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Painter prevailing wage, Fresno County group, California (4 counties)
DIR sets the same painter rates, row for row, in 4 counties: Fresno, Kings, Madera and Tulare. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$64.14an hour, base wage + fringe benefits
$39.65 base wage + $24.49 fringe benefits
On California public works in each of these 4 counties, a painter must be paid at least $64.14 an hour in total: $39.65 in wages plus $24.49 in employer payments to health, pension, training and other funds. Daily overtime is $83.97 and Sunday and holiday work is $103.79.
DIR general determination 200-294-1, issued August 22, 2026. Checked against dir.ca.gov on October 24, 2026.
DIR lists 4 painter rates for each of these counties, from $64.14 to $93.03 an hour. See all of them.
DIR's expiration date for this determination was August 31, 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 benefits: $39.65 + $24.49
The basic hourly rate is the taxable wage. The other lines, the fringe benefits DIR calls employer payments, 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 $64.14 or more.
| Basic hourly rate (taxable wage) (footnote A) | $39.65 |
| Health and welfare | $12.25 |
| Pension (footnote T) | $11.09 |
| Training | $0.67 |
| Other payments | $0.48 |
| Total straight-time hourly rate | $64.14 |
Straight time covers an 8-hour day.
When does this rate change?
- A project pays the rates in effect on its bid advertisement date for the life of the job, plus any increase DIR set in advance (DIR FAQ).
- DIR issues new determinations on February 22 and August 22, and they take effect 10 days later. This rate is from determination 200-294-1, issued August 22, 2026.
Rate history since 2024
Total hourly rate for this classification in each DIR release.
| Release | Total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-2 | $57.69 | |
| 2025-1 | $60.44 | +$2.75 |
| 2025-2 | $60.44 | no change |
| 2026-1 | $63.64 | +$3.20 |
| 2026-2 | $64.14 | +$0.50 |
Every painter rate in the Fresno County group
As DIR lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- Taper$93.03
- Bridge Painter$66.64
- Industrial Painter$66.14
- Painter$64.14
Davis-Bacon painter rates in these counties
The counties share DIR's rates, but not always the same federal wage determination. 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).
| County | Federal classification | Base + fringe | WD | vs DIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Kings County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Madera County | Federal rates listed on the county page; no one-to-one match | |||
| Tulare County | PAINTER | $9.87 | CA20260016 Mod 4 | DIR +$54.27 |
How the Fresno County group 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
Base wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Fresno County groupbase $39.65$64.14
- Madera Countybase $39.65$64.14
- Kings Countybase $39.65$64.14
- Mariposa Countybase $45.85$69.68
Which county is in which painter group
Every California county with a painter rate. Counties DIR treats alike share one page; the rest have their own. You pay the rate for the county where the work is done, even if your shop is somewhere else.
| Counties | Main classification | Base wage | Total rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco County | Painter | $59.72 | $88.74 |
| Santa Clara County group, 8 counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma | Painter | $56.10 | $85.12 |
| Monterey County group, 5 counties: Lake, Mendocino, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz | Painter | $56.10 | $85.12 |
| Orange County group, 4 counties: Imperial, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino | Industrial Painter | $50.07 | $71.47 |
| Kern County group, 3 counties: Inyo, Kern, Mono | Industrial Painter | $50.07 | $71.47 |
| Ventura County group, 2 counties: San Luis Obispo, Ventura | Industrial Painter | $50.07 | $71.47 |
| Los Angeles County | Industrial Painter | $50.07 | $71.47 |
| San Diego County | Industrial Painter | $50.07 | $71.47 |
| Santa Barbara County | Industrial Painter | $50.07 | $71.47 |
| Sacramento County group, 22 counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Mariposa, Merced, Modoc, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Siskiyou, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, Yuba | Painter | $45.85 | $69.68 |
| El Dorado County* | Painter | $45.85 | $69.68 |
| Lassen County* | Painter | $45.85 | $69.68 |
| Nevada County* | Painter | $45.85 | $69.68 |
| Placer County* | Painter | $45.85 | $69.68 |
| Plumas County* | Painter | $45.85 | $69.68 |
| Sierra County* | Painter | $45.85 | $69.68 |
| Fresno County group, 4 counties: Fresno, Kings, Madera, Tulare | Painter | $39.65 | $64.14 |
7 groups of counties with identical DIR rates, and 10 counties with rates of their own. * County split between areas; its page shows the rate for each part.
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.
- A Includes amount withheld for dues check off.
- T Includes an amount per hour worked for annuity trust fund.
- 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.
- AH Sunday is paid at Saturday overtime hourly rate.
- AG Employees shall receive premium pay for the following work: wallcovering ($1.00 per hour), spray work ($1.00 per hour) remedial patching ($1.25 per hour) and abrasive blasting/lead abatement ($1.50 per hour). Employees working over 30 feet (excluding work from a lift 60 feet and lower) shall receive one dollar ($1.00) per hour above the basic hourly rate in addition to any other premium pay.
DIR's other marks: # means an apprenticeable craft, * means in effect until superseded, ** means the next rate is already set.
More from DIR on this rate
- Holidays (DIR PDF)
- Scope of work: which tasks this rate covers
- Travel and subsistence
- Apprentice rates: DIR publishes these separately, by program. Look them up on DIR.
Every trade's rates, county by county: Fresno · Kings · Madera · Tulare
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 $64.14. 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 200-294-1. DIR prints it in one file per county:
- Fresno: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Subtrades/FRE.html
- Kings: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Subtrades/KIN.html
- Madera: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Subtrades/MAD.html
- Tulare: www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/2026-2/PWD/Determinations/Subtrades/TUL.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 every California rate as CSV · Report an error