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Painter prevailing wage in Navajo County, Arizona

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate: each wage determination covers one. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

$16.13an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$16.13 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY · SUAZ2012-016

$9.00an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$9.00 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

PAINTER · SUAZ2004-008

$22.05an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$19.06 base wage + $2.99 fringe benefits

PAINTER: SIGN AND DISPLAY ERECTOR · SUAZ2023-018

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Navajo County, a painter must be paid at least $16.13 an hour: a $16.13 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination AZ20260027 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $16.13 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination AZ20260027, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUAZ2012-016 (May 30, 2012). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Navajo County, a painter must be paid at least $9.00 an hour: a $9.00 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination AZ20260004 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $9.00 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination AZ20260004, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUAZ2004-008 (March 9, 2004). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted highway construction in Navajo County, a painter must be paid at least $22.05 an hour: a $19.06 base wage plus $2.99 in fringe benefits, under wage determination AZ20260033 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $22.05 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination AZ20260033, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for highway construction; rate identifier SUAZ2023-018 (November 19, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Arizona bars its agencies and political subdivisions from requiring a prevailing wage (A.R.S. 34-321).

DOL lists 3 painter rates for Navajo County, from $9.00 to $22.05 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $16.13 + $0.00

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.

Base wage (taxable)$16.13
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$16.13

Base wage and fringe benefits: $9.00 + $0.00

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.

Base wage (taxable)$9.00
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$9.00

Base wage and fringe benefits: $19.06 + $2.99

The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.

Base wage (taxable)$19.06
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$2.99
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$22.05

When does this rate change?

Every painter rate in Navajo County

As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

  1. PAINTER: SIGN AND DISPLAY ERECTORHighway · SUAZ2023-018$22.05
  2. PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAYBuilding · SUAZ2012-016$16.13
  3. PAINTERResidential · SUAZ2004-008$9.00
Hourly rate of each painter classification in Navajo County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAYBuildingSUAZ2012-016$16.13 $0.00 $16.13 AZ20260027 Mod 2
PAINTER: SIGN AND DISPLAY ERECTORHighwaySUAZ2023-018$19.06 $2.99 $22.05 AZ20260033 Mod 1
PAINTERResidentialSUAZ2004-008$9.00 $0.00 $9.00 AZ20260004 Mod 1

How Navajo County compares

The main painter rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.

Every county in Arizona

$15.00Cochise$26.64Pinal
NavajoNearby: Apache $16.13, Coconino $16.48, Gila $16.13Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 5 counties pay more than Navajo, 6 the same, 3 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Navajo Countybase $16.13$16.13
  2. Apache Countybase $16.13$16.13
  3. Coconino Countybase $16.48$16.48
  4. Gila Countybase $16.13$16.13

Painter rates in nearby counties

Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.

CountyClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Navajo County
Coconino CountyPAINTER$16.48 $16.48 +$0.35
Yavapai CountyPAINTER$16.48 $16.48 +$0.35
Navajo CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$16.13 $16.13 
Apache CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$16.13 $16.13 same
Gila CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$16.13 $16.13 same
Greenlee CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$16.13 $16.13 same
Graham CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$16.13 $16.13 same

Arizona painter prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

All Navajo County prevailing wage rates

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your base pay to the fringe your employer pays for you, in cash or into plans, and compare the sum with the total. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division takes complaints: 1-866-487-9243, or dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints.

Source

U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL), wage determination AZ20260027 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/AZ20260027/2

We read every active Arizona Davis-Bacon wage determination from SAM.gov's own data and check every number with a second, independent read of the same file. DOL prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. How we check · Download Navajo County as CSV · Report an error