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Painter prevailing wage in Bay County, Michigan
$48.48an hour, fringe benefits included
One rate, fringe benefits included (LEO prints no split)
Bay County uses the same painter rates as 28 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On Michigan public works in Bay County, a painter must be paid at least $48.48 an hour. LEO prints one rate with fringe benefits included, so there is no separate base wage.
LEO county rates, November 2025 edition, effective October 30, 2025. The contracting agent gets LEO's rates before advertising and puts them in the specifications; if the contract isn't awarded or started within 90 days of LEO's determination, LEO must redetermine them (MCL 408.1103). Checked against michigan.gov on October 25, 2026.
- LEO prints no wage/fringe split. Derived from its overtime rates (wage = 2 × (time and a half − straight time)), the split would be about $29.24 wage + $19.24 fringe. That's our estimate, not LEO's figure.
One rate, fringe benefits included: $48.48
LEO publishes a single hourly figure that already includes fringe benefits. A contractor can pay it all as wages, or pay part as contributions to bona fide benefit plans for the worker, as long as the two add up to at least $48.48. LEO doesn't publish a base and fringe split, so this page doesn't invent one.
LEO's data note: LEO prints package rates only (wage + fringe at straight time, 1.5x, 2x)
When does this rate change?
- A contract keeps the rates LEO determined for it, unless it isn't awarded or started within 90 days, when LEO redetermines them (MCL 408.1103).
- LEO publishes a new edition every November 1. This page copies the November 2025 edition; Barry, Bay, Benzie and Berrien carry 2026 corrections.
Davis-Bacon painter rate in Bay County
Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. Contracts that already require Davis-Bacon rates are exempt from Michigan's Act, so a Davis-Bacon job uses the federal rate (MCL 408.1102(1)).
For building work, the matching Davis-Bacon classification is PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY at $48.34 ($29.23 base + $19.11 fringe), from MI20260077 modification 1, published May 18, 2026, rate PAIN1803-001. Against LEO's $48.48: LEO's rate is $0.14 an hour higher. Note: the state prints one rate with fringes included, so only totals are compared.
| Construction | Federal classification | Base wage | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building | PAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPINGPAIN1803-001 | $30.22 | $52.44 | MI20260077 Mod 1 |
| Building | PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAYPAIN1803-001 | $29.23 | $48.34 | MI20260077 Mod 1 |
| Highway | PAINTER: SPRAY, SANDBLAST, SIGN PAINTING (EXCLUDES: ALLEGAN COUNTY (TOWNSHIPS OF DORR, FILLMORE, HEATH, HOPKINS, LAKETOWN, LEIGHTON, MANLIUS, MONTEREY, …PAIN0312-001 | $24.94 | $38.29 | MI20260001 Mod 3 |
| Highway | PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER (EXCLUDES: ALLEGAN COUNTY (TOWNSHIPS OF DORR, FILLMORE, HEATH, HOPKINS, LAKETOWN, LEIGHTON, MANLIUS, MONTEREY, OVERISEL, SALEM, …PAIN0312-001 | $23.74 | $37.09 | MI20260001 Mod 3 |
| Highway | PAINTER (MUSKEGON COUNTY; NEWAYGO COUNTY (EXCEPT THE TOWNSHIPS OF BARTON, BIG PRAIRIE, BROOKS, CROTON, ENSLEY, EVERETT, GOODWELL, GRANT, HOME, MONROE, NORWICH …PAIN0845-015 | $25.49 | $39.23 | MI20260001 Mod 3 |
| Heavy | PAINTER: SPRAYPAIN1803-005 | $23.58 | $36.38 | MI20260051 Mod 1 |
| Heavy | PAINTER: BRUSH & ROLLERPAIN1803-005 | $22.58 | $35.38 | MI20260051 Mod 1 |
| Residential | PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLERPAIN1803-014 | $21.83 | $34.63 | MI20260011 Mod 1 |
Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. Michigan Davis-Bacon changes
How Bay County compares
The main painter rate in every county that has one. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Michigan
Rates nearby
- Bay Countyfringes included$48.48
- Midland Countyfringes included$48.48
- Saginaw Countyfringes included$48.48
- Tuscola Countyfringes included$50.90
Painter rates in nearby counties
Current LEO rates. LEO sets rates county by county from local union agreements, so neighbouring counties in one agreement's area often match.
LEO's painter rates for Bay County are the same as in 28 other counties: Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Clare, Crawford and 20 more.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Bay County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscola County | Painter | incl. | $50.90 | +$2.42 |
| Bay County | Painters | incl. | $48.48 | |
| Midland County | Painters | incl. | $48.48 | same |
| Saginaw County | Painters | incl. | $48.48 | same |
| Arenac County | Painters | incl. | $48.48 | same |
| Gladwin County | Painters | incl. | $48.48 | same |
| Gratiot County | Painters | incl. | $48.48 | same |
More from LEO on this rate
- LEO county rate schedule, page 40
- LEO's prevailing wages by county
- LEO's county PDF lists apprentice rates by level for each classification; see the PDF linked on each page (LEO).
Are you being paid this rate?
LEO's rate is wage and fringe together: add your hourly wage to what your employer pays into benefit plans for you and compare the sum with the total. LEO Wage and Hour Division, P.O. Box 30476, Lansing, MI 48909 (LEO).
Source
Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), county rate schedule LEO-November-2025-bay, effective October 30, 2025, page 40: www.michigan.gov/leo/-/media/Project/Websites/leo/Documents/PWRS-By-County/2026-March/2026-PW-Bay.pdf
We read every county PDF in LEO's November 2025 edition and check every page with a second, separate read; the last run found no mismatches. Where LEO prints the same classification twice in a county without saying where each applies, both rows are shown. How we check · Download Bay County as CSV · Report an error