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Painter prevailing wage in Pima County, Arizona
$15.00an hour, base + fringe
$15.00 wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Building · SUAZ2019-003
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Pima County, a painter must be paid at least $15.00 an hour: a $15.00 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination AZ20260040 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $15.00 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination AZ20260040, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUAZ2019-003 (June 12, 2023). 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 4 painter rates for Pima County, from $13.31 to $34.10 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $15.00 + $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) | $15.00 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $15.00 |
When this rate changes
- A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)).
- DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the Arizona change log lists what each one changed.
Every painter rate in Pima County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- PAINTER: PAVEMENT MARKINGHighway · SUAZ2023-024$34.10
- PAINTER: SIGN AND DISPLAY ERECTORHighway · SUAZ2023-024$24.57
- PAINTERBuilding · SUAZ2019-003$15.00
- PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY, EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPINGResidential · SUAZ2011-002$13.31
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAINTERBuildingSUAZ2019-003 | $15.00 | $15.00 | $0.00 | AZ20260040 Mod 1 |
| PAINTER: SIGN AND DISPLAY ERECTORHighwaySUAZ2023-024 | $24.57 | $19.84 | $4.73 | AZ20260047 Mod 1 |
| PAINTER: PAVEMENT MARKINGHighwaySUAZ2023-024 | $34.10 | $27.76 | $6.34 | AZ20260047 Mod 1 |
| PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY, EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPINGResidentialSUAZ2011-002 | $13.31 | $13.31 | $0.00 | AZ20260002 Mod 1 |
How Pima 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
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Pima Countybase $15.00$15.00
- Pinal Countybase $23.00$26.64
- Santa Cruz Countybase $16.13$16.13
- Maricopa Countybase $19.85$23.39
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.
| County | Classification | Base + fringe | Base | vs Pima County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinal County | PAINTER | $26.64 | $23.00 | +$11.64 |
| Maricopa County | PAINTER | $23.39 | $19.85 | +$8.39 |
| Santa Cruz County | PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY | $16.13 | $16.13 | +$1.13 |
| Graham County | PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY | $16.13 | $16.13 | +$1.13 |
| Gila County | PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY | $16.13 | $16.13 | +$1.13 |
| Pima County | PAINTER | $15.00 | $15.00 | |
| Cochise County | PAINTER | $15.00 | $15.00 | same |
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).
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 AZ20260040 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/AZ20260040/1
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 Pima County as CSV · Report an error