Painter/Illustrator Salary in Maryland

How much does a Painter/Illustrator make in Maryland?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Painter/Illustrator in Maryland is $49,891 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

However, a Painter/Illustrator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $69,754
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,570 to $60,288
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $33,994

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Painter/Illustrator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,288	$5,024	$1,159	$29
Average	$49,891	$4,158	$959	$24
25th Percentile	$41,570	$3,464	$799	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Painter/Illustrator Salaries

A Painter/Illustrator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Painter/Illustrator Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Painter/Illustrators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $53,573.
California: $53,370.
Massachusetts: $52,659.

District of Columbia $53,573 California $53,370 Massachusetts $52,659 Washington $52,465 New Jersey $52,446 Alaska $52,378 Connecticut $51,711 New York $51,440

Hawaii $50,573 Rhode Island $50,167 Maryland $49,891 Minnesota $49,514 Colorado $49,369 Illinois $49,320 Oregon $49,136 Delaware $49,001

New Hampshire $48,916 Virginia $48,725 Pennsylvania $48,169 Nevada $47,888 North Dakota $47,796 Michigan $47,651 Wisconsin $47,598 Vermont $47,491

Texas $47,196 Maine $47,177 Arizona $47,148 Ohio $47,114 Georgia $46,669 Indiana $46,446 Wyoming $46,403 Utah $46,335

Iowa $46,306 Kansas $46,074 Louisiana $46,006 North Carolina $45,982 Missouri $45,972 Florida $45,783 Montana $45,682 Nebraska $45,585

Kentucky $45,532 South Carolina $45,338 Tennessee $45,217 Idaho $45,169 New Mexico $44,815 Oklahoma $44,738 Alabama $44,453 South Dakota $43,974

Arkansas $43,712 West Virginia $43,572 Mississippi $43,151

Top Paying Cities for Painter/Illustrators

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Owings: $51,371
Riverdale: $53,209
College Park: $53,148

Owings, MD $51,371 Riverdale, MD $53,209 College Park, MD $53,148 Fort Washington, MD $53,113 Oxon Hill, MD $53,266 Suitland, MD $53,249 District Heights, MD $53,223 Temple Hills, MD $53,250

Deale, MD $51,133 Dunkirk, MD $51,674 Fort George G Meade, MD $50,488 Friendship, MD $51,295 Fulton, MD $51,159 Andrews Air Force Base, MD $53,069 Savage, MD $50,563 Shady Side, MD $50,729

Galesville, MD $50,953 Greenbelt, MD $52,963 Glenn Dale, MD $52,378 Upper Marlboro, MD $52,429 Harwood, MD $51,149 Highland, MD $51,113 West River, MD $51,158 Tracys Landing, MD $51,195

Hyattsville, MD $53,252 Jessup, MD $50,315 Bethesda, MD $53,267 Glen Echo, MD $53,257 Chevy Chase, MD $53,261 Cabin John, MD $53,246 Olney, MD $52,047 Brookeville, MD $51,076

Poolesville, MD $51,525 Barnesville, MD $50,808 Beallsville, MD $50,902 Boyds, MD $51,291 Dickerson, MD $50,843 Rockville, MD $52,660 Potomac, MD $52,812 Derwood, MD $52,102

Sandy Spring, MD $51,798 Ashton, MD $51,683 Brinklow, MD $51,300 Burtonsville, MD $51,900 Montgomery Village, MD $51,475 Kensington, MD $53,217 Garrett Park, MD $53,154 Suburb Maryland Fac, MD $52,736

Silver Spring, MD $53,186 Takoma Park, MD $53,256 Aberdeen, MD $48,781 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD $48,771 Abingdon, MD $49,148 Gunpowder, MD $49,444 Arnold, MD $50,020 Baldwin, MD $49,351

Bel Air, MD $48,941 Belcamp, MD $49,012 Benson, MD $48,716 Boring, MD $48,824 Brooklandville, MD $49,832 Butler, MD $49,283 Chase, MD $49,672 Churchville, MD $48,575

Clarksville, MD $50,571 Cockeysville, MD $49,377 Hunt Valley, MD $49,584 Crownsville, MD $50,358 Darlington, MD $48,145 Davidsonville, MD $51,093 Dayton, MD $50,539 Edgewater, MD $50,625

Edgewood, MD $49,297 Ellicott City, MD $49,930 Columbia, MD $50,304 Fallston, MD $49,168 Finksburg, MD $49,185 Forest Hill, MD $48,674 Fork, MD $49,518 Fort Howard, MD $49,831

Freeland, MD $47,696 Gambrills, MD $50,548 Gibson Island, MD $49,858 Glen Arm, MD $49,701 Glen Burnie, MD $49,917 Glyndon, MD $49,440 Hampstead, MD $48,303 Elkridge, MD $49,972

Hanover, MD $50,001 Harmans, MD $49,998 Havre De Grace, MD $48,464 Hydes, MD $49,522 Jarrettsville, MD $48,513 Joppa, MD $49,422 Kingsville, MD $49,532 Lineboro, MD $47,575

Linthicum Heights, MD $49,925 Long Green, MD $49,619 Spencerville, MD $51,823 Clarksburg, MD $50,690 Damascus, MD $50,253 Germantown, MD $51,755 Annapolis, MD $50,407 Cumberland, MD $45,790

Accident, MD $45,714 Barton, MD $45,928 Bittinger, MD $45,842 Bloomington, MD $46,005 Corriganville, MD $45,499 Eckhart Mines, MD $45,751 Ellerslie, MD $45,557 Flintstone, MD $45,801

Friendsville, MD $45,700 Frostburg, MD $45,688 Grantsville, MD $45,690 Kitzmiller, MD $45,693 Lonaconing, MD $45,846 Luke, MD $46,009 Mc Henry, MD $45,718 Midland, MD $45,999

Midlothian, MD $45,694 Mount Savage, MD $45,485 Oakland, MD $45,585 Oldtown, MD $45,864 Pinto, MD $45,948 Rawlings, MD $45,963 Spring Gap, MD $45,919 Swanton, MD $45,808

Westernport, MD $46,007 Easton, MD $49,407 Barclay, MD $48,995 Bethlehem, MD $49,058 Betterton, MD $49,031 Bozman, MD $49,828 Cambridge, MD $49,060 Centreville, MD $49,459

Chester, MD $49,840 Chestertown, MD $49,260 Church Creek, MD $48,983 Church Hill, MD $49,194 Claiborne, MD $49,918 Cordova, MD $49,240 Crapo, MD $48,551 Crocheron, MD $48,201

Crumpton, MD $48,938 Denton, MD $48,983 East New Market, MD $48,864 Federalsburg, MD $48,855 Fishing Creek, MD $48,731 Galena, MD $48,806 Goldsboro, MD $48,889 Grasonville, MD $49,746

Greensboro, MD $48,898 Henderson, MD $48,943 Hillsboro, MD $49,275 Hurlock, MD $48,876 Ingleside, MD $49,034 Kennedyville, MD $48,893 Mcdaniel, MD $49,898 Madison, MD $49,364

Marydel, MD $48,808 Massey, MD $48,818 Millington, MD $48,887 Neavitt, MD $49,891 Newcomb, MD $49,547 Oxford, MD $49,302 Preston, MD $49,040 Price, MD $49,227

Queen Anne, MD $49,356 Queenstown, MD $49,637 Rhodesdale, MD $48,583 Ridgely, MD $49,091 Rock Hall, MD $49,561 Royal Oak, MD $49,455 Saint Michaels, MD $49,790 Secretary, MD $49,051

Sherwood, MD $50,195 Deal Island, MD $47,831 Eden, MD $47,926 Ewell, MD $47,682 Fruitland, MD $48,090 Girdletree, MD $47,573 Hebron, MD $48,045 Linkwood, MD $48,723

Manokin, MD $47,768 Mardela Springs, MD $48,218 Marion Station, MD $47,600 Nanticoke, MD $48,024 Newark, MD $47,824 Ocean City, MD $48,054 Parsonsburg, MD $47,958 Pittsville, MD $47,960

Pocomoke City, MD $47,662 Powellville, MD $47,935 Princess Anne, MD $47,891 Quantico, MD $47,951 Rehobeth, MD $47,586 Sharptown, MD $48,483 Showell, MD $47,959 Snow Hill, MD $47,789

Stockton, MD $47,503 Tyaskin, MD $47,904 Tylerton, MD $47,739 Upper Fairmount, MD $47,885 Vienna, MD $48,321 Westover, MD $47,768 Whaleyville, MD $47,933 Willards, MD $47,952

Delmar, MD $48,080 North East, MD $48,508 Perry Point, MD $48,438 Perryville, MD $48,420 Port Deposit, MD $48,300 Rising Sun, MD $48,142 Warwick, MD $48,796 Cecilton, MD $48,762

Charlestown, MD $48,502 Chesapeake City, MD $48,761 Childs, MD $48,696 Stevensville, MD $49,968 Colora, MD $48,099 Conowingo, MD $48,018 Earleville, MD $48,716 Elk Mills, MD $48,713

Elkton, MD $48,677 Georgetown, MD $48,752 Lutherville Timonium, MD $49,791 Abell, MD $49,295 Accokeek, MD $52,677 Aquasco, MD $51,373 Avenue, MD $49,374 Barstow, MD $50,760

Bel Alton, MD $51,011 Benedict, MD $50,977 Brandywine, MD $52,178 Broomes Island, MD $50,184 Bryans Road, MD $52,574 Bryantown, MD $51,623 Bushwood, MD $49,410 California, MD $49,368

Callaway, MD $49,023 Chaptico, MD $49,879 Charlotte Hall, MD $50,632 Cheltenham, MD $52,666 Clements, MD $49,880 Cobb Island, MD $49,432 Coltons Point, MD $49,200 Compton, MD $49,468

Dameron, MD $48,398 Dowell, MD $49,522 Drayden, MD $48,515 Faulkner, MD $50,739 Great Mills, MD $49,103 Helen, MD $50,346 Hollywood, MD $49,659 Hughesville, MD $51,279

Huntingtown, MD $51,068 Indian Head, MD $51,386 Ironsides, MD $51,179 Issue, MD $49,699 La Plata, MD $51,532 Leonardtown, MD $49,285 Lexington Park, MD $48,952 Loveville, MD $49,802

Lusby, MD $49,614 Marbury, MD $51,799 Mechanicsville, MD $50,335 Morganza, MD $50,041 Mount Victoria, MD $49,466 Nanjemoy, MD $50,577 Newburg, MD $50,070 Park Hall, MD $48,808

Patuxent River, MD $49,066 Piney Point, MD $48,590 Pomfret, MD $52,092 Port Republic, MD $50,457 Port Tobacco, MD $51,342 Prince Frederick, MD $50,764 Ridge, MD $48,184 Rock Point, MD $50,052

Saint Inigoes, MD $48,339 Saint Leonard, MD $50,213 Saint Marys City, MD $48,799 Scotland, MD $47,865 Solomons, MD $49,477 Sunderland, MD $51,170 Tall Timbers, MD $48,652 Valley Lee, MD $48,671

Welcome, MD $51,022 White Plains, MD $52,097 Southern Md Facility, MD $52,733 Annapolis Junction, MD $50,429 Lanham, MD $52,933 Beltsville, MD $52,857 Laurel, MD $51,705 Bladensburg, MD $53,243

Lothian, MD $51,676 Mount Rainier, MD $53,268 North Beach, MD $50,958 Bowie, MD $51,697 Brentwood, MD $53,265 Capitol Heights, MD $53,241 Chesapeake Beach, MD $50,932 Churchton, MD $50,944

Clinton, MD $52,941 Still Pond, MD $49,034 Sudlersville, MD $48,942 Taylors Island, MD $49,377 Templeville, MD $48,811 Tilghman, MD $50,082 Toddville, MD $48,312 Trappe, MD $49,090

Wingate, MD $48,501 Wittman, MD $49,917 Woolford, MD $49,173 Worton, MD $49,202 Wye Mills, MD $49,551 Frederick, MD $48,990 Adamstown, MD $50,008 Big Pool, MD $46,453

Boonsboro, MD $48,108 Braddock Heights, MD $48,965 Brownsville, MD $48,822 Brunswick, MD $49,273 Buckeystown, MD $49,636 Burkittsville, MD $48,901 Cascade, MD $47,670 Cavetown, MD $47,609

Chewsville, MD $47,683 Clear Spring, MD $47,045 Cooksville, MD $49,909 Emmitsburg, MD $47,829 Fairplay, MD $47,799 Funkstown, MD $47,794 Glenelg, MD $50,437 Glenwood, MD $50,190

Hagerstown, MD $47,552 Hancock, MD $46,224 Ijamsville, MD $49,885 Jefferson, MD $49,322 Keedysville, MD $48,260 Keymar, MD $48,236 Knoxville, MD $49,014 Ladiesburg, MD $48,410

Libertytown, MD $48,855 Lisbon, MD $49,915 Little Orleans, MD $45,968 Maugansville, MD $47,379 Middletown, MD $48,785 Monrovia, MD $49,776 Mount Airy, MD $49,478 Myersville, MD $48,151

New Market, MD $49,277 New Midway, MD $48,408 New Windsor, MD $48,846 Point Of Rocks, MD $49,913 Rocky Ridge, MD $48,086 Rohrersville, MD $48,589 Sabillasville, MD $47,734 Saint James, MD $47,806

Sharpsburg, MD $48,188 Smithsburg, MD $47,652 Sykesville, MD $49,605 Taneytown, MD $47,943 Thurmont, MD $48,141 Tuscarora, MD $50,104 Union Bridge, MD $48,648 Unionville, MD $48,883

Walkersville, MD $48,710 West Friendship, MD $50,018 Williamsport, MD $47,604 Woodbine, MD $49,910 Woodsboro, MD $48,478 Salisbury, MD $48,080 Allen, MD $48,014 Berlin, MD $47,963

Bishopville, MD $47,975 Bivalve, MD $48,151 Manchester, MD $47,722 Marriottsville, MD $49,804 Maryland Line, MD $47,575 Mayo, MD $50,513 Millersville, MD $50,101 Monkton, MD $48,923

Odenton, MD $50,608 Crofton, MD $50,897 Owings Mills, MD $49,704 Parkton, MD $48,172 Pasadena, MD $49,872 Perry Hall, MD $49,737 Perryman, MD $48,908 Phoenix, MD $49,475

Pylesville, MD $47,885 Randallstown, MD $49,781 Reisterstown, MD $49,587 Riderwood, MD $49,886 Riva, MD $50,707 Severn, MD $50,093 Severna Park, MD $50,026 Simpsonville, MD $50,513

Sparks Glencoe, MD $49,074 Crisfield, MD $47,717 Stevenson, MD $49,814 Dhs, MD $52,690 Waldorf, MD $52,067 Street, MD $48,103 Upperco, MD $48,784 Upper Falls, MD $49,581

Westminster, MD $48,786 Whiteford, MD $47,866 White Hall, MD $48,107 White Marsh, MD $49,691 Woodstock, MD $49,826 Baltimore, MD $49,891 Towson, MD $49,885 Gwynn Oak, MD $49,902

Pikesville, MD $49,867 Sparrows Point, MD $49,838 Middle River, MD $49,734 Essex, MD $49,852 Dundalk, MD $49,899 Brooklyn, MD $49,900 Curtis Bay, MD $49,911 Halethorpe, MD $49,907

Catonsville, MD $49,931 Parkville, MD $49,878 Nottingham, MD $49,827 Rosedale, MD $49,891 Windsor Mill, MD $49,875 Gaithersburg, MD $51,992 Washington Grove, MD $52,019

Painter/Illustrator Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Painter/Illustrator salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $49,891. While startup companies pay approximate $49,891.

Painter/Illustrator Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$49,891
Growth Stage	51~500	$49,891
Established	501~5000	$49,891
Enterprise	5000+	$49,891

Painter/Illustrator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Painter/Illustrator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$41,570

Average $49,891/year

$60,288

$3,464

Average $4,158/month

$5,024

$799

Average $959/week

$1,159

$20

Average $24/hour

$29

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$60,288	$5,024	$1,159	$29
Average	$49,891	$4,158	$959	$24
25th Percentile	$41,570	$3,464	$799	$20

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