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Hillsdale County, MI · Painter
Painter prevailing wage in Hillsdale County, Michigan
$57.02an hour, fringe benefits included
One rate, fringe benefits included (LEO prints no split)
Hillsdale County uses the same painter rates as 7 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On Michigan public works in Hillsdale County, a painter must be paid at least $57.02 an hour. LEO prints one rate with fringe benefits included, so there is no separate base wage.
LEO county rates, November 2025 edition, effective February 5, 2026. 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.
One rate, fringe benefits included: $57.02
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 $57.02. 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 Hillsdale 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 highway work, the matching Davis-Bacon classification is PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER (EXCLUDES: ALLEGAN COUNTY (TOWNSHIPS OF DORR, FILLMORE, HEATH, HOPKINS, LAKETOWN, LEIGHTON, MANLIUS, MONTEREY, OVERISEL, SALEM, SAUGATUCK AND WAYLAND); INCLUDES: BARRY, BERRIEN, BRANCH, CALHOUN, CASS, HILLSDALE, KALAMAZOO, ST. JOSEPH, VAN BUREN) at $37.09 ($23.74 base + $13.35 fringe), from MI20260001 modification 3, published June 25, 2026, rate PAIN0312-001. Against LEO's $57.02: LEO's rate is $19.93 an hour higher. Note: federal rate covers only part of the county (see federal classification text); the state prints one rate with fringes included, so only totals are compared.
| Construction | Federal classification | Base wage | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building | PAINTER: SPRAY (WEST OF M-99)PAIN0022-007 | $26.86 | $44.52 | MI20260123 Mod 1 |
| Building | PAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING (WEST OF M-99)PAIN0022-007 | $32.85 | $53.26 | MI20260123 Mod 1 |
| Building | PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER (WEST OF M-99)PAIN0022-007 | $32.86 | $53.27 | MI20260123 Mod 1 |
| Building | PAINTER: SPRAY (WEST OF M-99)PAIN0022-007 | $26.86 | $44.52 | MI20260123 Mod 1 |
| Building | PAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING (WEST OF M-99)PAIN0022-007 | $32.85 | $53.26 | MI20260123 Mod 1 |
| Building | PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER (WEST OF M-99)PAIN0022-007 | $32.86 | $53.27 | MI20260123 Mod 1 |
| Building | PAINTER: SPRAY (EAST OF M-99)PAIN0312-005 | $22.75 | $34.69 | MI20260123 Mod 1 |
| Building | PAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING (EAST OF M-99)PAIN0312-005 | $21.75 | $33.69 | MI20260123 Mod 1 |
| Building | PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER (EAST OF M-99)PAIN0312-005 | $21.75 | $33.69 | MI20260123 Mod 1 |
| Highway | PAINTER (HILLSDALE, JACKSON AND LENAWEE COUNTIES; LIVINGSTON COUNTY (EAST OF THE EASTERN CITY LIMITS OF HOWELL, NOT INCLUDING THE CITY OF HOWELL, NORTH TO THE …PAIN0022-002 | $25.06 | $39.81 | 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 |
| Highway | PAINTER: WORK PERFORMED ON WATER, BRIDGES OVER WATER OR MOVING TRAFFIC, RADIO AND POWERLINE TOWERS, ELEVATED TANKS, STEEPLES, SMOKE STACKS OVER 40 FT. OF …PAIN1803-003 | $29.23 | $48.34 | MI20260001 Mod 3 |
| Highway | PAINTER: ALL OTHER WORK, INCLUDING MAINTENANCE OF INDUSTRIAL PLANT. (ALCONA, ALPENA, ANTRIM, ARENAC, BAY, BENZIE, CHARLEVOIX, CHEBOYGAN, CLARE, CRAWFORD, …PAIN1803-003 | $29.35 | $48.40 | MI20260001 Mod 3 |
| Residential | PAINTER: SPRAYSUMI2010-006 | $14.36 | $16.34 | MI20260008 Mod 3 |
| Residential | PAINTER: BRUSH ONLYSUMI2010-006 | $13.44 | $15.61 | MI20260008 Mod 3 |
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 Hillsdale County compares
The main painter rate in every county that has one. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Michigan
Rates nearby
- Hillsdale Countyfringes included$57.02
- Branch Countyfringes included$45.29
- Jackson Countyfringes included$57.02
- Lenawee Countyfringes included$57.02
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 Hillsdale County are the same as in 7 other counties: Jackson, Lenawee, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Washtenaw, Wayne.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Hillsdale County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale County | Painters | incl. | $57.02 | |
| Jackson County | Painters | incl. | $57.02 | same |
| Lenawee County | Painters | incl. | $57.02 | same |
| Washtenaw County | Painters | incl. | $57.02 | same |
| Branch County | Painter | incl. | $45.29 | −$11.73 |
| Calhoun County | Painter | incl. | $45.29 | −$11.73 |
| St. Joseph County | Painter | incl. | $45.29 | −$11.73 |
More from LEO on this rate
- LEO county rate schedule, page 38
- 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-hillsdale, effective February 5, 2026, page 38: www.michigan.gov/leo/-/media/Project/Websites/leo/Documents/PWRS-By-County/Hillsdale.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 Hillsdale County as CSV · Report an error