The highest-paying states for painters, construction and maintenance (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, construction and maintenance in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $60,960, Illinois is the highest paying state for painters, construction and maintenance. It is followed by Hawaii (average annual salary $60,860). 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, construction and maintenance in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | $60,960 |
$36,370 | 6,630 |
| 2 | Hawaii | $60,860 |
$39,750 | 1,810 |
| 3 | Missouri | $58,260 |
$37,420 | 3,600 |
| 4 | Alaska | $57,620 |
$34,480 | 390 |
| 5 | New Jersey | $56,840 |
$34,280 | 4,810 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $55,780 |
$36,260 | 4,160 |
| 7 | Minnesota | $51,320 |
$35,460 | 3,300 |
| 8 | New York | $50,600 |
$35,920 | 13,790 |
| 9 | California | $49,830 |
$38,540 | 36,100 |
| 10 | Washington | $49,230 |
$38,740 | 8,380 |
| 11 | Connecticut | $49,070 |
$38,440 | 1,840 |
| 12 | Vermont | $48,970 |
$35,360 | 710 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | $47,720 |
$31,270 | 3,020 |
| 14 | Nevada | $47,190 |
$34,820 | 4,150 |
| 15 | New Hampshire | $46,940 |
$30,680 | 840 |
| 16 | Maine | $46,880 |
$37,070 | 1,760 |
| 17 | Ohio | $46,800 |
$33,190 | 5,400 |
| 18 | Colorado | $46,650 |
$36,360 | 3,480 |
| 19 | District of Columbia | $46,480 |
$36,320 | 420 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | $46,320 |
$30,940 | 6,290 |
| 21 | Maryland | $45,630 |
$35,360 | 3,920 |
| 22 | Michigan | $45,550 |
$32,280 | 5,200 |
| 23 | Wyoming | $44,640 |
$35,360 | 500 |
| 24 | Kansas | $44,480 |
$30,490 | 1,650 |
| 25 | Arizona | $44,480 |
$35,910 | 5,470 |
| 26 | Indiana | $44,470 |
$30,570 | 3,460 |
| 27 | Iowa | $44,380 |
$29,470 | 1,530 |
| 28 | Oregon | $44,290 |
$36,500 | 5,420 |
| 29 | Virginia | $43,350 |
$35,050 | 4,940 |
| 30 | Rhode Island | $42,430 |
$27,040 | 920 |
| 31 | South Dakota | $41,470 |
$28,860 | 600 |
| 32 | Virgin Islands | $40,700 |
$30,840 | 60 |
| 33 | Delaware | $40,620 |
$28,450 | 530 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | $40,530 |
$29,360 | 1,760 |
| 35 | Georgia | $40,030 |
$29,340 | 3,260 |
| 36 | Louisiana | $39,840 |
$29,860 | 4,140 |
| 37 | North Dakota | $39,600 |
$31,520 | 570 |
| 38 | West Virginia | $39,370 |
$30,270 | 780 |
| 39 | New Mexico | $38,910 |
$28,100 | 1,310 |
| 40 | Nebraska | $38,830 |
$31,560 | 1,580 |
| 41 | Texas | $38,720 |
$30,940 | 15,610 |
| 42 | Utah | $38,720 |
$29,670 | 3,680 |
| 43 | Kentucky | $38,580 |
$29,410 | 1,350 |
| 44 | Alabama | $38,500 |
$28,690 | 2,010 |
| 45 | Montana | $38,430 |
$35,570 | 1,170 |
| 46 | Idaho | $38,340 |
$30,830 | 2,290 |
| 47 | Florida | $38,170 |
$29,530 | 19,400 |
| 48 | Tennessee | $38,130 |
$29,670 | 3,580 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $37,950 |
$30,690 | 750 |
| 50 | South Carolina | $37,920 |
$29,920 | 2,200 |
| 51 | North Carolina | $36,850 |
$28,740 | 4,350 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $36,790 |
$28,530 | 860 |
| 53 | Guam | $36,150 |
$27,940 | 320 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $19,070 |
$17,790 | 600 |