PAINTER: Brush Only — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for PAINTER: Brush Onlys across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 437 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for PAINTER: Brush Only is $15.61/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $7.25 and $42.66/hr. The highest state average is Illinois at $81.30/hr; the lowest is Nebraska at $7.25/hr.
Bottom 10%
$7.25
Median
$15.61
Average
$20.80
Top 10%
$42.66
Range: $7.25 – $86.96/hr across 18 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
$15.61/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$23.40/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-33.3%
D-B rate is below 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: $10.46/hr
Avg total: $10.46/hr
3 rates
California CA
Avg base: $8.90/hr
Avg total: $8.90/hr
1 rate
Florida FL
Avg base: $23.46/hr
Avg total: $37.20/hr
7 rates
Georgia GA
Avg base: $10.46/hr
Avg total: $10.46/hr
90 rates
Illinois IL
Avg base: $49.58/hr
Avg total: $81.30/hr
30 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $13.05/hr
Avg total: $14.07/hr
48 rates
Michigan MI
Avg base: $16.50/hr
Avg total: $21.74/hr
72 rates
Minnesota MN
Avg base: $8.46/hr
Avg total: $8.46/hr
12 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $18.47/hr
Avg total: $24.27/hr
92 rates
Mississippi MS
Avg base: $11.00/hr
Avg total: $11.00/hr
2 rates
Montana MT
Avg base: $8.02/hr
Avg total: $8.02/hr
12 rates
Nebraska NE
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
1 rate
Oklahoma OK
Avg base: $7.25/hr
Avg total: $7.25/hr
34 rates
Oregon OR
Avg base: $12.00/hr
Avg total: $12.00/hr
4 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $7.90/hr
Avg total: $8.72/hr
2 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $9.18/hr
Avg total: $9.18/hr
10 rates
Utah UT
Avg base: $9.33/hr
Avg total: $9.88/hr
3 rates
Vermont VT
Avg base: $16.36/hr
Avg total: $19.69/hr
14 rates
All Rates
437 county-level rates for PAINTER: Brush Only, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone | AL | residential | $11.00 | $0.00 | $11.00 | WD → |
| Morgan | AL | residential | $11.00 | $0.00 | $11.00 | WD → |
| Walker | AL | residential | $9.38 | $0.00 | $9.38 | WD → |
| Butte | CA | residential | $8.90 | $0.00 | $8.90 | WD → |
| De Soto | FL | building | $18.00 | $12.36 | $30.36 | WD → |
| Glades | FL | building | $27.00 | $14.78 | $41.78 | WD → |
| Hardee | FL | building | $18.00 | $12.36 | $30.36 | WD → |
| Hendry | FL | building | $27.00 | $14.78 | $41.78 | WD → |
| Monroe | FL | building | $27.00 | $14.78 | $41.78 | WD → |
| Okeechobee | FL | building | $27.00 | $14.78 | $41.78 | WD → |
| St Johns | FL | heavy | $20.21 | $12.38 | $32.59 | WD → |
| Appling | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Atkinson | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Bacon | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Baldwin | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Banks | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Ben Hill | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Berrien | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Bleckley | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Bulloch | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Calhoun | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Camden | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Candler | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Charlton | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Chattooga | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Clay | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Clinch | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Coffee | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Colquitt | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Cook | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Crisp | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Decatur | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Dodge | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Dooly | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Early | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Elbert | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Emanuel | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Evans | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Fannin | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Franklin | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Gilmer | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Glascock | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Gordon | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Grady | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Greene | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Habersham | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Hancock | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Hart | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Irwin | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Jackson | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Jeff Davis | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Jefferson | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Jenkins | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Johnson | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Laurens | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Lincoln | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Lumpkin | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Macon | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| McIntosh | GA | residential | $10.55 | $0.00 | $10.55 | WD → |
| Miller | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Mitchell | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Montgomery | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Morgan | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Peach | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Pierce | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Polk | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Pulaski | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Putnam | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Quitman | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Rabun | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Randolph | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Schley | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Screven | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Seminole | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Stephens | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Stewart | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Sumter | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Talbot | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Taliaferro | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Tattnall | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Taylor | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Telfair | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Thomas | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Tift | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Toombs | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Towns | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Treutlen | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Troup | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Turner | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Union | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Upson | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Ware | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Warren | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Washington | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Wayne | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Webster | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Wheeler | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| White | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |
| Wilcox | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Wilkes | GA | residential | $10.45 | $0.00 | $10.45 | WD → |