Painter/Illustrator Salary in Mississippi

How much does a Painter/Illustrator make in Mississippi?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Painter/Illustrator in Mississippi is $43,151 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $60,330
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $35,954 to $52,143
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $29,402

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Painter/Illustrator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,143	$4,345	$1,003	$25
Average	$43,151	$3,596	$830	$21
25th Percentile	$35,954	$2,996	$691	$17

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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:

Hillsboro: $42,345
Holly Bluff: $41,981
Kosciusko: $41,970

Hillsboro, MS $42,345 Holly Bluff, MS $41,981 Kosciusko, MS $41,970 Lake, MS $42,205 Lena, MS $42,371 Lexington, MS $41,896 Lorman, MS $42,001 Louise, MS $42,425

Ludlow, MS $42,464 Mc Adams, MS $41,933 Mc Cool, MS $41,886 Madden, MS $42,096 Madison, MS $42,850 Magee, MS $42,397 Mayersville, MS $42,233 Mendenhall, MS $42,548

Midnight, MS $42,426 Mize, MS $42,225 Morton, MS $42,563 Mount Olive, MS $42,227 Natchez, MS $42,109 Newhebron, MS $42,346 Pattison, MS $42,202 Pelahatchie, MS $42,698

Pickens, MS $42,233 Piney Woods, MS $42,768 Pinola, MS $42,522 Port Gibson, MS $42,195 Puckett, MS $42,604 Pulaski, MS $42,360 Raleigh, MS $42,246 Raymond, MS $42,834

Redwood, MS $42,256 Ridgeland, MS $42,960 Rolling Fork, MS $42,263 Sallis, MS $42,005 Sandhill, MS $42,796 Satartia, MS $42,471 Sharon, MS $42,516 Sibley, MS $42,211

Silver City, MS $42,190 Star, MS $42,827 Taylorsville, MS $42,118 Tchula, MS $41,932 Terry, MS $42,848 Thomastown, MS $42,100 Tinsley, MS $42,434 Tougaloo, MS $42,990

Utica, MS $42,597 Vaiden, MS $41,812 Valley Park, MS $42,061 Vaughan, MS $42,318 Vicksburg, MS $42,401 Walnut Grove, MS $42,176 Washington, MS $42,091 Wesson, MS $42,379

West, MS $41,806 Whitfield, MS $42,986 Yazoo City, MS $42,258 Jackson, MS $43,020 Pearl, MS $43,017 Richland, MS $43,020 Flowood, MS $43,008 Byram, MS $42,968

Lula, MS $42,798 Lyon, MS $42,002 Marks, MS $42,286 Michigan City, MS $43,117 Mount Pleasant, MS $44,153 Myrtle, MS $42,337 Nesbit, MS $44,883 New Albany, MS $42,262

Olive Branch, MS $44,817 Oxford, MS $42,407 Pope, MS $42,141 Potts Camp, MS $42,803 Red Banks, MS $44,131 Ripley, MS $42,207 Robinsonville, MS $44,277 Sarah, MS $43,644

Sardis, MS $42,879 Senatobia, MS $43,699 Sherard, MS $41,911 Sledge, MS $42,727 Southaven, MS $45,146 Taylor, MS $42,342 Tiplersville, MS $42,281 Tula, MS $42,105

Tunica, MS $43,759 University, MS $42,707 Victoria, MS $44,077 Walls, MS $45,049 Walnut, MS $42,296 Waterford, MS $42,959 Greenville, MS $43,016 Alligator, MS $41,777

Anguilla, MS $42,567 Arcola, MS $43,016 Avon, MS $43,016 Benoit, MS $42,613 Beulah, MS $42,220 Boyle, MS $42,422 Chatham, MS $42,941 Cleveland, MS $42,268

Doddsville, MS $42,035 Drew, MS $41,811 Parchman, MS $41,856 Dublin, MS $41,703 Duncan, MS $41,755 Glen Allan, MS $42,813 Grace, MS $42,709 Gunnison, MS $41,877

Hollandale, MS $43,016 Holly Ridge, MS $42,642 Indianola, MS $42,670 Inverness, MS $42,587 Isola, MS $42,683 Leland, MS $43,016 Merigold, MS $42,041 Metcalfe, MS $43,016

Moorhead, MS $42,257 Mound Bayou, MS $42,002 Pace, MS $42,250 Panther Burn, MS $42,828 Rena Lara, MS $41,765 Rome, MS $41,773 Rosedale, MS $42,150 Ruleville, MS $42,012

Scott, MS $42,760 Shaw, MS $42,551 Shelby, MS $41,902 Stoneville, MS $43,016 Sunflower, MS $42,178 Wayside, MS $43,016 Winstonville, MS $42,118 Winterville, MS $43,016

Tupelo, MS $42,455 Algoma, MS $42,338 Amory, MS $41,739 Baldwyn, MS $42,234 Becker, MS $41,631 Belden, MS $42,382 Belmont, MS $42,068 Blue Springs, MS $42,262

Booneville, MS $42,209 Burnsville, MS $42,176 Corinth, MS $42,335 Dennis, MS $42,020 Derma, MS $42,301 Ecru, MS $42,297 Fulton, MS $42,235 Gattman, MS $41,571

Glen, MS $42,218 Abbeville, MS $42,653 Arkabutla, MS $44,110 Ashland, MS $42,814 Batesville, MS $42,532 Belen, MS $42,156 Blue Mountain, MS $42,304 Byhalia, MS $44,327

Clarksdale, MS $41,880 Coahoma, MS $42,311 Coldwater, MS $44,180 Como, MS $43,122 Courtland, MS $42,311 Crenshaw, MS $42,898 Crowder, MS $42,164 Darling, MS $42,516

Dumas, MS $42,179 Dundee, MS $42,824 Etta, MS $42,292 Falcon, MS $42,618 Falkner, MS $42,493 Farrell, MS $42,003 Friars Point, MS $42,336 Hernando, MS $44,509

Hickory Flat, MS $42,613 Holly Springs, MS $43,302 Horn Lake, MS $45,097 Independence, MS $44,007 Jonestown, MS $42,350 Lake Cormorant, MS $44,860 Lamar, MS $43,325 Stennis Space Center, MS $42,986

Diamondhead, MS $42,624 Biloxi, MS $42,885 Diberville, MS $42,861 Escatawpa, MS $42,652 Gautier, MS $42,644 Hurley, MS $42,766 Kiln, MS $42,667 Lakeshore, MS $43,018

Long Beach, MS $42,571 Mc Henry, MS $42,453 Moss Point, MS $42,687 Ocean Springs, MS $42,708 Vancleave, MS $42,603 Pascagoula, MS $42,686 Pass Christian, MS $42,573 Pearlington, MS $43,575

Perkinston, MS $42,445 Saucier, MS $42,580 Waveland, MS $42,691 Wiggins, MS $42,300 Brookhaven, MS $42,372 Bogue Chitto, MS $42,156 Bude, MS $42,161 Centreville, MS $43,402

Chatawa, MS $42,542 Crosby, MS $42,410 Fernwood, MS $42,342 Gloster, MS $42,699 Jayess, MS $42,016 Kokomo, MS $42,036 Liberty, MS $42,816 Mc Call Creek, MS $42,122

Mccomb, MS $42,172 Magnolia, MS $42,391 Meadville, MS $41,996 Monticello, MS $42,266 Oak Vale, MS $42,053 Osyka, MS $42,686 Roxie, MS $41,972 Ruth, MS $42,080

Silver Creek, MS $42,229 Smithdale, MS $42,095 Sontag, MS $42,281 Summit, MS $42,078 Tylertown, MS $42,070 Union Church, MS $42,162 Woodville, MS $42,861 Columbus, MS $41,257

Aberdeen, MS $41,535 Ackerman, MS $41,904 Artesia, MS $41,318 Bellefontaine, MS $41,968 Brooksville, MS $41,476 Caledonia, MS $41,440 Cedarbluff, MS $41,541 Crawford, MS $41,380

Eupora, MS $41,956 French Camp, MS $41,893 Hamilton, MS $41,361 Kilmichael, MS $41,872 Maben, MS $41,791 Mantee, MS $41,847 Mathiston, MS $41,866 Mayhew, MS $41,260

Montpelier, MS $41,689 Pheba, MS $41,649 Prairie, MS $41,531 Starkville, MS $41,487 Mississippi State, MS $41,454 Steens, MS $41,280 Stewart, MS $41,878 Sturgis, MS $41,768

Walthall, MS $42,038 Weir, MS $41,945 West Point, MS $41,339 Woodland, MS $41,871 Thaxton, MS $42,185 Tishomingo, MS $41,987 Toccopola, MS $42,189 Trebloc, MS $41,733

Tremont, MS $42,139 Van Vleet, MS $42,057 Vardaman, MS $42,107 Verona, MS $42,446 Wheeler, MS $42,213 Grenada, MS $41,892 Banner, MS $42,073 Big Creek, MS $41,963

Bruce, MS $42,100 Calhoun City, MS $42,049 Carrollton, MS $41,695 Cascilla, MS $41,746 Charleston, MS $41,804 Coffeeville, MS $41,918 Coila, MS $41,699 Cruger, MS $41,795

Duck Hill, MS $41,859 Elliott, MS $41,905 Enid, MS $41,924 Glendora, MS $41,679 Gore Springs, MS $41,935 Greenwood, MS $41,683 Holcomb, MS $41,693 Itta Bena, MS $41,990

Mc Carley, MS $41,749 Minter City, MS $41,594 Money, MS $41,650 Morgan City, MS $42,064 North Carrollton, MS $41,920 Oakland, MS $41,876 Paris, MS $42,074 Philipp, MS $41,562

Pittsboro, MS $42,110 Schlater, MS $41,677 Scobey, MS $41,809 Sidon, MS $41,782 Slate Spring, MS $42,022 Sumner, MS $41,802 Swan Lake, MS $41,693 Swiftown, MS $42,175

Tie Plant, MS $41,894 Tillatoba, MS $41,829 Tippo, MS $41,627 Tutwiler, MS $41,781 Vance, MS $41,714 Water Valley, MS $42,031 Webb, MS $41,745 Winona, MS $41,858

Belzoni, MS $42,374 Benton, MS $42,309 Bentonia, MS $42,611 Bolton, MS $42,787 Brandon, MS $42,790 Braxton, MS $42,718 Camden, MS $42,200 Canton, MS $42,637

Carthage, MS $42,119 Cary, MS $42,307 Clinton, MS $42,922 Conehatta, MS $42,118 Crystal Springs, MS $42,701 Delta City, MS $42,825 D Lo, MS $42,630 Durant, MS $41,938

Edwards, MS $42,676 Ethel, MS $41,882 Fayette, MS $42,019 Flora, MS $42,767 Pocahontas, MS $42,976 Florence, MS $42,877 Meridian, MS $42,036 Bailey, MS $41,979

Buckatunna, MS $42,015 Chunky, MS $41,940 Clara, MS $41,985 Collinsville, MS $42,001 Daleville, MS $41,938 Decatur, MS $42,002 De Kalb, MS $41,948 Enterprise, MS $41,939

Hickory, MS $41,947 Lauderdale, MS $41,990 Lawrence, MS $42,091 Little Rock, MS $41,956 Louin, MS $42,026 Louisville, MS $41,946 Macon, MS $42,052 Marion, MS $42,126

Newton, MS $42,011 Noxapater, MS $41,966 Pachuta, MS $41,915 Paulding, MS $41,906 Philadelphia, MS $42,000 Porterville, MS $41,940 Preston, MS $41,952 Quitman, MS $41,969

Rose Hill, MS $41,883 Scooba, MS $42,037 Sebastopol, MS $42,221 Shubuta, MS $41,934 Shuqualak, MS $42,030 State Line, MS $42,094 Stonewall, MS $41,987 Toomsuba, MS $41,999

Union, MS $41,975 Vossburg, MS $41,924 Waynesboro, MS $41,988 Hattiesburg, MS $42,085 Bassfield, MS $42,054 Bay Springs, MS $42,058 Beaumont, MS $42,038 Brooklyn, MS $42,124

Carriere, MS $42,865 Carson, MS $42,072 Collins, MS $42,111 Columbia, MS $42,049 Eastabuchie, MS $42,006 Ellisville, MS $42,021 Heidelberg, MS $41,953 Laurel, MS $42,151

Leakesville, MS $42,362 Lucedale, MS $42,692 Lumberton, MS $42,238 Mc Lain, MS $42,202 Mc Neill, MS $42,812 Moselle, MS $42,006 Moss, MS $41,981 Neely, MS $42,125

New Augusta, MS $41,952 Nicholson, MS $43,077 Ovett, MS $41,950 Petal, MS $42,071 Picayune, MS $43,037 Poplarville, MS $42,533 Prentiss, MS $42,204 Purvis, MS $42,072

Richton, MS $41,944 Sandersville, MS $42,026 Sandy Hook, MS $42,065 Seminary, MS $41,997 Soso, MS $41,990 Stringer, MS $42,014 Sumrall, MS $42,017 Foxworth, MS $42,036

Gulfport, MS $42,546 Bay Saint Louis, MS $42,938 Plantersville, MS $42,213 Pontotoc, MS $42,328 Randolph, MS $42,171 Rienzi, MS $42,213 Saltillo, MS $42,345 Shannon, MS $42,227

Sherman, MS $42,395 Smithville, MS $41,999 Golden, MS $42,072 Greenwood Springs, MS $41,707 Guntown, MS $42,277 Houlka, MS $42,231 Houston, MS $42,003 Iuka, MS $42,024

Mantachie, MS $42,281 Marietta, MS $42,158 Mooreville, MS $42,361 Nettleton, MS $42,060 New Site, MS $42,067 Okolona, MS $41,965 Lambert, MS $41,830 Forest, MS $42,320

Gallman, MS $42,584 Georgetown, MS $42,611 Goodman, MS $42,156 Harperville, MS $42,287 Harriston, MS $42,038 Harrisville, MS $42,680 Hazlehurst, MS $42,418 Hermanville, MS $42,281

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 $43,151. While startup companies pay approximate $43,151.

Painter/Illustrator Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$43,151
Growth Stage	51~500	$43,151
Established	501~5000	$43,151
Enterprise	5000+	$43,151

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

$35,954

Average $43,151/year

$52,143

$2,996

Average $3,596/month

$4,345

$691

Average $830/week

$1,003

$17

Average $21/hour

$25

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$52,143	$4,345	$1,003	$25
Average	$43,151	$3,596	$830	$21
25th Percentile	$35,954	$2,996	$691	$17

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