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Drywall Installer / Lather prevailing wage in Lancaster County, Nebraska
$9.00an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · DRYWALL WORK
$9.00 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Residential · SUNE1985-002
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Lancaster County, a drywall installer or lather working as drywall work must be paid at least $9.00 an hour: a $9.00 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NE20260002 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $9.00 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination NE20260002, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUNE1985-002 (March 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.
DOL lists 2 drywall installer or lather rates for Lancaster County, from $7.25 to $9.00 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: $9.00 + $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) | $9.00 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $9.00 |
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 Lancaster County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRYWALL WORK (SHEET ROCK HANGER)ResidentialSUNE1985-002 | $9.00 | $0.00 | $9.00 | NE20260002 Mod 1 |
| DRYWALL WORK (HAULER, SCRAPPER, STOCKER)ResidentialSUNE1985-002 | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | NE20260002 Mod 1 |
How Lancaster 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 Nebraska
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Lancaster Countybase $9.00$9.00
- Seward Countybase $7.25$7.25
- Cass Countybase $13.57$15.67
- Saline Countybase $7.25$7.25
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 Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saunders County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $33.42 | $52.08 | +$43.08 |
| Cass County | DRYWALL: (HANGER) | $13.57 | $15.67 | +$6.67 |
| Sarpy County | DRYWALL: (HANGER) | $13.57 | $15.67 | +$6.67 |
| Lancaster County | DRYWALL WORK (SHEET ROCK HANGER) | $9.00 | $9.00 | |
| Gage County | DRYWALL: (INSTALLER) | $7.39 | $7.39 | −$1.61 |
| Seward County | DRYWALL INSTALLER | $7.25 | $7.25 | −$1.75 |
| Saline County | DRYWALL INSTALLER | $7.25 | $7.25 | −$1.75 |
Nebraska drywall installer or lather prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- 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), wage determination NE20260002 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/NE20260002/1
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 Lancaster County as CSV · Report an error