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Painter pay in California

25 metros with published data · BLS, May 2025

$58,540typical metro median
$63,800highest: Hanford
37,520employed in these metros

The highest median for painters in California is in Hanford at $63,800. Compare with all U.S. metros.

Median pay by metro

HanfordCALIFORNIA · CA$63,800
San FranciscoCALIFORNIA · CA$63,600
Santa RosaCALIFORNIA · CA$62,790
Santa CruzCALIFORNIA · CA$62,400
VallejoCALIFORNIA · CA$62,370
San JoseCALIFORNIA · CA$61,970
NapaCALIFORNIA · CA$61,400
SalinasCALIFORNIA · CA$60,860
SacramentoCALIFORNIA · CA$59,510
San Luis ObispoCALIFORNIA · CA$59,120
Los AngelesCALIFORNIA · CA$59,080
Yuba CityCALIFORNIA · CA$58,890
BakersfieldCALIFORNIA · CA$58,540
MercedCALIFORNIA · CA$58,220
El CentroCALIFORNIA · CA$57,240

All California metros

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MetroMedian payReal payJobs
HanfordCALIFORNIA · CA$63,800$62,78840
San FranciscoCALIFORNIA · CA$63,600$55,0115,310
Santa RosaCALIFORNIA · CA$62,790$58,255730
Santa CruzCALIFORNIA · CA$62,400$56,781230
VallejoCALIFORNIA · CA$62,370$57,495410
San JoseCALIFORNIA · CA$61,970$56,1212,410
NapaCALIFORNIA · CA$61,400$54,552270
SalinasCALIFORNIA · CA$60,860$55,813520
SacramentoCALIFORNIA · CA$59,510$55,7892,410
San Luis ObispoCALIFORNIA · CA$59,120$54,440400
Los AngelesCALIFORNIA · CA$59,080$52,02312,100
Yuba CityCALIFORNIA · CA$58,890$56,49860
BakersfieldCALIFORNIA · CA$58,540$58,026520
MercedCALIFORNIA · CA$58,220$59,24280
El CentroCALIFORNIA · CA$57,240$60,14250
Santa MariaCALIFORNIA · CA$56,420$51,858870
San DiegoCALIFORNIA · CA$55,970$50,0244,040
ReddingCALIFORNIA · CA$54,090$53,723130
OxnardCALIFORNIA · CA$53,460$48,365950
FresnoCALIFORNIA · CA$52,700$51,587680
StocktonCALIFORNIA · CA$50,290$47,855590
ModestoCALIFORNIA · CA$48,960$47,028480
RiversideCALIFORNIA · CA$48,910$45,9503,750
ChicoCALIFORNIA · CA$47,130$46,573240
VisaliaCALIFORNIA · CA$43,810$43,887250

Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate

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