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McDowell County, NC · Drywall Installer / Lather
Drywall Installer / Lather prevailing wage in McDowell County, North Carolina
$19.90an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · CARPENTER
$17.59 base wage + $2.31 fringe benefits · SUNC2011-042
McDowell County uses the same drywall installer or lather rates as 12 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted building construction in McDowell County, a drywall installer or lather working as carpenter must be paid at least $19.90 an hour: a $17.59 base wage plus $2.31 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NC20260061 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $19.90 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination NC20260061, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUNC2011-042 (August 26, 2011). 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).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $17.59 + $2.31
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) | $17.59 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $2.31 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $19.90 |
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 McDowell 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 North Carolina
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- McDowell Countybase $17.59$19.90
- Rutherford Countybase $17.59$19.90
- Burke Countybase $18.66$18.66
- Yancey Countybase $17.59$19.90
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.
DOL's drywall installer or lather rates for McDowell County are the same as in 12 other counties: Ashe, Clay, Graham, Macon, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry and 4 more.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs McDowell County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDowell County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $17.59 | $19.90 | |
| Rutherford County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $17.59 | $19.90 | same |
| Yancey County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $17.59 | $19.90 | same |
| Mitchell County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $17.59 | $19.90 | same |
| Polk County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $17.59 | $19.90 | same |
| Avery County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $17.59 | $19.90 | same |
| Burke County | DRYWALL HANGER | $18.66 | $18.66 | −$1.24 |
North Carolina 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 NC20260061 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/NC20260061/1
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 McDowell County as CSV · Report an error