Drywall Finisher prevailing wage in Highland County, Ohio

$25.57an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$20.66 base wage + $4.91 fringe benefits · SUOH2012-066

Highland County uses the same drywall finisher rates as 3 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Highland County, a drywall finisher must be paid at least $25.57 an hour: a $20.66 base wage plus $4.91 in fringe benefits, under wage determination OH20260064 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $25.57 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination OH20260064, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUOH2012-066 (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: $20.66 + $4.91

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)	$20.66
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$4.91
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$25.57

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 Highland County 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 Ohio

Highland $25.571383126

$20.31Hancock$60.38Lucas

HighlandNearby: Clinton $25.57, Adams $25.57, Pickaway $25.19Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 26 counties pay more than Highland, 12 the same, 22 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Highland Countybase $20.66$25.57
Clinton Countybase $20.66$25.57
Adams Countybase $20.66$25.57
Pickaway Countybase $20.44$25.19

Drywall Finisher 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 finisher rates for Highland County are the same as in 3 other counties: Clinton, Hocking, Jackson. The closest county with a different rate is Pickaway County, at $25.19.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Highland County
Highland County	DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$20.66	$25.57
Clinton County	DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$20.66	$25.57	same
Adams County	DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$20.66	$25.57	same
Fayette County	DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$20.66	$25.57	same
Pike County	DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$20.66	$25.57	same
Ross County	DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$20.66	$25.57	same

Ohio drywall finisher 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 OH20260064 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/OH20260064/1

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 Highland County as CSV · Report an error