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Painter prevailing wage in Hamilton County, Tennessee
$15.48an hour, base + fringe
$15.48 wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Building · SUTN2017-033
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Hamilton County, a painter must be paid at least $15.48 an hour: a $15.48 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TN20260180 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $15.48 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination TN20260180, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUTN2017-033 (April 16, 2021). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Tennessee sets its own rates for state highway work only; elsewhere Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage. The Prevailing Wage Commission's 25 statewide highway rates are wages with no fringe, on the state highway rates page (T.C.A. 12-4-401 ff.).
DOL lists 2 painter rates for Hamilton County, from $15.48 to $26.36 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $15.48 + $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) | $15.48 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $15.48 |
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 Tennessee change log lists what each one changed.
Every painter rate in Hamilton County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)BuildingSUTN2017-033 | $15.48 | $15.48 | $0.00 | TN20260180 Mod 1 |
| PAINTER (INCLUDES SANDBLASTER)HighwaySUTN2016-001 | $26.36 | $26.36 | $0.00 | TN20260147 Mod 1 |
How Hamilton 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 Tennessee
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Hamilton Countybase $15.48$15.48
- Bradley Countybase $15.48$15.48
- Sequatchie Countybase $15.48$15.48
- Bledsoe Countybase $14.07$14.07
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 Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton County | PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $15.48 | $15.48 | |
| Bradley County | PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $15.48 | $15.48 | same |
| Sequatchie County | PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $15.48 | $15.48 | same |
| Marion County | PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $15.48 | $15.48 | same |
| Bledsoe County | PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $14.07 | $14.07 | −$1.41 |
| Meigs County | PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $14.07 | $14.07 | −$1.41 |
| Rhea County | PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $14.07 | $14.07 | −$1.41 |
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 TN20260180 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/TN20260180/1
We read every active Tennessee 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 Hamilton County as CSV · Report an error