Drywall Installer / Lather prevailing wage in Fayette County, Ohio

$36.67an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$22.27 base wage + $14.40 fringe benefits · SUOH2012-042

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Fayette County, a drywall installer or lather must be paid at least $36.67 an hour: a $22.27 base wage plus $14.40 in fringe benefits, under wage determination OH20260040 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $36.67 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination OH20260040, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUOH2012-042 (August 29, 2014). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Ohio also sets its own rates (ORC 4115, Department of Commerce); on jobs covered by both, pay the higher. Ohio's rates sit behind an OHID login on its prevailing wage portal, so this site shows the Davis-Bacon rates only.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $22.27 + $14.40

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)	$22.27
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$14.40
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$36.67

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 Ohio change log lists what each one changed.

How Fayette 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 Ohio

Fayette $36.671413335

$23.27Auglaize$61.02Erie

FayetteNearby: Clinton $36.67, Madison $24.90, Pickaway $24.90Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 24 counties pay more than Fayette, 12 the same, 28 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Fayette Countybase $22.27$36.67
Clinton Countybase $22.27$36.67
Madison Countybase $21.15$24.90
Pickaway Countybase $21.15$24.90

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.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Fayette County
Fayette County	DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER	$22.27	$36.67
Clinton County	DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER	$22.27	$36.67	same
Ross County	DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER	$22.27	$36.67	same
Highland County	DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER	$22.27	$36.67	same
Greene County	DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER	$21.02	$25.23	−$11.44
Madison County	DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER	$21.15	$24.90	−$11.77
Pickaway County	DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER	$21.15	$24.90	−$11.77

Ohio drywall installer or lather prevailing wage by county, with a map

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 OH20260040 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/OH20260040/1

We read every active Ohio 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 Fayette County as CSV · Report an error