Drywall Finisher prevailing wage in Baker County, Oregon

$72.55an hour, base + fringe · PAINTER & DRYWALL TAPER - Drywall Taper

$50.52 wage + $22.03 fringe

Baker County uses the same drywall finisher rates as 35 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On Oregon public works in Baker County, a drywall finisher working as painter & drywall taper - drywall taper must be paid at least $72.55 an hour: a $50.52 base wage plus $22.03 in fringe. BOLI prints no total, so $72.55 is our sum of the two.

BOLI book of September 3, 2026 with the October 5, 2026 amendment; this rate, effective September 3, 2026. A project generally uses the rates in effect when its bid specifications were first advertised, for the whole project (OAR 839-025-0020). Checked against oregon.gov on October 25, 2026.

Base wage and fringe: $50.52 + $22.03

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. BOLI prints the fringe 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)	$50.52
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$22.03
Base + fringe (our sum; BOLI prints no total)	$72.55

Zone A base rate. Add the zone differential for distance (crafts.json sections key painter-and-drywall-taper--statewide -> zones)

Overtime

When	Per hour
Daily overtime	$97.81

Statutory minimum: (base x 1.5) + fringe, after 8 h/day Mon-Fri (10 h on an established 4x10 schedule), over 40 h/week, and all hours on Saturday, Sunday and the six ORS 279C.540 holidays. Add any zone, shift or hazard pay to the base before multiplying. A contractor's CBA overtime terms govern instead (ORS 279C.540(4)); public-university contracts owe overtime only after 40 h/week.

Time and a half on the base rate, with the fringe at straight time, for hours over 8 a day Monday to Friday (over 10 on a 4×10 schedule), over 40 a week, and all hours on Saturday, Sunday and six holidays (ORS 279C.540; OAR 839-025-0050). The figures here are (base × 1.5) + fringe, computed; zone and shift pay go on top.

Davis-Bacon drywall finisher rate in Baker County

Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. On projects that are also federal, Oregon requires the higher of the state and the federal rate, and the specifications must contain both (ORS 279C.830, 279C.838).

For building work, the matching Davis-Bacon classification is DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER at $67.55 ($45.52 base + $22.03 fringe), from OR20260002 modification 1, published May 18, 2026, rate PAIN0010-009. Against BOLI's $72.55: BOLI's rate is $5.00 an hour higher. On a job covered by both, the higher rate applies.

Construction	Federal classification	Base + fringe	Base	WD
Building	DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPERPAIN0010-009	$67.55	$45.52	OR20260002 Mod 1

Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. Oregon Davis-Bacon changes

When this rate changes

A project uses the rates in effect when its bid specifications were first advertised, and a later book or amendment doesn't change it (OAR 839-025-0020(6)).
BOLI updates rates about quarterly, by book or amendment. This page uses the September 3, 2026 book with the October 5, 2026 amendment, for projects first advertised from October 5, 2026 (BOLI rates).

How Baker 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 Oregon

Wage and fringe, nearby

Baker Countybase $50.52$72.55
Union Countybase $50.52$72.55
Wallowa Countybase $50.52$72.55
Grant Countybase $50.52$72.55

Drywall Finisher rates in nearby counties

Current BOLI rates. The rate is the union rate for the trade in the locality, or the highest where several apply (ORS 279C.815).

BOLI's drywall finisher rates for Baker County are the same as in 35 other counties: Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Crook, Curry, Deschutes and 27 more.

County	Classification	Base + fringe	Base	vs Baker County
Baker County	PAINTER & DRYWALL TAPER - Drywall Taper	$72.55	$50.52
Union County	PAINTER & DRYWALL TAPER - Drywall Taper	$72.55	$50.52	same
Wallowa County	PAINTER & DRYWALL TAPER - Drywall Taper	$72.55	$50.52	same
Grant County	PAINTER & DRYWALL TAPER - Drywall Taper	$72.55	$50.52	same
Umatilla County	PAINTER & DRYWALL TAPER - Drywall Taper	$72.55	$50.52	same
Morrow County	PAINTER & DRYWALL TAPER - Drywall Taper	$72.55	$50.52	same
Malheur County	PAINTER & DRYWALL TAPER - Drywall Taper	$72.55	$50.52	same

Oregon drywall finisher prevailing wage by county, with a map

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your base wage to what your employer pays into fringe plans for you, and compare it with the total. Contractors post the rates on site, and an underpaid worker can recover the unpaid wages plus an equal amount (ORS 279C.840, 279C.855). BOLI: (971) 245-3844.

Source

Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI), BOLI rate book BOLI-2026-09-03, issued September 3, 2026, effective September 3, 2026, page 23: www.oregon.gov/boli/workers/Prevailing%20Wage%20Rate%20Books/BOLI%20September%203%2C%202026%20Prevailing%20Wage%20Rate%20Book.pdf

We read every row of BOLI's September 3, 2026 book and October 5, 2026 amendment and check every number with a second, separate reader. BOLI prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. How we check · Download Baker County as CSV · Report an error