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Painter prevailing wage in Highland County, Virginia
$10.17an hour, base wage + fringe benefits (our sum)
$10.17 base wage + $0.00 fringe benefits · Residential · SUVA2012-003
Highland County uses the same painter rates as 11 other localities. See all of them on one page.
On federally funded or assisted residential construction in Highland County, a painter must be paid at least $10.17 an hour: a $10.17 base wage plus $0.00 in fringe benefits, under wage determination VA20260130 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $10.17 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination VA20260130, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for residential construction; rate identifier SUVA2012-003 (August 8, 2014). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Virginia's prevailing wage for state-funded public works over $250,000, and for localities that adopt it by ordinance, uses these same rates: DOLI's wage determinations "are based on" the Davis-Bacon ones, with no project-specific determinations (Va. Code 2.2-4321.3; DOLI). Only DOLI's official copy sent to the contracting agency counts for official purposes.
- 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: $10.17 + $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) | $10.17 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $10.17 |
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 Virginia change log lists what each one changed.
How Highland County compares
The main painter rate in every county or city that has one, and how the pay splits here and nearby. All bars use the same scale.
Every county or city in Virginia
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Highland Countybase $10.17$10.17
- Bath Countybase $10.17$10.17
- Augusta Countybase $20.01$20.01
- Staunton (independent city)base $20.01$20.01
Painter rates in nearby localities
Current DOL rates. Davis-Bacon rates are set for groups of counties and cities, so neighbours often share them; the county or city where the work is done decides.
DOL's painter rates for Highland County are the same as in 11 other localities: Alleghany, Bath, Buena Vista (city), Covington (city), Lexington (city), Louisa, Madison, Orange and 3 more.
| County or city | Classification | Base wage | Total rate | vs Highland County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta County | PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER | $20.01 | $20.01 | +$9.84 |
| Staunton (independent city) | PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER | $20.01 | $20.01 | +$9.84 |
| Harrisonburg (independent city) | PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER | $20.01 | $20.01 | +$9.84 |
| Rockingham County | PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER | $20.01 | $20.01 | +$9.84 |
| Highland County | PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $10.17 | $10.17 | |
| Bath County | PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $10.17 | $10.17 | same |
| Rockbridge County | PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER) | $10.17 | $10.17 | same |
Virginia painter prevailing wage by county or city, with a map
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 VA20260130 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/VA20260130/1
We read every active Virginia 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 Highland County as CSV · Report an error