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Painter prevailing wage in Cooper County, Missouri
$40.08an hour, fringe benefits included
One rate, fringe benefits included (DLS prints no split)
On Missouri public works in Cooper County, a painter must be paid at least $40.08 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: $40.08
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 $40.08. 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 Cooper 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.
We don't put a federal figure next to DLS'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 (BRUSH & ROLLER ONLY)PAIN0003-015 | $24.43 | $42.19 | MO20260010 Mod 2 |
| Building | PAINTER: SPRAYSUMO2010-009 | $18.79 | $26.91 | MO20260010 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, DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING, AND ROLLER (COOPER, GASCONADE, MONTGOMERY, AND MORGAN COUNTIES)PAIN1185-006 | $28.56 | $45.77 | 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 Cooper County compares
The main painter rate in every county that has one. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in Missouri
Rates nearby
- Cooper Countyfringes included$40.08
- Moniteau Countyfringes included$28.30
- Howard Countyfringes included$25.51
- Pettis Countyfringes included$29.19
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 Cooper County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone County | Painter | incl. | $45.72 | +$5.64 |
| Cooper County | Painter | incl. | $40.08 | |
| Pettis County | Painter | incl. | $29.19 | −$10.89 |
| Moniteau County | Painter | incl. | $28.30 | −$11.78 |
| Saline County | Painter | incl. | $27.29 | −$12.79 |
| Howard County | Painter | incl. | $25.51 | −$14.57 |
| Morgan County | Painter | incl. | $23.24 | −$16.84 |
More from DLS on this rate
- DLS Annual Wage Order 33, page 2
- DLS's Annual Wage Order look-up
- The order lists journeyworker rates. Registered apprentices and entry-level workers get 50% of the journeyworker rate, no more than one per journeyworker (RSMo 290.235).
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-AWO33-027, issued March 10, 2026, effective May 29, 2026, page 2: laborwebapps.mo.gov/DLS/PrevailingWage/AWO/33/33_WO027.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 Cooper County as CSV · Report an error