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Painter prevailing wage in Madison County, Kentucky
$32.42an hour, base + fringe
$21.28 wage + $11.14 fringe benefits · Building · SUKY2015-010
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Madison County, a painter must be paid at least $32.42 an hour: a $21.28 base wage plus $11.14 in fringe benefits, under wage determination KY20260027 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $32.42 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination KY20260027, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUKY2015-010 (June 2, 2015). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Kentucky repealed its law in 2017 (HB 3), which also bars local prevailing wage rules (17RS HB 3).
DOL lists 7 painter rates for Madison County, from $12.50 to $32.42 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $21.28 + $11.14
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) | $21.28 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $11.14 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $32.42 |
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 Kentucky change log lists what each one changed.
Every painter rate in Madison County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)Building · SUKY2015-010$32.42
- PAINTER: ELEVATED TANKS; STEEPLEJACK WORK; BRIDGE & LEAD ABATEMENT (BATH, BOURBON, BOYLE, CLARK, FAYETTE, FLEMING, FRANKLIN, HARRISON, JESSAMINE, MADISON, MERCER, MONTGOMERY, NICHOLAS, ROBERTSON, SCOTT & WOODFORD COUNTIES:)Highway · PAIN0012-005$28.20
- PAINTER: SANDBLASTING & WATERBLASTING (BATH, BOURBON, BOYLE, CLARK, FAYETTE, FLEMING, FRANKLIN, HARRISON, JESSAMINE, MADISON, MERCER, MONTGOMERY, NICHOLAS, ROBERTSON, SCOTT & WOODFORD COUNTIES)Highway · PAIN0012-005$27.95
- PAINTER: SPRAY (BATH, BOURBON, BOYLE, CLARK, FAYETTE, FLEMING, FRANKLIN, HARRISON, JESSAMINE, MADISON, MERCER, MONTGOMERY, NICHOLAS, ROBERTSON, SCOTT & WOODFORD COUNTIES)Highway · PAIN0012-005$27.70
- PAINTER: BRUSH & ROLLER (BATH, BOURBON, BOYLE, CLARK, FAYETTE, FLEMING, FRANKLIN, HARRISON, JESSAMINE, MADISON, MERCER, MONTGOMERY, NICHOLAS, ROBERTSON, SCOTT & WOODFORD COUNTIES)Highway · PAIN0012-005$27.20
- PAINTER: BRIDGE/EQUIPMENT TENDER AND/OR CONTAINMENT BUILDER (BATH, BOURBON, BOYLE, CLARK, FAYETTE, FLEMING, FRANKLIN, HARRISON, JESSAMINE, MADISON, MERCER, MONTGOMERY, NICHOLAS, ROBERTSON, SCOTT & WOODFORD COUNTIES:)Highway · PAIN0012-005$24.80
- PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLERResidential · SUKY2010-037$12.50
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)BuildingSUKY2015-010 | $32.42 | $21.28 | $11.14 | KY20260027 Mod 1 |
| PAINTER: SPRAY (BATH, BOURBON, BOYLE, CLARK, FAYETTE, FLEMING, FRANKLIN, HARRISON, JESSAMINE, MADISON, MERCER, MONTGOMERY, NICHOLAS, ROBERTSON, SCOTT & WOODFORD COUNTIES)HighwayPAIN0012-005 | $27.70 | $21.80 | $5.90 | KY20260038 Mod 1 |
| PAINTER: SANDBLASTING & WATERBLASTING (BATH, BOURBON, BOYLE, CLARK, FAYETTE, FLEMING, FRANKLIN, HARRISON, JESSAMINE, MADISON, MERCER, MONTGOMERY, NICHOLAS, ROBERTSON, SCOTT & WOODFORD COUNTIES)HighwayPAIN0012-005 | $27.95 | $22.05 | $5.90 | KY20260038 Mod 1 |
| PAINTER: ELEVATED TANKS; STEEPLEJACK WORK; BRIDGE & LEAD ABATEMENT (BATH, BOURBON, BOYLE, CLARK, FAYETTE, FLEMING, FRANKLIN, HARRISON, JESSAMINE, MADISON, MERCER, MONTGOMERY, NICHOLAS, ROBERTSON, SCOTT & WOODFORD COUNTIES:)HighwayPAIN0012-005 | $28.20 | $22.30 | $5.90 | KY20260038 Mod 1 |
| PAINTER: BRUSH & ROLLER (BATH, BOURBON, BOYLE, CLARK, FAYETTE, FLEMING, FRANKLIN, HARRISON, JESSAMINE, MADISON, MERCER, MONTGOMERY, NICHOLAS, ROBERTSON, SCOTT & WOODFORD COUNTIES)HighwayPAIN0012-005 | $27.20 | $21.30 | $5.90 | KY20260038 Mod 1 |
| PAINTER: BRIDGE/EQUIPMENT TENDER AND/OR CONTAINMENT BUILDER (BATH, BOURBON, BOYLE, CLARK, FAYETTE, FLEMING, FRANKLIN, HARRISON, JESSAMINE, MADISON, MERCER, MONTGOMERY, NICHOLAS, ROBERTSON, SCOTT & WOODFORD COUNTIES:)HighwayPAIN0012-005 | $24.80 | $18.90 | $5.90 | KY20260038 Mod 1 |
| PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLERResidentialSUKY2010-037 | $12.50 | $12.50 | $0.00 | KY20260003 Mod 1 |
How Madison 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 Kentucky
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Madison Countybase $21.28$32.42
- Garrard Countybase $21.28$32.42
- Estill Countybase $21.28$32.42
- Clark Countybase $25.14$36.43
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 Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark County | PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $36.43 | $25.14 | +$4.01 |
| Jessamine County | PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $36.43 | $25.14 | +$4.01 |
| Fayette County | PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $36.43 | $25.14 | +$4.01 |
| Madison County | PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $32.42 | $21.28 | |
| Garrard County | PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $32.42 | $21.28 | same |
| Estill County | PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $32.42 | $21.28 | same |
| Rockcastle County | PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $32.42 | $21.28 | same |
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 KY20260027 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/KY20260027/1
We read every active Kentucky 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 Madison County as CSV · Report an error