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South Carolina painter prevailing wage, county by county

A painter's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in South Carolina runs from $12.00 an hour in Sumter County to $47.47 in Aiken County. The median county is $13.50.

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.

Greenville County painter: $12.74 per hourBamberg County painter: $13.50 per hourChester County painter: $14.75 per hourUnion County painter: $14.75 per hourFlorence County painter: $12.00 per hourSaluda County painter: $12.24 per hourAnderson County painter: $12.36 per hourGreenwood County painter: $14.75 per hourCharleston County painter: $12.74 per hourYork County painter: $12.36 per hourJasper County painter: $13.50 per hourBeaufort County painter: $13.50 per hourChesterfield County painter: $14.75 per hourDorchester County painter: $12.74 per hourClarendon County painter: $14.75 per hourDarlington County painter: $12.00 per hourDillon County painter: $14.75 per hourGeorgetown County painter: $13.50 per hourHampton County painter: $13.50 per hourLancaster County painter: $14.75 per hourLee County painter: $14.75 per hourMcCormick County painter: $14.75 per hourPickens County painter: $12.74 per hourSumter County painter: $12.00 per hourAllendale County painter: $47.47 per hourAbbeville County painter: $14.75 per hourWilliamsburg County painter: $13.50 per hourAiken County painter: $47.47 per hourHorry County painter: $12.36 per hourColleton County painter: $13.50 per hourLaurens County painter: $12.74 per hourFairfield County painter: $12.24 per hourKershaw County painter: $12.24 per hourOconee County painter: $14.75 per hourSpartanburg County painter: $12.36 per hourBerkeley County painter: $12.74 per hourEdgefield County painter: $12.00 per hourOrangeburg County painter: $13.50 per hourNewberry County painter: $13.50 per hourLexington County painter: $12.24 per hourMarlboro County painter: $14.75 per hourBarnwell County painter: $47.47 per hourCherokee County painter: $14.75 per hourMarion County painter: $14.75 per hourRichland County painter: $12.24 per hourCalhoun County painter: $12.24 per hour
$12$12$12$13$14$47Painter, 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 South Carolina?

7 groups of counties with identical rates and 27 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Aiken County1 county$47.47
  2. Allendale County1 county$47.47
  3. Barnwell County1 county$47.47
  4. Marion County group4 counties$14.75
  5. Oconee County group3 counties$14.75
  6. Abbeville County group2 counties$14.75
  7. Chester County1 county$14.75
  8. Chesterfield County1 county$14.75
  9. Clarendon County1 county$14.75
  10. Greenwood County1 county$14.75
  11. Lancaster County1 county$14.75
  12. Georgetown County group2 counties$13.50
  13. Bamberg County1 county$13.50
  14. Beaufort County1 county$13.50
  15. Colleton County1 county$13.50
  16. Hampton County1 county$13.50
  17. Newberry County1 county$13.50
  18. Orangeburg County1 county$13.50
  19. Williamsburg County1 county$13.50
  20. Pickens County group2 counties$12.74
  21. Berkeley County1 county$12.74
  22. Charleston County1 county$12.74
  23. Dorchester County1 county$12.74
  24. Greenville County1 county$12.74
  25. Anderson County1 county$12.36
  26. Horry County1 county$12.36
  27. Spartanburg County1 county$12.36
  28. York County1 county$12.36
  29. Lexington County group4 counties$12.24
  30. Kershaw County1 county$12.24
  31. Richland County1 county$12.24
  32. Florence County group2 counties$12.00
  33. Edgefield County1 county$12.00
  34. Sumter County1 county$12.00

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Aiken CountyPAINTER (COMPOSITE RATE APPLIES TO ALL WORK PERFORMED BY JOURNEYMAN PAINTERS AND SIGN PAINTERS EXCEPT WHEN ENGAGED IN INDUSTRIAL PREMIUM WORK.)$47.47 $32.74 
Allendale CountyPAINTER (COMPOSITE RATE APPLIES TO ALL WORK PERFORMED BY JOURNEYMAN PAINTERS AND SIGN PAINTERS EXCEPT WHEN ENGAGED IN INDUSTRIAL PREMIUM WORK.)$47.47 $32.74 
Barnwell CountyPAINTER (COMPOSITE RATE APPLIES TO ALL WORK PERFORMED BY JOURNEYMAN PAINTERS AND SIGN PAINTERS EXCEPT WHEN ENGAGED IN INDUSTRIAL PREMIUM WORK.)$47.47 $32.74 
Marion County group, 4 localities: Dillon, Lee, Marion, MarlboroPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$14.75 $13.55 
Oconee County group, 3 localities: Cherokee, Oconee, UnionPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$14.75 $13.55 
Abbeville County group, 2 localities: Abbeville, McCormickPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$14.75 $13.55 
Chester CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$14.75 $13.55 
Chesterfield CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$14.75 $13.55 
Clarendon CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$14.75 $13.55 
Greenwood CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$14.75 $13.55 
Lancaster CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$14.75 $13.55 
Georgetown County group, 2 localities: Georgetown, JasperPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Bamberg CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Beaufort CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Colleton CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Hampton CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Newberry CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Orangeburg CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Williamsburg CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Pickens County group, 2 localities: Laurens, PickensPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.74 $12.74 
Berkeley CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.74 $12.74 
Charleston CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.74 $12.74 
Dorchester CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.74 $12.74 
Greenville CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.74 $12.74 
Anderson CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.36 $12.36 
Horry CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.36 $12.36 
Spartanburg CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.36 $12.36 
York CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.36 $12.36 
Lexington County group, 4 localities: Calhoun, Fairfield, Lexington, SaludaPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.24 $12.24 
Kershaw CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.24 $12.24 
Richland CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.24 $12.24 
Florence County group, 2 localities: Darlington, FlorencePAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.00 $12.00 
Edgefield CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.00 $12.00 
Sumter CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.00 $12.00 

7 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 27 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about South Carolina painter pay

What is the painter prevailing wage in Greenville County?

$12.74 an hour: a $12.74 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination SC20260025, modification 1. Overtime and every painter classification in Greenville County.

Does painter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Greenville County the $12.74 total is a $12.74 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 South Carolina?

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 South Carolina, the 46 counties with a painter rate fall into 34 distinct sets of rates, and 7 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 4 counties (the Lexington County group).