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

A House Painter's salary grows with experience: starting around $49,879 for beginners, reaching about $51,933 at mid-level, and approach $53,720 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a House Painter?

House Painter salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for House Painter roles are District of Columbia $56,983, California $56,767, Massachusetts $56,011. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of House Painter roles make?

Salaries for House Painter level roles vary by specialization: House Supervisor: $109,915; Painter, Senior: $58,690; Painter III: $58,610; Painter: $52,572; Painter, Experienced: $52,293.

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

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

House Painter Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a House Painter in the United States is $51,466 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $58,015
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44,744 to $54,894
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,624

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House Painter Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,894	$4,574	$1,056	$26
Average	$51,466	$4,289	$990	$25
25th Percentile	$44,744	$3,729	$860	$22

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Key Factors That Influence House Painter Salaries

A House 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 Experience Level Affects House Painter Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a House Painter's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $49,879
Early Career (1-2 years): $50,066
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $51,933
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $53,209
Expert (over 8 years): $53,720

Levels	Salary
Entry Level House Painter	$49,879
Intermediate Level House Painter	$50,066
Senior Level House Painter	$51,933
Specialist Level House Painter	$53,209
Expert Level House Painter	$53,720

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

District of Columbia: $56,983.
California: $56,767.
Massachusetts: $56,011.

District of Columbia $56,983 California $56,767 Massachusetts $56,011 Washington $55,805 New Jersey $55,784 Alaska $55,712 Connecticut $55,002 New York $54,714

Hawaii $53,792 Rhode Island $53,360 Maryland $53,067 Minnesota $52,665 Colorado $52,511 Illinois $52,459 Oregon $52,264 Delaware $52,120

New Hampshire $52,029 Virginia $51,826 Pennsylvania $51,235 Nevada $50,936 North Dakota $50,838 Michigan $50,684 Wisconsin $50,627 Vermont $50,514

Texas $50,200 Maine $50,179 Arizona $50,149 Ohio $50,113 Georgia $49,639 Indiana $49,402 Wyoming $49,356 Utah $49,284

Iowa $49,253 Kansas $49,006 Louisiana $48,934 North Carolina $48,908 Missouri $48,898 Florida $48,697 Montana $48,589 Nebraska $48,486

Kentucky $48,430 South Carolina $48,224 Tennessee $48,095 Idaho $48,044 New Mexico $47,668 Oklahoma $47,586 Alabama $47,282 South Dakota $46,772

Arkansas $46,494 West Virginia $46,345 Mississippi $45,897

Top Paying Cities for House 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: $64,914
San Francisco: $64,276
Oakland: $62,850

San Jose, CA $64,914

San Francisco, CA $64,276

Oakland, CA $62,850

New York, NY $59,644

Queens Village, NY $59,258

Paramus, NJ $58,846

Passaic, NJ $58,795

Bergenfield, NJ $58,743

Stamford, CT $58,666

Huntington, NY $58,615

Newark, NJ $58,280

Bridgeport, CT $58,177

New Brunswick, NJ $58,007

Vallejo, CA $57,899

Middlesex, NJ $57,868

Somerset, NJ $57,822

Petaluma, CA $57,704

Santa Cruz, CA $57,503

Boston, MA $57,400

Monterey, CA $57,143

Fairbanks, AK $57,107

Los Angeles, CA $57,009

Washington, DC $56,983

Seattle, WA $56,891

Santa Rosa, CA $56,880

Juneau, AK $56,731

Orange, CA $56,561

Anchorage, AK $56,469

Anaheim, CA $56,433

Santa Ana, CA $56,355

Nassau, NY $56,324

Long Beach, CA $56,304

Danbury, CT $56,288

Santa Maria, CA $56,113

Everett, WA $56,103

Bremerton, WA $55,851

Trenton, NJ $55,753

Sacramento, CA $55,733

San Diego, CA $55,707

Brockton, MA $55,686

Tacoma, WA $55,666

Santa Barbara, CA $55,594

Lowell, MA $55,388

New Suffolk, NY $55,367

Nashua, NH $55,305

Lompoc, CA $55,223

Ventura, CA $55,172

Stockton, CA $55,156

New Haven, CT $55,053

Atlantic City, NJ $54,919

Hartford, CT $54,806

Modesto, CA $54,781

Poughkeepsie, NY $54,667

New Britain, CT $54,642

Olympia, WA $54,570

Kennewick, WA $54,570

New London, CT $54,559

Norwich, CT $54,544

Lawrence, MA $54,518

Bakersfield, CA $54,374

Riverside, CA $54,302

New Bedford, MA $54,302

Richland, WA $54,250

Portsmouth, NH $54,209

Vineland, NJ $54,199

San Bernardino, CA $54,158

Boulder, CO $54,014

Worcester, MA $53,972

Portland, OR $53,926

Saint Paul, MN $53,864

Minneapolis, MN $53,864

Philadelphia, PA $53,792

Honolulu, HI $53,520

Springfield, MA $53,339

Providence, RI $53,334

Chicago, IL $53,185

Bellingham, WA $53,123

Baltimore, MD $53,067

Chico, CA $52,938

Wilmington, DE $52,851

Pittsfield, MA $52,799

Manchester, NH $52,701

Spokane, WA $52,475

Denver, CO $52,470

Albany, NY $52,228

Troy, NY $52,207

Schenectady, NY $52,099

Burlington, VT $51,986

Portland, ME $51,806

Salem, OR $51,765

Yakima, WA $51,754

Ann Arbor, MI $51,739

Rochester, MN $51,595

Fresno, CA $51,569

Reno, NV $51,569

Milwaukee, WI $51,523

Detroit, MI $51,471

Allentown, PA $51,456

Carson City, NV $51,451

Houston, TX $51,373

Colorado Springs, CO $51,368

Syracuse, NY $51,343

Eugene, OR $51,245

Bismarck, ND $51,183

Gary, IN $51,183

Galveston, TX $51,183

Springfield, OR $51,142

Medford, OR $51,018

Fort Collins, CO $50,998

Austin, TX $50,957

Mesa, AZ $50,849

Phoenix, AZ $50,838

Dallas, TX $50,823

Reading, PA $50,792

Saint Cloud, MN $50,771

Concord, NH $50,725

Madison, WI $50,704

Utica, NY $50,565

Raleigh, NC $50,524

Las Vegas, NV $50,519

Rochester, NY $50,483

Des Moines, IA $50,478

Atlanta, GA $50,396

Battle Creek, MI $50,380

Salt Lake City, UT $50,365

Lancaster, PA $50,288

Champaign, IL $50,277

Harrisburg, PA $50,215

Durham, NC $50,169

Kansas City, MO $50,164

Kansas City, KS $50,154

Fort Worth, TX $50,149

Boca Raton, FL $50,128

Cleveland, OH $50,123

Columbus, OH $50,113

Pittsburgh, PA $50,107

Richmond, VA $50,087

Indianapolis, IN $50,077

Cincinnati, OH $50,010

Petersburg, VA $49,932

Billings, MT $49,819

Lansing, MI $49,819

Huntsville, AL $49,819

Lebanon, PA $49,814

Dayton, OH $49,809

Pueblo, CO $49,809

Appleton, WI $49,793

Buffalo, NY $49,773

Racine, WI $49,747

Charlotte, NC $49,742

Saint Louis, MO $49,727

Springfield, IL $49,706

Elkhart, IN $49,696

York, PA $49,696

Gastonia, NC $49,691

Benton Harbor, MI $49,691

Beaumont, TX $49,660

Lorain, OH $49,649

Toledo, OH $49,629

Binghamton, NY $49,603

Rock Hill, SC $49,598

Rockford, IL $49,572

Fargo, ND $49,546

Elyria, OH $49,546

Flagstaff, AZ $49,510

Fort Lauderdale, FL $49,480

Miami, FL $49,449

Duluth, MN $49,366

Bangor, ME $49,299

Cedar Rapids, IA $49,243

Louisville, KY $49,217

Grand Rapids, MI $49,207

Hialeah, FL $49,202

Casper, WY $49,130

Scranton, PA $49,068

New Orleans, LA $49,052

Virginia Beach, VA $49,047

Akron, OH $49,021

Peoria, IL $48,955

Sarasota, FL $48,944

Green Bay, WI $48,908

Baton Rouge, LA $48,883

Charleston, SC $48,872

Nashville, TN $48,857

Jamestown, NY $48,846

Davenport, IA $48,846

Tucson, AZ $48,821

Cheyenne, WY $48,805

Saint Petersburg, FL $48,790

Tampa, FL $48,780

Omaha, NE $48,769

Port Arthur, TX $48,749

Evansville, IN $48,749

Bradenton, FL $48,728

Santa Fe, NM $48,635

Orlando, FL $48,584

Clearwater, FL $48,527

Canton, OH $48,419

La Crosse, WI $48,419

Grand Forks, ND $48,404

Albuquerque, NM $48,388

Tulsa, OK $48,388

Newport News, VA $48,383

High Point, NC $48,368

Ogden, UT $48,347

Corpus Christi, TX $48,306

Laramie, WY $48,275

Norfolk, VA $48,275

Rock Island, IL $48,244

Saginaw, MI $48,234

Jacksonville, FL $48,229

Salisbury, NC $48,219

Memphis, TN $48,208

Moline, IL $48,183

Fort Myers, FL $48,167

Waterloo, IA $48,100

Spartanburg, SC $48,049

Lincoln, NE $48,023

Fort Wayne, IN $48,013

Birmingham, AL $47,956

Cedar Falls, IA $47,946

Provo, UT $47,941

Springfield, OH $47,936

San Antonio, TX $47,925

Greensboro, NC $47,905

South Bend, IN $47,899

Winston Salem, NC $47,894

Boise, ID $47,879

Savannah, GA $47,843

Muskegon, MI $47,750

Lima, OH $47,688

Lake Charles, LA $47,668

Anderson, IN $47,658

Lexington, KY $47,642

Augusta, GA $47,627

Greenville, SC $47,627

Wichita, KS $47,580

Tuscaloosa, AL $47,580

Columbia, SC $47,534

Bloomington, IN $47,405

Roanoke, VA $47,375

Asheville, NC $47,308

Knoxville, TN $47,220

Shreveport, LA $47,215

Wilmington, NC $47,148

Frankfort, KY $47,050

Oklahoma City, OK $47,014

Chillicothe, OH $46,994

Longview, TX $46,989

Topeka, KS $46,973

Mobile, AL $46,896

Terre Haute, IN $46,875

Erie, PA $46,870

Altoona, PA $46,844

Melbourne, FL $46,829

Amarillo, TX $46,808

Killeen, TX $46,793

Fayetteville, AR $46,752

Sioux Falls, SD $46,716

Chattanooga, TN $46,685

Idaho Falls, ID $46,680

Gainesville, FL $46,572

Portsmouth, OH $46,546

Little Rock, AR $46,536

Lynchburg, VA $46,536

Lafayette, LA $46,515

Youngstown, OH $46,515

Temple, TX $46,494

Daytona Beach, FL $46,484

Clarksville, TN $46,479

Pensacola, FL $46,474

Hopkinsville, KY $46,319

Charleston, WV $46,314

Florence, SC $46,289

Sioux City, IA $46,258

Macon, GA $46,108

Tallahassee, FL $46,103

Fayetteville, NC $46,093

Waco, TX $46,083

Wichita Falls, TX $46,083

Pine Bluff, AR $46,062

Vincennes, IN $45,964

Lubbock, TX $45,944

Great Falls, MT $45,913

Alamogordo, NM $45,908

Abilene, TX $45,867

Rapid City, SD $45,800

Monroe, LA $45,800

Albany, GA $45,769

Huntington, WV $45,764

Jackson, MS $45,759

Greenville, MS $45,753

Parkersburg, WV $45,702

Montgomery, AL $45,692

Johnstown, PA $45,681

Springfield, MO $45,640

Biloxi, MS $45,614

Sumter, SC $45,506

Columbus, GA $45,501

Twin Falls, ID $45,470

Pascagoula, MS $45,403

Kingsport, TN $45,270

Gulfport, MS $45,254

Alexandria, LA $45,084

Fort Smith, AR $44,956

El Paso, TX $44,817

Helena, MT $44,750

Las Cruces, NM $44,585

Harlingen, TX $44,441

Pocatello, ID $44,395

Florence, AL $44,379

Brownsville, TX $44,369

Dothan, AL $44,287

Mcallen, TX $44,261

Columbus, MS $43,880

Altus, OK $43,643

Lawton, OK $43,545

Pierre, SD $43,360

What Skills Can Increase a House 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 House 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	$55,069	7%
Leadership	$54,039	5%
Collaboration	$53,525	4%
Scheduling	$53,525	4%
Goal Oriented	$53,525	4%
Plumbing	$53,525	4%

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How Education impacts a House Painter's Salary?

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

House Painter Salaries by Degree Level

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

Understanding how a House 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 January 01, 2026

$44,744

Average $51,466/year

$54,894

$3,729

Average $4,289/month

$4,574

$860

Average $990/week

$1,056

$22

Average $25/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$54,894	$4,574	$1,056	$26
Average	$51,466	$4,289	$990	$25
25th Percentile	$44,744	$3,729	$860	$22

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Salary Trends for House Painter

Salaries for a House Painter can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $50,353 in 2023 to around $50,254 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of House Painter salary trends, .

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2023

$50,353

2024

$50,469

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2024	$50,469
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