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 | $22.41 | $29.77 | $43.54 |
| Yearly | $46,599 | $61,910 | $90,564 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $21.83 | $29.50 | $39.41 |
| Yearly | $45,395 | $61,372 | $81,975 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $19.70 | $26.10 | $29.44 |
| Yearly | $40,958 | $54,285 | $61,239 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $23.35 | $34.80 | $49.66 |
| Yearly | $48,569 | $72,399 | $103,291 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $22.11 | $22.13 | $28.29 |
| Yearly | $45,988 | $46,028 | $58,860 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $18.53 | $25.20 | $33.48 |
| Yearly | $38,532 | $52,407 | $69,645 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $22.03 | $29.83 | $43.60 |
| Yearly | $45,827 | $62,033 | $90,696 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $23.50 | $30.01 | $41.41 |
| Yearly | $48,878 | $62,430 | $86,127 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $21.98 | $23.79 | $29.32 |
| Yearly | $45,712 | $49,472 | $60,992 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $22.94 | $29.01 | $43.53 |
| Yearly | $47,722 | $60,324 | $90,557 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $18.53 | $25.40 | $35.04 |
| Yearly | $38,532 | $52,836 | $72,875 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $21.34 | $28.81 | $46.86 |
| Yearly | $44,381 | $59,920 | $97,472 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $18.05 | $23.02 | $29.63 |
| Yearly | $37,546 | $47,867 | $61,639 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $22.26 | $29.31 | $39.53 |
| Yearly | $46,311 | $60,967 | $82,229 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $22.93 | $29.13 | $38.71 |
| Yearly | $47,713 | $60,586 | $80,513 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $21.82 | $28.44 | $33.76 |
| Yearly | $45,375 | $59,143 | $70,214 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $21.90 | $26.40 | $40.34 |
| Yearly | $45,558 | $54,904 | $83,900 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $23.62 | $28.08 | $31.97 |
| Yearly | $49,148 | $58,410 | $66,497 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $22.72 | $29.14 | $37.91 |
| Yearly | $47,267 | $60,606 | $78,846 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $22.33 | $31.42 | $48.90 |
| Yearly | $46,428 | $65,361 | $101,730 | |
| United States | Hourly | $18.74 | $22.94 | $28.60 |
| Yearly | $38,970 | $47,700 | $59,480 | |