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West Virginia painter prevailing wage, county by county

A painter's Davis-Bacon prevailing wage in West Virginia runs from $32.20 an hour in Greenbrier County to $50.63 in Barbour County. The median county is $50.63.

Painter rate in each West Virginia county, A to Z

Which kind of construction is the job?

The kind of construction decides the rate. Residential covers homes and apartments up to four stories.

55 counties
CountyBase wageFringe benefitsTotal rateEffectiveSource
Barbour CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING · Wyoming County group
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260033 Mod 1
Barbour CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING) · Wyoming County group
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Berkeley CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY
$22.33 $9.95 $32.28 May 18, 2026WV20260034 Mod 1
Berkeley CountyPAINTER
$7.25 $0.00 $7.25 May 18, 2026WV20260003 Mod 1
Berkeley CountyPAINTER: SPRAY
$34.49 $17.53 $52.02 Dec 1, 2024WV20260063 Mod 1
Boone CountyPAINTER (DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING; BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)
$30.85 $17.80 $48.65 Dec 1, 2022WV20260049 Mod 1
Boone CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Boone CountyPAINTER: SPRAY
$34.49 $17.53 $52.02 Dec 1, 2024WV20260064 Mod 1
Braxton CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260004 Mod 1
Braxton CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Brooke CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260050 Mod 1
Brooke CountyPAINTER
$8.21 $0.00 $8.21 May 18, 2026WV20260001 Mod 1
Brooke CountyPAINTER: SPRAY
$34.49 $17.53 $52.02 Dec 1, 2024WV20260065 Mod 1
Cabell CountyPAINTER (DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING; BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)
$30.85 $17.80 $48.65 Dec 1, 2022WV20260035 Mod 1
Cabell CountyPAINTER
$8.21 $0.00 $8.21 May 18, 2026WV20260001 Mod 1
Cabell CountyPAINTER: SPRAY
$34.49 $17.53 $52.02 Dec 1, 2024WV20260066 Mod 1
Calhoun CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING · Wyoming County group
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260033 Mod 1
Calhoun CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING) · Wyoming County group
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Clay CountyPAINTER (DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING; BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)
$30.85 $17.80 $48.65 Dec 1, 2022WV20260049 Mod 1
Clay CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Clay CountyPAINTER: SPRAY
$34.49 $17.53 $52.02 Dec 1, 2024WV20260077 Mod 1
Doddridge CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)
$29.47 $18.72 $48.19 Dec 1, 2024WV20260005 Mod 1
Doddridge CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Fayette CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260006 Mod 1
Fayette CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Gilmer CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260007 Mod 1
Gilmer CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Grant CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260008 Mod 1
Grant CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Greenbrier CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING
$32.20 $0.00 $32.20 May 18, 2026WV20260009 Mod 1
Greenbrier CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Hampshire CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY
$22.33 $9.95 $32.28 May 18, 2026WV20260036 Mod 1
Hampshire CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Hampshire CountyPAINTER: SPRAY
$34.49 $17.53 $52.02 Dec 1, 2024WV20260078 Mod 1
Hancock CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260050 Mod 1
Hancock CountyPAINTER
$8.21 $0.00 $8.21 May 18, 2026WV20260001 Mod 1
Hancock CountyPAINTER: SPRAY
$34.49 $17.53 $52.02 Dec 1, 2024WV20260067 Mod 1
Hardy CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260010 Mod 1
Hardy CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Harrison CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)
$29.47 $18.72 $48.19 Dec 1, 2024WV20260011 Mod 1
Harrison CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Jackson CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260012 Mod 1
Jackson CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Jefferson CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY
$22.33 $9.95 $32.28 May 18, 2026WV20260037 Mod 1
Jefferson CountyPAINTER
$7.25 $0.00 $7.25 May 18, 2026WV20260003 Mod 1
Jefferson CountyPAINTER: SPRAY
$34.49 $17.53 $52.02 Dec 1, 2024WV20260068 Mod 1
Kanawha CountyPAINTER (DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING; BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)
$30.85 $17.80 $48.65 Dec 1, 2022WV20260038 Mod 1
Kanawha CountyPAINTER
$8.21 $0.00 $8.21 May 18, 2026WV20260001 Mod 1
Kanawha CountyPAINTER: SPRAY
$34.49 $17.53 $52.02 Dec 1, 2024WV20260069 Mod 1
Lewis CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260013 Mod 1
Lewis CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Lincoln CountyPAINTER (DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING; BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)
$30.85 $17.80 $48.65 Dec 1, 2022WV20260039 Mod 1
Lincoln CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Lincoln CountyPAINTER: SPRAY
$34.49 $17.53 $52.02 Dec 1, 2024WV20260077 Mod 1
Logan CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260014 Mod 1
Logan CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Marion CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)
$29.47 $18.72 $48.19 Dec 1, 2024WV20260015 Mod 1
Marion CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Marshall CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260040 Mod 1
Marshall CountyPAINTER
$8.21 $0.00 $8.21 May 18, 2026WV20260001 Mod 1
Marshall CountyPAINTER: SPRAY
$34.49 $17.53 $52.02 Dec 1, 2024WV20260070 Mod 1
Mason CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260016 Mod 1
Mason CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
McDowell CountyPAINTER (DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING; BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)
$30.85 $17.80 $48.65 Dec 1, 2022WV20260017 Mod 1
McDowell CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Mercer CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260018 Mod 1
Mercer CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Mineral CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY
$22.33 $9.95 $32.28 May 18, 2026WV20260041 Mod 1
Mineral CountyPAINTER
$8.21 $0.00 $8.21 May 18, 2026WV20260001 Mod 1
Mineral CountyPAINTER: SPRAY
$34.49 $17.53 $52.02 Dec 1, 2024WV20260078 Mod 1
Mingo CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260019 Mod 1
Mingo CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Monongalia CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260042 Mod 1
Monongalia CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Monongalia CountyPAINTER: SPRAY
$34.49 $17.53 $52.02 Dec 1, 2024WV20260071 Mod 1
Monroe CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260020 Mod 1
Monroe CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Morgan CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY
$22.33 $9.95 $32.28 May 18, 2026WV20260043 Mod 1
Morgan CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Morgan CountyPAINTER: SPRAY
$34.49 $17.53 $52.02 Dec 1, 2024WV20260072 Mod 1
Nicholas CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260021 Mod 1
Nicholas CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Ohio CountyPAINTER (DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING; BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)
$29.47 $18.72 $48.19 Dec 1, 2024WV20260044 Mod 1
Ohio CountyPAINTER
$8.21 $0.00 $8.21 May 18, 2026WV20260001 Mod 1
Ohio CountyPAINTER: SPRAY
$34.49 $17.53 $52.02 Dec 1, 2024WV20260073 Mod 1
Pendleton CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING · Wyoming County group
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260033 Mod 1
Pendleton CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING) · Wyoming County group
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Pleasants CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING
$31.48 $17.73 $49.21 Dec 1, 2024WV20260045 Mod 1
Pleasants CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Pleasants CountyPAINTER: SPRAY
$34.49 $17.53 $52.02 Dec 1, 2024WV20260079 Mod 1
Pocahontas CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260022 Mod 1
Pocahontas CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Preston CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260046 Mod 1
Preston CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Preston CountyPAINTER: SPRAY
$34.49 $17.53 $52.02 Dec 1, 2024WV20260074 Mod 1
Putnam CountyPAINTER (DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING; BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)
$30.85 $17.80 $48.65 Dec 1, 2022WV20260047 Mod 1
Putnam CountyPAINTER
$8.21 $0.00 $8.21 May 18, 2026WV20260001 Mod 1
Putnam CountyPAINTER: SPRAY
$34.49 $17.53 $52.02 Dec 1, 2024WV20260075 Mod 1
Raleigh CountyPAINTER (DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING; BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)
$30.85 $17.80 $48.65 Dec 1, 2022WV20260023 Mod 1
Raleigh CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Randolph CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260024 Mod 1
Randolph CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Ritchie CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260025 Mod 1
Ritchie CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Roane CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING · Wyoming County group
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260033 Mod 1
Roane CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING) · Wyoming County group
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Summers CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260026 Mod 1
Summers CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Taylor CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)
$29.47 $18.72 $48.19 Dec 1, 2024WV20260027 Mod 1
Taylor CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Tucker CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260028 Mod 1
Tucker CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Tyler CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)
$29.47 $18.72 $48.19 Dec 1, 2024WV20260029 Mod 1
Tyler CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Upshur CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260030 Mod 1
Upshur CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Wayne CountyPAINTER (DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING; BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)
$30.85 $17.80 $48.65 Dec 1, 2022WV20260048 Mod 1
Wayne CountyPAINTER
$8.21 $0.00 $8.21 May 18, 2026WV20260001 Mod 1
Wayne CountyPAINTER: SPRAY
$34.49 $17.53 $52.02 Dec 1, 2024WV20260076 Mod 1
Webster CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260031 Mod 1
Webster CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Wetzel CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)
$29.47 $18.72 $48.19 Dec 1, 2024WV20260032 Mod 1
Wetzel CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Wirt CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING
$31.48 $17.73 $49.21 Dec 1, 2024WV20260051 Mod 1
Wirt CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1
Wirt CountyPAINTER: SPRAY
$34.49 $17.53 $52.02 Dec 1, 2024WV20260079 Mod 1
Wood CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING
$31.48 $17.73 $49.21 Dec 1, 2024WV20260051 Mod 1
Wood CountyPAINTER
$8.21 $0.00 $8.21 May 18, 2026WV20260001 Mod 1
Wood CountyPAINTER: SPRAY
$34.49 $17.53 $52.02 Dec 1, 2024WV20260079 Mod 1
Wyoming CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING · Wyoming County group
$30.57 $20.06 $50.63 Dec 1, 2024WV20260033 Mod 1
Wyoming CountyPAINTERS: (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING) · Wyoming County group
$10.38 $0.00 $10.38 May 18, 2026WV20260002 Mod 1

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.

Tucker County painter: $50.63 per hourPocahontas County painter: $50.63 per hourMcDowell County painter: $48.65 per hourGilmer County painter: $50.63 per hourWetzel County painter: $48.19 per hourWebster County painter: $50.63 per hourDoddridge County painter: $48.19 per hourRandolph County painter: $50.63 per hourGreenbrier County painter: $32.20 per hourMercer County painter: $50.63 per hourMarshall County painter: $50.63 per hourBarbour County painter: $50.63 per hourPreston County painter: $50.63 per hourSummers County painter: $50.63 per hourBrooke County painter: $50.63 per hourMineral County painter: $32.28 per hourCabell County painter: $48.65 per hourClay County painter: $48.65 per hourWirt County painter: $49.21 per hourCalhoun County painter: $50.63 per hourLogan County painter: $50.63 per hourPendleton County painter: $50.63 per hourRitchie County painter: $50.63 per hourTyler County painter: $48.19 per hourMarion County painter: $48.19 per hourWood County painter: $49.21 per hourHarrison County painter: $48.19 per hourTaylor County painter: $48.19 per hourBoone County painter: $48.65 per hourFayette County painter: $50.63 per hourKanawha County painter: $48.65 per hourRoane County painter: $50.63 per hourHampshire County painter: $32.28 per hourLewis County painter: $50.63 per hourHancock County painter: $50.63 per hourOhio County painter: $48.19 per hourMingo County painter: $50.63 per hourMorgan County painter: $32.28 per hourGrant County painter: $50.63 per hourJefferson County painter: $32.28 per hourNicholas County painter: $50.63 per hourPutnam County painter: $48.65 per hourWyoming County painter: $50.63 per hourBerkeley County painter: $32.28 per hourRaleigh County painter: $48.65 per hourUpshur County painter: $50.63 per hourWayne County painter: $48.65 per hourLincoln County painter: $48.65 per hourMonongalia County painter: $50.63 per hourBraxton County painter: $50.63 per hourPleasants County painter: $49.21 per hourHardy County painter: $50.63 per hourMonroe County painter: $50.63 per hourJackson County painter: $50.63 per hourMason County painter: $50.63 per hour
$32$48$49$50$50$50Painter, 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 West Virginia?

$32.20 to $50.63 an hour depending on the county; the median county pays $50.63. 1 group of counties with identical rates and 50 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The top 40 are drawn.

  1. Wyoming County group5 counties$50.63
  2. Braxton County1 county$50.63
  3. Brooke County1 county$50.63
  4. Fayette County1 county$50.63
  5. Gilmer County1 county$50.63
  6. Grant County1 county$50.63
  7. Hancock County1 county$50.63
  8. Hardy County1 county$50.63
  9. Jackson County1 county$50.63
  10. Lewis County1 county$50.63
  11. Logan County1 county$50.63
  12. Marshall County1 county$50.63
  13. Mason County1 county$50.63
  14. Mercer County1 county$50.63
  15. Mingo County1 county$50.63
  16. Monongalia County1 county$50.63
  17. Monroe County1 county$50.63
  18. Nicholas County1 county$50.63
  19. Pocahontas County1 county$50.63
  20. Preston County1 county$50.63
  21. Randolph County1 county$50.63
  22. Ritchie County1 county$50.63
  23. Summers County1 county$50.63
  24. Tucker County1 county$50.63
  25. Upshur County1 county$50.63
  26. Webster County1 county$50.63
  27. Pleasants County1 county$49.21
  28. Wirt County1 county$49.21
  29. Wood County1 county$49.21
  30. Boone County1 county$48.65
  31. Cabell County1 county$48.65
  32. Clay County1 county$48.65
  33. Kanawha County1 county$48.65
  34. Lincoln County1 county$48.65
  35. McDowell County1 county$48.65
  36. Putnam County1 county$48.65
  37. Raleigh County1 county$48.65
  38. Wayne County1 county$48.65
  39. Doddridge County1 county$48.19
  40. Harrison County1 county$48.19
Which counties share a rate
CountiesMain classificationBase wageTotal rate
Wyoming County group, 5 localities: Barbour, Calhoun, Pendleton, Roane, WyomingPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$30.57 $50.63 
Braxton CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$30.57 $50.63 
Brooke CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$30.57 $50.63 
Fayette CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$30.57 $50.63 
Gilmer CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$30.57 $50.63 
Grant CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$30.57 $50.63 
Hancock CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$30.57 $50.63 
Hardy CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$30.57 $50.63 
Jackson CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$30.57 $50.63 
Lewis CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$30.57 $50.63 
Logan CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$30.57 $50.63 
Marshall CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$30.57 $50.63 
Mason CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$30.57 $50.63 
Mercer CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$30.57 $50.63 
Mingo CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$30.57 $50.63 
Monongalia CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$30.57 $50.63 
Monroe CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$30.57 $50.63 
Nicholas CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$30.57 $50.63 
Pocahontas CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$30.57 $50.63 
Preston CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$30.57 $50.63 
Randolph CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$30.57 $50.63 
Ritchie CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$30.57 $50.63 
Summers CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$30.57 $50.63 
Tucker CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$30.57 $50.63 
Upshur CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$30.57 $50.63 
Webster CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$30.57 $50.63 
Pleasants CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$31.48 $49.21 
Wirt CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$31.48 $49.21 
Wood CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$31.48 $49.21 
Boone CountyPAINTER (DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING; BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)$30.85 $48.65 
Cabell CountyPAINTER (DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING; BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)$30.85 $48.65 
Clay CountyPAINTER (DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING; BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)$30.85 $48.65 
Kanawha CountyPAINTER (DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING; BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)$30.85 $48.65 
Lincoln CountyPAINTER (DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING; BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)$30.85 $48.65 
McDowell CountyPAINTER (DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING; BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)$30.85 $48.65 
Putnam CountyPAINTER (DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING; BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)$30.85 $48.65 
Raleigh CountyPAINTER (DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING; BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)$30.85 $48.65 
Wayne CountyPAINTER (DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING; BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)$30.85 $48.65 
Doddridge CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)$29.47 $48.19 
Harrison CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)$29.47 $48.19 
Marion CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)$29.47 $48.19 
Ohio CountyPAINTER (DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING; BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)$29.47 $48.19 
Taylor CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)$29.47 $48.19 
Tyler CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)$29.47 $48.19 
Wetzel CountyPAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY)$29.47 $48.19 
Berkeley CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$22.33 $32.28 
Hampshire CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$22.33 $32.28 
Jefferson CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$22.33 $32.28 
Mineral CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$22.33 $32.28 
Morgan CountyPAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY$22.33 $32.28 
Greenbrier CountyPAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING$32.20 $32.20 

1 group of counties with identical DOL rates, and 50 counties with rates of their own.

Questions about West Virginia painter pay

What is the painter prevailing wage in Kanawha County?

$48.65 an hour: a $30.85 base wage plus $17.80 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WV20260038, modification 1. Overtime and every painter classification in Kanawha County.

Does painter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Kanawha County the $48.65 total is a $30.85 base wage plus $17.80 in fringe benefits, about 37% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does painter prevailing wage pay overtime in West Virginia?

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 West Virginia, the 55 counties with a painter rate fall into 51 distinct sets of rates, and 1 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 5 counties (the Wyoming County group).