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Dewey County, OK · Drywall Installer / Lather
Drywall Installer / Lather prevailing wage in Dewey County, Oklahoma
$14.16an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · CARPENTER
$14.16 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) · SUOK2012-048
$8.00an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$8.00 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
DRYWALL HANGER · SUOK1997-003
Dewey County uses the same drywall installer or lather rates as 13 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Dewey County, a drywall installer or lather working as carpenter must be paid at least $14.16 an hour: a $14.16 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination OK20260068 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $14.16 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination OK20260068, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUOK2012-048 (June 18, 2012). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Dewey County, a drywall installer or lather must be paid at least $8.00 an hour: a $8.00 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination OK20260008 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $8.00 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination OK20260008, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUOK1997-003 (September 1, 1997). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Oklahoma's law was invalidated in 1995 and its public-works wage rules are revoked (DOL state table).
DOL lists 2 drywall installer or lather rates for Dewey County, from $8.00 to $14.16 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $14.16 + $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) | $14.16 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $14.16 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $8.00 + $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) | $8.00 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $8.00 |
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 Oklahoma change log lists what each one changed.
Every drywall installer or lather rate in Dewey County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY)BuildingSUOK2012-048 | $14.16 | $0.00 | $14.16 | OK20260068 Mod 1 |
| DRYWALL HANGERResidentialSUOK1997-003 | $8.00 | $0.00 | $8.00 | OK20260008 Mod 1 |
How Dewey 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 Oklahoma
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Dewey Countybase $14.16$14.16
- Custer Countybase $8.00$8.00
- Woodward Countybase $14.16$14.16
- Blaine Countybase $14.16$14.16
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 Dewey County are the same as in 13 other counties: Alfalfa, Beaver, Blaine, Cimarron, Ellis, Grant, Harper, Kay and 5 more.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Dewey County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dewey County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $14.16 | $14.16 | |
| Woodward County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $14.16 | $14.16 | same |
| Blaine County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $14.16 | $14.16 | same |
| Major County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $14.16 | $14.16 | same |
| Ellis County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING AND METAL STUD INSTALLATION ONLY) | $14.16 | $14.16 | same |
| Custer County | DRYWALL HANGER | $8.00 | $8.00 | −$6.16 |
| Roger Mills County | DRYWALL HANGER | $8.00 | $8.00 | −$6.16 |
Oklahoma 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 OK20260068 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/OK20260068/1
We read every active Oklahoma 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 Dewey County as CSV · Report an error