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Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers salaries across 37 states

$43,501
National Average (Median)
$61,210
Highest: Washington
$31,550
Lowest: South Dakota

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers Salary by State

Compare Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$31,550
$61,210

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AZ $37,030 AR $40,310 CA $41,600 CO $54,070 CT $50,720 FL $37,440 GA $46,310 ID $45,050 IL $41,960 IN $41,350 IA $46,670 KS $39,470 KY $42,220 LA $38,320 MD $47,320 MA $54,070 MI $38,500 MN $43,630 MS $33,330 MO $48,560 MT $34,790 NV $60,190 NJ $52,160 NY $48,510 NC $42,960 OH $49,080 OK $36,780 PA $41,660 SC $43,820 SD $31,550 TN $35,540 TX $32,430 UT $38,430 VA $47,090 WA $61,210 WI $48,330 WY $37,090

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Washington
$61,210
#2
Nevada
$60,190
#3
Colorado
$54,070
#4
Massachusetts
$54,070
#5
New Jersey
$52,160

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers Salary in All 37 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Washington $61,210 $64,970 90
2 Nevada $60,190 $60,550 N/A
3 Colorado $54,070 $54,200 170
4 Massachusetts $54,070 $53,030 210
5 New Jersey $52,160 $55,550 90
6 Connecticut $50,720 $49,550 50
7 Ohio $49,080 $47,380 230
8 Missouri $48,560 $48,180 140
9 New York $48,510 $55,690 460
10 Wisconsin $48,330 $48,560 230
11 Maryland $47,320 $48,380 50
12 Virginia $47,090 $48,190 290
13 Iowa $46,670 $47,700 100
14 Georgia $46,310 $47,490 60
15 Idaho $45,050 $43,850 N/A
16 South Carolina $43,820 $41,260 140
17 Minnesota $43,630 $46,210 150
18 North Carolina $42,960 $46,410 170
19 Kentucky $42,220 $45,600 200
20 Illinois $41,960 $44,760 180
21 Pennsylvania $41,660 $43,400 180
22 California $41,600 $45,290 N/A
23 Indiana $41,350 $41,070 490
24 Arkansas $40,310 $42,280 50
25 Kansas $39,470 $41,200 90
26 Michigan $38,500 $40,900 140
27 Utah $38,430 $41,840 70
28 Louisiana $38,320 $40,780 50
29 Florida $37,440 $41,750 720
30 Wyoming $37,090 $35,560 60
31 Arizona $37,030 $40,580 50
32 Oklahoma $36,780 $40,250 100
33 Tennessee $35,540 $38,330 200
34 Montana $34,790 $40,770 40
35 Mississippi $33,330 $37,780 70
36 Texas $32,430 $35,500 550
37 South Dakota $31,550 $35,710 40

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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