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Drywall Installer / Lather prevailing wage, Gage County group, Nebraska (2 counties)
DOL sets the same drywall installer or lather rates, row for row, in 2 counties: Gage and Jefferson. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$7.39an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) ·
$7.39 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Residential · SUNE1989-001
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in each of these 2 counties, a drywall installer or lather working as must be paid at least $7.39 an hour: a $7.39 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NE20260008 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $7.39 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination NE20260008, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUNE1989-001 (August 1, 1989). 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.
DOL lists 3 drywall installer or lather rates for each of these counties, from $7.25 to $7.39 an hour. See all of them.
- 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: $7.39 + $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) | $7.39 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $7.39 |
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.
Every drywall installer or lather rate in the Gage County group
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- DRYWALL: (INSTALLER)Residential · SUNE1989-001$7.39
- DRYWALL: (STOCKER)Residential · SUNE1989-001$7.25
- DRYWALL: (METAL STUD WORKER)Residential · SUNE1989-001$7.25
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRYWALL: (STOCKER)ResidentialSUNE1989-001 | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | NE20260008 Mod 1 |
| DRYWALL: (METAL STUD WORKER)ResidentialSUNE1989-001 | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | NE20260008 Mod 1 |
| DRYWALL: (INSTALLER)ResidentialSUNE1989-001 | $7.39 | $0.00 | $7.39 | NE20260008 Mod 1 |
How the Gage 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 Nebraska
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Gage County groupbase $7.39$7.39
- Jefferson Countybase $7.39$7.39
- Saline Countybase $7.25$7.25
- Lancaster Countybase $9.00$9.00
Which county is in which drywall installer or lather group
Every Nebraska 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County group, 3 localities: Cuming, Stanton, Wayne | CARPENTER: DRYWALL HANGING ONLY (ANTELOPE, BURT, COLFAX, CUMING, DODGE, STANTON AND WAYNE COUNTIES) | $33.42 | $52.08 |
| Antelope County | CARPENTER: DRYWALL HANGING ONLY (ANTELOPE, BURT, COLFAX, CUMING, DODGE, STANTON AND WAYNE COUNTIES) | $33.42 | $52.08 |
| Boone County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $33.42 | $52.08 |
| Burt County | CARPENTER: DRYWALL HANGING ONLY (ANTELOPE, BURT, COLFAX, CUMING, DODGE, STANTON AND WAYNE COUNTIES) | $33.42 | $52.08 |
| Colfax County | CARPENTER: DRYWALL HANGING ONLY (ANTELOPE, BURT, COLFAX, CUMING, DODGE, STANTON AND WAYNE COUNTIES) | $33.42 | $52.08 |
| Dodge County | CARPENTER: DRYWALL HANGING ONLY (ANTELOPE, BURT, COLFAX, CUMING, DODGE, STANTON AND WAYNE COUNTIES) | $33.42 | $52.08 |
| Knox County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $33.42 | $52.08 |
| Madison County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $33.42 | $52.08 |
| Pierce County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $33.42 | $52.08 |
| Platte County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $33.42 | $52.08 |
| Saunders County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $33.42 | $52.08 |
| Thurston County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $33.42 | $52.08 |
| Buffalo County | DRYWALL HANGER | $14.53 | $18.67 |
| Douglas County group, 3 localities: Cass, Douglas, Sarpy | DRYWALL: (HANGER) | $13.57 | $15.67 |
| Washington County | DRYWALL INSTALLER | $9.72 | $9.72 |
| Dakota County group, 2 localities: Dakota, Dixon | DRYWALL: (HANGER) | $9.00 | $9.00 |
| Lancaster County | DRYWALL WORK (SHEET ROCK HANGER) | $9.00 | $9.00 |
| Valley County group, 2 localities: Greeley, Valley | DRYWALL: (INSTALLER) | $7.88 | $7.88 |
| Nance County | DRYWALL: (INSTALLER) | $7.88 | $7.88 |
| Lincoln County group, 3 localities: Butler, Lincoln, Polk | DRYWALL INSTALLER | $7.77 | $7.77 |
| Gage County group, 2 localities: Gage, Jefferson | DRYWALL: (INSTALLER) | $7.39 | $7.39 |
| Holt County group, 13 localities: Arthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Grant, Holt, Hooker, Keya Paha, Logan, Loup, McPherson, Thomas | DRYWALL ROCKER | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Red Willow County group, 8 localities: Chase, Dundy, Frontier, Hayes, Hitchcock, Keith, Perkins, Red Willow | DRYWALL: (INSTALLER & HANGER) | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Hall County group, 7 localities: Garfield, Hall, Hamilton, Howard, Merrick, Sherman, Wheeler | DRYWALL INSTALLER | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Seward County group, 2 localities: Saline, Seward | DRYWALL INSTALLER | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Cedar County | DRYWALL: (INSTALLER) | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Fillmore County | DRYWALL INSTALLER | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Rock County | DRYWALL ROCKER | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| York County | DRYWALL HANGER | $7.25 | $7.25 |
10 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 19 counties with rates of their own.
Nebraska 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:
- Gage: NE20260008 Mod 1
- Jefferson: NE20260008 Mod 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 every Nebraska rate as CSV · Report an error