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Nebraska painter prevailing wage, county by county

A painter's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Nebraska runs from $7.25 an hour in Wheeler County to $14.26 in Cass County. The median county is $8.00.

Main painter classification in each county, Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Chase County painter: $7.25 per hourNance County painter: $8.00 per hourClay County painter: $8.67 per hourThomas County painter: $8.00 per hourGarfield County painter: $7.25 per hourCuster County painter: $7.25 per hourAntelope County painter: $8.00 per hourHoward County painter: $7.25 per hourArthur County painter: $8.00 per hourPolk County painter: $7.25 per hourSeward County painter: $14.26 per hourPhelps County painter: $7.25 per hourCuming County painter: $7.48 per hourHitchcock County painter: $7.25 per hourStanton County painter: $7.48 per hourWayne County painter: $7.48 per hourAdams County painter: $8.67 per hourGosper County painter: $7.25 per hourFillmore County painter: $7.25 per hourSaunders County painter: $14.26 per hourDawes County painter: $9.00 per hourSaline County painter: $7.25 per hourBuffalo County painter: $7.25 per hourHarlan County painter: $7.25 per hourDawson County painter: $7.25 per hourValley County painter: $8.00 per hourBlaine County painter: $8.00 per hourKearney County painter: $7.25 per hourPawnee County painter: $7.27 per hourYork County painter: $8.42 per hourGreeley County painter: $8.00 per hourJohnson County painter: $7.27 per hourWheeler County painter: $7.25 per hourKimball County painter: $9.00 per hourRichardson County painter: $7.27 per hourRed Willow County painter: $7.25 per hourBoone County painter: $8.00 per hourSherman County painter: $7.25 per hourHall County painter: $7.25 per hourBrown County painter: $8.00 per hourOtoe County painter: $7.27 per hourHolt County painter: $8.00 per hourWashington County painter: $14.26 per hourColfax County painter: $7.25 per hourBox Butte County painter: $9.00 per hourHayes County painter: $7.25 per hourCherry County painter: $8.00 per hourDouglas County painter: $14.26 per hourDodge County painter: $7.25 per hourRock County painter: $8.00 per hourPierce County painter: $7.48 per hourLancaster County painter: $14.26 per hourHamilton County painter: $7.25 per hourMadison County painter: $7.25 per hourMerrick County painter: $7.25 per hourBoyd County painter: $8.00 per hourCass County painter: $14.26 per hourPerkins County painter: $7.25 per hourNuckolls County painter: $8.67 per hourFurnas County painter: $7.25 per hourDixon County painter: $14.26 per hourGage County painter: $7.25 per hourLogan County painter: $8.00 per hourDakota County painter: $14.26 per hourNemaha County painter: $7.27 per hourDeuel County painter: $9.00 per hourThurston County painter: $7.25 per hourSheridan County painter: $9.00 per hourSioux County painter: $9.00 per hourSarpy County painter: $14.26 per hourGarden County painter: $9.00 per hourDundy County painter: $7.25 per hourButler County painter: $7.25 per hourThayer County painter: $8.67 per hourFrontier County painter: $7.25 per hourLoup County painter: $8.00 per hourScotts Bluff County painter: $9.00 per hourGrant County painter: $8.00 per hourCedar County painter: $7.48 per hourBurt County painter: $7.25 per hourJefferson County painter: $7.25 per hourLincoln County painter: $7.25 per hourFranklin County painter: $7.25 per hourPlatte County painter: $8.00 per hourMorrill County painter: $9.00 per hourKeya Paha County painter: $8.00 per hourMcPherson County painter: $8.00 per hourCheyenne County painter: $9.00 per hourBanner County painter: $9.00 per hourKnox County painter: $8.00 per hourWebster County painter: $8.67 per hourHooker County painter: $8.00 per hourKeith County painter: $7.25 per hour
$7.25$7.25$7.27$8.00$9.00$14.26Painter, main rate, base + fringe per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties.

How much does a painter make on prevailing wage in Nebraska?

15 groups of counties with identical rates and 15 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Dakota County group2 counties$14.26
  2. Cass County1 county$14.26
  3. Douglas County1 county$14.26
  4. Lancaster County1 county$14.26
  5. Sarpy County1 county$14.26
  6. Saunders County1 county$14.26
  7. Seward County1 county$14.26
  8. Washington County1 county$14.26
  9. Scotts Bluff County group11 counties$9.00
  10. Clay County group4 counties$8.67
  11. Adams County1 county$8.67
  12. York County1 county$8.42
  13. Holt County group15 counties$8.00
  14. Boone County group2 counties$8.00
  15. Valley County group2 counties$8.00
  16. Platte County1 county$8.00
  17. Rock County1 county$8.00
  18. Wayne County group5 counties$7.48
  19. Otoe County group5 counties$7.27
  20. Red Willow County group8 counties$7.25
  21. Hall County group7 counties$7.25
  22. Phelps County group6 counties$7.25
  23. Lincoln County group4 counties$7.25
  24. Buffalo County group3 counties$7.25
  25. Burt County group2 counties$7.25
  26. Dawson County group2 counties$7.25
  27. Dodge County1 county$7.25
  28. Fillmore County1 county$7.25
  29. Madison County1 county$7.25
  30. Saline County1 county$7.25

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Dakota County group, 2 localities: Dakota, DixonPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$14.26 $14.26 
Cass CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$14.26 $14.26 
Douglas CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$14.26 $14.26 
Lancaster CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$14.26 $14.26 
Sarpy CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$14.26 $14.26 
Saunders CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$14.26 $14.26 
Seward CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$14.26 $14.26 
Washington CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$14.26 $14.26 
Scotts Bluff County group, 11 localities: Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, SiouxPAINTER$9.00 $9.00 
Clay County group, 4 localities: Clay, Nuckolls, Thayer, WebsterPAINTER$8.67 $8.67 
Adams CountyPAINTER$8.67 $8.67 
York CountyPAINTER$8.42 $8.42 
Holt County group, 15 localities: Antelope, Arthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Grant, Holt, Hooker, Keya Paha, Knox, Logan, Loup, McPherson, ThomasPAINTER$8.00 $8.00 
Boone County group, 2 localities: Boone, NancePAINTER$8.00 $8.00 
Valley County group, 2 localities: Greeley, ValleyPAINTER$8.00 $8.00 
Platte CountyPAINTER$8.00 $8.00 
Rock CountyPAINTER$8.00 $8.00 
Wayne County group, 5 localities: Cedar, Cuming, Pierce, Stanton, WaynePAINTER$7.48 $7.48 
Otoe County group, 5 localities: Johnson, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, RichardsonPAINTER$7.27 $7.27 
Red Willow County group, 8 localities: Chase, Dundy, Frontier, Hayes, Hitchcock, Keith, Perkins, Red WillowPAINTER$7.25 $7.25 
Hall County group, 7 localities: Garfield, Hall, Hamilton, Howard, Merrick, Sherman, WheelerPAINTER$7.25 $7.25 
Phelps County group, 6 localities: Franklin, Furnas, Gosper, Harlan, Kearney, PhelpsPAINTER$7.25 $7.25 
Lincoln County group, 4 localities: Butler, Colfax, Lincoln, PolkPAINTER$7.25 $7.25 
Buffalo County group, 3 localities: Buffalo, Gage, JeffersonPAINTER$7.25 $7.25 
Burt County group, 2 localities: Burt, ThurstonPAINTER$7.25 $7.25 
Dawson County group, 2 localities: Custer, DawsonPAINTER$7.25 $7.25 
Dodge CountyPAINTER$7.25 $7.25 
Fillmore CountyPAINTER$7.25 $7.25 
Madison CountyPAINTER: BRUSH ONLY$7.25 $7.25 
Saline CountyPAINTER$7.25 $7.25 

15 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 15 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Nebraska painter pay

What is the painter prevailing wage in Douglas County?

$14.26 an hour: a $14.26 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NE20260057, modification 1. Overtime and every painter classification in Douglas County.

Does painter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Douglas County the $14.26 total is a $14.26 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, about 0% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does painter prevailing wage pay overtime in Nebraska?

Davis-Bacon rates are straight time. On contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires 1½ times the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek (40 U.S.C. 3702). The fringe is owed for every hour at its straight-time amount.

Do apprentice painters get this rate?

Davis-Bacon determinations list journeyworker rates. Apprentices in a program registered with DOL or a recognized state agency can be paid the program's percentage of the rate, within its ratio; anyone else gets the full rate (29 CFR 5.5(a)(4)).

Why do some counties have the same painter rate?

DOL often publishes the same painter rates for several counties. Across Nebraska, the 93 counties with a painter rate fall into 30 distinct sets of rates, and 15 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 15 counties (the Holt County group).