Painter prevailing wage rates in Washington

Federal Davis-Bacon wage determinations publish painter rates in 39 Washington counties, with top published base pay from $41.80 to $53.59 per hour depending on county and construction type. Every figure below links to its source wage determination on SAM.gov.

County	Top base	Fringe	Type	WD
Adams County	$41.80	$20.85	Highway	WA20260001
Asotin County	$41.80	$20.85	Highway	WA20260001
Benton County	$41.80	$20.85	Highway	WA20260001
Chelan County	$41.80	$20.85	Highway	WA20260001
Clallam County	$42.01	$20.20	Building	WA20260022
Clark County	$41.80	$20.85	Highway	WA20260001
Columbia County	$41.80	$20.85	Highway	WA20260001
Cowlitz County	$41.80	$20.85	Highway	WA20260001
Douglas County	$41.80	$20.85	Highway	WA20260001
Ferry County	$42.01	$20.20	Building	WA20260024
Franklin County	$41.80	$20.85	Highway	WA20260001
Garfield County	$42.01	$20.20	Building	WA20260025
Grant County	$41.80	$20.85	Highway	WA20260001
Grays Harbor County	$42.01	$20.20	Building	WA20260027
Island County	$42.01	$20.20	Building	WA20260028
Jefferson County	$42.01	$20.20	Building	WA20260029
King County	$53.59	$23.65	Residential	WA20260091
Kitsap County	$41.80	$20.85	Highway	WA20260001
Kittitas County	$41.80	$20.85	Highway	WA20260001
Klickitat County	$41.80	$20.85	Highway	WA20260001
Lewis County	$42.01	$20.20	Building	WA20260032
Lincoln County	$42.01	$20.20	Building	WA20260033
Mason County	$42.01	$20.20	Building	WA20260034
Okanogan County	$41.80	$20.85	Highway	WA20260001
Pacific County	$41.80	$20.85	Highway	WA20260001
Pend Oreille County	$41.80	$20.85	Highway	WA20260001
Pierce County	$42.01	$20.20	Building	WA20260111
San Juan County	$42.01	$20.20	Building	WA20260038
Skagit County	$41.80	$20.85	Highway	WA20260001
Skamania County	$41.80	$20.85	Highway	WA20260001
Snohomish County	$42.01	$20.20	Building	WA20260113
Spokane County	$41.80	$20.85	Highway	WA20260001
Stevens County	$41.80	$20.85	Highway	WA20260001
Thurston County	$41.80	$20.85	Highway	WA20260001
Wahkiakum County	$41.80	$20.85	Highway	WA20260001
Walla Walla County	$41.80	$20.85	Highway	WA20260001
Whatcom County	$41.80	$20.85	Highway	WA20260001
Whitman County	$42.01	$20.20	Building	WA20260042
Yakima County	$41.80	$20.85	Highway	WA20260001

One representative line per county: the highest published base rate for this trade. Open the county page for every classification.

Sources

WA20260001 rev. 4 · modified June 16, 2026
WA20260002 rev. 2 · modified May 20, 2026
WA20260050 rev. 2 · modified May 20, 2026
WA20260100 rev. 1