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Drywall Installer / Lather prevailing wage in Travis County, Texas
$20.92an hour, base + fringe
$17.47 wage + $3.45 fringe benefits · Building · SUTX2014-049
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Travis County, a drywall installer or lather must be paid at least $20.92 an hour: a $17.47 base wage plus $3.45 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260271 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $20.92 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination TX20260271, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUTX2014-049 (July 21, 2014). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Texas public bodies set their own rates, often the Davis-Bacon ones; check the bid documents. Under Gov't Code 2258.022 each body either surveys local wages or adopts the Davis-Bacon rates, and no state agency publishes a schedule.
DOL lists 5 drywall installer or lather rates for Travis County, from $8.00 to $25.60 an hour. See all of them.
City of Austin contracts use the Davis-Bacon rates with any base below $22.15 raised to $22.15 (the City's cash floor); those adjusted rates are listed with each trade, marked City of Austin.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $17.47 + $3.45
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) | $17.47 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $3.45 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $20.92 |
When this rate changes
- 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 Texas change log lists what each one changed.
Every drywall installer or lather rate in Travis County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- Drywall Hanger and Metal Stud InstallerCity of Austin: Building · City of Austin$25.60
- Carpenter (Acoustical Ceiling Installation only)City of Austin: Building · City of Austin$22.15
- DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLERBuilding · SUTX2014-049$20.92
- CARPENTER (ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION ONLY)Building · SUTX2014-049$14.00
- SHEET ROCKERResidential · SUTX1983-003$8.00
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLERBuildingSUTX2014-049 | $20.92 | $17.47 | $3.45 | TX20260271 Mod 1 |
| CARPENTER (ACOUSTICAL CEILING INSTALLATION ONLY)BuildingSUTX2014-049 | $14.00 | $14.00 | $0.00 | TX20260271 Mod 1 |
| SHEET ROCKERResidentialSUTX1983-003 | $8.00 | $8.00 | $0.00 | TX20260009 Mod 1 |
| Carpenter (Acoustical Ceiling Installation only)City of Austin: BuildingCity of Austin | $22.15 | $22.15 | $0.00 | COA-00830BC-2026-08-17 |
| Drywall Hanger and Metal Stud InstallerCity of Austin: BuildingCity of Austin | $25.60 | $22.15 | $3.45 | COA-00830BC-2026-08-17 |
How Travis 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 Texas
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Travis Countybase $17.47$20.92
- Hays Countybase $14.00$14.00
- Williamson Countybase $17.41$20.90
- Bastrop Countybase $17.41$20.90
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 + fringe | Base | vs Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis County | DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER | $20.92 | $17.47 | |
| Williamson County | DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER | $20.90 | $17.41 | −$0.02 |
| Bastrop County | DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER | $20.90 | $17.41 | −$0.02 |
| Caldwell County | DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER | $20.90 | $17.41 | −$0.02 |
| Comal County | DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER | $15.38 | $15.38 | −$5.54 |
| Lee County | DRYWALL HANGER | $14.89 | $13.89 | −$6.03 |
| Hays County | DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER | $14.00 | $14.00 | −$6.92 |
Texas drywall installer or lather prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- 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)).
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 TX20260271 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/TX20260271/1
We read every active Texas 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. The Texas A&M University System, City of Houston and City of Austin rows are copied from those bodies' own schedules, with their source on each row. How we check · Download Travis County as CSV · Report an error