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Drywall Finisher prevailing wage, Suffolk (independent city) group, Virginia (8 localities)
DOL sets the same drywall finisher rates, row for row, in 8 localities: Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, Poquoson (city), Suffolk (city), Williamsburg (city) and York. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$14.00an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$14.00 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Residential · SUVA2012-034
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in each of these 8 localities, a drywall finisher must be paid at least $14.00 an hour: a $14.00 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VA20260153 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $14.00 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination VA20260153, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUVA2012-034 (August 8, 2014). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Virginia's prevailing wage for state-funded public works over $250,000, and for localities that adopt it by ordinance, uses these same rates: DOLI's wage determinations "are based on" the Davis-Bacon ones, with no project-specific determinations (Va. Code 2.2-4321.3; DOLI). Only DOLI's official copy sent to the contracting agency counts for official purposes.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $14.00 + $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) | $14.00 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $14.00 |
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 Virginia change log lists what each one changed.
How the Suffolk (independent city) group compares
The main drywall finisher rate in every county or city that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county or city in Virginia
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Suffolk (independent city) groupbase $14.00$14.00
- Isle of Wight Countybase $14.00$14.00
- Chesapeake (independent city)base $14.00$14.00
- Spotsylvania Countybase $29.16$41.02
Which county or city is in which drywall finisher group
Every Virginia county or city with a drywall finisher rate. Localities DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties and cities | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince William County group, 3 localities: Manassas (city), Manassas Park (city), Prince William | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $29.16 | $41.02 |
| Stafford County group, 3 localities: Culpeper, Rappahannock, Stafford | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $29.16 | $41.02 |
| Arlington County group, 2 localities: Alexandria (city), Arlington | DRYWALL 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), Spotsylvania | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $29.16 | $41.02 |
| Clarke County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $29.16 | $41.02 |
| Fauquier County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $29.16 | $41.02 |
| Loudoun County | DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER | $29.16 | $41.02 |
| Warren County | DRYWALL 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), York | DRYWALL 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.
Virginia drywall finisher prevailing wage by county or city, 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 or city by county or city: Gloucester · Isle of Wight · James City · Mathews · Poquoson (city) · Suffolk (city) · Williamsburg (city) · York
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:
- Gloucester: VA20260153 Mod 1
- Isle of Wight: VA20260153 Mod 1
- James City: VA20260153 Mod 1
- Mathews: VA20260153 Mod 1
- Poquoson (city): VA20260153 Mod 1
- Suffolk (city): VA20260153 Mod 1
- Williamsburg (city): VA20260153 Mod 1
- York: VA20260153 Mod 1
We read every active Virginia 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 Virginia rate as CSV · Report an error