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Drywall Finisher prevailing wage in Atchison County, Kansas
$16.16an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$16.16 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Residential · SUKS2004-005
Atchison County uses the same drywall finisher rates as 95 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Atchison County, a drywall finisher must be paid at least $16.16 an hour: a $16.16 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination KS20260001 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $16.16 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination KS20260001, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUKS2004-005 (February 9, 1990). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Kansas repealed its law in 1987 (DOL state table).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $16.16 + $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) | $16.16 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $16.16 |
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 Kansas change log lists what each one changed.
How Atchison County 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 Kansas
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Atchison Countybase $16.16$16.16
- Doniphan Countybase $16.16$16.16
- Jefferson Countybase $16.16$16.16
- Miami Countybase $11.89$12.52
Drywall Finisher 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 finisher rates for Atchison County are the same as in 95 other counties: Allen, Anderson, Barber, Barton, Bourbon, Brown, Chase, Chautauqua and 87 more. The closest county with a different rate is Miami County, at $12.52.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Atchison County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atchison County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $16.16 | $16.16 | |
| Doniphan County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $16.16 | $16.16 | same |
| Jefferson County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $16.16 | $16.16 | same |
| Brown County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $16.16 | $16.16 | same |
| Jackson County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $16.16 | $16.16 | same |
| Nemaha County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $16.16 | $16.16 | same |
Kansas drywall finisher 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 KS20260001 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/KS20260001/1
We read every active Kansas 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 Atchison County as CSV · Report an error