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Cotton County, OK · Painter
Painter prevailing wage in Cotton County, Oklahoma
$12.15an hour, base + fringe
$12.15 wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · SUOK2012-050
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Cotton County, a painter must be paid at least $12.15 an hour: a $12.15 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination OK20260070 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $12.15 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination OK20260070, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUOK2012-050 (June 18, 2012). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Oklahoma's law was invalidated in 1995 and its public-works wage rules are revoked (DOL state table).
- This base is below $13.65, the Executive Order 13658 minimum. Contracts that order covers must pay at least that (see the WD's note).
Base wage and fringe benefits: $12.15 + $0.00
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) | $12.15 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $12.15 |
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 Oklahoma change log lists what each one changed.
How Cotton 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 Oklahoma
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Cotton Countybase $12.15$12.15
- Comanche Countybase $12.91$12.91
- Jefferson Countybase $12.15$12.15
- Tillman Countybase $12.15$12.15
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 Cotton County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comanche County | PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY, EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING | $12.91 | $12.91 | +$0.76 |
| Grady County | PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY, EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING | $12.17 | $12.17 | +$0.02 |
| Cotton County | PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY | $12.15 | $12.15 | |
| Jefferson County | PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY | $12.15 | $12.15 | same |
| Tillman County | PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY | $12.15 | $12.15 | same |
| Stephens County | PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY | $12.15 | $12.15 | same |
| Kiowa County | PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY | $12.15 | $12.15 | same |
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 OK20260070 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/OK20260070/1
We read every active Oklahoma 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 Cotton County as CSV · Report an error