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

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Pennsylvania publish 11 drywall finisher / taper classification rates ranging from $7.25 to $42.25 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 Pennsylvania have a published drywall finisher / taper rate?

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

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Drywall Finisher / Taper prevailing wage rates in Pennsylvania

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 11 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Pennsylvania publish 11 drywall finisher / taper classification rates, across 11 determinations covering 29 counties.
Those published base rates run from $7.25 to $42.25 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 Pennsylvania: 2026-08-20.

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 Pennsylvania'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

PA20260001 rev 6 · Building · Allegheny

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$32.39	23.26	PAIN0057-005 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260001 on SAM.gov.

PA20260003 rev 1 · Building · Philadelphia

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$42.25	32.16	PAIN0021-012 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260003 on SAM.gov.

PA20260005 rev 3 · Residential · Beaver, Fayette, Washington

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$16.35	5.39	SUPA2002-002 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: PA20260005 on SAM.gov.

PA20260012 rev 3 · Residential · Allegheny

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER	$15.08	3.40	SUPA2003-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: PA20260012 on SAM.gov.

PA20260019 rev 2 · Residential · Cambria, Somerset

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$7.88	0.48	SUPA1993-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: PA20260019 on SAM.gov.

PA20260021 rev 2 · Residential · Butler

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$32.39	23.26	PAIN0057-024 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: PA20260021 on SAM.gov.

PA20260025 rev 1 · Residential · Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL TAPER	$7.25	0.00	SUPA1993-002 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: PA20260025 on SAM.gov.

PA20260029 rev 1 · Residential · Cameron, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, McKean, Potter and 1 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$10.65	2.57	SUPA1999-005 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: PA20260029 on SAM.gov.

PA20260031 rev 1 · Residential · Lawrence

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$10.65	2.57	SUPA1999-009 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: PA20260031 on SAM.gov.

PA20260033 rev 1 · Residential · Greene

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$10.65	2.57	SUPA1999-010 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: PA20260033 on SAM.gov.

PA20260038 rev 1 · Residential · Armstrong, Clarion, Crawford, Forest, Indiana, Jefferson and 1 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$10.65	2.57	SUPA1999-002 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: PA20260038 on SAM.gov.

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