Drywall Finisher / Taper prevailing wage rates in Pennsylvania

Federal Davis-Bacon wage determinations publish drywall finisher / taper rates in 29 Pennsylvania counties, with top published base pay from $7.25 to $42.25 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
Allegheny County	$32.39	$23.26	Building	PA20260001
Armstrong County	$10.65	$2.57	Residential	PA20260038
Beaver County	$16.35	$5.39	Residential	PA20260005
Bradford County	$7.25	$0.00	Residential	PA20260025
Butler County	$32.39	$23.26	Residential	PA20260021
Cambria County	$7.88	$0.48	Residential	PA20260019
Cameron County	$10.65	$2.57	Residential	PA20260029
Clarion County	$10.65	$2.57	Residential	PA20260038
Clearfield County	$10.65	$2.57	Residential	PA20260029
Clinton County	$10.65	$2.57	Residential	PA20260029
Crawford County	$10.65	$2.57	Residential	PA20260038
Elk County	$10.65	$2.57	Residential	PA20260029
Fayette County	$16.35	$5.39	Residential	PA20260005
Forest County	$10.65	$2.57	Residential	PA20260038
Greene County	$10.65	$2.57	Residential	PA20260033
Indiana County	$10.65	$2.57	Residential	PA20260038
Jefferson County	$10.65	$2.57	Residential	PA20260038
Lawrence County	$10.65	$2.57	Residential	PA20260031
McKean County	$10.65	$2.57	Residential	PA20260029
Philadelphia County	$42.25	$32.16	Building	PA20260003
Potter County	$10.65	$2.57	Residential	PA20260029
Somerset County	$7.88	$0.48	Residential	PA20260019
Sullivan County	$7.25	$0.00	Residential	PA20260025
Susquehanna County	$7.25	$0.00	Residential	PA20260025
Tioga County	$7.25	$0.00	Residential	PA20260025
Venango County	$10.65	$2.57	Residential	PA20260038
Warren County	$10.65	$2.57	Residential	PA20260029
Washington County	$16.35	$5.39	Residential	PA20260005
Wayne County	$7.25	$0.00	Residential	PA20260025

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

Sources

PA20260001 rev. 5 · modified May 18, 2026
PA20260012 rev. 2 · modified May 18, 2026
PA20260019 rev. 2 · modified May 18, 2026
PA20260021 rev. 2