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Virginia drywall finisher prevailing wage, county or city by county or city

A drywall finisher's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Virginia runs from $14.00 an hour in York County to $41.02 in Alexandria (independent city). The median county or city is $33.39.

Drywall Finisher rate in each Virginia county or city, A to Z

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

33 localities
County or cityBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Alexandria (independent city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Arlington County group
$29.16 $11.86 $41.02 Jun 1, 2025VA20260013 Mod 4
Alexandria (independent city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Arlington County group
$16.85 $0.00 $16.85 May 18, 2026VA20260134 Mod 1
Arlington CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Arlington County group
$29.16 $11.86 $41.02 Jun 1, 2025VA20260013 Mod 4
Arlington CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Arlington County group
$16.85 $0.00 $16.85 May 18, 2026VA20260134 Mod 1
Chesapeake (independent city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$14.00 $0.00 $14.00 May 18, 2026VA20260135 Mod 1
Clarke CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$29.16 $11.86 $41.02 Jun 1, 2025VA20260018 Mod 3
Clarke CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$16.85 $0.00 $16.85 May 18, 2026VA20260146 Mod 1
Culpeper CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Stafford County group
$29.16 $11.86 $41.02 Jun 1, 2025VA20260174 Mod 3
Culpeper CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Stafford County group
$16.85 $0.00 $16.85 May 18, 2026VA20260146 Mod 1
Fairfax (independent city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Fairfax County group
$25.53 $7.86 $33.39 Oct 15, 2026VA20260178 Mod 4
Fairfax (independent city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Fairfax County group
$16.85 $0.00 $16.85 May 18, 2026VA20260137 Mod 1
Fairfax CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Fairfax County group
$25.53 $7.86 $33.39 Oct 15, 2026VA20260178 Mod 4
Fairfax CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Fairfax County group
$16.85 $0.00 $16.85 May 18, 2026VA20260137 Mod 1
Falls Church (independent city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Fairfax County group
$25.53 $7.86 $33.39 Oct 15, 2026VA20260178 Mod 4
Falls Church (independent city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Fairfax County group
$16.85 $0.00 $16.85 May 18, 2026VA20260137 Mod 1
Fauquier CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$29.16 $11.86 $41.02 Jun 1, 2025VA20260020 Mod 3
Fauquier CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$16.85 $0.00 $16.85 May 18, 2026VA20260146 Mod 1
Frederick CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Frederick County group
$29.16 $11.86 $41.02 Jun 1, 2025VA20260021 Mod 3
Frederick CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Frederick County group
$16.85 $0.00 $16.85 May 18, 2026VA20260146 Mod 1
Fredericksburg (independent city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Spotsylvania County group
$29.16 $11.86 $41.02 Jun 1, 2025VA20260165 Mod 3
Fredericksburg (independent city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Spotsylvania County group
$16.85 $0.00 $16.85 May 18, 2026VA20260146 Mod 1
Gloucester CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Suffolk (independent city) group
$14.00 $0.00 $14.00 May 18, 2026VA20260153 Mod 1
Hampton (independent city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$14.00 $0.00 $14.00 May 18, 2026VA20260138 Mod 1
Isle of Wight CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Suffolk (independent city) group
$14.00 $0.00 $14.00 May 18, 2026VA20260153 Mod 1
James City CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Suffolk (independent city) group
$14.00 $0.00 $14.00 May 18, 2026VA20260153 Mod 1
Loudoun CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$29.16 $11.86 $41.02 Jun 1, 2025VA20260158 Mod 3
Loudoun CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$16.85 $0.00 $16.85 May 18, 2026VA20260146 Mod 1
Manassas (independent city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Prince William County group
$29.16 $11.86 $41.02 Jun 1, 2025VA20260162 Mod 4
Manassas (independent city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Prince William County group
$16.85 $0.00 $16.85 May 18, 2026VA20260143 Mod 1
Manassas Park (independent city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Prince William County group
$29.16 $11.86 $41.02 Jun 1, 2025VA20260162 Mod 4
Manassas Park (independent city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Prince William County group
$16.85 $0.00 $16.85 May 18, 2026VA20260143 Mod 1
Mathews CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Suffolk (independent city) group
$14.00 $0.00 $14.00 May 18, 2026VA20260153 Mod 1
Newport News (independent city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$14.00 $0.00 $14.00 May 18, 2026VA20260140 Mod 1
Norfolk (independent city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$14.00 $0.00 $14.00 May 18, 2026VA20260141 Mod 1
Poquoson (independent city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Suffolk (independent city) group
$14.00 $0.00 $14.00 May 18, 2026VA20260153 Mod 1
Portsmouth (independent city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$14.00 $0.00 $14.00 May 18, 2026VA20260142 Mod 1
Prince William CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Prince William County group
$29.16 $11.86 $41.02 Jun 1, 2025VA20260162 Mod 4
Prince William CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Prince William County group
$16.85 $0.00 $16.85 May 18, 2026VA20260143 Mod 1
Rappahannock CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Stafford County group
$29.16 $11.86 $41.02 Jun 1, 2025VA20260174 Mod 3
Rappahannock CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Stafford County group
$16.85 $0.00 $16.85 May 18, 2026VA20260146 Mod 1
Spotsylvania CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Spotsylvania County group
$29.16 $11.86 $41.02 Jun 1, 2025VA20260165 Mod 3
Spotsylvania CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Spotsylvania County group
$16.85 $0.00 $16.85 May 18, 2026VA20260146 Mod 1
Stafford CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Stafford County group
$29.16 $11.86 $41.02 Jun 1, 2025VA20260174 Mod 3
Stafford CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Stafford County group
$16.85 $0.00 $16.85 May 18, 2026VA20260146 Mod 1
Suffolk (independent city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Suffolk (independent city) group
$14.00 $0.00 $14.00 May 18, 2026VA20260153 Mod 1
Virginia Beach (independent city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$14.00 $0.00 $14.00 May 18, 2026VA20260145 Mod 1
Warren CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$29.16 $11.86 $41.02 Jun 1, 2025VA20260168 Mod 2
Warren CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER
$16.85 $0.00 $16.85 May 18, 2026VA20260146 Mod 1
Williamsburg (independent city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Suffolk (independent city) group
$14.00 $0.00 $14.00 May 18, 2026VA20260153 Mod 1
Winchester (independent city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Frederick County group
$29.16 $11.86 $41.02 Jun 1, 2025VA20260021 Mod 3
Winchester (independent city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Frederick County group
$16.85 $0.00 $16.85 May 18, 2026VA20260146 Mod 1
York CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER · Suffolk (independent city) group
$14.00 $0.00 $14.00 May 18, 2026VA20260153 Mod 1

Main drywall finisher classification in each county or city (Drywall finisher/taper), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. 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)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Waynesboro (independent city): no rate for this tradeEmporia (independent city): no rate for this tradeBuena Vista (independent city): no rate for this tradeDanville (independent city): no rate for this tradeGalax (independent city): no rate for this tradeHarrisonburg (independent city): no rate for this tradeMartinsville (independent city): no rate for this tradeCharlottesville (independent city): no rate for this tradeKing George County: no rate for this tradeRichmond County: no rate for this tradeScott County: no rate for this tradeBotetourt County: no rate for this tradeYork County drywall finisher: $14.00 per hourRappahannock County drywall finisher: $41.02 per hourGreene County: no rate for this tradeRadford (independent city): no rate for this tradeLouisa County: no rate for this tradeSalem (independent city): no rate for this tradeHopewell (independent city): no rate for this tradeFalls Church (independent city) drywall finisher: $33.39 per hourLexington (independent city): no rate for this tradeCumberland County: no rate for this tradePulaski County: no rate for this tradeLoudoun County drywall finisher: $41.02 per hourAppomattox County: no rate for this tradeNorton (independent city): no rate for this tradeHenrico County: no rate for this tradeFranklin (independent city): no rate for this tradeHenry County: no rate for this tradeHampton (independent city) drywall finisher: $14.00 per hourHighland County: no rate for this tradeKing William County: no rate for this tradeMontgomery County: no rate for this tradeRichmond (independent city): no rate for this tradeAmherst County: no rate for this tradeMathews County drywall finisher: $14.00 per hourPetersburg (independent city): no rate for this tradeGoochland County: no rate for this tradeAlbemarle County: no rate for this tradePrince Edward County: no rate for this tradeCaroline County: no rate for this tradeFluvanna County: no rate for this tradeNorthumberland County: no rate for this tradeIsle of Wight County drywall finisher: $14.00 per hourManassas Park (independent city) drywall finisher: $41.02 per hourKing and Queen County: no rate for this tradeBristol (independent city): no rate for this tradeColonial Heights (independent city): no rate for this tradeTazewell County: no rate for this tradeClarke County drywall finisher: $41.02 per hourHalifax County: no rate for this tradeArlington County drywall finisher: $41.02 per hourSurry County: no rate for this tradeWarren County drywall finisher: $41.02 per hourWashington County: no rate for this tradeWise County: no rate for this tradeWinchester (independent city) drywall finisher: $41.02 per hourCharles City County: no rate for this tradePage County: no rate for this tradeBland County: no rate for this tradeSussex County: no rate for this tradeLunenburg County: no rate for this tradeBuchanan County: no rate for this tradeMecklenburg County: no rate for this tradeAmelia County: no rate for this tradeGloucester County drywall finisher: $14.00 per hourShenandoah County: no rate for this tradeDickenson County: no rate for this tradeStaunton (independent city): no rate for this tradeFloyd County: no rate for this tradeRoanoke (independent city): no rate for this tradeAlleghany County: no rate for this tradeGiles County: no rate for this tradeFranklin County: no rate for this tradeBath County: no rate for this tradePittsylvania County: no rate for this tradeNorthampton County: no rate for this tradeCulpeper County drywall finisher: $41.02 per hourJames City County drywall finisher: $14.00 per hourFauquier County drywall finisher: $41.02 per hourOrange County: no rate for this tradeLynchburg (independent city): no rate for this tradeCampbell County: no rate for this tradeNorfolk (independent city) drywall finisher: $14.00 per hourPoquoson (independent city) drywall finisher: $14.00 per hourPortsmouth (independent city) drywall finisher: $14.00 per hourChesterfield County: no rate for this tradeSuffolk (independent city) drywall finisher: $14.00 per hourCraig County: no rate for this tradeFrederick County drywall finisher: $41.02 per hourChesapeake (independent city) drywall finisher: $14.00 per hourDinwiddie County: no rate for this tradePowhatan County: no rate for this tradeGreensville County: no rate for this tradeHanover County: no rate for this tradeRockbridge County: no rate for this tradeSpotsylvania County drywall finisher: $41.02 per hourStafford County drywall finisher: $41.02 per hourCarroll County: no rate for this tradeNewport News (independent city) drywall finisher: $14.00 per hourGrayson County: no rate for this tradeAccomack County: no rate for this tradePrince George County: no rate for this tradeNew Kent County: no rate for this tradeWythe County: no rate for this tradePatrick County: no rate for this tradeSouthampton County: no rate for this tradeCharlotte County: no rate for this tradeRockingham County: no rate for this tradeWilliamsburg (independent city) drywall finisher: $14.00 per hourSmyth County: no rate for this tradeMiddlesex County: no rate for this tradeAlexandria (independent city) drywall finisher: $41.02 per hourBrunswick County: no rate for this tradeFairfax (independent city) drywall finisher: $33.39 per hourManassas (independent city) drywall finisher: $41.02 per hourNottoway County: no rate for this tradePrince William County drywall finisher: $41.02 per hourRussell County: no rate for this tradeBuckingham County: no rate for this tradeAugusta County: no rate for this tradeMadison County: no rate for this tradeFairfax County drywall finisher: $33.39 per hourWestmoreland County: no rate for this tradeLancaster County: no rate for this tradeEssex County: no rate for this tradeBedford County: no rate for this tradeRoanoke County: no rate for this tradeFredericksburg (independent city) drywall finisher: $41.02 per hourVirginia Beach (independent city) drywall finisher: $14.00 per hourNelson County: no rate for this tradeCovington (independent city): no rate for this tradeLee County: no rate for this trade
$14$14$14$41$41$41Drywall Finisher, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a drywall finisher make on prevailing wage in Virginia?

$14.00 to $41.02 an hour depending on the county or city; the median county or city pays $33.39. 7 groups of localities with identical rates and 10 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.

  1. Prince William County group3 localities$41.02
  2. Stafford County group3 localities$41.02
  3. Arlington County group2 localities$41.02
  4. Frederick County group2 localities$41.02
  5. Spotsylvania County group2 localities$41.02
  6. Clarke County1 county or city$41.02
  7. Fauquier County1 county or city$41.02
  8. Loudoun County1 county or city$41.02
  9. Warren County1 county or city$41.02
  10. Fairfax County group3 localities$33.39
  11. Suffolk (independent city) group8 localities$14.00
  12. Chesapeake (independent city)1 county or city$14.00
  13. Hampton (independent city)1 county or city$14.00
  14. Newport News (independent city)1 county or city$14.00
  15. Norfolk (independent city)1 county or city$14.00
  16. Portsmouth (independent city)1 county or city$14.00
  17. Virginia Beach (independent city)1 county or city$14.00
Which localities share a rate
Counties and citiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Prince William County group, 3 localities: Manassas (city), Manassas Park (city), Prince WilliamDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$29.16 $41.02 
Stafford County group, 3 localities: Culpeper, Rappahannock, StaffordDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$29.16 $41.02 
Arlington County group, 2 localities: Alexandria (city), ArlingtonDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$29.16 $41.02 
Frederick County group, 2 localities: Frederick, Winchester (city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$29.16 $41.02 
Spotsylvania County group, 2 localities: Fredericksburg (city), SpotsylvaniaDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$29.16 $41.02 
Clarke CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$29.16 $41.02 
Fauquier CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$29.16 $41.02 
Loudoun CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$29.16 $41.02 
Warren CountyDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$29.16 $41.02 
Fairfax County group, 3 localities: Fairfax, Fairfax (city), Falls Church (city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$25.53 $33.39 
Suffolk (independent city) group, 8 localities: Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, Poquoson (city), Suffolk (city), Williamsburg (city), YorkDRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$14.00 $14.00 
Chesapeake (independent city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$14.00 $14.00 
Hampton (independent city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$14.00 $14.00 
Newport News (independent city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$14.00 $14.00 
Norfolk (independent city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$14.00 $14.00 
Portsmouth (independent city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$14.00 $14.00 
Virginia Beach (independent city)DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER$14.00 $14.00 

7 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 10 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Virginia drywall finisher pay

What is the drywall finisher prevailing wage in Fairfax County?

$33.39 an hour: a $25.53 base wage plus $7.86 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VA20260178, modification 4. Overtime and every drywall finisher classification in Fairfax County.

Does drywall finisher prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Fairfax County the $33.39 total is a $25.53 base wage plus $7.86 in fringe benefits, about 24% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does drywall finisher prevailing wage pay overtime in Virginia?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice drywall finishers get this rate?

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)).

Why do some localities have the same drywall finisher rate?

DOL often publishes the same drywall finisher rates for several localities. Across Virginia, the 33 localities with a drywall finisher rate fall into 17 distinct sets of rates, and 7 of those sets are shared by more than one county or city; the largest covers 8 localities (the Suffolk (independent city) group).