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Painter prevailing wage in Livingston County, Michigan
$46.79an hour, fringe benefits included
One rate, fringe benefits included (LEO prints no split)
On Michigan public works in Livingston County, a painter must be paid at least $46.79 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 31, 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 lists 2 painter rates for Livingston County, from $46.79 to $57.02 an hour. See all of them.
- LEO prints no wage/fringe split. Derived from its overtime rates (wage = 2 × (time and a half − straight time)), the split would be about $28.76 wage + $18.03 fringe. That's our estimate, not LEO's figure.
One rate, fringe benefits included: $46.79
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 $46.79. 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.
Every painter rate in Livingston County
As LEO lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Painter | incl. | incl. | $46.79 | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Painters East of city limits of Howell directly north to Genesee County Line and south to Washtenaw County Line | incl. | incl. | $57.02 | Feb 5, 2026 |
Davis-Bacon painter rate in Livingston 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)).
We don't put a federal figure next to LEO's here, because the federal determination for this county has no matching classification. The federal rows for this trade are below; match the classification to the work.
| Construction | Federal classification | Base wage | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building | PAINTER: SPRAY (EAST OF THE CITY LIMITS OF HOWELL DIRECTLY NORTH TO THE GENESSEE COUNTY LINE AND SOUTH TO THE WASHTENAW COUNTY LINE:)PAIN0022-001 | $26.86 | $44.52 | MI20260090 Mod 2 |
| Building | PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER (EAST OF THE CITY LIMITS OF HOWELL DIRECTLY NORTH TO THE GENESSEE COUNTY LINE AND SOUTH TO THE WASHTENAW COUNTY LINE:)PAIN0022-001 | $32.85 | $53.26 | MI20260090 Mod 2 |
| Building | PAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING (EAST OF THE CITY LIMITS OF HOWELL DIRECTLY NORTH TO THE GENESSEE COUNTY LINE AND SOUTH TO THE WASHTENAW COUNTY LINE:)PAIN0022-001 | $32.85 | $53.26 | MI20260090 Mod 2 |
| Building | PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY (WEST OF THE EASTERN CITY LIMITS OF HOWELL, INCLUDING THE CITY OF HOWELL, NORTH TO THE GENESEE COUNTY LINE AND SOUTH TO THE …PAIN0845-004 | $28.75 | $47.43 | MI20260090 Mod 2 |
| Building | PAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING (WEST OF THE EASTERN CITY LIMITS OF HOWELL, INCLUDING THE CITY OF HOWELL, NORTH TO THE GENESEE COUNTY LINE AND SOUTH TO THE …PAIN0845-004 | $28.32 | $45.20 | MI20260090 Mod 2 |
| 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: 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 (CLINTON COUNTY; EATON COUNTY (DOES NOT INCLUDE THE TOWNSHIPS OF BELLEVUE AND OLIVET); INGHAM COUNTY; IONIA COUNTY (EAST OF HWY. M 66); LIVINGSTON …PAIN0845-003 | $25.49 | $39.23 | 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 |
| Heavy | PAINTER: SPRAY (EAST OF HOWELL, NORTH TO GENESEE COUNTY & SOUTH TO WASHTENAW COUNTY)PAIN0022-009 | $25.86 | $40.61 | MI20260064 Mod 1 |
| Heavy | PAINTER: BRUSH & ROLLER (EAST OF HOWELL, NORTH TO GENESEE COUNTY & SOUTH TO WASHTENAW COUNTY)PAIN0022-009 | $25.06 | $39.81 | MI20260064 Mod 1 |
| Heavy | PAINTER (CITY OF HOWELL & WEST OF HOWELL, NORTH TO GENESEE COUNTY & SOUTH TO WASHTENAW COUNTY)PAIN0845-021 | $21.89 | $33.74 | MI20260064 Mod 1 |
| Residential | PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER (LIVINGSTON (EAST OF HOWELL, NORTH TO GENESEE COUNTY & SOUTH TO WASHTENAW COUNTY), MACOMB & WAYNE COUNTIES)PAIN0022-008 | $20.14 | $34.86 | MI20260028 Mod 2 |
| Residential | PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER (LIVINGSTON COUNTY (CITY OF HOWELL & WEST OF HOWELL, NORTH TO GENESEE COUNTY & SOUTH TO WASHTENAW COUNTY))PAIN0845-025 | $21.84 | $40.47 | MI20260028 Mod 2 |
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 Livingston County compares
The main painter rate in every county that has one. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Michigan
Rates nearby
- Livingston Countyfringes included$46.79
- Ingham Countyfringes included$50.90
- Washtenaw Countyfringes included$57.02
- Shiawassee 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.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Livingston County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washtenaw County | Painters | incl. | $57.02 | +$10.23 |
| Oakland County | Painters | incl. | $57.02 | +$10.23 |
| Jackson County | Painters | incl. | $57.02 | +$10.23 |
| Ingham County | Painter | incl. | $50.90 | +$4.11 |
| Shiawassee County | Painter | incl. | $50.90 | +$4.11 |
| Genesee County | Painter | incl. | $50.90 | +$4.11 |
| Livingston County | Painter | incl. | $46.79 |
More from LEO on this rate
- LEO county rate schedule, page 47
- 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-livingston, effective October 31, 2025, page 47: www.michigan.gov/leo/-/media/Project/Websites/leo/Documents/PWRS-By-County/Livingston.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 Livingston County as CSV · Report an error