Wages vary by employer and area of the country. The painter's skill and reputation may also affect wages. Earnings for painters may be reduced on occasion due to bad weather or downturns in construction activity. Thus, overall earnings may be lower than these wages suggest.
Benefits vary by employer. Full-time salaried painters may receive typical benefits. These often include vacation, sick leave, and health insurance.
Painters, construction and maintenance (SOC 47-2141)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $23.18 | $30.28 | $42.12 |
| Yearly | $48,213 | $62,982 | $87,607 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $20.26 | $28.03 | $40.41 |
| Yearly | $42,146 | $58,299 | $84,056 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $18.14 | $22.97 | $33.36 |
| Yearly | $37,742 | $47,776 | $69,387 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $23.98 | $38.31 | $51.28 |
| Yearly | $49,879 | $79,690 | $106,662 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $22.54 | $33.59 | $38.86 |
| Yearly | $46,886 | $69,875 | $80,828 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $23.02 | $25.64 | $39.24 |
| Yearly | $47,890 | $53,346 | $81,614 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $22.34 | $28.65 | $40.06 |
| Yearly | $46,455 | $59,592 | $83,318 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $19.04 | $24.32 | $35.96 |
| Yearly | $39,610 | $50,597 | $74,800 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $23.69 | $36.54 | $42.09 |
| Yearly | $49,286 | $76,012 | $87,559 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $23.37 | $29.30 | $42.09 |
| Yearly | $48,621 | $60,955 | $87,557 | |
| Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $17.96 | $23.03 | $31.23 |
| Yearly | $37,346 | $47,910 | $64,963 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $18.93 | $22.57 | $30.07 |
| Yearly | $39,360 | $46,956 | $62,542 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $19.37 | $24.57 | $39.18 |
| Yearly | $40,301 | $51,098 | $81,492 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $18.61 | $23.76 | $37.49 |
| Yearly | $38,711 | $49,426 | $77,996 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $22.32 | $31.34 | $33.00 |
| Yearly | $46,419 | $65,182 | $68,647 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $19.30 | $23.41 | $32.59 |
| Yearly | $40,143 | $48,703 | $67,777 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $19.52 | $28.40 | $38.12 |
| Yearly | $40,599 | $59,072 | $79,305 | |
| St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $19.58 | $23.43 | $38.65 |
| Yearly | $40,716 | $48,749 | $80,387 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $23.68 | $30.47 | $45.87 |
| Yearly | $49,246 | $63,372 | $95,423 | |
| United States | Hourly | $18.09 | $22.16 | $27.55 |
| Yearly | $37,620 | $46,090 | $57,300 | |