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Virginia drywall installer or lather prevailing wage, county or city by county or city

A drywall installer or lather's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Virginia runs from $13.79 an hour in York County to $17.20 in Clarke County. The median county or city is $15.32.

Main drywall installer or lather classification in each county or city (Drywall hanger and metal stud installer), 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 installer or lather: $13.79 per hourRappahannock County drywall installer or lather: $17.20 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) drywall installer or lather: $15.32 per hourFalls Church (independent city) drywall installer or lather: $17.20 per hourLexington (independent city): no rate for this tradeCumberland County: no rate for this tradePulaski County: no rate for this tradeLoudoun County drywall installer or lather: $17.20 per hourAppomattox County: no rate for this tradeNorton (independent city): no rate for this tradeHenrico County drywall installer or lather: $15.32 per hourFranklin (independent city): no rate for this tradeHenry County: no rate for this tradeHampton (independent city) drywall installer or lather: $13.79 per hourHighland County: no rate for this tradeKing William County drywall installer or lather: $15.32 per hourMontgomery County: no rate for this tradeRichmond (independent city) drywall installer or lather: $15.32 per hourAmherst County: no rate for this tradeMathews County drywall installer or lather: $13.79 per hourPetersburg (independent city) drywall installer or lather: $15.32 per hourGoochland County drywall installer or lather: $15.32 per hourAlbemarle County: no rate for this tradePrince Edward County: no rate for this tradeCaroline County drywall installer or lather: $15.32 per hourFluvanna County: no rate for this tradeNorthumberland County: no rate for this tradeIsle of Wight County drywall installer or lather: $13.79 per hourManassas Park (independent city) drywall installer or lather: $17.20 per hourKing and Queen County: no rate for this tradeBristol (independent city): no rate for this tradeColonial Heights (independent city) drywall installer or lather: $15.32 per hourTazewell County: no rate for this tradeClarke County drywall installer or lather: $17.20 per hourHalifax County: no rate for this tradeArlington County drywall installer or lather: $15.00 per hourSurry County: no rate for this tradeWarren County drywall installer or lather: $17.20 per hourWashington County: no rate for this tradeWise County: no rate for this tradeWinchester (independent city) drywall installer or lather: $17.20 per hourCharles City County drywall installer or lather: $15.32 per hourPage County: no rate for this tradeBland County: no rate for this tradeSussex County drywall installer or lather: $15.32 per hourLunenburg County: no rate for this tradeBuchanan County: no rate for this tradeMecklenburg County: no rate for this tradeAmelia County drywall installer or lather: $15.32 per hourGloucester County drywall installer or lather: $13.79 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 installer or lather: $17.20 per hourJames City County drywall installer or lather: $13.79 per hourFauquier County drywall installer or lather: $17.20 per hourOrange County: no rate for this tradeLynchburg (independent city): no rate for this tradeCampbell County: no rate for this tradeNorfolk (independent city) drywall installer or lather: $13.79 per hourPoquoson (independent city) drywall installer or lather: $13.79 per hourPortsmouth (independent city) drywall installer or lather: $13.79 per hourChesterfield County drywall installer or lather: $15.32 per hourSuffolk (independent city) drywall installer or lather: $13.79 per hourCraig County: no rate for this tradeFrederick County drywall installer or lather: $17.20 per hourChesapeake (independent city) drywall installer or lather: $13.79 per hourDinwiddie County drywall installer or lather: $15.32 per hourPowhatan County drywall installer or lather: $15.32 per hourGreensville County: no rate for this tradeHanover County drywall installer or lather: $15.32 per hourRockbridge County: no rate for this tradeSpotsylvania County drywall installer or lather: $17.20 per hourStafford County drywall installer or lather: $17.20 per hourCarroll County: no rate for this tradeNewport News (independent city) drywall installer or lather: $13.79 per hourGrayson County: no rate for this tradeAccomack County: no rate for this tradePrince George County drywall installer or lather: $15.32 per hourNew Kent County drywall installer or lather: $15.32 per hourWythe 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 installer or lather: $13.79 per hourSmyth County: no rate for this tradeMiddlesex County: no rate for this tradeAlexandria (independent city) drywall installer or lather: $15.00 per hourBrunswick County: no rate for this tradeFairfax (independent city) drywall installer or lather: $17.20 per hourManassas (independent city) drywall installer or lather: $17.20 per hourNottoway County: no rate for this tradePrince William County drywall installer or lather: $17.20 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 installer or lather: $17.20 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 installer or lather: $17.20 per hourVirginia Beach (independent city) drywall installer or lather: $13.79 per hourNelson County: no rate for this tradeCovington (independent city): no rate for this tradeLee County: no rate for this trade
$13.79$13.79$15.32$15.32$17.20$17.20Drywall Installer / Lather, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a drywall installer or lather make on prevailing wage in Virginia?

8 groups of localities with identical rates and 6 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which localities are in each group.

  1. Loudoun County group11 localities$17.20
  2. Fairfax County group3 localities$17.20
  3. Prince William County group3 localities$17.20
  4. Chesterfield County group13 localities$15.32
  5. Henrico County group2 localities$15.32
  6. Petersburg (independent city) group2 localities$15.32
  7. Arlington County group2 localities$15.00
  8. Suffolk (independent city) group8 localities$13.79
  9. Chesapeake (independent city)1 county or city$13.79
  10. Hampton (independent city)1 county or city$13.79
  11. Newport News (independent city)1 county or city$13.79
  12. Norfolk (independent city)1 county or city$13.79
  13. Portsmouth (independent city)1 county or city$13.79
  14. Virginia Beach (independent city)1 county or city$13.79

Which localities pay which rate

Counties and citiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Loudoun County group, 11 localities: Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Fredericksburg (city), Loudoun, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren, Winchester (city)DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER$17.20 $17.20 
Fairfax County group, 3 localities: Fairfax, Fairfax (city), Falls Church (city)DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER$17.20 $17.20 
Prince William County group, 3 localities: Manassas (city), Manassas Park (city), Prince WilliamDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER$17.20 $17.20 
Chesterfield County group, 13 localities: Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights (city), Goochland, Hanover, Hopewell (city), King William, New Kent, Powhatan, Prince George, SussexDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER$15.32 $15.32 
Henrico County group, 2 localities: Henrico, Richmond (city)DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER$15.32 $15.32 
Petersburg (independent city) group, 2 localities: Dinwiddie, Petersburg (city)DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER$15.32 $15.32 
Arlington County group, 2 localities: Alexandria (city), ArlingtonDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER$15.00 $15.00 
Suffolk (independent city) group, 8 localities: Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, Poquoson (city), Suffolk (city), Williamsburg (city), YorkDRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER$13.79 $13.79 
Chesapeake (independent city)DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER$13.79 $13.79 
Hampton (independent city)DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER$13.79 $13.79 
Newport News (independent city)DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER$13.79 $13.79 
Norfolk (independent city)DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER$13.79 $13.79 
Portsmouth (independent city)DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER$13.79 $13.79 
Virginia Beach (independent city)DRYWALL HANGER AND METAL STUD INSTALLER$13.79 $13.79 

8 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 6 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Virginia drywall installer or lather pay

What is the drywall installer or lather prevailing wage in Fairfax County?

$17.20 an hour: a $17.20 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VA20260137, modification 1. Overtime and every drywall installer or lather classification in Fairfax County.

Does drywall installer or lather prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Fairfax County the $17.20 total is a $17.20 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does drywall installer or lather 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 installer or lathers 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 installer or lather rate?

DOL often publishes the same drywall installer or lather rates for several localities. Across Virginia, the 50 localities with a drywall installer or lather rate fall into 14 distinct sets of rates, and 8 of those sets are shared by more than one county or city; the largest covers 13 localities (the Chesterfield County group).