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Painter prevailing wage in Douglas County, Wisconsin
$63.93an hour, base + fringe
$36.67 wage + $27.26 fringe benefits · Building · PAIN0106-003
On federally funded or assisted building construction in Douglas County, a painter must be paid at least $63.93 an hour: a $36.67 base wage plus $27.26 in fringe benefits, under wage determination WI20260007 (modification 1). DOL prints no total, so $63.93 is our sum of the two.
Wage determination WI20260007, modification 1, published May 18, 2026, for building construction; rate identifier PAIN0106-003 (May 5, 2025). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Wisconsin repealed its local law from January 1, 2017 and its state law for projects bid after September 23, 2017 (2017 Act 59; WisDOT).
DOL lists 14 painter rates for Douglas County, from $63.93 to $66.03 an hour. See all of them.
Base wage and fringe benefits: $36.67 + $27.26
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) | $36.67 |
| Fringe benefits (one figure, not itemized) | $27.26 |
| Base + fringe benefits (our sum; DOL prints no total) | $63.93 |
When this rate changes
- 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 Wisconsin change log lists what each one changed.
Every painter rate in Douglas County
As DOL lists them. The highlighted row is the one this page leads with.
- PAINTERS: SPRAY, SANDBLAST, STEEL (NEW COMMERCIAL)Building · PAIN0106-003$66.03
- PAINTERS: PAPERHANGER, SPRAY, TAPER (NEW COMMERCIAL)Building · PAIN0106-003$66.03
- PAINTERS: NEW: SPRAY, SANDBLAST, STEEL: ASHLAND, BAYFIELD, BURNETT, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIESHighway · PAIN0106-008$66.03
- PAINTERS: NEW: SPRAY, SANDBLAST, STEEL: ASHLAND, BAYFIELD, BURNETT, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIESHeavy · PAIN0106-008$66.03
- PAINTERS: BRUSH AND ROLLER (NEW COMMERCIAL)Building · PAIN0106-003$65.43
- PAINTERS: NEW: BRUSH, ROLLER: ASHLAND, BAYFIELD, BURNETT, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIESHighway · PAIN0106-008$65.43
- PAINTERS: NEW: BRUSH, ROLLER: ASHLAND, BAYFIELD, BURNETT, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIESHeavy · PAIN0106-008$65.43
- PAINTERS: SPRAY, SANDBLAST, STEEL (REPAINT & RESIDENTIAL)Building · PAIN0106-003$64.53
- PAINTERS: PAPERHANGER, SPRAY, TAPER (REPAINT & RESIDENTIAL)Building · PAIN0106-003$64.53
- PAINTERS: REPAINT: SPRAY, SANDBLAST, STEEL: ASHLAND, BAYFIELD, BURNETT, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIESHighway · PAIN0106-008$64.53
- PAINTERS: REPAINT: SPRAY, SANDBLAST, STEEL: ASHLAND, BAYFIELD, BURNETT, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIESHeavy · PAIN0106-008$64.53
- PAINTERS: BRUSH AND ROLLER (REPAINT & RESIDENTIAL)Building · PAIN0106-003$63.93
- PAINTERS: REPAINT: BRUSH, ROLLER: ASHLAND, BAYFIELD, BURNETT, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIESHighway · PAIN0106-008$63.93
- PAINTERS: REPAINT: BRUSH, ROLLER: ASHLAND, BAYFIELD, BURNETT, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIESHeavy · PAIN0106-008$63.93
| Classification | Base + fringe | Base | Fringe benefits | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAINTERS: SPRAY, SANDBLAST, STEEL (REPAINT & RESIDENTIAL)BuildingPAIN0106-003 | $64.53 | $37.27 | $27.26 | WI20260007 Mod 1 |
| PAINTERS: SPRAY, SANDBLAST, STEEL (NEW COMMERCIAL)BuildingPAIN0106-003 | $66.03 | $38.77 | $27.26 | WI20260007 Mod 1 |
| PAINTERS: PAPERHANGER, SPRAY, TAPER (REPAINT & RESIDENTIAL)BuildingPAIN0106-003 | $64.53 | $37.27 | $27.26 | WI20260007 Mod 1 |
| PAINTERS: PAPERHANGER, SPRAY, TAPER (NEW COMMERCIAL)BuildingPAIN0106-003 | $66.03 | $38.77 | $27.26 | WI20260007 Mod 1 |
| PAINTERS: BRUSH AND ROLLER (REPAINT & RESIDENTIAL)BuildingPAIN0106-003 | $63.93 | $36.67 | $27.26 | WI20260007 Mod 1 |
| PAINTERS: BRUSH AND ROLLER (NEW COMMERCIAL)BuildingPAIN0106-003 | $65.43 | $38.17 | $27.26 | WI20260007 Mod 1 |
| PAINTERS: REPAINT: SPRAY, SANDBLAST, STEEL: ASHLAND, BAYFIELD, BURNETT, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIESHighwayPAIN0106-008 | $64.53 | $37.27 | $27.26 | WI20260010 Mod 1 |
| PAINTERS: REPAINT: BRUSH, ROLLER: ASHLAND, BAYFIELD, BURNETT, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIESHighwayPAIN0106-008 | $63.93 | $36.67 | $27.26 | WI20260010 Mod 1 |
| PAINTERS: NEW: SPRAY, SANDBLAST, STEEL: ASHLAND, BAYFIELD, BURNETT, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIESHighwayPAIN0106-008 | $66.03 | $38.77 | $27.26 | WI20260010 Mod 1 |
| PAINTERS: NEW: BRUSH, ROLLER: ASHLAND, BAYFIELD, BURNETT, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIESHighwayPAIN0106-008 | $65.43 | $38.17 | $27.26 | WI20260010 Mod 1 |
| PAINTERS: REPAINT: SPRAY, SANDBLAST, STEEL: ASHLAND, BAYFIELD, BURNETT, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIESHeavyPAIN0106-008 | $64.53 | $37.27 | $27.26 | WI20260015 Mod 1 |
| PAINTERS: REPAINT: BRUSH, ROLLER: ASHLAND, BAYFIELD, BURNETT, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIESHeavyPAIN0106-008 | $63.93 | $36.67 | $27.26 | WI20260015 Mod 1 |
| PAINTERS: NEW: SPRAY, SANDBLAST, STEEL: ASHLAND, BAYFIELD, BURNETT, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIESHeavyPAIN0106-008 | $66.03 | $38.77 | $27.26 | WI20260015 Mod 1 |
| PAINTERS: NEW: BRUSH, ROLLER: ASHLAND, BAYFIELD, BURNETT, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIESHeavyPAIN0106-008 | $65.43 | $38.17 | $27.26 | WI20260015 Mod 1 |
How Douglas 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 Wisconsin
Wage and fringe benefits, nearby
- Douglas Countybase $36.67$63.93
- Bayfield Countybase $13.72$15.97
- Washburn Countybase $13.72$15.97
- Burnett Countybase $13.72$15.97
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.
| County | Classification | Base + fringe | Base | vs Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas County | PAINTERS: BRUSH AND ROLLER (REPAINT & RESIDENTIAL) | $63.93 | $36.67 | |
| Bayfield County | PAINTERS: SPRAY | $15.97 | $13.72 | −$47.96 |
| Washburn County | PAINTERS: SPRAY | $15.97 | $13.72 | −$47.96 |
| Burnett County | PAINTERS: SPRAY | $15.97 | $13.72 | −$47.96 |
| Sawyer County | PAINTERS: SPRAY | $15.97 | $13.72 | −$47.96 |
| Ashland County | PAINTERS: SPRAY | $15.97 | $13.72 | −$47.96 |
| Barron County | PAINTERS: SPRAY | $15.97 | $13.72 | −$47.96 |
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 WI20260007 Mod 1, published May 18, 2026: sam.gov/wage-determination/WI20260007/1
We read every active Wisconsin 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 Douglas County as CSV · Report an error