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Drywall Installer / Lather prevailing wage, Meade County group, Kentucky (2 counties)
DOL sets the same drywall installer or lather rates, row for row, in 2 counties: Larue and Meade. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$35.24an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · CARPENTER
$21.72 base wage + $13.52 fringe benefits · SUKY2015-044
On federally funded or assisted building construction in each of these 2 counties, a drywall installer or lather working as carpenter must be paid at least $35.24 an hour: a $21.72 base wage plus $13.52 in fringe benefits, under wage determination KY20260105 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $35.24 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination KY20260105, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUKY2015-044 (June 2, 2015). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Kentucky repealed its law in 2017 (HB 3), which also bars local prevailing wage rules (17RS HB 3).
DOL lists 2 drywall installer or lather rates for each of these counties, from $33.55 to $35.24 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $21.72 + $13.52
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) | $21.72 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $13.52 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $35.24 |
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 Kentucky change log lists what each one changed.
Every drywall installer or lather rate in the Meade County group
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)SUKY2015-044 | $21.72 | $13.52 | $35.24 | KY20260105 Mod 1 |
| CARPENTER (ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION ONLY)SUKY2015-044 | $25.39 | $8.16 | $33.55 | KY20260105 Mod 1 |
How the Meade County group 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 Kentucky
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Meade County groupbase $21.72$35.24
- Breckinridge Countybase $31.35$53.02
- Hardin Countybase $21.72$35.24
- Hancock Countybase $22.10$36.57
Which county is in which drywall installer or lather group
Every Kentucky county with a drywall installer or lather rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd County group, 17 localities: Breathitt, Clay, Elliott, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Wolfe | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $37.04 | $63.61 |
| Bell County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $37.04 | $63.61 |
| Carter County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $37.04 | $63.61 |
| Lawrence County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $37.04 | $63.61 |
| Pike County | CARPENTER (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, Union | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $31.35 | $53.02 |
| Calloway County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $31.35 | $53.02 |
| Henderson County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $31.35 | $53.02 |
| Marshall County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $31.35 | $53.02 |
| McCracken County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $31.35 | $53.02 |
| Webster County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $31.35 | $53.02 |
| Daviess County group, 3 localities: Daviess, Hancock, McLean | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $22.10 | $36.57 |
| Meade County group, 2 localities: Larue, Meade | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $21.72 | $35.24 |
| Hardin County | CARPENTER (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.
Kentucky drywall installer or lather prevailing wage by county, with a map
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:
- Larue: KY20260105 Mod 1
- Meade: KY20260105 Mod 1
We read every active Kentucky 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 Kentucky rate as CSV · Report an error