Painter prevailing wage in Camden County, Missouri

$27.93an hour, fringe benefits included

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

On Missouri public works in Camden County, a painter must be paid at least $27.93 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: $27.93

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 $27.93. 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 Camden 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: SPRAY at $26.91 ($18.79 base + $8.12 fringe), from MO20260005 modification 1, published May 18, 2026, rate SUMO2010-004. Against DLS's $27.93: DLS's rate is $1.02 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/TAPINGPAIN1185-005	$33.90	$51.11	MO20260005 Mod 1
Building	PAINTER: SPRAYSUMO2010-004	$18.79	$26.91	MO20260005 Mod 1
Building	PAINTER: ROLLERSUMO2010-004	$18.79	$26.91	MO20260005 Mod 1
Building	PAINTER: BRUSH ONLYSUMO2010-004	$18.79	$26.91	MO20260005 Mod 1
Highway, Heavy	PAINTERS: BRUSH AND ROLLER (CAMDEN, CRAWFORD, DENT, LACLEDE, MARIES, MILLER, PHELPS, PULASKI AND TEXAS COUNTIES)PAIN1185-008	$33.90	$51.11	MO20260001 Mod 4
Highway, Heavy	PAINTERS: FLOOR WORK (CAMDEN, CRAWFORD, DENT, LACLEDE, MARIES, MILLER, PHELPS, PULASKI AND TEXAS COUNTIES)PAIN1185-008	$34.90	$52.11	MO20260001 Mod 4
Highway, Heavy	PAINTERS: LEAD ABATEMENT (CAMDEN, CRAWFORD, DENT, LACLEDE, MARIES, MILLER, PHELPS, PULASKI AND TEXAS COUNTIES)PAIN1185-008	$33.25	$50.46	MO20260001 Mod 4
Highway, Heavy	PAINTERS: SPRAY (CAMDEN, CRAWFORD, DENT, LACLEDE, MARIES, MILLER, PHELPS, PULASKI AND TEXAS COUNTIES)PAIN1185-008	$34.90	$52.11	MO20260001 Mod 4
Highway, Heavy	PAINTERS: STRUCTURAL STEEL, SANDBLASTING AND ALL TANK WORK (CAMDEN, CRAWFORD, DENT, LACLEDE, MARIES, MILLER, PHELPS, PULASKI AND TEXAS COUNTIES)PAIN1185-008	$35.90	$53.11	MO20260001 Mod 4
Highway, Heavy	PAINTERS: TAPING, PAPERHANGING (CAMDEN, CRAWFORD, DENT, LACLEDE, MARIES, MILLER, PHELPS, PULASKI AND TEXAS COUNTIES)PAIN1185-008	$34.90	$52.11	MO20260001 Mod 4
Residential	PAINTERS:: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING (CAMDEN, DENT, MARIES, MILLER, PHELPS, AND PULASKI COUNTIES)PAIN1185-014	$34.90	$52.11	MO20260061 Mod 1
Residential	PAINTERS:: BRUSH AND ROLLER (CAMDEN, DENT, MARIES, MILLER, PHELPS, AND PULASKI COUNTIES)PAIN1185-014	$33.90	$51.11	MO20260061 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 Camden County compares

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

Every county in Missouri

Camden $27.93341672244

$19.36Ripley$60.95Clay

CamdenNearby: Miller $26.53, Laclede $27.90, Dallas $21.49Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 48 counties pay more than Camden, 0 the same, 66 less.

Rates nearby

Camden Countyfringes included$27.93
Miller Countyfringes included$26.53
Laclede Countyfringes included$27.90
Dallas Countyfringes included$21.49

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 Camden County
Pulaski County	Painter	incl.	$50.79	+$22.86
Camden County	Painter	incl.	$27.93
Laclede County	Painter	incl.	$27.90	−$0.03
Miller County	Painter	incl.	$26.53	−$1.40
Morgan County	Painter	incl.	$23.24	−$4.69
Hickory County	Painter	incl.	$21.72	−$6.21
Dallas County	Painter	incl.	$21.49	−$6.44

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-AWO33-015, issued March 10, 2026, effective May 29, 2026, page 2: laborwebapps.mo.gov/DLS/PrevailingWage/AWO/33/33_WO015.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 Camden County as CSV · Report an error