What is the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage for a painter in Arizona?

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Arizona publish 45 painter classification rates ranging from $8.79 to $27.76 per hour before fringe benefits. The rate that applies depends on the county, the type of construction and the wage determination incorporated into the contract.

How many counties in Arizona have a published painter rate?

15 of the counties covered by active federal determinations list at least one painter classification.

Do these rates apply to state-funded projects?

No. These are federal Davis-Bacon rates, which apply to federally funded or assisted construction. Arizona may set its own prevailing wage rates for state and locally funded work; the state law summary is on the Arizona prevailing wage page.

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Painter prevailing wage rates in Arizona

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 37 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Arizona publish 45 painter classification rates, across 37 determinations covering 15 counties.
Those published base rates run from $8.79 to $27.76 an hour before fringe benefits. Which one applies to a job depends on its county, its construction type and the determination written into the contract.
Construction types covered: Building, Heavy, Highway, Residential.
Last determination revision affecting painter rates in Arizona: 2026-05-18.

The official source: binding Davis-Bacon and Service Contract Act wage determinations are published by the U.S. Department of Labor at SAM.gov Wage Determinations. This site indexes them and links every determination to its official document - the determination incorporated into a contract governs.

This page collects every classification in Arizona's active federal determinations that is a form of painter work (brush, roller and spray application) and shows the rate published for it. Determinations name a classification the way the underlying union agreement or wage survey named it, so the wording varies between them; the rate and the fringe are reproduced exactly as published.

Published rates by determination

AZ20260001 rev 1 · Residential · Maricopa

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY, EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING	$12.89	0.00	SUAZ2011-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260001 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260002 rev 1 · Residential · Pima

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY, EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING	$13.31	0.00	SUAZ2011-002 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260002 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260003 rev 1 · Residential · Mohave

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER	$10.41	0.44	SUAZ2004-006 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260003 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260004 rev 1 · Residential · Apache, Cochise, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz and 2 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER	$9.00	0.00	SUAZ2004-008 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260004 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260005 rev 1 · Residential · Apache, Coconino, Navajo

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY)	$8.79	0.00	SUAZ1994-009 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260005 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260006 rev 1 · Heavy · Maricopa, Mohave, Pima, Pinal, Yuma

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER	$25.47	8.00	PAIN0086-004 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: AZ20260006 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260007 rev 2 · Heavy · Apache, Cochise, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee and 4 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER	$25.47	8.00	PAIN0086-004 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: AZ20260007 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260010 rev 1 · Residential · Pinal

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY, EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING	$12.89	0.00	SUAZ2011-003 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260010 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260011 rev 1 · Residential · Yuma

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY, EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING	$13.31	0.00	SUAZ2011-004 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260011 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260012 rev 1 · Residential · Coconino, Yavapai

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY	$13.31	0.00	SUAZ2011-005 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260012 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260022 rev 2 · Building · Apache

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY	$16.13	0.00	SUAZ2012-011 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260022 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260023 rev 1 · Highway · Apache

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: SIGN AND DISPLAY ERECTOR	$19.06	2.99	SUAZ2023-013 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260023 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260024 rev 2 · Building · Gila

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY	$16.13	0.00	SUAZ2012-013 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260024 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260025 rev 1 · Building · Graham

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY	$16.13	0.00	SUAZ2012-014 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260025 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260026 rev 1 · Highway · Gila

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: SIGN AND DISPLAY ERECTOR	$19.06	2.99	SUAZ2023-014 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260026 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260027 rev 2 · Building · Navajo

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY	$16.13	0.00	SUAZ2012-016 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260027 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260028 rev 1 · Building · Santa Cruz

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY	$16.13	0.00	SUAZ2012-017 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260028 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260029 rev 1 · Building · Greenlee, La Paz

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY	$16.13	0.00	SUAZ2012-018 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260029 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260030 rev 1 · Highway · Graham

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: SIGN AND DISPLAY ERECTOR	$19.06	2.99	SUAZ2023-015 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260030 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260031 rev 1 · Highway · Greenlee

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: SIGN AND DISPLAY ERECTOR	$19.06	2.99	SUAZ2023-016 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260031 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260032 rev 1 · Highway · La Paz

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: SIGN AND DISPLAY ERECTOR	$19.06	2.99	SUAZ2023-017 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260032 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260033 rev 1 · Highway · Navajo

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: SIGN AND DISPLAY ERECTOR	$19.06	2.99	SUAZ2023-018 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260033 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260034 rev 1 · Highway · Santa Cruz

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: SIGN AND DISPLAY ERECTOR	$19.06	2.99	SUAZ2023-019 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260034 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260035 rev 1 · Highway · Cochise

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: SIGN AND DISPLAY ERECTOR	$19.84	4.73	SUAZ2023-020 DOL wage survey rate
PAINTER: PAVEMENT MARKING	$27.76	6.34	SUAZ2023-020 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260035 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260038 rev 1 · Building · Cochise

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER	$15.00	0.00	SUAZ2019-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260038 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260039 rev 1 · Building · Maricopa

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER	$19.85	3.54	SUAZ2019-002 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260039 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260040 rev 1 · Building · Pima

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER	$15.00	0.00	SUAZ2019-003 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260040 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260041 rev 1 · Building · Pinal

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER	$23.00	3.64	SUAZ2019-004 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260041 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260042 rev 1 · Building · Yuma

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER	$15.00	0.00	SUAZ2019-005 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260042 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260043 rev 1 · Building · Coconino, Mohave, Yavapai

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER	$16.48	0.00	SUAZ2019-006 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260043 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260044 rev 1 · Highway · Coconino

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: SIGN AND DISPLAY ERECTOR	$18.03	0.00	SUAZ2023-021 DOL wage survey rate
PAINTER: PAVEMENT MARKING	$24.60	6.34	SUAZ2023-021 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260044 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260045 rev 1 · Highway · Maricopa

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: SIGN AND DISPLAY ERECTOR	$18.03	0.00	SUAZ2023-022 DOL wage survey rate
PAINTER: PAVEMENT MARKING	$23.35	6.34	SUAZ2023-022 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260045 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260046 rev 1 · Highway · Mohave

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: SIGN AND DISPLAY ERECTOR	$18.03	0.00	SUAZ2023-023 DOL wage survey rate
PAINTER: PAVEMENT MARKING	$24.60	6.34	SUAZ2023-023 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260046 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260047 rev 1 · Highway · Pima

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: SIGN AND DISPLAY ERECTOR	$19.84	4.73	SUAZ2023-024 DOL wage survey rate
PAINTER: PAVEMENT MARKING	$27.76	6.34	SUAZ2023-024 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260047 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260048 rev 1 · Highway · Pinal

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: SIGN AND DISPLAY ERECTOR	$18.03	0.00	SUAZ2023-025 DOL wage survey rate
PAINTER: PAVEMENT MARKING	$23.35	6.34	SUAZ2023-025 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260048 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260049 rev 1 · Highway · Yavapai

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: SIGN AND DISPLAY ERECTOR	$18.03	0.00	SUAZ2023-026 DOL wage survey rate
PAINTER: PAVEMENT MARKING	$24.60	6.34	SUAZ2023-026 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260049 on SAM.gov.

AZ20260050 rev 1 · Highway · Yuma

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: SIGN AND DISPLAY ERECTOR	$19.84	4.73	SUAZ2023-027 DOL wage survey rate
PAINTER: PAVEMENT MARKING	$27.76	6.34	SUAZ2023-027 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: AZ20260050 on SAM.gov.

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