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

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

How does experience change A Painter Apprentice's salary?

A Painter Apprentice's salary grows with experience: a Painter I (0-1 years)earns $45,180, a Painter Apprentice (1-3 years)earns $51,737, a Painter III (3-5 years)earns $58,021,

What are the highest paying states for a Painter Apprentice?

Painter Apprentice salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Painter Apprentice roles are District of Columbia $64,802, California $64,556, Massachusetts $63,696. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Painter Apprentice roles make?

Salaries for Painter Apprentice level roles vary by specialization: Painter, Senior: $58,690; Painter III: $58,631; Painter: $52,575; Painter, Experienced: $52,303; Intermediate Painter: $52,290.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Painter Apprentice 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.

Painter Apprentice Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Painter Apprentice in the United States is $58,528 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $75,145
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $50,804 to $67,226
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,772

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Painter Apprentice Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,226	$5,602	$1,293	$32
Average	$58,528	$4,877	$1,126	$28
25th Percentile	$50,804	$4,234	$977	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Painter Apprentice Salaries

A Painter Apprentice'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 Do Painter Apprentice 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 Apprentices. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $64,802.
California: $64,556.
Massachusetts: $63,696.

District of Columbia $64,802 California $64,556 Massachusetts $63,696 Washington $63,462 New Jersey $63,438 Alaska $63,356 Connecticut $62,549 New York $62,221

Hawaii $61,173 Rhode Island $60,682 Maryland $60,348 Minnesota $59,892 Colorado $59,716 Illinois $59,657 Oregon $59,435 Delaware $59,271

New Hampshire $59,168 Virginia $58,938 Pennsylvania $58,265 Nevada $57,925 North Dakota $57,814 Michigan $57,638 Wisconsin $57,574 Vermont $57,445

Texas $57,088 Maine $57,065 Arizona $57,030 Ohio $56,989 Georgia $56,450 Indiana $56,181 Wyoming $56,128 Utah $56,046

Iowa $56,011 Kansas $55,730 Louisiana $55,648 North Carolina $55,619 Missouri $55,607 Florida $55,379 Montana $55,256 Nebraska $55,139

Kentucky $55,075 South Carolina $54,841 Tennessee $54,694 Idaho $54,636 New Mexico $54,209 Oklahoma $54,115 Alabama $53,770 South Dakota $53,190

Arkansas $52,874 West Virginia $52,704 Mississippi $52,195

Top Paying Cities for Painter Apprentices

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: $73,821
San Francisco: $73,095
Oakland: $71,474

San Jose, CA $73,821

San Francisco, CA $73,095

Oakland, CA $71,474

New York, NY $67,828

Queens Village, NY $67,389

Paramus, NJ $66,921

Passaic, NJ $66,862

Bergenfield, NJ $66,804

Stamford, CT $66,716

Huntington, NY $66,657

Newark, NJ $66,277

Bridgeport, CT $66,160

New Brunswick, NJ $65,967

Vallejo, CA $65,844

Middlesex, NJ $65,809

Somerset, NJ $65,756

Petaluma, CA $65,621

Santa Cruz, CA $65,393

Boston, MA $65,276

Monterey, CA $64,984

Fairbanks, AK $64,943

Los Angeles, CA $64,831

Washington, DC $64,802

Seattle, WA $64,697

Santa Rosa, CA $64,685

Juneau, AK $64,515

Orange, CA $64,322

Anchorage, AK $64,217

Anaheim, CA $64,176

Santa Ana, CA $64,088

Nassau, NY $64,053

Long Beach, CA $64,030

Danbury, CT $64,012

Santa Maria, CA $63,813

Everett, WA $63,801

Bremerton, WA $63,514

Trenton, NJ $63,403

Sacramento, CA $63,380

San Diego, CA $63,351

Brockton, MA $63,327

Tacoma, WA $63,304

Santa Barbara, CA $63,222

Lowell, MA $62,988

New Suffolk, NY $62,964

Nashua, NH $62,894

Lompoc, CA $62,800

Ventura, CA $62,742

Stockton, CA $62,724

New Haven, CT $62,607

Atlantic City, NJ $62,455

Hartford, CT $62,326

Modesto, CA $62,297

Poughkeepsie, NY $62,168

New Britain, CT $62,139

Olympia, WA $62,057

Kennewick, WA $62,057

New London, CT $62,045

Norwich, CT $62,028

Lawrence, MA $61,999

Bakersfield, CA $61,835

Riverside, CA $61,753

New Bedford, MA $61,753

Richland, WA $61,694

Portsmouth, NH $61,647

Vineland, NJ $61,636

San Bernardino, CA $61,589

Boulder, CO $61,425

Worcester, MA $61,378

Portland, OR $61,326

Saint Paul, MN $61,255

Minneapolis, MN $61,255

Philadelphia, PA $61,173

Honolulu, HI $60,863

Springfield, MA $60,658

Providence, RI $60,652

Chicago, IL $60,483

Bellingham, WA $60,412

Baltimore, MD $60,348

Chico, CA $60,202

Wilmington, DE $60,102

Pittsfield, MA $60,044

Manchester, NH $59,933

Spokane, WA $59,675

Denver, CO $59,669

Albany, NY $59,394

Troy, NY $59,371

Schenectady, NY $59,248

Burlington, VT $59,119

Portland, ME $58,914

Salem, OR $58,867

Yakima, WA $58,856

Ann Arbor, MI $58,838

Rochester, MN $58,674

Fresno, CA $58,645

Reno, NV $58,645

Milwaukee, WI $58,592

Detroit, MI $58,534

Allentown, PA $58,516

Carson City, NV $58,510

Houston, TX $58,423

Colorado Springs, CO $58,417

Syracuse, NY $58,387

Eugene, OR $58,276

Bismarck, ND $58,206

Gary, IN $58,206

Galveston, TX $58,206

Springfield, OR $58,159

Medford, OR $58,019

Fort Collins, CO $57,995

Austin, TX $57,948

Mesa, AZ $57,826

Phoenix, AZ $57,814

Dallas, TX $57,796

Reading, PA $57,761

Saint Cloud, MN $57,738

Concord, NH $57,685

Madison, WI $57,662

Utica, NY $57,504

Raleigh, NC $57,457

Las Vegas, NV $57,451

Rochester, NY $57,410

Des Moines, IA $57,404

Atlanta, GA $57,311

Battle Creek, MI $57,293

Salt Lake City, UT $57,275

Lancaster, PA $57,188

Champaign, IL $57,176

Harrisburg, PA $57,106

Durham, NC $57,053

Kansas City, MO $57,047

Kansas City, KS $57,035

Fort Worth, TX $57,030

Boca Raton, FL $57,006

Cleveland, OH $57,000

Columbus, OH $56,989

Pittsburgh, PA $56,983

Richmond, VA $56,959

Indianapolis, IN $56,948

Cincinnati, OH $56,872

Petersburg, VA $56,784

Billings, MT $56,655

Lansing, MI $56,655

Huntsville, AL $56,655

Lebanon, PA $56,649

Dayton, OH $56,643

Pueblo, CO $56,643

Appleton, WI $56,626

Buffalo, NY $56,602

Racine, WI $56,573

Charlotte, NC $56,567

Saint Louis, MO $56,550

Springfield, IL $56,526

Elkhart, IN $56,515

York, PA $56,515

Gastonia, NC $56,509

Benton Harbor, MI $56,509

Beaumont, TX $56,474

Lorain, OH $56,462

Toledo, OH $56,438

Binghamton, NY $56,409

Rock Hill, SC $56,403

Rockford, IL $56,374

Fargo, ND $56,345

Elyria, OH $56,345

Flagstaff, AZ $56,304

Fort Lauderdale, FL $56,269

Miami, FL $56,234

Duluth, MN $56,140

Bangor, ME $56,064

Cedar Rapids, IA $55,999

Louisville, KY $55,970

Grand Rapids, MI $55,959

Hialeah, FL $55,953

Casper, WY $55,871

Scranton, PA $55,800

New Orleans, LA $55,783

Virginia Beach, VA $55,777

Akron, OH $55,748

Peoria, IL $55,672

Sarasota, FL $55,660

Green Bay, WI $55,619

Baton Rouge, LA $55,590

Charleston, SC $55,578

Nashville, TN $55,561

Jamestown, NY $55,549

Davenport, IA $55,549

Tucson, AZ $55,520

Cheyenne, WY $55,502

Saint Petersburg, FL $55,484

Tampa, FL $55,473

Omaha, NE $55,461

Port Arthur, TX $55,438

Evansville, IN $55,438

Bradenton, FL $55,414

Santa Fe, NM $55,309

Orlando, FL $55,250

Clearwater, FL $55,186

Canton, OH $55,063

La Crosse, WI $55,063

Grand Forks, ND $55,045

Albuquerque, NM $55,028

Tulsa, OK $55,028

Newport News, VA $55,022

High Point, NC $55,005

Ogden, UT $54,981

Corpus Christi, TX $54,934

Laramie, WY $54,899

Norfolk, VA $54,899

Rock Island, IL $54,864

Saginaw, MI $54,852

Jacksonville, FL $54,846

Salisbury, NC $54,835

Memphis, TN $54,823

Moline, IL $54,794

Fort Myers, FL $54,776

Waterloo, IA $54,700

Spartanburg, SC $54,642

Lincoln, NE $54,612

Fort Wayne, IN $54,601

Birmingham, AL $54,536

Cedar Falls, IA $54,525

Provo, UT $54,519

Springfield, OH $54,513

San Antonio, TX $54,501

Greensboro, NC $54,478

South Bend, IN $54,472

Winston Salem, NC $54,466

Boise, ID $54,449

Savannah, GA $54,408

Muskegon, MI $54,302

Lima, OH $54,232

Lake Charles, LA $54,209

Anderson, IN $54,197

Lexington, KY $54,179

Augusta, GA $54,162

Greenville, SC $54,162

Wichita, KS $54,109

Tuscaloosa, AL $54,109

Columbia, SC $54,056

Bloomington, IN $53,910

Roanoke, VA $53,875

Asheville, NC $53,799

Knoxville, TN $53,699

Shreveport, LA $53,693

Wilmington, NC $53,617

Frankfort, KY $53,506

Oklahoma City, OK $53,465

Chillicothe, OH $53,442

Longview, TX $53,436

Topeka, KS $53,418

Mobile, AL $53,331

Terre Haute, IN $53,307

Erie, PA $53,301

Altoona, PA $53,272

Melbourne, FL $53,255

Amarillo, TX $53,231

Killeen, TX $53,214

Fayetteville, AR $53,167

Sioux Falls, SD $53,126

Chattanooga, TN $53,091

Idaho Falls, ID $53,085

Gainesville, FL $52,962

Portsmouth, OH $52,933

Little Rock, AR $52,921

Lynchburg, VA $52,921

Lafayette, LA $52,898

Youngstown, OH $52,898

Temple, TX $52,874

Daytona Beach, FL $52,862

Clarksville, TN $52,857

Pensacola, FL $52,851

Hopkinsville, KY $52,675

Charleston, WV $52,669

Florence, SC $52,640

Sioux City, IA $52,605

Macon, GA $52,435

Tallahassee, FL $52,429

Fayetteville, NC $52,418

Waco, TX $52,406

Wichita Falls, TX $52,406

Pine Bluff, AR $52,382

Vincennes, IN $52,271

Lubbock, TX $52,248

Great Falls, MT $52,213

Alamogordo, NM $52,207

Abilene, TX $52,160

Rapid City, SD $52,084

Monroe, LA $52,084

Albany, GA $52,049

Huntington, WV $52,043

Jackson, MS $52,037

Greenville, MS $52,031

Parkersburg, WV $51,973

Montgomery, AL $51,961

Johnstown, PA $51,949

Springfield, MO $51,903

Biloxi, MS $51,873

Sumter, SC $51,750

Columbus, GA $51,745

Twin Falls, ID $51,709

Pascagoula, MS $51,633

Kingsport, TN $51,481

Gulfport, MS $51,464

Alexandria, LA $51,270

Fort Smith, AR $51,124

El Paso, TX $50,966

Helena, MT $50,890

Las Cruces, NM $50,703

Harlingen, TX $50,539

Pocatello, ID $50,486

Florence, AL $50,469

Brownsville, TX $50,457

Dothan, AL $50,363

Mcallen, TX $50,334

Columbus, MS $49,901

Altus, OK $49,632

Lawton, OK $49,520

Pierre, SD $49,310

What Skills Can Increase a Painter Apprentice'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 Painter Apprentice'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	$62,625	7%
Leadership	$61,454	5%
Collaboration	$60,869	4%
Scheduling	$60,869	4%
Goal Oriented	$60,869	4%
Plumbing	$60,869	4%

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How Education impacts a Painter Apprentice's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Painter Apprentices 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 Painter Apprentice with a No Diploma is between $51,112 and $55,364).

Painter Apprentice Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Painter Apprentice

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

Understanding how a Painter Apprentice'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 April 01, 2026

$50,804

Average $58,528/year

$67,226

$4,234

Average $4,877/month

$5,602

$977

Average $1,126/week

$1,293

$24

Average $28/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,226	$5,602	$1,293	$32
Average	$58,528	$4,877	$1,126	$28
25th Percentile	$50,804	$4,234	$977	$24

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Salary Trends for Painter Apprentice

Salaries for a Painter Apprentice can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $50,160 in 2023 to around $50,062 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Painter Apprentice salary trends, .

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2024

$50,276

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2024	$50,276
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