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Kentucky drywall installer or lather prevailing wage, county by county

A drywall installer or lather's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Kentucky runs from $35.24 an hour in Meade County to $63.61 in Bell County. The median county is $53.02.

Drywall Installer / Lather rate in each Kentucky 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.

47 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Ballard CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Graves County group
$31.35 $21.67 $53.02 Jun 1, 2025KY20260041 Mod 1
Bell CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)
$37.04 $26.57 $63.61 Jun 1, 2025KY20260019 Mod 1
Breathitt CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Floyd County group
$37.04 $26.57 $63.61 Jun 1, 2025KY20260043 Mod 1
Breckinridge CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Graves County group
$31.35 $21.67 $53.02 Jun 1, 2025KY20260041 Mod 1
Caldwell CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Graves County group
$31.35 $21.67 $53.02 Jun 1, 2025KY20260041 Mod 1
Calloway CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)
$31.35 $21.67 $53.02 Jun 1, 2025KY20260020 Mod 1
Carlisle CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Graves County group
$31.35 $21.67 $53.02 Jun 1, 2025KY20260041 Mod 1
Carter CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)
$37.04 $26.57 $63.61 Jun 1, 2025KY20260022 Mod 1
Clay CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Floyd County group
$37.04 $26.57 $63.61 Jun 1, 2025KY20260043 Mod 1
Crittenden CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Graves County group
$31.35 $21.67 $53.02 Jun 1, 2025KY20260041 Mod 1
Daviess CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Daviess County group
$22.10 $14.47 $36.57 May 18, 2026KY20260103 Mod 2
Elliott CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Floyd County group
$37.04 $26.57 $63.61 Jun 1, 2025KY20260043 Mod 1
Floyd CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Floyd County group
$37.04 $26.57 $63.61 Jun 1, 2025KY20260043 Mod 1
Fulton CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Graves County group
$31.35 $21.67 $53.02 Jun 1, 2025KY20260041 Mod 1
Graves CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Graves County group
$31.35 $21.67 $53.02 Jun 1, 2025KY20260041 Mod 1
Grayson CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Graves County group
$31.35 $21.67 $53.02 Jun 1, 2025KY20260041 Mod 1
Hancock CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Daviess County group
$22.10 $14.47 $36.57 May 18, 2026KY20260103 Mod 2
Hardin CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)
$21.72 $13.52 $35.24 May 18, 2026KY20260091 Mod 1
Harlan CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Floyd County group
$37.04 $26.57 $63.61 Jun 1, 2025KY20260043 Mod 1
Henderson CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)
$31.35 $21.67 $53.02 Jun 1, 2025KY20260092 Mod 2
Hickman CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Graves County group
$31.35 $21.67 $53.02 Jun 1, 2025KY20260041 Mod 1
Jackson CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Floyd County group
$37.04 $26.57 $63.61 Jun 1, 2025KY20260043 Mod 1
Johnson CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Floyd County group
$37.04 $26.57 $63.61 Jun 1, 2025KY20260043 Mod 1
Knott CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Floyd County group
$37.04 $26.57 $63.61 Jun 1, 2025KY20260043 Mod 1
Larue CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Meade County group
$21.72 $13.52 $35.24 May 18, 2026KY20260105 Mod 1
Lawrence CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)
$37.04 $26.57 $63.61 Jun 1, 2025KY20260026 Mod 1
Lee CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Floyd County group
$37.04 $26.57 $63.61 Jun 1, 2025KY20260043 Mod 1
Leslie CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Floyd County group
$37.04 $26.57 $63.61 Jun 1, 2025KY20260043 Mod 1
Letcher CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Floyd County group
$37.04 $26.57 $63.61 Jun 1, 2025KY20260043 Mod 1
Livingston CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Graves County group
$31.35 $21.67 $53.02 Jun 1, 2025KY20260041 Mod 1
Lyon CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Graves County group
$31.35 $21.67 $53.02 Jun 1, 2025KY20260041 Mod 1
Magoffin CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Floyd County group
$37.04 $26.57 $63.61 Jun 1, 2025KY20260043 Mod 1
Marshall CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)
$31.35 $21.67 $53.02 Jun 1, 2025KY20260028 Mod 1
Martin CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Floyd County group
$37.04 $26.57 $63.61 Jun 1, 2025KY20260043 Mod 1
McCracken CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)
$31.35 $21.67 $53.02 Jun 1, 2025KY20260030 Mod 1
McLean CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Daviess County group
$22.10 $14.47 $36.57 May 18, 2026KY20260103 Mod 2
Meade CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Meade County group
$21.72 $13.52 $35.24 May 18, 2026KY20260105 Mod 1
Morgan CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Floyd County group
$37.04 $26.57 $63.61 Jun 1, 2025KY20260043 Mod 1
Muhlenberg CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Graves County group
$31.35 $21.67 $53.02 Jun 1, 2025KY20260041 Mod 1
Ohio CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Graves County group
$31.35 $21.67 $53.02 Jun 1, 2025KY20260041 Mod 1
Owsley CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Floyd County group
$37.04 $26.57 $63.61 Jun 1, 2025KY20260043 Mod 1
Perry CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Floyd County group
$37.04 $26.57 $63.61 Jun 1, 2025KY20260043 Mod 1
Pike CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)
$37.04 $26.57 $63.61 Jun 1, 2025KY20260033 Mod 1
Todd CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Graves County group
$31.35 $21.67 $53.02 Jun 1, 2025KY20260041 Mod 1
Union CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Graves County group
$31.35 $21.67 $53.02 Jun 1, 2025KY20260041 Mod 1
Webster CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)
$31.35 $21.67 $53.02 Jun 1, 2025KY20260098 Mod 2
Wolfe CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · Floyd County group
$37.04 $26.57 $63.61 Jun 1, 2025KY20260043 Mod 1

Main drywall installer or lather classification in each county (Carpenter (drywall hanging and metal stud installation only)), 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.

Todd County drywall installer or lather: $53.02 per hourScott County: no rate for this tradeLee County drywall installer or lather: $63.61 per hourMcLean County drywall installer or lather: $36.57 per hourFranklin County: no rate for this tradeEdmonson County: no rate for this tradeCarroll County: no rate for this tradeGraves County drywall installer or lather: $53.02 per hourMonroe County: no rate for this tradeOwsley County drywall installer or lather: $63.61 per hourJackson County drywall installer or lather: $63.61 per hourWhitley County: no rate for this tradeHardin County drywall installer or lather: $35.24 per hourBreckinridge County drywall installer or lather: $53.02 per hourUnion County drywall installer or lather: $53.02 per hourWayne County: no rate for this tradeShelby County: no rate for this tradeWarren County: no rate for this tradeRockcastle County: no rate for this tradeHancock County drywall installer or lather: $36.57 per hourCasey County: no rate for this tradeJessamine County: no rate for this tradeHenry County: no rate for this tradeCumberland County: no rate for this tradeHopkins County: no rate for this tradeJohnson County drywall installer or lather: $63.61 per hourKnott County drywall installer or lather: $63.61 per hourKnox County: no rate for this tradeLawrence County drywall installer or lather: $63.61 per hourMadison County: no rate for this tradeLewis County: no rate for this tradeLivingston County drywall installer or lather: $53.02 per hourMcCracken County drywall installer or lather: $53.02 per hourHarlan County drywall installer or lather: $63.61 per hourMagoffin County drywall installer or lather: $63.61 per hourMartin County drywall installer or lather: $63.61 per hourMetcalfe County: no rate for this tradeNicholas County: no rate for this tradePerry County drywall installer or lather: $63.61 per hourLarue County drywall installer or lather: $35.24 per hourPike County drywall installer or lather: $63.61 per hourPowell County: no rate for this tradeTrigg County: no rate for this tradeFleming County: no rate for this tradeBath County: no rate for this tradeClay County drywall installer or lather: $63.61 per hourCrittenden County drywall installer or lather: $53.02 per hourFulton County drywall installer or lather: $53.02 per hourBoyd County: no rate for this tradeCarlisle County drywall installer or lather: $53.02 per hourHenderson County drywall installer or lather: $53.02 per hourLaurel County: no rate for this tradeWolfe County drywall installer or lather: $63.61 per hourCaldwell County drywall installer or lather: $53.02 per hourBoyle County: no rate for this tradePulaski County: no rate for this tradeHart County: no rate for this tradeOhio County drywall installer or lather: $53.02 per hourHarrison County: no rate for this tradeTaylor County: no rate for this tradeBarren County: no rate for this tradeMenifee County: no rate for this tradeButler County: no rate for this tradeMeade County drywall installer or lather: $35.24 per hourLincoln County: no rate for this tradeBell County drywall installer or lather: $63.61 per hourOwen County: no rate for this tradeGallatin County: no rate for this tradeBourbon County: no rate for this tradeBracken County: no rate for this tradeRussell County: no rate for this tradeLyon County drywall installer or lather: $53.02 per hourGrayson County drywall installer or lather: $53.02 per hourDaviess County drywall installer or lather: $36.57 per hourCampbell County: no rate for this tradeRowan County: no rate for this tradeGreen County: no rate for this tradeMcCreary County: no rate for this tradeAllen County: no rate for this tradeClinton County: no rate for this tradeJefferson County: no rate for this tradeFloyd County drywall installer or lather: $63.61 per hourMarion County: no rate for this tradePendleton County: no rate for this tradeBoone County: no rate for this tradeLogan County: no rate for this tradeSpencer County: no rate for this tradeRobertson County: no rate for this tradeMarshall County drywall installer or lather: $53.02 per hourMorgan County drywall installer or lather: $63.61 per hourMuhlenberg County drywall installer or lather: $53.02 per hourSimpson County: no rate for this tradeBallard County drywall installer or lather: $53.02 per hourAdair County: no rate for this tradeGreenup County: no rate for this tradeLeslie County drywall installer or lather: $63.61 per hourCarter County drywall installer or lather: $63.61 per hourKenton County: no rate for this tradeClark County: no rate for this tradeCalloway County drywall installer or lather: $53.02 per hourMason County: no rate for this tradeElliott County drywall installer or lather: $63.61 per hourGarrard County: no rate for this tradeLetcher County drywall installer or lather: $63.61 per hourTrimble County: no rate for this tradeHickman County drywall installer or lather: $53.02 per hourFayette County: no rate for this tradeWashington County: no rate for this tradeWoodford County: no rate for this tradeChristian County: no rate for this tradeEstill County: no rate for this tradeGrant County: no rate for this tradeMercer County: no rate for this tradeMontgomery County: no rate for this tradeWebster County drywall installer or lather: $53.02 per hourBullitt County: no rate for this tradeAnderson County: no rate for this tradeNelson County: no rate for this tradeBreathitt County drywall installer or lather: $63.61 per hourOldham County: no rate for this trade
$35$53$53$63$63$63Drywall Installer / Lather, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a drywall installer or lather make on prevailing wage in Kentucky?

$35.24 to $63.61 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $53.02. 4 groups of counties with identical rates and 10 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.

  1. Floyd County group17 counties$63.61
  2. Bell County1 county$63.61
  3. Carter County1 county$63.61
  4. Lawrence County1 county$63.61
  5. Pike County1 county$63.61
  6. Graves County group15 counties$53.02
  7. Calloway County1 county$53.02
  8. Henderson County1 county$53.02
  9. Marshall County1 county$53.02
  10. McCracken County1 county$53.02
  11. Webster County1 county$53.02
  12. Daviess County group3 counties$36.57
  13. Meade County group2 counties$35.24
  14. Hardin County1 county$35.24
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Floyd County group, 17 localities: Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, WolfeCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)$37.04 $63.61 
Bell CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)$37.04 $63.61 
Carter CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)$37.04 $63.61 
Lawrence CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)$37.04 $63.61 
Pike CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)$37.04 $63.61 
Graves County group, 15 localities: Ballard, Breckinridge, Caldwell, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Grayson, Hickman, Livingston, Lyon, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Todd, UnionCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)$31.35 $53.02 
Calloway CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)$31.35 $53.02 
Henderson CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)$31.35 $53.02 
Marshall CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)$31.35 $53.02 
McCracken CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)$31.35 $53.02 
Webster CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)$31.35 $53.02 
Daviess County group, 3 localities: Daviess, Hancock, McLeanCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)$22.10 $36.57 
Meade County group, 2 localities: Larue, MeadeCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)$21.72 $35.24 
Hardin CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)$21.72 $35.24 

4 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 10 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Kentucky drywall installer or lather pay

What is the drywall installer or lather prevailing wage in Hardin County?

$35.24 an hour: a $21.72 base wage plus $13.52 in fringe benefits, under wage determination KY20260091, modification 1. Overtime and every drywall installer or lather classification in Hardin County.

Does drywall installer or lather prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Hardin County the $35.24 total is a $21.72 base wage plus $13.52 in fringe benefits, about 38% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does drywall installer or lather prevailing wage pay overtime in Kentucky?

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 installer or lathers 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 installer or lather rate?

DOL often publishes the same drywall installer or lather rates for several counties. Across Kentucky, the 47 counties with a drywall installer or lather rate fall into 14 distinct sets of rates, and 4 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 17 counties (the Floyd County group).