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Drywall Installer / Lather prevailing wage, Lexington County group, South Carolina (4 counties)
DOL sets the same drywall installer or lather rates, row for row, in 4 counties: Calhoun, Fairfield, Lexington and Saluda. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$17.82an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · CARPENTER
$16.32 base wage + $1.50 fringe benefits
CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) · SUSC2011-029
$12.00an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$12.00 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
DRYWALL HANGER · SUSC2016-008
On federally funded or assisted building construction in each of these 4 counties, 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 SC20260033 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $17.82 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination SC20260033, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUSC2011-029 (August 31, 2011). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in each of these 4 counties, a drywall installer or lather must be paid at least $12.00 an hour: a $12.00 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination SC20260065 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $12.00 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination SC20260065, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUSC2016-008 (October 18, 2017). 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).
DOL lists 2 drywall installer or lather rates for each of these counties, from $12.00 to $17.82 an hour. See all of them.
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 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $12.00 + $0.00
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) | $12.00 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $12.00 |
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.
Every drywall installer or lather rate in the Lexington County group
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY)BuildingSUSC2011-029 | $16.32 | $1.50 | $17.82 | SC20260033 Mod 1 |
| DRYWALL HANGERResidentialSUSC2016-008 | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | SC20260065 Mod 1 |
How the Lexington 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 South Carolina
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Lexington County groupbase $16.32$17.82
- Richland Countybase $16.32$17.82
- Saluda Countybase $16.32$17.82
- Newberry Countybase $7.25$7.25
Which county is in which drywall installer or lather group
Every South Carolina county with a drywall installer or lather rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington County group, 4 localities: Calhoun, Fairfield, Lexington, Saluda | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $16.32 | $17.82 |
| Aiken County group, 2 localities: Aiken, Edgefield | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $16.32 | $17.82 |
| Florence County group, 2 localities: Darlington, Florence | DRYWALL HANGER | $16.32 | $17.82 |
| Pickens County group, 2 localities: Laurens, Pickens | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $16.32 | $17.82 |
| Anderson County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $16.32 | $17.82 |
| Berkeley County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $16.32 | $17.82 |
| Charleston County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $16.32 | $17.82 |
| Dorchester County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $16.32 | $17.82 |
| Greenville County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $16.32 | $17.82 |
| Horry County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $16.32 | $17.82 |
| Kershaw County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $16.32 | $17.82 |
| Richland County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $16.32 | $17.82 |
| Spartanburg County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $16.32 | $17.82 |
| Sumter County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $16.32 | $17.82 |
| York County | DRYWALL HANGER | $16.32 | $17.82 |
| Clarendon County group, 6 localities: Clarendon, Dillon, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Williamsburg | DRYWALL HANGER | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Beaufort County group, 5 localities: Beaufort, Colleton, Georgetown, Hampton, Jasper | DRYWALL HANGER | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Greenwood County group, 4 localities: Abbeville, Greenwood, McCormick, Newberry | DRYWALL HANGER | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Orangeburg County group, 4 localities: Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Orangeburg | DRYWALL HANGER | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Oconee County group, 3 localities: Cherokee, Oconee, Union | DRYWALL HANGER | $7.25 | $7.25 |
9 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 11 counties with rates of their own.
South Carolina drywall installer or lather prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).
Every trade's rates, county by county: Calhoun · Fairfield · Lexington · Saluda
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), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:
- Calhoun: SC20260033 Mod 1
- Fairfield: SC20260033 Mod 1
- Lexington: SC20260033 Mod 1
- Saluda: SC20260033 Mod 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 every South Carolina rate as CSV · Report an error