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Drywall Finisher prevailing wage, Kent County group, Michigan (11 counties)

LEO sets the same drywall finisher rates, row for row, in 11 counties: Clinton, Eaton, Ionia, Kent, Livingston, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana and Ottawa. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.

$51.64an hour, fringe benefits included · Drywall Taper

One rate, fringe benefits included (LEO prints no split)

On Michigan public works in each of these 11 counties, a drywall finisher working as drywall taper must be paid at least $51.64 an hour. LEO prints one rate with fringe benefits included, so there is no separate base wage.

LEO county rates, November 2025 edition, effective November 1, 2025. The contracting agent gets LEO's rates before advertising and puts them in the specifications; if the contract isn't awarded or started within 90 days of LEO's determination, LEO must redetermine them (MCL 408.1103). Checked against michigan.gov on October 25, 2026.

One rate, fringe benefits included: $51.64

LEO publishes a single hourly figure that already includes fringe benefits. A contractor can pay it all as wages, or pay part as contributions to bona fide benefit plans for the worker, as long as the two add up to at least $51.64. LEO doesn't publish a base and fringe split, so this page doesn't invent one.

LEO's data note: LEO prints package rates only (wage + fringe at straight time, 1.5x, 2x)

When does this rate change?

Davis-Bacon drywall finisher rates in these counties

The counties share LEO's rates, but not always the same federal wage determination. Contracts that already require Davis-Bacon rates are exempt from Michigan's Act, so a Davis-Bacon job uses the federal rate (MCL 408.1102(1)).

CountyFederal classificationBase + fringeWDvs LEO
Clinton CountyNo federal row for this trade
Eaton CountyNo federal row for this trade
Ionia CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$18.83 MI20260085 Mod 1LEO +$32.81
Kent CountyCARPENTER (DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING ONLY)$20.04 MI20260088 Mod 1LEO +$31.60
Livingston CountyNo federal row for this trade
Mecosta CountyPAINTER (DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING ONLY)$44.04 MI20260137 Mod 1LEO +$7.60
Montcalm CountyPAINTER (DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING ONLY)$44.04 MI20260140 Mod 1LEO +$7.60
Muskegon CountyNo federal row for this trade
Newaygo CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$18.83 MI20260094 Mod 1LEO +$32.81
Oceana CountyPAINTER (DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING ONLY)$44.04 MI20260142 Mod 1LEO +$7.60
Ottawa CountyNo federal row for this trade

How the Kent County group compares

The main drywall finisher rate in every county that has one. All bars use the same scale.

Every county in Michigan

$45.54Allegan$52.69Alcona
KentNearby: Clinton $51.64, Eaton $51.64, Ionia $51.64, Livingston $51.64, Mecosta $51.64, Montcalm $51.64, Muskegon $51.64, Newaygo $51.64, Oceana $51.64, Ottawa $51.64Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 39 counties pay more than Kent, 10 the same, 9 less.

Rates nearby

  1. Kent County groupfringes included$51.64
  2. Ottawa Countyfringes included$51.64
  3. Ionia Countyfringes included$51.64
  4. Barry Countyfringes included$45.54

Which county is in which drywall finisher group

Every Michigan county with a drywall finisher rate. Counties LEO treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.

CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Saginaw County group, 29 localities: Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Bay, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Clare, Crawford, Emmet, Gladwin, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Iosco, Isabella, Kalkaska, Lake, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason, Midland, Missaukee, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Otsego, Presque Isle, Roscommon, Saginaw, WexfordDrywall taper—$52.69 
Alcona County*Drywall taper—$52.69 
Osceola County*Drywall taper—$52.69 
Genesee County group, 6 localities: Genesee, Huron, Lapeer, Sanilac, St. Clair, TuscolaDrywall Taper—$51.67 
Ingham County group, 2 localities: Ingham, ShiawasseeDrywall Taper—$51.67 
Kent County group, 11 localities: Clinton, Eaton, Ionia, Kent, Livingston, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, OttawaDrywall Taper—$51.64 
Kalamazoo County group, 9 localities: Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, Van BurenDrywall Taper—$45.54 

5 groups of counties with identical LEO rates, and 2 counties with rates of their own. * Part of the county has a rate of its own; its page lists each part's rate.

Michigan drywall finisher prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from LEO on this rate

Every trade's rates, county by county: Clinton · Eaton · Ionia · Kent · Livingston · Mecosta · Montcalm · Muskegon · Newaygo · Oceana · Ottawa

Are you being paid this rate?

LEO's rate is wage and fringe together: add your hourly wage to what your employer pays into benefit plans for you and compare the sum with the total. LEO Wage and Hour Division, P.O. Box 30476, Lansing, MI 48909 (LEO).

Source

Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), LEO county rates, November 2025 edition. For the row this page leads with:

We read every county PDF in LEO's November 2025 edition and check every page with a second, separate read; the last run found no mismatches. Where LEO prints the same classification twice in a county without saying where each applies, both rows are shown. How we check · Download every Michigan rate as CSV · Report an error