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

The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $67,810, Missouri is the highest paying state for painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons helpers. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $65,000). 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 state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons Helpers (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Missouri	$67,810	$27,040	50
2	New York	$65,000	$36,440	300
3	Massachusetts	$47,780	$28,590	200
4	Minnesota	$47,440	$40,230	160
5	Oregon	$42,770	$32,080	190
6	California	$41,400	$33,940	2,450
7	Alaska	$39,580	$27,870	70
8	Washington	$39,020	$31,520	150
9	Utah	$38,310	$31,900	160
10	New Jersey	$38,170	$28,060	90
11	Hawaii	$37,870	$28,990	50
12	Michigan	$37,240	$27,890	60
13	Maryland	$37,230	$28,970	330
14	Iowa	$36,880	$17,910	40
15	Kentucky	$36,690	$22,470	60
16	Colorado	$36,230	$27,920	250
17	Ohio	$35,660	$30,170	120
18	Louisiana	$34,620	$26,820	470
19	Arkansas	$34,330	$29,310	150
20	Nebraska	$33,980	$23,980	100
21	Nevada	$33,840	$30,740	160
22	Delaware	$32,360	$22,000	40
23	Alabama	$32,200	$18,790	50
24	Maine	$32,080	$30,280	30
25	Virginia	$31,820	$25,190	200
26	Arizona	$31,470	$27,050	200
27	Wisconsin	$31,260	$23,980	60
28	Connecticut	$31,180	$20,770	0
29	Florida	$31,000	$26,660	1,450
30	Idaho	$30,890	$22,020	70
31	Kansas	$30,410	$25,310	50
32	Texas	$30,110	$24,940	590
33	Illinois	$29,920	$25,780	90
34	North Dakota	$29,330	$26,110	0
35	Oklahoma	$29,290	$25,460	50
36	Pennsylvania	$28,760	$22,750	160
37	South Carolina	$28,690	$25,000	100
38	Indiana	$28,640	$26,100	50
39	South Dakota	$28,640	$24,020	50
40	Mississippi	$28,600	$24,630	50
41	Georgia	$28,560	$20,920	90
42	Tennessee	$28,040	$20,970	110
43	New Mexico	$27,010	$24,460	70
44	Wyoming	$25,540	$25,540	40
45	Montana	$24,670	$17,460	60
46	North Carolina	$24,500	$21,910	170
47	Puerto Rico	$18,260	$16,430	150

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons helpers in those states is not available at this time.