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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkinson | GA | residential | $10.47 | $0.00 | $10.47 | WD → |
| Boone | IL | highway | $53.05 | $33.91 | $86.96 | WD → |
| Boone | IL | heavy | $53.05 | $33.91 | $86.96 | WD → |
| Bureau | IL | residential | $45.15 | $29.41 | $74.56 | WD → |
| Carroll | IL | residential | $45.15 | $29.41 | $74.56 | WD → |
| De Kalb | IL | highway | $53.05 | $33.91 | $86.96 | WD → |
| De Kalb | IL | heavy | $53.05 | $33.91 | $86.96 | WD → |
| De Kalb | IL | residential | $51.55 | $26.68 | $78.23 | WD → |
| Du Page | IL | highway | $53.05 | $33.91 | $86.96 | WD → |
| Du Page | IL | heavy | $53.05 | $33.91 | $86.96 | WD → |
| Ford | IL | residential | $45.15 | $29.41 | $74.56 | WD → |
| Iroquois | IL | residential | $45.15 | $29.41 | $74.56 | WD → |
| Jo Daviess | IL | residential | $45.15 | $29.41 | $74.56 | WD → |
| Kane | IL | highway | $53.05 | $33.91 | $86.96 | WD → |
| Kane | IL | heavy | $53.05 | $33.91 | $86.96 | WD → |
| Kendall | IL | highway | $53.05 | $33.91 | $86.96 | WD → |
| Kendall | IL | heavy | $53.05 | $33.91 | $86.96 | WD → |
| La Salle | IL | residential | $45.15 | $29.41 | $74.56 | WD → |
| Lake | IL | highway | $53.05 | $33.91 | $86.96 | WD → |
| Lake | IL | heavy | $53.05 | $33.91 | $86.96 | WD → |
| Lee | IL | residential | $45.15 | $29.41 | $74.56 | WD → |
| Livingston | IL | residential | $45.15 | $29.41 | $74.56 | WD → |
| Marshall | IL | residential | $45.15 | $29.41 | $74.56 | WD → |
| McHenry | IL | heavy | $53.05 | $33.91 | $86.96 | WD → |
| McHenry | IL | highway | $53.05 | $33.91 | $86.96 | WD → |
| Putnam | IL | residential | $45.15 | $29.41 | $74.56 | WD → |
| Stark | IL | residential | $45.15 | $29.41 | $74.56 | WD → |
| Vermilion | IL | residential | $45.15 | $29.41 | $74.56 | WD → |
| Whiteside | IL | residential | $45.15 | $29.41 | $74.56 | WD → |
| Will | IL | highway | $53.05 | $33.91 | $86.96 | WD → |
| Will | IL | heavy | $53.05 | $33.91 | $86.96 | WD → |
| Adams | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Blackford | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Cass | IN | residential | $18.29 | $7.43 | $25.72 | WD → |
| Clinton | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Crawford | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Daviess | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| DeKalb | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Decatur | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Dubois | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Fayette | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Fountain | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Fulton | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Grant | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Henry | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Huntington | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Jackson | IN | residential | $18.29 | $7.43 | $25.72 | WD → |
| Jay | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Jefferson | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Jennings | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Knox | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Kosciusko | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Lagrange | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Lawrence | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Marshall | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Martin | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Miami | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Montgomery | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Noble | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Orange | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Orange | IN | building | $31.02 | $16.86 | $47.88 | WD → |
| Parke | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Perry | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Pike | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Pulaski | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Randolph | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Ripley | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Rush | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Scott | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Spencer | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Starke | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Steuben | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Switzerland | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Union | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Wabash | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Warren | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Washington | IN | building | $31.02 | $16.86 | $47.88 | WD → |
| Wayne | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| White | IN | residential | $12.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 | WD → |
| Alcona | MI | building | $29.23 | $19.11 | $48.34 | WD → |
| Alcona | MI | residential | $13.44 | $2.17 | $15.61 | WD → |
| Alger | MI | residential | $15.09 | $3.53 | $18.62 | WD → |
| Allegan | MI | residential | $13.44 | $2.17 | $15.61 | WD → |
| Alpena | MI | building | $29.23 | $19.11 | $48.34 | WD → |
| Alpena | MI | residential | $13.44 | $2.17 | $15.61 | WD → |
| Antrim | MI | building | $16.20 | $2.07 | $18.27 | WD → |
| Antrim | MI | residential | $13.44 | $2.17 | $15.61 | WD → |
| Arenac | MI | residential | $13.44 | $2.17 | $15.61 | WD → |
| Baraga | MI | residential | $15.09 | $3.53 | $18.62 | WD → |
| Barry | MI | building | $27.32 | $16.66 | $43.98 | WD → |
| Benzie | MI | building | $16.20 | $2.07 | $18.27 | WD → |
| Benzie | MI | residential | $13.44 | $2.17 | $15.61 | WD → |
| Branch | MI | residential | $13.44 | $2.17 | $15.61 | WD → |
| Charlevoix | MI | residential | $13.44 | $2.17 | $15.61 | WD → |
| Cheboygan | MI | building | $29.23 | $19.11 | $48.34 | WD → |
| Cheboygan | MI | residential | $13.44 | $2.17 | $15.61 | WD → |
| Chippewa | MI | residential | $15.09 | $3.53 | $18.62 | WD → |
| Clare | MI | residential | $13.44 | $2.17 | $15.61 | WD → |
| Crawford | MI | residential | $13.44 | $2.17 | $15.61 | WD → |
| Crawford | MI | building | $29.23 | $19.11 | $48.34 | WD → |