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

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for New Mexico publish 21 drywall finisher / taper classification rates ranging from $8.00 to $19.64 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 New Mexico have a published drywall finisher / taper rate?

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

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Drywall Finisher / Taper prevailing wage rates in New Mexico

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 21 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for New Mexico publish 21 drywall finisher / taper classification rates, across 21 determinations covering 30 counties.
Those published base rates run from $8.00 to $19.64 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, Residential.
Last determination revision affecting drywall finisher / taper rates in New Mexico: 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 New Mexico'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

NM20260003 rev 1 · Residential · Dona Ana, Valencia

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$14.88	0.00	SUNM1999-002 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260003 on SAM.gov.

NM20260004 rev 1 · Residential · Cibola, Colfax, Guadalupe, Harding, McKinley, Mora and 7 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$8.00	0.00	SUNM1999-003 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260004 on SAM.gov.

NM20260005 rev 1 · Residential · Catron, Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Eddy, Grant and 8 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$10.00	0.00	SUNM1999-004 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260005 on SAM.gov.

NM20260013 rev 1 · Building · Catron

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$19.64	2.75	SUNM2010-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260013 on SAM.gov.

NM20260014 rev 1 · Building · Chaves

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$19.64	2.75	SUNM2010-002 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260014 on SAM.gov.

NM20260015 rev 2 · Building · Colfax

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$18.34	4.38	SUNM2010-003 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260015 on SAM.gov.

NM20260016 rev 1 · Building · Curry

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$19.64	2.75	SUNM2010-004 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260016 on SAM.gov.

NM20260017 rev 1 · Building · De Baca

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$19.64	2.75	SUNM2010-005 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260017 on SAM.gov.

NM20260018 rev 1 · Building · Eddy

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$19.64	2.75	SUNM2010-006 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260018 on SAM.gov.

NM20260019 rev 1 · Building · Grant

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$19.64	2.75	SUNM2010-007 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260019 on SAM.gov.

NM20260020 rev 1 · Building · Lea

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$19.64	2.75	SUNM2010-008 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260020 on SAM.gov.

NM20260021 rev 1 · Building · Lincoln

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$19.64	2.75	SUNM2010-009 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260021 on SAM.gov.

NM20260022 rev 1 · Building · Los Alamos

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$13.00	0.00	SUNM2010-010 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260022 on SAM.gov.

NM20260023 rev 1 · Building · Luna

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$19.64	2.75	SUNM2010-011 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260023 on SAM.gov.

NM20260026 rev 2 · Building · Rio Arriba

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$18.34	4.38	SUNM2010-014 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260026 on SAM.gov.

NM20260027 rev 1 · Building · Roosevelt

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$19.64	2.75	SUNM2010-015 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260027 on SAM.gov.

NM20260028 rev 2 · Building · San Miguel

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$18.34	4.38	SUNM2010-016 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260028 on SAM.gov.

NM20260029 rev 1 · Building · Socorro

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$19.64	2.75	SUNM2010-017 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260029 on SAM.gov.

NM20260030 rev 2 · Building · Union

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$18.34	4.38	SUNM2010-018 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260030 on SAM.gov.

NM20260031 rev 2 · Building · Cibola, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora, Quay, Taos

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$18.34	4.38	SUNM2010-019 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260031 on SAM.gov.

NM20260032 rev 1 · Building · Hidalgo, Sierra

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$19.64	2.75	SUNM2010-020 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: NM20260032 on SAM.gov.

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