Painters: Brush — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Painters: Brushs across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 419 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Painters: Brush is $66.99/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $42.14 and $67.31/hr. The highest state average is Hawaii at $74.10/hr; the lowest is Minnesota at $9.20/hr.
Bottom 10%
$42.14
Median
$66.99
Average
$60.28
Top 10%
$67.31
Range: $7.25 – $74.10/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
$66.99/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$23.40/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+186.3%
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
California CA
Avg base: $42.33/hr
Avg total: $64.43/hr
26 rates
Hawaii HI
Avg base: $44.05/hr
Avg total: $74.10/hr
20 rates
Indiana IN
Avg base: $24.46/hr
Avg total: $40.31/hr
2 rates
Minnesota MN
Avg base: $8.80/hr
Avg total: $9.20/hr
4 rates
Montana MT
Avg base: $9.19/hr
Avg total: $9.83/hr
11 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $25.84/hr
Avg total: $42.14/hr
58 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $9.31/hr
Avg total: $9.31/hr
10 rates
Wisconsin WI
Avg base: $41.53/hr
Avg total: $67.15/hr
288 rates
All Rates
419 county-level rates for Painters: Brush, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry | PA | heavy | $25.84 | $16.30 | $42.14 | WD → |
| Pike | PA | highway | $25.84 | $16.30 | $42.14 | WD → |
| Pike | PA | heavy | $25.84 | $16.30 | $42.14 | WD → |
| Schuylkill | PA | highway | $25.84 | $16.30 | $42.14 | WD → |
| Schuylkill | PA | heavy | $25.84 | $16.30 | $42.14 | WD → |
| Snyder | PA | highway | $25.84 | $16.30 | $42.14 | WD → |
| Snyder | PA | heavy | $25.84 | $16.30 | $42.14 | WD → |
| Sullivan | PA | highway | $25.84 | $16.30 | $42.14 | WD → |
| Sullivan | PA | heavy | $25.84 | $16.30 | $42.14 | WD → |
| Susquehanna | PA | highway | $25.84 | $16.30 | $42.14 | WD → |
| Susquehanna | PA | heavy | $25.84 | $16.30 | $42.14 | WD → |
| Tioga | PA | highway | $25.84 | $16.30 | $42.14 | WD → |
| Tioga | PA | heavy | $25.84 | $16.30 | $42.14 | WD → |
| Union | PA | highway | $25.84 | $16.30 | $42.14 | WD → |
| Union | PA | heavy | $25.84 | $16.30 | $42.14 | WD → |
| Wayne | PA | highway | $25.84 | $16.30 | $42.14 | WD → |
| Wayne | PA | heavy | $25.84 | $16.30 | $42.14 | WD → |
| Wyoming | PA | highway | $25.84 | $16.30 | $42.14 | WD → |
| Wyoming | PA | heavy | $25.84 | $16.30 | $42.14 | WD → |
| York | PA | heavy | $25.84 | $16.30 | $42.14 | WD → |
| York | PA | highway | $25.84 | $16.30 | $42.14 | WD → |
| El Paso | TX | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Gregg | TX | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Hardin | TX | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Jefferson | TX | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Johnson | TX | residential | $8.85 | $0.00 | $8.85 | WD → |
| Orange | TX | residential | $12.50 | $0.00 | $12.50 | WD → |
| Parker | TX | residential | $8.85 | $0.00 | $8.85 | WD → |
| Smith | TX | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Tarrant | TX | residential | $8.85 | $0.00 | $8.85 | WD → |
| Upshur | TX | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Adams | WI | heavy | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Adams | WI | heavy | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Adams | WI | highway | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Adams | WI | highway | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Ashland | WI | heavy | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Ashland | WI | heavy | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Ashland | WI | highway | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Ashland | WI | highway | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Barron | WI | heavy | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Barron | WI | heavy | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Barron | WI | highway | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Barron | WI | highway | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Bayfield | WI | heavy | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Bayfield | WI | heavy | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Bayfield | WI | highway | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Bayfield | WI | highway | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Brown | WI | heavy | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Brown | WI | heavy | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Brown | WI | highway | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Brown | WI | highway | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Buffalo | WI | heavy | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Buffalo | WI | heavy | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Buffalo | WI | highway | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Buffalo | WI | highway | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Burnett | WI | heavy | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Burnett | WI | heavy | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Burnett | WI | highway | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Burnett | WI | highway | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Calumet | WI | heavy | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Calumet | WI | highway | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Calumet | WI | highway | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Calumet | WI | heavy | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Chippewa | WI | highway | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Chippewa | WI | highway | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Chippewa | WI | heavy | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Chippewa | WI | heavy | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Clark | WI | highway | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Clark | WI | highway | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Clark | WI | heavy | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Clark | WI | heavy | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Columbia | WI | highway | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Columbia | WI | highway | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Columbia | WI | heavy | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Columbia | WI | heavy | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Crawford | WI | heavy | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Crawford | WI | heavy | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Crawford | WI | highway | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Crawford | WI | highway | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Dane | WI | highway | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Dane | WI | highway | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Dane | WI | heavy | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Dane | WI | heavy | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Dodge | WI | highway | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Dodge | WI | highway | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Dodge | WI | heavy | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Dodge | WI | heavy | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Door | WI | highway | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Door | WI | highway | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Door | WI | heavy | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Door | WI | heavy | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Douglas | WI | heavy | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Douglas | WI | heavy | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Douglas | WI | highway | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Douglas | WI | highway | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Dunn | WI | heavy | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Dunn | WI | highway | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Dunn | WI | heavy | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |
| Dunn | WI | highway | $42.44 | $24.87 | $67.31 | WD → |
| Eau Claire | WI | heavy | $40.62 | $26.37 | $66.99 | WD → |