Painters: Taper — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Painters: Tapers across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Across 234 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Painters: Taper is $40.45/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $40.45 and $40.45/hr. The highest state average is Missouri at $40.45/hr; the lowest is Minnesota at $8.95/hr.
Range: $7.25 – $40.45/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 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
234 county-level rates for Painters: Taper, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanabec | MN | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Lake of the Woods | MN | residential | $12.47 | $1.59 | $14.06 | WD → |
| Mille Lacs | MN | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Pine | MN | residential | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | WD → |
| Adair | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Adair | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Andrew | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Andrew | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Atchison | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Atchison | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Audrain | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Audrain | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Barry | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Barry | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Barton | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Barton | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Bates | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Bates | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Benton | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Benton | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Bollinger | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Bollinger | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Boone | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Boone | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Buchanan | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Buchanan | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Butler | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Butler | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Caldwell | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Caldwell | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Callaway | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Callaway | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Camden | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Camden | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Cape Girardeau | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Cape Girardeau | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Carroll | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Carroll | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Carter | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Carter | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Cass | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Cass | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Cedar | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Cedar | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Chariton | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Chariton | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Christian | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Christian | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Clark | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Clark | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Clay | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Clay | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Clinton | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Clinton | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Cole | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Cole | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Cooper | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Cooper | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Crawford | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Crawford | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Dade | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Dade | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Dallas | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Dallas | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Daviess | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Daviess | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| De Kalb | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| De Kalb | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Dent | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Dent | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Douglas | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Douglas | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Dunklin | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Dunklin | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Franklin | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Franklin | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Gasconade | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Gasconade | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Gentry | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Gentry | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Greene | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Greene | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Grundy | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Grundy | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Harrison | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Harrison | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Henry | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Henry | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Hickory | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Hickory | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Holt | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Holt | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Howard | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Howard | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Howell | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Howell | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Iron | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Iron | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Jackson | MO | heavy | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |
| Jackson | MO | highway | $30.21 | $10.24 | $40.45 | WD → |