Painters, Construction and Maintenance Salary Information in Texas

The average annual salaries for painters, construction and maintenance in the state of Texas are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of painters, construction and maintenance among Texas areas 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 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1 & 2. Annual Salary of Painters, Construction and Maintenance in Texas (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,940
25th Percentile Wage
$36,000
50th Percentile Wage
$38,720
75th Percentile Wage
$46,080
90th Percentile Wage
$51,000

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for painters, construction and maintenance in Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $30,940.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of painters, construction and maintenance from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$38,720
4.31% 23.68%
2021
$37,050
2.86% -
2020
$35,990
0.39% -
2019
$35,850
2.76% -
2018
$34,860
-1.41% -
2017
$35,350
4.70% -
2016
$33,690
3.03% -
2015
$32,670
3.58% -
2014
$31,500
2.92% -
2013
$30,580
3.37% -
2012
$29,550
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Painters, Construction and Maintenance in Texas Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of painters, construction and maintenance in some Texas cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of painters, construction and maintenance in state of Texas ranges from $31,770 to $51,440. The highest paying area for painters, construction and maintenance in Texas is Texarkana-Texarkana with a median annual salary of $51,440. The second highest paying city/area in Texas State is Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area (mean annual salary $48,290). The lowest paying area is El Paso with a median annual salary of $31,770.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Texarkana-Texarkana
$51,440
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$48,290
Midland
$44,860
Odessa
$44,620
Longview
$41,230
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$40,830
Corpus Christi
$40,520
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$40,360
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$40,240
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$40,170
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$39,590
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$39,320
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$39,000
Waco
$38,510
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$38,330
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$37,920
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$37,780
Abilene
$37,560
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$37,500
Amarillo
$37,420
Wichita Falls
$37,350
Sherman-Denison
$37,220
Victoria
$36,920
Lubbock
$36,850
Tyler
$36,390
College Station-Bryan
$36,310
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$36,150
San Angelo
$35,770
Fort Worth-Arlington
$34,210
Brownsville-Harlingen
$33,730
Laredo
$33,380
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$33,110
El Paso
$31,770