Drywall Finisher / Taper prevailing wage rates in Texas

Federal Davis-Bacon wage determinations publish drywall finisher / taper rates in 37 Texas counties, with top published base pay from $7.25 to $17.06 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
Atascosa County	$13.81	$0.00	Building	TX20260290
Austin County	$16.30	$3.71	Building	TX20260229
Bandera County	$13.81	$0.00	Building	TX20260284
Bastrop County	$16.96	$4.34	Building	TX20260285
Bell County	$7.25	$0.00	Residential	TX20260022
Bexar County	$13.81	$0.00	Building	TX20260231
Brazoria County	$16.30	$3.71	Building	TX20260233
Caldwell County	$16.96	$4.34	Building	TX20260286
Cameron County	$10.75	$2.68	Building	TX20260236
Chambers County	$16.28	$3.67	Building	TX20260238
Comal County	$13.81	$0.00	Building	TX20260240
Coryell County	$7.25	$0.00	Residential	TX20260022
El Paso County	$7.25	$0.00	Residential	TX20260036
Fort Bend County	$16.30	$3.71	Building	TX20260247
Galveston County	$11.21	$0.00	Residential	TX20260068
Guadalupe County	$13.81	$0.00	Building	TX20260251
Hardin County	$12.50	$0.00	Residential	TX20260012
Harris County	$16.27	$3.66	Building	TX20260253
Hays County	$16.96	$4.34	Building	TX20260254
Jefferson County	$12.50	$0.00	Residential	TX20260012
Johnson County	$16.24	$3.94	Building	TX20260257
Kendall County	$13.81	$0.00	Building	TX20260258
Lampasas County	$7.25	$0.00	Residential	TX20260022
Liberty County	$16.30	$3.71	Building	TX20260259
McLennan County	$7.25	$0.00	Residential	TX20260022
Medina County	$13.81	$0.00	Building	TX20260290
Montgomery County	$16.30	$3.71	Building	TX20260262
Orange County	$12.50	$0.00	Residential	TX20260012
Parker County	$16.24	$3.94	Building	TX20260264
Robertson County	$7.25	$0.00	Residential	TX20260022
San Jacinto County	$16.28	$3.67	Building	TX20260268
Tarrant County	$16.24	$3.94	Building	TX20260270
Travis County	$17.06	$4.43	Building	TX20260271
Waller County	$16.28	$3.67	Building	TX20260272
Williamson County	$16.96	$4.34	Building	TX20260275
Wilson County	$13.81	$0.00	Building	TX20260287
Wise County	$16.24	$3.94	Building	TX20260276

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

Sources

TX20260012 rev. 1 · modified May 18, 2026
TX20260022 rev. 1 · modified May 18, 2026
TX20260229 rev. 1 · modified May 18, 2026
TX20260231 rev. 1