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Painter prevailing wage, Aguas Buenas Municipio group, Puerto Rico (40 localities)
DOL sets the same painter rates, row for row, in 40 localities: Aguas Buenas, Aibonito, Arecibo, Barceloneta, Barranquitas, Bayamón, Caguas, Camuy, Canóvanas, Carolina, Cataño, Cayey, Ciales, Cidra, Comerío, Corozal, Dorado, Florida, Guaynabo, Gurabo, Hatillo, Humacao, Juncos, Las Piedras, Loíza, Manatí, Maunabo, Morovis, Naguabo, Naranjito, Orocovis, Quebradillas, Río Grande, San Lorenzo, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Trujillo Alto, Vega Alta, Vega Baja and Yabucoa. Every figure on this page applies in each of them.
$7.25an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$7.25 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
PAINTER · SUPR1993-001
$8.40an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$8.40 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits
PAINTER · SUPR2019-025
On federally funded or assisted building construction in each of these 40 localities, a painter must be paid at least $7.25 an hour: a $7.25 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination PR20260001 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $7.25 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination PR20260001, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUPR1993-001 (October 29, 1993). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in each of these 40 localities, a painter must be paid at least $8.40 an hour: a $8.40 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination PR20260029 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $8.40 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination PR20260029, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUPR2019-025 (May 14, 2024). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
These are the federal Davis-Bacon rates for Puerto Rico, for federally funded or assisted construction. We haven't checked whether Puerto Rico also sets its own.
DOL lists 2 painter rates for each of these localities, from $7.25 to $8.40 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $7.25 + $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) | $7.25 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $7.25 |
Base wage and fringe benefits: $8.40 + $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) | $8.40 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $8.40 |
When does this rate change?
- 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 Puerto Rico change log lists what each one changed.
Every painter rate in the Aguas Buenas Municipio group
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base wage | Fringe benefits | Total rate | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAINTERBuildingSUPR1993-001 | $7.25 | $0.00 | $7.25 | PR20260001 Mod 1 |
| PAINTERResidentialSUPR2019-025 | $8.40 | $0.00 | $8.40 | PR20260029 Mod 1 |
How the Aguas Buenas Municipio group compares
The main painter rate in every municipio that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every municipio in Puerto Rico
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Aguas Buenas Municipio groupbase $7.25$7.25
- Caguas Municipiobase $7.25$7.25
- Cidra Municipiobase $7.25$7.25
- Guaynabo Municipiobase $7.25$7.25
Which municipio is in which painter group
Every Puerto Rico municipio with a painter rate. Localities DOL treats alike share one page; the rest have their own.
8 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 2 counties with rates of their own.
Puerto Rico painter prevailing wage by municipio, with a map
More from DOL on this rate
- 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)).
Every trade's rates, municipio by municipio: Aguas Buenas · Aibonito · Arecibo · Barceloneta · Barranquitas · Bayamón · Caguas · Camuy · Canóvanas · Carolina · Cataño · Cayey · Ciales · Cidra · Comerío · Corozal · Dorado · Florida · Guaynabo · Gurabo · Hatillo · Humacao · Juncos · Las Piedras · Loíza · Manatí · Maunabo · Morovis · Naguabo · Naranjito · Orocovis · Quebradillas · Río Grande · San Lorenzo · Toa Alta · Toa Baja · Trujillo Alto · Vega Alta · Vega Baja · Yabucoa
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), Davis-Bacon wage determinations on SAM.gov, as of October 25, 2026. For the row this page leads with:
- Aguas Buenas: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Aibonito: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Arecibo: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Barceloneta: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Barranquitas: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Bayamón: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Caguas: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Camuy: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Canóvanas: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Carolina: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Cataño: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Cayey: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Ciales: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Cidra: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Comerío: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Corozal: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Dorado: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Florida: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Guaynabo: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Gurabo: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Hatillo: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Humacao: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Juncos: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Las Piedras: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Loíza: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Manatí: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Maunabo: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Morovis: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Naguabo: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Naranjito: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Orocovis: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Quebradillas: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Río Grande: PR20260001 Mod 1
- San Lorenzo: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Toa Alta: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Toa Baja: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Trujillo Alto: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Vega Alta: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Vega Baja: PR20260001 Mod 1
- Yabucoa: PR20260001 Mod 1
We read every active Puerto Rico 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 every Puerto Rico rate as CSV · Report an error