State,Painters employed,Median hourly wage,25th percentile hourly,10th percentile hourly,Median annual wage,Loaded hourly cost (median plus 32 percent burden),"Wall labor cost, 1,000 sq ft, two coats"
United States,225190,23.75,21.46,18.0,49400,31.35,314
Alabama,1570,21.12,18.0,16.44,43930,27.88,279
Alaska,440,29.32,26.3,21.09,60980,38.7,387
Arizona,5210,23.2,21.81,19.32,48250,30.62,306
Arkansas,890,19.28,17.76,14.97,40090,25.45,254
California,38430,28.38,22.85,20.26,59020,37.46,375
Colorado,3480,25.47,22.7,19.51,52970,33.62,336
Connecticut,2230,28.12,22.9,19.29,58480,37.12,371
Delaware,480,28.14,24.36,16.86,58530,37.14,371
District of Columbia,500,28.61,22.77,22.49,59520,37.77,378
Florida,22450,22.85,19.2,17.65,47530,30.16,302
Georgia,2760,23.24,20.26,17.64,48340,30.68,307
Hawaii,1900,32.8,28.59,22.64,68220,43.3,433
Idaho,2040,21.58,17.73,16.54,44880,28.49,285
Illinois,6820,29.45,23.07,19.63,61260,38.87,389
Indiana,3510,24.16,20.76,17.51,50260,31.89,319
Iowa,1770,23.9,20.7,17.83,49710,31.55,315
Kansas,1570,21.88,17.88,16.24,45510,28.88,289
Kentucky,1390,23.13,19.33,17.26,48110,30.53,305
Louisiana,4090,22.31,18.74,15.39,46410,29.45,294
Maine,2120,28.5,24.12,22.75,59270,37.62,376
Maryland,3750,23.62,22.37,19.5,49120,31.18,312
Massachusetts,4430,27.65,22.51,20.92,57510,36.5,365
Michigan,4920,24.35,21.78,18.0,50650,32.14,321
Minnesota,3810,27.54,20.96,17.53,57270,36.35,364
Mississippi,1060,21.54,17.75,16.6,44800,28.43,284
Missouri,3980,27.65,22.28,18.82,57510,36.5,365
Montana,920,28.03,22.78,16.9,58290,37.0,370
Nebraska,1590,22.73,18.19,16.06,47280,30.0,300
Nevada,4120,27.11,22.57,19.92,56390,35.79,358
New Hampshire,910,23.88,22.39,19.63,49670,31.52,315
New Jersey,4110,28.49,21.87,18.11,59250,37.61,376
New Mexico,1010,22.23,19.48,18.16,46240,29.34,293
New York,13040,28.64,23.47,21.95,59570,37.8,378
North Carolina,5220,21.21,17.83,16.06,44110,28.0,280
North Dakota,420,26.38,22.75,17.71,54870,34.82,348
Ohio,5600,23.77,21.17,17.82,49450,31.38,314
Oklahoma,1880,21.59,17.64,14.74,44900,28.5,285
Oregon,5410,23.51,22.09,18.39,48900,31.03,310
Pennsylvania,5980,25.06,22.89,17.91,52120,33.08,331
Rhode Island,1160,20.0,17.9,15.0,41590,26.4,264
South Carolina,2080,19.64,17.31,13.1,40840,25.92,259
South Dakota,670,23.15,19.92,17.26,48160,30.56,306
Tennessee,3040,20.78,17.96,16.88,43230,27.43,274
Texas,18330,21.86,18.78,17.25,45460,28.86,289
Utah,3510,22.14,18.32,17.41,46050,29.22,292
Vermont,550,25.54,23.42,23.11,53120,33.71,337
Virginia,5930,22.82,18.89,17.5,47470,30.12,301
Washington,9510,28.68,23.53,21.85,59650,37.86,379
West Virginia,720,21.26,15.75,14.04,44230,28.06,281
Wisconsin,3350,24.08,22.42,18.21,50090,31.79,318
Wyoming,480,22.7,18.45,15.08,47220,29.96,300

"Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, SOC 47-2141 Painters, Construction and Maintenance. Last two columns are PaintPricing.com estimates using a 32 percent labor burden and 200 sq ft per hour per coat; replace both with your own figures. paintpricing.com/painter-wages-by-state/"