PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLERs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 1,269 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER is $47.37/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $9.33 and $55.91/hr. The highest state average is Connecticut at $61.02/hr; the lowest is Texas at $9.34/hr.
Bottom 10%
$9.33
Median
$47.37
Average
$35.92
Top 10%
$55.91
Range: $9.13 – $75.41/hr across 17 states. Total package = base hourly rate + fringe benefits.
Davis-Bacon vs. Market Median
Comparison of the Davis-Bacon national median total package against the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) median for the comparable BLS occupation 47-2141 — Painters, Construction and Maintenance.
Davis-Bacon median
$47.37/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$23.40/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+102.4%
D-B rate exceeds market median
Davis-Bacon rates include required fringe benefits; OEWS reflects mean/median wages from the BLS establishment survey across all industries. Direct comparison is approximate — D-B rates target the construction-industry union/competitive-wage benchmark, while OEWS spans every industry that employs the occupation.
Average Rates by State
Alabama AL
Avg base: $10.40/hr
Avg total: $10.40/hr
6 rates
Connecticut CT
Avg base: $36.89/hr
Avg total: $61.02/hr
10 rates
District of Columbia DC
Avg base: $15.32/hr
Avg total: $20.47/hr
1 rate
Iowa IA
Avg base: $32.12/hr
Avg total: $47.98/hr
68 rates
Illinois IL
Avg base: $30.00/hr
Avg total: $47.37/hr
86 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $31.13/hr
Avg total: $49.61/hr
254 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $36.18/hr
Avg total: $56.15/hr
85 rates
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $12.98/hr
Avg total: $14.11/hr
129 rates
Maryland MD
Avg base: $11.31/hr
Avg total: $11.31/hr
5 rates
Michigan MI
Avg base: $25.07/hr
Avg total: $41.06/hr
44 rates
New Jersey NJ
Avg base: $33.05/hr
Avg total: $50.73/hr
46 rates
Nevada NV
Avg base: $41.67/hr
Avg total: $59.08/hr
5 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $25.38/hr
Avg total: $48.74/hr
15 rates
Ohio OH
Avg base: $24.41/hr
Avg total: $35.79/hr
256 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $20.80/hr
Avg total: $32.15/hr
6 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $9.34/hr
Avg total: $9.34/hr
193 rates
Wisconsin WI
Avg base: $22.75/hr
Avg total: $32.92/hr
60 rates
All Rates
1,269 county-level rates for PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford | KS | building | $36.18 | $19.97 | $56.15 | WD → |
| Stanton | KS | building | $36.18 | $19.97 | $56.15 | WD → |
| Stevens | KS | building | $36.18 | $19.97 | $56.15 | WD → |
| Thomas | KS | building | $36.18 | $19.97 | $56.15 | WD → |
| Trego | KS | building | $36.18 | $19.97 | $56.15 | WD → |
| Wallace | KS | building | $36.18 | $19.97 | $56.15 | WD → |
| Washington | KS | building | $36.18 | $19.97 | $56.15 | WD → |
| Wichita | KS | building | $36.18 | $19.97 | $56.15 | WD → |
| Wilson | KS | building | $36.18 | $19.97 | $56.15 | WD → |
| Woodson | KS | building | $36.18 | $19.97 | $56.15 | WD → |
| Adair | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Allen | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Anderson | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Ballard | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Barren | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Bath | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Bell | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Boone | KY | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Boone | KY | building | $28.29 | $14.01 | $42.30 | WD → |
| Bourbon | KY | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Boyd | KY | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Boyd | KY | building | $31.96 | $23.95 | $55.91 | WD → |
| Boyle | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Bracken | KY | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Bracken | KY | building | $28.29 | $14.01 | $42.30 | WD → |
| Breathitt | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Breckinridge | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Bullitt | KY | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Butler | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Caldwell | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Calloway | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Campbell | KY | building | $28.29 | $14.01 | $42.30 | WD → |
| Campbell | KY | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Carlisle | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Carroll | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Carter | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Casey | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Christian | KY | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Clark | KY | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Clay | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Clinton | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Crittenden | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Cumberland | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Daviess | KY | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Edmonson | KY | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Elliott | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Estill | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Fayette | KY | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Fleming | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Floyd | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Franklin | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Fulton | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Gallatin | KY | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Gallatin | KY | building | $28.29 | $14.01 | $42.30 | WD → |
| Garrard | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Grant | KY | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Grant | KY | building | $28.29 | $14.01 | $42.30 | WD → |
| Graves | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Grayson | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Green | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Greenup | KY | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Greenup | KY | building | $31.96 | $23.95 | $55.91 | WD → |
| Hancock | KY | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Hardin | KY | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Harlan | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Harrison | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Hart | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Henderson | KY | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Henry | KY | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Hickman | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Hopkins | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Jackson | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Jefferson | KY | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Jessamine | KY | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Johnson | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Kenton | KY | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Kenton | KY | building | $28.29 | $14.01 | $42.30 | WD → |
| Knott | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Knox | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Larue | KY | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Laurel | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Lawrence | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Lee | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Leslie | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Letcher | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Lewis | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Lincoln | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Livingston | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Logan | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Lyon | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Madison | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Magoffin | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Marion | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Marshall | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Martin | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Mason | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| McCracken | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| McCreary | KY | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| McLean | KY | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Meade | KY | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |