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Painter Salary by City — 2026 Data

Painters earn an average of $52,623 per year across 100 US cities. The highest paying city is Chicago, IL at $70,720 per year. Updated August 2026.

Methodology: Wage figures come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 release data vintage (survey reference period May 2025), mapped from SOC occupation 47-2141 Painters, Construction and Maintenance to the job title "Painter". Values are measured survey estimates for the metropolitan metropolitan statistical area (MSA) — not modeled or interpolated. Year-over-year comparisons use the May 2024 OEWS release. The year shown in page titles is the publication and update year, not the data vintage.

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Painter Salaries in Every City

Painter average salary by city (2026)
CityStateAverage Annual SalaryHourly RateEntry LevelSenior Level
ChicagoIllinois$70,720$34.00/hr$44,560$109,820
Urban HonoluluHawaii$70,560$33.92/hr$46,770$90,270
San FranciscoCalifornia$70,530$33.91/hr$48,060$100,550
New YorkNew York$69,930$33.62/hr$45,400$111,550
HartfordConnecticut$68,050$32.72/hr$38,480$120,820
BostonMassachusetts$64,910$31.21/hr$45,650$109,840
BakersfieldCalifornia$64,380$30.95/hr$38,650$90,860
AnchorageAlaska$63,040$30.31/hr$43,880$81,140
SacramentoCalifornia$62,900$30.24/hr$42,110$93,550
St LouisMissouri$62,710$30.15/hr$40,430$83,380
SeattleWashington$62,400$30.00/hr$47,400$79,280
BridgeportConnecticut$62,020$29.82/hr$43,900$79,190
Los AngelesCalifornia$61,800$29.71/hr$42,130$85,130
Las VegasNevada$61,110$29.38/hr$41,430$101,090
MinneapolisMinnesota$60,350$29.01/hr$37,240$92,990
San DiegoCalifornia$59,820$28.76/hr$44,370$83,530
DenverColorado$59,700$28.70/hr$46,430$80,970
AkronOhio$59,400$28.56/hr$37,720$74,410
DetroitMichigan$59,230$28.48/hr$39,370$76,070
BuffaloNew York$58,670$28.21/hr$39,040$95,930
WorcesterMassachusetts$57,930$27.85/hr$43,390$83,960
PhiladelphiaPennsylvania$57,810$27.79/hr$37,520$76,960
MadisonWisconsin$57,610$27.70/hr$39,470$79,750
ColumbusOhio$56,980$27.39/hr$38,270$77,110
RiversideCalifornia$56,890$27.35/hr$38,050$82,330
FresnoCalifornia$56,360$27.10/hr$37,630$77,010
PortlandOregon$56,330$27.08/hr$38,990$73,860
MilwaukeeWisconsin$56,030$26.94/hr$39,390$75,100
Kansas CityMissouri$55,910$26.88/hr$37,400$75,970
SpokaneWashington$55,870$26.86/hr$43,570$70,010
ModestoCalifornia$55,630$26.74/hr$39,670$77,050
StocktonCalifornia$55,630$26.75/hr$38,370$76,990
Des MoinesIowa$55,610$26.73/hr$38,550$70,190
ClevelandOhio$55,590$26.73/hr$37,460$75,700
WashingtonDistrict of Columbia$55,590$26.73/hr$41,600$74,040
BaltimoreMaryland$55,410$26.64/hr$39,970$80,560
SyracuseNew York$55,220$26.55/hr$39,370$78,140
CincinnatiOhio$55,030$26.46/hr$38,060$71,340
PhoenixArizona$54,030$25.98/hr$40,780$64,610
AllentownPennsylvania$53,890$25.91/hr$37,440$69,350
HarrisburgPennsylvania$53,730$25.83/hr$37,730$68,160
LouisvilleKentucky$53,620$25.78/hr$37,980$64,880
RochesterNew York$53,530$25.74/hr$39,970$66,680
IndianapolisIndiana$53,450$25.70/hr$36,250$69,520
PittsburghPennsylvania$53,370$25.66/hr$36,040$70,640
Grand RapidsMichigan$53,030$25.50/hr$34,770$72,320
Colorado SpringsColorado$52,650$25.31/hr$38,040$75,290
YorkPennsylvania$52,190$25.09/hr$38,890$59,700
ToledoOhio$52,050$25.02/hr$36,430$68,950
OgdenUtah$51,890$24.95/hr$36,940$73,090
LancasterPennsylvania$51,810$24.91/hr$37,490$62,350
DaytonOhio$51,730$24.87/hr$36,710$70,090
Palm BayFlorida$50,970$24.51/hr$37,810$66,200
ScrantonPennsylvania$50,770$24.41/hr$35,460$63,670
Fort WayneIndiana$50,700$24.37/hr$36,070$67,930
MiamiFlorida$50,610$24.33/hr$37,830$65,630
AtlantaGeorgia$50,460$24.26/hr$37,900$59,030
Salt Lake CityUtah$50,260$24.16/hr$38,400$65,780
Virginia BeachVirginia$50,180$24.13/hr$34,850$72,050
JacksonMississippi$50,100$24.09/hr$36,920$71,950
Baton RougeLouisiana$49,940$24.01/hr$35,640$59,330
ProvidenceRhode Island$49,870$23.97/hr$31,200$75,710
JacksonvilleFlorida$49,410$23.76/hr$37,290$58,760
TucsonArizona$48,960$23.54/hr$38,050$63,360
ChattanoogaTennessee$48,880$23.50/hr$36,070$62,660
AlbuquerqueNew Mexico$48,870$23.50/hr$38,180$63,440
Oklahoma CityOklahoma$48,600$23.36/hr$30,650$67,410
TampaFlorida$48,180$23.16/hr$36,870$58,870
RichmondVirginia$47,810$22.99/hr$36,790$59,280
CharlestonSouth Carolina$47,780$22.97/hr$35,730$68,640
OmahaNebraska$47,640$22.91/hr$35,610$59,640
DurhamNorth Carolina$47,630$22.90/hr$37,690$60,070
Cape CoralFlorida$47,140$22.66/hr$37,310$60,090
HoustonTexas$47,070$22.63/hr$37,460$58,390
AustinTexas$46,990$22.59/hr$39,160$59,970
New OrleansLouisiana$46,860$22.53/hr$34,790$59,470
DallasTexas$46,740$22.47/hr$36,300$60,370
NashvilleTennessee$46,380$22.30/hr$37,100$62,140
BoiseIdaho$46,210$22.21/hr$35,150$61,860
BirminghamAlabama$46,060$22.15/hr$34,700$59,010
RaleighNorth Carolina$45,990$22.11/hr$36,830$57,920
OrlandoFlorida$45,980$22.11/hr$35,240$61,150
PensacolaFlorida$45,890$22.06/hr$36,450$57,510
LakelandFlorida$45,760$22.00/hr$35,100$57,430
MemphisTennessee$45,500$21.87/hr$36,640$63,240
CharlotteNorth Carolina$45,410$21.83/hr$34,730$57,940
MobileAlabama$45,260$21.76/hr$35,000$57,140
ColumbiaSouth Carolina$44,730$21.51/hr$34,810$57,770
San AntonioTexas$44,480$21.39/hr$34,880$57,580
ProvoUtah$43,610$20.97/hr$31,280$58,120
WichitaKansas$43,490$20.91/hr$30,630$55,380
KnoxvilleTennessee$43,370$20.85/hr$34,700$59,130
Little RockArkansas$43,240$20.79/hr$29,310$54,610
McAllenTexas$43,060$20.70/hr$32,440$58,150
GreensboroNorth Carolina$43,020$20.68/hr$29,390$56,410
AugustaGeorgia$42,880$20.62/hr$32,000$54,570
TulsaOklahoma$42,470$20.42/hr$26,140$53,110
VictoriaTexas$41,820$20.11/hr$36,020$57,780
GreenvilleSouth Carolina$41,790$20.09/hr$29,000$56,270
El PasoTexas$38,840$18.67/hr$29,980$48,690