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Painter prevailing wage in Humboldt County, California

$69.68an hour, total

$45.85 wage + $23.83 employer payments

Humboldt County uses the same painter rates as 21 other counties. See all of them on one page.

On California public works in Humboldt County, a painter must be paid at least $69.68 an hour in total: $45.85 in wages plus $23.83 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $92.60 and Sunday and holiday work is $115.53.

DIR general determination 200-X-1(SacArea), issued February 22, 2026 and still current in DIR's 2026-2 release. Checked against dir.ca.gov on October 24, 2026.

DIR lists 4 painter rates for Humboldt County, from $69.68 to $101.60 an hour. See all of them.

DIR's expiration date for this determination was June 30, 2026. DIR hasn't issued a replacement, so this rate still applies, which is what the single asterisk on DIR's table means. A project keeps the rates in effect on its bid advertisement date for the life of the job.

Base wage and fringe: $45.85 + $23.83

The basic hourly rate is the taxable wage. The other lines, usually called fringe benefits, are what DIR expects the employer to pay into health, pension and other plans for each hour worked. An employer can pay part of that as extra wages instead, as long as the total per hour stays at $69.68 or more.

Basic hourly rate (taxable wage) (footnote I)	$45.85
Health and welfare	$12.25
Pension (footnote X)	$9.95
Training	$1.10
Other payments	$0.53
Total straight-time hourly rate	$69.68

Vacation and holiday is $0.00 in DIR's table. Footnote AC says where that money is counted.

Straight time covers an 8-hour day.

Davis-Bacon painter rate in Humboldt County

Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. When a California awarding body runs a federally funded or assisted project, DIR's rates must be paid where they are higher than the Davis-Bacon rates (DIR public works FAQ).

For building work, the matching Davis-Bacon classification is PAINTERS: BRUSH; ROLLER (DEL NORTE AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES) at $14.94 ($12.51 base + $2.43 fringe), from CA20260005 modification 2, published May 20, 2026, rate SUCA1986-001. Against DIR's $69.68: DIR's rate is $54.74 an hour higher. On a job covered by both, the higher rate applies.

For highway and heavy work, the matching Davis-Bacon classification is PAINTERS: BRUSH & ROLLER (DEL NORTE AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES) at $16.29 ($13.35 base + $2.94 fringe), from CA20260004 modification 4, published September 3, 2026, rate PAIN1034-001. Against DIR's $69.68: DIR's rate is $53.39 an hour higher. On a job covered by both, the higher rate applies.

Construction	Federal classification	Base + fringe	Base	WD
Building	PAINTERS: PAPERHANGER; SANDBLASTER; SPRAY; STRUCTURAL STEEL; SWING STAGE; TAPER (DEL NORTE AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES)SUCA1986-001	$15.19	$12.76	CA20260005 Mod 2
Building	PAINTERS: BRUSH; ROLLER (DEL NORTE AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES)SUCA1986-001	$14.94	$12.51	CA20260005 Mod 2
Highway, Heavy	PAINTERS: BRUSH & ROLLER (DEL NORTE AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES)PAIN1034-001	$16.29	$13.35	CA20260004 Mod 4
Highway, Heavy	PAINTERS: SANDBLASTER, SPRAY, STRUCTURAL STEEL & SWING STAGE (DEL NORTE AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES)PAIN1034-001	$16.54	$13.60	CA20260004 Mod 4
Residential	PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)SUCA2013-001	$36.18	$26.37	CA20260027 Mod 1

Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. California Davis-Bacon changes

Rate history since 2024

Total hourly rate for this classification in each DIR release.

$63.73$66.73$69.68now

DIR releases since 2024

Release	Total	Change
2024-2	$63.73
2025-1	$66.73	+$3.00
2025-2	$66.73	no change
2026-1	$69.68	+$2.95
2026-2	$69.68	no change

Every painter rate in Humboldt County

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

Taper$101.60
Bridge Painter$76.43
Industrial Painter$74.43
Painter$69.68

Total hourly rate of each painter classification in Humboldt County, highest first, split into wage and employer payments.

Classification	Total	Base	Employer payments	Daily OT	Determination
Bridge Painter	$76.43	$52.60	$23.83	$102.73	200-X-1(SacArea)
Industrial Painter	$74.43	$50.60	$23.83	$99.73	200-X-1(SacArea)
Painter	$69.68	$45.85	$23.83	$92.60	200-X-1(SacArea)
Painter: Taper	$101.60	$66.74	$34.86	$134.97	200-X-15

How Humboldt County compares

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

Every county in California

Humboldt $69.6841213

$64.14Fresno$88.74San Francisco

HumboldtNearby: Trinity $69.68, Del Norte $69.68, Mendocino $85.12Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 26 counties pay more than Humboldt, 27 the same, 4 less.

Wage and employer payments, nearby

Humboldt Countybase $45.85$69.68
Trinity Countybase $45.85$69.68
Del Norte Countybase $45.85$69.68
Mendocino Countybase $56.10$85.12

Painter rates in nearby counties

Current DIR rates. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done, even if your shop is somewhere else.

DIR's painter rates for Humboldt County are the same as in 21 other counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, Glenn, Mariposa and 13 more.

County	Classification	Total	Base	vs Humboldt County
Mendocino County	Painter	$85.12	$56.10	+$15.44
Humboldt County	Painter	$69.68	$45.85
Trinity County	Painter	$69.68	$45.85	same
Del Norte County	Painter	$69.68	$45.85	same
Siskiyou County	Painter	$69.68	$45.85	same
Tehama County	Painter	$69.68	$45.85	same
Shasta County	Painter	$69.68	$45.85	same

California painter prevailing wage by county, with a map

Footnotes on this rate

DIR's footnotes, in DIR's words. Several change the rate itself: zone pay, a percentage added to the total, or which overtime hours get which rate.

I Includes amount for vac/hol and dues check off.
X Includes an amount per hour worked for annuity trust fund.
AC Included in basic hourly rate.
D Saturdays in the same work week may be worked at straight-time if job is shut down during the normal workweek due to inclement weather.
AF Rate applies to first 4 overtime hours Monday through Friday, first 12 hours worked on saturdays and all hours worked on designated days off. All other overtime is paid at Sunday/holiday rate.
AE Employees shall receive premium pay for the following work: exotic materials ($1.25 per hour) and lead abatement/removal ($1.00 per hour). Employees working on commercial projects shall also be entitled to high time premium whenever the work performed requires a swinging and/or platform suspension system. The amount of the premium shall be as follows: an additional $4.00 per hour when working from 100 to 180 feet above ground or water level and $6.00 per hour when working over 180 feet. See scope provisions for further details on premiums.

DIR's other marks: # means an apprenticeable craft, * means in effect until superseded, ** means the next rate is already set.

Are you being paid this rate?

Add your hourly wage to what your employer pays into health, pension and other plans for you, and compare it with $69.68. Plan payments only count if the money goes into the plan; your pay stub won't show them, but plan statements will. The training amount goes to the California Apprenticeship Council or an apprenticeship program, not to you. Check a week of pay.

Contractors on most public works jobs file certified payroll with the state, and anyone can look it up in DIR's CPR public search. If your total comes up short, you can file a public works complaint with the California Labor Commissioner.

Source

California Department of Industrial Relations, general prevailing wage determination 200-X-1(SacArea): www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Subtrades/HUM.html

Each figure is copied from DIR's file and checked by a second, separate reader. How we check · How to read a determination · Download Humboldt County as CSV · Report an error