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Painter prevailing wage in Oakland County, Michigan
$57.02an hour, fringe benefits included
One rate, fringe benefits included (LEO prints no split)
Oakland County uses the same painter rates as 7 other counties. See all of them on one page.
On Michigan public works in Oakland 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 Oakland 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 lists more than one rate for this trade here. The federal rows for this trade are below; match the classification to the work.
| Construction | Federal classification | Base wage | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building | PAINTER: SPRAYPAIN0022-003 | $26.86 | $44.52 | MI20260095 Mod 2 |
| Building | PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLERPAIN0022-003 | $32.85 | $53.26 | MI20260095 Mod 2 |
| Building | PAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPINGPAIN0022-003 | $32.85 | $53.26 | MI20260095 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 (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: SPRAYPAIN0022-005 | $25.86 | $40.61 | MI20260069 Mod 1 |
| Heavy | PAINTER: BRUSH & ROLLERPAIN0022-005 | $25.06 | $39.81 | MI20260069 Mod 1 |
| Residential | PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLERPAIN0022-004 | $20.14 | $34.86 | MI20260019 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 Oakland County compares
The main painter rate in every county that has one. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Michigan
Rates nearby
- Oakland Countyfringes included$57.02
- Macomb Countyfringes included$57.02
- Wayne Countyfringes included$57.02
- Livingston Countyfringes included$46.79
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 Oakland County are the same as in 7 other counties: Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Macomb, Monroe, Washtenaw, Wayne.
| County | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland County | Painters | incl. | $57.02 | |
| Macomb County | Painters | incl. | $57.02 | same |
| Wayne County | Painters | incl. | $57.02 | same |
| Washtenaw County | Painters | incl. | $57.02 | same |
| Genesee County | Painter | incl. | $50.90 | −$6.12 |
| Lapeer County | Painter | incl. | $50.90 | −$6.12 |
| Livingston County | Painter | incl. | $46.79 | −$10.23 |
More from LEO on this rate
- LEO county rate schedule, page 36
- 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-oakland, effective February 5, 2026, page 36: www.michigan.gov/leo/-/media/Project/Websites/leo/Documents/PWRS-By-County/Oakland.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 Oakland County as CSV · Report an error