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Drywall Installer / Lather prevailing wage, Montgomery County group, Pennsylvania (2 counties)
L&I sets the same drywall installer or lather rates, row for row, in 2 counties: Bucks and Montgomery. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$60.40an hour, base wage + fringe benefits · Interior Finish
$34.60 base wage + $25.80 fringe benefits
On Pennsylvania public works in each of these 2 counties, a drywall installer or lather working as interior finish must be paid at least $60.40 an hour: a $34.60 base wage plus $25.80 in fringe benefits.
PPWS county schedules from each county's newest determination (Oct 25, 2026); this rate, effective May 1, 2023. 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: $34.60 + $25.80
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) | $34.60 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $25.80 |
| Total hourly rate, as printed | $60.40 |
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.
Davis-Bacon drywall installer or lather rates in these counties
The counties share L&I's rates, but not always the same federal wage determination. Pennsylvania's Act doesn't cover projects where Davis-Bacon applies, so a job uses one schedule or the other (L&I FAQ).
| County | Federal classification | Base + fringe | WD | vs L&I |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucks County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Montgomery County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
How the Montgomery County group 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 Pennsylvania
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Montgomery County groupbase $34.60$60.40
- Bucks Countybase $34.60$60.40
- Philadelphia Countybase $37.70$64.97
- Delaware Countybase $34.60$60.40
Which county is in which drywall installer or lather group
Every Pennsylvania county with a drywall installer or lather rate. Counties L&I treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia County | Interior Finish | $37.70 | $64.97 |
| Montgomery County group, 2 localities: Bucks, Montgomery | Interior Finish | $34.60 | $60.40 |
| Chester County | Interior Finish | $34.60 | $60.40 |
| Delaware County | Interior Finish | $34.60 | $60.40 |
1 group of counties with identical L&I rates, and 3 counties with rates of their own.
Pennsylvania drywall installer or lather 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: Bucks · Montgomery
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