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Painter prevailing wage in Washington County, Indiana
$40.31an hour, base + fringe · BRUSH
$24.46 wage + $15.85 fringe benefits · Building · PAIN0118-006
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Washington County, a painter working as brush must be paid at least $40.31 an hour: a $24.46 base wage plus $15.85 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260015 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $40.31 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IN20260015, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier PAIN0118-006 (June 1, 2024). 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 Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).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 5 painter rates for Washington County, from $40.31 to $53.41 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $24.46 + $15.85
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) | $24.46 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $15.85 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $40.31 |
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 Washington County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- PAINTERS: BRUSH, ROLLER & PAPERHANGER (HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION & RAILROAD BRIDGES) (CLARK, CRAWFORD, FLOYD, HARRISON JEFFERSON, SCOTT AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES)Highway, Heavy · PAIN0118-005$53.41
- PAINTERS: SPRAY, SANDBLAST & WATERBLAST (HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION & RAILROAD BRIDGES) (CLARK, CRAWFORD, FLOYD, HARRISON JEFFERSON, SCOTT AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES)Highway, Heavy · PAIN0118-005$53.41
- PAINTER BRUSH, ROLLER (NON-BRIDGE WORK)Highway, Heavy · PAIN0047-005$47.91
- PAINTER SPRAY AND SAND-BLASTING (NON-BRIDGE WORK)Highway, Heavy · PAIN0047-005$46.41
- PAINTERS: BRUSH (WASHINGTON COUNTY)Building · PAIN0118-006$40.31
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAINTERS: BRUSH (WASHINGTON COUNTY)BuildingPAIN0118-006 | $40.31 | $24.46 | $15.85 | IN20260015 Mod 1 |
| PAINTER BRUSH, ROLLER (NON-BRIDGE WORK)Highway, HeavyPAIN0047-005 | $47.91 | $31.02 | $16.89 | IN20260006 Mod 3 |
| PAINTER SPRAY AND SAND-BLASTING (NON-BRIDGE WORK)Highway, HeavyPAIN0047-005 | $46.41 | $30.52 | $15.89 | IN20260006 Mod 3 |
| PAINTERS: BRUSH, ROLLER & PAPERHANGER (HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION & RAILROAD BRIDGES) (CLARK, CRAWFORD, FLOYD, HARRISON JEFFERSON, SCOTT AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyPAIN0118-005 | $53.41 | $37.42 | $15.99 | IN20260006 Mod 3 |
| PAINTERS: SPRAY, SANDBLAST & WATERBLAST (HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION & RAILROAD BRIDGES) (CLARK, CRAWFORD, FLOYD, HARRISON JEFFERSON, SCOTT AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyPAIN0118-005 | $53.41 | $37.42 | $15.99 | IN20260006 Mod 3 |
How Washington 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
- Washington Countybase $24.46$40.31
- Scott Countybase $7.25$7.25
- Jackson Countybase $32.02$48.88
- Orange Countybase $31.02$47.88
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 Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County | PAINTER (INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHER) | $48.88 | $32.02 | +$8.57 |
| Lawrence County | PAINTER (INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHER) | $48.88 | $32.02 | +$8.57 |
| Orange County | PAINTER: BRUSH ONLY (ORANGE) | $47.88 | $31.02 | +$7.57 |
| Washington County | PAINTERS: BRUSH (WASHINGTON COUNTY) | $40.31 | $24.46 | |
| Floyd County | PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, PAPERHANGER, SPRAY, SANDBLAST & WATERBLAST (CLARK, FLOYD AND HARRISON COUNTIES) | $39.06 | $23.21 | −$1.25 |
| Clark County | PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, PAPERHANGER, SPRAY, SANDBLAST & WATERBLAST (CLARK, FLOYD AND HARRISON COUNTIES) | $39.06 | $23.21 | −$1.25 |
| Scott County | PAINTER (EXCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING) | $7.25 | $7.25 | −$33.06 |
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 IN20260015 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/IN20260015/1
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 Washington County as CSV · Report an error