Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
SOC code 51-9123 · Production Occupations
Wage percentiles
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,470 | $15.13 |
| 25th percentile | $37,030 | $17.80 |
| 50th percentile (median) | $41,600 | $20.00 |
| 75th percentile | $50,360 | $24.21 |
| 90th percentile | $60,820 | $29.24 |
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Wages by state (May 2024)
State-level employment and wage estimates for Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers (SOC 51-9123), from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) State estimates, May 2024. Data available for 36 of 51 states/DC for this occupation.
| State | Employment | Mean annual | Median annual | 10th pctl annual | 25th pctl annual | 75th pctl annual | 90th pctl annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 60 | $42,130 | $42,620 | $27,260 | $38,690 | $49,930 | $54,830 |
| Arizona | — | $37,790 | $35,790 | $32,860 | $33,670 | $38,620 | $42,850 |
| Arkansas | 70 | $40,830 | $38,560 | $34,700 | $36,030 | $48,090 | $51,000 |
| California | 930 | $50,170 | $44,420 | $35,830 | $37,900 | $55,210 | $79,560 |
| Colorado | 120 | $46,130 | $44,090 | $34,550 | $38,040 | $54,400 | $57,770 |
| Connecticut | 80 | $39,970 | $36,200 | $32,640 | $35,320 | $43,680 | $54,080 |
| Florida | 920 | $39,880 | $35,710 | $28,820 | $31,280 | $46,020 | $54,860 |
| Georgia | 150 | $48,090 | $48,940 | $32,790 | $37,280 | $60,570 | $62,720 |
| Illinois | 50 | $60,540 | $51,270 | $38,860 | $47,430 | $76,860 | $90,830 |
| Indiana | 390 | $45,810 | $44,730 | $36,340 | $38,700 | $49,690 | $60,050 |
| Iowa | 170 | $46,670 | $45,390 | $35,840 | $39,240 | $56,160 | $58,920 |
| Kansas | 100 | $45,390 | $45,160 | $37,190 | $38,710 | $49,870 | $53,510 |
| Kentucky | 90 | $47,880 | $47,630 | $33,520 | $44,210 | $52,940 | $62,290 |
| Louisiana | 60 | $36,500 | $37,140 | $22,580 | $30,860 | $40,600 | $47,060 |
| Maryland | 80 | $49,000 | $45,910 | $37,160 | $39,310 | $52,920 | $64,700 |
| Massachusetts | 250 | $50,580 | $52,320 | $40,860 | $44,050 | $53,770 | $57,090 |
| Michigan | 270 | $37,260 | $37,550 | $27,390 | $30,100 | $39,040 | $47,340 |
| Minnesota | 130 | $49,940 | $38,650 | $31,920 | $35,200 | $62,350 | $87,750 |
| Mississippi | 160 | $41,460 | $35,710 | $28,600 | $31,130 | $53,330 | $64,970 |
| Missouri | 200 | $44,860 | $45,120 | $33,440 | $39,650 | $47,790 | $61,370 |
| Nebraska | 60 | $48,380 | $45,350 | $39,770 | $39,870 | $52,790 | $64,500 |
| New Hampshire | — | $42,410 | $45,410 | $31,450 | $32,970 | $47,170 | $49,950 |
| New Jersey | 200 | $53,320 | $50,700 | $35,680 | $42,350 | $62,700 | $67,250 |
| New York | 510 | $63,040 | $68,140 | $38,570 | $45,230 | $78,620 | $78,620 |
| North Carolina | 200 | $46,480 | $45,080 | $31,720 | $37,560 | $55,500 | $59,910 |
| Ohio | 170 | $43,770 | $44,380 | $32,480 | $36,940 | $48,460 | $49,890 |
| Oklahoma | 110 | $38,480 | $38,300 | $32,190 | $32,200 | $38,300 | $46,690 |
| Pennsylvania | 360 | $44,940 | $41,600 | $33,160 | $36,420 | $48,530 | $55,140 |
| South Carolina | 160 | $44,260 | $43,920 | $35,360 | $37,770 | $47,910 | $57,350 |
| South Dakota | 30 | $38,610 | $36,810 | $32,230 | $35,830 | $41,600 | $48,160 |
| Tennessee | 380 | $34,510 | $35,620 | $18,890 | $20,520 | $41,210 | $50,620 |
| Texas | 1,110 | $30,350 | $28,570 | $23,160 | $24,370 | $32,690 | $40,930 |
| Utah | 150 | $45,360 | $42,020 | $33,280 | $37,680 | $57,270 | $59,070 |
| Virginia | 260 | $46,570 | $46,190 | $31,090 | $35,600 | $56,540 | $63,440 |
| Washington | 100 | $62,430 | $61,270 | $48,010 | $49,460 | $75,260 | $87,400 |
| Wisconsin | 110 | $41,000 | $39,950 | $34,260 | $36,630 | $43,960 | $50,180 |
Hourly by-state wages are in the source dataset but not rendered here (annual only, to keep this table a manageable width); see the source link below for the full file. BLS suppresses some state-level figures for reliability: an em dash (—) means BLS did not publish that figure for this state and occupation. Per BLS’s own field definitions: "*" = a wage estimate is not available; "**" = an employment estimate is not available; "#" = a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year (all three are shown here as —, not guessed). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), State occupational employment and wage estimates, May 2024.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 estimates. Wage figures are BLS OEWS estimates and may not reflect current pay.