What is the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage for a drywall finisher / taper in Alabama?

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Alabama publish 35 drywall finisher / taper classification rates ranging from $9.00 to $12.00 per hour before fringe benefits. The rate that applies depends on the county, the type of construction and the wage determination incorporated into the contract.

How many counties in Alabama have a published drywall finisher / taper rate?

45 of the counties covered by active federal determinations list at least one drywall finisher / taper classification.

Do these rates apply to state-funded projects?

No. These are federal Davis-Bacon rates, which apply to federally funded or assisted construction. Alabama may set its own prevailing wage rates for state and locally funded work; the state law summary is on the Alabama prevailing wage page.

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Drywall Finisher / Taper prevailing wage rates in Alabama

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 35 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Alabama publish 35 drywall finisher / taper classification rates, across 35 determinations covering 45 counties.
Those published base rates run from $9.00 to $12.00 an hour before fringe benefits. Which one applies to a job depends on its county, its construction type and the determination written into the contract.
Construction types covered: Residential.
Last determination revision affecting drywall finisher / taper rates in Alabama: 2026-05-18.

The official source: binding Davis-Bacon and Service Contract Act wage determinations are published by the U.S. Department of Labor at SAM.gov Wage Determinations. This site indexes them and links every determination to its official document - the determination incorporated into a contract governs.

This page collects every classification in Alabama's active federal determinations that is a form of drywall finisher / taper work (taping, bedding and finishing gypsum board) and shows the rate published for it. Determinations name a classification the way the underlying union agreement or wage survey named it, so the wording varies between them; the rate and the fringe are reproduced exactly as published.

Published rates by determination

AL20260009 rev 1 · Residential · Baldwin

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$10.00	0.00	SUAL2007-092 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260009 on SAM.gov.

AL20260010 rev 1 · Residential · Barbour

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$10.00	0.00	SUAL2007-093 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260010 on SAM.gov.

AL20260011 rev 1 · Residential · Choctaw

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$10.00	0.00	SUAL2007-095 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260011 on SAM.gov.

AL20260012 rev 1 · Residential · Coffee

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$10.00	0.00	SUAL2007-096 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260012 on SAM.gov.

AL20260013 rev 1 · Residential · Conecuh

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$10.00	0.00	SUAL2007-097 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260013 on SAM.gov.

AL20260014 rev 1 · Residential · Covington

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$10.00	0.00	SUAL2007-098 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260014 on SAM.gov.

AL20260015 rev 1 · Residential · Crenshaw

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$10.00	0.00	SUAL2007-099 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260015 on SAM.gov.

AL20260016 rev 1 · Residential · Cullman

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$12.00	0.00	SUAL2007-100 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260016 on SAM.gov.

AL20260017 rev 1 · Residential · Dallas

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$10.00	0.00	SUAL2007-101 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260017 on SAM.gov.

AL20260018 rev 1 · Residential · De Kalb

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$9.13	0.00	SUAL2007-102 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260018 on SAM.gov.

AL20260019 rev 1 · Residential · Escambia

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$10.00	0.00	SUAL2007-103 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260019 on SAM.gov.

AL20260020 rev 1 · Residential · Fayette

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$12.00	0.00	SUAL2007-104 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260020 on SAM.gov.

AL20260021 rev 1 · Residential · Jackson

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$9.13	0.00	SUAL2007-105 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260021 on SAM.gov.

AL20260022 rev 1 · Residential · Lamar

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$12.00	0.00	SUAL2007-106 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260022 on SAM.gov.

AL20260023 rev 1 · Residential · Macon

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$10.00	0.00	SUAL2007-107 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260023 on SAM.gov.

AL20260024 rev 1 · Residential · Marion

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$12.00	0.00	SUAL2007-108 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260024 on SAM.gov.

AL20260025 rev 1 · Residential · Marshall

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$9.13	0.00	SUAL2007-109 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260025 on SAM.gov.

AL20260026 rev 1 · Residential · Perry

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$10.00	0.00	SUAL2007-110 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260026 on SAM.gov.

AL20260027 rev 1 · Residential · Sumter

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$10.00	0.00	SUAL2007-111 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260027 on SAM.gov.

AL20260028 rev 1 · Residential · Talladega

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$9.13	0.00	SUAL2007-112 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260028 on SAM.gov.

AL20260029 rev 1 · Residential · Tallapoosa

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$9.13	0.00	SUAL2007-113 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260029 on SAM.gov.

AL20260030 rev 1 · Residential · Washington

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$10.00	0.00	SUAL2007-114 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260030 on SAM.gov.

AL20260031 rev 1 · Residential · Wilcox

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$10.00	0.00	SUAL2007-115 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260031 on SAM.gov.

AL20260032 rev 1 · Residential · Winston

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$12.00	0.00	SUAL2007-116 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260032 on SAM.gov.

AL20260033 rev 1 · Residential · Bullock, Dale, Pike

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$10.00	0.00	SUAL2007-117 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260033 on SAM.gov.

AL20260034 rev 1 · Residential · Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Randolph

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$9.13	0.00	SUAL2007-118 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260034 on SAM.gov.

AL20260035 rev 1 · Residential · Clarke, Marengo, Monroe

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$10.00	0.00	SUAL2007-119 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260035 on SAM.gov.

AL20260036 rev 1 · Residential · Franklin, Pickens

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$12.00	0.00	SUAL2007-120 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260036 on SAM.gov.

AL20260043 rev 1 · Residential · Geneva

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$9.00	0.00	SUAL2007-127 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260043 on SAM.gov.

AL20260044 rev 1 · Residential · Henry

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$9.00	0.00	SUAL2007-128 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260044 on SAM.gov.

AL20260045 rev 1 · Residential · Houston

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$9.00	0.00	SUAL2007-129 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260045 on SAM.gov.

AL20260048 rev 1 · Residential · Lawrence

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$10.75	0.00	SUAL2007-132 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260048 on SAM.gov.

AL20260053 rev 1 · Residential · Mobile

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$12.00	0.00	SUAL2007-137 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260053 on SAM.gov.

AL20260055 rev 1 · Residential · Morgan

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$10.00	0.00	SUAL2007-139 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260055 on SAM.gov.

AL20260072 rev 1 · Residential · Butler

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$10.00	0.00	SUAL2007-094 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AL20260072 on SAM.gov.

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