Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers Salary in California

State wage data from the BLS OEWS survey, May 2025.

Median annual

$41,600

Median hourly

$20

Average annual

$45,290

Employed in state

N/A

The median annual salary for Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers in California is $41,600, or about $20 an hour. That is about the same as the national median.

Pay in California ranges from $38,270 at the 10th percentile to $57,090 at the 90th percentile. Roughly an unspecified number of people work as painting, coating, and decorating workers in the state.

Pay distribution in California

10th$38,270

25th$41,600

Median$41,600

75th$43,580

90th$57,090

Salary calculator

Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $20.00
Daily: $160
Weekly: $800
Bi-weekly: $1,600
Monthly: $3,467
Annual: $41,600

$41,600 a year is around the 25th percentile for Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workerss in California. The median is $41,600.

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers — California
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$18.40	$38,270
25th percentile	$20.00	$41,600
Median	$20.00	$41,600
75th percentile	$20.90	$43,580
90th percentile	$27.40	$57,090
Average (mean)	$21.80	$45,290

Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers pay by metro area in California

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$49,750	60
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$48,470	40
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$47,310	80
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$41,680	70
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$41,600	N/A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$40,120	100

Other jobs in California

All salaries in California →