Drywaller Painter Salary in Iowa

How much does a Drywaller Painter make in Iowa?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Drywaller Painter in Iowa is $58,932 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $76,047
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $51,243 to $67,891
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,243

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Drywaller Painter Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,891	$5,658	$1,306	$33
Average	$58,932	$4,911	$1,133	$28
25th Percentile	$51,243	$4,270	$985	$25

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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:

West Bend: $57,429
Melvin: $57,261
Milford: $57,505

West Bend, IA $57,429 Melvin, IA $57,261 Milford, IA $57,505 Ocheyedan, IA $57,363 Okoboji, IA $57,719 Royal, IA $57,440 Ruthven, IA $57,443 Spirit Lake, IA $57,666

Superior, IA $57,715 Terril, IA $57,397 Wallingford, IA $57,477 Webb, IA $57,385 Carroll, IA $57,490 Arcadia, IA $57,398 Arthur, IA $57,347 Aspinwall, IA $57,727

Auburn, IA $57,374 Breda, IA $57,389 Charter Oak, IA $57,372 Dedham, IA $57,496 Deloit, IA $57,436 Denison, IA $57,572 Glidden, IA $57,576 Halbur, IA $57,580

Ida Grove, IA $57,336 Irwin, IA $57,709 Kirkman, IA $57,667 Kiron, IA $57,357 Lake City, IA $57,425 Lake View, IA $57,439 Lanesboro, IA $57,663 Lidderdale, IA $57,508

Lohrville, IA $57,497 Manilla, IA $57,606 Manning, IA $57,567 Odebolt, IA $57,400 Ralston, IA $57,841 Ricketts, IA $57,549 Schleswig, IA $57,390 Scranton, IA $57,820

Templeton, IA $57,460 Vail, IA $57,414 Wall Lake, IA $57,416 Westside, IA $57,386 Council Bluffs, IA $58,520 Carter Lake, IA $58,520 Arion, IA $57,487 Avoca, IA $58,073

Blencoe, IA $57,358 Carson, IA $58,225 Crescent, IA $58,517 Defiance, IA $57,673 Dow City, IA $57,611 Dunlap, IA $57,643 Earling, IA $57,742 Elk Horn, IA $57,818

Elliott, IA $57,783 Emerson, IA $58,103 Glenwood, IA $58,357 Griswold, IA $57,898 Hancock, IA $58,152 Harlan, IA $57,904 Hastings, IA $58,155 Henderson, IA $58,195

Honey Creek, IA $58,490 Kimballton, IA $57,747 Lewis, IA $57,842 Little Sioux, IA $57,646 Logan, IA $58,221 Mc Clelland, IA $58,436 Macedonia, IA $58,265 Magnolia, IA $58,172

Malvern, IA $58,193 Marne, IA $57,806 Minden, IA $58,310 Mineola, IA $58,444 Missouri Valley, IA $58,333 Modale, IA $58,192 Mondamin, IA $57,962 Moorhead, IA $57,417

Van Meter, IA $59,799 Van Wert, IA $58,051 Waukee, IA $59,979 Weldon, IA $58,135 West Des Moines, IA $60,259 What Cheer, IA $57,768 Whitten, IA $57,854 Williams, IA $57,529

Williamson, IA $58,743 Winterset, IA $59,276 Wiota, IA $57,649 Woodburn, IA $58,887 Woodward, IA $59,474 Yale, IA $58,464 Zearing, IA $58,063 Des Moines, IA $60,398

Urbandale, IA $60,288 Windsor Heights, IA $60,371 Clive, IA $60,165 Pleasant Hill, IA $60,291 Mason City, IA $57,571 Alexander, IA $57,374 Belmond, IA $57,454 Britt, IA $57,422

Buffalo Center, IA $57,488 Carpenter, IA $58,065 Chapin, IA $57,672 Clear Lake, IA $57,512 Corwith, IA $57,349 Coulter, IA $57,666 Crystal Lake, IA $57,667 Dougherty, IA $57,321

Fertile, IA $57,470 Floyd, IA $57,596 Forest City, IA $57,475 Garner, IA $57,451 Goodell, IA $57,352 Grafton, IA $57,478 Hampton, IA $57,510 Hanlontown, IA $57,400

Joice, IA $57,443 Kanawha, IA $57,374 Kensett, IA $57,397 Klemme, IA $57,401 Lake Mills, IA $57,597 Lakota, IA $57,444 Latimer, IA $57,440 Leland, IA $57,470

Sioux Center, IA $57,111 Neola, IA $58,362 Oakland, IA $58,201 Mount Ayr, IA $57,390 Nodaway, IA $57,488 Orient, IA $57,997 Prescott, IA $57,480 Redding, IA $57,267

Shannon City, IA $57,741 Sharpsburg, IA $57,259 Tingley, IA $57,730 Villisca, IA $57,651 Akron, IA $56,440 Alta, IA $57,457 Alton, IA $57,102 Anthon, IA $56,438

Aurelia, IA $57,315 Battle Creek, IA $57,202 Bronson, IA $56,047 Brunsville, IA $56,379 Calumet, IA $57,592 Castana, IA $57,150 Chatsworth, IA $56,586 Cherokee, IA $57,241

Cleghorn, IA $57,011 Climbing Hill, IA $56,251 Correctionville, IA $56,574 Cushing, IA $56,984 Danbury, IA $57,100 Galva, IA $57,269 Granville, IA $57,092 Hawarden, IA $56,972

Hinton, IA $56,019 Holstein, IA $57,139 Hornick, IA $56,505 Ireton, IA $56,882 Kingsley, IA $56,332 Larrabee, IA $57,256 Lawton, IA $55,994 Le Mars, IA $56,408

Linn Grove, IA $57,381 Mapleton, IA $57,259 Marcus, IA $56,937 Maurice, IA $56,933 Meriden, IA $57,136 Merrill, IA $56,133 Moville, IA $56,211 Onawa, IA $57,275

Orange City, IA $57,190 Oto, IA $56,654 Oyens, IA $56,545 Paullina, IA $57,240 Peterson, IA $57,382 Pierson, IA $56,528 Quimby, IA $56,980 Remsen, IA $56,627

Rodney, IA $56,785 Salix, IA $56,111 Schaller, IA $57,401 Sergeant Bluff, IA $55,934 Sloan, IA $56,409 Smithland, IA $56,715 Sutherland, IA $57,406 Ute, IA $57,378

Washta, IA $56,867 Westfield, IA $56,154 Whiting, IA $56,712 Sioux City, IA $55,866 Sheldon, IA $57,214 Alvord, IA $56,483 Archer, IA $57,231 Ashton, IA $57,116

Boyden, IA $57,036 Doon, IA $56,629 George, IA $56,990 Hospers, IA $57,210 Hull, IA $56,999 Inwood, IA $56,413 Larchwood, IA $56,275 Lester, IA $56,430

Little Rock, IA $57,076 Matlock, IA $57,222 Primghar, IA $57,403 Rock Rapids, IA $56,643 Rock Valley, IA $56,608 Sanborn, IA $57,305 Sibley, IA $57,273 Spencer, IA $57,555

Massena, IA $57,562 Gifford, IA $57,717 Lenox, IA $57,445 Ackworth, IA $59,755 Adair, IA $57,801 Adel, IA $59,586 Albion, IA $57,772 Alden, IA $57,545

Alleman, IA $59,911 Allerton, IA $57,591 Altoona, IA $60,184 Ames, IA $59,197 Anita, IA $57,570 Ankeny, IA $60,145 Atlantic, IA $57,881 Audubon, IA $57,579

Bagley, IA $58,171 Barnes City, IA $57,721 Baxter, IA $59,313 Bayard, IA $58,006 Beaver, IA $58,627 Berwick, IA $60,290 Bevington, IA $59,772 Blairsburg, IA $57,446

Bondurant, IA $60,024 Boone, IA $58,934 Booneville, IA $59,897 Bouton, IA $59,384 Boxholm, IA $58,365 Bradford, IA $57,738 Brayton, IA $57,660 Buckeye, IA $57,593

Bussey, IA $58,330 Cambridge, IA $59,619 Carlisle, IA $60,101 Casey, IA $58,063 Chariton, IA $58,484 Churdan, IA $57,719 Clemons, IA $57,856 Clio, IA $57,523

Colfax, IA $59,638 Collins, IA $59,372 Colo, IA $58,728 Columbia, IA $58,901 Coon Rapids, IA $57,729 Cooper, IA $58,365 Corydon, IA $57,802 Cumming, IA $60,052

Melcher Dallas, IA $59,196 Dallas Center, IA $59,761 Dana, IA $58,141 Davis City, IA $57,451 Dawson, IA $58,989 Decatur, IA $57,600 Derby, IA $58,270 De Soto, IA $59,597

Dexter, IA $59,053 Dows, IA $57,393 Earlham, IA $59,337 Elkhart, IA $59,913 Ellston, IA $57,863 Ellsworth, IA $57,974 Exira, IA $57,609 Ferguson, IA $58,135

Galt, IA $57,339 Garden City, IA $58,149 Garden Grove, IA $57,908 Gibson, IA $57,773 Gilbert, IA $58,925 Gilman, IA $57,933 Grand Junction, IA $58,350 Grand River, IA $57,839

Granger, IA $59,874 Gray, IA $57,700 Grimes, IA $60,052 Grinnell, IA $58,078 Guthrie Center, IA $58,042 Hamilton, IA $58,390 Pacific Junction, IA $58,347 Hamlin, IA $57,523

Little Cedar, IA $57,988 Mc Intire, IA $58,384 Manly, IA $57,446 Meservey, IA $57,369 Nora Springs, IA $57,535 Northwood, IA $57,773 Orchard, IA $57,565 Osage, IA $57,629

Plymouth, IA $57,424 Rake, IA $57,671 Riceville, IA $58,027 Rock Falls, IA $57,536 Rockford, IA $57,476 Rockwell, IA $57,437 Rowan, IA $57,358 Rudd, IA $57,549

Saint Ansgar, IA $57,927 Scarville, IA $57,550 Sheffield, IA $57,416 Stacyville, IA $58,260 Swaledale, IA $57,397 Thompson, IA $57,483 Thornton, IA $57,378 Titonka, IA $57,403

Toeterville, IA $58,140 Ventura, IA $57,433 Wesley, IA $57,370 Woden, IA $57,367 Fort Dodge, IA $57,656 Albert City, IA $57,430 Algona, IA $57,509 Armstrong, IA $57,476

Ayrshire, IA $57,388 Badger, IA $57,448 Bancroft, IA $57,428 Barnum, IA $57,390 Bode, IA $57,398 Bradgate, IA $57,365 Burnside, IA $57,975 Burt, IA $57,389

Callender, IA $57,639 Clare, IA $57,376 Clarion, IA $57,438 Curlew, IA $57,347 Cylinder, IA $57,342 Dakota City, IA $57,743 Dayton, IA $58,076 Dolliver, IA $57,475

Duncombe, IA $57,639 Eagle Grove, IA $57,475 Early, IA $57,405 Emmetsburg, IA $57,485 Farnhamville, IA $57,653 Fenton, IA $57,382 Fonda, IA $57,395 Gilmore City, IA $57,385

Goldfield, IA $57,398 Gowrie, IA $57,817 Harcourt, IA $57,985 Hardy, IA $57,344 Havelock, IA $57,366 Humboldt, IA $57,495 Jolley, IA $57,322 Knierim, IA $57,547

Laurens, IA $57,465 Ledyard, IA $57,511 Lehigh, IA $57,856 Livermore, IA $57,400 Lone Rock, IA $57,371 Lu Verne, IA $57,353 Lytton, IA $57,385 Mallard, IA $57,388

Manson, IA $57,447 Marathon, IA $57,421 Moorland, IA $57,456 Nemaha, IA $57,363 Newell, IA $57,436 Otho, IA $57,764 Ottosen, IA $57,348 Palmer, IA $57,361

Plover, IA $57,573 Pocahontas, IA $57,457 Pomeroy, IA $57,409 Rembrandt, IA $57,418 Renwick, IA $57,379 Ringsted, IA $57,397 Rockwell City, IA $57,427 Rolfe, IA $57,392

Rutland, IA $57,378 Sac City, IA $57,441 Sioux Rapids, IA $57,453 Somers, IA $57,380 Storm Lake, IA $57,563 Swea City, IA $57,493 Thor, IA $57,381 Truesdale, IA $57,683

Varina, IA $57,661 Vincent, IA $57,373 Webster City, IA $57,793 Luana, IA $57,406 Mc Gregor, IA $57,499 Marquette, IA $57,679 Monona, IA $57,496 New Albin, IA $57,800

Ossian, IA $57,435 Postville, IA $57,478 Protivin, IA $57,619 Randalia, IA $57,409 Ridgeway, IA $57,480 Saint Lucas, IA $57,685 Spillville, IA $57,717 Wadena, IA $57,451

Waterville, IA $57,531 Waucoma, IA $57,422 Waukon, IA $57,624 West Union, IA $57,506 Ainsworth, IA $57,718 Alburnett, IA $58,661 Amana, IA $58,586 Anamosa, IA $58,378

Atkins, IA $58,701 Baldwin, IA $57,662 Belle Plaine, IA $57,953 Blairstown, IA $58,273 Brandon, IA $57,699 Brooklyn, IA $57,877 Center Junction, IA $58,011 Center Point, IA $58,480

Central City, IA $58,538 Chelsea, IA $57,742 Clarence, IA $57,866 Clutier, IA $57,703 Coggon, IA $58,274 Prairieburg, IA $58,361 Conroy, IA $58,376 Guernsey, IA $57,909

Deep River, IA $57,846 Delhi, IA $57,897 Dysart, IA $57,635 Elberon, IA $57,725 Ely, IA $58,854 Fairfax, IA $58,823 Garrison, IA $57,782 Harper, IA $57,818

Hartford, IA $59,910 Harvey, IA $58,550 Haverhill, IA $58,088 Hubbard, IA $57,793 Humeston, IA $58,017 Huxley, IA $59,656 Indianola, IA $59,805 Iowa Falls, IA $57,647

Ira, IA $59,467 Jamaica, IA $58,451 Jefferson, IA $58,207 Jewell, IA $58,100 Johnston, IA $60,174 Kamrar, IA $57,804 Kellerton, IA $57,525 Kelley, IA $59,475

Kellogg, IA $58,321 Keswick, IA $57,839 Killduff, IA $58,979 Knoxville, IA $59,116 Hartwick, IA $57,838 Mount Pleasant, IA $57,614 Rome, IA $57,485 Mount Union, IA $57,536

New London, IA $57,608 Oakville, IA $57,616 Olds, IA $57,860 Pilot Grove, IA $57,679 Salem, IA $57,498 Sperry, IA $57,619 Stockport, IA $57,445 Swedesburg, IA $57,660

Wapello, IA $57,727 Wayland, IA $57,607 West Burlington, IA $57,748 West Point, IA $57,501 Saint Paul, IA $57,679 Wever, IA $57,517 Winfield, IA $57,636 Yarmouth, IA $57,541

Andover, IA $57,742 Atalissa, IA $57,861 Bennett, IA $57,881 Bettendorf, IA $57,931 Blue Grass, IA $57,987 Bryant, IA $57,725 Buffalo, IA $57,969 Calamus, IA $57,896

Camanche, IA $57,829 Charlotte, IA $57,770 Clinton, IA $57,776 Columbus City, IA $58,005 Columbus Junction, IA $57,725 Conesville, IA $57,757 De Witt, IA $57,857 Dixon, IA $57,948

Donahue, IA $57,977 Durant, IA $57,926 Eldridge, IA $58,029 Fruitland, IA $57,802 Goose Lake, IA $57,752 Grand Mound, IA $57,875 Grandview, IA $57,763 Le Claire, IA $57,887

Letts, IA $57,736 Lone Tree, IA $57,875 Long Grove, IA $57,949 Low Moor, IA $57,824 Mc Causland, IA $57,890 Montpelier, IA $57,945 Moscow, IA $57,866 Muscatine, IA $57,844

New Liberty, IA $57,911 Nichols, IA $57,784 Pleasant Valley, IA $57,873 Princeton, IA $57,883 Stockton, IA $57,961 Teeds Grove, IA $57,722 Tipton, IA $57,905 Walcott, IA $58,028

Welton, IA $57,823 West Liberty, IA $57,859 Wheatland, IA $57,860 Wilton, IA $57,887 Davenport, IA $58,446 Hiawatha, IA $58,895 Hills, IA $58,132 Homestead, IA $58,511

Hopkinton, IA $58,144 Iowa City, IA $58,223 Coralville, IA $58,466 Kalona, IA $58,098 Keota, IA $57,837 Keystone, IA $57,932 Ladora, IA $58,089 Langworthy, IA $58,188

Lisbon, IA $58,528 Lost Nation, IA $57,811 Lowden, IA $57,859 Luzerne, IA $58,105 Marengo, IA $58,265 Marion, IA $58,818 Martelle, IA $58,544 Mechanicsville, IA $58,297

Middle Amana, IA $58,566 Millersburg, IA $58,318 Monmouth, IA $57,677 Monticello, IA $58,113 Morley, IA $58,342 Mount Auburn, IA $57,695 Mount Vernon, IA $58,732 Newhall, IA $58,527

North English, IA $58,049 North Liberty, IA $58,644 Norway, IA $58,661 Oakdale, IA $58,474 Olin, IA $58,127 Onslow, IA $57,764 Oxford, IA $58,497 Oxford Junction, IA $57,782

Palo, IA $58,762 Parnell, IA $58,305 Quasqueton, IA $57,837 Riverside, IA $57,958 Robins, IA $58,857 Rowley, IA $57,809 Ryan, IA $58,111 Shellsburg, IA $58,568

Solon, IA $58,615 South Amana, IA $58,442 South English, IA $57,953 Springville, IA $58,660 Stanwood, IA $58,041 Swisher, IA $58,748 Tama, IA $57,817 Morning Sun, IA $57,640

Lacona, IA $59,226 Lamoni, IA $57,480 Laurel, IA $58,168 Le Grand, IA $58,074 Leighton, IA $58,298 Leon, IA $57,806 Liberty Center, IA $59,357 Linden, IA $59,063

Lineville, IA $57,443 Liscomb, IA $57,740 Lorimor, IA $58,481 Lovilia, IA $58,288 Lucas, IA $58,974 Luther, IA $59,304 Lynnville, IA $58,341 Mc Callsburg, IA $58,124

Macksburg, IA $58,376 Madrid, IA $59,523 Malcom, IA $57,728 Marshalltown, IA $57,929 Martensdale, IA $59,871 Maxwell, IA $59,641 Melbourne, IA $58,503 Menlo, IA $58,246

Millerton, IA $58,152 Milo, IA $59,549 Minburn, IA $59,459 Mingo, IA $59,581 Mitchellville, IA $59,937 Monroe, IA $59,414 Montezuma, IA $57,866 Montour, IA $57,767

Murray, IA $58,363 Nevada, IA $59,134 New Providence, IA $57,721 New Sharon, IA $58,042 Newton, IA $59,195 New Virginia, IA $59,348 Norwalk, IA $60,139 Ogden, IA $58,553

Osceola, IA $58,569 Otley, IA $59,238 Panora, IA $58,573 Paton, IA $57,986 Patterson, IA $59,625 Pella, IA $58,666 Perry, IA $59,166 Peru, IA $59,165

Pilot Mound, IA $58,249 Pleasantville, IA $59,568 Polk City, IA $59,907 Popejoy, IA $57,641 Prairie City, IA $59,723 Prole, IA $59,847 Radcliffe, IA $57,863 Randall, IA $58,408

Reasnor, IA $59,088 Redfield, IA $59,180 Rhodes, IA $59,207 Rippey, IA $58,451 Roland, IA $58,346 Runnells, IA $60,003 Russell, IA $58,169 Saint Anthony, IA $57,905

Saint Charles, IA $59,594 Saint Marys, IA $59,677 Searsboro, IA $58,086 Sheldahl, IA $59,701 Slater, IA $59,761 Stanhope, IA $58,129 State Center, IA $58,192 Story City, IA $58,389

Stratford, IA $58,140 Stuart, IA $58,496 Sully, IA $58,510 Swan, IA $59,789 Thayer, IA $58,140 Thornburg, IA $58,028 Tracy, IA $58,399 Truro, IA $59,193

Union, IA $57,714 Whittemore, IA $57,417 Woolstock, IA $57,387 Ackley, IA $57,515 Allison, IA $57,397 Alta Vista, IA $57,578 Aplington, IA $57,403 Aredale, IA $57,366

Arlington, IA $57,498 Aurora, IA $57,573 Austinville, IA $57,401 Beaman, IA $57,605 Bristow, IA $57,390 Buckingham, IA $57,512 Cedar Falls, IA $57,368 Charles City, IA $57,633

Clarksville, IA $57,395 Colwell, IA $57,828 Conrad, IA $57,607 Denver, IA $57,432 Dewar, IA $57,507 Dike, IA $57,422 Dumont, IA $57,432 Dunkerton, IA $57,485

Eldora, IA $57,696 Elma, IA $57,518 Fairbank, IA $57,482 Fredericksburg, IA $57,432 Frederika, IA $57,381 Garwin, IA $57,749 Geneva, IA $57,407 Gilbertville, IA $57,526

Gladbrook, IA $57,588 Greene, IA $57,411 Grundy Center, IA $57,486 Hazleton, IA $57,537 Holland, IA $57,415 Hudson, IA $57,492 Independence, IA $57,616 Ionia, IA $57,413

Janesville, IA $57,398 Jesup, IA $57,528 Kesley, IA $57,399 Lamont, IA $57,592 La Porte City, IA $57,543 Lincoln, IA $57,538 Marble Rock, IA $57,416 Masonville, IA $57,952

Maynard, IA $57,485 Morrison, IA $57,455 Nashua, IA $57,376 New Hampton, IA $57,613 New Hartford, IA $57,400 North Washington, IA $57,626 Oelwein, IA $57,499 Oran, IA $57,469

Toddville, IA $58,770 Toledo, IA $57,708 Troy Mills, IA $58,243 Urbana, IA $58,182 Van Horne, IA $58,238 Victor, IA $57,977 Vining, IA $57,940 Vinton, IA $58,055

Viola, IA $58,668 Walford, IA $58,734 Walker, IA $58,148 Washington, IA $57,820 Watkins, IA $58,509 Webster, IA $57,858 Wellman, IA $58,012 West Branch, IA $58,102

West Chester, IA $57,828 Williamsburg, IA $58,317 Wyoming, IA $57,811 Cedar Rapids, IA $58,920 Ottumwa, IA $57,631 Agency, IA $57,575 Albia, IA $57,974 Batavia, IA $57,478

Beacon, IA $58,270 Birmingham, IA $57,474 Blakesburg, IA $57,556 Bloomfield, IA $57,464 West Grove, IA $57,408 Brighton, IA $57,586 Cantril, IA $57,403 Cedar, IA $57,695

Centerville, IA $57,510 Chillicothe, IA $57,846 Cincinnati, IA $57,400 Delta, IA $57,613 Douds, IA $57,448 Drakesville, IA $57,447 Eddyville, IA $57,873 Eldon, IA $57,531

Exline, IA $57,406 Fairfield, IA $57,603 Floris, IA $57,460 Fremont, IA $57,669 Hayesville, IA $57,834 Hedrick, IA $57,485 Keosauqua, IA $57,472 Kirkville, IA $57,761

Libertyville, IA $57,510 Martinsburg, IA $57,730 Melrose, IA $58,043 Milton, IA $57,444 Moravia, IA $57,683 Moulton, IA $57,403 Mount Sterling, IA $57,342 Mystic, IA $57,700

Ollie, IA $57,628 Oskaloosa, IA $58,127 Packwood, IA $57,480 Plano, IA $57,701 Promise City, IA $57,764 Pulaski, IA $57,446 Richland, IA $57,646 Rose Hill, IA $57,687

Selma, IA $57,433 Seymour, IA $57,514 Sigourney, IA $57,790 Udell, IA $57,373 Unionville, IA $57,392 University Park, IA $58,223 Burlington, IA $57,771 Argyle, IA $57,441

Bonaparte, IA $57,460 Crawfordsville, IA $57,630 Danville, IA $57,577 Denmark, IA $57,710 Donnellson, IA $57,491 Farmington, IA $57,445 Fort Madison, IA $57,655 Hillsboro, IA $57,437

Houghton, IA $57,701 Keokuk, IA $57,651 Lockridge, IA $57,488 Mediapolis, IA $57,688 Middletown, IA $57,526 Montrose, IA $57,533 Lime Springs, IA $58,023 Panama, IA $57,981

Persia, IA $58,206 Pisgah, IA $57,790 Portsmouth, IA $58,089 Red Oak, IA $57,941 Shelby, IA $58,153 Silver City, IA $58,376 Soldier, IA $57,389 Stanton, IA $57,744

Treynor, IA $58,406 Underwood, IA $58,476 Walnut, IA $57,941 Westphalia, IA $57,921 Woodbine, IA $58,045 Shenandoah, IA $57,805 Blanchard, IA $57,467 Braddyville, IA $57,368

Clarinda, IA $57,608 Coin, IA $57,539 College Springs, IA $57,660 Essex, IA $57,750 Farragut, IA $57,724 Hamburg, IA $57,636 Imogene, IA $57,937 New Market, IA $57,452

Northboro, IA $57,531 Percival, IA $57,862 Randolph, IA $57,967 Riverton, IA $57,686 Shambaugh, IA $57,745 Sidney, IA $57,898 Tabor, IA $58,085 Thurman, IA $58,031

Yorktown, IA $57,805 Dubuque, IA $57,818 Tiffin, IA $58,510 Andrew, IA $57,985 Bellevue, IA $57,705 Bernard, IA $57,634 Cascade, IA $57,834 Colesburg, IA $57,568

Delaware, IA $58,021 Delmar, IA $57,790 Dundee, IA $57,623 Durango, IA $57,608 Dyersville, IA $57,844 Earlville, IA $57,780 Edgewood, IA $57,602 Elkader, IA $57,453

Elkport, IA $57,459 Epworth, IA $57,745 Farley, IA $57,780 Farmersburg, IA $57,411 Garber, IA $57,459 Garnavillo, IA $57,468 Greeley, IA $57,624 Guttenberg, IA $57,540

Holy Cross, IA $57,569 La Motte, IA $57,645 Luxemburg, IA $57,845 Manchester, IA $57,856 Maquoketa, IA $57,766 Miles, IA $57,662 New Vienna, IA $57,619 North Buena Vista, IA $57,552

Peosta, IA $57,733 Preston, IA $57,725 Sabula, IA $57,708 Saint Donatus, IA $57,826 Saint Olaf, IA $57,381 Sherrill, IA $57,534 Spragueville, IA $57,636 Springbrook, IA $57,837

Strawberry Point, IA $57,557 Volga, IA $57,456 Worthington, IA $57,815 Zwingle, IA $57,594 Decorah, IA $57,743 Calmar, IA $57,454 Castalia, IA $57,374 Chester, IA $58,392

Clermont, IA $57,456 Cresco, IA $57,752 Dorchester, IA $57,762 Elgin, IA $57,445 Fayette, IA $57,506 Fort Atkinson, IA $57,437 Harpers Ferry, IA $57,523 Hawkeye, IA $57,422

Highlandville, IA $57,909 Lansing, IA $57,696 Lawler, IA $57,451 Parkersburg, IA $57,406 Plainfield, IA $57,390 Raymond, IA $57,527 Readlyn, IA $57,449 Reinbeck, IA $57,461

Shell Rock, IA $57,401 Stanley, IA $57,546 Steamboat Rock, IA $57,599 Stout, IA $57,409 Sumner, IA $57,396 Traer, IA $57,570 Tripoli, IA $57,404 Waverly, IA $57,402

Wellsburg, IA $57,494 Westgate, IA $57,464 Winthrop, IA $57,767 Waterloo, IA $57,553 Evansdale, IA $57,538 Creston, IA $57,947 Afton, IA $58,113 Arispe, IA $58,115

Bedford, IA $57,298 Benton, IA $57,260 Blockton, IA $57,222 Bridgewater, IA $57,461 Carbon, IA $57,722 Clearfield, IA $57,303 Corning, IA $57,523 Cromwell, IA $57,957

Cumberland, IA $57,663 Diagonal, IA $57,463 Fontanelle, IA $57,779 Grant, IA $57,967 Gravity, IA $57,352 Greenfield, IA $58,166 Arnolds Park, IA $57,748 Dickens, IA $57,386

Estherville, IA $57,565 Everly, IA $57,417 Fostoria, IA $57,712 Gillett Grove, IA $57,583 Graettinger, IA $57,430 Greenville, IA $57,408 Gruver, IA $57,539 Harris, IA $57,429

Hartley, IA $57,429 Lake Park, IA $57,507

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	$70,719	$34.0	20%
Financial Services	$67,772	$33.0	15%
Telecom	$67,772	$33.0	15%
Biotechnology	$64,826	$31.0	10%
MFG Durable	$64,826	$31.0	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

$51,243

Average $58,932/year

$67,891

$4,270

Average $4,911/month

$5,658

$985

Average $1,133/week

$1,306

$25

Average $28/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,891	$5,658	$1,306	$33
Average	$58,932	$4,911	$1,133	$28
25th Percentile	$51,243	$4,270	$985	$25

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