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

There is no single figure. Active federal determinations for Tennessee publish 74 painter classification rates ranging from $9.67 to $26.36 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 Tennessee have a published painter rate?

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

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Painter prevailing wage rates in Tennessee

Federal Davis-Bacon rates published in 74 active determinations, 2026

Active federal Davis-Bacon determinations for Tennessee publish 74 painter classification rates, across 74 determinations covering 95 counties.
Those published base rates run from $9.67 to $26.36 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, Highway, Residential.
Last determination revision affecting painter rates in Tennessee: 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 Tennessee'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

TN20260002 rev 1 · Residential · Cocke

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY	$10.34	0.00	SUTN2009-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260002 on SAM.gov.

TN20260003 rev 1 · Residential · Crockett

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY	$9.67	0.00	SUTN2009-002 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260003 on SAM.gov.

TN20260004 rev 1 · Residential · Greene

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY	$10.34	0.00	SUTN2009-003 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260004 on SAM.gov.

TN20260005 rev 1 · Residential · Obion

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY	$9.67	0.00	SUTN2009-004 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260005 on SAM.gov.

TN20260006 rev 1 · Residential · Bedford, Coffee, Houston, Lewis, Lincoln, Marshall and 3 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY	$9.67	0.00	SUTN2009-005 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260006 on SAM.gov.

TN20260007 rev 1 · Residential · Benton, Carroll, Hardin, Haywood, Lake, Lauderdale and 1 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY	$9.67	0.00	SUTN2009-006 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260007 on SAM.gov.

TN20260008 rev 1 · Residential · Bledsoe, Grundy, Meigs, Monroe, Rhea, Sevier

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY	$10.34	0.00	SUTN2009-007 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260008 on SAM.gov.

TN20260009 rev 1 · Residential · Campbell, Jackson, Morgan

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY	$10.34	0.00	SUTN2009-008 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260009 on SAM.gov.

TN20260010 rev 1 · Residential · Claiborne, Cumberland, De Kalb, Fentress, Hancock, Pickett and 2 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY	$10.34	0.00	SUTN2009-009 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260010 on SAM.gov.

TN20260011 rev 1 · Residential · Clay, Overton, White

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY	$10.34	0.00	SUTN2009-010 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260011 on SAM.gov.

TN20260012 rev 1 · Residential · Decatur, Dyer, Gibson, Henderson, Henry

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY	$9.67	0.00	SUTN2009-011 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260012 on SAM.gov.

TN20260013 rev 1 · Residential · Franklin, Humphreys, Maury, Moore, Warren

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY	$9.67	0.00	SUTN2009-012 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260013 on SAM.gov.

TN20260014 rev 1 · Residential · Giles, Lawrence

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY	$9.67	0.00	SUTN2009-013 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260014 on SAM.gov.

TN20260015 rev 1 · Residential · Hardeman, Weakley

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY	$9.67	0.00	SUTN2009-014 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260015 on SAM.gov.

TN20260016 rev 1 · Residential · Johnson, McMinn, Roane

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY	$10.34	0.00	SUTN2009-015 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260016 on SAM.gov.

TN20260147 rev 1 · Highway · Anderson, Bedford, Benton, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley and 89 more

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (INCLUDES SANDBLASTER)	$26.36	0.00	SUTN2016-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260147 on SAM.gov.

TN20260148 rev 2 · Building · Obion

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.07	0.00	SUTN2017-001 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260148 on SAM.gov.

TN20260149 rev 2 · Building · Weakley

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.07	0.00	SUTN2017-002 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260149 on SAM.gov.

TN20260150 rev 1 · Building · White

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.07	0.00	SUTN2017-003 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260150 on SAM.gov.

TN20260151 rev 1 · Building · Bedford, Coffee

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.07	0.00	SUTN2017-004 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260151 on SAM.gov.

TN20260152 rev 2 · Building · Benton, Carroll

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.07	0.00	SUTN2017-005 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260152 on SAM.gov.

TN20260153 rev 1 · Building · Bledsoe, Cocke

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.07	0.00	SUTN2017-006 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260153 on SAM.gov.

TN20260154 rev 1 · Building · Claiborne, Clay

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.07	0.00	SUTN2017-007 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260154 on SAM.gov.

TN20260155 rev 1 · Building · Cumberland, De Kalb

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.07	0.00	SUTN2017-008 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260155 on SAM.gov.

TN20260156 rev 2 · Building · Decatur, Dyer

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.07	0.00	SUTN2017-009 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260156 on SAM.gov.

TN20260157 rev 1 · Building · Fentress, Hancock

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.07	0.00	SUTN2017-010 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260157 on SAM.gov.

TN20260158 rev 1 · Building · Franklin, Giles

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.07	0.00	SUTN2017-011 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260158 on SAM.gov.

TN20260159 rev 2 · Building · Gibson, Hardeman

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.07	0.00	SUTN2017-012 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260159 on SAM.gov.

TN20260160 rev 1 · Building · Greene, Johnson

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.07	0.00	SUTN2017-013 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260160 on SAM.gov.

TN20260161 rev 1 · Building · Grundy, Lawrence

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.07	0.00	SUTN2017-014 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260161 on SAM.gov.

TN20260162 rev 2 · Building · Hardin, Haywood

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.07	0.00	SUTN2017-015 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260162 on SAM.gov.

TN20260163 rev 2 · Building · Henderson, Henry

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.07	0.00	SUTN2017-016 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260163 on SAM.gov.

TN20260164 rev 2 · Building · Houston, Humphreys

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.07	0.00	SUTN2017-017 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260164 on SAM.gov.

TN20260165 rev 1 · Building · Jackson, Overton

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.07	0.00	SUTN2017-018 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260165 on SAM.gov.

TN20260166 rev 2 · Building · Lake, Lauderdale

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.07	0.00	SUTN2017-019 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260166 on SAM.gov.

TN20260167 rev 1 · Building · Lewis, Lincoln

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.07	0.00	SUTN2017-020 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260167 on SAM.gov.

TN20260168 rev 1 · Building · Marshall, Moore

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.07	0.00	SUTN2017-021 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260168 on SAM.gov.

TN20260169 rev 1 · Building · McMinn, Meigs

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.07	0.00	SUTN2017-022 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260169 on SAM.gov.

TN20260170 rev 2 · Building · McNairy, Stewart

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.07	0.00	SUTN2017-023 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260170 on SAM.gov.

TN20260171 rev 1 · Building · Monroe, Rhea

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.07	0.00	SUTN2017-024 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260171 on SAM.gov.

TN20260172 rev 1 · Building · Perry, Wayne

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.07	0.00	SUTN2017-025 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260172 on SAM.gov.

TN20260173 rev 1 · Building · Pickett, Putnam

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.07	0.00	SUTN2017-026 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260173 on SAM.gov.

TN20260174 rev 1 · Building · Scott, Warren

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.07	0.00	SUTN2017-027 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260174 on SAM.gov.

TN20260175 rev 1 · Building · Sevier, Van Buren

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.07	0.00	SUTN2017-028 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260175 on SAM.gov.

TN20260176 rev 1 · Building · Anderson

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$19.31	10.15	SUTN2017-029 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260176 on SAM.gov.

TN20260177 rev 1 · Building · Blount

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$19.31	10.15	SUTN2017-030 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260177 on SAM.gov.

TN20260178 rev 1 · Building · Davidson

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.30	0.00	SUTN2017-031 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260178 on SAM.gov.

TN20260179 rev 1 · Building · Hamblen

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$19.31	10.15	SUTN2017-032 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260179 on SAM.gov.

TN20260180 rev 1 · Building · Hamilton

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$15.48	0.00	SUTN2017-033 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260180 on SAM.gov.

TN20260181 rev 1 · Building · Jefferson

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$19.31	10.15	SUTN2017-034 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260181 on SAM.gov.

TN20260182 rev 1 · Building · Knox

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$19.31	10.15	SUTN2017-035 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260182 on SAM.gov.

TN20260183 rev 1 · Building · Madison

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$17.00	0.00	SUTN2017-036 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260183 on SAM.gov.

TN20260184 rev 1 · Building · Marion

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$15.48	0.00	SUTN2017-037 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260184 on SAM.gov.

TN20260185 rev 1 · Building · Montgomery

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.61	0.00	SUTN2017-038 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260185 on SAM.gov.

TN20260186 rev 1 · Building · Roane

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$19.31	10.15	SUTN2017-039 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260186 on SAM.gov.

TN20260187 rev 1 · Building · Rutherford

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.30	0.00	SUTN2017-040 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260187 on SAM.gov.

TN20260188 rev 1 · Building · Sequatchie

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$15.48	0.00	SUTN2017-041 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260188 on SAM.gov.

TN20260189 rev 1 · Building · Tipton

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$17.00	0.00	SUTN2017-042 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260189 on SAM.gov.

TN20260190 rev 1 · Building · Union

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$19.31	10.15	SUTN2017-043 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260190 on SAM.gov.

TN20260191 rev 1 · Building · Washington

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$19.31	10.15	SUTN2017-044 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260191 on SAM.gov.

TN20260192 rev 1 · Building · Williamson

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.30	0.00	SUTN2017-045 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260192 on SAM.gov.

TN20260193 rev 1 · Building · Wilson

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.30	0.00	SUTN2017-046 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260193 on SAM.gov.

TN20260194 rev 1 · Building · Bradley, Polk

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$15.48	0.00	SUTN2017-047 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260194 on SAM.gov.

TN20260195 rev 1 · Building · Campbell, Grainger

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$19.31	10.15	SUTN2017-048 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260195 on SAM.gov.

TN20260196 rev 1 · Building · Cannon, Cheatham

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.30	0.00	SUTN2017-049 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260196 on SAM.gov.

TN20260197 rev 1 · Building · Carter, Unicoi

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$19.31	10.15	SUTN2017-050 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260197 on SAM.gov.

TN20260198 rev 1 · Building · Chester, Crockett

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$17.00	0.00	SUTN2017-051 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260198 on SAM.gov.

TN20260199 rev 1 · Building · Dickson, Hickman

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.30	0.00	SUTN2017-052 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260199 on SAM.gov.

TN20260200 rev 1 · Building · Fayette, Shelby

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$17.00	0.00	SUTN2017-053 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260200 on SAM.gov.

TN20260201 rev 1 · Building · Hawkins, Sullivan

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$19.31	10.15	SUTN2017-054 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260201 on SAM.gov.

TN20260202 rev 1 · Building · Loudon, Morgan

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$19.31	10.15	SUTN2017-055 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260202 on SAM.gov.

TN20260203 rev 1 · Building · Macon, Maury

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.30	0.00	SUTN2017-056 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260203 on SAM.gov.

TN20260204 rev 1 · Building · Robertson, Smith

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.30	0.00	SUTN2017-057 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260204 on SAM.gov.

TN20260205 rev 1 · Building · Sumner, Trousdale

Classification as published	Base rate	Fringes	Rate schedule
PAINTER (BRUSH AND ROLLER)	$14.30	0.00	SUTN2017-058 DOL wage survey rate

Official document: TN20260205 on SAM.gov.

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