Hunt County, TX · Painter

Painter prevailing wage in Hunt County, Texas

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate: each wage determination covers one. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

$15.54an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$13.21 base wage + $2.33 fringe benefits

PAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING · SUTX2014-061

$8.16an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$8.16 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

PAINTER (INCLUDING DRYWALL TAPING) · SUTX1983-005

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Hunt County, a painter must be paid at least $15.54 an hour: a $13.21 base wage plus $2.33 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260281 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $15.54 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination TX20260281, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier SUTX2014-061 (July 21, 2014). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Hunt County, a painter must be paid at least $8.16 an hour: a $8.16 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260013 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $8.16 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination TX20260013, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUTX1983-005 (May 1, 1983). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

Texas public bodies set their own rates, often the Davis-Bacon ones; check the bid documents. Under Gov't Code 2258.022 each body either surveys local wages or adopts the Davis-Bacon rates, and no state agency publishes a schedule.

DOL lists 3 painter rates for Hunt County, from $8.16 to $16.20 an hour. See all of them.

This base is below $13.65, the Executive Order 13658 minimum. Contracts that order covers must pay at least that (see the WD's note).

Base wage and fringe benefits: $13.21 + $2.33

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)	$13.21
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)	$2.33
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$15.54

Base wage and fringe benefits: $8.16 + $0.00

Base wage (taxable)	$8.16
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)	$8.16

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 Texas change log lists what each one changed.

Every painter rate in Hunt County

As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.

PainterTexas A&M System: Building · Texas A&M System$16.20
PAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPINGBuilding · SUTX2014-061$15.54
PAINTER (INCLUDING DRYWALL TAPING)Residential · SUTX1983-005$8.16

Hourly rate of each painter classification in Hunt County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.

Classification	Base wage	Fringe benefits	Total rate	WD
PAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPINGBuildingSUTX2014-061	$13.21	$2.33	$15.54	TX20260281 Mod 1
PAINTER (INCLUDING DRYWALL TAPING)ResidentialSUTX1983-005	$8.16	$0.00	$8.16	TX20260013 Mod 1
PainterTexas A&M System: BuildingTexas A&M System	incl.	incl.	$16.20	TAMUS-2024-10-14-hunt

How Hunt 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 Texas

Hunt $15.542412551145

$11.27Cameron$27.38Galveston

HuntNearby: Rockwall $15.54, Rains $13.50, Collin $18.45Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 72 counties pay more than Hunt, 5 the same, 176 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

Hunt Countybase $13.21$15.54
Rockwall Countybase $13.21$15.54
Rains Countybase $13.50$13.50
Collin Countybase $13.35$18.45

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 Hunt County
Collin County	PAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING	$13.35	$18.45	+$2.91
Hunt County	PAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING	$13.21	$15.54
Rockwall County	PAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING	$13.21	$15.54	same
Delta County	PAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING	$13.21	$15.54	same
Rains County	PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY	$13.50	$13.50	−$2.04
Hopkins County	PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY	$13.50	$13.50	−$2.04
Fannin County	PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY	$13.50	$13.50	−$2.04

Texas 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 TX20260281 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/TX20260281/1

We read every active Texas 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. The Texas A&M University System, City of Houston and City of Austin rows are copied from those bodies' own schedules, with their source on each row. How we check · Download Hunt County as CSV · Report an error