Drywall Installer / Lather prevailing wage in Franklin County, Vermont

$18.78an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · CARPENTER

$17.15 base wage + $1.63 fringe benefits · SUVT2011-011

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Franklin County, a drywall installer or lather working as carpenter must be paid at least $18.78 an hour: a $17.15 base wage plus $1.63 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VT20260026 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $18.78 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination VT20260026, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUVT2011-011 (February 10, 2011). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Vermont also sets its own rates for state construction over $100,000 (29 V.S.A. 161), by wage area; on jobs covered by both, pay the higher. The state's rate file wasn't reachable when we checked on October 25, 2026, so this site shows the Davis-Bacon rates only.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $17.15 + $1.63

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)	$17.15
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$1.63
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$18.78

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 Vermont change log lists what each one changed.

How Franklin 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 Vermont

Franklin $18.7811

$18.78Chittenden$28.94Addison

FranklinNearby: Grand Isle $18.78, Lamoille $28.94, Chittenden $18.78Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 11 counties pay more than Franklin, 2 the same, 0 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Franklin Countybase $17.15$18.78
Grand Isle Countybase $17.15$18.78
Lamoille Countybase $23.00$28.94
Chittenden Countybase $17.15$18.78

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 Franklin County
Lamoille County	CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY)	$23.00	$28.94	+$10.16
Orleans County	CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY)	$23.00	$28.94	+$10.16
Washington County	CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY)	$23.00	$28.94	+$10.16
Caledonia County	CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY)	$23.00	$28.94	+$10.16
Franklin County	CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY)	$17.15	$18.78
Grand Isle County	CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY)	$17.15	$18.78	same
Chittenden County	CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY)	$17.15	$18.78	same

Vermont 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 VT20260026 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/VT20260026/1

We read every active Vermont 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 Franklin County as CSV · Report an error