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Painter prevailing wage in Parker 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.

$21.85an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$16.40 base wage + $5.45 fringe benefits

PAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY (EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING)) · PAIN0053-004

$10.00an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$10.00 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

PAINTERS: SPRAY · SUTX1990-020

$10.89an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)

$10.89 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits

PAINTER · SUTX1990-041

On federally funded or assisted building construction in Parker County, a painter must be paid at least $21.85 an hour: a $16.40 base wage plus $5.45 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260264 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $21.85 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination TX20260264, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier PAIN0053-004 (April 1, 2014). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Parker County, a painter must be paid at least $10.00 an hour: a $10.00 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260015 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $10.00 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination TX20260015, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUTX1990-020 (April 1, 1990). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.

On federally funded or assisted heavy construction in Parker County, a painter must be paid at least $10.89 an hour: a $10.89 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination TX20260026 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $10.89 is our sum of the two.

Wage determination TX20260026, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for heavy construction; rate identifier SUTX1990-041 (June 1, 1990). 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 4 painter rates for Parker County, from $8.85 to $21.85 an hour. See all of them.

Base wage and fringe benefits: $16.40 + $5.45

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)$16.40
Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized)$5.45
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$21.85

Base wage and fringe benefits: $10.00 + $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)$10.00
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$10.00

Base wage and fringe benefits: $10.89 + $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)$10.89
Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total)$10.89

When does this rate change?

Every painter rate in Parker County

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

  1. PAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY (EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING))Building · PAIN0053-004$21.85
  2. PAINTERHeavy · SUTX1990-041$10.89
  3. PAINTERS: SPRAYResidential · SUTX1990-020$10.00
  4. PAINTERS: BRUSHResidential · SUTX1990-020$8.85
Hourly rate of each painter classification in Parker County, highest first, split into wage and fringe benefits.
ClassificationBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateWD
PAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY (EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING))BuildingPAIN0053-004$16.40 $5.45 $21.85 TX20260264 Mod 1
PAINTERHeavySUTX1990-041$10.89 $0.00 $10.89 TX20260026 Mod 1
PAINTERS: SPRAYResidentialSUTX1990-020$10.00 $0.00 $10.00 TX20260015 Mod 1
PAINTERS: BRUSHResidentialSUTX1990-020$8.85 $0.00 $8.85 TX20260015 Mod 1

How Parker 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

$11.27Cameron$27.38Galveston
ParkerNearby: Hood $13.50, Palo Pinto $13.50, Tarrant $21.85Each column is a group of counties with about the same main rate; its height is how many. 6 counties pay more than Parker, 3 the same, 244 less.

Wage and fringe benefits, nearby

  1. Parker Countybase $16.40$21.85
  2. Hood Countybase $13.50$13.50
  3. Palo Pinto Countybase $13.50$13.50
  4. Tarrant Countybase $16.40$21.85

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.

CountyClassificationBase wageTotal ratevs Parker County
Parker CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY (EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING))$16.40 $21.85 
Tarrant CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY (EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING))$16.40 $21.85 same
Wise CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY (EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING))$16.40 $21.85 same
Johnson CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY (EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING))$16.40 $21.85 same
Hood CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 −$8.35
Palo Pinto CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$13.50 $13.50 −$8.35
Jack CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$12.26 $12.26 −$9.59

Texas painter prevailing wage by county, with a map

More from DOL on this rate

All Parker County prevailing wage rates

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 TX20260264 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/TX20260264/1

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 Parker County as CSV · Report an error