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Drywall Installer / Lather prevailing wage, Itasca County group, Minnesota (3 counties)
DLI sets the same drywall installer or lather rates, row for row, in 3 counties: Itasca, Koochiching and Lake. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$64.25an hour, base wage + fringe benefits · LATHERS
$38.85 base wage + $25.40 fringe benefits · Adjacent-county rate
On Minnesota public works in each of these 3 counties, a drywall installer or lather working as lathers must be paid at least $64.25 an hour: a $38.85 base wage plus $25.40 in fringe.
DLI certifications of Nov 3 and Dec 22, 2025 (revised to Feb 9, 2026); this rate, effective December 22, 2025. The rates "must be ascertained before the state asks for bids" and written into the contract, with their dated steps (Minn. Stat. 177.43). Checked against dli.mn.gov on October 25, 2026.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $38.85 + $25.40
The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DLI prints the fringe 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) | $38.85 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $25.40 |
| Total hourly rate, as printed | $64.25 |
When does this rate change?
- Minnesota rates are set before bids and written into the contract, including their dated steps (Minn. Stat. 177.43, subd. 3–4). The schedule in your bid documents controls.
- DLI certifies rates at least once a year from a survey of the previous 12 months, and may certify changes at any time (Minn. R. 5200.1020, 5200.1120). Highway/heavy was certified November 3, 2025 and commercial December 22, 2025, with revisions through February 9, 2026.
Davis-Bacon drywall installer or lather rates in these counties
The counties share DLI's rates, but not always the same federal wage determination. When a contract requires both the state rate and the Davis-Bacon rate, paying the higher of the two meets both. The contract documents say which apply.
| County | Federal classification | Base + fringe | WD | vs DLI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itasca County | LATHER | $64.25 | MN20260057 Mod 2 | same |
| Koochiching County | LATHER | $64.25 | MN20260062 Mod 2 | same |
| Lake County | LATHER | $64.25 | MN20260064 Mod 2 | same |
How the Itasca 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 Minnesota
Wage and fringe, nearby
- Itasca County groupbase $38.85$64.25
- Cass Countybase $27.03$47.74
- Koochiching Countybase $38.85$64.25
- St. Louis Countybase $44.29$73.03
Which county is in which drywall installer or lather group
Every Minnesota county with a drywall installer or lather rate. Counties DLI treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hennepin County group, 8 localities: Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Wright | LATHERS (710) | $53.00 | $80.35 |
| Chisago County group, 2 localities: Chisago, Isanti | LATHERS (710) | $53.00 | $80.35 |
| Sherburne County group, 2 localities: Pine, Sherburne | LATHERS (710) | $53.00 | $80.35 |
| Kanabec County | LATHERS (710) | $53.00 | $80.35 |
| Fillmore County group, 4 localities: Dodge, Fillmore, Wabasha, Winona | LATHERS (710) | $46.81 | $74.16 |
| Goodhue County | LATHERS (710) | $46.81 | $74.16 |
| Olmsted County | LATHERS (710) | $46.81 | $74.16 |
| Carlton County | LATHERS (710) | $44.29 | $73.03 |
| St. Louis County | LATHERS (710) | $44.29 | $73.03 |
| Aitkin County | LATHERS (710) | $42.61 | $71.18 |
| Stearns County group, 7 localities: Benton, Faribault, Meeker, Morrison, Stearns, Steele, Waseca | LATHERS (710) | $42.55 | $69.90 |
| Rice County group, 4 localities: Freeborn, Mille Lacs, Mower, Rice | LATHERS (710) | $42.55 | $69.90 |
| McLeod County group, 2 localities: McLeod, Sibley | LATHERS (710) | $42.55 | $69.90 |
| Le Sueur County | LATHERS (710) | $42.55 | $69.90 |
| Houston County | LATHERS (710) | $40.70 | $67.55 |
| Itasca County group, 3 localities: Itasca, Koochiching, Lake | LATHERS (710) | $38.85 | $64.25 |
| Crow Wing County | LATHERS (710) | $36.85 | $63.80 |
| Nicollet County | LATHERS (710) | $37.60 | $63.00 |
| Todd County | LATHERS (710) | $33.14 | $59.99 |
| Redwood County group, 3 localities: Brown, Chippewa, Redwood | LATHERS (710) | $34.19 | $59.59 |
| Renville County | LATHERS (710) | $34.19 | $59.59 |
| Yellow Medicine County | LATHERS (710) | $34.19 | $59.59 |
| Clay County group, 4 localities: Becker, Clay, Wadena, Wilkin | LATHERS (710) | $27.03 | $50.73 |
| Otter Tail County | LATHERS (710) | $27.03 | $50.73 |
| Cass County group, 7 localities: Cass, Clearwater, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Red Lake | LATHERS (710) | $27.03 | $47.74 |
| Hubbard County | LATHERS (710) | $29.03 | $47.74 |
| Polk County | LATHERS (710) | $27.03 | $47.74 |
| Beltrami County | LATHERS (710) | $26.25 | $43.74 |
| Lyon County group, 2 localities: Lyon, Martin | LATHERS (710) | $26.70 | $42.68 |
| Lincoln County | LATHERS (710) | $26.70 | $42.68 |
| Kandiyohi County group, 5 localities: Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Stevens, Swift | LATHERS (710) | $23.50 | $24.42 |
| Pope County | LATHERS (710) | $23.50 | $24.42 |
| Jackson County | LATHERS (710) | $19.29 | $24.15 |
| Pipestone County | LATHERS (710) | $19.25 | $24.15 |
| Blue Earth County group, 3 localities: Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Watonwan | LATHERS (710) | $22.00 | $22.00 |
| Roseau County group, 2 localities: Lake of the Woods, Roseau | LATHERS (710) | $19.00 | $19.00 |
15 groups of counties with identical DLI rates, and 21 counties with rates of their own.
Minnesota drywall installer or lather prevailing wage by county, with a map
Notes on this rate
DLI's notes, in DLI's words.
- * * Indicates that adjacent county rates were used for the labor class listed.
More from DLI on this rate
- DLI's prevailing wage rates
- DLI lists journeyworker rates. Registered apprentices get their program's rate; "trainee" or "helper" titles are not substitutes (Minn. R. 5200.1070).
Every trade's rates, county by county: Itasca · Koochiching · Lake
Are you being paid this rate?
Add your basic rate to what your employer pays into fringe plans for you, and compare it with the total. Contractors post the rates on site and give payroll copies to the contracting agency within 14 days of each pay period (Minn. Stat. 177.43). DLI Prevailing Wage: 651-284-5091.
Source
Department of Labor and Industry (DLI), DLI certifications of Nov 3 and Dec 22, 2025 (revised to Feb 9, 2026). For the row this page leads with:
- Itasca: DLI-C-31-2025-12-22, page 283
- Koochiching: DLI-C-36-2025-12-22, page 328
- Lake: DLI-C-38-2025-12-22, page 346
We read DLI's consolidated commercial and highway/heavy PDFs line by line and check every number with a second, separate reader. Basic plus fringe equals DLI's printed total on every priced row. How we check · Download every Minnesota rate as CSV · Report an error