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Drywall Finisher / Taper prevailing wage rates in California

Federal Davis-Bacon wage determinations publish drywall finisher / taper rates in 54 California counties, with top published base pay from $13.08 to $63.76 per hour depending on county and construction type. Every figure below links to its source wage determination on SAM.gov.

County	Top base	Fringe	Type	WD
Alameda County	$63.76	$32.69	Building	CA20260018
Alpine County	$59.63	$31.29	Building	CA20260007
Amador County	$59.63	$31.29	Building	CA20260007
Butte County	$59.63	$31.29	Building	CA20260007
Calaveras County	$63.76	$32.69	Building	CA20260018
Colusa County	$59.63	$31.29	Building	CA20260007
Contra Costa County	$63.76	$32.69	Building	CA20260018
El Dorado County	$63.76	$32.69	Residential	CA20260019
Fresno County	$63.76	$32.69	Building	CA20260018
Glenn County	$59.63	$31.29	Building	CA20260007
Imperial County	$49.33	$26.82	Building	CA20260002
Inyo County	$45.20	$26.82	Building	CA20260020
Kern County	$45.20	$26.82	Building	CA20260020
Kings County	$63.76	$32.69	Building	CA20260018
Lassen County	$59.63	$31.29	Building	CA20260007
Los Angeles County	$49.33	$26.82	Building	CA20260022
Madera County	$63.76	$32.69	Building	CA20260018
Marin County	$63.76	$32.69	Residential	CA20260019
Mariposa County	$63.76	$32.69	Building	CA20260018
Merced County	$63.76	$32.69	Building	CA20260018
Modoc County	$59.63	$31.29	Building	CA20260007
Mono County	$45.20	$26.82	Building	CA20260020
Monterey County	$63.76	$32.69	Building	CA20260018
Napa County	$63.76	$32.69	Residential	CA20260019
Nevada County	$59.63	$31.29	Building	CA20260007
Orange County	$49.33	$26.82	Building	CA20260024
Placer County	$63.76	$32.69	Residential	CA20260019
Plumas County	$59.63	$31.29	Building	CA20260007
Riverside County	$49.33	$26.82	Building	CA20260025
Sacramento County	$63.76	$32.69	Residential	CA20260019
San Benito County	$63.76	$32.69	Building	CA20260018
San Bernardino County	$49.33	$26.82	Building	CA20260026
San Diego County	$43.59	$24.80	Building	CA20260001
San Francisco County	$63.76	$32.69	Building	CA20260018
San Joaquin County	$63.76	$32.69	Building	CA20260018
San Luis Obispo County	$49.33	$26.82	Building	CA20260012
San Mateo County	$63.76	$32.69	Building	CA20260018
Santa Barbara County	$49.33	$26.82	Building	CA20260014
Santa Clara County	$63.76	$32.69	Building	CA20260018
Santa Cruz County	$63.76	$32.69	Building	CA20260018
Shasta County	$59.63	$31.29	Building	CA20260007
Sierra County	$59.63	$31.29	Building	CA20260007
Siskiyou County	$59.63	$31.29	Building	CA20260007
Solano County	$63.76	$32.69	Residential	CA20260019
Sonoma County	$63.76	$32.69	Residential	CA20260019
Stanislaus County	$63.76	$32.69	Building	CA20260018
Sutter County	$63.76	$32.69	Residential	CA20260019
Tehama County	$59.63	$31.29	Building	CA20260007
Trinity County	$59.63	$31.29	Building	CA20260007
Tulare County	$13.08	$0.00	Building	CA20260016
Tuolumne County	$63.76	$32.69	Building	CA20260018
Ventura County	$49.33	$26.82	Building	CA20260015
Yolo County	$63.76	$32.69	Residential	CA20260019
Yuba County	$63.76	$32.69	Residential	CA20260019

One representative line per county: the highest published base rate for this trade. Open the county page for every classification.

Sources

CA20260012 rev. 4 · modified July 14, 2026
CA20260014 rev. 5 · modified July 14, 2026
CA20260015 rev. 4 · modified July 14, 2026
CA20260018 rev. 6

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