What are the main factors that influence a Cabinet Painter's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a Cabinet Painter's salary?

A Cabinet Painter's salary grows with experience: starting around $49,467 for beginners, reaching about $51,504 at mid-level, and approach $53,276 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Cabinet Painter?

Cabinet Painter salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Cabinet Painter roles are District of Columbia $55,488, California $55,277, Massachusetts $54,541. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Cabinet Painter roles make?

Salaries for Cabinet Painter level roles vary by specialization: Cabinet Designer: $77,399; Cabinet Installer: $63,310; Cabinet Maker: $60,249; Cabinet Finisher: $57,276; Cabinet Builder: $57,001.

How do different companies affect a Cabinet Painter's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Cabinet Painter roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Cabinet Painter Salary in the United States

How much does a Cabinet Painter make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Cabinet Painter in the United States is $50,115 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $57,508
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,449 to $53,985
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,379

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Cabinet Painter Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,985	$4,499	$1,038	$26
Average	$50,115	$4,176	$964	$24
25th Percentile	$43,449	$3,621	$836	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Cabinet Painter Salaries

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

How Experience Level Affects Cabinet Painter Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Cabinet Painter's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $49,467
Early Career (1-2 years): $49,652
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $51,504
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $52,770
Expert (over 8 years): $53,276

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Cabinet Painter	$49,467
Intermediate Level Cabinet Painter	$49,652
Senior Level Cabinet Painter	$51,504
Specialist Level Cabinet Painter	$52,770
Expert Level Cabinet Painter	$53,276

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How Do Cabinet Painter 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 Cabinet Painters. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $55,488.
California: $55,277.
Massachusetts: $54,541.

District of Columbia $55,488 California $55,277 Massachusetts $54,541 Washington $54,340 New Jersey $54,320 Alaska $54,250 Connecticut $53,558 New York $53,278

Hawaii $52,381 Rhode Island $51,960 Maryland $51,674 Minnesota $51,283 Colorado $51,133 Illinois $51,083 Oregon $50,892 Delaware $50,752

New Hampshire $50,664 Virginia $50,466 Pennsylvania $49,890 Nevada $49,599 North Dakota $49,504 Michigan $49,354 Wisconsin $49,299 Vermont $49,188

Texas $48,883 Maine $48,863 Arizona $48,832 Ohio $48,797 Georgia $48,336 Indiana $48,106 Wyoming $48,061 Utah $47,991

Iowa $47,960 Kansas $47,720 Louisiana $47,650 North Carolina $47,625 Missouri $47,615 Florida $47,419 Montana $47,314 Nebraska $47,214

Kentucky $47,159 South Carolina $46,958 Tennessee $46,833 Idaho $46,783 New Mexico $46,417 Oklahoma $46,337 Alabama $46,041 South Dakota $45,545

Arkansas $45,274 West Virginia $45,129 Mississippi $44,693

Top Paying Cities for Cabinet Painters

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:

San Jose: $63,211
San Francisco: $62,589
Oakland: $61,201

San Jose, CA $63,211

San Francisco, CA $62,589

Oakland, CA $61,201

New York, NY $58,079

Queens Village, NY $57,703

Paramus, NJ $57,302

Passaic, NJ $57,252

Bergenfield, NJ $57,202

Stamford, CT $57,127

Huntington, NY $57,076

Newark, NJ $56,751

Bridgeport, CT $56,650

New Brunswick, NJ $56,485

Vallejo, CA $56,380

Middlesex, NJ $56,350

Somerset, NJ $56,305

Petaluma, CA $56,189

Santa Cruz, CA $55,994

Boston, MA $55,894

Monterey, CA $55,643

Fairbanks, AK $55,608

Los Angeles, CA $55,513

Washington, DC $55,488

Seattle, WA $55,398

Santa Rosa, CA $55,388

Juneau, AK $55,242

Orange, CA $55,077

Anchorage, AK $54,987

Anaheim, CA $54,952

Santa Ana, CA $54,876

Nassau, NY $54,846

Long Beach, CA $54,826

Danbury, CT $54,811

Santa Maria, CA $54,641

Everett, WA $54,631

Bremerton, WA $54,385

Trenton, NJ $54,290

Sacramento, CA $54,270

San Diego, CA $54,245

Brockton, MA $54,225

Tacoma, WA $54,205

Santa Barbara, CA $54,135

Lowell, MA $53,934

New Suffolk, NY $53,914

Nashua, NH $53,854

Lompoc, CA $53,774

Ventura, CA $53,724

Stockton, CA $53,709

New Haven, CT $53,608

Atlantic City, NJ $53,478

Hartford, CT $53,368

Modesto, CA $53,343

Poughkeepsie, NY $53,233

New Britain, CT $53,208

Olympia, WA $53,137

Kennewick, WA $53,137

New London, CT $53,127

Norwich, CT $53,112

Lawrence, MA $53,087

Bakersfield, CA $52,947

Riverside, CA $52,877

New Bedford, MA $52,877

Richland, WA $52,827

Portsmouth, NH $52,787

Vineland, NJ $52,777

San Bernardino, CA $52,736

Boulder, CO $52,596

Worcester, MA $52,556

Portland, OR $52,511

Saint Paul, MN $52,451

Minneapolis, MN $52,451

Philadelphia, PA $52,381

Honolulu, HI $52,115

Springfield, MA $51,940

Providence, RI $51,935

Chicago, IL $51,789

Bellingham, WA $51,729

Baltimore, MD $51,674

Chico, CA $51,549

Wilmington, DE $51,464

Pittsfield, MA $51,413

Manchester, NH $51,318

Spokane, WA $51,098

Denver, CO $51,093

Albany, NY $50,857

Troy, NY $50,837

Schenectady, NY $50,732

Burlington, VT $50,622

Portland, ME $50,446

Salem, OR $50,406

Yakima, WA $50,396

Ann Arbor, MI $50,381

Rochester, MN $50,241

Fresno, CA $50,216

Reno, NV $50,216

Milwaukee, WI $50,171

Detroit, MI $50,120

Allentown, PA $50,105

Carson City, NV $50,100

Houston, TX $50,025

Colorado Springs, CO $50,020

Syracuse, NY $49,995

Eugene, OR $49,900

Bismarck, ND $49,840

Gary, IN $49,840

Galveston, TX $49,840

Springfield, OR $49,800

Medford, OR $49,679

Fort Collins, CO $49,659

Austin, TX $49,619

Mesa, AZ $49,514

Phoenix, AZ $49,504

Dallas, TX $49,489

Reading, PA $49,459

Saint Cloud, MN $49,439

Concord, NH $49,394

Madison, WI $49,374

Utica, NY $49,238

Raleigh, NC $49,198

Las Vegas, NV $49,193

Rochester, NY $49,158

Des Moines, IA $49,153

Atlanta, GA $49,073

Battle Creek, MI $49,058

Salt Lake City, UT $49,043

Lancaster, PA $48,968

Champaign, IL $48,958

Harrisburg, PA $48,898

Durham, NC $48,852

Kansas City, MO $48,847

Kansas City, KS $48,837

Fort Worth, TX $48,832

Boca Raton, FL $48,812

Cleveland, OH $48,807

Columbus, OH $48,797

Pittsburgh, PA $48,792

Richmond, VA $48,772

Indianapolis, IN $48,762

Cincinnati, OH $48,697

Petersburg, VA $48,622

Billings, MT $48,512

Lansing, MI $48,512

Huntsville, AL $48,512

Lebanon, PA $48,507

Dayton, OH $48,502

Pueblo, CO $48,502

Appleton, WI $48,487

Buffalo, NY $48,467

Racine, WI $48,442

Charlotte, NC $48,437

Saint Louis, MO $48,421

Springfield, IL $48,401

Elkhart, IN $48,391

York, PA $48,391

Gastonia, NC $48,386

Benton Harbor, MI $48,386

Beaumont, TX $48,356

Lorain, OH $48,346

Toledo, OH $48,326

Binghamton, NY $48,301

Rock Hill, SC $48,296

Rockford, IL $48,271

Fargo, ND $48,246

Elyria, OH $48,246

Flagstaff, AZ $48,211

Fort Lauderdale, FL $48,181

Miami, FL $48,151

Duluth, MN $48,071

Bangor, ME $48,006

Cedar Rapids, IA $47,950

Louisville, KY $47,925

Grand Rapids, MI $47,915

Hialeah, FL $47,910

Casper, WY $47,840

Scranton, PA $47,780

New Orleans, LA $47,765

Virginia Beach, VA $47,760

Akron, OH $47,735

Peoria, IL $47,670

Sarasota, FL $47,660

Green Bay, WI $47,625

Baton Rouge, LA $47,600

Charleston, SC $47,590

Nashville, TN $47,575

Jamestown, NY $47,565

Davenport, IA $47,565

Tucson, AZ $47,539

Cheyenne, WY $47,524

Saint Petersburg, FL $47,509

Tampa, FL $47,499

Omaha, NE $47,489

Port Arthur, TX $47,469

Evansville, IN $47,469

Bradenton, FL $47,449

Santa Fe, NM $47,359

Orlando, FL $47,309

Clearwater, FL $47,254

Canton, OH $47,149

La Crosse, WI $47,149

Grand Forks, ND $47,134

Albuquerque, NM $47,118

Tulsa, OK $47,118

Newport News, VA $47,113

High Point, NC $47,098

Ogden, UT $47,078

Corpus Christi, TX $47,038

Laramie, WY $47,008

Norfolk, VA $47,008

Rock Island, IL $46,978

Saginaw, MI $46,968

Jacksonville, FL $46,963

Salisbury, NC $46,953

Memphis, TN $46,943

Moline, IL $46,918

Fort Myers, FL $46,903

Waterloo, IA $46,838

Spartanburg, SC $46,788

Lincoln, NE $46,763

Fort Wayne, IN $46,753

Birmingham, AL $46,698

Cedar Falls, IA $46,688

Provo, UT $46,682

Springfield, OH $46,677

San Antonio, TX $46,667

Greensboro, NC $46,647

South Bend, IN $46,642

Winston Salem, NC $46,637

Boise, ID $46,622

Savannah, GA $46,587

Muskegon, MI $46,497

Lima, OH $46,437

Lake Charles, LA $46,417

Anderson, IN $46,407

Lexington, KY $46,392

Augusta, GA $46,377

Greenville, SC $46,377

Wichita, KS $46,332

Tuscaloosa, AL $46,332

Columbia, SC $46,287

Bloomington, IN $46,161

Roanoke, VA $46,131

Asheville, NC $46,066

Knoxville, TN $45,981

Shreveport, LA $45,976

Wilmington, NC $45,911

Frankfort, KY $45,815

Oklahoma City, OK $45,780

Chillicothe, OH $45,760

Longview, TX $45,755

Topeka, KS $45,740

Mobile, AL $45,665

Terre Haute, IN $45,645

Erie, PA $45,640

Altoona, PA $45,615

Melbourne, FL $45,600

Amarillo, TX $45,580

Killeen, TX $45,565

Fayetteville, AR $45,525

Sioux Falls, SD $45,490

Chattanooga, TN $45,460

Idaho Falls, ID $45,455

Gainesville, FL $45,349

Portsmouth, OH $45,324

Little Rock, AR $45,314

Lynchburg, VA $45,314

Lafayette, LA $45,294

Youngstown, OH $45,294

Temple, TX $45,274

Daytona Beach, FL $45,264

Clarksville, TN $45,259

Pensacola, FL $45,254

Hopkinsville, KY $45,104

Charleston, WV $45,099

Florence, SC $45,074

Sioux City, IA $45,044

Macon, GA $44,898

Tallahassee, FL $44,893

Fayetteville, NC $44,883

Waco, TX $44,873

Wichita Falls, TX $44,873

Pine Bluff, AR $44,853

Vincennes, IN $44,758

Lubbock, TX $44,738

Great Falls, MT $44,708

Alamogordo, NM $44,703

Abilene, TX $44,663

Rapid City, SD $44,598

Monroe, LA $44,598

Albany, GA $44,568

Huntington, WV $44,563

Jackson, MS $44,558

Greenville, MS $44,553

Parkersburg, WV $44,502

Montgomery, AL $44,492

Johnstown, PA $44,482

Springfield, MO $44,442

Biloxi, MS $44,417

Sumter, SC $44,312

Columbus, GA $44,307

Twin Falls, ID $44,277

Pascagoula, MS $44,212

Kingsport, TN $44,082

Gulfport, MS $44,066

Alexandria, LA $43,901

Fort Smith, AR $43,776

El Paso, TX $43,640

Helena, MT $43,575

Las Cruces, NM $43,415

Harlingen, TX $43,275

Pocatello, ID $43,230

Florence, AL $43,215

Brownsville, TX $43,204

Dothan, AL $43,124

Mcallen, TX $43,099

Columbus, MS $42,728

Altus, OK $42,498

Lawton, OK $42,403

Pierre, SD $42,222

What Skills Can Increase a Cabinet Painter's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Attention to Detail (Mentioned in 3.64% Job Postings): Executing and completing a task with a high level of accuracy.
Surface Preparation (Mentioned in 1.32% Job Postings): Treating the surface of a substance prior to application to increase its adhesion to coatings.
Material Handling (Mentioned in 0.76% Job Postings): Material handling involves short-distance movement within the confines of a building or between a building and a transportation vehicle. It uses a wide range of manual, semi-automated, and automated equipment and includes consideration of the protection, storage, and control of materials throughout their manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, consumption, and disposal. Material handling can be used to create time and place utility through the handling, storage, and control of material, as distinct from manufacturing, which creates form utility by changing the shape, form, and makeup of material.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Attention to Detail	3.64%
Surface Preparation	1.32%
Material Handling	0.76%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Cabinet Painter's salary.

Confidentiality: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Confidentiality	$53,623	7%
Leadership	$52,621	5%
Collaboration	$52,120	4%
Scheduling	$52,120	4%
Goal Oriented	$52,120	4%
Plumbing	$52,120	4%

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How Education impacts a Cabinet Painter's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Cabinet Painters enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Cabinet Painter with a No Diploma is between $51,112 and $55,364).

Cabinet Painter Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Cabinet Painter

No Diploma 10.7%

High School 57.1%

Associates 17.9%

Bachelors 14.3%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	10.7%
High School	57.1%
Associates	17.9%
Bachelors	14.3%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Cabinet Painter Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Cabinet Painter'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 January 01, 2026

$43,449

Average $50,115/year

$53,985

$3,621

Average $4,176/month

$4,499

$836

Average $964/week

$1,038

$21

Average $24/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,985	$4,499	$1,038	$26
Average	$50,115	$4,176	$964	$24
25th Percentile	$43,449	$3,621	$836	$21

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Salary Trends for Cabinet Painter

Salaries for a Cabinet Painter can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $49,937 in 2023 to around $49,839 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Cabinet Painter salary trends, .

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2023

$49,937

2024

$50,053

2025

$49,839

2026

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2023	$49,937
2024	$50,053
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