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Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers salary in Texas

The median painting, coating, and decorating workers in Texas earns $32,430 a year, 22% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,353 a month.

10th percentile
$23,400
25th percentile
$27,500
Median percentile
$32,430
75th percentile
$40,850
90th percentile
$52,800

Based on 550 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$28,238 take-home a year
Gross pay$32,430
Federal income tax−$1,712
Social Security + Medicare−$2,481
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,353
Every two weeks$1,086

Does it go far here?

$33,413Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
60%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texas

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$410,150
Neurologists$360,640
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830
Radiologists$319,320
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960
Physicians, All Other$269,800

All painting, coating, and decorating workers salaries · Take-home pay in Texas