Drywall Installer / Lather prevailing wage in Webster County, Kentucky

$53.02an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · CARPENTER

$31.35 base wage + $21.67 fringe benefits · CARP0224-003

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Webster County, a drywall installer or lather working as carpenter must be paid at least $53.02 an hour: a $31.35 base wage plus $21.67 in fringe benefits, under wage determination KY20260098 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $53.02 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination KY20260098, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier CARP0224-003 (June 1, 2025). 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 Kentucky repealed its law in 2017 (HB 3), which also bars local prevailing wage rules (17RS HB 3).

Base wage and fringe benefits: $31.35 + $21.67

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)	$31.35
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$21.67
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$53.02

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.

How Webster County 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

Webster $53.02321

$35.24Hardin$63.61Bell

WebsterNearby: Union $53.02, Henderson $53.02, McLean $36.57Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 21 counties pay more than Webster, 19 the same, 6 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Webster Countybase $31.35$53.02
Union Countybase $31.35$53.02
Henderson Countybase $31.35$53.02
McLean Countybase $22.10$36.57

Drywall Installer / Lather 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.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Webster County
Webster County	CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)	$31.35	$53.02
Union County	CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)	$31.35	$53.02	same
Henderson County	CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)	$31.35	$53.02	same
Crittenden County	CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)	$31.35	$53.02	same
Caldwell County	CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)	$31.35	$53.02	same
McLean County	CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)	$22.10	$36.57	−$16.45
Daviess County	CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)	$22.10	$36.57	−$16.45

Kentucky drywall installer or lather prevailing wage by county, with a map

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 KY20260098 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/KY20260098/2

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 Webster County as CSV · Report an error