Pay by state · 54 states
Painter, Construction and Maintenance Salary by State (2026)
Painters, Construction and Maintenance earn the most in Hawaii at $68,220 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $24,070 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $49,400. All 54 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $68,220Hawaii
- National median
- $49,400BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $24,070Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 54of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Painter, Construction and Maintenance salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of painters, construction and maintenance OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIHawaii | $68,220 | $59,480 | $85,280 | 1,900 | $62,046 |
| 2 | ILIllinois | $61,260 | $47,990 | $93,220 | 6,820 | $61,286 |
| 3 | AKAlaska | $60,980 | $54,710 | $74,570 | 440 | $59,575 |
| 4 | WAWashington | $59,650 | $48,940 | $65,140 | 9,510 | $55,741 |
| 5 | NYNew York | $59,570 | $48,820 | $79,320 | 13,040 | $55,198 |
| 6 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $59,520 | $47,360 | $69,390 | 500 | $54,158 |
| 7 | MEMaine | $59,270 | $50,170 | $63,120 | 2,120 | $61,072 |
| 8 | NJNew Jersey | $59,250 | $45,490 | $72,380 | 4,110 | $54,455 |
| 9 | CACalifornia | $59,020 | $47,520 | $73,040 | 38,430 | $53,306 |
| 10 | DEDelaware | $58,530 | $50,680 | $61,700 | 480 | $58,643 |
| 11 | CTConnecticut | $58,480 | $47,630 | $76,420 | 2,230 | $56,442 |
| 12 | MTMontana | $58,290 | $47,390 | $61,810 | 920 | $61,588 |
| 13 | MAMassachusetts | $57,510 | $46,830 | $70,050 | 4,430 | $54,379 |
| 14 | MOMissouri | $57,510 | $46,350 | $68,510 | 3,980 | $63,325 |
| 15 | MNMinnesota | $57,270 | $43,600 | $69,340 | 3,810 | $58,071 |
| 16 | NVNevada | $56,390 | $46,950 | $63,390 | 4,120 | $56,402 |
| 17 | NDNorth Dakota | $54,870 | $47,320 | $60,650 | 420 | $61,680 |
| 18 | VTVermont | $53,120 | $48,710 | $60,260 | 550 | $54,227 |
| 19 | COColorado | $52,970 | $47,210 | $59,650 | 3,480 | $51,401 |
| 20 | PAPennsylvania | $52,120 | $47,600 | $61,000 | 5,980 | $53,417 |
| 21 | MIMichigan | $50,650 | $45,300 | $62,950 | 4,920 | $52,641 |
| 22 | INIndiana | $50,260 | $43,180 | $62,450 | 3,510 | $53,853 |
| 23 | WIWisconsin | $50,090 | $46,640 | $60,100 | 3,350 | $53,233 |
| 24 | IAIowa | $49,710 | $43,050 | $61,450 | 1,770 | $56,642 |
| 25 | NHNew Hampshire | $49,670 | $46,580 | $57,880 | 910 | $47,684 |
| 26 | OHOhio | $49,450 | $44,040 | $61,790 | 5,600 | $53,302 |
| 27 | MDMaryland | $49,120 | $46,520 | $59,290 | 3,750 | $46,799 |
| 28 | OROregon | $48,900 | $45,950 | $61,580 | 5,410 | $47,310 |
| 29 | GAGeorgia | $48,340 | $42,130 | $57,670 | 2,760 | $50,201 |
| 30 | AZArizona | $48,250 | $45,370 | $58,560 | 5,210 | $47,926 |
| 31 | SDSouth Dakota | $48,160 | $41,430 | $51,440 | 670 | $54,365 |
| 32 | KYKentucky | $48,110 | $40,210 | $59,740 | 1,390 | $53,361 |
| 33 | FLFlorida | $47,530 | $39,940 | $50,130 | 22,450 | $45,961 |
| 34 | VAVirginia | $47,470 | $39,300 | $56,220 | 5,930 | $46,952 |
| 35 | NENebraska | $47,280 | $37,840 | $51,220 | 1,590 | $52,473 |
| 36 | WYWyoming | $47,220 | $38,380 | $55,240 | 480 | $50,943 |
| 37 | LALouisiana | $46,410 | $38,970 | $50,460 | 4,090 | $52,615 |
| 38 | NMNew Mexico | $46,240 | $40,530 | $50,320 | 1,010 | $50,145 |
| 39 | UTUtah | $46,050 | $38,100 | $53,840 | 3,510 | $46,579 |
| 40 | KSKansas | $45,510 | $37,180 | $49,350 | 1,570 | $50,528 |
| 41 | TXTexas | $45,460 | $39,070 | $49,390 | 18,330 | $46,838 |
| 42 | OKOklahoma | $44,900 | $36,680 | $51,640 | 1,880 | $51,114 |
| 43 | IDIdaho | $44,880 | $36,880 | $47,890 | 2,040 | $46,998 |
| 44 | MSMississippi | $44,800 | $36,920 | $53,340 | 1,060 | $51,522 |
| 45 | WVWest Virginia | $44,230 | $32,760 | $54,310 | 720 | $49,421 |
| 46 | NCNorth Carolina | $44,110 | $37,090 | $49,150 | 5,220 | $46,763 |
| 47 | ALAlabama | $43,930 | $37,440 | $50,410 | 1,570 | $49,458 |
| 48 | TNTennessee | $43,230 | $37,350 | $47,900 | 3,040 | $47,056 |
| 49 | VIU.S. Virgin Islands | $42,520 | $31,660 | $47,440 | 40 | N/A |
| 50 | RIRhode Island | $41,590 | $37,230 | $56,060 | 1,160 | $40,663 |
| 51 | SCSouth Carolina | $40,840 | $36,000 | $48,550 | 2,080 | $43,563 |
| 52 | ARArkansas | $40,090 | $36,940 | $47,520 | 890 | $46,114 |
| 53 | GUGuam | $32,960 | $31,720 | $36,820 | 330 | N/A |
| 54 | PRPuerto Rico | $24,070 | $23,020 | $31,020 | 600 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Painters, Construction and Maintenance, that changes the ranking: Hawaii leads on raw pay at $68,220, while Missouri leads once prices are taken into account at $63,325.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Painter, Construction and Maintenance pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Painters, Construction and Maintenance the most?
Hawaii reports the highest median wage for Painters, Construction and Maintenance at $68,220 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Illinois ($61,260) and Alaska ($60,980).
Which state pays Painters, Construction and Maintenance the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Painters, Construction and Maintenance at $24,070 a year, $44,150 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Painters, Construction and Maintenance earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Missouri first at $63,325 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $57,510. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.