Painters: Spray — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Painters: Sprays across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 774 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Painters: Spray is $52.11/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $51.16 and $67.99/hr. The highest state average is Wisconsin at $54.26/hr; the lowest is Texas at $8.75/hr.
Bottom 10%
$51.16
Median
$52.11
Average
$52.03
Top 10%
$67.99
Range: $7.25 – $67.99/hr across 9 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
$52.11/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$23.40/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+122.7%
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: $14.64/hr
Avg total: $19.24/hr
1 rate
Indiana IN
Avg base: $30.62/hr
Avg total: $49.94/hr
2 rates
Kansas KS
Avg base: $21.10/hr
Avg total: $33.60/hr
2 rates
Missouri MO
Avg base: $34.90/hr
Avg total: $52.11/hr
230 rates
Montana MT
Avg base: $10.48/hr
Avg total: $11.11/hr
10 rates
New York NY
Avg base: $27.77/hr
Avg total: $54.00/hr
10 rates
Pennsylvania PA
Avg base: $30.34/hr
Avg total: $53.00/hr
315 rates
Texas TX
Avg base: $8.75/hr
Avg total: $8.75/hr
7 rates
Wisconsin WI
Avg base: $34.26/hr
Avg total: $54.26/hr
197 rates
All Rates
774 county-level rates for Painters: Spray, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amador | CA | building | $14.64 | $4.60 | $19.24 | WD → |
| Dubois | IN | building | $30.62 | $19.32 | $49.94 | WD → |
| Pike | IN | building | $30.62 | $19.32 | $49.94 | WD → |
| Johnson | KS | residential | $21.10 | $12.50 | $33.60 | WD → |
| Wyandotte | KS | residential | $21.10 | $12.50 | $33.60 | WD → |
| Adair | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Adair | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Andrew | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Andrew | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Atchison | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Atchison | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Audrain | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Audrain | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Barry | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Barry | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Barton | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Barton | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Bates | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Bates | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Benton | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Benton | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Bollinger | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Bollinger | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Boone | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Boone | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Buchanan | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Buchanan | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Butler | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Butler | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Caldwell | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Caldwell | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Callaway | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Callaway | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Camden | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Camden | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Cape Girardeau | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Cape Girardeau | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Carroll | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Carroll | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Carter | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Carter | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Cass | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Cass | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Cedar | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Cedar | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Chariton | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Chariton | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Christian | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Christian | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Clark | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Clark | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Clay | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Clay | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Clinton | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Clinton | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Cole | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Cole | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Cooper | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Cooper | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Crawford | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Crawford | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Dade | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Dade | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Dallas | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Dallas | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Daviess | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Daviess | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| De Kalb | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| De Kalb | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Dent | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Dent | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Douglas | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Douglas | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Dunklin | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Dunklin | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Franklin | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Franklin | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Gasconade | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Gasconade | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Gentry | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Gentry | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Greene | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Greene | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Grundy | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Grundy | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Harrison | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Harrison | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Henry | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Henry | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Hickory | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Hickory | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Holt | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Holt | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Howard | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Howard | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Howell | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Howell | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Iron | MO | highway | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Iron | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |
| Jackson | MO | heavy | $34.90 | $17.21 | $52.11 | WD → |