Painters: Painter/Paperhanger — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Painters: Painter/Paperhangers across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 47 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Painters: Painter/Paperhanger is $60.60/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $60.60 and $60.60/hr. The highest state average is New York at $60.87/hr; the lowest is New York at $60.87/hr.
Range: $60.60 – $63.80/hr across 1 state. 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 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
All Rates
47 county-level rates for Painters: Painter/Paperhanger, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | NY | building | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Albany | NY | heavy | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Albany | NY | highway | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Columbia | NY | building | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Columbia | NY | highway | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Columbia | NY | heavy | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Dutchess | NY | heavy | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Dutchess | NY | highway | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Dutchess | NY | building | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Fulton | NY | heavy | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Fulton | NY | building | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Fulton | NY | highway | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Greene | NY | building | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Greene | NY | heavy | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Greene | NY | highway | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Montgomery | NY | highway | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Montgomery | NY | building | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Montgomery | NY | heavy | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Orange | NY | residential | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Orange | NY | building | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Orange | NY | highway | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Orange | NY | heavy | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Rensselaer | NY | highway | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Rensselaer | NY | building | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Rensselaer | NY | heavy | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Rockland | NY | highway | $39.14 | $24.66 | $63.80 | WD → |
| Rockland | NY | residential | $39.14 | $24.66 | $63.80 | WD → |
| Rockland | NY | building | $39.14 | $24.66 | $63.80 | WD → |
| Rockland | NY | heavy | $39.14 | $24.66 | $63.80 | WD → |
| Saratoga | NY | heavy | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Saratoga | NY | highway | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Saratoga | NY | building | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Schenectady | NY | highway | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Schenectady | NY | building | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Schenectady | NY | heavy | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Schoharie | NY | highway | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Schoharie | NY | building | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Schoharie | NY | heavy | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Sullivan | NY | heavy | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Sullivan | NY | building | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Sullivan | NY | highway | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Ulster | NY | highway | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Ulster | NY | heavy | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Ulster | NY | building | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Washington | NY | building | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Washington | NY | highway | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |
| Washington | NY | heavy | $35.94 | $24.66 | $60.60 | WD → |