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

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Maine publish 5 drywall finisher / taper classification rates ranging from $16.84 to $16.84 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 Maine have a published drywall finisher / taper rate?

7 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. Maine may set its own prevailing wage rates for state and locally funded work; the state law summary is on the Maine prevailing wage page.

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Drywall Finisher / Taper prevailing wage rates in Maine

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 5 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Maine publish 5 drywall finisher / taper classification rates, across 5 determinations covering 7 counties.
Those published base rates run from $16.84 to $16.84 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: Building.
Last determination revision affecting drywall finisher / taper rates in Maine: 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 Maine'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

ME20260007 rev 1 · Building · Franklin

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$16.84	2.87	SUME2014-016 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260007 on SAM.gov.

ME20260009 rev 1 · Building · Kennebec

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$16.84	2.87	SUME2014-018 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260009 on SAM.gov.

ME20260010 rev 1 · Building · Knox

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$16.84	2.87	SUME2014-019 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260010 on SAM.gov.

ME20260012 rev 1 · Building · Somerset

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$16.84	2.87	SUME2014-021 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260012 on SAM.gov.

ME20260014 rev 1 · Building · Lincoln, Oxford, Waldo

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$16.84	2.87	SUME2014-023 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: ME20260014 on SAM.gov.

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