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

A Commercial Painter's salary grows with experience: a Painter I (0-1 years)earns $44,906, a Commercial Painter (1-3 years)earns $51,424, a Painter III (3-5 years)earns $57,669,

What are the highest paying states for a Commercial Painter?

Commercial Painter salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Commercial Painter roles are District of Columbia $56,431, California $56,216, Massachusetts $55,467. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Commercial Painter roles make?

Salaries for Commercial Painter level roles vary by specialization: Painter III: $58,631; Traveling Commercial Painter Spanish English: $53,332; Residential and Commercial Painter: $53,158; Painter: $52,575; Painter, Experienced: $52,303.

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

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

Commercial Painter Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Commercial Painter in the United States is $50,967 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $57,447
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44,390 to $54,359
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,402

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Commercial Painter Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,359	$4,530	$1,045	$26
Average	$50,967	$4,247	$980	$25
25th Percentile	$44,390	$3,699	$854	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Commercial Painter Salaries

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

District of Columbia: $56,431.
California: $56,216.
Massachusetts: $55,467.

District of Columbia $56,431 California $56,216 Massachusetts $55,467 Washington $55,263 New Jersey $55,243 Alaska $55,172 Connecticut $54,468 New York $54,183

Hawaii $53,271 Rhode Island $52,842 Maryland $52,552 Minnesota $52,154 Colorado $52,002 Illinois $51,951 Oregon $51,757 Delaware $51,614

New Hampshire $51,524 Virginia $51,324 Pennsylvania $50,738 Nevada $50,442 North Dakota $50,345 Michigan $50,192 Wisconsin $50,136 Vermont $50,024

Texas $49,713 Maine $49,693 Arizona $49,662 Ohio $49,626 Georgia $49,158 Indiana $48,923 Wyoming $48,877 Utah $48,806

Iowa $48,775 Kansas $48,531 Louisiana $48,459 North Carolina $48,434 Missouri $48,424 Florida $48,225 Montana $48,118 Nebraska $48,016

Kentucky $47,960 South Carolina $47,756 Tennessee $47,629 Idaho $47,578 New Mexico $47,206 Oklahoma $47,124 Alabama $46,823 South Dakota $46,319

Arkansas $46,043 West Virginia $45,896 Mississippi $45,452

Top Paying Cities for Commercial 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: $64,285
San Francisco: $63,653
Oakland: $62,241

San Jose, CA $64,285

San Francisco, CA $63,653

Oakland, CA $62,241

New York, NY $59,066

Queens Village, NY $58,683

Paramus, NJ $58,276

Passaic, NJ $58,225

Bergenfield, NJ $58,174

Stamford, CT $58,097

Huntington, NY $58,046

Newark, NJ $57,715

Bridgeport, CT $57,613

New Brunswick, NJ $57,445

Vallejo, CA $57,338

Middlesex, NJ $57,307

Somerset, NJ $57,261

Petaluma, CA $57,144

Santa Cruz, CA $56,945

Boston, MA $56,843

Monterey, CA $56,589

Fairbanks, AK $56,553

Los Angeles, CA $56,456

Washington, DC $56,431

Seattle, WA $56,339

Santa Rosa, CA $56,329

Juneau, AK $56,181

Orange, CA $56,013

Anchorage, AK $55,921

Anaheim, CA $55,885

Santa Ana, CA $55,809

Nassau, NY $55,778

Long Beach, CA $55,758

Danbury, CT $55,742

Santa Maria, CA $55,569

Everett, WA $55,559

Bremerton, WA $55,309

Trenton, NJ $55,212

Sacramento, CA $55,192

San Diego, CA $55,167

Brockton, MA $55,146

Tacoma, WA $55,126

Santa Barbara, CA $55,054

Lowell, MA $54,851

New Suffolk, NY $54,830

Nashua, NH $54,769

Lompoc, CA $54,687

Ventura, CA $54,637

Stockton, CA $54,621

New Haven, CT $54,519

Atlantic City, NJ $54,387

Hartford, CT $54,275

Modesto, CA $54,249

Poughkeepsie, NY $54,137

New Britain, CT $54,112

Olympia, WA $54,040

Kennewick, WA $54,040

New London, CT $54,030

Norwich, CT $54,015

Lawrence, MA $53,989

Bakersfield, CA $53,847

Riverside, CA $53,775

New Bedford, MA $53,775

Richland, WA $53,724

Portsmouth, NH $53,683

Vineland, NJ $53,673

San Bernardino, CA $53,632

Boulder, CO $53,490

Worcester, MA $53,449

Portland, OR $53,403

Saint Paul, MN $53,342

Minneapolis, MN $53,342

Philadelphia, PA $53,271

Honolulu, HI $53,000

Springfield, MA $52,822

Providence, RI $52,817

Chicago, IL $52,669

Bellingham, WA $52,608

Baltimore, MD $52,552

Chico, CA $52,425

Wilmington, DE $52,338

Pittsfield, MA $52,287

Manchester, NH $52,190

Spokane, WA $51,966

Denver, CO $51,961

Albany, NY $51,721

Troy, NY $51,701

Schenectady, NY $51,594

Burlington, VT $51,482

Portland, ME $51,303

Salem, OR $51,263

Yakima, WA $51,252

Ann Arbor, MI $51,237

Rochester, MN $51,094

Fresno, CA $51,069

Reno, NV $51,069

Milwaukee, WI $51,023

Detroit, MI $50,972

Allentown, PA $50,957

Carson City, NV $50,952

Houston, TX $50,875

Colorado Springs, CO $50,870

Syracuse, NY $50,845

Eugene, OR $50,748

Bismarck, ND $50,687

Gary, IN $50,687

Galveston, TX $50,687

Springfield, OR $50,646

Medford, OR $50,523

Fort Collins, CO $50,503

Austin, TX $50,462

Mesa, AZ $50,355

Phoenix, AZ $50,345

Dallas, TX $50,330

Reading, PA $50,299

Saint Cloud, MN $50,279

Concord, NH $50,233

Madison, WI $50,213

Utica, NY $50,075

Raleigh, NC $50,034

Las Vegas, NV $50,029

Rochester, NY $49,993

Des Moines, IA $49,988

Atlanta, GA $49,907

Battle Creek, MI $49,891

Salt Lake City, UT $49,876

Lancaster, PA $49,800

Champaign, IL $49,790

Harrisburg, PA $49,728

Durham, NC $49,683

Kansas City, MO $49,677

Kansas City, KS $49,667

Fort Worth, TX $49,662

Boca Raton, FL $49,642

Cleveland, OH $49,637

Columbus, OH $49,626

Pittsburgh, PA $49,621

Richmond, VA $49,601

Indianapolis, IN $49,591

Cincinnati, OH $49,525

Petersburg, VA $49,448

Billings, MT $49,336

Lansing, MI $49,336

Huntsville, AL $49,336

Lebanon, PA $49,331

Dayton, OH $49,326

Pueblo, CO $49,326

Appleton, WI $49,310

Buffalo, NY $49,290

Racine, WI $49,265

Charlotte, NC $49,260

Saint Louis, MO $49,244

Springfield, IL $49,224

Elkhart, IN $49,214

York, PA $49,214

Gastonia, NC $49,209

Benton Harbor, MI $49,209

Beaumont, TX $49,178

Lorain, OH $49,168

Toledo, OH $49,147

Binghamton, NY $49,122

Rock Hill, SC $49,117

Rockford, IL $49,091

Fargo, ND $49,066

Elyria, OH $49,066

Flagstaff, AZ $49,030

Fort Lauderdale, FL $49,000

Miami, FL $48,969

Duluth, MN $48,887

Bangor, ME $48,821

Cedar Rapids, IA $48,765

Louisville, KY $48,740

Grand Rapids, MI $48,729

Hialeah, FL $48,724

Casper, WY $48,653

Scranton, PA $48,592

New Orleans, LA $48,577

Virginia Beach, VA $48,571

Akron, OH $48,546

Peoria, IL $48,480

Sarasota, FL $48,470

Green Bay, WI $48,434

Baton Rouge, LA $48,408

Charleston, SC $48,398

Nashville, TN $48,383

Jamestown, NY $48,373

Davenport, IA $48,373

Tucson, AZ $48,347

Cheyenne, WY $48,332

Saint Petersburg, FL $48,317

Tampa, FL $48,306

Omaha, NE $48,296

Port Arthur, TX $48,276

Evansville, IN $48,276

Bradenton, FL $48,255

Santa Fe, NM $48,164

Orlando, FL $48,113

Clearwater, FL $48,057

Canton, OH $47,950

La Crosse, WI $47,950

Grand Forks, ND $47,934

Albuquerque, NM $47,919

Tulsa, OK $47,919

Newport News, VA $47,914

High Point, NC $47,899

Ogden, UT $47,878

Corpus Christi, TX $47,838

Laramie, WY $47,807

Norfolk, VA $47,807

Rock Island, IL $47,776

Saginaw, MI $47,766

Jacksonville, FL $47,761

Salisbury, NC $47,751

Memphis, TN $47,741

Moline, IL $47,715

Fort Myers, FL $47,700

Waterloo, IA $47,634

Spartanburg, SC $47,583

Lincoln, NE $47,557

Fort Wayne, IN $47,547

Birmingham, AL $47,491

Cedar Falls, IA $47,481

Provo, UT $47,476

Springfield, OH $47,471

San Antonio, TX $47,460

Greensboro, NC $47,440

South Bend, IN $47,435

Winston Salem, NC $47,430

Boise, ID $47,415

Savannah, GA $47,379

Muskegon, MI $47,287

Lima, OH $47,226

Lake Charles, LA $47,206

Anderson, IN $47,195

Lexington, KY $47,180

Augusta, GA $47,165

Greenville, SC $47,165

Wichita, KS $47,119

Tuscaloosa, AL $47,119

Columbia, SC $47,073

Bloomington, IN $46,946

Roanoke, VA $46,915

Asheville, NC $46,849

Knoxville, TN $46,762

Shreveport, LA $46,757

Wilmington, NC $46,691

Frankfort, KY $46,594

Oklahoma City, OK $46,558

Chillicothe, OH $46,538

Longview, TX $46,533

Topeka, KS $46,517

Mobile, AL $46,441

Terre Haute, IN $46,421

Erie, PA $46,416

Altoona, PA $46,390

Melbourne, FL $46,375

Amarillo, TX $46,354

Killeen, TX $46,339

Fayetteville, AR $46,298

Sioux Falls, SD $46,263

Chattanooga, TN $46,232

Idaho Falls, ID $46,227

Gainesville, FL $46,120

Portsmouth, OH $46,094

Little Rock, AR $46,084

Lynchburg, VA $46,084

Lafayette, LA $46,064

Youngstown, OH $46,064

Temple, TX $46,043

Daytona Beach, FL $46,033

Clarksville, TN $46,028

Pensacola, FL $46,023

Hopkinsville, KY $45,870

Charleston, WV $45,865

Florence, SC $45,840

Sioux City, IA $45,809

Macon, GA $45,661

Tallahassee, FL $45,656

Fayetteville, NC $45,646

Waco, TX $45,636

Wichita Falls, TX $45,636

Pine Bluff, AR $45,615

Vincennes, IN $45,519

Lubbock, TX $45,498

Great Falls, MT $45,468

Alamogordo, NM $45,462

Abilene, TX $45,422

Rapid City, SD $45,355

Monroe, LA $45,355

Albany, GA $45,325

Huntington, WV $45,320

Jackson, MS $45,315

Greenville, MS $45,310

Parkersburg, WV $45,259

Montgomery, AL $45,248

Johnstown, PA $45,238

Springfield, MO $45,197

Biloxi, MS $45,172

Sumter, SC $45,065

Columbus, GA $45,060

Twin Falls, ID $45,029

Pascagoula, MS $44,963

Kingsport, TN $44,830

Gulfport, MS $44,815

Alexandria, LA $44,647

Fort Smith, AR $44,520

El Paso, TX $44,382

Helena, MT $44,316

Las Cruces, NM $44,153

Harlingen, TX $44,010

Pocatello, ID $43,964

Florence, AL $43,949

Brownsville, TX $43,939

Dothan, AL $43,857

Mcallen, TX $43,832

Columbus, MS $43,454

Altus, OK $43,220

Lawton, OK $43,123

Pierre, SD $42,940

What Skills Can Increase a Commercial 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 Commercial 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	$54,535	7%
Leadership	$53,515	5%
Collaboration	$53,006	4%
Scheduling	$53,006	4%
Goal Oriented	$53,006	4%
Plumbing	$53,006	4%

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How Education impacts a Commercial Painter's Salary?

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

Commercial Painter Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Commercial 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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Commercial Painter Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Commercial 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 April 01, 2026

$44,390

Average $50,967/year

$54,359

$3,699

Average $4,247/month

$4,530

$854

Average $980/week

$1,045

$21

Average $25/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,359	$4,530	$1,045	$26
Average	$50,967	$4,247	$980	$25
25th Percentile	$44,390	$3,699	$854	$21

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Salary Trends for Commercial Painter

Salaries for a Commercial Painter can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $49,856 in 2023 to around $49,758 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Commercial Painter salary trends, .

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2024

$49,971

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