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Idaho painter prevailing wage, county by county

A painter's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Idaho runs from $8.00 an hour in Benewah County to $23.72 in Bonner County. The median county is $16.12.

Main painter classification in each county, Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. 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)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Lincoln County painter: $16.12 per hourBenewah County painter: $8.00 per hourBoundary County painter: $23.72 per hourCuster County painter: $16.12 per hourJefferson County painter: $18.36 per hourValley County painter: $16.12 per hourGem County painter: $18.36 per hourLemhi County painter: $16.12 per hourIdaho County painter: $23.72 per hourCassia County painter: $16.12 per hourBlaine County painter: $16.12 per hourGooding County painter: $16.12 per hourOneida County painter: $16.12 per hourBoise County painter: $18.36 per hourBonneville County painter: $18.36 per hourShoshone County painter: $23.72 per hourJerome County painter: $16.12 per hourKootenai County painter: $18.36 per hourElmore County painter: $16.12 per hourFremont County painter: $16.12 per hourBonner County painter: $23.72 per hourCamas County painter: $16.12 per hourMinidoka County painter: $16.12 per hourBannock County painter: $18.36 per hourTeton County painter: $16.12 per hourPayette County painter: $16.12 per hourClark County painter: $16.12 per hourPower County painter: $17.42 per hourLewis County painter: $23.72 per hourNez Perce County painter: $18.36 per hourTwin Falls County painter: $16.12 per hourButte County painter: $18.36 per hourClearwater County painter: $23.72 per hourAdams County painter: $16.12 per hourBear Lake County painter: $16.12 per hourFranklin County painter: $18.36 per hourLatah County painter: $23.72 per hourOwyhee County painter: $18.36 per hourMadison County painter: $16.12 per hourBingham County painter: $16.12 per hourWashington County painter: $16.12 per hourAda County painter: $18.36 per hourCanyon County painter: $18.36 per hourCaribou County painter: $16.12 per hour
$8$16$16$18$18$23Painter, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a painter make on prevailing wage in Idaho?

7 groups of counties with identical rates and 28 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Bonner County1 county$23.72
  2. Boundary County1 county$23.72
  3. Clearwater County1 county$23.72
  4. Idaho County1 county$23.72
  5. Latah County1 county$23.72
  6. Lewis County1 county$23.72
  7. Shoshone County1 county$23.72
  8. Ada County group2 counties$18.36
  9. Bannock County group2 counties$18.36
  10. Canyon County group2 counties$18.36
  11. Bonneville County1 county$18.36
  12. Butte County1 county$18.36
  13. Jefferson County1 county$18.36
  14. Kootenai County1 county$18.36
  15. Nez Perce County1 county$18.36
  16. Owyhee County1 county$18.36
  17. Power County1 county$17.42
  18. Bingham County group3 counties$16.12
  19. Elmore County group3 counties$16.12
  20. Bear Lake County group2 counties$16.12
  21. Valley County group2 counties$16.12
  22. Blaine County1 county$16.12
  23. Camas County1 county$16.12
  24. Caribou County1 county$16.12
  25. Cassia County1 county$16.12
  26. Clark County1 county$16.12
  27. Custer County1 county$16.12
  28. Gooding County1 county$16.12
  29. Jerome County1 county$16.12
  30. Lemhi County1 county$16.12
  31. Lincoln County1 county$16.12
  32. Madison County1 county$16.12
  33. Minidoka County1 county$16.12
  34. Twin Falls County1 county$16.12
  35. Benewah County1 county$8.00

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Bonner CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$23.72 $19.31 
Boundary CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$23.72 $19.31 
Clearwater CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$23.72 $19.31 
Idaho CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$23.72 $19.31 
Latah CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$23.72 $19.31 
Lewis CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$23.72 $19.31 
Shoshone CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$23.72 $19.31 
Ada County group, 2 localities: Ada, BoisePAINTER$18.36 $17.11 
Bannock County group, 2 localities: Bannock, FranklinPAINTER$18.36 $17.11 
Canyon County group, 2 localities: Canyon, GemPAINTER$18.36 $17.11 
Bonneville CountyPAINTER$18.36 $17.11 
Butte CountyPAINTER$18.36 $17.11 
Jefferson CountyPAINTER$18.36 $17.11 
Kootenai CountyPAINTER$18.36 $17.11 
Nez Perce CountyPAINTER$18.36 $17.11 
Owyhee CountyPAINTER$18.36 $17.11 
Power CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$17.42 $12.09 
Bingham County group, 3 localities: Bingham, Fremont, TetonPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$16.12 $16.12 
Elmore County group, 3 localities: Elmore, Payette, WashingtonPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$16.12 $16.12 
Bear Lake County group, 2 localities: Bear Lake, OneidaPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$16.12 $16.12 
Valley County group, 2 localities: Adams, ValleyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$16.12 $16.12 
Blaine CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$16.12 $16.12 
Camas CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$16.12 $16.12 
Caribou CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$16.12 $16.12 
Cassia CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$16.12 $16.12 
Clark CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$16.12 $16.12 
Custer CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$16.12 $16.12 
Gooding CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$16.12 $16.12 
Jerome CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$16.12 $16.12 
Lemhi CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$16.12 $16.12 
Lincoln CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$16.12 $16.12 
Madison CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$16.12 $16.12 
Minidoka CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$16.12 $16.12 
Twin Falls CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$16.12 $16.12 
Benewah CountyPAINTER$8.00 $8.00 

7 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 28 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Idaho painter pay

What is the painter prevailing wage in Ada County?

$18.36 an hour: a $17.11 base wage plus $1.25 in fringe benefits, under wage determination ID20260104, modification 2. Overtime and every painter classification in Ada County.

Does painter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Ada County the $18.36 total is a $17.11 base wage plus $1.25 in fringe benefits, about 7% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does painter prevailing wage pay overtime in Idaho?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice painters get this rate?

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)).

Why do some counties have the same painter rate?

DOL often publishes the same painter rates for several counties. Across Idaho, the 44 counties with a painter rate fall into 35 distinct sets of rates, and 7 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 3 counties (the Bingham County group).