Drywall Installer / Lather prevailing wage in Jefferson County, West Virginia

$7.54an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$7.54 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Residential · SUWV1997-001

Jefferson County uses the same drywall installer or lather rates as 1 other county. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Jefferson County, a drywall installer or lather must be paid at least $7.54 an hour: a $7.54 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WV20260003 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $7.54 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination WV20260003, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUWV1997-001 (September 1, 1997). 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 West Virginia repealed its law in 2016 (HB 4005; DOL state table).

This base is below $13.65, the Executive Order 13658 minimum. Contracts that order covers must pay at least that (see the WD's note).

Base wage and fringe benefits: $7.54 + $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)	$7.54
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$7.54

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.

How Jefferson County 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

Jefferson $7.548316

$7.54Berkeley$37.66Barbour

JeffersonNearby: Berkeley $7.54, Mineral $12.86, Grant $37.66Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 28 counties pay more than Jefferson, 1 the same, 0 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Jefferson Countybase $7.54$7.54
Berkeley Countybase $7.54$7.54
Mineral Countybase $12.86$12.86
Grant Countybase $25.08$37.66

Drywall Installer / Lather rates in nearby counties

Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.

DOL's drywall installer or lather rates for Jefferson County are the same as in 1 other county: Berkeley.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Jefferson County
Grant County	CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY)	$25.08	$37.66	+$30.12
Pendleton County	CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY)	$25.08	$37.66	+$30.12
Tucker County	CARPENTER (DRYWALL HANGING ONLY)	$25.08	$37.66	+$30.12
Mineral County	DRYWALL HANGER	$12.86	$12.86	+$5.32
Jefferson County	DRYWALL MECHANIC	$7.54	$7.54
Berkeley County	DRYWALL MECHANIC	$7.54	$7.54	same

West Virginia drywall installer or lather prevailing wage by county, with a map

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), wage determination WV20260003 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/WV20260003/1

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 Jefferson County as CSV · Report an error