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Painter prevailing wage in Whitley County, Indiana

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate: each wage determination covers one. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

$43.31an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$27.04 base wage + $16.27 fringe benefits

PAINTERS: BRUSH, ROLLER, PAPERHANGER, & DRYWALL FINISHING (ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, GRANT, HUNTINGTON, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES) · PAIN0469-001

$47.91an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$31.02 base wage + $16.89 fringe benefits

PAINTER BRUSH, ROLLER (NON-BRIDGE WORK) · PAIN0047-005

Whitley County uses the same painter rates as 1 other county. See all of them on one page.

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Whitley County, a painter must be paid at least $43.31 an hour: a $27.04 base wage plus $16.27 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260002 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $43.31 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination IN20260002, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier PAIN0469-001 (June 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted highway and heavy construction in Whitley County, a painter must be paid at least $47.91 an hour: a $31.02 base wage plus $16.89 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IN20260006 (modification 3). DOL prints no total, so $47.91 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination IN20260006, modification 3, published July 30, 2026, for highway and heavy construction; rate identifier PAIN0047-005 (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 Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).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 10 painter rates for Whitley County, from $43.31 to $48.51 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $27.04 + $16.27

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)	$27.04
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$16.27
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$43.31

Base wage and fringe benefits: $31.02 + $16.89

Base wage (taxable)	$31.02
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$16.89
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$47.91

When does this rate change?

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 Whitley County

As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

PAINTERS: LEAD ABATEMENT (ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, GRANT, HUNTINGTON, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)Building · PAIN0469-001$48.51
PAINTERS: LEAD ABATEMENT (ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, GRANT, HUNTINGTON, LAGRANGE, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)Highway, Heavy · PAIN0469-002$48.51
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: SPRAY, SANDBLAST, POWER TOOLS, WATERBLAST, & STEAM CLEANING (ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, GRANT, HUNTINGTON, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)Building · PAIN0469-001$43.31
PAINTERS: SPRAY & SANDBLAST POT TENDERS AND GROUND PERSONNEL (ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, GRANT, HUNTINGTON, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)Building · PAIN0469-001$43.31
PAINTERS: BRUSH, ROLLER, PAPERHANGER, & DRYWALL FINISHING (ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, GRANT, HUNTINGTON, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)Building · PAIN0469-001$43.31
PAINTERS: BRUSH, ROLLER, PAPERHANGER, & DRYWALL FINISHING (ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, GRANT, HUNTINGTON, LAGRANGE, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)Highway, Heavy · PAIN0469-002$43.31
PAINTERS: SPRAY & SANDBLAST POT TENDERS AND GROUND PERSONNEL (ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, GRANT, HUNTINGTON, LAGRANGE, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)Highway, Heavy · PAIN0469-002$43.31
PAINTERS: SPRAY, SANDBLAST, POWER TOOLS, WATERBLAST, & STEAM CLEANING (ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, GRANT, HUNTINGTON, LAGRANGE, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)Highway, Heavy · PAIN0469-002$43.31

Hourly rate of each painter classification in Whitley County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.

Classification	Base wage	Fringe benefits	Total rate	WD
PAINTERS: SPRAY, SANDBLAST, POWER TOOLS, WATERBLAST, & STEAM CLEANING (ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, GRANT, HUNTINGTON, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)BuildingPAIN0469-001	$27.04	$16.27	$43.31	IN20260002 Mod 2
PAINTERS: SPRAY & SANDBLAST POT TENDERS AND GROUND PERSONNEL (ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, GRANT, HUNTINGTON, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)BuildingPAIN0469-001	$27.04	$16.27	$43.31	IN20260002 Mod 2
PAINTERS: LEAD ABATEMENT (ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, GRANT, HUNTINGTON, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)BuildingPAIN0469-001	$32.24	$16.27	$48.51	IN20260002 Mod 2
PAINTERS: BRUSH, ROLLER, PAPERHANGER, & DRYWALL FINISHING (ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, GRANT, HUNTINGTON, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)BuildingPAIN0469-001	$27.04	$16.27	$43.31	IN20260002 Mod 2
PAINTER BRUSH, ROLLER (NON-BRIDGE WORK)Highway, HeavyPAIN0047-005	$31.02	$16.89	$47.91	IN20260006 Mod 3
PAINTER SPRAY AND SAND-BLASTING (NON-BRIDGE WORK)Highway, HeavyPAIN0047-005	$30.52	$15.89	$46.41	IN20260006 Mod 3
PAINTERS: BRUSH, ROLLER, PAPERHANGER, & DRYWALL FINISHING (ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, GRANT, HUNTINGTON, LAGRANGE, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyPAIN0469-002	$27.04	$16.27	$43.31	IN20260006 Mod 3
PAINTERS: LEAD ABATEMENT (ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, GRANT, HUNTINGTON, LAGRANGE, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyPAIN0469-002	$32.24	$16.27	$48.51	IN20260006 Mod 3
PAINTERS: SPRAY & SANDBLAST POT TENDERS AND GROUND PERSONNEL (ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, GRANT, HUNTINGTON, LAGRANGE, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyPAIN0469-002	$27.04	$16.27	$43.31	IN20260006 Mod 3
PAINTERS: SPRAY, SANDBLAST, POWER TOOLS, WATERBLAST, & STEAM CLEANING (ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, GRANT, HUNTINGTON, LAGRANGE, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)Highway, HeavyPAIN0469-002	$27.04	$16.27	$43.31	IN20260006 Mod 3

How Whitley 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

Whitley $43.31232017

$7.25Jefferson$72.26White

WhitleyNearby: Noble $43.31, Kosciusko $52.36, Huntington $43.31Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 61 counties pay more than Whitley, 8 the same, 20 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Whitley Countybase $27.04$43.31
Noble Countybase $27.04$43.31
Kosciusko Countybase $32.50$52.36
Huntington 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.

DOL's painter rates for Whitley County are the same as in 1 other county: Allen.

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Whitley County
Kosciusko County	PAINTER (BRUSH & ROLLER, DRYWALL TAPING & FINISHING, VINYL/PAPER HANGING)	$32.50	$52.36	+$9.05
Whitley County	PAINTERS: BRUSH, ROLLER, PAPERHANGER, & DRYWALL FINISHING (ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, GRANT, HUNTINGTON, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)	$27.04	$43.31
Noble County	PAINTERS: BRUSH, ROLLER, PAPERHANGER, & DRYWALL FINISHING (ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, GRANT, HUNTINGTON, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)	$27.04	$43.31	same
Huntington County	PAINTERS: BRUSH, ROLLER, PAPERHANGER, & DRYWALL FINISHING (ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, GRANT, HUNTINGTON, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)	$27.04	$43.31	same
Allen County	PAINTERS: BRUSH, ROLLER, PAPERHANGER, & DRYWALL FINISHING (ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, GRANT, HUNTINGTON, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)	$27.04	$43.31	same
Wabash County	PAINTERS: BRUSH, ROLLER, PAPERHANGER, & DRYWALL FINISHING (ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, GRANT, HUNTINGTON, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)	$27.04	$43.31	same
DeKalb County	PAINTERS: BRUSH, ROLLER, PAPERHANGER, & DRYWALL FINISHING (ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, GRANT, HUNTINGTON, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WABASH, WELLLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES)	$27.04	$43.31	same

Indiana painter prevailing wage by county, with a map

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 IN20260002 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/IN20260002/2

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 Whitley County as CSV · Report an error