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Painter prevailing wage in Anson County, North Carolina
$17.01an hour, base + fringe
$14.13 wage + $2.88 fringe benefits · Building · SUNC2011-002
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Anson County, a painter must be paid at least $17.01 an hour: a $14.13 base wage plus $2.88 in fringe benefits, under wage determination NC20260021 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $17.01 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination NC20260021, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUNC2011-002 (August 24, 2011). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). North Carolina has no state prevailing wage law (DOL state table).
DOL lists 4 painter rates for Anson County, from $11.91 to $23.77 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $14.13 + $2.88
The base wage is the taxable hourly wage. DOL prints the fringe benefits as one hourly figure, not itemized; it can go to health, pension, vacation and training plans, or be paid as cash where the state allows.
| Base wage (taxable) | $14.13 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $2.88 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $17.01 |
When this rate changes
- 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)).
- DOL changes a WD by publishing a numbered modification on SAM.gov. This page reads the modification named in the Source line; the North Carolina change log lists what each one changed.
Every painter rate in Anson County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- PAINTER (BRIDGE)Highway · SUNC2014-003$23.77
- PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAYBuilding · SUNC2011-002$17.01
- PAINTER: SPRAYResidential · SUNC2016-004$11.91
- PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)Residential · SUNC2016-004$11.91
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAYBuildingSUNC2011-002 | $17.01 | $14.13 | $2.88 | NC20260021 Mod 1 |
| PAINTER (BRIDGE)HighwaySUNC2014-003 | $23.77 | $23.77 | $0.00 | NC20260088 Mod 1 |
| PAINTER: SPRAYResidentialSUNC2016-004 | $11.91 | $11.91 | $0.00 | NC20260095 Mod 1 |
| PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)ResidentialSUNC2016-004 | $11.91 | $11.91 | $0.00 | NC20260095 Mod 1 |
How Anson County compares
The main painter rate in every county that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county in North Carolina
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Anson Countybase $14.13$17.01
- Richmond Countybase $14.60$16.57
- Union Countybase $15.55$16.60
- Stanly Countybase $14.60$16.57
Painter rates in nearby counties
Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties, so neighbours often share them; the county where the work is done decides.
| County | Classification | Base + fringe | Base | vs Anson County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anson County | PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY | $17.01 | $14.13 | |
| Union County | PAINTER | $16.60 | $15.55 | −$0.41 |
| Cabarrus County | PAINTER | $16.60 | $15.55 | −$0.41 |
| Richmond County | PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY | $16.57 | $14.60 | −$0.44 |
| Stanly County | PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY | $16.57 | $14.60 | −$0.44 |
| Montgomery County | PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY | $16.57 | $14.60 | −$0.44 |
| Scotland County | PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY | $16.57 | $14.60 | −$0.44 |
North Carolina painter prevailing wage by county, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- DOL wage determination
- SAM.gov wage determinations
- 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)).
Are you being paid this rate?
Add your base pay to the fringe your employer pays for you, in cash or into plans, and compare the sum with the total. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division takes complaints: 1-866-487-9243, or dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaints.
Source
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (DOL), wage determination NC20260021 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/NC20260021/1
We read every active North Carolina Davis-Bacon wage determination from SAM.gov's own data and check every number with a second, independent read of the same file. DOL prints no total; ours is base plus fringe. How we check · Download Anson County as CSV · Report an error