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Drywall Finisher prevailing wage, Madison County group, Iowa (2 counties)
DOL sets the same drywall finisher rates, row for row, in 2 counties: Guthrie and Madison. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$32.19an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$21.87 base wage + $10.32 fringe benefits · SUIA2016-054
On federally funded or assisted building construction in each of these 2 counties, a drywall finisher must be paid at least $32.19 an hour: a $21.87 base wage plus $10.32 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IA20260079 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $32.19 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IA20260079, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUIA2016-054 (July 19, 2016). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Iowa has no state prevailing wage law (DOL state table).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $21.87 + $10.32
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) | $21.87 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $10.32 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $32.19 |
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 Iowa change log lists what each one changed.
How the Madison County group compares
The main drywall finisher rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Iowa
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Madison County groupbase $21.87$32.19
- Warren Countybase $21.87$32.19
- Dallas Countybase $21.87$32.19
- Polk Countybase $21.25$31.57
Which county is in which drywall finisher group
Every Iowa county with a drywall finisher rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahaska County group, 9 localities: Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Keokuk, Louisa, Mahaska, Monroe, Tama, Van Buren | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $31.82 | $50.87 |
| Appanoose County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $31.82 | $50.87 |
| Cedar County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $31.82 | $50.87 |
| Clinton County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $31.82 | $50.87 |
| Davis County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $31.82 | $50.87 |
| Des Moines County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $31.82 | $50.87 |
| Iowa County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $31.82 | $50.87 |
| Jasper County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $31.82 | $50.87 |
| Lee County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $31.82 | $50.87 |
| Marion County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $31.82 | $50.87 |
| Marshall County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $31.82 | $50.87 |
| Muscatine County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $31.82 | $50.87 |
| Poweshiek County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $31.82 | $50.87 |
| Scott County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $31.82 | $50.87 |
| Wapello County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $31.82 | $50.87 |
| Madison County group, 2 localities: Guthrie, Madison | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $21.87 | $32.19 |
| Dallas County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $21.87 | $32.19 |
| Warren County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $21.87 | $32.19 |
| Polk County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $21.25 | $31.57 |
| Woodbury County | DRYWALL 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, Wright | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $17.50 | $20.89 |
| Dickinson County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $17.50 | $20.89 |
| Sioux County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $17.50 | $20.89 |
| Webster County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $17.50 | $20.89 |
3 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 21 counties with rates of their own.
More from DOL on this rate
- 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), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:
- Guthrie: IA20260079 Mod 1
- Madison: IA20260079 Mod 1
We read every active Iowa 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 every Iowa rate as CSV · Report an error