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Highest Paying States for Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

The highest paying states for painting, coating, and decorating workers (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 painting, coating, and decorating workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $60,560, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for painting, coating, and decorating workers. It is followed by New Hampshire (average annual salary $39,650). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2018 [1]. For more salary information of painting, coating, and decorating workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest Paying States for Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	District of Columbia	$60,560	$54,230	0
2	New Hampshire	$39,650	$26,730	50
3	Oregon	$39,160	$23,830	140
4	Minnesota	$37,190	$28,560	470
5	Illinois	$37,000	$21,850	340
6	Washington	$36,670	$24,960	300
7	Utah	$36,230	$21,740	90
8	South Carolina	$36,040	$28,980	190
9	Massachusetts	$35,760	$25,550	260
10	Colorado	$35,010	$22,470	300
11	Michigan	$34,730	$26,830	620
12	Pennsylvania	$34,140	$23,690	320
13	Georgia	$33,690	$21,220	230
14	Maryland	$33,160	$22,140	260
15	Puerto Rico	$32,800	$20,550	140
16	Alabama	$32,380	$19,700	680
17	Vermont	$32,370	$23,780	40
18	New York	$31,970	$21,770	650
19	Tennessee	$31,750	$24,640	260
20	Connecticut	$31,690	$22,680	90
21	Louisiana	$31,370	$18,030	90
22	Hawaii	$30,750	$22,100	0
23	Iowa	$30,560	$22,230	230
24	South Dakota	$30,470	$23,010	80
25	Kansas	$30,250	$25,530	80
26	Wisconsin	$30,180	$25,610	80
27	Texas	$30,150	$20,380	1,240
28	Nebraska	$30,110	$21,600	70
29	Virginia	$29,880	$17,400	190
30	California	$29,570	$22,140	1,650
31	Rhode Island	$29,480	$21,890	50
32	Indiana	$29,450	$22,240	530
33	Nevada	$29,240	$17,070	80
34	West Virginia	$29,020	$25,420	170
35	Ohio	$28,910	$19,330	190
36	North Carolina	$28,340	$20,540	300
37	Idaho	$28,220	$18,990	50
38	Arizona	$27,720	$21,490	280
39	Kentucky	$27,660	$21,490	410
40	New Mexico	$27,650	$18,590	50
41	Oklahoma	$27,510	$17,680	90
42	Missouri	$27,350	$18,370	610
43	Maine	$25,370	$19,380	50
44	New Jersey	$25,290	$19,860	610
45	Mississippi	$24,940	$20,950	190
46	Arkansas	$24,170	$18,880	80
47	North Dakota	$24,000	$20,880	60
48	Florida	$22,930	$17,830	540

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of painting, coating, and decorating workers in those states is not available at this time.