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Texas painter prevailing wage, county by county

A painter's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Texas runs from $11.27 an hour in Webb County to $27.38 in Galveston 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.

Walker County painter: $11.75 per hourBrooks County painter: $15.80 per hourDeaf Smith County painter: $12.26 per hourHockley County painter: $12.26 per hourShackelford County painter: $12.26 per hourTom Green County painter: $15.73 per hourWise County painter: $21.85 per hourCottle County painter: $12.26 per hourTaylor County painter: $14.45 per hourArmstrong County painter: $14.27 per hourHutchinson County painter: $12.26 per hourIrion County painter: $15.73 per hourMitchell County painter: $12.26 per hourYoakum County painter: $12.26 per hourChildress County painter: $12.26 per hourGillespie County painter: $12.26 per hourDickens County painter: $12.26 per hourLa Salle County painter: $15.80 per hourHansford County painter: $12.26 per hourPotter County painter: $14.14 per hourFalls County painter: $11.75 per hourHamilton County painter: $13.50 per hourRunnels County painter: $12.26 per hourHale County painter: $12.26 per hourSan Jacinto County painter: $21.28 per hourDuval County painter: $15.80 per hourMoore County painter: $12.26 per hourMartin County painter: $15.80 per hourLimestone County painter: $11.75 per hourZavala County painter: $15.80 per hourCochran County painter: $12.26 per hourFisher County painter: $12.26 per hourBaylor County painter: $12.26 per hourPanola County painter: $13.50 per hourJack County painter: $12.26 per hourCoryell County painter: $15.81 per hourLipscomb County painter: $12.26 per hourDonley County painter: $12.26 per hourAtascosa County painter: $13.13 per hourBriscoe County painter: $12.26 per hourGoliad County painter: $14.45 per hourGray County painter: $12.26 per hourHall County painter: $12.26 per hourBrown County painter: $12.26 per hourGaines County painter: $15.80 per hourBell County painter: $15.81 per hourSutton County painter: $15.80 per hourSan Augustine County painter: $11.75 per hourKing County painter: $12.26 per hourUvalde County painter: $15.80 per hourWilson County painter: $13.13 per hourSchleicher County painter: $12.26 per hourSwisher County painter: $12.26 per hourMotley County painter: $12.26 per hourLynn County painter: $12.26 per hourMenard County painter: $12.26 per hourNolan County painter: $12.26 per hourSterling County painter: $12.26 per hourGarza County painter: $12.26 per hourCallahan County painter: $14.45 per hourStonewall County painter: $12.26 per hourFranklin County painter: $13.50 per hourVan Zandt County painter: $13.50 per hourHunt County painter: $15.54 per hourMadison County painter: $11.75 per hourHood County painter: $13.50 per hourMason County painter: $12.26 per hourGregg County painter: $14.45 per hourHemphill County painter: $12.26 per hourCastro County painter: $12.26 per hourUpton County painter: $15.80 per hourJim Hogg County painter: $15.80 per hourLavaca County painter: $12.26 per hourMidland County painter: $15.73 per hourKimble County painter: $12.26 per hourCarson County painter: $14.27 per hourPalo Pinto County painter: $13.50 per hourLamb County painter: $12.26 per hourEastland County painter: $12.26 per hourKerr County painter: $12.26 per hourLubbock County painter: $14.27 per hourErath County painter: $13.50 per hourUpshur County painter: $14.45 per hourBlanco County painter: $12.26 per hourAndrews County painter: $15.80 per hourJeff Davis County painter: $15.80 per hourKnox County painter: $12.26 per hourLlano County painter: $12.26 per hourWheeler County painter: $12.26 per hourCrosby County painter: $14.27 per hourMcMullen County painter: $15.80 per hourRoberts County painter: $12.26 per hourKent County painter: $12.26 per hourComal County painter: $13.13 per hourZapata County painter: $15.80 per hourAransas County painter: $14.45 per hourOrange County painter: $21.26 per hourWinkler County painter: $15.80 per hourJones County painter: $14.45 per hourSherman County painter: $12.26 per hourChambers County painter: $21.28 per hourHardin County painter: $21.26 per hourHill County painter: $13.50 per hourWilliamson County painter: $25.11 per hourKinney County painter: $15.80 per hourCalhoun County painter: $14.45 per hourEllis County painter: $15.54 per hourClay County painter: $14.45 per hourKaufman County painter: $15.54 per hourFoard County painter: $12.26 per hourCollin County painter: $18.45 per hourComanche County painter: $12.26 per hourConcho County painter: $12.26 per hourCrane County painter: $15.80 per hourJasper County painter: $11.75 per hourGonzales County painter: $12.26 per hourJefferson County painter: $21.26 per hourDimmit County painter: $15.80 per hourBowie County painter: $14.45 per hourBrewster County painter: $15.80 per hourDallam County painter: $12.26 per hourCass County painter: $13.50 per hourFayette County painter: $12.26 per hourBurnet County painter: $12.26 per hourRefugio County painter: $12.26 per hourOchiltree County painter: $12.26 per hourMatagorda County painter: $12.26 per hourThrockmorton County painter: $12.26 per hourAnderson County painter: $11.75 per hourCaldwell County painter: $25.11 per hourMedina County painter: $13.13 per hourGlasscock County painter: $15.80 per hourKenedy County painter: $15.80 per hourWood County painter: $13.50 per hourLiberty County painter: $21.28 per hourTravis County painter: $25.11 per hourMontgomery County painter: $21.28 per hourHoward County painter: $15.80 per hourBastrop County painter: $25.11 per hourTrinity County painter: $11.75 per hourMcLennan County painter: $13.00 per hourMcCulloch County painter: $12.26 per hourBrazoria County painter: $21.28 per hourBailey County painter: $12.26 per hourHouston County painter: $11.75 per hourSan Saba County painter: $12.26 per hourPresidio County painter: $15.80 per hourNacogdoches County painter: $13.50 per hourWashington County painter: $11.75 per hourCooke County painter: $13.50 per hourWilbarger County painter: $12.26 per hourLeon County painter: $11.75 per hourKarnes County painter: $12.26 per hourRandall County painter: $14.86 per hourDeWitt County painter: $12.26 per hourWard County painter: $15.80 per hourWichita County painter: $14.45 per hourWillacy County painter: $15.80 per hourShelby County painter: $11.75 per hourKendall County painter: $13.13 per hourMorris County painter: $13.50 per hourHopkins County painter: $13.50 per hourRockwall County painter: $15.54 per hourHudspeth County painter: $15.80 per hourSmith County painter: $14.45 per hourHidalgo County painter: $11.27 per hourBrazos County painter: $13.14 per hourBurleson County painter: $13.14 per hourDelta County painter: $15.54 per hourCrockett County painter: $15.80 per hourLee County painter: $11.75 per hourRobertson County painter: $13.14 per hourMills County painter: $12.26 per hourLoving County painter: $15.80 per hourSabine County painter: $11.75 per hourAustin County painter: $21.28 per hourReagan County painter: $15.80 per hourReeves County painter: $15.80 per hourTarrant County painter: $21.85 per hourHays County painter: $25.11 per hourSan Patricio County painter: $14.45 per hourOldham County painter: $12.26 per hourPecos County painter: $15.80 per hourReal County painter: $12.26 per hourDallas County painter: $15.84 per hourNueces County painter: $14.45 per hourRed River County painter: $13.50 per hourColeman County painter: $12.26 per hourRusk County painter: $14.45 per hourTerrell County painter: $15.80 per hourTyler County painter: $11.75 per hourVictoria County painter: $14.45 per hourWebb County painter: $11.27 per hourWharton County painter: $12.26 per hourKleberg County painter: $12.26 per hourHarris County painter: $21.65 per hourHardeman County painter: $12.26 per hourNewton County painter: $11.75 per hourNavarro County painter: $13.50 per hourMontague County painter: $13.50 per hourFrio County painter: $15.80 per hourHarrison County painter: $13.50 per hourLamar County painter: $13.50 per hourFloyd County painter: $12.26 per hourStarr County painter: $15.80 per hourStephens County painter: $12.26 per hourParmer County painter: $12.26 per hourMarion County painter: $13.50 per hourVal Verde County painter: $15.80 per hourEl Paso County painter: $12.50 per hourCoke County painter: $12.26 per hourCameron County painter: $11.27 per hourWaller County painter: $21.28 per hourBee County painter: $12.26 per hourTitus County painter: $13.50 per hourCamp County painter: $13.50 per hourGrimes County painter: $11.75 per hourScurry County painter: $12.26 per hourJim Wells County painter: $12.26 per hourEctor County painter: $15.73 per hourRains County painter: $13.50 per hourParker County painter: $21.85 per hourYoung County painter: $12.26 per hourPolk County painter: $11.75 per hourAngelina County painter: $11.75 per hourLive Oak County painter: $12.26 per hourDawson County painter: $15.80 per hourHaskell County painter: $12.26 per hourTerry County painter: $12.26 per hourArcher County painter: $14.45 per hourHenderson County painter: $13.50 per hourBosque County painter: $13.50 per hourHartley County painter: $12.26 per hourCollingsworth County painter: $12.26 per hourSomervell County painter: $13.50 per hourColorado County painter: $12.26 per hourFreestone County painter: $11.75 per hourBorden County painter: $15.80 per hourCulberson County painter: $15.80 per hourGalveston County painter: $27.38 per hourLampasas County painter: $15.81 per hourEdwards County painter: $15.80 per hourGuadalupe County painter: $13.13 per hourCherokee County painter: $13.50 per hourFannin County painter: $13.50 per hourFort Bend County painter: $21.28 per hourMilam County painter: $11.75 per hourBexar County painter: $13.07 per hourJohnson County painter: $21.85 per hourDenton County painter: $15.54 per hourBandera County painter: $13.13 per hourMaverick County painter: $15.80 per hourJackson County painter: $12.26 per hourGrayson County painter: $15.95 per hour
$11$12$12$13$15$27Painter, 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 Texas?

35 groups of counties with identical rates and 149 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Galveston County1 county$27.38
  2. Bastrop County1 county$25.11
  3. Caldwell County1 county$25.11
  4. Hays County1 county$25.11
  5. Travis County1 county$25.11
  6. Williamson County1 county$25.11
  7. Johnson County1 county$21.85
  8. Parker County1 county$21.85
  9. Tarrant County1 county$21.85
  10. Wise County1 county$21.85
  11. Harris County1 county$21.65
  12. Austin County1 county$21.28
  13. Brazoria County1 county$21.28
  14. Chambers County1 county$21.28
  15. Fort Bend County1 county$21.28
  16. Liberty County1 county$21.28
  17. Montgomery County1 county$21.28
  18. San Jacinto County1 county$21.28
  19. Waller County1 county$21.28
  20. Hardin County1 county$21.26
  21. Jefferson County1 county$21.26
  22. Orange County1 county$21.26
  23. Collin County1 county$18.45
  24. Grayson County1 county$15.95
  25. Dallas County1 county$15.84
  26. Coryell County group2 counties$15.81
  27. Bell County1 county$15.81
  28. Starr County group5 counties$15.80
  29. Dawson County group3 counties$15.80
  30. Presidio County group3 counties$15.80
  31. Reeves County group3 counties$15.80
  32. Kinney County group2 counties$15.80
  33. La Salle County group2 counties$15.80
  34. Maverick County group2 counties$15.80
  35. Ward County group2 counties$15.80
  36. Andrews County1 county$15.80
  37. Brewster County1 county$15.80
  38. Brooks County1 county$15.80
  39. Crockett County1 county$15.80
  40. Culberson County1 county$15.80

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Galveston CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER, AND DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING)$27.38 $17.88 
Bastrop CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$25.11 $18.76 
Caldwell CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$25.11 $18.76 
Hays CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$25.11 $18.76 
Travis CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$25.11 $18.76 
Williamson CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$25.11 $18.76 
Johnson CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY (EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING))$21.85 $16.40 
Parker CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY (EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING))$21.85 $16.40 
Tarrant CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY (EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING))$21.85 $16.40 
Wise CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY (EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING))$21.85 $16.40 
Harris CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$21.65 $17.24 
Austin CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$21.28 $16.77 
Brazoria CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$21.28 $16.77 
Chambers CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$21.28 $16.77 
Fort Bend CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$21.28 $16.77 
Liberty CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$21.28 $16.77 
Montgomery CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$21.28 $16.77 
San Jacinto CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$21.28 $16.77 
Waller CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$21.28 $16.77 
Hardin CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$21.26 $16.75 
Jefferson CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$21.26 $16.75 
Orange CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$21.26 $16.75 
Collin CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$18.45 $13.35 
Grayson CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$15.95 $13.46 
Dallas CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY, EXCLUDING DRYWALLING/TAPING)$15.84 $13.60 
Coryell County group, 2 localities: Coryell, LampasasPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$15.81 $15.00 
Bell CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$15.81 $15.00 
Starr County group, 5 localities: Starr, Uvalde, Willacy, Zapata, ZavalaPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.80 $15.80 
Dawson County group, 3 localities: Borden, Crane, DawsonPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.80 $15.80 
Presidio County group, 3 localities: Edwards, Presidio, ReaganPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.80 $15.80 
Reeves County group, 3 localities: Jeff Davis, Martin, ReevesPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.80 $15.80 
Kinney County group, 2 localities: Kenedy, KinneyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.80 $15.80 
La Salle County group, 2 localities: La Salle, McMullenPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.80 $15.80 
Maverick County group, 2 localities: Frio, MaverickPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.80 $15.80 
Ward County group, 2 localities: Upton, WardPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.80 $15.80 
Andrews CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.80 $15.80 
Brewster CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.80 $15.80 
Brooks CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.80 $15.80 
Crockett CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.80 $15.80 
Culberson CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.80 $15.80 
Dimmit CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.80 $15.80 
Duval CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.80 $15.80 
Gaines CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.80 $15.80 
Glasscock CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.80 $15.80 
Howard CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.80 $15.80 
Hudspeth CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.80 $15.80 
Jim Hogg CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.80 $15.80 
Loving CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.80 $15.80 
Pecos CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.80 $15.80 
Sutton CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.80 $15.80 
Terrell CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.80 $15.80 
Val Verde CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.80 $15.80 
Winkler CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$15.80 $15.80 
Tom Green County group, 2 localities: Irion, Tom GreenPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$15.73 $15.00 
Ector CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$15.73 $15.00 
Midland CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$15.73 $15.00 
Kaufman County group, 2 localities: Kaufman, RockwallPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$15.54 $13.21 
Delta CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$15.54 $13.21 
Denton CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$15.54 $13.21 
Ellis CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$15.54 $13.21 
Hunt CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$15.54 $13.21 
Randall CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$14.86 $14.86 
Jones County group, 2 localities: Callahan, JonesPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$14.45 $14.45 
Aransas CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$14.45 $14.45 
Archer CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$14.45 $14.45 
Bowie CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$14.45 $14.45 
Calhoun CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$14.45 $14.45 
Clay CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$14.45 $14.45 
Goliad CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$14.45 $14.45 
Gregg CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$14.45 $14.45 
Nueces CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$14.45 $14.45 
Rusk CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$14.45 $14.45 
San Patricio CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$14.45 $14.45 
Smith CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$14.45 $14.45 
Taylor CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$14.45 $14.45 
Upshur CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$14.45 $14.45 
Victoria CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$14.45 $14.45 
Wichita CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$14.45 $14.45 
Lubbock County group, 2 localities: Crosby, LubbockPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$14.27 $14.27 
Armstrong CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$14.27 $14.27 
Carson CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$14.27 $14.27 
Potter CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$14.14 $14.14 
Henderson County group, 3 localities: Henderson, Hill, SomervellPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Palo Pinto County group, 2 localities: Palo Pinto, PanolaPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Bosque CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Camp CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Cass CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Cherokee CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Cooke CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Erath CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Fannin CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Franklin CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Hamilton CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Harrison CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Hood CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Hopkins CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Lamar CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Marion CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Montague CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Morris CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Nacogdoches CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Navarro CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Rains CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Red River CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Titus CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Van Zandt CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Wood CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 
Brazos CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$13.14 $13.14 
Burleson CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$13.14 $13.14 
Robertson CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$13.14 $13.14 
Medina County group, 2 localities: Atascosa, MedinaPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$13.13 $13.13 
Bandera CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$13.13 $13.13 
Comal CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$13.13 $13.13 
Guadalupe CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$13.13 $13.13 
Kendall CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$13.13 $13.13 
Wilson CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$13.13 $13.13 
Bexar CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$13.07 $13.07 
McLennan CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$13.00 $13.00 
El Paso CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$12.50 $12.50 
Hockley County group, 9 localities: Baylor, Cottle, Dickens, Hockley, Jack, Knox, Stonewall, Wilbarger, YoakumPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Moore County group, 7 localities: Hall, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, ParmerPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Deaf Smith County group, 5 localities: Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Hartley, SwisherPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Haskell County group, 4 localities: Haskell, Kent, King, MotleyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Llano County group, 4 localities: Llano, Mason, McCulloch, RunnelsPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Nolan County group, 4 localities: Menard, Mills, Mitchell, NolanPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Comanche County group, 3 localities: Coleman, Comanche, ConchoPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Lynn County group, 3 localities: Foard, Garza, LynnPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
San Saba County group, 3 localities: San Saba, Schleicher, SterlingPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Wharton County group, 3 localities: Jim Wells, Live Oak, WhartonPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Castro County group, 2 localities: Castro, ChildressPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Collingsworth County group, 2 localities: Briscoe, CollingsworthPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Hutchinson County group, 2 localities: Hutchinson, RobertsPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Lavaca County group, 2 localities: Karnes, LavacaPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Matagorda County group, 2 localities: Matagorda, RefugioPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Wheeler County group, 2 localities: Sherman, WheelerPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Bailey CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Bee CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Blanco CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Brown CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Burnet CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Cochran CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Coke CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Colorado CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
DeWitt CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Eastland CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Fayette CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Fisher CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Floyd CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Gillespie CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Gonzales CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Gray CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Hale CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Hansford CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Hardeman CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Jackson CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Kerr CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Kimble CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Kleberg CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Lamb CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Real CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Scurry CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Shackelford CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Stephens CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Terry CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Throckmorton CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Young CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 
Washington County group, 4 localities: Lee, Newton, San Augustine, WashingtonPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$11.75 $11.75 
Freestone County group, 3 localities: Freestone, Trinity, TylerPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$11.75 $11.75 
Milam County group, 2 localities: Leon, MilamPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$11.75 $11.75 
Anderson CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$11.75 $11.75 
Angelina CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$11.75 $11.75 
Falls CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$11.75 $11.75 
Grimes CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$11.75 $11.75 
Houston CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY, INCLUDES PARKING LOT STRIPING$11.75 $11.75 
Jasper CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY, INCLUDES PARKING LOT STRIPING$11.75 $11.75 
Limestone CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$11.75 $11.75 
Madison CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$11.75 $11.75 
Polk CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY, INCLUDES PARKING LOT STRIPING$11.75 $11.75 
Sabine CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$11.75 $11.75 
Shelby CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$11.75 $11.75 
Walker CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$11.75 $11.75 
Cameron CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$11.27 $11.27 
Hidalgo CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$11.27 $11.27 
Webb CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$11.27 $11.27 

35 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 149 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Texas painter pay

What is the painter prevailing wage in Harris County?

$21.65 an hour: a $17.24 base wage plus $4.41 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260253, modification 1. Overtime and every painter classification in Harris County.

Does painter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Harris County the $21.65 total is a $17.24 base wage plus $4.41 in fringe benefits, about 20% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does painter prevailing wage pay overtime in Texas?

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 Texas, the 254 counties with a painter rate fall into 184 distinct sets of rates, and 35 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 9 counties (the Hockley County group).