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Drywall Finisher prevailing wage, Luzerne County group, Pennsylvania (3 counties)
L&I sets the same drywall finisher rates, row for row, in 3 counties: Luzerne, Monroe and Schuylkill. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$60.57an hour, base wage + fringe benefits
$35.08 base wage + $25.49 fringe benefits
On Pennsylvania public works in each of these 3 counties, a drywall finisher must be paid at least $60.57 an hour: a $35.08 base wage plus $25.49 in fringe benefits.
PPWS county schedules from each county's newest determination (Oct 25, 2026); this rate, effective May 1, 2026. Rates are set per project: the public body gets a determination before bidding, and once the contract is signed its rates "shall not be altered" while it is in force (Act § 4). A determination must be re-requested if the contract isn't awarded within 120 days (34 Pa. Code 9.104(a)). Checked against dliweb.pa.gov on October 25, 2026.
Pennsylvania publishes no county rate schedule. These are the rates printed in each county's newest project determination; the binding rates for a job are the ones in that job's own determination.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $35.08 + $25.49
The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. L&I 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) | $35.08 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $25.49 |
| Total hourly rate, as printed | $60.57 |
When does this rate change?
- A signed contract keeps the rates in its own determination, including the dated steps printed there. A later L&I rate change doesn't reach it (Act § 4).
- County pages here follow each county's newest determination, so they move whenever L&I issues the next one there. The determination is named in the Source line.
Dated rates for this classification
L&I prints more than one dated line for Drywall Finisher. The one in force on October 25, 2026 leads this page; scheduled lines take effect on their date.
| Effective | Rate | Status |
|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2025 | $58.32 ($33.24 + $25.08) | Earlier |
| May 1, 2026 | $60.57 ($35.08 + $25.49) | In force |
How the Luzerne County group 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 Pennsylvania
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Luzerne County groupbase $35.08$60.57
- Carbon Countybase $35.08$60.57
- Columbia Countybase $35.08$60.57
- Lehigh Countybase $33.02$57.02
Which county is in which drywall finisher group
Every Pennsylvania county with a drywall finisher rate. Counties L&I treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia County | Drywall Finisher | $45.07 | $78.71 |
| Bucks County | Drywall Finisher | $41.10 | $74.09 |
| Chester County | Drywall Finisher | $41.10 | $74.09 |
| Montgomery County | Drywall Finisher | $41.10 | $74.09 |
| Delaware County | Drywall Finisher | $40.14 | $72.49 |
| Cambria County group, 3 localities: Cambria, Greene, Indiana | Drywall Finisher | $36.59 | $63.89 |
| Allegheny County group, 2 localities: Allegheny, Centre | Drywall Finisher | $36.59 | $63.89 |
| Somerset County group, 2 localities: Bedford, Somerset | Drywall Finisher | $36.59 | $63.89 |
| Armstrong County | Drywall Finisher | $36.59 | $63.89 |
| Beaver County | Drywall Finisher | $36.59 | $63.89 |
| Blair County | Drywall Finisher | $36.59 | $63.89 |
| Butler County | Drywall Finisher | $36.59 | $63.89 |
| Fayette County | Drywall Finisher | $36.59 | $63.89 |
| Lawrence County | Drywall Finisher | $36.59 | $63.89 |
| Mercer County | Drywall Finisher | $36.59 | $63.89 |
| Washington County | Drywall Finisher | $36.59 | $63.89 |
| Westmoreland County | Drywall Finisher | $36.59 | $63.89 |
| Cameron County | Drywall Finisher | $36.09 | $62.56 |
| Clarion County | Drywall Finisher | $36.09 | $62.56 |
| Clearfield County | Drywall Finisher | $36.09 | $62.56 |
| Crawford County | Drywall Finisher | $36.09 | $62.56 |
| Elk County | Drywall Finisher | $36.09 | $62.56 |
| Forest County | Drywall Finisher | $36.09 | $62.56 |
| Fulton County | Drywall Finisher | $36.09 | $62.56 |
| Huntingdon County | Drywall Finisher | $36.09 | $62.56 |
| Jefferson County | Drywall Finisher | $36.09 | $62.56 |
| Juniata County | Drywall Finisher | $36.09 | $62.56 |
| McKean County | Drywall Finisher | $36.09 | $62.56 |
| Mifflin County | Drywall Finisher | $36.09 | $62.56 |
| Potter County | Drywall Finisher | $36.09 | $62.56 |
| Venango County | Drywall Finisher | $36.09 | $62.56 |
| Warren County | Drywall Finisher | $36.09 | $62.56 |
| Bradford County group, 3 localities: Bradford, Columbia, Lycoming | Drywall Finisher | $35.08 | $60.57 |
| Luzerne County group, 3 localities: Luzerne, Monroe, Schuylkill | Drywall Finisher | $35.08 | $60.57 |
| Wayne County group, 2 localities: Montour, Wayne | Drywall Finisher | $35.08 | $60.57 |
| Carbon County | Drywall Finisher | $35.08 | $60.57 |
| Clinton County | Drywall Finisher | $35.08 | $60.57 |
| Lackawanna County | Drywall Finisher | $35.08 | $60.57 |
| Northumberland County | Drywall Finisher | $35.08 | $60.57 |
| Pike County | Drywall Finisher | $35.08 | $60.57 |
| Snyder County | Drywall Finisher | $35.08 | $60.57 |
| Sullivan County | Drywall Finisher | $35.08 | $60.57 |
| Susquehanna County | Drywall Finisher | $35.08 | $60.57 |
| Tioga County | Drywall Finisher | $35.08 | $60.57 |
| Union County | Drywall Finisher | $35.08 | $60.57 |
| Wyoming County | Drywall Finisher | $35.08 | $60.57 |
| Adams County group, 2 localities: Adams, Franklin | Drywall Finisher | $33.02 | $57.02 |
| Berks County group, 2 localities: Berks, Lehigh | Drywall Finisher | $33.02 | $57.02 |
| Lancaster County group, 2 localities: Lancaster, York | Drywall Finisher | $33.02 | $57.02 |
| Northampton County group, 2 localities: Cumberland, Northampton | Drywall Finisher | $33.02 | $57.02 |
| Dauphin County | Drywall Finisher | $33.02 | $57.02 |
| Lebanon County | Drywall Finisher | $33.02 | $57.02 |
| Perry County | Drywall Finisher | $33.02 | $57.02 |
| Erie County | Drywall Finisher | $29.14 | $56.09 |
10 groups of counties with identical L&I rates, and 44 counties with rates of their own.
Pennsylvania drywall finisher prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from L&I on this rate
- L&I's PPWS determination search
- Apprentice rates apply only to apprentices in a program registered with the Pennsylvania Apprenticeship and Training Council, within its ratios. Determinations list journeyperson rates only (§ 9.103(9)).
Every trade's rates, county by county: Luzerne · Monroe · Schuylkill
Are you being paid this rate?
Add your base wage to the fringe your employer pays for you, and compare it with the total. A worker can protest to L&I within three months: Bureau of Labor Law Compliance, 1-800-932-0665 (L&I).
Source
Department of Labor & Industry (L&I), PPWS county schedules from each county's newest determination (Oct 25, 2026). For the row this page leads with:
We read each county's newest PPWS determination from L&I's site and check every number with a second read. The totals are the ones L&I prints. How we check · Download every Pennsylvania rate as CSV · Report an error