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Drywall Finisher prevailing wage, Durham County group, North Carolina (3 counties)
DOL sets the same drywall finisher rates, row for row, in 3 counties: Chatham, Durham and Person. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$10.00an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$10.00 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Residential · SUNC2016-024
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in each of these 3 counties, a drywall finisher must be paid at least $10.00 an hour: a $10.00 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NC20260115 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $10.00 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination NC20260115, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUNC2016-024 (February 22, 2019). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). North Carolina has no state prevailing wage law (DOL state table).
- 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: $10.00 + $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) | $10.00 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $10.00 |
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 North Carolina change log lists what each one changed.
How the Durham County group 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 North Carolina
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Durham County groupbase $10.00$10.00
- Orange Countybase $10.00$10.00
- Person Countybase $10.00$10.00
- Rowan Countybase $13.15$13.15
Which county is in which drywall finisher group
Every North Carolina county with a drywall finisher rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabarrus County group, 2 localities: Cabarrus, Gaston | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $13.15 | $13.15 |
| Iredell County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $13.15 | $13.15 |
| Lincoln County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $13.15 | $13.15 |
| Rowan County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $13.15 | $13.15 |
| Union County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $13.15 | $13.15 |
| Mecklenburg County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $13.13 | $13.13 |
| Durham County group, 3 localities: Chatham, Durham, Person | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Alamance County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Orange County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $10.00 | $10.00 |
2 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 7 counties with rates of their own.
North Carolina drywall finisher 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)).
Every trade's rates, county by county: Chatham · Durham · Person
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:
- Chatham: NC20260115 Mod 1
- Durham: NC20260115 Mod 1
- Person: NC20260115 Mod 1
We read every active North Carolina 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 North Carolina rate as CSV · Report an error