Painters, Construction and Maintenance salary
The median pay for painters, construction and maintenance in the United States is $49,400 a year. About 225,190 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $37,440
- 25th percentile
- $44,640
- Median percentile
- $49,400
- 75th percentile
- $61,660
- 90th percentile
- $78,810
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Hawaii $68,220
- Illinois $61,260
- Alaska $60,980
- Washington $59,650
- New York $59,570
- District of Columbia $59,520
- Maine $59,270
- New Jersey $59,250
- California $59,020
- Delaware $58,530
- Connecticut $58,480
- Montana $58,290
- Massachusetts $57,510
- Missouri $57,510
- Minnesota $57,270
- Nevada $56,390
- North Dakota $54,870
- Vermont $53,120
- Colorado $52,970
- Pennsylvania $52,120
- Michigan $50,650
- Indiana $50,260
- Wisconsin $50,090
- Iowa $49,710
- New Hampshire $49,670
- Ohio $49,450
- Maryland $49,120
- Oregon $48,900
- Georgia $48,340
- Arizona $48,250
- South Dakota $48,160
- Kentucky $48,110
- Florida $47,530
- Virginia $47,470
- Nebraska $47,280
- Wyoming $47,220
- Louisiana $46,410
- New Mexico $46,240
- Utah $46,050
- Kansas $45,510
- Texas $45,460
- Oklahoma $44,900
- Idaho $44,880
- Mississippi $44,800
- West Virginia $44,230
- North Carolina $44,110
- Alabama $43,930
- Tennessee $43,230
- Rhode Island $41,590
- South Carolina $40,840
- Arkansas $40,090
By metro area
- Champaign, IL $84,370
- Kahului, HI $73,650
- Rockford, IL $72,700
- Urban Honolulu, HI $66,160
- Bremerton, WA $65,080
- Peoria, IL $64,450
- Bay City, MI $64,200
- Springfield, IL $63,930
- Hanford, CA $63,800
- San Francisco, CA $63,600
- Saginaw, MI $63,360
- Portland, ME $63,120
- Santa Rosa, CA $62,790
- Santa Cruz, CA $62,400
- Vallejo, CA $62,370
- San Jose, CA $61,970
- Chicago, IL $61,740
- Albany, GA $61,530
- Anniston, AL $61,480
- Fairbanks, AK $61,420
- New York, NY $61,420
- Napa, CA $61,400
- Flint, MI $61,230
- Salinas, CA $60,860
- Bozeman, MT $60,850
- Minneapolis, MN $60,850
- Seattle, WA $60,440
- Olympia, WA $60,410
- Anchorage, AK $60,360
- Rochester, MN $60,220
- Helena, MT $60,110
- St. Louis, MO $59,810
- Trenton, NJ $59,610
- Bridgeport, CT $59,590
- Sacramento, CA $59,510
- Elmira, NY $59,490
- Ann Arbor, MI $59,210
- San Luis Obispo, CA $59,120
- Ithaca, NY $59,110
- Los Angeles, CA $59,080
- Kennewick, WA $58,990
- Yuba City, CA $58,890
- Bellingham, WA $58,810
- Norwich, CT $58,730
- Burlington, VT $58,670
- Columbus, IN $58,560
- Bakersfield, CA $58,540
- Hartford, CT $58,520
- Longview, WA $58,500
- New Haven, CT $58,490
- Great Falls, MT $58,260
- Merced, CA $58,220
- Billings, MT $58,140
- Denver, CO $58,070
- Cape Girardeau, MO $58,010
- Mount Vernon, WA $57,990
- Davenport, IA $57,870
- Boston, MA $57,820
- Akron, OH $57,560
- Des Moines, IA $57,410
- Philadelphia, PA $57,410
- Las Vegas, NV $57,360
- El Centro, CA $57,240
- Missoula, MT $57,060
- Spokane, WA $57,050
- Springfield, OH $56,860
- Chambersburg, PA $56,610
- Madison, WI $56,490
- Santa Maria, CA $56,420
- Detroit, MI $56,330
- San Diego, CA $55,970
- Waterbury, CT $55,690
- Bismarck, ND $55,170
- Amherst Town, MA $55,040
- Waterloo, IA $55,000
- Evansville, IN $54,400
- Worcester, MA $54,240
- Jefferson City, MO $54,110
- Redding, CA $54,090
- Reno, NV $54,060
- York, PA $54,010
- Harrisburg, PA $53,800
- Oxnard, CA $53,460
- Lansing, MI $53,400
- Buffalo, NY $53,340
- Portland, OR $53,280
- Bloomington, IN $53,240
- Binghamton, NY $53,190
- Atlantic City, NJ $52,940
- Fargo, ND $52,900
- Boulder, CO $52,760
- Fresno, CA $52,700
- Janesville, WI $52,070
- Traverse City, MI $52,000
- Columbus, OH $51,810
- Albany, NY $51,650
- Walla Walla, WA $51,460
- Carson City, NV $51,370
- St. Joseph, MO $51,230
- Wheeling, WV $51,200
- Oshkosh, WI $51,050
- Racine, WI $50,950
- Indianapolis, IN $50,900
- Allentown, PA $50,880
- Barnstable Town, MA $50,670
- Grand Junction, CO $50,660
- Utica, NY $50,650
- Appleton, WI $50,640
- Wenatchee, WA $50,630
- Milwaukee, WI $50,620
- Washington, DC $50,560
- Grand Forks, ND $50,530
- Dover, DE $50,490
- Kiryas Joel, NY $50,420
- Reading, PA $50,380
- Pittsfield, MA $50,350
- Stockton, CA $50,290
- Cincinnati, OH $50,170
- Kansas City, MO $50,070
- Duluth, MN $49,720