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Painter prevailing wage in Hardee County, Florida
$30.36an hour, base + fringe · BRUSH ONLY
$18.00 wage + $12.36 fringe benefits · Building · PAIN0088-005
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Hardee County, a painter working as brush only must be paid at least $30.36 an hour: a $18.00 base wage plus $12.36 in fringe benefits, under wage determination FL20260014 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $30.36 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination FL20260014, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier PAIN0088-005 (June 1, 2021). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Florida has no state law, and since 2024 s. 218.077 bars political subdivisions from setting contractor wage or benefit conditions (Laws of Florida 2024-80).
DOL lists 3 painter rates for Hardee County, from $11.21 to $32.59 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $18.00 + $12.36
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) | $18.00 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $12.36 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $30.36 |
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 Florida change log lists what each one changed.
Every painter rate in Hardee County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- PAINTER: BRUSH AND SPRAY (DE SOTO AND HARDEE COUNTIES)Heavy · PAIN0088-009$32.59
- PAINTER: BRUSH ONLYBuilding · PAIN0088-005$30.36
- PAINTER: ROLLER AND SPRAYBuilding · SUFL2009-050$11.21
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAINTER: BRUSH ONLYBuildingPAIN0088-005 | $30.36 | $18.00 | $12.36 | FL20260014 Mod 1 |
| PAINTER: ROLLER AND SPRAYBuildingSUFL2009-050 | $11.21 | $11.21 | $0.00 | FL20260014 Mod 1 |
| PAINTER: BRUSH AND SPRAY (DE SOTO AND HARDEE COUNTIES)HeavyPAIN0088-009 | $32.59 | $20.21 | $12.38 | FL20260101 Mod 1 |
How Hardee 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 Florida
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Hardee Countybase $18.00$30.36
- DeSoto Countybase $18.00$30.36
- Highlands Countybase $13.54$13.54
- Manatee Countybase $14.72$16.85
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 Hardee County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardee County | PAINTER: BRUSH ONLY | $30.36 | $18.00 | |
| DeSoto County | PAINTER: BRUSH ONLY | $30.36 | $18.00 | same |
| Manatee County | PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY | $16.85 | $14.72 | −$13.51 |
| Sarasota County | PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY | $16.85 | $14.72 | −$13.51 |
| Charlotte County | PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY | $16.85 | $14.72 | −$13.51 |
| Highlands County | PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY | $13.54 | $13.54 | −$16.82 |
| Polk County | PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY | $13.54 | $13.54 | −$16.82 |
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 FL20260014 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/FL20260014/1
We read every active Florida 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 Hardee County as CSV · Report an error