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Painter prevailing wage in Scott County, Iowa
$50.37an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$31.32 base wage + $19.05 fringe benefits
PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER ONLY · PAIN0676-003
$50.37an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$31.32 base wage + $19.05 fringe benefits
PAINTERS: BRUSH & ROLLER · PAIN0081-001
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Scott County, a painter must be paid at least $50.37 an hour: a $31.32 base wage plus $19.05 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IA20260073 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $50.37 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IA20260073, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier PAIN0676-003 (May 1, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted highway and heavy construction in Scott County, a painter must be paid at least $50.37 an hour: a $31.32 base wage plus $19.05 in fringe benefits, under wage determination IA20260001 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $50.37 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination IA20260001, modification 2, published July 30, 2026, for highway and heavy construction; rate identifier PAIN0081-001 (May 1, 2024). 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).
DOL lists 7 painter rates for Scott County, from $18.61 to $52.37 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $31.32 + $19.05
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) | $31.32 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $19.05 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $50.37 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $31.32 + $19.05
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) | $31.32 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $19.05 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $50.37 |
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 Iowa change log lists what each one changed.
Every painter rate in Scott County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- PAINTERS: ELEVATED TANKS, BRIDGES, STACKS FLAG POLES, MFG, VESSELS (INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACESHighway, Heavy · PAIN0081-001$52.37
- PAINTERS: DRYWALL TAPERHighway, Heavy · PAIN0081-001$50.87
- PAINTERS: SPRAY, STRUCTURAL STEEL AND SANDBLASTING, INDUSTRIALHighway, Heavy · PAIN0081-001$50.87
- PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER ONLYBuilding · PAIN0676-003$50.37
- PAINTERS: BRUSH & ROLLERHighway, Heavy · PAIN0081-001$50.37
- PAINTERS: SIGN PAINTERSHighway, Heavy · PAIN0081-001$47.10
- PAINTER: SPRAYBuilding · SUIA2016-048$18.61
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER ONLYBuildingPAIN0676-003 | $31.32 | $19.05 | $50.37 | IA20260073 Mod 1 |
| PAINTER: SPRAYBuildingSUIA2016-048 | $18.61 | $0.00 | $18.61 | IA20260073 Mod 1 |
| PAINTERS: BRUSH & ROLLERHighway, HeavyPAIN0081-001 | $31.32 | $19.05 | $50.37 | IA20260001 Mod 2 |
| PAINTERS: DRYWALL TAPERHighway, HeavyPAIN0081-001 | $31.82 | $19.05 | $50.87 | IA20260001 Mod 2 |
| PAINTERS: ELEVATED TANKS, BRIDGES, STACKS FLAG POLES, MFG, VESSELS (INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACESHighway, HeavyPAIN0081-001 | $33.32 | $19.05 | $52.37 | IA20260001 Mod 2 |
| PAINTERS: SIGN PAINTERSHighway, HeavyPAIN0081-001 | $28.05 | $19.05 | $47.10 | IA20260001 Mod 2 |
| PAINTERS: SPRAY, STRUCTURAL STEEL AND SANDBLASTING, INDUSTRIALHighway, HeavyPAIN0081-001 | $31.82 | $19.05 | $50.87 | IA20260001 Mod 2 |
How Scott 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
- Scott Countybase $31.32$50.37
- Clinton Countybase $32.41$48.71
- Muscatine Countybase $32.41$48.71
- Cedar Countybase $32.41$48.71
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 wage | Total rate | vs Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott County | PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER ONLY | $31.32 | $50.37 | |
| Clinton County | PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER | $32.41 | $48.71 | −$1.66 |
| Muscatine County | PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER | $32.41 | $48.71 | −$1.66 |
| Cedar County | PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER | $32.41 | $48.71 | −$1.66 |
| Jackson County | PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER | $32.41 | $48.71 | −$1.66 |
| Louisa County | PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER | $32.41 | $48.71 | −$1.66 |
| Jones County | PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER | $29.55 | $41.65 | −$8.72 |
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 IA20260073 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/IA20260073/1
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 Scott County as CSV · Report an error