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Oregon drywall installer or lather prevailing wage, county by county

A drywall installer or lather's prevailing wage on Oregon public works is $74.50 an hour in every county that has one (36), for the main classification.

Main drywall installer or lather classification in each county (Drywall, lather, acoustical carpenter & ceiling installer - drywall installer), BOLI book of September 3, 2026 with the October 5, 2026 amendment. A project generally uses the rates in effect when its bid specifications were first advertised, for the whole project (OAR 839-025-0020). Checked October 25, 2026.

Gilliam County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourGrant County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourJosephine County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourBaker County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourCurry County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourLinn County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourMarion County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourLake County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourColumbia County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourHarney County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourMorrow County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourBenton County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourLane County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourJefferson County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourYamhill County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourDeschutes County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourClatsop County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourKlamath County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourCoos County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourDouglas County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourClackamas County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourPolk County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourMultnomah County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourLincoln County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourWallowa County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourMalheur County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourWasco County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourHood River County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourWashington County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourWheeler County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourTillamook County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourUnion County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourCrook County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourUmatilla County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourSherman County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hourJackson County drywall installer or lather: $74.50 per hour
$74$74$74$74$74$74Drywall Installer / Lather, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Multnomah County group, 36 localities: Baker, Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Crook, Curry, Deschutes, Douglas, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jackson, Jefferson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Malheur, Marion, Morrow, Multnomah, Polk, Sherman, Tillamook, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco, Washington, Wheeler, YamhillDRYWALL, LATHER, ACOUSTICAL CARPENTER & CEILING INSTALLER - DRYWALL INSTALLER$74.50 $56.49 

1 group of counties with identical BOLI rates, and 0 counties with rates of their own.

BOLI's rate book lists journey-level rates only. Apprentices are paid per their registered program standards; BOLI posts separate apprentice rate files with each book (https://www.oregon.gov/boli/employers/Pages/prevailing-wage-rates.aspx).

Questions about Oregon drywall installer or lather pay

What is the drywall installer or lather prevailing wage in Multnomah County?

$74.50 an hour: a $56.49 base wage plus $18.01 in fringe, under BOLI book of September 3, 2026 with the October 5, 2026 amendment. Overtime and every drywall installer or lather classification in Multnomah County.

Does drywall installer or lather prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Multnomah County the $74.50 total is a $56.49 base wage plus $18.01 in fringe, about 24% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does drywall installer or lather prevailing wage pay overtime in Oregon?

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.

Do apprentice drywall installer or lathers get this rate?

BOLI's rate book lists journey-level rates only. Apprentices are paid per their registered program standards; BOLI posts separate apprentice rate files with each book (https://www.oregon.gov/boli/employers/Pages/prevailing-wage-rates.aspx).

Why do some counties have the same drywall installer or lather rate?

BOLI often publishes the same drywall installer or lather rates for several counties. Across Oregon, the 36 counties with a drywall installer or lather rate fall into 1 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 36 counties (the Multnomah County group).