Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers salary
41,600 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 51-9123
Half of all painting, coating, and decorating workers in the United States earn more than 41,600 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay711of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.36×37,030 USD – 50,360 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 37,030 USD |
| Median | 41,600 USD |
| Mean | 45,210 USD |
| Upper quartile | 50,360 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 51-9123 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
Occupations that pay about the same
- Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 41,670 USD
- Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 41,640 USD
- Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 41,600 USD
- Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 41,590 USD
- Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers 41,380 USD
- Data Entry Keyers 41,340 USD
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov