Drywall Installer / Lather prevailing wage in Charleston County, South Carolina

$17.82an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · CARPENTER

$16.32 base wage + $1.50 fringe benefits · SUSC2011-019

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Charleston County, a drywall installer or lather working as carpenter must be paid at least $17.82 an hour: a $16.32 base wage plus $1.50 in fringe benefits, under wage determination SC20260023 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $17.82 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination SC20260023, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUSC2011-019 (August 31, 2011). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). South Carolina has no state prevailing wage law (DOL state table).

Base wage and fringe benefits: $16.32 + $1.50

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)	$16.32
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$1.50
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$17.82

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 South Carolina change log lists what each one changed.

How Charleston 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 South Carolina

Charleston $17.8222

$7.25Abbeville$17.82Aiken

CharlestonNearby: Berkeley $17.82, Dorchester $17.82, Colleton $7.25Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 0 counties pay more than Charleston, 20 the same, 22 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Charleston Countybase $16.32$17.82
Berkeley Countybase $16.32$17.82
Dorchester Countybase $16.32$17.82
Colleton Countybase $7.25$7.25

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 Charleston County
Charleston County	CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY)	$16.32	$17.82
Berkeley County	CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY)	$16.32	$17.82	same
Dorchester County	CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY)	$16.32	$17.82	same
Colleton County	DRYWALL HANGER	$7.25	$7.25	−$10.57
Beaufort County	DRYWALL HANGER	$7.25	$7.25	−$10.57
Georgetown County	DRYWALL HANGER	$7.25	$7.25	−$10.57
Williamsburg County	DRYWALL HANGER	$7.25	$7.25	−$10.57

South Carolina drywall installer or lather prevailing wage by county, with a map

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 SC20260023 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/SC20260023/1

We read every active South Carolina 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 Charleston County as CSV · Report an error