Skip to content

Home / New Hampshire / Drywall Installer / Lather

New Hampshire · Drywall Installer / Lather

New Hampshire drywall installer or lather prevailing wage, county by county

A drywall installer or lather's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in New Hampshire is $25.00 an hour in every county that has one (1), for the main classification.

Drywall Installer / Lather rate in each New Hampshire county, A to Z

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

1 county
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Rockingham CountyDRYWALL HANGER, INCLUDES METAL STUD INSTALLATION
$25.00 $0.00 $25.00 May 18, 2026NH20260022 Mod 1

Main drywall installer or lather classification in each county (Drywall hanger, includes metal stud installation), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. 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)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Coos County: no rate for this tradeBelknap County: no rate for this tradeCarroll County: no rate for this tradeStrafford County: no rate for this tradeSullivan County: no rate for this tradeRockingham County drywall installer or lather: $25.00 per hourHillsborough County: no rate for this tradeCheshire County: no rate for this tradeMerrimack County: no rate for this tradeGrafton County: no rate for this trade
$25$25$25$25$25$25Drywall Installer / Lather, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a drywall installer or lather make on prevailing wage in New Hampshire?

$25.00 an hour in every county that has a rate, for the main classification.

Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Rockingham CountyDRYWALL HANGER, INCLUDES METAL STUD INSTALLATION$25.00 $25.00 

No two counties have identical DOL rates for this trade.

Questions about New Hampshire drywall installer or lather pay

What is the drywall installer or lather prevailing wage in Rockingham County?

$25.00 an hour: a $25.00 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NH20260022, modification 1. Overtime and every drywall installer or lather classification in Rockingham County.

Does drywall installer or lather prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Rockingham County the $25.00 total is a $25.00 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does drywall installer or lather prevailing wage pay overtime in New Hampshire?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice drywall installer or lathers get this rate?

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)).