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

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Utah publish 10 drywall finisher / taper classification rates ranging from $17.90 to $26.00 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 Utah have a published drywall finisher / taper rate?

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

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Drywall Finisher / Taper prevailing wage rates in Utah

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 10 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Utah publish 10 drywall finisher / taper classification rates, across 10 determinations covering 9 counties.
Those published base rates run from $17.90 to $26.00 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: Building, Residential.
Last determination revision affecting drywall finisher / taper rates in Utah: 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 Utah'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

UT20260034 rev 1 · Residential · Salt Lake

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$17.90	1.96	SUUT2008-049 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: UT20260034 on SAM.gov.

UT20260035 rev 1 · Residential · Summit

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$17.90	1.96	SUUT2008-050 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: UT20260035 on SAM.gov.

UT20260036 rev 1 · Residential · Tooele

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$17.90	1.96	SUUT2008-051 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: UT20260036 on SAM.gov.

UT20260081 rev 1 · Building · Box Elder

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$26.00	8.78	PAIN0077-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: UT20260081 on SAM.gov.

UT20260083 rev 1 · Building · Davis

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$26.00	8.78	PAIN0077-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: UT20260083 on SAM.gov.

UT20260084 rev 1 · Building · Juab

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$19.23	4.85	SUUT2012-016 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: UT20260084 on SAM.gov.

UT20260085 rev 1 · Building · Salt Lake

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$26.00	8.78	PAIN0077-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: UT20260085 on SAM.gov.

UT20260086 rev 1 · Building · Tooele

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$26.00	8.78	PAIN0077-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: UT20260086 on SAM.gov.

UT20260087 rev 1 · Building · Utah

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$19.23	4.85	SUUT2012-019 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: UT20260087 on SAM.gov.

UT20260089 rev 1 · Building · Morgan, Weber

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
DRYWALL FINISHER/TAPER	$26.00	8.78	PAIN0077-003 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: UT20260089 on SAM.gov.

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