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Iowa painter prevailing wage, county by county

A painter's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Iowa runs from $24.27 an hour in Wright County to $50.37 in Scott County. The median county is $48.71.

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.

Black Hawk County painter: $41.65 per hourHancock County painter: $24.27 per hourWapello County painter: $48.71 per hourCedar County painter: $48.71 per hourHoward County painter: $48.71 per hourWarren County painter: $48.71 per hourWayne County painter: $48.71 per hourMarshall County painter: $48.71 per hourFranklin County painter: $48.71 per hourDelaware County painter: $48.71 per hourBuchanan County painter: $48.71 per hourWebster County painter: $24.27 per hourBoone County painter: $48.71 per hourRinggold County painter: $48.71 per hourShelby County painter: $48.71 per hourUnion County painter: $48.71 per hourAdams County painter: $48.71 per hourMahaska County painter: $48.71 per hourAdair County painter: $48.71 per hourHamilton County painter: $24.27 per hourHardin County painter: $48.71 per hourIda County painter: $24.27 per hourMarion County painter: $48.71 per hourPoweshiek County painter: $48.71 per hourPolk County painter: $48.71 per hourMadison County painter: $26.41 per hourVan Buren County painter: $48.71 per hourHenry County painter: $48.71 per hourCerro Gordo County painter: $48.71 per hourWright County painter: $24.27 per hourJones County painter: $41.65 per hourCarroll County painter: $48.71 per hourGreene County painter: $48.71 per hourEmmet County painter: $24.27 per hourMitchell County painter: $48.71 per hourMontgomery County painter: $48.71 per hourBremer County painter: $41.65 per hourWashington County painter: $41.65 per hourO'Brien County painter: $24.27 per hourPocahontas County painter: $24.27 per hourDavis County painter: $48.71 per hourCrawford County painter: $48.71 per hourGrundy County painter: $41.65 per hourAudubon County painter: $48.71 per hourLinn County painter: $41.65 per hourKeokuk County painter: $48.71 per hourSac County painter: $24.27 per hourWoodbury County painter: $29.89 per hourPottawattamie County painter: $29.89 per hourMuscatine County painter: $48.71 per hourMills County painter: $29.89 per hourOsceola County painter: $24.27 per hourFayette County painter: $48.71 per hourJasper County painter: $48.71 per hourDes Moines County painter: $48.71 per hourStory County painter: $48.71 per hourPlymouth County painter: $24.27 per hourAppanoose County painter: $48.71 per hourDubuque County painter: $41.65 per hourFremont County painter: $48.71 per hourDecatur County painter: $48.71 per hourWinneshiek County painter: $48.71 per hourClay County painter: $24.27 per hourJohnson County painter: $41.65 per hourLucas County painter: $48.71 per hourMonroe County painter: $48.71 per hourIowa County painter: $48.71 per hourBenton County painter: $41.65 per hourKossuth County painter: $24.27 per hourScott County painter: $50.37 per hourHarrison County painter: $29.89 per hourLouisa County painter: $48.71 per hourPage County painter: $48.71 per hourClayton County painter: $48.71 per hourHumboldt County painter: $24.27 per hourJefferson County painter: $48.71 per hourSioux County painter: $24.27 per hourDallas County painter: $48.71 per hourCass County painter: $48.71 per hourClarke County painter: $48.71 per hourMonona County painter: $48.71 per hourCalhoun County painter: $24.27 per hourJackson County painter: $48.71 per hourChickasaw County painter: $48.71 per hourGuthrie County painter: $26.41 per hourWinnebago County painter: $24.27 per hourDickinson County painter: $24.27 per hourLee County painter: $48.71 per hourTaylor County painter: $48.71 per hourButler County painter: $48.71 per hourFloyd County painter: $48.71 per hourWorth County painter: $48.71 per hourCherokee County painter: $24.27 per hourPalo Alto County painter: $24.27 per hourTama County painter: $48.71 per hourBuena Vista County painter: $24.27 per hourLyon County painter: $24.27 per hourAllamakee County painter: $48.71 per hourClinton County painter: $48.71 per hour
$24$24$48$48$48$50Painter, 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 Iowa?

8 groups of counties with identical rates and 44 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Scott County1 county$50.37
  2. Shelby County group10 counties$48.71
  3. Buchanan County group9 counties$48.71
  4. Mahaska County group9 counties$48.71
  5. Cass County group2 counties$48.71
  6. Delaware County group2 counties$48.71
  7. Adair County1 county$48.71
  8. Adams County1 county$48.71
  9. Allamakee County1 county$48.71
  10. Appanoose County1 county$48.71
  11. Audubon County1 county$48.71
  12. Boone County1 county$48.71
  13. Carroll County1 county$48.71
  14. Cedar County1 county$48.71
  15. Cerro Gordo County1 county$48.71
  16. Clinton County1 county$48.71
  17. Crawford County1 county$48.71
  18. Dallas County1 county$48.71
  19. Davis County1 county$48.71
  20. Des Moines County1 county$48.71
  21. Floyd County1 county$48.71
  22. Howard County1 county$48.71
  23. Iowa County1 county$48.71
  24. Jasper County1 county$48.71
  25. Lee County1 county$48.71
  26. Marion County1 county$48.71
  27. Marshall County1 county$48.71
  28. Muscatine County1 county$48.71
  29. Page County1 county$48.71
  30. Polk County1 county$48.71
  31. Poweshiek County1 county$48.71
  32. Story County1 county$48.71
  33. Union County1 county$48.71
  34. Wapello County1 county$48.71
  35. Warren County1 county$48.71
  36. Benton County group2 counties$41.65
  37. Black Hawk County1 county$41.65
  38. Bremer County1 county$41.65
  39. Dubuque County1 county$41.65
  40. Grundy County1 county$41.65

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Scott CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER ONLY$50.37 $31.32 
Shelby County group, 10 localities: Decatur, Fremont, Greene, Lucas, Monona, Montgomery, Ringgold, Shelby, Taylor, WaynePAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Buchanan County group, 9 localities: Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw, Fayette, Franklin, Hardin, Mitchell, Winneshiek, WorthPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Mahaska County group, 9 localities: Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Keokuk, Louisa, Mahaska, Monroe, Tama, Van BurenPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Cass County group, 2 localities: Cass, ClarkePAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Delaware County group, 2 localities: Clayton, DelawarePAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Adair CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Adams CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Allamakee CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Appanoose CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Audubon CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Boone CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Carroll CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Cedar CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Cerro Gordo CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Clinton CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Crawford CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Dallas CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Davis CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Des Moines CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Floyd CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Howard CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Iowa CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Jasper CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Lee CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Marion CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Marshall CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Muscatine CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Page CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Polk CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Poweshiek CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Story CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Union CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Wapello CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Warren CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$48.71 $32.41 
Benton County group, 2 localities: Benton, JonesPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$41.65 $29.55 
Black Hawk CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$41.65 $29.55 
Bremer CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$41.65 $29.55 
Dubuque CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$41.65 $29.55 
Grundy CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$41.65 $29.55 
Johnson CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$41.65 $29.55 
Linn CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$41.65 $29.55 
Washington CountyPAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER$41.65 $29.55 
Harrison CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$29.89 $21.35 
Mills CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$29.89 $21.35 
Pottawattamie CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$29.89 $21.35 
Woodbury CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$29.89 $21.35 
Madison County group, 2 localities: Guthrie, MadisonPAINTER: SPRAY$26.41 $19.77 
Plymouth County group, 19 localities: Buena Vista, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Emmet, Hamilton, Hancock, Humboldt, Ida, Kossuth, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Sac, Winnebago, WrightPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$24.27 $19.31 
Dickinson CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$24.27 $19.31 
Sioux CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$24.27 $19.31 
Webster CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)$24.27 $19.31 

8 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 44 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Iowa painter pay

What is the painter prevailing wage in Polk County?

$48.71 an hour: a $32.41 base wage plus $16.30 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IA20260071, modification 1. Overtime and every painter classification in Polk County.

Does painter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Polk County the $48.71 total is a $32.41 base wage plus $16.30 in fringe benefits, about 33% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does painter prevailing wage pay overtime in Iowa?

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 Iowa, the 99 counties with a painter rate fall into 52 distinct sets of rates, and 8 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 19 counties (the Plymouth County group).