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Painter prevailing wage in Washington County, Tennessee
$29.46an hour, base + fringe
$19.31 wage + $10.15 fringe benefits · Building · SUTN2017-044
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Washington County, a painter must be paid at least $29.46 an hour: a $19.31 base wage plus $10.15 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TN20260191 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $29.46 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination TN20260191, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUTN2017-044 (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 Washington County, from $26.36 to $29.46 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $19.31 + $10.15
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) | $19.31 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $10.15 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $29.46 |
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 Washington 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)BuildingSUTN2017-044 | $29.46 | $19.31 | $10.15 | TN20260191 Mod 1 |
| PAINTER (INCLUDES SANDBLASTER)HighwaySUTN2016-001 | $26.36 | $26.36 | $0.00 | TN20260147 Mod 1 |
How Washington 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
- Washington Countybase $19.31$29.46
- Unicoi Countybase $19.31$29.46
- Sullivan Countybase $19.31$29.46
- Greene 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 Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County | PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $29.46 | $19.31 | |
| Unicoi County | PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $29.46 | $19.31 | same |
| Sullivan County | PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $29.46 | $19.31 | same |
| Carter County | PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $29.46 | $19.31 | same |
| Hawkins County | PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $29.46 | $19.31 | same |
| Greene County | PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $14.07 | $14.07 | −$15.39 |
| Johnson County | PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $14.07 | $14.07 | −$15.39 |
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 TN20260191 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/TN20260191/1
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 Washington County as CSV · Report an error