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Utah painter prevailing wage, county by county

A painter's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in Utah runs from $7.25 an hour in Uintah County to $34.78 in Juab County. The median county is $7.25.

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.

Summit County painter: $11.23 per hourSan Juan County painter: $7.25 per hourDaggett County painter: $7.25 per hourMorgan County painter: $15.33 per hourCache County painter: $15.33 per hourDavis County painter: $15.33 per hourPiute County: no rate for this tradeUtah County painter: $34.78 per hourSanpete County painter: $7.25 per hourWayne County: no rate for this tradeEmery County painter: $7.25 per hourGarfield County painter: $7.25 per hourBeaver County painter: $7.25 per hourIron County painter: $7.25 per hourBox Elder County painter: $15.33 per hourUintah County painter: $7.25 per hourWashington County painter: $34.78 per hourDuchesne County painter: $7.25 per hourJuab County painter: $34.78 per hourMillard County painter: $7.25 per hourSevier County painter: $7.25 per hourTooele County painter: $34.78 per hourCarbon County painter: $7.25 per hourGrand County painter: $7.25 per hourRich County painter: $7.25 per hourWasatch County painter: $15.14 per hourSalt Lake County painter: $34.78 per hourWeber County painter: $15.33 per hourKane County painter: $7.25 per hour
$7$7$7$15$15$34Painter, 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 Utah?

2 groups of counties with identical rates and 13 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Juab County1 county$34.78
  2. Salt Lake County1 county$34.78
  3. Tooele County1 county$34.78
  4. Utah County1 county$34.78
  5. Washington County1 county$34.78
  6. Box Elder County1 county$15.33
  7. Cache County1 county$15.33
  8. Davis County1 county$15.33
  9. Morgan County1 county$15.33
  10. Weber County1 county$15.33
  11. Wasatch County1 county$15.14
  12. Summit County1 county$11.23
  13. Iron County group12 counties$7.25
  14. Millard County group2 counties$7.25
  15. Rich County1 county$7.25

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringeBase
Juab CountyPAINTER (SPRAY ONLY)$34.78 $26.00 
Salt Lake CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY, EXCLUDING DRYWALL/FINISHER AND TAPER)$34.78 $26.00 
Tooele CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY, EXCLUDING DRYWALL/FINISHER AND TAPER)$34.78 $26.00 
Utah CountyPAINTER (SPRAY ONLY)$34.78 $26.00 
Washington CountyPAINTER (SPRAY ONLY)$34.78 $26.00 
Box Elder CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY, EXCLUDING DRYWALLING/TAPING)$15.33 $15.33 
Cache CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY$15.33 $15.33 
Davis CountyPAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER, EXCLUDING DRYWALLING/TAPING)$15.33 $15.33 
Morgan CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY, EXCLUDING DRYWALLING/TAPING)$15.33 $15.33 
Weber CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY, EXCLUDING DRYWALLING/TAPING)$15.33 $15.33 
Wasatch CountyPAINTER: BRUSH ONLY$15.14 $13.50 
Summit CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY, EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$11.23 $11.23 
Iron County group, 12 localities: Beaver, Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Iron, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, UintahPAINTER$7.25 $7.25 
Millard County group, 2 localities: Kane, MillardPAINTER: BRUSH ONLY$7.25 $7.25 
Rich CountyPAINTER$7.25 $7.25 

2 groups of counties with identical DOL rates, and 13 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about Utah painter pay

What is the painter prevailing wage in Salt Lake County?

$34.78 an hour: a $26.00 base wage plus $8.78 in fringe benefits, under wage determination UT20260085, modification 1. Overtime and every painter classification in Salt Lake County.

Does painter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Salt Lake County the $34.78 total is a $26.00 base wage plus $8.78 in fringe benefits, about 25% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does painter prevailing wage pay overtime in Utah?

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 Utah, the 27 counties with a painter rate fall into 15 distinct sets of rates, and 2 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 12 counties (the Iron County group).