PAINTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for PAINTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPINGs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 97 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for PAINTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING is $15.54/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $10.00 and $27.86/hr. The highest state average is South Dakota at $32.95/hr; the lowest is Alabama at $9.67/hr.
Bottom 10%
$10.00
Median
$15.54
Average
$17.26
Top 10%
$27.86
Range: $9.33 – $41.51/hr across 8 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
$15.54/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$23.40/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
-33.6%
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: $9.67/hr
Avg total: $9.67/hr
5 rates
Louisiana LA
Avg base: $18.80/hr
Avg total: $26.90/hr
11 rates
Maryland MD
Avg base: $15.12/hr
Avg total: $16.00/hr
7 rates
Mississippi MS
Avg base: $10.78/hr
Avg total: $10.78/hr
26 rates
North Dakota ND
Avg base: $21.86/hr
Avg total: $30.27/hr
1 rate
New York NY
Avg base: $18.36/hr
Avg total: $18.36/hr
9 rates
South Dakota SD
Avg base: $21.49/hr
Avg total: $32.95/hr
5 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $14.93/hr
Avg total: $17.51/hr
33 rates
All Rates
97 county-level rates for PAINTER, EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva | AL | residential | $9.33 | $0.00 | $9.33 | WD → |
| Henry | AL | residential | $9.33 | $0.00 | $9.33 | WD → |
| Houston | AL | residential | $9.33 | $0.00 | $9.33 | WD → |
| Lawrence | AL | residential | $11.00 | $0.00 | $11.00 | WD → |
| Mobile | AL | residential | $9.37 | $0.00 | $9.37 | WD → |
| Jefferson | LA | building | $18.95 | $8.91 | $27.86 | WD → |
| Orleans | LA | building | $17.25 | $0.00 | $17.25 | WD → |
| Plaquemines | LA | building | $18.95 | $8.91 | $27.86 | WD → |
| St Bernard | LA | building | $18.95 | $8.91 | $27.86 | WD → |
| St Charles | LA | building | $18.95 | $8.91 | $27.86 | WD → |
| St James | LA | building | $18.95 | $8.91 | $27.86 | WD → |
| St James | LA | building | $18.95 | $8.91 | $27.86 | WD → |
| St John the Baptist | LA | building | $18.95 | $8.91 | $27.86 | WD → |
| St John the Baptist | LA | building | $18.95 | $8.91 | $27.86 | WD → |
| St Tammany | LA | building | $18.95 | $8.91 | $27.86 | WD → |
| Tangipahoa | LA | building | $18.95 | $8.91 | $27.86 | WD → |
| Anne Arundel | MD | residential | $15.12 | $0.88 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Baltimore | MD | residential | $15.12 | $0.88 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Carroll | MD | residential | $15.12 | $0.88 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Cecil | MD | residential | $15.12 | $0.88 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Harford | MD | residential | $15.12 | $0.88 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Howard | MD | residential | $15.12 | $0.88 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Queen Anne's | MD | residential | $15.12 | $0.88 | $16.00 | WD → |
| Attala | MS | residential | $11.44 | $0.00 | $11.44 | WD → |
| Carroll | MS | residential | $11.44 | $0.00 | $11.44 | WD → |
| Clarke | MS | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Coahoma | MS | residential | $11.44 | $0.00 | $11.44 | WD → |
| Greene | MS | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Grenada | MS | residential | $11.44 | $0.00 | $11.44 | WD → |
| Holmes | MS | residential | $11.44 | $0.00 | $11.44 | WD → |
| Humphreys | MS | residential | $11.44 | $0.00 | $11.44 | WD → |
| Jasper | MS | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Jones | MS | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Kemper | MS | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Lauderdale | MS | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Leake | MS | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Leflore | MS | residential | $11.44 | $0.00 | $11.44 | WD → |
| Montgomery | MS | residential | $11.44 | $0.00 | $11.44 | WD → |
| Newton | MS | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Panola | MS | residential | $11.44 | $0.00 | $11.44 | WD → |
| Pearl River | MS | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Quitman | MS | residential | $11.44 | $0.00 | $11.44 | WD → |
| Scott | MS | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Smith | MS | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Sunflower | MS | residential | $11.44 | $0.00 | $11.44 | WD → |
| Tallahatchie | MS | residential | $11.44 | $0.00 | $11.44 | WD → |
| Washington | MS | residential | $11.44 | $0.00 | $11.44 | WD → |
| Wayne | MS | residential | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | WD → |
| Yalobusha | MS | residential | $11.44 | $0.00 | $11.44 | WD → |
| Grand Forks | ND | building | $21.86 | $8.41 | $30.27 | WD → |
| Allegany | NY | residential | $18.47 | $0.00 | $18.47 | WD → |
| Cattaraugus | NY | residential | $18.47 | $0.00 | $18.47 | WD → |
| Chautauqua | NY | residential | $18.47 | $0.00 | $18.47 | WD → |
| Genesee | NY | residential | $18.47 | $0.00 | $18.47 | WD → |
| Niagara | NY | residential | $17.49 | $0.00 | $17.49 | WD → |
| Schuyler | NY | residential | $18.47 | $0.00 | $18.47 | WD → |
| Seneca | NY | residential | $18.47 | $0.00 | $18.47 | WD → |
| Steuben | NY | residential | $18.47 | $0.00 | $18.47 | WD → |
| Wyoming | NY | residential | $18.47 | $0.00 | $18.47 | WD → |
| Lincoln | SD | building | $20.96 | $9.85 | $30.81 | WD → |
| McCook | SD | building | $20.96 | $9.85 | $30.81 | WD → |
| Minnehaha | SD | building | $23.61 | $17.90 | $41.51 | WD → |
| Turner | SD | building | $20.96 | $9.85 | $30.81 | WD → |
| Union | SD | building | $20.96 | $9.85 | $30.81 | WD → |
| Armstrong | TX | building | $14.27 | $0.00 | $14.27 | WD → |
| Atascosa | TX | building | $13.13 | $0.00 | $13.13 | WD → |
| Austin | TX | building | $16.77 | $4.51 | $21.28 | WD → |
| Bandera | TX | building | $13.13 | $0.00 | $13.13 | WD → |
| Bastrop | TX | building | $18.76 | $6.35 | $25.11 | WD → |
| Bexar | TX | building | $13.07 | $0.00 | $13.07 | WD → |
| Brazoria | TX | building | $16.77 | $4.51 | $21.28 | WD → |
| Caldwell | TX | building | $18.76 | $6.35 | $25.11 | WD → |
| Cameron | TX | building | $11.27 | $0.00 | $11.27 | WD → |
| Carson | TX | building | $14.27 | $0.00 | $14.27 | WD → |
| Chambers | TX | building | $16.77 | $4.51 | $21.28 | WD → |
| Collin | TX | building | $13.35 | $5.10 | $18.45 | WD → |
| Comal | TX | building | $13.13 | $0.00 | $13.13 | WD → |
| Delta | TX | building | $13.21 | $2.33 | $15.54 | WD → |
| Denton | TX | building | $13.21 | $2.33 | $15.54 | WD → |
| Ellis | TX | building | $13.21 | $2.33 | $15.54 | WD → |
| Fort Bend | TX | building | $16.77 | $4.51 | $21.28 | WD → |
| Guadalupe | TX | building | $13.13 | $0.00 | $13.13 | WD → |
| Harris | TX | building | $17.24 | $4.41 | $21.65 | WD → |
| Hunt | TX | building | $13.21 | $2.33 | $15.54 | WD → |
| Kaufman | TX | building | $13.21 | $2.33 | $15.54 | WD → |
| Kendall | TX | building | $13.13 | $0.00 | $13.13 | WD → |
| Liberty | TX | building | $16.77 | $4.51 | $21.28 | WD → |
| Medina | TX | building | $13.13 | $0.00 | $13.13 | WD → |
| Montgomery | TX | building | $16.77 | $4.51 | $21.28 | WD → |
| Potter | TX | building | $14.14 | $0.00 | $14.14 | WD → |
| Randall | TX | building | $14.86 | $0.00 | $14.86 | WD → |
| Rockwall | TX | building | $13.21 | $2.33 | $15.54 | WD → |
| San Jacinto | TX | building | $16.77 | $4.51 | $21.28 | WD → |
| Travis | TX | building | $18.76 | $6.35 | $25.11 | WD → |
| Waller | TX | building | $16.77 | $4.51 | $21.28 | WD → |
| Williamson | TX | building | $18.76 | $6.35 | $25.11 | WD → |
| Wilson | TX | building | $13.13 | $0.00 | $13.13 | WD → |