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Drywall Installer / Lather prevailing wage, Hancock County group, West Virginia (2 counties)
DOL sets the same drywall installer or lather rates, row for row, in 2 counties: Brooke and Hancock. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$35.36an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum) · CARPENTER
$23.23 base wage + $12.13 fringe benefits
CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) · SUWV2012-048
$12.86an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$12.86 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
DRYWALL HANGER · SUWV1991-001
On federally funded or assisted building construction in each of these 2 counties, a drywall installer or lather working as carpenter must be paid at least $35.36 an hour: a $23.23 base wage plus $12.13 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WV20260050 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $35.36 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination WV20260050, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUWV2012-048 (August 13, 2012). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in each of these 2 counties, a drywall installer or lather must be paid at least $12.86 an hour: a $12.86 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WV20260001 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $12.86 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination WV20260001, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUWV1991-001 (April 1, 1991). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). West Virginia repealed its law in 2016 (HB 4005; DOL state table).
DOL lists 2 drywall installer or lather rates for each of these counties, from $12.86 to $35.36 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $23.23 + $12.13
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) | $23.23 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $12.13 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $35.36 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $12.86 + $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) | $12.86 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $12.86 |
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 West Virginia change log lists what each one changed.
Every drywall installer or lather rate in the Hancock County group
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY)BuildingSUWV2012-048 | $23.23 | $12.13 | $35.36 | WV20260050 Mod 1 |
| DRYWALL HANGERResidentialSUWV1991-001 | $12.86 | $0.00 | $12.86 | WV20260001 Mod 1 |
How the Hancock County group 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 West Virginia
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Hancock County groupbase $23.23$35.36
- Brooke Countybase $23.23$35.36
- Ohio Countybase $12.86$12.86
- Marshall Countybase $12.86$12.86
Which county is in which drywall installer or lather group
Every West Virginia county with a drywall installer or lather rate. Counties DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming County group, 5 localities: Barbour, Calhoun, Pendleton, Roane, Wyoming | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $25.08 | $37.66 |
| Grant County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $25.08 | $37.66 |
| Logan County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $25.08 | $37.66 |
| Mercer County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $25.08 | $37.66 |
| Mingo County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $25.08 | $37.66 |
| Pocahontas County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $25.08 | $37.66 |
| Randolph County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $25.08 | $37.66 |
| Ritchie County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $25.08 | $37.66 |
| Summers County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $25.08 | $37.66 |
| Tucker County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $25.08 | $37.66 |
| Upshur County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $25.08 | $37.66 |
| Webster County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $25.08 | $37.66 |
| Hancock County group, 2 localities: Brooke, Hancock | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $23.23 | $35.36 |
| Preston County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $23.23 | $35.36 |
| Greenbrier County | CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY) | $32.20 | $32.20 |
| Kanawha County group, 8 localities: Cabell, Kanawha, Marshall, Mineral, Ohio, Putnam, Wayne, Wood | DRYWALL HANGER | $12.86 | $12.86 |
| Berkeley County group, 2 localities: Berkeley, Jefferson | DRYWALL MECHANIC | $7.54 | $7.54 |
4 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 13 counties with rates of their own.
West Virginia drywall installer or lather prevailing wage by county, 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)).
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:
- Brooke: WV20260050 Mod 1
- Hancock: WV20260050 Mod 1
We read every active West 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 West Virginia rate as CSV · Report an error