Highest-paying Cities for Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons Helpers

The top 100 highest paying cities for painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons helpers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons helpers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $65,000, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is the highest paying city for painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons helpers. It is followed by Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois (average annual salary $59,100). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons helpers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons Helpers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$65,000	$36,440	330
2	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$59,100	$23,400	180
3	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$52,850	$28,940	170
4	Bend, Oregon	$48,180	$33,440	50
5	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$47,860	$29,060	n/a
6	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$47,480	$39,680	180
7	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$46,660	$39,340	320
8	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$45,490	$32,420	n/a
9	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$42,790	$34,990	30
10	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$42,770	$31,740	40
11	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$42,760	$32,160	150
12	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$42,260	$34,310	200
13	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$42,260	$35,060	550
14	Salt Lake City, Utah	$42,180	$31,680	70
15	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$39,450	$18,830	70
16	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$38,910	$30,900	30
17	Chico, California	$38,900	$36,710	40
18	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$38,830	$32,860	220
19	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$38,780	$34,070	80
20	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$38,610	$32,860	270
21	Spokane, Washington	$38,260	$31,200	50
22	Modesto, California	$38,210	$32,120	30
23	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$38,210	$28,750	30
24	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$38,060	$31,680	210
25	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$37,870	$29,430	30
26	Fresno, California	$37,430	$33,470	70
27	Lafayette, Louisiana	$37,240	$29,660	50
28	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$37,240	$31,200	130
29	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$37,230	$28,770	170
30	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$36,990	$28,070	30
31	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$36,690	$24,130	40
32	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$36,680	$31,440	90
33	Salinas, California	$36,500	$31,930	40
34	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$36,470	$29,710	140
35	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$36,070	$29,120	160
36	Memphis, Tennessee	$35,430	$28,930	40
37	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$35,180	$26,860	70
38	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$34,930	$31,060	40
39	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$34,590	$29,120	50
40	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$33,960	$27,220	n/a
41	Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	$33,290	$22,950	60
42	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$33,190	$29,300	130
43	Logan, Utah	$33,010	$23,180	40
44	Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$32,880	$21,580	40
45	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$32,740	$26,270	240
46	Richmond, Virginia	$32,630	$32,630	50
47	Kansas City, Missouri	$32,060	$21,570	n/a
48	Jacksonville, Florida	$31,660	$29,180	190
49	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$31,470	$27,050	140
50	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$31,150	$26,680	120
51	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$30,510	$27,540	100
52	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$30,410	$27,810	110
53	North Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$30,380	$26,690	50
54	Lake Charles, Louisiana	$30,310	$29,330	80
55	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$30,280	$24,950	140
56	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$30,250	$23,640	210
57	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$30,120	$26,270	40
58	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$30,090	$21,570	70
59	Coeur dAlene, Idaho	$30,080	$23,450	n/a
60	Port St Lucie, Florida	$30,040	$28,700	50
61	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana	$29,770	$24,130	60
62	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$29,700	$19,480	250
63	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$29,650	$25,930	40
64	Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida	$29,350	$25,860	60
65	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$29,350	$24,630	30
66	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$29,300	$26,360	220
67	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$29,220	$21,720	90
68	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$29,080	$25,780	60
69	Central Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$28,970	$23,690	50
70	Wilmington, New Jersey	$28,960	$19,670	50
71	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona	$28,920	$25,240	n/a
72	Longview, Texas	$28,890	$21,780	30
73	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$28,880	$25,690	n/a
74	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$28,760	$21,170	60
75	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$28,680	$25,190	210
76	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$28,640	$24,020	40
77	New Iberia nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$28,590	$24,100	70
78	St Louis, Missouri	$28,580	$25,190	80
79	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$28,330	$19,690	n/a
80	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$28,330	$21,920	n/a
81	Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana	$28,160	$23,290	30
82	Knoxville, Tennessee	$28,110	$17,200	40
83	Mobile, Alabama	$27,980	$21,550	60
84	Santa Fe, New Mexico	$27,800	$23,320	n/a
85	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$27,790	$25,160	n/a
86	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$27,570	$23,360	n/a
87	Flagstaff, Arizona	$27,450	$23,700	30
88	Prescott, Arizona	$27,430	$21,860	70
89	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$27,200	$20,810	n/a
90	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Missouri	$27,090	$21,650	30
91	El Paso, Texas	$26,880	$18,050	40
92	Southcentral Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$26,790	$21,600	n/a
93	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$26,750	$21,500	60
94	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$26,610	$17,990	1,360
95	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$26,600	$21,350	710
96	Provo-Orem, Utah	$26,460	$18,840	220
97	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$26,060	$18,790	40
98	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$25,940	$17,970	850
99	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$25,890	$21,040	n/a
100	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas	$25,840	$17,020	60

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