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West Virginia plasterer prevailing wage, county by county

A plasterer's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in West Virginia runs from $40.18 an hour in Wyoming County to $57.33 in Randolph County. The median county is $40.18.

Plasterer rate in each West Virginia county, A to Z

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

33 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Barbour CountyPLASTERER · Wyoming County group
$24.13 $16.05 $40.18 Dec 1, 2023WV20260033 Mod 1
Brooke CountyPLASTERER (EIFS AND FIREPROOFING) · Hancock County group
$30.50 $22.22 $52.72 Jul 1, 2025WV20260050 Mod 1
Cabell CountyPLASTERER
$31.52 $22.34 $53.86 Dec 1, 2023WV20260035 Mod 1
Calhoun CountyPLASTERER · Wyoming County group
$24.13 $16.05 $40.18 Dec 1, 2023WV20260033 Mod 1
Fayette CountyPLASTERER
$24.13 $16.05 $40.18 Dec 1, 2023WV20260006 Mod 1
Gilmer CountyPLASTERER
$24.13 $16.05 $40.18 Dec 1, 2023WV20260007 Mod 1
Grant CountyPLASTERER
$24.13 $16.05 $40.18 Dec 1, 2023WV20260008 Mod 1
Greenbrier CountyPLASTERER
$24.13 $16.05 $40.18 Dec 1, 2023WV20260009 Mod 1
Hancock CountyPLASTERER (EIFS AND FIREPROOFING) · Hancock County group
$30.50 $22.22 $52.72 Jul 1, 2025WV20260050 Mod 1
Jackson CountyPLASTERER
$24.13 $16.05 $40.18 Dec 1, 2023WV20260012 Mod 1
Kanawha CountyPLASTERER (EIFS)
$32.52 $22.34 $54.86 Jun 1, 2024WV20260038 Mod 1
Lincoln CountyPLASTERER (EIFS)
$32.52 $22.34 $54.86 Jun 1, 2024WV20260039 Mod 1
Logan CountyPLASTERER
$24.13 $16.05 $40.18 Dec 1, 2023WV20260014 Mod 1
Marshall CountyPLASTERER (EIFS AND FIREPROOFING)
$30.50 $22.22 $52.72 Jul 1, 2025WV20260040 Mod 1
Mason CountyPLASTERER
$24.13 $16.05 $40.18 Dec 1, 2023WV20260016 Mod 1
McDowell CountyPLASTERER
$24.13 $16.05 $40.18 Dec 1, 2023WV20260017 Mod 1
Mercer CountyPLASTERER
$24.13 $16.05 $40.18 Dec 1, 2023WV20260018 Mod 1
Mingo CountyPLASTERER
$24.13 $16.05 $40.18 Dec 1, 2023WV20260019 Mod 1
Monongalia CountyPLASTERER (EIFS AND FIREPROOFING)
$30.50 $22.22 $52.72 Jul 1, 2025WV20260042 Mod 1
Monroe CountyPLASTERER
$24.13 $16.05 $40.18 Dec 1, 2023WV20260020 Mod 1
Nicholas CountyPLASTERER
$24.13 $16.05 $40.18 Dec 1, 2023WV20260021 Mod 1
Ohio CountyPLASTERER (EIFS AND FIREPROOFING)
$30.50 $22.22 $52.72 Jul 1, 2025WV20260044 Mod 1
Pendleton CountyPLASTERER · Wyoming County group
$24.13 $16.05 $40.18 Dec 1, 2023WV20260033 Mod 1
Pocahontas CountyPLASTERER
$24.13 $16.05 $40.18 Dec 1, 2023WV20260022 Mod 1
Preston CountyPLASTERER (EIFS AND FIREPROOFING)
$30.50 $22.22 $52.72 Jul 1, 2025WV20260046 Mod 1
Putnam CountyPLASTERER (EIFS)
$32.52 $22.34 $54.86 Jun 1, 2024WV20260047 Mod 1
Raleigh CountyPLASTERER
$24.13 $16.05 $40.18 Dec 1, 2023WV20260023 Mod 1
Randolph CountyPLASTERER
$31.97 $25.36 $57.33 Jun 1, 2023WV20260024 Mod 1
Ritchie CountyPLASTERER
$24.13 $16.05 $40.18 Dec 1, 2023WV20260025 Mod 1
Roane CountyPLASTERER · Wyoming County group
$24.13 $16.05 $40.18 Dec 1, 2023WV20260033 Mod 1
Wayne CountyPLASTERER
$31.52 $22.34 $53.86 Dec 1, 2023WV20260048 Mod 1
Webster CountyPLASTERER
$24.13 $16.05 $40.18 Dec 1, 2023WV20260031 Mod 1
Wyoming CountyPLASTERER · Wyoming County group
$24.13 $16.05 $40.18 Dec 1, 2023WV20260033 Mod 1

Main plasterer classification in each county, 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.

Tucker County: no rate for this tradePocahontas County plasterer: $40.18 per hourMcDowell County plasterer: $40.18 per hourGilmer County plasterer: $40.18 per hourWetzel County: no rate for this tradeWebster County plasterer: $40.18 per hourDoddridge County: no rate for this tradeRandolph County plasterer: $57.33 per hourGreenbrier County plasterer: $40.18 per hourMercer County plasterer: $40.18 per hourMarshall County plasterer: $52.72 per hourBarbour County plasterer: $40.18 per hourPreston County plasterer: $52.72 per hourSummers County: no rate for this tradeBrooke County plasterer: $52.72 per hourMineral County: no rate for this tradeCabell County plasterer: $53.86 per hourClay County: no rate for this tradeWirt County: no rate for this tradeCalhoun County plasterer: $40.18 per hourLogan County plasterer: $40.18 per hourPendleton County plasterer: $40.18 per hourRitchie County plasterer: $40.18 per hourTyler County: no rate for this tradeMarion County: no rate for this tradeWood County: no rate for this tradeHarrison County: no rate for this tradeTaylor County: no rate for this tradeBoone County: no rate for this tradeFayette County plasterer: $40.18 per hourKanawha County plasterer: $54.86 per hourRoane County plasterer: $40.18 per hourHampshire County: no rate for this tradeLewis County: no rate for this tradeHancock County plasterer: $52.72 per hourOhio County plasterer: $52.72 per hourMingo County plasterer: $40.18 per hourMorgan County: no rate for this tradeGrant County plasterer: $40.18 per hourJefferson County: no rate for this tradeNicholas County plasterer: $40.18 per hourPutnam County plasterer: $54.86 per hourWyoming County plasterer: $40.18 per hourBerkeley County: no rate for this tradeRaleigh County plasterer: $40.18 per hourUpshur County: no rate for this tradeWayne County plasterer: $53.86 per hourLincoln County plasterer: $54.86 per hourMonongalia County plasterer: $52.72 per hourBraxton County: no rate for this tradePleasants County: no rate for this tradeHardy County: no rate for this tradeMonroe County plasterer: $40.18 per hourJackson County plasterer: $40.18 per hourMason County plasterer: $40.18 per hour
$40$40$40$40$52$57Plasterer, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a plasterer make on prevailing wage in West Virginia?

$40.18 to $57.33 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $40.18. 2 groups of counties with identical rates and 26 with rates of their own, highest main rate first.

  1. Randolph County1 county$57.33
  2. Kanawha County1 county$54.86
  3. Lincoln County1 county$54.86
  4. Putnam County1 county$54.86
  5. Cabell County1 county$53.86
  6. Wayne County1 county$53.86
  7. Hancock County group2 counties$52.72
  8. Marshall County1 county$52.72
  9. Monongalia County1 county$52.72
  10. Ohio County1 county$52.72
  11. Preston County1 county$52.72
  12. Wyoming County group5 counties$40.18
  13. Fayette County1 county$40.18
  14. Gilmer County1 county$40.18
  15. Grant County1 county$40.18
  16. Greenbrier County1 county$40.18
  17. Jackson County1 county$40.18
  18. Logan County1 county$40.18
  19. Mason County1 county$40.18
  20. McDowell County1 county$40.18
  21. Mercer County1 county$40.18
  22. Mingo County1 county$40.18
  23. Monroe County1 county$40.18
  24. Nicholas County1 county$40.18
  25. Pocahontas County1 county$40.18
  26. Raleigh County1 county$40.18
  27. Ritchie County1 county$40.18
  28. Webster County1 county$40.18
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Randolph CountyPLASTERER$31.97 $57.33 
Kanawha CountyPLASTERER (EIFS)$32.52 $54.86 
Lincoln CountyPLASTERER (EIFS)$32.52 $54.86 
Putnam CountyPLASTERER (EIFS)$32.52 $54.86 
Cabell CountyPLASTERER$31.52 $53.86 
Wayne CountyPLASTERER$31.52 $53.86 
Hancock County group, 2 localities: Brooke, HancockPLASTERER (EIFS AND FIREPROOFING)$30.50 $52.72 
Marshall CountyPLASTERER (EIFS AND FIREPROOFING)$30.50 $52.72 
Monongalia CountyPLASTERER (EIFS AND FIREPROOFING)$30.50 $52.72 
Ohio CountyPLASTERER (EIFS AND FIREPROOFING)$30.50 $52.72 
Preston CountyPLASTERER (EIFS AND FIREPROOFING)$30.50 $52.72 
Wyoming County group, 5 localities: Barbour, Calhoun, Pendleton, Roane, WyomingPLASTERER$24.13 $40.18 
Fayette CountyPLASTERER$24.13 $40.18 
Gilmer CountyPLASTERER$24.13 $40.18 
Grant CountyPLASTERER$24.13 $40.18 
Greenbrier CountyPLASTERER$24.13 $40.18 
Jackson CountyPLASTERER$24.13 $40.18 
Logan CountyPLASTERER$24.13 $40.18 
Mason CountyPLASTERER$24.13 $40.18 
McDowell CountyPLASTERER$24.13 $40.18 
Mercer CountyPLASTERER$24.13 $40.18 
Mingo CountyPLASTERER$24.13 $40.18 
Monroe CountyPLASTERER$24.13 $40.18 
Nicholas CountyPLASTERER$24.13 $40.18 
Pocahontas CountyPLASTERER$24.13 $40.18 
Raleigh CountyPLASTERER$24.13 $40.18 
Ritchie CountyPLASTERER$24.13 $40.18 
Webster CountyPLASTERER$24.13 $40.18 

2 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 26 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about West Virginia plasterer pay

What is the plasterer prevailing wage in Kanawha County?

$54.86 an hour: a $32.52 base wage plus $22.34 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WV20260038, modification 1. Overtime and every plasterer classification in Kanawha County.

Does plasterer prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Kanawha County the $54.86 total is a $32.52 base wage plus $22.34 in fringe benefits, about 41% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does plasterer prevailing wage pay overtime in West 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 plasterers 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 counties have the same plasterer rate?

DOL often publishes the same plasterer rates for several counties. Across West Virginia, the 33 counties with a plasterer rate fall into 28 distinct sets of rates, and 2 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 5 counties (the Wyoming County group).