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

A Painter Blaster's salary grows with experience: a Painter I (0-1 years)earns $44,855, a Painter Blaster (1-3 years)earns $51,368, a Painter III (3-5 years)earns $57,619,

What are the highest paying states for a Painter Blaster?

Painter Blaster salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Painter Blaster roles are District of Columbia $57,155, California $56,938, Massachusetts $56,179. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Painter Blaster roles make?

Salaries for Painter Blaster level roles vary by specialization: Rock Driller Blaster: $80,423; Blaster: $78,238; Abrasive Blaster/Coating Applicator: $72,698; Painter III: $58,645; Sand Blaster: $56,353.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Painter Blaster 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 Blaster Salary in the United States

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

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Painter Blaster in the United States is $51,621 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $58,187
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $45,822 to $55,058
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $40,543

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Painter Blaster Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,058	$4,588	$1,059	$26
Average	$51,621	$4,302	$993	$25
25th Percentile	$45,822	$3,819	$881	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Painter Blaster Salaries

A Painter Blaster'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 Blaster 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 Blasters. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $57,155.
California: $56,938.
Massachusetts: $56,179.

District of Columbia $57,155

California $56,938

Massachusetts $56,179

Washington $55,972

New Jersey $55,952

Alaska $55,880

Connecticut $55,167

New York $54,878

Hawaii $53,954

Rhode Island $53,520

Maryland $53,226

Minnesota $52,824

Colorado $52,669

Illinois $52,617

Oregon $52,421

Delaware $52,276

New Hampshire $52,186

Virginia $51,982

Pennsylvania $51,389

Nevada $51,089

North Dakota $50,991

Michigan $50,836

Wisconsin $50,779

Vermont $50,666

Texas $50,351

Maine $50,330

Arizona $50,299

Ohio $50,263

Georgia $49,788

Indiana $49,551

Wyoming $49,504

Utah $49,432

Iowa $49,401

Kansas $49,153

Louisiana $49,081

North Carolina $49,055

Missouri $49,045

Florida $48,844

Montana $48,735

Nebraska $48,632

Kentucky $48,575

South Carolina $48,369

Tennessee $48,240

Idaho $48,188

New Mexico $47,811

Oklahoma $47,729

Alabama $47,424

South Dakota $46,913

Arkansas $46,634

West Virginia $46,485

Mississippi $46,035

Top Paying Cities for Painter Blasters

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: $65,109
San Francisco: $64,396
Oakland: $63,039

San Jose, CA $65,109

San Francisco, CA $64,396

Oakland, CA $63,039

New York, NY $59,436

Paramus, NJ $58,713

Queens Village, NY $58,710

Passaic, NJ $58,661

Bergenfield, NJ $58,657

Stamford, CT $58,543

Huntington, NY $58,522

Newark, NJ $58,141

Bridgeport, CT $58,032

Vallejo, CA $57,929

New Brunswick, NJ $57,908

Petaluma, CA $57,877

Middlesex, NJ $57,779

Somerset, NJ $57,743

Santa Cruz, CA $57,676

Boston, MA $57,361

Monterey, CA $57,180

Seattle, WA $57,062

Santa Rosa, CA $57,051

Los Angeles, CA $57,036

Juneau, AK $56,902

Washington, DC $56,845

Orange, CA $56,661

Santa Ana, CA $56,525

Long Beach, CA $56,473

Anaheim, CA $56,463

Anchorage, AK $56,437

Santa Maria, CA $56,282

Everett, WA $56,272

Danbury, CT $56,090

Bremerton, WA $56,019

Tacoma, WA $55,833

New Suffolk, NY $55,832

Sacramento, CA $55,818

Santa Barbara, CA $55,761

Trenton, NJ $55,704

San Diego, CA $55,704

Brockton, MA $55,647

Fairbanks, AK $55,521

Lompoc, CA $55,389

Lowell, MA $55,347

Ventura, CA $55,337

Nashua, NH $55,327

Stockton, CA $55,322

Modesto, CA $54,945

Poughkeepsie, NY $54,832

Olympia, WA $54,734

Kennewick, WA $54,734

New Haven, CT $54,713

Lawrence, MA $54,527

Hartford, CT $54,475

Riverside, CA $54,465

New Bedford, MA $54,413

Richland, WA $54,413

Bakersfield, CA $54,341

San Bernardino, CA $54,321

New Britain, CT $54,315

Atlantic City, NJ $54,315

New London, CT $54,295

Norwich, CT $54,279

Portsmouth, NH $54,269

Boulder, CO $54,160

Portland, OR $54,088

Worcester, MA $54,083

Minneapolis, MN $53,923

Philadelphia, PA $53,851

Honolulu, HI $53,680

Saint Paul, MN $53,656

Vineland, NJ $53,644

Providence, RI $53,495

Chicago, IL $53,345

Bellingham, WA $53,283

Springfield, MA $53,242

Baltimore, MD $53,226

Chico, CA $53,097

Pittsfield, MA $52,958

Manchester, NH $52,860

Spokane, WA $52,633

Denver, CO $52,627

Albany, NY $52,385

Troy, NY $52,364

Nassau, NY $52,309

Schenectady, NY $52,256

Wilmington, DE $52,214

Burlington, VT $52,142

Salem, OR $52,122

Portland, ME $51,961

Yakima, WA $51,910

Rochester, MN $51,750

Reno, NV $51,724

Fresno, CA $51,724

Milwaukee, WI $51,678

Detroit, MI $51,626

Ann Arbor, MI $51,617

Allentown, PA $51,610

Colorado Springs, CO $51,523

Syracuse, NY $51,497

Carson City, NV $51,497

Houston, TX $51,425

Eugene, OR $51,399

Gary, IN $51,337

Springfield, OR $51,296

Bismarck, ND $51,285

Galveston, TX $51,249

Medford, OR $51,172

Fort Collins, CO $51,151

Concord, NH $51,125

Austin, TX $51,110

Mesa, AZ $51,001

Reading, PA $50,996

Phoenix, AZ $50,991

Dallas, TX $50,976

Saint Cloud, MN $50,926

Madison, WI $50,857

Utica, NY $50,717

Rochester, NY $50,635

Des Moines, IA $50,630

Raleigh, NC $50,625

Atlanta, GA $50,547

Battle Creek, MI $50,532

Salt Lake City, UT $50,516

Lancaster, PA $50,439

Harrisburg, PA $50,366

Kansas City, MO $50,315

Champaign, IL $50,304

Kansas City, KS $50,304

Fort Worth, TX $50,299

Columbus, OH $50,291

Boca Raton, FL $50,279

Pittsburgh, PA $50,258

Richmond, VA $50,237

Indianapolis, IN $50,227

Cleveland, OH $50,222

Las Vegas, NV $50,160

Cincinnati, OH $50,160

Petersburg, VA $50,083

Huntsville, AL $50,005

Lansing, MI $49,970

Lebanon, PA $49,964

Pueblo, CO $49,959

Appleton, WI $49,943

Buffalo, NY $49,922

Dayton, OH $49,907

Racine, WI $49,897

Charlotte, NC $49,892

Saint Louis, MO $49,876

York, PA $49,845

Elkhart, IN $49,845

Gastonia, NC $49,835

Billings, MT $49,823

Beaumont, TX $49,809

Lorain, OH $49,799

Benton Harbor, MI $49,788

Toledo, OH $49,778

Binghamton, NY $49,752

Rock Hill, SC $49,747

Rockford, IL $49,721

Springfield, IL $49,701

Elyria, OH $49,695

Fargo, ND $49,695

Flagstaff, AZ $49,659

Fort Lauderdale, FL $49,628

Duluth, MN $49,597

Miami, FL $49,597

Cheyenne, WY $49,561

Grand Forks, ND $49,561

Bangor, ME $49,448

Cedar Rapids, IA $49,391

Durham, NC $49,369

Louisville, KY $49,365

Grand Rapids, MI $49,355

Hialeah, FL $49,349

Casper, WY $49,277

Scranton, PA $49,215

New Orleans, LA $49,200

Virginia Beach, VA $49,195

Akron, OH $49,169

Peoria, IL $49,102

Sarasota, FL $49,091

Nashville, TN $49,055

Omaha, NE $49,055

Green Bay, WI $49,055

Baton Rouge, LA $49,029

Charleston, SC $49,019

Jamestown, NY $48,993

Davenport, IA $48,993

Tucson, AZ $48,967

Saint Petersburg, FL $48,937

Tampa, FL $48,926

Evansville, IN $48,895

Port Arthur, TX $48,895

Bradenton, FL $48,875

Santa Fe, NM $48,782

Orlando, FL $48,689

Clearwater, FL $48,673

Canton, OH $48,565

La Crosse, WI $48,565

Albuquerque, NM $48,534

Newport News, VA $48,529

High Point, NC $48,513

Ogden, UT $48,493

Corpus Christi, TX $48,451

Norfolk, VA $48,420

Laramie, WY $48,420

Rock Island, IL $48,389

Saginaw, MI $48,379

Jacksonville, FL $48,374

Salisbury, NC $48,364

Boise, ID $48,353

Moline, IL $48,327

Fort Myers, FL $48,312

Memphis, TN $48,302

Tulsa, OK $48,276

Waterloo, IA $48,245

Spartanburg, SC $48,193

Lincoln, NE $48,167

Fort Wayne, IN $48,157

Provo, UT $48,152

Cedar Falls, IA $48,090

San Antonio, TX $48,069

Greensboro, NC $48,049

South Bend, IN $48,043

Savannah, GA $47,987

Muskegon, MI $47,966

Birmingham, AL $47,961

Winston Salem, NC $47,936

Lake Charles, LA $47,811

Anderson, IN $47,801

Lexington, KY $47,785

Augusta, GA $47,770

Greenville, SC $47,770

Lima, OH $47,729

Wichita, KS $47,723

Tuscaloosa, AL $47,723

Columbia, SC $47,677

Springfield, OH $47,667

Asheville, NC $47,584

Bloomington, IN $47,548

Knoxville, TN $47,362

Shreveport, LA $47,357

Wilmington, NC $47,290

Roanoke, VA $47,290

Topeka, KS $47,197

Frankfort, KY $47,191

Oklahoma City, OK $47,156

Chillicothe, OH $47,135

Longview, TX $47,130

Melbourne, FL $47,125

Sioux Falls, SD $47,042

Mobile, AL $47,037

Terre Haute, IN $47,016

Altoona, PA $46,985

Amarillo, TX $46,949

Killeen, TX $46,934

Fayetteville, AR $46,892

Chattanooga, TN $46,877

Sioux City, IA $46,830

Idaho Falls, ID $46,820

Lynchburg, VA $46,779

Gainesville, FL $46,712

Portsmouth, OH $46,686

Little Rock, AR $46,676

Lafayette, LA $46,655

Youngstown, OH $46,655

Daytona Beach, FL $46,624

Clarksville, TN $46,619

Pensacola, FL $46,614

Temple, TX $46,610

Hopkinsville, KY $46,459

Erie, PA $46,448

Florence, SC $46,428

Charleston, WV $46,345

Great Falls, MT $46,319

Macon, GA $46,247

Tallahassee, FL $46,242

Fayetteville, NC $46,232

Waco, TX $46,221

Helena, MT $46,185

Pine Bluff, AR $46,166

Vincennes, IN $46,103

Lubbock, TX $46,082

Alamogordo, NM $46,051

Twin Falls, ID $46,004

Rapid City, SD $45,989

Jackson, MS $45,896

Huntington, WV $45,892

Greenville, MS $45,891

Parkersburg, WV $45,838

Montgomery, AL $45,829

Wichita Falls, TX $45,777

Springfield, MO $45,777

Biloxi, MS $45,752

Monroe, LA $45,700

Johnstown, PA $45,664

Sumter, SC $45,643

Columbus, GA $45,638

Pascagoula, MS $45,540

Abilene, TX $45,540

Kingsport, TN $45,406

Albany, GA $45,406

Gulfport, MS $45,390

Alexandria, LA $45,220

Fort Smith, AR $45,091

El Paso, TX $44,951

Las Cruces, NM $44,719

Harlingen, TX $44,588

Pocatello, ID $44,580

Florence, AL $44,513

Brownsville, TX $44,502

Mcallen, TX $44,394

Dothan, AL $44,322

Columbus, MS $44,015

Altus, OK $43,774

Lawton, OK $43,676

Pierre, SD $43,491

What Skills Can Increase a Painter Blaster'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 Blaster'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	$55,234	7%
Leadership	$54,202	5%
Collaboration	$53,686	4%
Scheduling	$53,686	4%
Goal Oriented	$53,686	4%
Plumbing	$53,686	4%

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How Education impacts a Painter Blaster's Salary?

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

Painter Blaster Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Painter Blaster

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 Blaster Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Painter Blaster'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 June 01, 2026

$45,822

Average $51,621/year

$55,058

$3,819

Average $4,302/month

$4,588

$881

Average $993/week

$1,059

$22

Average $25/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,058	$4,588	$1,059	$26
Average	$51,621	$4,302	$993	$25
25th Percentile	$45,822	$3,819	$881	$22

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Salary Trends for Painter Blaster

Salaries for a Painter Blaster can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $49,800 in 2023 to around $49,703 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Painter Blaster salary trends, .

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2023

$49,800

2024

$49,915

2025

$49,703

2026

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2023	$49,800
2024	$49,915
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