Painters: GROUP 3 — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Painters: GROUP 3s across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 236 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Painters: GROUP 3 is $50.83/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $50.83 and $52.07/hr. The highest state average is Kentucky at $51.50/hr; the lowest is Ohio at $50.83/hr.
Bottom 10%
$50.83
Median
$50.83
Average
$51.00
Top 10%
$52.07
Range: $50.83 – $52.07/hr across 2 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
$50.83/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$23.40/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+117.2%
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
Kentucky KY
Avg base: $31.20/hr
Avg total: $51.50/hr
60 rates
Ohio OH
Avg base: $32.68/hr
Avg total: $50.83/hr
176 rates
All Rates
236 county-level rates for Painters: GROUP 3, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| Allen | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| Ballard | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| Ballard | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| Butler | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| Butler | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| Caldwell | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| Caldwell | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| Calloway | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| Calloway | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| Carlisle | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| Carlisle | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| Christian | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| Christian | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| Crittenden | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| Crittenden | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| Daviess | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| Daviess | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| Edmonson | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| Edmonson | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| Fulton | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| Fulton | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| Graves | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| Graves | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| Hancock | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| Hancock | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| Henderson | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| Henderson | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| Hickman | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| Hickman | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| Hopkins | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| Hopkins | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| Livingston | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| Livingston | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| Logan | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| Logan | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| Lyon | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| Lyon | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| Marshall | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| Marshall | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| McCracken | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| McCracken | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| McLean | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| McLean | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| Muhlenberg | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| Muhlenberg | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| Ohio | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| Ohio | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| Simpson | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| Simpson | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| Todd | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| Todd | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| Trigg | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| Trigg | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| Union | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| Union | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| Warren | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| Warren | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| Webster | KY | highway | $30.62 | $20.30 | $50.92 | WD → |
| Webster | KY | highway | $31.77 | $20.30 | $52.07 | WD → |
| Adams | OH | heavy | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Adams | OH | highway | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Allen | OH | heavy | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Allen | OH | highway | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Ashland | OH | highway | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Ashland | OH | heavy | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Ashtabula | OH | highway | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Ashtabula | OH | heavy | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Athens | OH | heavy | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Athens | OH | highway | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Auglaize | OH | heavy | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Auglaize | OH | highway | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Belmont | OH | heavy | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Belmont | OH | highway | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Brown | OH | highway | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Brown | OH | heavy | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Butler | OH | heavy | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Butler | OH | highway | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Carroll | OH | heavy | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Carroll | OH | highway | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Champaign | OH | heavy | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Champaign | OH | highway | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Clark | OH | heavy | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Clark | OH | highway | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Clermont | OH | highway | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Clermont | OH | heavy | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Clinton | OH | heavy | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Clinton | OH | highway | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Columbiana | OH | highway | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Columbiana | OH | heavy | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Coshocton | OH | heavy | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Coshocton | OH | highway | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Crawford | OH | highway | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Crawford | OH | heavy | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Cuyahoga | OH | highway | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Cuyahoga | OH | heavy | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Darke | OH | highway | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Darke | OH | heavy | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Defiance | OH | heavy | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |
| Defiance | OH | highway | $32.68 | $18.15 | $50.83 | WD → |