Drywall Finisher prevailing wage in Blaine County, Nebraska

$7.38an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$7.38 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Residential · SUNE1985-004

Blaine County uses the same drywall finisher rates as 8 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Blaine County, a drywall finisher must be paid at least $7.38 an hour: a $7.38 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NE20260023 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $7.38 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination NE20260023, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUNE1985-004 (September 1, 1985). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Nebraska has no state wage schedule; Davis-Bacon applies to federally funded work. Bidders on state work file a statement that they follow "fair labor standards" (Neb. Rev. Stat. 73-104), but no agency publishes rates.

This base is below $13.65, the Executive Order 13658 minimum. Contracts that order covers must pay at least that (see the WD's note).

Base wage and fringe benefits: $7.38 + $0.00

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)	$7.38
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$7.38

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 Nebraska change log lists what each one changed.

How Blaine County compares

The main drywall finisher rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.

Every county in Nebraska

Blaine $7.383194

$7.25Chase$52.08Cass

BlaineNearby: Loup $7.38, Thomas $7.38, Brown $17.11Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 30 counties pay more than Blaine, 8 the same, 25 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Blaine Countybase $7.38$7.38
Loup Countybase $7.38$7.38
Thomas Countybase $7.38$7.38
Brown Countybase $13.79$17.11

Drywall Finisher 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.

DOL's drywall finisher rates for Blaine County are the same as in 8 other counties: Arthur, Cherry, Grant, Hooker, Logan, Loup, McPherson, Thomas.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Blaine County
Brown County	DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$13.79	$17.11	+$9.73
Rock County	DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$13.79	$17.11	+$9.73
Blaine County	DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$7.38	$7.38
Loup County	DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$7.38	$7.38	same
Thomas County	DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$7.38	$7.38	same
Logan County	DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$7.38	$7.38	same
Garfield County	DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$7.25	$7.25	−$0.13

Nebraska drywall finisher 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 NE20260023 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/NE20260023/1

We read every active Nebraska 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 Blaine County as CSV · Report an error