Painters, Transportation Equipment Salary Information in California

The average annual salaries for painters, transportation equipment in the state of California are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of painters, transportation equipment among California cities is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1 & 2. Annual Salary of Painters, Transportation Equipment in California (2019 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$24,840
25th Percentile Wage
$29,470
50th Percentile Wage
$40,980
75th Percentile Wage
$56,240
90th Percentile Wage
$71,820

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for painters, transportation equipment in California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $24,840.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of painters, transportation equipment from 2012 to 2018.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth6-Year Growth
2018
$40,980
3.83% 6.39%
2017
$39,410
-8.58% -
2016
$42,790
3.06% -
2015
$41,480
0.00% -
2014
$41,480
8.32% -
2013
$38,030
-0.87% -
2012
$38,360
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Painters, Transportation Equipment in California Cities (2019 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of painters, transportation equipment in some California cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of painters, transportation equipment in state of California ranges from $25,400 to $60,590. The highest paying area for painters, transportation equipment in California is Salinas with a median annual salary of $60,590. The second highest paying city/area in California State is Santa Rosa-Petaluma (mean annual salary $59,960). The lowest paying area is Merced with a median annual salary of $25,400.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Salinas
$60,590
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$59,960
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$56,200
Modesto
$55,500
Vallejo-Fairfield
$53,760
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$52,990
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$49,960
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$48,740
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$47,550
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$47,280
Visalia-Porterville
$46,200
Redding
$45,520
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$45,110
Bakersfield-Delano
$43,420
Stockton
$43,080
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$43,030
Chico
$42,670
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$42,640
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$40,410
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$38,990
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$38,820
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$37,180
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$37,020
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$36,950
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$36,730
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$35,560
Fresno
$32,550
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$32,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$31,790
Merced
$25,400