Painter prevailing wage in Lincoln County, South Dakota

$30.81an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$20.96 base wage + $9.85 fringe benefits · SUSD2012-023

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Lincoln County, a painter must be paid at least $30.81 an hour: a $20.96 base wage plus $9.85 in fringe benefits, under wage determination SD20260026 (modification 2). DOL prints no total, so $30.81 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination SD20260026, modification 2, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUSD2012-023 (August 21, 2014). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). South Dakota has no state prevailing wage law (DOL state table).

Base wage and fringe benefits: $20.96 + $9.85

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)	$20.96
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$9.85
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$30.81

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 South Dakota change log lists what each one changed.

How Lincoln 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 South Dakota

Lincoln $30.81324

$18.48Custer$41.51Minnehaha

LincolnNearby: Turner $30.81, Minnehaha $41.51, Clay $23.79Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 1 county pays more than Lincoln, 3 the same, 61 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Lincoln Countybase $20.96$30.81
Turner Countybase $20.96$30.81
Minnehaha Countybase $23.61$41.51
Clay Countybase $18.80$23.79

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 wage	Total rate	vs Lincoln County
Minnehaha County	PAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING	$23.61	$41.51	+$10.70
Lincoln County	PAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING	$20.96	$30.81
Turner County	PAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING	$20.96	$30.81	same
Union County	PAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING	$20.96	$30.81	same
McCook County	PAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING	$20.96	$30.81	same
Clay County	PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY	$18.80	$23.79	−$7.02
Yankton County	PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY	$18.80	$23.79	−$7.02

South Dakota painter prevailing wage by county, with a map

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 SD20260026 Mod 2, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/SD20260026/2

We read every active South Dakota 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 Lincoln County as CSV · Report an error