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Pennsylvania painter prevailing wage, county by county

A painter's prevailing wage on Pennsylvania public works runs from $43.32 an hour in McKean County to $80.93 in Bucks County. The median county is $60.66.

Painter rate in each Pennsylvania county, A to Z

67 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Adams CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes) · Cumberland County group
$27.43 $15.99 $43.42 May 1, 202026-09288
Allegheny CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes) · Allegheny County group
$35.26 $26.51 $61.77 Jun 1, 202626-09341
Armstrong CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)
$35.26 $26.51 $61.77 Jun 1, 202626-09026
Beaver CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)
$35.26 $26.51 $61.77 Jun 1, 202626-09163
Bedford CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)
$35.26 $26.51 $61.77 Jun 1, 202626-09306
Berks CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)
$35.61 $24.18 $59.79 May 1, 202526-09338
Blair CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)
$35.26 $26.51 $61.77 Jun 1, 202626-09212
Bradford CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)
$35.58 $25.08 $60.66 May 1, 202526-09331
Bucks CountyPainters Class 1 (see notes) · Philadelphia County group
$45.71 $35.22 $80.93 May 1, 202626-09339
Butler CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes) · Allegheny County group
$35.26 $26.51 $61.77 Jun 1, 202626-09347
Cambria CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes) · Cambria County group
$35.26 $26.51 $61.77 Jun 1, 202626-09315
Cameron CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)
$26.11 $22.14 $48.25 Jun 1, 202226-08316
Carbon CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)
$35.58 $25.08 $60.66 May 1, 202526-09067
Centre CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes) · Allegheny County group
$35.26 $26.51 $61.77 Jun 1, 202626-09327
Chester CountyPainters Class 1 (see notes)
$45.71 $35.22 $80.93 May 1, 202626-09266
Clarion CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)
$35.26 $26.51 $61.77 Jun 1, 202626-09104
Clearfield CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes) · Washington County group
$35.26 $26.51 $61.77 Jun 1, 202626-09257
Clinton CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)
$35.58 $25.08 $60.66 May 1, 202526-09136
Columbia CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)
$35.58 $25.08 $60.66 May 1, 202526-09335
Crawford CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)
$26.11 $22.14 $48.25 Jun 1, 202226-08781
Cumberland CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes) · Cumberland County group
$27.43 $15.99 $43.42 May 1, 202026-09287
Dauphin CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)
$27.43 $15.99 $43.42 May 1, 202026-09346
Delaware CountyPainters Class 1 (see notes)
$45.71 $35.22 $80.93 May 1, 202626-09317
Elk CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)
$35.26 $26.51 $61.77 Jun 1, 202626-08059
Erie CountyPainters (Brush and Roller)(Commercial)
$28.89 $26.95 $55.84 May 1, 202626-09304
Fayette CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)
$35.26 $26.51 $61.77 Jun 1, 202626-08555
Forest CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)
$26.11 $22.14 $48.25 Jun 1, 202226-09071
Franklin CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes) · Cumberland County group
$27.43 $15.99 $43.42 May 1, 202026-09303
Fulton CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)
$35.26 $26.51 $61.77 Jun 1, 202626-08846
Greene CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes) · Cambria County group
$35.26 $26.51 $61.77 Jun 1, 202626-09313
Huntingdon CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)
$35.26 $26.51 $61.77 Jun 1, 202626-09325
Indiana CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes) · Cambria County group
$35.26 $26.51 $61.77 Jun 1, 202626-09299
Jefferson CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)
$35.26 $26.51 $61.77 Jun 1, 202626-09105
Juniata CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)
$35.26 $26.51 $61.77 Jun 1, 202626-07747
Lackawanna CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)
$35.58 $25.08 $60.66 May 1, 202526-09227
Lancaster CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)
$27.43 $15.99 $43.42 May 1, 202026-09261
Lawrence CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes) · Washington County group
$35.26 $26.51 $61.77 Jun 1, 202626-09267
Lebanon CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)
$27.43 $15.99 $43.42 May 1, 202026-09214
Lehigh CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)
$35.61 $24.18 $59.79 May 1, 202526-09343
Luzerne CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)
$35.58 $25.08 $60.66 May 1, 202526-09337
Lycoming CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)
$35.58 $25.08 $60.66 May 1, 202526-09344
McKean CountyPainters (Brush and Roller)(Commercial)
$23.37 $19.95 $43.32 May 1, 202026-08597
Mercer CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)
$35.26 $26.51 $61.77 Jun 1, 202626-09069
Mifflin CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)
$35.26 $26.51 $61.77 Jun 1, 202626-08685
Monroe CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes) · Schuylkill County group
$35.58 $25.08 $60.66 May 1, 202526-09348
Montgomery CountyPainters Class 1 (see notes) · Philadelphia County group
$45.71 $35.22 $80.93 May 1, 202626-09328
Montour CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes) · Wayne County group
$35.58 $25.08 $60.66 May 1, 202526-09166
Northampton CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)
$35.61 $24.18 $59.79 May 1, 202526-09320
Northumberland CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)
$35.58 $25.08 $60.66 May 1, 202526-09280
Perry CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)
$27.43 $15.99 $43.42 May 1, 202026-08914
Philadelphia CountyPainters Class 1 (see notes) · Philadelphia County group
$45.71 $35.22 $80.93 May 1, 202626-09340
Pike CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)
$35.58 $25.08 $60.66 May 1, 202526-09059
Potter CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)
$26.11 $22.14 $48.25 Jun 1, 202226-09244
Schuylkill CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes) · Schuylkill County group
$35.58 $25.08 $60.66 May 1, 202526-09349
Snyder CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)
$35.58 $25.08 $60.66 May 1, 202526-08603
Somerset CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes) · Cambria County group
$35.26 $26.51 $61.77 Jun 1, 202626-09298
Sullivan CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)
$33.58 $23.58 $57.16 May 1, 202326-09301
Susquehanna CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)
$35.58 $25.08 $60.66 May 1, 202526-08636
Tioga CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)
$35.58 $25.08 $60.66 May 1, 202526-09250
Union CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)
$35.58 $25.08 $60.66 May 1, 202526-08515
Venango CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)
$35.26 $26.51 $61.77 Jun 1, 202626-09281
Warren CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)
$26.11 $22.14 $48.25 Jun 1, 202226-08859
Washington CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes) · Washington County group
$35.26 $26.51 $61.77 Jun 1, 202626-09254
Wayne CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes) · Wayne County group
$35.58 $25.08 $60.66 May 1, 202526-09140
Westmoreland CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)
$35.26 $26.51 $61.77 Jun 1, 202626-09316
Wyoming CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)
$35.58 $25.08 $60.66 May 1, 202526-09168
York CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)
$27.43 $15.99 $43.42 May 1, 202026-09264

Main painter classification in each county, PPWS county schedules from each county's newest determination (Oct 25, 2026). Rates are set per project: the public body gets a determination before bidding, and once the contract is signed its rates "shall not be altered" while it is in force (Act § 4). A determination must be re-requested if the contract isn't awarded within 120 days (34 Pa. Code 9.104(a)). Checked October 25, 2026.

Lebanon County painter: $43.42 per hourBeaver County painter: $61.77 per hourVenango County painter: $61.77 per hourGreene County painter: $61.77 per hourJefferson County painter: $61.77 per hourCambria County painter: $61.77 per hourLancaster County painter: $43.42 per hourAllegheny County painter: $61.77 per hourErie County painter: $55.84 per hourBucks County painter: $80.93 per hourArmstrong County painter: $61.77 per hourCameron County painter: $48.25 per hourCarbon County painter: $60.66 per hourElk County painter: $61.77 per hourBedford County painter: $61.77 per hourChester County painter: $80.93 per hourClarion County painter: $61.77 per hourForest County painter: $48.25 per hourNorthumberland County painter: $60.66 per hourFulton County painter: $61.77 per hourNorthampton County painter: $59.79 per hourJuniata County painter: $61.77 per hourWyoming County painter: $60.66 per hourLawrence County painter: $61.77 per hourMercer County painter: $61.77 per hourLuzerne County painter: $60.66 per hourBlair County painter: $61.77 per hourSomerset County painter: $61.77 per hourDelaware County painter: $80.93 per hourIndiana County painter: $61.77 per hourLehigh County painter: $59.79 per hourTioga County painter: $60.66 per hourPike County painter: $60.66 per hourMifflin County painter: $61.77 per hourSchuylkill County painter: $60.66 per hourLycoming County painter: $60.66 per hourColumbia County painter: $60.66 per hourMonroe County painter: $60.66 per hourUnion County painter: $60.66 per hourCrawford County painter: $48.25 per hourWayne County painter: $60.66 per hourSusquehanna County painter: $60.66 per hourPotter County painter: $48.25 per hourMontour County painter: $60.66 per hourCumberland County painter: $43.42 per hourCentre County painter: $61.77 per hourPerry County painter: $43.42 per hourSnyder County painter: $60.66 per hourClearfield County painter: $61.77 per hourPhiladelphia County painter: $80.93 per hourWarren County painter: $48.25 per hourClinton County painter: $60.66 per hourButler County painter: $61.77 per hourFayette County painter: $61.77 per hourLackawanna County painter: $60.66 per hourSullivan County painter: $57.16 per hourWashington County painter: $61.77 per hourMcKean County painter: $43.32 per hourBerks County painter: $59.79 per hourAdams County painter: $43.42 per hourYork County painter: $43.42 per hourMontgomery County painter: $80.93 per hourHuntingdon County painter: $61.77 per hourWestmoreland County painter: $61.77 per hourDauphin County painter: $43.42 per hourBradford County painter: $60.66 per hourFranklin County painter: $43.42 per hour
$43$48$60$61$61$80Painter, 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 Pennsylvania?

$43.32 to $80.93 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $60.66. 7 groups of counties with identical rates and 47 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn.

  1. Philadelphia County group3 counties$80.93
  2. Chester County1 county$80.93
  3. Delaware County1 county$80.93
  4. Cambria County group4 counties$61.77
  5. Allegheny County group3 counties$61.77
  6. Washington County group3 counties$61.77
  7. Armstrong County1 county$61.77
  8. Beaver County1 county$61.77
  9. Bedford County1 county$61.77
  10. Blair County1 county$61.77
  11. Clarion County1 county$61.77
  12. Elk County1 county$61.77
  13. Fayette County1 county$61.77
  14. Fulton County1 county$61.77
  15. Huntingdon County1 county$61.77
  16. Jefferson County1 county$61.77
  17. Juniata County1 county$61.77
  18. Mercer County1 county$61.77
  19. Mifflin County1 county$61.77
  20. Venango County1 county$61.77
  21. Westmoreland County1 county$61.77
  22. Schuylkill County group2 counties$60.66
  23. Wayne County group2 counties$60.66
  24. Bradford County1 county$60.66
  25. Carbon County1 county$60.66
  26. Clinton County1 county$60.66
  27. Columbia County1 county$60.66
  28. Lackawanna County1 county$60.66
  29. Luzerne County1 county$60.66
  30. Lycoming County1 county$60.66
  31. Northumberland County1 county$60.66
  32. Pike County1 county$60.66
  33. Snyder County1 county$60.66
  34. Susquehanna County1 county$60.66
  35. Tioga County1 county$60.66
  36. Union County1 county$60.66
  37. Wyoming County1 county$60.66
  38. Berks County1 county$59.79
  39. Lehigh County1 county$59.79
  40. Northampton County1 county$59.79
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Philadelphia County group, 3 localities: Bucks, Montgomery, PhiladelphiaPainters Class 1 (see notes)$45.71 $80.93 
Chester CountyPainters Class 1 (see notes)$45.71 $80.93 
Delaware CountyPainters Class 1 (see notes)$45.71 $80.93 
Cambria County group, 4 localities: Cambria, Greene, Indiana, SomersetPainters Class 6 (see notes)$35.26 $61.77 
Allegheny County group, 3 localities: Allegheny, Butler, CentrePainters Class 6 (see notes)$35.26 $61.77 
Washington County group, 3 localities: Clearfield, Lawrence, WashingtonPainters Class 6 (see notes)$35.26 $61.77 
Armstrong CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)$35.26 $61.77 
Beaver CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)$35.26 $61.77 
Bedford CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)$35.26 $61.77 
Blair CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)$35.26 $61.77 
Clarion CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)$35.26 $61.77 
Elk CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)$35.26 $61.77 
Fayette CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)$35.26 $61.77 
Fulton CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)$35.26 $61.77 
Huntingdon CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)$35.26 $61.77 
Jefferson CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)$35.26 $61.77 
Juniata CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)$35.26 $61.77 
Mercer CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)$35.26 $61.77 
Mifflin CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)$35.26 $61.77 
Venango CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)$35.26 $61.77 
Westmoreland CountyPainters Class 6 (see notes)$35.26 $61.77 
Schuylkill County group, 2 localities: Monroe, SchuylkillPainters Class 2 (see notes)$35.58 $60.66 
Wayne County group, 2 localities: Montour, WaynePainters Class 2 (see notes)$35.58 $60.66 
Bradford CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)$35.58 $60.66 
Carbon CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)$35.58 $60.66 
Clinton CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)$35.58 $60.66 
Columbia CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)$35.58 $60.66 
Lackawanna CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)$35.58 $60.66 
Luzerne CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)$35.58 $60.66 
Lycoming CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)$35.58 $60.66 
Northumberland CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)$35.58 $60.66 
Pike CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)$35.58 $60.66 
Snyder CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)$35.58 $60.66 
Susquehanna CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)$35.58 $60.66 
Tioga CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)$35.58 $60.66 
Union CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)$35.58 $60.66 
Wyoming CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)$35.58 $60.66 
Berks CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)$35.61 $59.79 
Lehigh CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)$35.61 $59.79 
Northampton CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)$35.61 $59.79 
Sullivan CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)$33.58 $57.16 
Erie CountyPainters (Brush and Roller)(Commercial)$28.89 $55.84 
Cameron CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)$26.11 $48.25 
Crawford CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)$26.11 $48.25 
Forest CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)$26.11 $48.25 
Potter CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)$26.11 $48.25 
Warren CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)$26.11 $48.25 
Cumberland County group, 3 localities: Adams, Cumberland, FranklinPainters Class 2 (see notes)$27.43 $43.42 
Dauphin CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)$27.43 $43.42 
Lancaster CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)$27.43 $43.42 
Lebanon CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)$27.43 $43.42 
Perry CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)$27.43 $43.42 
York CountyPainters Class 2 (see notes)$27.43 $43.42 
McKean CountyPainters (Brush and Roller)(Commercial)$23.37 $43.32 

7 groups of counties with identical L&I rates, and 47 counties with rates of their own.

PPWS determinations list journeyperson rates only. Apprentices may be paid less only when registered with the Pennsylvania Apprenticeship and Training Council and employed within its ratios (34 Pa. Code 9.103(9)); otherwise pay the journeyperson rate.

Questions about Pennsylvania painter pay

What is the painter prevailing wage in Philadelphia County?

$80.93 an hour: a $45.71 base wage plus $35.22 in fringe benefits, under PPWS county schedules from each county's newest determination (Oct 25, 2026). Overtime and every painter classification in Philadelphia County.

Does painter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Philadelphia County the $80.93 total is a $45.71 base wage plus $35.22 in fringe benefits, about 44% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does painter prevailing wage pay overtime in Pennsylvania?

The Act sets no overtime rule and determinations print no overtime rates. The state Minimum Wage Act requires 1½ times the regular rate over 40 hours in a workweek (L&I FAQ).

Do apprentice painters get this rate?

PPWS determinations list journeyperson rates only. Apprentices may be paid less only when registered with the Pennsylvania Apprenticeship and Training Council and employed within its ratios (34 Pa. Code 9.103(9)); otherwise pay the journeyperson rate.

Why do some counties have the same painter rate?

L&I often publishes the same painter rates for several counties. Across Pennsylvania, the 67 counties with a painter rate fall into 54 distinct sets of rates, and 7 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 4 counties (the Cambria County group).