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Painter prevailing wage in Clay County, Arkansas

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.

$15.68an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$15.68 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER) · SUAR2015-018

$10.75an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$10.75 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

PAINTER: BRUSH AND SPRAY, EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING · SUAR2008-183

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Clay County, a painter must be paid at least $15.68 an hour: a $15.68 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination AR20260021 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $15.68 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination AR20260021, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUAR2015-018 (January 9, 2017). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Clay County, a painter must be paid at least $10.75 an hour: a $10.75 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination AR20260072 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $10.75 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination AR20260072, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUAR2008-183 (November 28, 2008). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Arkansas repealed its law in 2017 (Act 1068, SB 601; DOL state table).

DOL lists 3 painter rates for Clay County, from $10.75 to $26.67 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $15.68 + $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)$15.68
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$15.68

Base wage and fringe benefits: $10.75 + $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)$10.75
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$10.75

When does this rate change?

Every painter rate in Clay County

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

  1. PAINTER (SPRAY)Building · PAIN0424-008$26.67
  2. PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)Building · SUAR2015-018$15.68
  3. PAINTER: BRUSH AND SPRAY, EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPINGResidential · SUAR2008-183$10.75
Hourly rate of each painter classification in Clay County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
PAINTER (SPRAY)BuildingPAIN0424-008$16.25 $10.42 $26.67 AR20260021 Mod 1
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)BuildingSUAR2015-018$15.68 $0.00 $15.68 AR20260021 Mod 1
PAINTER: BRUSH AND SPRAY, EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPINGResidentialSUAR2008-183$10.75 $0.00 $10.75 AR20260072 Mod 1

How Clay 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 Arkansas

$13.38Benton$26.67Cleveland
ClayNearby: Greene $15.68, Randolph $15.68, Craighead $26.67Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 52 counties pay more than Clay, 17 the same, 5 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Clay Countybase $15.68$15.68
  2. Greene Countybase $15.68$15.68
  3. Randolph Countybase $15.68$15.68
  4. Craighead Countybase $16.25$26.67

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 Clay County
Craighead CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)$16.25 $26.67 +$10.99
Poinsett CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)$16.25 $26.67 +$10.99
Clay CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$15.68 $15.68 
Greene CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$15.68 $15.68 same
Randolph CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$15.68 $15.68 same
Lawrence CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$15.68 $15.68 same
Mississippi CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$15.68 $15.68 same

Arkansas painter prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

All Clay 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 AR20260021 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/AR20260021/1

We read every active Arkansas 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 Clay County as CSV · Report an error