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Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers salary in Washington, DC

The median painting, coating, and decorating workers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $53,290 a year, 28% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,372 a month.

10th percentile
$43,710
25th percentile
$45,860
Median percentile
$53,290
75th percentile
$61,110
90th percentile
$71,490

Based on 60 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

$40,469 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,290
Federal income tax−$4,215
Social Security + Medicare−$4,077
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$4,530
Monthly take-home$3,372
Every two weeks$1,556

Does it go far here?

$48,942Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
60%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

All painting, coating, and decorating workers salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia