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

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Louisiana publish 59 painter classification rates ranging from $11.38 to $21.91 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 Louisiana have a published painter rate?

64 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. Louisiana may set its own prevailing wage rates for state and locally funded work; the state law summary is on the Louisiana prevailing wage page.

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Painter prevailing wage rates in Louisiana

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 29 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Louisiana publish 59 painter classification rates, across 29 determinations covering 64 counties.
Those published base rates run from $11.38 to $21.91 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, Residential.
Last determination revision affecting painter rates in Louisiana: 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 Louisiana'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

LA20260001 rev 2 · Residential · Acadia, Ascension, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge and 20 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING	$12.71	0.78	SULA2004-012 DOL wage survey rate
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, AND SPRAY	$11.38	0.83	SULA2004-012 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260001 on SAM.gov.

LA20260003 rev 1 · Residential · Allen, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Caldwell and 34 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTERS, BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY (INCLUDING DRYWALL FINISHING)	$11.57	0.00	SULA2004-011 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260003 on SAM.gov.

LA20260006 rev 2 · Heavy · Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard and 53 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (NEW ORLEANS AREA - ASCENSION, ASSUMPTION, CONCORDIA, EAST BATON ROUGE, EAST FELICIANA, IBERIA, IBERVILLE, LAFAYETTE, LAFOURCHE, LIVINGSTON, PLAQUEMINES, POINTE COUPEE, ST.	$21.91	9.73	PAIN1244-007 collectively bargained (union) rate
PAINTER (LAKE CHARLES AREA - ACADIA, ALLEN, BEAUREGARD, CALCASIEU, CAMERON, EVANGELINE, AND JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISHES)	$21.91	9.73	PAIN1244-008 collectively bargained (union) rate
PAINTER (SHREVEPORT AREA - AVOYELLES, BIENVILLE, BOSSIER, CADDO, CALDWELL, CATAHOULA, CLAIBORNE, DE SOTO, EAST CARROLL, FRANKLIN, GRANT, JACKSON, LA SALLE, LINCOLN, MADISON, MOREHO	$21.91	9.73	PAIN1244-009 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: LA20260006 on SAM.gov.

LA20260008 rev 2 · Heavy · Acadia, Ascension, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge and 19 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, AND SANDBLASTER (NEW ORLEANS AREA - ASCENSION, EAST BATON ROUGE, JEFFERSON, LAFAYETTE, LAFOURCHE, LIVINGSTON, ORLEANS, PLAQUEMINES, ST. BERNARD, ST.	$21.91	9.73	PAIN1244-003 collectively bargained (union) rate
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER, SPRAY, AND SANDBLASTER (SHREVEPORT AREA - BOSSIER, CADDO, OUACHITA, RAPIDES, AND WEBSTER PARISHES)	$21.91	9.73	PAIN1244-005 collectively bargained (union) rate

Official document: LA20260008 on SAM.gov.

LA20260029 rev 1 · Building · Acadia

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (SPRAY)	$18.83	9.48	PAIN1244-011 collectively bargained (union) rate
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$18.30	8.91	SULA2012-014 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260029 on SAM.gov.

LA20260030 rev 1 · Building · Bossier

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (SPRAY)	$18.83	9.48	PAIN1244-011 collectively bargained (union) rate
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$18.30	8.91	SULA2012-015 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260030 on SAM.gov.

LA20260031 rev 1 · Building · Caddo

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (SPRAY)	$18.83	9.48	PAIN1244-011 collectively bargained (union) rate
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$18.30	8.91	SULA2012-016 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260031 on SAM.gov.

LA20260032 rev 1 · Building · Calcasieu

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (SPRAY)	$18.83	9.48	PAIN1244-011 collectively bargained (union) rate
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$18.30	8.91	SULA2012-017 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260032 on SAM.gov.

LA20260033 rev 1 · Building · Cameron

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (SPRAY)	$18.83	9.48	PAIN1244-011 collectively bargained (union) rate
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$18.30	8.91	SULA2012-018 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260033 on SAM.gov.

LA20260034 rev 1 · Building · De Soto

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (SPRAY)	$18.83	9.48	PAIN1244-011 collectively bargained (union) rate
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$18.30	8.91	SULA2012-019 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260034 on SAM.gov.

LA20260035 rev 1 · Building · East Baton Rouge

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (SPRAY)	$18.83	9.48	PAIN1244-011 collectively bargained (union) rate
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$18.30	8.91	SULA2012-020 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260035 on SAM.gov.

LA20260036 rev 1 · Building · Iberia

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (SPRAY)	$18.83	9.48	PAIN1244-011 collectively bargained (union) rate
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$18.30	8.91	SULA2012-021 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260036 on SAM.gov.

LA20260037 rev 1 · Building · Iberville

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (SPRAY)	$18.83	9.48	PAIN1244-011 collectively bargained (union) rate
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$18.30	8.91	SULA2012-022 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260037 on SAM.gov.

LA20260038 rev 2 · Building · Jefferson

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (SPRAY)	$18.83	9.48	PAIN1244-011 collectively bargained (union) rate
PAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING	$18.63	3.43	SULA2012-023 DOL wage survey rate
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING	$18.95	8.91	SULA2012-023 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260038 on SAM.gov.

LA20260039 rev 1 · Building · Lafayette

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (SPRAY)	$18.83	9.48	PAIN1244-011 collectively bargained (union) rate
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$18.30	8.91	SULA2012-024 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260039 on SAM.gov.

LA20260040 rev 2 · Building · Lafourche

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (SPRAY)	$18.83	9.48	PAIN1244-011 collectively bargained (union) rate
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$18.95	8.91	SULA2012-025 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260040 on SAM.gov.

LA20260041 rev 2 · Building · Orleans

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: SPRAY ONLY (EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING)	$18.83	9.48	PAIN1244-013 collectively bargained (union) rate
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING	$17.25	0.00	SULA2012-026 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260041 on SAM.gov.

LA20260042 rev 1 · Building · Ouachita

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (SPRAY)	$18.83	9.48	PAIN1244-011 collectively bargained (union) rate
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$18.30	8.91	SULA2012-027 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260042 on SAM.gov.

LA20260043 rev 2 · Building · St Bernard

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING	$18.63	3.43	SULA2012-028 DOL wage survey rate
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING	$18.95	8.91	SULA2012-028 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260043 on SAM.gov.

LA20260044 rev 2 · Building · St Tammany

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING	$18.63	3.43	SULA2012-029 DOL wage survey rate
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING	$18.95	8.91	SULA2012-029 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260044 on SAM.gov.

LA20260045 rev 2 · Building · Tangipahoa

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING	$18.63	3.43	SULA2012-030 DOL wage survey rate
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING	$18.95	8.91	SULA2012-030 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260045 on SAM.gov.

LA20260046 rev 2 · Building · Terrebonne

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (SPRAY)	$18.83	9.48	PAIN1244-011 collectively bargained (union) rate
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$18.95	8.91	SULA2012-031 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260046 on SAM.gov.

LA20260047 rev 1 · Building · Union

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (SPRAY)	$18.83	9.48	PAIN1244-011 collectively bargained (union) rate
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$18.30	8.91	SULA2012-032 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260047 on SAM.gov.

LA20260048 rev 1 · Building · Webster

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (SPRAY)	$18.83	9.48	PAIN1244-011 collectively bargained (union) rate
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$18.30	8.91	SULA2012-033 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260048 on SAM.gov.

LA20260049 rev 1 · Building · Ascension, St Helena

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (SPRAY)	$18.83	9.48	PAIN1244-011 collectively bargained (union) rate
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$18.30	8.91	SULA2012-034 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260049 on SAM.gov.

LA20260050 rev 1 · Building · East Feliciana, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (SPRAY)	$18.83	9.48	PAIN1244-011 collectively bargained (union) rate
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$18.30	8.91	SULA2012-035 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260050 on SAM.gov.

LA20260051 rev 1 · Building · Grant, Rapides

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (SPRAY)	$18.83	9.48	PAIN1244-011 collectively bargained (union) rate
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$18.30	8.91	SULA2012-036 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260051 on SAM.gov.

LA20260052 rev 2 · Building · Plaquemines, St Charles, St James, St James, St John the Baptist, St John the Baptist

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING	$18.63	3.43	SULA2012-037 DOL wage survey rate
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPING	$18.95	8.91	SULA2012-037 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260052 on SAM.gov.

LA20260053 rev 1 · Building · St Martin, Vermilion

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (SPRAY)	$18.83	9.48	PAIN1244-011 collectively bargained (union) rate
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$18.30	8.91	SULA2012-038 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: LA20260053 on SAM.gov.

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