Drywaller Painter Salary in Colorado

How much does a Drywaller Painter make in Colorado?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Drywaller Painter in Colorado is $62,830 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $81,077
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,633 to $72,381
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $47,169

Compensation Planning

Develop a Job Description

Pay Equity

2026 Compensation Trend

AI Onboarding

AI-Powered HR

Salary Salary + Bonus Benefits

View as table

Drywaller Painter Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,381	$6,032	$1,392	$35
Average	$62,830	$5,236	$1,208	$30
25th Percentile	$54,633	$4,553	$1,051	$26

You may get higher pay by adjusting the following factors:

Change Search Criteria

Check out Drywaller Painter Job Openings in Colorado

Painter Drywaller

Abc Restoration - Colorado Springs, CO

Drywaller Painter

Cress Tile & Linoleum Company - Wheat Ridge, CO

Focus Staff - KEENE, NH

Focus Staff - BENNINGTON, VT

Search More Drywaller Painter Jobs in Colorado

Key Factors That Influence Drywaller Painter Salaries

A Drywaller 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

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

District of Columbia: $68,182.
California: $67,923.
Massachusetts: $67,018.

District of Columbia $68,182 California $67,923 Massachusetts $67,018 Washington $66,772 New Jersey $66,747 Alaska $66,661 Connecticut $65,811 New York $65,466

Hawaii $64,364 Rhode Island $63,846 Maryland $63,495 Minnesota $63,015 Colorado $62,830 Illinois $62,769 Oregon $62,535 Delaware $62,362

New Hampshire $62,254 Virginia $62,011 Pennsylvania $61,303 Nevada $60,946 North Dakota $60,829 Michigan $60,644 Wisconsin $60,577 Vermont $60,441

Texas $60,065 Maine $60,041 Arizona $60,004 Ohio $59,961 Georgia $59,394 Indiana $59,111 Wyoming $59,056 Utah $58,969

Iowa $58,932 Kansas $58,637 Louisiana $58,551 North Carolina $58,520 Missouri $58,507 Florida $58,267 Montana $58,138 Nebraska $58,015

Kentucky $57,947 South Carolina $57,701 Tennessee $57,547 Idaho $57,485 New Mexico $57,036 Oklahoma $56,937 Alabama $56,574 South Dakota $55,964

Arkansas $55,632 West Virginia $55,453 Mississippi $54,917

Top Paying Cities for Drywaller 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:

Glen Haven: $61,600
Hygiene: $63,741
Johnstown: $61,737

Glen Haven, CO $61,600 Hygiene, CO $63,741 Johnstown, CO $61,737 Laporte, CO $61,053 Livermore, CO $60,855 Loveland, CO $61,545 Lyons, CO $63,629 Masonville, CO $61,092

Mead, CO $62,439 Milliken, CO $61,652 Niwot, CO $64,241 Red Feather Lakes, CO $61,022 Severance, CO $61,141 Timnath, CO $61,062 Wellington, CO $60,720 Windsor, CO $61,150

Brighton, CO $62,665 Ault, CO $61,033 Briggsdale, CO $61,050 Carr, CO $60,000 Eastlake, CO $62,829 Eaton, CO $61,226 Evans, CO $61,538 Fort Lupton, CO $62,487

Galeton, CO $61,232 Gilcrest, CO $61,874 Gill, CO $61,333 Greeley, CO $61,386 Henderson, CO $62,763 Hudson, CO $62,281 Keenesburg, CO $61,981 Kersey, CO $61,340

La Salle, CO $61,768 Lucerne, CO $61,320 Nunn, CO $60,839 Orchard, CO $61,043 Pierce, CO $61,072 Ohio City, CO $61,700 Parlin, CO $61,410 Penrose, CO $60,874

Pitkin, CO $61,624 Poncha Springs, CO $61,207 Powderhorn, CO $61,282 Rockvale, CO $60,597 Sargents, CO $61,103 Twin Lakes, CO $63,121 Westcliffe, CO $60,631 Wetmore, CO $60,242

Durango, CO $61,454 Cahone, CO $61,303 Cortez, CO $61,256 Dolores, CO $61,402 Dove Creek, CO $61,242 Egnar, CO $61,275 Hesperus, CO $60,917 Lewis, CO $61,411

Mancos, CO $61,255 Marvel, CO $60,915 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $60,938 Pleasant View, CO $61,126 Rico, CO $61,417 Towaoc, CO $61,001 Yellow Jacket, CO $61,338 Montrose, CO $61,647

Austin, CO $61,727 Bedrock, CO $61,260 Cedaredge, CO $61,790 Cory, CO $61,712 Crawford, CO $61,537 Delta, CO $61,646 Eckert, CO $61,742 Hotchkiss, CO $61,704

Lazear, CO $61,658 Naturita, CO $61,384 Norwood, CO $61,408 Nucla, CO $61,479 Olathe, CO $61,578 Ophir, CO $61,475 Ouray, CO $61,465 Paonia, CO $61,987

Paradox, CO $61,294 Placerville, CO $61,418 Redvale, CO $61,437 Ridgway, CO $61,457 Silverton, CO $61,353 Somerset, CO $62,175 Telluride, CO $61,487 Grand Junction, CO $62,026

Platteville, CO $62,011 Roggen, CO $61,372 Weldona, CO $60,898 Wiggins, CO $61,224 Fort Morgan, CO $60,923 Log Lane Village, CO $61,122 Akron, CO $60,481 Amherst, CO $60,287

Atwood, CO $60,693 Brush, CO $60,689 Crook, CO $60,521 Eckley, CO $60,330 Fleming, CO $60,636 Grover, CO $60,588 Haxtun, CO $60,624 Hereford, CO $60,202

Hillrose, CO $60,748 Holyoke, CO $60,440 Idalia, CO $60,137 Iliff, CO $60,679 Julesburg, CO $60,435 Lindon, CO $60,222 Merino, CO $60,746 New Raymer, CO $60,732

Otis, CO $60,535 Ovid, CO $60,456 Padroni, CO $60,525 Paoli, CO $60,625 Peetz, CO $60,509 Sedgwick, CO $60,478 Snyder, CO $60,700 Sterling, CO $60,797

Stoneham, CO $60,735 Vernon, CO $60,195 Woodrow, CO $60,347 Wray, CO $60,315 Yuma, CO $60,517 Anton, CO $60,237 Arapahoe, CO $59,762 Arriba, CO $59,979

Bethune, CO $60,068 Burlington, CO $60,012 Calhan, CO $60,961 Cascade, CO $61,463 Cheyenne Wells, CO $59,849 Cope, CO $60,209 Cripple Creek, CO $61,347 Divide, CO $61,380

Flagler, CO $60,041 Florissant, CO $61,330 Fountain, CO $60,956 Genoa, CO $60,020 Green Mountain Falls, CO $61,447 Guffey, CO $61,264 Hugo, CO $59,652 Joes, CO $60,269

Karval, CO $59,306 Kirk, CO $60,219 Kit Carson, CO $59,775 Limon, CO $60,382 Lake George, CO $61,422 Manitou Springs, CO $61,463 Matheson, CO $60,338 Peyton, CO $61,249

Ramah, CO $59,948 Rush, CO $60,091 Seibert, CO $60,016 Simla, CO $60,612 Stratton, CO $60,075 U S A F Academy, CO $61,459 Victor, CO $61,319 Vona, CO $60,051

Wild Horse, CO $59,660 Woodland Park, CO $61,412 Yoder, CO $60,322 Colorado Springs, CO $61,463 Clifton, CO $61,987 Fruita, CO $61,833 Gateway, CO $61,398 Glade Park, CO $61,610

Loma, CO $61,856 Mack, CO $61,691 Palisade, CO $61,875 Whitewater, CO $61,606 Glenwood Springs, CO $62,624 Dinosaur, CO $61,590 Aspen, CO $63,797 Snowmass Village, CO $63,795

Avon, CO $63,222 Basalt, CO $63,594 Carbondale, CO $63,358 Collbran, CO $61,814 Craig, CO $62,268 De Beque, CO $61,807 Eagle, CO $62,963 Edwards, CO $63,098

Parachute, CO $62,129 Battlement Mesa, CO $62,072 Gypsum, CO $62,650 Hamilton, CO $62,534 Hayden, CO $62,357 Maybell, CO $61,667 Meeker, CO $62,539 Meredith, CO $63,385

Mesa, CO $61,784 Minturn, CO $63,029 Molina, CO $61,747 New Castle, CO $62,408 Rangely, CO $61,840 Red Cliff, CO $63,021 Rifle, CO $62,253 Silt, CO $62,228

Slater, CO $61,972 Snowmass, CO $63,667 Wolcott, CO $63,001 Woody Creek, CO $63,793 Vail, CO $63,300 Pueblo, CO $59,597 Colorado City, CO $60,005 Aguilar, CO $60,267

Arlington, CO $59,206 Avondale, CO $59,757 Beulah, CO $60,009 Boncarbo, CO $60,296 Boone, CO $59,950 Branson, CO $59,803 Campo, CO $59,581 Cheraw, CO $59,696

Crowley, CO $59,823 Eads, CO $59,738 Fort Lyon, CO $59,673 Fowler, CO $59,844 Gardner, CO $60,429 Granada, CO $59,873 Hartman, CO $59,987 Hasty, CO $59,804

Haswell, CO $59,450 Hoehne, CO $60,199 Holly, CO $59,798 Kim, CO $59,742 La Junta, CO $59,780 Lamar, CO $59,963 Las Animas, CO $59,747 La Veta, CO $60,535

Mc Clave, CO $59,813 Manzanola, CO $59,734 Model, CO $59,825 Olney Springs, CO $59,632 Ordway, CO $59,335 Pritchett, CO $59,745 Rocky Ford, CO $59,648 Rye, CO $60,097

Sheridan Lake, CO $59,762 Springfield, CO $59,867 Sugar City, CO $59,176 Swink, CO $59,721 Trinchera, CO $59,941 Trinidad, CO $60,201 Two Buttes, CO $59,864 Vilas, CO $59,855

Walsenburg, CO $60,216 Walsh, CO $59,792 Weston, CO $60,410 Wiley, CO $59,758 Alamosa, CO $60,995 Antonito, CO $60,956 Arboles, CO $61,079 Arvada, CO $62,831

Aurora, CO $62,788 Bayfield, CO $61,251 Broomfield, CO $63,107 Commerce City, CO $62,683 Dupont, CO $62,803 Eldorado Springs, CO $64,298 Lafayette, CO $63,728 Louisville, CO $63,807

Westminster, CO $62,802 Wheat Ridge, CO $62,799 Agate, CO $60,574 Bennett, CO $62,149 Byers, CO $61,407 Castle Rock, CO $61,679 Deer Trail, CO $61,001 Elbert, CO $61,289

Elizabeth, CO $61,806 Englewood, CO $62,788 Franktown, CO $61,638 Kiowa, CO $61,361 Larkspur, CO $61,479 Littleton, CO $62,726 Lone Tree, CO $62,560 Louviers, CO $62,473

Monument, CO $61,418 Palmer Lake, CO $61,425 Parker, CO $62,331 Sedalia, CO $61,710 Strasburg, CO $61,951 Watkins, CO $62,416 Denver, CO $62,781 Thornton, CO $62,830

Boulder, CO $64,609 Golden, CO $62,794 Alma, CO $62,441 Bailey, CO $62,299 Black Hawk, CO $63,422 Bond, CO $62,995 Breckenridge, CO $62,574 Buffalo Creek, CO $62,083

Burns, CO $62,590 Central City, CO $63,065 Clark, CO $61,997 Climax, CO $62,646 Coalmont, CO $61,890 Como, CO $61,679 Conifer, CO $62,461 Cowdrey, CO $61,640

Dillon, CO $62,537 Dumont, CO $62,840 Evergreen, CO $62,685 Empire, CO $62,553 Fairplay, CO $61,736 Fraser, CO $62,624 Frisco, CO $62,923 Georgetown, CO $62,506

Granby, CO $62,457 Grand Lake, CO $62,423 Grant, CO $61,979 Hartsel, CO $61,407 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $62,373 Idaho Springs, CO $62,734 Idledale, CO $62,729 Indian Hills, CO $62,697

Jamestown, CO $64,505 Jefferson, CO $61,849 Kittredge, CO $62,704 Kremmling, CO $62,367 Leadville, CO $62,570 Mc Coy, CO $62,580 Morrison, CO $62,684 Nederland, CO $63,918

Oak Creek, CO $62,469 Parshall, CO $62,737 Phippsburg, CO $62,530 Pine, CO $62,159 Pinecliffe, CO $64,218 Rand, CO $61,894 Rollinsville, CO $63,620 Shawnee, CO $62,144

Silver Plume, CO $62,242 Steamboat Springs, CO $62,353 Tabernash, CO $62,770 Toponas, CO $62,507 Walden, CO $61,802 Ward, CO $63,750 Winter Park, CO $62,851 Yampa, CO $62,592

Silverthorne, CO $62,869 Longmont, CO $63,492 Allenspark, CO $63,204 Estes Park, CO $62,255 Bellvue, CO $61,458 Berthoud, CO $62,211 Dacono, CO $62,937 Drake, CO $61,481

Erie, CO $63,219 Firestone, CO $62,781 Fort Collins, CO $61,020 Frederick, CO $62,783 Blanca, CO $60,779 Capulin, CO $61,091 Center, CO $61,041 Chama, CO $60,570

Chimney Rock, CO $61,105 Chromo, CO $60,695 Conejos, CO $60,918 Creede, CO $61,238 Crestone, CO $60,807 Del Norte, CO $61,105 Fort Garland, CO $60,642 San Luis, CO $60,395

Homelake, CO $61,048 Hooper, CO $60,845 Ignacio, CO $60,987 Jaroso, CO $60,529 La Jara, CO $61,016 Manassa, CO $60,955 Moffat, CO $60,887 Monte Vista, CO $61,084

Mosca, CO $60,768 Pagosa Springs, CO $61,100 Romeo, CO $61,134 Saguache, CO $61,097 Sanford, CO $60,791 San Pablo, CO $60,479 South Fork, CO $61,166 Villa Grove, CO $60,969

Salida, CO $61,208 Almont, CO $62,784 Buena Vista, CO $62,688 Canon City, CO $60,936 Cimarron, CO $61,347 Coal Creek, CO $60,574 Coaldale, CO $61,059 Cotopaxi, CO $60,888

Crested Butte, CO $63,114 Florence, CO $60,479 Monarch, CO $61,336 Granite, CO $62,257 Gunnison, CO $61,394 Hillside, CO $60,865 Howard, CO $61,169 Lake City, CO $61,343

Nathrop, CO $61,392

Drywaller Painter Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Drywaller Painter roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Drywaller Painter positions in MFG Nondurable or Energy & Utilities typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Drywaller Painter as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Drywaller Painter

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$75,396	$36.0	20%
Financial Services	$72,255	$35.0	15%
Telecom	$72,255	$35.0	15%
Biotechnology	$69,113	$33.0	10%
MFG Durable	$69,113	$33.0	10%

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

Understanding how a Drywaller 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 July 01, 2026

$54,633

Average $62,830/year

$72,381

$4,553

Average $5,236/month

$6,032

$1,051

Average $1,208/week

$1,392

$26

Average $30/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,381	$6,032	$1,392	$35
Average	$62,830	$5,236	$1,208	$30
25th Percentile	$54,633	$4,553	$1,051	$26

Salaries of jobs related to Drywaller Painter

Find Your Next Drywaller Painter Job

Ready to take the next step in your career? Browse thousands of current Drywaller Painter job openings on our job board. Use the search bar below to find your perfect match.

For Employees

Get a Salary Increase

Analyze the market and your qualifications to negotiate your salary with confidence.

Search Job Openings

Search thousands of open positions to find your next opportunity.

For Employers

Adjust Employee Salary

Individualize employee pay based on unique job requirements and personal qualifications.

Price My Industry Jobs

Get the latest market price for benchmark jobs and jobs in your industry.

Cost of Living In Colorado

Cost of Living in Colorado is

2.0% Higher

than the National Average

Use Salary.com's Cost of Living Calculator to find out what income you need to maintain your standard of living in a different city and how much more or less money you need to budget for basic expenses.

Explore Cost of Living Calculator

Empower Your Team

Salary.com experts will help you thrive your workplaces.

Find Salary.com Comp Consulting

See Salary Trends in 2025

Salary.com provides salary survey data for thousands of industry Jobs.

Price Your Company Jobs and Make Pay Fair

Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?

Salary.com salary estimates, histograms, trends, and comparisons are derived from both employer job postings and third-party data sources. We also provide multiple percentiles of salary information for your reference, click here to know Why the Salary Midpoint Formula Is Crucial to Getting Pay Equity Right. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

Are you an HR manager or compensation specialist?

Salary.com's CompAnalyst platform offers:

Detailed skills and competency reports for specific positions
Job and employee pricing reports
Compensation data tools, salary structures, surveys and benchmarks.