Skilled Wages

Drywall installer salary in Minnesota

Median $29.46 an hour for 1,050 drywall installers, May 2025, with the union scale by county, the job trend since 1999 and the state's own outlook.

$29.46/hrMedian hourly wageMinnesota, May data
$61,290/yrMedian annual payfull-time equivalent
$21.91 – $44.0010th to 90th percentilehourly range
1,050Jobs countedemployer survey

Data compiled by Skilled WagesBLS OEWS May 2025; prevailing wage as of 2026-11-13

Drywall installer pay in Minnesota: the full range

Wage percentiles, MinnesotaMarket wage, 10th-90th pctU.S. reference$10$20$30$40$50$60/hrMinnesota: 10th $21.91 · 25th $27.86 · median $29.46 · 75th $37.31 · 90th $44.00Minnesota$29.46$21.91$44.00United States: 10th $18.49 · 25th $22.81 · median $28.33 · 75th $35.69 · 90th $49.04United States$28.33
Hourly wage percentiles for drywall installers: Minnesota vs United States, May 2025.

Minnesota ranks 13th of 49 states for median drywall installer pay, and 13th once adjusted for cost of living (the cost-of-living-adjusted median is $29.88). 1,050 drywall installers work in the state. The top 10% earn 2.0× what the bottom 10% earn.

Career stage (approximate)HourlyAnnualWhere it sits in the distribution
Apprentice / entry level$21.91 – $27.86$45,570 – $57,950roughly the 10th to 25th percentile
Journeyman$27.86 – $37.31$57,950 – $77,600the middle half, around the median
Master, foreman or specialist$37.31 – $44.00$77,600 – $91,520the 75th to 90th percentile and above

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Drywall installer pay by metro in Minnesota

Ranked median wages$0$10$20$30$40/hrMinneapolis: $30.81Minneapolis$30.81Duluth: $28.95Duluth$28.95La Crosse: $26.36La Crosse$26.36Sioux Falls: $23.83Sioux Falls$23.83Fargo: $23.05Fargo$23.05
Median hourly wage for drywall installers by metro area in Minnesota, May 2025.
Metro10thMedian $/hrCost-of-living adjusted90thJobsvs state
Minneapolis$18.98$30.81$29.40$44.006805% above
Duluth$16.88$28.95$32.60$36.54402% below
La Crosse$18.46$26.36$28.71$37.963011% below
Sioux Falls$21.90$23.83$26.30$28.4122019% below
Fargo$17.74$23.05$25.36$27.887022% below

Cost-of-living adjusted: median divided by the BEA regional price parity for the metro (2024, US = 100).

Drywall installer wages in Minnesota over time

Minnesota, 1999-2025MinnesotaUnited StatesSOC 2010SOC 2018 / Method changeExact wages$10$20$30$40200020052010201520202025$29.46Minnesota$28.33United States
Median hourly wage for drywall installers, Minnesota vs United States, 1999–2025, nominal dollars.
Table
YearMinnesota $/hrIn 2025 $US $/hrJobs
1999$21.00$40.58$15.341,260
2000$21.70$40.57$15.80920
2001$23.00$41.81$15.871,050
2002$22.54$40.34$16.21730
2003$24.35$42.60$16.19810
2004$29.00$49.42$16.36930
2005$29.60$48.79$16.70990
2006$29.37$46.90$17.381,040
2007$25.43$39.49$17.56780
2008$26.95$40.30$18.12680
2009$25.81$38.73$17.88750
2010$25.57$37.75$17.94600
2011$23.49$33.62$17.78620
2012$24.70$34.64$17.89490
2013$28.32$39.14$17.89680
2014$29.03$39.48$18.32870
2015$25.38$34.47$18.851,060
2016$24.14$32.38$19.751,100
2017$25.75$33.82$20.601,150
2018$29.74$38.13$21.031,000
2019$32.12$40.45$21.971,070
2020$28.43$35.36$22.821,020
2021$31.18$37.05$23.09850
2022$28.97$31.87$24.251,070
2023$29.46$31.13$26.78680
2024$30.00$30.79$27.95560
2025$29.46$29.46$28.331,050

In today's dollars, the median drywall installer wage in Minnesota changed by -14.5% over the last ten years of data and by -27.2% since 2019.

Are there more drywall installer jobs in Minnesota?

0.3Jobs per 1,000 in the stateconcentration 0.7× the US share, 23rd of 49 states

BLS counted 1,050 drywall installers in Minnesota in May 2025, an estimate with a relative standard error of 22%. With fewer than 3,000 jobs or a wide margin of error, year-to-year changes are within the survey's noise and are not shown as a trend.

Outlook for drywall installers in Minnesota

+4.6%Projected growth in Minnesota2024–2034, state agency
60Openings per yeargrowth plus replacements
800Jobs in 2024830 projected for 2034
+2.5%US projected growth2025-35, BLS, for comparison

Minnesota's labor market agency projects the number of drywall installers in the state to change by +4.6% between 2024 and 2034, from 800 to 830, with about 60 openings a year. Nationally, BLS projects +2.5% over 2025-35. State counts include the self-employed and use a different base year, so they do not match the 1,050 counted by the BLS employer survey.

Source: Minnesota labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034 long-term projections (state projections page).

Union scale and prevailing wage for drywall installers in Minnesota

On federally funded construction in Minnesota, contractors must pay drywall installers at least the Davis-Bacon rate for the county. 0 of the 87 counties with a Building rate use a union contract rate (typical package — an hour including fringe); the rest use a survey rate (typical $61.43). The market median for the state is $29.46.

Union contract rateSurvey rate
Union / prevailing package, $/hr, MNAitkin: $63.09 (survey)Anoka: $77.34 (survey)Becker: $60.93 (survey)Beltrami: $60.93 (survey)Benton: $63.09 (survey)Big Stone: $63.09 (survey)Blue Earth: $61.03 (survey)Brown: $61.03 (survey)Carlton: $69.82 (survey)Carver: $77.34 (survey)Cass: $60.93 (survey)Chippewa: $63.09 (survey)Chisago: $77.34 (survey)Clay: $60.93 (survey)Clearwater: $60.93 (survey)Cook: $69.82 (survey)Cottonwood: $61.03 (survey)Crow Wing: $60.93 (survey)Dakota: $77.34 (survey)Dodge: $61.43 (survey)Douglas: $63.09 (survey)Faribault: $61.03 (survey)Fillmore: $61.43 (survey)Freeborn: $42.88 (survey)Goodhue: $61.43 (survey)Grant: $60.93 (survey)Hennepin: $77.34 (survey)Houston: $61.43 (survey)Hubbard: $60.93 (survey)Isanti: $77.34 (survey)Itasca: $69.82 (survey)Jackson: $61.03 (survey)Kanabec: $77.34 (survey)Kandiyohi: $63.09 (survey)Kittson: $60.93 (survey)Koochiching: $69.82 (survey)Lac qui Parle: $61.03 (survey)Lake: $69.82 (survey)Lake of the Woods: $60.93 (survey)Le Sueur: $61.03 (survey)Lincoln: $61.03 (survey)Lyon: $61.03 (survey)McLeod: $77.34 (survey)Mahnomen: $60.93 (survey)Marshall: $60.93 (survey)Martin: $61.03 (survey)Meeker: $63.09 (survey)Mille Lacs: $63.09 (survey)Morrison: $63.09 (survey)Mower: $61.43 (survey)Murray: $61.03 (survey)Nicollet: $61.03 (survey)Nobles: $61.03 (survey)Norman: $60.93 (survey)Olmsted: $61.43 (survey)Otter Tail: $60.93 (survey)Pennington: $60.93 (survey)Pine: $77.34 (survey)Pipestone: $61.03 (survey)Polk: $57.60 (survey)Pope: $63.09 (survey)Ramsey: $77.34 (survey)Red Lake: $57.60 (survey)Redwood: $61.03 (survey)Renville: $61.03 (survey)Rice: $61.43 (survey)Rock: $61.03 (survey)Roseau: $60.93 (survey)St. Louis: $69.82 (survey)Scott: $77.34 (survey)Sherburne: $77.34 (survey)Sibley: $61.03 (survey)Stearns: $63.09 (survey)Steele: $61.43 (survey)Stevens: $63.09 (survey)Swift: $63.09 (survey)Todd: $63.09 (survey)Traverse: $60.93 (survey)Wabasha: $61.43 (survey)Wadena: $60.93 (survey)Waseca: $61.03 (survey)Washington: $77.34 (survey)Watonwan: $61.03 (survey)Wilkin: $60.93 (survey)Winona: $61.43 (survey)Wright: $77.34 (survey)Yellow Medicine: $61.03 (survey)Union / prevailing package, $/hr$60.93$61.03$61.43$69.82survey rate
Davis-Bacon base + fringe for drywall installers by county, Building construction. Hatched counties use a survey rate rather than a union contract.
Market median vs prevailing wage by countyMarket medianPrevailing (survey)$0$20$40$60$80$100/hrAnoka (Minneapolis): market median $30.81, prevailing (survey) $77.34, gap +$46.53Anoka (Minneapolis)+$46.53Carlton (Duluth): market median $28.95, prevailing (survey) $69.82, gap +$40.87Carlton (Duluth)+$40.87Clay (Fargo): market median $23.05, prevailing (survey) $60.93, gap +$37.88Clay (Fargo)+$37.88Rock (Sioux Falls): market median $23.83, prevailing (survey) $61.03, gap +$37.20Rock (Sioux Falls)+$37.20Houston (La Crosse): market median $26.36, prevailing (survey) $61.43, gap +$35.07Houston (La Crosse)+$35.07Benton (Minnesota): market median $29.46, prevailing (survey) $63.09, gap +$33.63Benton (Minnesota)+$33.63
Market median (BLS metro wage) vs the Davis-Bacon package (base + fringe) for drywall installers, metro counties in Minnesota.
CountyRate sourceBaseFringeTotalDetermination
Anokastate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$46.47$30.87$77.34MN20260028
Carverstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$46.47$30.87$77.34MN20260036
Chisagostate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$46.47$30.87$77.34MN20260039
Dakotastate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$46.47$30.87$77.34MN20260045
Hennepinstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$46.47$30.87$77.34MN20260053
Isantistate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$46.47$30.87$77.34MN20260056
Kanabecstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$46.47$30.87$77.34MN20260059
McLeodstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$46.47$30.87$77.34MN20260072
Pinestate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$46.47$30.87$77.34MN20260084
Ramseystate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$46.47$30.87$77.34MN20260088
Scottstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$46.47$30.87$77.34MN20260095
Sherburnestate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$46.47$30.87$77.34MN20260096
Washingtonstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$46.47$30.87$77.34MN20260108
Wrightstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$46.47$30.87$77.34MN20260112
Carltonstate SAMN2025-001 2025-12-22$41.77$28.05$69.82MN20260035

Building construction type, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Residential, Heavy and Highway rates differ; look them up on the Minnesota prevailing wage page. This is not the official wage determination.

Is construction work growing in Minnesota?

161.1kConstruction jobsMinnesota, 2026-09
+5.2%Change over 12 monthsseasonally unadjusted
Construction employment, 1990-20260k50k100k150k200k19901995200020052010201520202025161kSep 2026
Construction employment in Minnesota (thousands), construction supersector, BLS CES, not seasonally adjusted. Grey bands are recessions.

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Questions this page answers

How much do drywall installers make in Minnesota?

The median drywall installer in Minnesota earned $29.46 an hour ($61,290 a year) in May 2025, 4% above the national median of $28.33. The middle half earn $27.86–$37.31; the top 10% earn more than $44.00.

Where does Minnesota rank for drywall installer pay?

Minnesota ranks 13th of 49 states for drywall installer pay, with a median of $29.46 an hour, and 13th after adjusting for Minnesota's cost of living (BEA price parity 98.6, US = 100).

What is the union drywall installer rate in Minnesota?

Davis-Bacon determinations do not list a drywall installer classification for most Minnesota counties, or the trade is not covered; the BLS wage figures above are the best available measure.

How many drywall installers work in Minnesota?

BLS counted 1,050 drywall installers in Minnesota in May 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.67; 1.0 is the national average concentration).

Is drywall installer work growing in Minnesota?

Minnesota's labor market agency projects +4.6% growth for drywall installers between 2024 and 2034, from 800 to 830 jobs.

How many drywall installer openings a year are there in Minnesota?

Minnesota projects about 60 openings a year for drywall installers over 2024–2034, counting both new positions and replacements for people who retire or change occupation. Nationally BLS projects about 6,600 a year.

Sources and notes

  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Minnesota and metro areas, SOC 47-2081. Job counts are survey estimates and exclude the self-employed.
  • BLS Current Employment Statistics, state construction employment through 2026-09.
  • BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages.
  • BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (cost-of-living adjustment).
  • SAM.gov Davis-Bacon wage determinations, current revisions as of 2026-11-13. Not the official determination.
  • BLS Employment Projections, national, 2025-35.
  • State projection: Minnesota labor market information agency via Projections Central, 2024–2034, fetched 2026-10-05.