Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying cities for painters, construction and maintenance

Champaign, IL leads at $84,370 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
Champaign, IL$84,370$55,240–$86,620
Kahului, HI$73,650$64,310–$83,700
Rockford, IL$72,700$54,300–$95,000
Urban Honolulu, HI$66,160$59,170–$85,280
Bremerton, WA$65,080$57,760–$80,330
Peoria, IL$64,450$48,250–$86,740
Bay City, MI$64,200$47,700–$64,200
Springfield, IL$63,930$50,260–$80,750
Hanford, CA$63,800$45,770–$79,060
San Francisco, CA$63,600$56,430–$78,370
Saginaw, MI$63,360$47,420–$72,260
Portland, ME$63,120$54,180–$64,510
Santa Rosa, CA$62,790$50,170–$77,140
Santa Cruz, CA$62,400$49,450–$73,230
Vallejo, CA$62,370$50,600–$77,470
San Jose, CA$61,970$56,780–$78,330
Chicago, IL$61,740$48,970–$95,850
Albany, GA$61,530$37,980–$68,640
Anniston, AL$61,480$55,580–$61,480
Fairbanks, AK$61,420$54,830–$74,670
New York, NY$61,420$50,880–$83,060
Napa, CA$61,400$49,630–$72,550
Flint, MI$61,230$47,390–$75,670
Salinas, CA$60,860$48,010–$71,910
Bozeman, MT$60,850$49,080–$69,310
Minneapolis, MN$60,850$44,270–$75,730
Seattle, WA$60,440$49,630–$69,980
Olympia, WA$60,410$49,850–$66,940
Anchorage, AK$60,360$53,740–$73,860
Rochester, MN$60,220$45,580–$75,590
Helena, MT$60,110$47,830–$61,810
St. Louis, MO$59,810$48,230–$77,100
Trenton, NJ$59,610$50,540–$82,920
Bridgeport, CT$59,590$48,330–$78,020
Sacramento, CA$59,510$46,860–$76,670
Elmira, NY$59,490$46,370–$78,810
Ann Arbor, MI$59,210$48,010–$80,920
San Luis Obispo, CA$59,120$45,770–$74,350
Ithaca, NY$59,110$47,410–$71,930
Los Angeles, CA$59,080$47,530–$68,640
Kennewick, WA$58,990$45,510–$65,200
Yuba City, CA$58,890$43,900–$72,560
Bellingham, WA$58,810$47,120–$63,830
Norwich, CT$58,730$49,140–$79,000
Burlington, VT$58,670$50,140–$59,830
Columbus, IN$58,560$47,210–$66,000
Bakersfield, CA$58,540$45,510–$88,310
Hartford, CT$58,520$45,330–$76,920
Longview, WA$58,500$50,440–$60,870
New Haven, CT$58,490$47,340–$72,370

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.