Painter prevailing wage in Bates County, Missouri

$25.38an hour, fringe benefits included

One rate, fringe benefits included (DLS prints no split) · Contracting minimum (*)

On Missouri public works in Bates County, a painter must be paid at least $25.38 an hour. DLS prints one rate with fringe benefits included, so there is no separate base wage.

Annual Wage Order 33 (final May 29, 2026), effective May 29, 2026. The rates attached to the call for bids "shall remain in effect for the duration of that particular contract" (RSMo 290.250). Checked against labor.mo.gov on October 25, 2026.

One rate, fringe benefits included: $25.38

DLS 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 $25.38. DLS doesn't publish a base and fringe split, so this page doesn't invent one.

When does this rate change?

The rates attached to the call for bids "shall remain in effect for the duration of that particular contract" (RSMo 290.250). Where a rate comes from a union agreement, DLS may issue replacement pages for its yearly raise.
DLS files the initial Annual Wage Order by March 10; objections are due in 30 days and the final order by July 1 (RSMo 290.262). AWO 33 was filed March 10, 2026 and became final May 29, 2026.

Davis-Bacon painter rate in Bates County

Federally funded or assisted construction here uses the U.S. Department of Labor's wage determinations. When a contract requires both the state rate and the Davis-Bacon rate, paying the higher of the two meets both. The contract documents say which apply.

For building work, the matching Davis-Bacon classification is PAINTER at $33.81 ($24.14 base + $9.67 fringe), from MO20260082 modification 2, published May 18, 2026, rate SUMO2020-011. Against DLS's $25.38: The Davis-Bacon rate is $8.43 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	PAINTERSUMO2020-011	$24.14	$33.81	MO20260082 Mod 2
Highway, Heavy	PAINTERS: BRUSH & ROLLER (BATES, BENTON, CALDWELL, CARROLL, COOPER, DAVIESS, GRUNDY, HARRISON, HENRY, LIVINGSTON, MERCER, MONITEAU, MORGAN, PETTIS & SALINE COUNTIES)PAIN0003-011	$24.43	$42.19	MO20260001 Mod 4
Highway, Heavy	PAINTERS: DRYWALL (BATES, BENTON, CALDWELL, CARROLL, COOPER, DAVIESS, GRUNDY, HARRISON, HENRY, LIVINGSTON, MERCER, MONITEAU, MORGAN, PETTIS & SALINE COUNTIES)PAIN0003-011	$25.39	$43.15	MO20260001 Mod 4
Highway, Heavy	PAINTERS: PAPER HANGER (BATES, BENTON, CALDWELL, CARROLL, COOPER, DAVIESS, GRUNDY, HARRISON, HENRY, LIVINGSTON, MERCER, MONITEAU, MORGAN, PETTIS & SALINE COUNTIES)PAIN0003-011	$24.83	$42.59	MO20260001 Mod 4
Highway, Heavy	PAINTERS: STEEPLEJACK (BATES, BENTON, CALDWELL, CARROLL, COOPER, DAVIESS, GRUNDY, HARRISON, HENRY, LIVINGSTON, MERCER, MONITEAU, MORGAN, PETTIS & SALINE COUNTIES)PAIN0003-011	$29.58	$47.34	MO20260001 Mod 4
Highway, Heavy	PAINTERS: BRIDGEMAN; LEAD ABATEMENT; SANDBLAST; STORAGE BIN & TANKS (BATES, BENTON, CALDWELL, CARROLL, COOPER, DAVIESS, GRUNDY, HARRISON, HENRY, LIVINGSTON, …PAIN0003-011	$26.73	$44.49	MO20260001 Mod 4
Highway, Heavy	PAINTERS: STAGEMAN; BELTMAN; STEELMAN; ELEVATOR SHAFT; BAZOOKA, BOXES AND POWER SANDER; SPRAYMAN; DIPPING (BATES, BENTON, CALDWELL, CARROLL, COOPER, DAVIESS, …PAIN0003-011	$26.35	$44.11	MO20260001 Mod 4
Residential	PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)PAIN0003-021	$21.10	$33.60	MO20260066 Mod 1

Davis-Bacon rates from SAM.gov, read October 25, 2026. Our federal totals are base plus fringe; DOL prints no total. Missouri Davis-Bacon changes

How Bates County compares

The main painter rate in every county that has one. All bars use the same scale.

Every county in Missouri

Bates $25.38341772244

$19.36Ripley$60.95Clay

BatesNearby: Cass $28.56, Vernon $27.45, Henry $28.91Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 79 counties pay more than Bates, 0 the same, 35 less.

Rates nearby

Bates Countyfringes included$25.38
Cass Countyfringes included$28.56
Vernon Countyfringes included$27.45
Henry Countyfringes included$28.91

Painter rates in nearby counties

Current DLS rates. "Locality" is the county where the physical work is done; the City of St. Louis has its own section (RSMo 290.210(5)).

County	Classification	Base wage	Total rate	vs Bates County
Henry County	Painter	incl.	$28.91	+$3.53
Cass County	Painter	incl.	$28.56	+$3.18
Johnson County	Painter	incl.	$27.66	+$2.28
Vernon County	Painter	incl.	$27.45	+$2.07
Bates County	Painter	incl.	$25.38
Cedar County	Painter	incl.	$23.91	−$1.47
St. Clair County	Painter	incl.	$23.46	−$1.92

Missouri painter prevailing wage by county, with a map

Notes on this rate

DLS's notes, in DLS's words.

* Public works contracting minimum wage: DLS received fewer than 1,000 reportable hours for this occupational title in this county, so the rate is 120% of the county's average hourly wage (MERIC data), not a survey average (RSMo 290.257.2, .4(2)).

Are you being paid this rate?

Missouri's rate includes fringe benefits, so add your wage to what your employer pays into benefit plans for you and compare it with the rate. Contractors post the rates on site; the contractor forfeits $100 per worker per day of underpayment, and you can sue for double the difference (RSMo 290.250, 290.300). DLS Wage and Hour: 573-751-3403.

Source

Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLS), Annual Wage Order 33 MO-AWO33-007, issued March 10, 2026, effective May 29, 2026, page 2: laborwebapps.mo.gov/DLS/PrevailingWage/AWO/33/33_WO007.pdf

We read every county's AWO 33 PDF, including the replacement pages DLS issued by May 29, 2026, and check every rate with a second, separate reader. Each figure is the printed rate. How we check · Download Bates County as CSV · Report an error