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Washington drywall installer or lather prevailing wage, county by county

A drywall installer or lather's prevailing wage on Washington public works runs from $66.66 an hour in Whitman County to $84.77 in Chelan County, wages and fringe benefits together. The median county is $84.77.

Main drywall installer or lather classification in each county (Journey level), L&I period 2026-2, commercial rates. Checked October 24, 2026.

Pierce County drywall installer or lather: $84.77 per hourAdams County drywall installer or lather: $66.66 per hourPend Oreille County drywall installer or lather: $66.66 per hourKing County drywall installer or lather: $84.77 per hourChelan County drywall installer or lather: $84.77 per hourKittitas County drywall installer or lather: $84.77 per hourGarfield County drywall installer or lather: $66.66 per hourGrant County drywall installer or lather: $66.66 per hourOkanogan County drywall installer or lather: $84.77 per hourFranklin County drywall installer or lather: $66.66 per hourKlickitat County drywall installer or lather: $67.80 per hourClark County drywall installer or lather: $74.80 per hourSkagit County drywall installer or lather: $84.77 per hourWalla Walla County drywall installer or lather: $66.66 per hourPacific County drywall installer or lather: $84.77 per hourCowlitz County drywall installer or lather: $67.80 per hourWahkiakum County drywall installer or lather: $67.80 per hourLewis County drywall installer or lather: $84.77 per hourClallam County drywall installer or lather: $84.77 per hourGrays Harbor County drywall installer or lather: $84.77 per hourJefferson County drywall installer or lather: $84.77 per hourLincoln County drywall installer or lather: $66.66 per hourMason County drywall installer or lather: $84.77 per hourSan Juan County drywall installer or lather: $84.77 per hourStevens County drywall installer or lather: $66.66 per hourWhatcom County drywall installer or lather: $84.77 per hourDouglas County drywall installer or lather: $84.77 per hourSnohomish County drywall installer or lather: $84.77 per hourThurston County drywall installer or lather: $84.77 per hourColumbia County drywall installer or lather: $66.66 per hourYakima County drywall installer or lather: $84.77 per hourBenton County drywall installer or lather: $66.66 per hourIsland County drywall installer or lather: $84.77 per hourSpokane County drywall installer or lather: $66.66 per hourWhitman County drywall installer or lather: $66.66 per hourFerry County drywall installer or lather: $66.66 per hourSkamania County drywall installer or lather: $67.80 per hourAsotin County drywall installer or lather: $66.66 per hourKitsap County drywall installer or lather: $84.77 per hour
$66$66$67$84$84$84Drywall Installer / Lather, main rate, total per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

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

4 groups of counties with identical rates and 22 counties with rates of their own, highest main rate first, each split into wage and fringe benefits on one scale. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Pierce County group11 counties$84.77
  2. Chelan County1 county$84.77
  3. Douglas County1 county$84.77
  4. King County1 county$84.77
  5. Kittitas County1 county$84.77
  6. Lewis County1 county$84.77
  7. Mason County1 county$84.77
  8. Okanogan County1 county$84.77
  9. Whatcom County1 county$84.77
  10. Yakima County1 county$84.77
  11. Clark County1 county$74.80
  12. Skamania County group2 counties$67.80
  13. Cowlitz County1 county$67.80
  14. Klickitat County1 county$67.80
  15. Adams County group2 counties$66.66
  16. Stevens County group2 counties$66.66
  17. Asotin County1 county$66.66
  18. Benton County1 county$66.66
  19. Franklin County1 county$66.66
  20. Garfield County1 county$66.66
  21. Grant County1 county$66.66
  22. Lincoln County1 county$66.66
  23. Pend Oreille County1 county$66.66
  24. Spokane County1 county$66.66
  25. Walla Walla County1 county$66.66
  26. Whitman County1 county$66.66

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationTotalBase
Pierce County group, 11 counties: Clallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, Kitsap, Pacific, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, ThurstonJourney Level$84.77 $65.37 
Chelan CountyJourney Level$84.77 $65.37 
Douglas CountyJourney Level$84.77 $65.37 
King CountyJourney Level$84.77 $65.37 
Kittitas CountyJourney Level$84.77 $65.37 
Lewis CountyJourney Level$84.77 $65.37 
Mason CountyJourney Level$84.77 $65.37 
Okanogan CountyJourney Level$84.77 $65.37 
Whatcom CountyJourney Level$84.77 $65.37 
Yakima CountyJourney Level$84.77 $65.37 
Clark CountyJourney Level$74.80 $56.49 
Skamania County group, 2 counties: Skamania, WahkiakumJourney Level$67.80 $51.49 
Cowlitz CountyJourney Level$67.80 $51.49 
Klickitat CountyJourney Level$67.80 $51.49 
Adams County group, 2 counties: Adams, ColumbiaJourney Level$66.66 $48.11 
Stevens County group, 2 counties: Ferry, StevensJourney Level$66.66 $48.11 
Asotin CountyJourney Level$66.66 $48.11 
Benton CountyJourney Level$66.66 $48.11 
Franklin CountyJourney Level$66.66 $48.11 
Garfield CountyJourney Level$66.66 $48.11 
Grant CountyJourney Level$66.66 $48.11 
Lincoln CountyJourney Level$66.66 $48.11 
Pend Oreille CountyJourney Level$66.66 $48.11 
Spokane CountyJourney Level$66.66 $48.11 
Walla Walla CountyJourney Level$66.66 $48.11 
Whitman CountyJourney Level$66.66 $48.11 

4 groups of counties with identical L&I rates, and 22 counties with rates of their own.

These are journey-level rates. Registered apprentices are paid L&I's apprentice rate for the trade (RCW 39.12.021), which L&I publishes in its wage lookup.

L&I also sets residential drywall installer or lather rates for 39 county listings. They apply only to the residential projects defined in WAC 296-127-010(9), and each county page shows them separately.

Questions about Washington drywall installer or lather pay

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

$84.77 an hour: a $65.37 base wage plus $19.40 in fringe benefits, under L&I period 2026-2. Overtime and every drywall installer or lather classification in King County.

Does drywall installer or lather prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In King County the $84.77 total is a $65.37 base wage plus $19.40 in fringe benefits, about 23% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice drywall installer or lathers get this rate?

Registered apprentices get L&I's apprentice rate for the trade (RCW 39.12.021), which L&I publishes in its wage lookup. Anyone else on the job is paid as a journey-level worker.

Why do some counties have the same drywall installer or lather rate?

L&I often publishes the same drywall installer or lather rates for several counties. Across Washington, the 39 counties with a drywall installer or lather rate fall into 26 distinct sets of rates, and 4 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 11 counties (the Pierce County group).

Which county pays drywall installer or lathers the most in Washington?

Chelan County, at $84.77 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Whitman County at $66.66, and the median county is $84.77.