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Drywall Installer / Lather prevailing wage, Jefferson County group, New York (3 counties)
NYSDOL sets the same drywall installer or lather rates, row for row, in 3 counties: Jefferson, Lewis and Oswego. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$61.48an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · Dry-Wall
$37.59 base wage + $23.89 fringe benefits (supplements)
On New York public works in each of these 3 counties, a drywall installer or lather working as dry-wall must be paid at least $61.48 an hour: a $37.59 base wage plus $23.89 in supplements. NYSDOL prints no total, so $61.48 is our sum of the two.
2026-27 schedules, with the October 1, 2026 updates; this rate, effective July 1, 2026. New York doesn't lock rates at bid: contractors pay the current prevailing rate, including the dated steps in the schedule, and monthly corrections retroactive to July 1 (NYSDOL). Checked against dol.ny.gov on October 25, 2026.
NYSDOL's posted schedules are informational. An original schedule must be requested for each project (PRC number).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $37.59 + $23.89
The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. NYSDOL prints the supplements 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) | $37.59 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $23.89 |
| Base + supplements (our sum; NYSDOL prints no total) | $61.48 |
When does this rate change?
- New York rates aren't locked at bid. Each rate stays until its next printed effective date or the new annual determination on July 1, and contractors must pay the current rate (Article 8 schedules).
- NYSDOL posts error corrections and updates on the first business day of each month, and contractors pay them "retroactive to July 1" (NYSDOL). This page uses the 2026-27 schedules with the October 1, 2026 updates.
Dated rates for this classification
NYSDOL prints more than one dated line for Carpenter - Building: Dry-Wall. The one in force on October 25, 2026 leads this page; scheduled lines take effect on their date.
| Effective | Rate | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | Wage $37.59 | In force |
| Jul 1, 2027 | Additional $3.61 an hour, to be split between wage and supplements later | Scheduled |
| Jul 1, 2028 | Additional $3.60 an hour, to be split between wage and supplements later | Scheduled |
How the Jefferson 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 New York
Wage and supplements, nearby
- Jefferson County groupbase $37.59$61.48
- Lewis Countybase $37.59$61.48
- Oswego Countybase $37.59$61.48
- Oneida Countybase $37.64$60.36
Which county is in which drywall installer or lather group
Every New York county with a drywall installer or lather rate. Counties NYSDOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties and New York City | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City | Metallic Lather | $47.85 | $104.96 |
| Albany County group, 10 localities: Albany, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, Washington | Carpenter - Building: Dry-Wall | $42.88 | $68.22 |
| Monroe County group, 4 localities: Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne | Carpenter - Building: Drywall | $37.03 | $62.10 |
| Wyoming County* | Carpenter - Building: Drywall | $37.03 | $62.10 |
| Delaware County group, 3 localities: Chenango, Delaware, Otsego | Carpenter - Building: Dry-Wall | $36.74 | $61.99 |
| Franklin County group, 4 localities: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton | Carpenter - Building: Dry-Wall | $37.17 | $61.52 |
| Jefferson County group, 3 localities: Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego | Carpenter - Building: Dry-Wall | $37.59 | $61.48 |
| St. Lawrence County | Carpenter-Building: Dry-Wall | $37.17 | $61.48 |
| Onondaga County | Carpenter - Building: Drywall | $37.99 | $60.66 |
| Oneida County group, 6 localities: Cayuga, Herkimer, Madison, Oneida, Seneca, Yates | Carpenter - Building: Drywall | $37.64 | $60.36 |
| Steuben County group, 5 localities: Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Steuben, Tompkins | Carpenter - Building: Dry-Wall | $35.09 | $58.98 |
| Allegany County* | Carpenter - Building: Dry-Wall | $35.09 | $58.98 |
| Broome County group, 2 localities: Broome, Tioga | Carpenter - Building: Dry-Wall | $35.19 | $57.76 |
8 groups of counties with identical NYSDOL rates, and 5 counties with rates of their own. * Part of the county has a rate of its own; its page lists each part's rate.
New York drywall installer or lather prevailing wage by county, with a map
Notes on this rate
NYSDOL's notes, in NYSDOL's words.
- *To be allocated at a later date
- NOTE ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS PAID FOR THE FOLLOWING WORK LISTED BELOW (per hour worked):
- - Pile Drivers/Dock Builders shall receive $0.25 per hour over the journeyworker's rate of pay when performing piledriving/dock building work.
- - Certified welders shall receive $3.00 per hour over the journeyworker's rate of pay when the employee is required to be certified and performs AWS, DOT or ABS specified welding work.
- - When an employee performs work within a contaminated area on a State and/or Federally designated hazardous waste site, and where relevant State and/or Federal regulations require employees to be furnished and use or wear required forms of personal protection, then the employee shall receive their regular hourly rate plus $1.50 per hour.
- - Depth pay for Divers based upon deepest depth on the day of the dive (per diem payment):
- 0' to 80' no additional fee
- 81'to 100' additional $.50 per foot
- 101'to 150' additional $0.75 per foot
- 151'and deeper additional $1.25 per foot
- - Penetration pay for Divers based upon deepest penetration on the day of the dive (per diem payment):
- 0' to 50' no additional fee
- 51' to 100' additional $.75 per foot
- 101' and deeper additional $1.00 per foot
- - Diver rates applies to all hours worked on dive day.
- *NOTE: For work performed inside the secured area of Nuclear Power Plants, benefits calculated at same premium as shown for overtime (per hour paid).
More from NYSDOL on this rate
- NYSDOL's Article 8 schedules
- These are journeyworker rates. Only apprentices individually registered in a NYSDOL-registered program may be paid apprentice rates (Labor Law §220(3-e)).
Every trade's rates, county by county: Jefferson · Lewis · Oswego
Are you being paid this rate?
Add your hourly wage to the supplements your employer pays for you (benefits or cash), and compare it with the total. Contractors need a Contractor Registry certificate and file certified payroll electronically with NYSDOL. NYSDOL Bureau of Public Work: dol.ny.gov/prevailing-wage.
Source
Department of Labor (NYSDOL), 2026-27 schedules, with the October 1, 2026 updates. For the row this page leads with:
- Jefferson: NYSDOL-2-277B-JLOS, page 5
- Lewis: NYSDOL-2-277B-JLOS, page 5
- Oswego: NYSDOL-2-277B-JLOS, page 5
We read every NYSDOL job description and county schedule for 2026-27, with the monthly updates through October 1, 2026, and the NYC Comptroller's schedule, and check every number with a second read. Neither agency prints a total; ours is wage plus supplements. How we check · Download every New York rate as CSV · Report an error