: no rate for this tradeMontgomery County: no rate for this tradeBremer County: no rate for this tradeWashington County: no rate for this tradeO'Brien County drywall finisher: $20.89 per hourPocahontas County drywall finisher: $20.89 per hourDavis County drywall finisher: $50.87 per hourCrawford County: no rate for this tradeGrundy County: no rate for this tradeAudubon County: no rate for this tradeLinn County: no rate for this tradeKeokuk County drywall finisher: $50.87 per hourSac County drywall finisher: $20.89 per hourWoodbury County drywall finisher: $24.23 per hourPottawattamie County: no rate for this tradeMuscatine County drywall finisher: $50.87 per hourMills County: no rate for this tradeOsceola County drywall finisher: $20.89 per hourFayette County: no rate for this tradeJasper County drywall finisher: $50.87 per hourDes Moines County drywall finisher: $50.87 per hourStory County: no rate for this tradePlymouth County drywall finisher: $20.89 per hourAppanoose County drywall finisher: $50.87 per hourDubuque County: no rate for this tradeFremont County: no rate for this tradeDecatur County: no rate for this tradeWinneshiek County: no rate for this tradeClay County drywall finisher: $20.89 per hourJohnson County: no rate for this tradeLucas County: no rate for this tradeMonroe County drywall finisher: $50.87 per hourIowa County drywall finisher: $50.87 per hourBenton County: no rate for this tradeKossuth County drywall finisher: $20.89 per hourScott County drywall finisher: $50.87 per hourHarrison County: no rate for this tradeLouisa County drywall finisher: $50.87 per hourPage County: no rate for this tradeClayton County: no rate for this tradeHumboldt County drywall finisher: $20.89 per hourJefferson County drywall finisher: $50.87 per hourSioux County drywall finisher: $20.89 per hourDallas County drywall finisher: $32.19 per hourCass County: no rate for this tradeClarke County: no rate for this tradeMonona County: no rate for this tradeCalhoun County drywall finisher: $20.89 per hourJackson County drywall finisher: $50.87 per hourChickasaw County: no rate for this tradeGuthrie County drywall finisher: $32.19 per hourWinnebago County drywall finisher: $20.89 per hourDickinson County drywall finisher: $20.89 per hourLee County drywall finisher: $50.87 per hourTaylor County: no rate for this tradeButler County: no rate for this tradeFloyd County: no rate for this tradeWorth County: no rate for this tradeCherokee County drywall finisher: $20.89 per hourPalo Alto County drywall finisher: $20.89 per hourTama County drywall finisher: $50.87 per hourBuena Vista County drywall finisher: $20.89 per hourLyon County drywall finisher: $20.89 per hourAllamakee County: no rate for this tradeClinton County drywall finisher: $50.87 per hour
$20$20$20$50$50$50Drywall 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 Iowa?

$20.89 to $50.87 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $32.19. 3 groups of counties with identical rates and 21 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.

  1. Mahaska County group9 counties$50.87
  2. Appanoose County1 county$50.87
  3. Cedar County1 county$50.87
  4. Clinton County1 county$50.87
  5. Davis County1 county$50.87
  6. Des Moines County1 county$50.87
  7. Iowa County1 county$50.87
  8. Jasper County1 county$50.87
  9. Lee County1 county$50.87
  10. Marion County1 county$50.87
  11. Marshall County1 county$50.87
  12. Muscatine County1 county$50.87
  13. Poweshiek County1 county$50.87
  14. Scott County1 county$50.87
  15. Wapello County1 county$50.87
  16. Madison County group2 counties$32.19
  17. Dallas County1 county$32.19
  18. Warren County1 county$32.19
  19. Polk County1 county$31.57
  20. Woodbury County1 county$24.23
  21. Plymouth County group19 counties$20.89
  22. Dickinson County1 county$20.89
  23. Sioux County1 county$20.89
  24. Webster County1 county$20.89
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Mahaska County group, 9 localities: Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Keokuk, Louisa, Mahaska, Monroe, Tama, Van BurenDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$31.82 $50.87 
Appanoose CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$31.82 $50.87 
Cedar CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$31.82 $50.87 
Clinton CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$31.82 $50.87 
Davis CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$31.82 $50.87 
Des Moines CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$31.82 $50.87 
Iowa CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$31.82 $50.87 
Jasper CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$31.82 $50.87 
Lee CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$31.82 $50.87 
Marion CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$31.82 $50.87 
Marshall CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$31.82 $50.87 
Muscatine CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$31.82 $50.87 
Poweshiek CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$31.82 $50.87 
Scott CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$31.82 $50.87 
Wapello CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$31.82 $50.87 
Madison County group, 2 localities: Guthrie, MadisonDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$21.87 $32.19 
Dallas CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$21.87 $32.19 
Warren CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$21.87 $32.19 
Polk CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$21.25 $31.57 
Woodbury CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$18.70 $24.23 
Plymouth County group, 19 localities: Buena Vista, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Emmet, Hamilton, Hancock, Humboldt, Ida, Kossuth, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Sac, Winnebago, WrightDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$17.50 $20.89 
Dickinson CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$17.50 $20.89 
Sioux CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$17.50 $20.89 
Webster CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$17.50 $20.89 

3 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 21 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Iowa drywall finisher pay

What is the drywall finisher prevailing wage in Polk County?

$31.57 an hour: a $21.25 base wage plus $10.32 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IA20260071, modification 1. Overtime and every drywall finisher classification in Polk County.

Does drywall finisher prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Polk County the $31.57 total is a $21.25 base wage plus $10.32 in fringe benefits, about 33% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does drywall finisher prevailing wage pay overtime in Iowa?

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 Iowa, the 51 counties with a drywall finisher rate fall into 24 distinct sets of rates, and 3 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 19 counties (the Plymouth County group).