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Howard County, IA · Painter
Painter prevailing wage in Howard County, Iowa
$48.71an hour, base + fringe
$32.41 wage + $16.30 fringe benefits · PAIN0246-001
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Howard County, a painter must be paid at least $48.71 an hour: a $32.41 base wage plus $16.30 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IA20260044 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $48.71 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IA20260044, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier PAIN0246-001 (May 1, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Iowa has no state prevailing wage law (DOL state table).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $32.41 + $16.30
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) | $32.41 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $16.30 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $48.71 |
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 Iowa change log lists what each one changed.
How Howard 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 Iowa
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Howard Countybase $32.41$48.71
- Chickasaw Countybase $32.41$48.71
- Winneshiek Countybase $32.41$48.71
- Bremer Countybase $29.55$41.65
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 Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard County | PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER | $48.71 | $32.41 | |
| Chickasaw County | PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER | $48.71 | $32.41 | same |
| Winneshiek County | PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER | $48.71 | $32.41 | same |
| Mitchell County | PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER | $48.71 | $32.41 | same |
| Floyd County | PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER | $48.71 | $32.41 | same |
| Fayette County | PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER | $48.71 | $32.41 | same |
| Bremer County | PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER | $41.65 | $29.55 | −$7.06 |
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 IA20260044 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/IA20260044/1
We read every active Iowa 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 Howard County as CSV · Report an error