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Drywall Installer / Lather prevailing wage in Johnston County, Oklahoma
$14.96an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · CARPENTER
$14.96 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · SUOK2012-020
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Johnston County, a drywall installer or lather working as carpenter must be paid at least $14.96 an hour: a $14.96 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination OK20260040 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $14.96 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination OK20260040, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUOK2012-020 (June 18, 2012). 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 Johnston County, from $14.96 to $16.24 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $14.96 + $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) | $14.96 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $14.96 |
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 Johnston 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 ONLY)SUOK2012-020 | $14.96 | $0.00 | $14.96 | OK20260040 Mod 1 |
| CARPENTER (ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION ONLY)SUOK2012-020 | $16.24 | $0.00 | $16.24 | OK20260040 Mod 1 |
How Johnston 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
- Johnston Countybase $14.96$14.96
- Marshall Countybase $14.96$14.96
- Murray Countybase $14.96$14.96
- McClain Countybase $14.08$14.08
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 Johnston County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $14.96 | $14.96 | |
| Marshall County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $14.96 | $14.96 | same |
| Murray County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $14.96 | $14.96 | same |
| Coal County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $14.96 | $14.96 | same |
| Pontotoc County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $14.96 | $14.96 | same |
| Bryan County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $14.96 | $14.96 | same |
| Carter County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $14.96 | $14.96 | same |
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 OK20260040 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/OK20260040/1
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 Johnston County as CSV · Report an error