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Painter prevailing wage in St. Joseph County, Indiana
$52.36an hour, base + fringe
$32.50 wage + $19.86 fringe benefits · PAIN0091-004
On federally funded or assisted building, highway and heavy construction in St. Joseph County, a painter must be paid at least $52.36 an hour: a $32.50 base wage plus $19.86 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260001 (modification 3). DOL prints no total, so $52.36 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IN20260001, modification 3, published May 18, 2026, for building, highway and heavy construction; rate identifier PAIN0091-004 (June 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).
DOL lists 4 painter rates for St. Joseph County, from $52.36 to $72.26 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $32.50 + $19.86
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) | $32.50 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $19.86 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $52.36 |
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 Indiana change log lists what each one changed.
Every painter rate in St. Joseph County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- PAINTERS: PAINTER (PORTER, LAKE AND THE REMAINDER OF LA PORTE COUNTY))PAIN0460-003$72.26
- PAINTERS: DRYWALL FINISHING (PORTER, LAKE AND THE REMAINDER OF LA PORTE COUNTY))PAIN0460-003$72.26
- PAINTER: SPRAY (LA PORTE (EVERYTHING EAST OF HWY 39 AND NORTH OF HWY 20, INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAPORTE AND MICHIGAN CITY); ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES)PAIN0091-004$52.86
- PAINTER: BRUSH & ROLLER, DRYWALL TAPING & FINISHING, VINYL/PAPER HANGING (LA PORTE (EVERYTHING EAST OF HWY 39 AND NORTH OF HWY 20, INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAPORTE AND MICHIGAN CITY); ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES)PAIN0091-004$52.36
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAINTER: SPRAY (LA PORTE (EVERYTHING EAST OF HWY 39 AND NORTH OF HWY 20, INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAPORTE AND MICHIGAN CITY); ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES)PAIN0091-004 | $52.86 | $33.00 | $19.86 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
| PAINTER: BRUSH & ROLLER, DRYWALL TAPING & FINISHING, VINYL/PAPER HANGING (LA PORTE (EVERYTHING EAST OF HWY 39 AND NORTH OF HWY 20, INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAPORTE AND MICHIGAN CITY); ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES)PAIN0091-004 | $52.36 | $32.50 | $19.86 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
| PAINTERS: PAINTER (PORTER, LAKE AND THE REMAINDER OF LA PORTE COUNTY))PAIN0460-003 | $72.26 | $41.00 | $31.26 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
| PAINTERS: DRYWALL FINISHING (PORTER, LAKE AND THE REMAINDER OF LA PORTE COUNTY))PAIN0460-003 | $72.26 | $41.00 | $31.26 | IN20260001 Mod 3 |
How St. Joseph 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 Indiana
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- St. Joseph Countybase $32.50$52.36
- Marshall Countybase $32.50$52.36
- Elkhart Countybase $32.50$52.36
- Noble Countybase $27.04$43.31
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 St. Joseph County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph County | PAINTER: BRUSH & ROLLER, DRYWALL TAPING & FINISHING, VINYL/PAPER HANGING (LA PORTE (EVERYTHING EAST OF HWY 39 AND NORTH OF HWY 20, INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAPORTE AND MICHIGAN CITY); ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES) | $52.36 | $32.50 | |
| Marshall County | PAINTER (BRUSH & ROLLER, DRYWALL TAPING & FINISHING, VINYL/PAPER HANGING) | $52.36 | $32.50 | same |
| Elkhart County | PAINTER (BRUSH & ROLLER, DRYWALL TAPING & FINISHING, VINYL/PAPER HANGING) | $52.36 | $32.50 | same |
| LaPorte County | PAINTER: BRUSH & ROLLER, DRYWALL TAPING & FINISHING, VINYL/PAPER HANGING (LA PORTE (EVERYTHING EAST OF HWY 39 AND NORTH OF HWY 20, INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAPORTE AND MICHIGAN CITY); ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES) | $52.36 | $32.50 | same |
| Starke County | PAINTER (BRUSH & ROLLER, DRYWALL TAPING & FINISHING, VINYL/PAPER HANGING) | $52.36 | $32.50 | same |
| Kosciusko County | PAINTER (BRUSH & ROLLER, DRYWALL TAPING & FINISHING, VINYL/PAPER HANGING) | $52.36 | $32.50 | same |
| Fulton County | PAINTER: BRUSH & ROLLER, DRYWALL TAPING & FINISHING, VINYL/PAPER HANGING (FULTON COUNTY) | $52.36 | $32.50 | same |
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 IN20260001 Mod 3, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/IN20260001/3
We read every active Indiana 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 St. Joseph County as CSV · Report an error