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St. John Island, VI · Drywall Installer / Lather
Drywall Installer / Lather prevailing wage in St. John Island, U.S. Virgin Islands
$7.25an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$7.25 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · SUVI2024-002
St. John Island uses the same drywall installer or lather rates as 2 other localities. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted building construction in St. John Island, a drywall installer or lather must be paid at least $7.25 an hour: a $7.25 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VI20260001 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $7.25 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination VI20260001, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUVI2024-002 (February 9, 1990). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
These are the federal Davis-Bacon rates for the U.S. Virgin Islands, for federally funded or assisted construction. We haven't checked whether the territory also sets its own.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $7.25 + $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) | $7.25 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $7.25 |
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 U.S. Virgin Islands change log lists what each one changed.
How St. John Island compares
The main drywall installer or lather rate in every island that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every island in U.S. Virgin Islands
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- St. John Islandbase $7.25$7.25
- St. Thomas Islandbase $7.25$7.25
- St. Croix Islandbase $7.25$7.25
Drywall Installer / Lather rates in nearby localities
Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of islands, so neighbours often share them; the island where the work is done decides.
DOL's drywall installer or lather rates for St. John Island are the same as in 2 other localities: St. Croix, St. Thomas.
| Island | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs St. John Island |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John Island | SHEET ROCK MECHANIC | $7.25 | $7.25 | |
| St. Thomas Island | SHEET ROCK MECHANIC | $7.25 | $7.25 | same |
| St. Croix Island | SHEET ROCK MECHANIC | $7.25 | $7.25 | same |
U.S. Virgin Islands drywall installer or lather prevailing wage by island, 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 VI20260001 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/VI20260001/1
We read every active U.S. Virgin Islands 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 St. John Island as CSV · Report an error