Aircraft Painter: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 51-9124 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders. It is not adjusted for living costs. A metro is a BLS statistical area, not just the city limits. Top-coded or suppressed medians are not ranked.

Highest and lowest published metro medians
Metro	Median	Employment	Location quotient	Trade median / all-occupations median
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$69,600	70	0.52	1.21
Ames, IA	$69,090	60	1.04	1.38
Springfield, OH	$67,070	110	2.44	1.48
Lexington Park, MD	$66,570	40	0.59	1.04
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$63,360	270	0.66	1.03
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$63,180	700	4.32	1.45
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$63,030	2,640	1.24	0.87
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$62,280	600	1.5	1.27
Fayetteville, NC	$62,120	50	0.41	1.36
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$61,730	70	1.22	1.36
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$61,260	50	0.48	1.12
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$61,220	60	1.18	1.23
Grand Junction, CO	$61,130	100	1.53	1.26
Grand Island, NE	$61,110	70	1.79	1.24
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$60,820	100	1.89	1.02
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$59,970	1,780	2.29	1.21
Vallejo, CA	$59,930	110	0.76	1.02
Elizabethtown, KY	$59,800	90	1.67	1.28
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$59,430	310	4.87	1.29
Portland-South Portland, ME	$59,420	310	1.05	1.04
Bismarck, ND	$59,250	40	0.48	1.13
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$58,910	510	0.44	0.70
Longview-Kelso, WA	$58,790	80	1.94	1.02
Wichita, KS	$58,770	1,320	4.19	1.23
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$58,520	3,250	0.34	0.95
Savannah, GA	$58,410	530	2.59	1.24
Salinas, CA	$58,390	50	0.27	1.23
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$58,390	1,380	0.57	0.79
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$58,240	140	0.69	1.02
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$58,240	80	0.34	0.92
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$57,960	80	0.78	0.92
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$57,780	930	0.59	0.98
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$57,660	910	0.28	0.81
Springfield, IL	$57,200	40	0.39	1.09
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$56,960	580	6.07	1.05
St. Cloud, MN	$56,380	190	1.82	1.11
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$56,160	800	0.49	0.90
Warner Robins, GA	$55,980	130	1.62	1.15
Duluth, MN-WI	$55,830	130	1.05	1.12
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$55,810	60	0.49	1.10
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$55,540	490	0.36	0.94
Casper, WY	$55,470	50	1.24	1.13
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$55,190	160	2.91	1.17
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$55,100	140	2.09	0.97
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$54,870	4,580	0.72	0.98
Boulder, CO	$54,760	70	0.38	0.79
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$54,560	1,490	0.54	0.82
Rochester, MN	$54,390	190	1.5	0.90
Lincoln, NE	$54,150	180	0.98	1.09
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$54,120	70	0.5	0.87
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$53,890	50	0.43	1.14
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$53,830	50	0.38	0.94
Bellingham, WA	$53,690	100	1.05	0.93
Appleton, WI	$53,390	440	3.49	1.07
Columbia, MO	$53,370	50	0.45	1.13
Redding, CA	$53,330	50	0.64	1.09
Pueblo, CO	$53,080	50	0.75	1.08
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$52,640	1,560	1.26	0.87
Baton Rouge, LA	$52,190	200	0.48	1.07
Colorado Springs, CO	$52,180	170	0.53	0.99
Chico, CA	$52,000	30	0.38	1.08
Urban Honolulu, HI	$52,000	160	0.36	0.91
Kenosha, WI	$51,970	100	1.25	1.08
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$51,800	300	3.92	1.08
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$51,700	1,790	0.9	0.87
Greenville, NC	$51,310	130	1.52	1.10
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$51,270	680	0.61	0.86
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$51,250	40	0.36	0.85
Lewiston, ID-WA	$51,230	40	1.46	1.06
Bozeman, MT	$51,110	70	0.95	0.93
Modesto, CA	$51,020	150	0.75	1.01
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$51,020	200	0.67	1.04
Greeley, CO	$50,960	100	0.79	0.93
Glens Falls, NY	$50,920	60	1.26	1.04
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$50,900	1,990	0.67	0.94
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$50,860	90	0.5	1.07
Battle Creek, MI	$50,740	140	2.58	1.04
Decatur, IL	$50,650	140	2.99	0.99
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$50,600	210	0.62	1.02
Johnstown, PA	$50,480	100	1.95	1.14
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$50,450	350	1.35	1.09
Iowa City, IA	$50,430	40	0.39	1.01
Anniston-Oxford, AL	$50,410	210	4.77	1.18
Vineland, NJ	$50,320	80	1.32	1.04
Cleveland, OH	$50,210	1,850	1.75	1.00
Jonesboro, AR	$49,960	170	2.78	1.18
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$49,940	80	1.05	1.08
Omaha, NE-IA	$49,920	280	0.56	1.01
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$49,850	530	1.93	1.07
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$49,820	80	0.4	0.96
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$49,780	1,010	0.9	0.99
Jefferson City, MO	$49,730	130	1.58	1.04
Altoona, PA	$49,690	70	1.09	1.12
Jackson, MS	$49,580	190	0.7	1.16
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	$49,580	390	2.06	1.03
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$49,570	150	2.07	1.02
Sheboygan, WI	$49,570	170	2.8	0.96
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$49,520	450	1.78	1.01
New Haven, CT	$49,490	260	0.89	0.82
Charlottesville, VA	$49,420	50	0.4	0.90
Bend, OR	$49,390	160	1.43	0.91
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$49,390	230	0.69	0.94
Ann Arbor, MI	$49,360	110	0.5	0.89
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$49,350	5,050	1.22	0.96
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$49,330	190	2.16	1.04
Winchester, VA-WV	$49,330	50	0.7	1.05
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$49,260	80	0.46	0.89
Springfield, MA	$49,260	270	1.33	0.95
Kansas City, MO-KS	$49,180	1,450	1.29	0.97
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$49,020	170	0.36	0.84
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$49,020	60	0.47	1.03
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$48,910	3,680	0.8	0.89
Green Bay, WI	$48,910	430	2.39	0.98
Akron, OH	$48,900	490	1.52	1.00
Charleston, WV	$48,890	30	0.29	1.07
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$48,890	610	1	0.82
Merced, CA	$48,890	60	0.78	1.04
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$48,870	1,120	1.34	0.96
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$48,860	260	3.35	1.00
Bowling Green, KY	$48,840	100	1.14	1.08
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$48,830	810	1.12	0.91
Port St. Lucie, FL	$48,800	140	0.78	1.05
Pittsburgh, PA	$48,760	1,030	0.91	0.98
Fond du Lac, WI	$48,740	50	1.17	0.97
Medford, OR	$48,720	140	1.56	0.98
Lawrence, KS	$48,700	60	1.23	1.03
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$48,700	60	0.33	1.02
Fresno, CA	$48,660	310	0.63	1.04
Madison, WI	$48,570	420	1.01	0.84
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$48,560	1,140	1.01	0.97
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$48,540	250	1.52	0.94
Toledo, OH	$48,530	280	0.96	1.01
Clarksville, TN-KY	$48,510	110	1.05	1.08
Chambersburg, PA	$48,500	180	2.85	1.02
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$48,500	900	0.62	1.04
Bangor, ME	$48,480	40	0.54	1.01
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$48,480	350	0.56	1.03
Columbus, OH	$48,460	1,140	1.01	0.94
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$48,430	1,850	0.76	0.94
Worcester, MA	$48,380	560	1.57	0.84
Spartanburg, SC	$48,370	510	3	1.02
Lancaster, PA	$48,340	520	2.01	1.00
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$48,340	150	0.68	0.92
Yuba City, CA	$48,340	30	0.64	0.97
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$48,320	1,210	0.69	1.00
Richmond, VA	$48,310	440	0.65	0.94
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$48,240	610	0.73	0.87
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$48,230	510	1.33	0.96
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$48,230	520	3.33	1.07
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$48,220	1,790	1.29	0.96
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$48,210	190	0.68	0.95
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$48,170	170	0.84	0.85
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$48,170	1,560	0.54	0.99
Winston-Salem, NC	$48,090	390	1.4	1.04
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$48,070	820	1.17	0.99
Lima, OH	$48,040	90	1.77	1.02
Syracuse, NY	$48,020	160	0.53	0.91
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$48,010	230	0.67	1.01
Lebanon, PA	$47,950	70	1.27	1.03
Ogden, UT	$47,910	440	1.57	0.98
Gettysburg, PA	$47,890	70	2.27	1.03
Harrisonburg, VA	$47,870	30	0.5	1.04
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$47,870	280	2.06	1.03
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$47,820	380	0.93	0.92
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$47,810	830	0.56	0.98
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$47,800	120	1.26	1.21
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	$47,640	60	1.26	1.14
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$47,630	430	2.55	0.98
Reading, PA	$47,620	270	1.54	0.96
Fargo, ND-MN	$47,610	230	1.49	0.93
Jacksonville, FL	$47,590	480	0.62	0.97
Mobile, AL	$47,580	450	2.56	1.01
Paducah, KY-IL	$47,580	50	0.96	1.04
Eau Claire, WI	$47,560	120	1.41	0.99
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$47,560	330	1.06	0.99
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$47,520	190	1.85	0.97
Roanoke, VA	$47,520	190	1.2	1.01
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$47,490	640	1.67	0.97
St. George, UT	$47,380	50	0.6	1.05
Wausau, WI	$47,370	360	5.09	0.97
Gainesville, FL	$47,360	80	0.49	1.01
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$47,360	90	0.19	1.00
Odessa, TX	$47,340	180	2.18	0.97
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$47,320	1,400	10.72	0.98
Tulsa, OK	$47,310	1,020	2.17	1.01
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$47,290	90	0.47	1.02
Salem, OR	$47,290	150	0.77	0.85
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$47,280	540	1.21	1.02
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$47,280	40	0.45	1.08
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$47,280	280	1.09	0.86
Abilene, TX	$47,250	90	1.12	1.07
Billings, MT	$47,240	80	0.88	0.96
St. Louis, MO-IL	$47,240	1,560	1.14	0.94
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$47,230	1,360	1.21	0.96
Mankato, MN	$47,220	120	2.05	0.95
Bloomington, IL	$47,150	40	0.5	0.89
Oklahoma City, OK	$47,130	710	1.03	1.00
Canton-Massillon, OH	$47,110	240	1.43	1.03
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$47,070	200	1.27	0.95
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$47,070	680	1.83	1.01
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$47,070	310	0.4	0.91
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$47,060	90	1.12	1.00
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$47,060	260	1.57	1.07
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$47,010	310	0.89	0.99
Rochester, NY	$46,990	390	0.78	0.92
Tallahassee, FL	$46,990	80	0.43	1.01
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$46,950	4,590	1.37	0.95
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$46,930	2,350	0.8	0.92
Sandusky, OH	$46,930	90	1.69	1.04
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$46,920	70	0.94	0.98
Williamsport, PA	$46,910	90	1.69	1.02
Springfield, MO	$46,860	260	1.15	1.02
Dubuque, IA	$46,770	180	2.94	0.96
Cedar Rapids, IA	$46,750	120	0.82	0.95
Albuquerque, NM	$46,670	200	0.49	0.97
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$46,670	300	0.81	1.02
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$46,640	780	0.59	0.82
Visalia, CA	$46,630	80	0.45	1.03
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$46,600	90	0.26	0.77
Boise City, ID	$46,590	310	0.78	0.95
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$46,590	400	2.18	0.97
Grants Pass, OR	$46,580	80	2.68	0.92
Peoria, IL	$46,540	370	2.19	0.94
Burlington, NC	$46,530	110	1.54	1.06
San Angelo, TX	$46,530	90	1.74	1.07
Midland, TX	$46,490	180	1.48	0.85
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$46,450	90	0.57	1.04
Anchorage, AK	$46,430	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.77
Idaho Falls, ID	$46,420	50	0.65	0.99
Wichita Falls, TX	$46,380	110	2.03	1.07
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$46,350	90	1	0.96
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$46,300	90	2.14	1.02
Tucson, AZ	$46,290	300	0.75	0.97
Fort Wayne, IN	$46,250	420	1.84	0.97
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$46,170	60	0.43	1.22
Kankakee, IL	$46,130	70	1.6	1.01
Montgomery, AL	$46,130	310	1.85	1.03
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$46,120	370	0.68	0.91
Jackson, TN	$46,110	110	1.29	1.03
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$46,090	170	0.78	1.03
Rapid City, SD	$46,090	80	1	1.00
Yakima, WA	$46,050	100	0.98	0.96
Waco, TX	$46,010	240	1.82	1.00
Birmingham, AL	$45,990	790	1.49	0.96
Elmira, NY	$45,960	60	1.6	0.96
Asheville, NC	$45,940	210	1.11	0.98
Pocatello, ID	$45,930	40	0.96	1.02
Missoula, MT	$45,900	50	0.68	0.96
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$45,870	310	1.69	0.94
Lafayette, LA	$45,820	80	0.44	1.10
Reno, NV	$45,820	190	0.68	0.92
Logan, UT-ID	$45,740	70	1.08	0.99
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$45,720	230	0.83	0.98
Rockford, IL	$45,690	250	1.8	0.97
Terre Haute, IN	$45,630	130	1.89	1.02
Hot Springs, AR	$45,610	80	2.13	1.25
Saginaw, MI	$45,600	70	0.85	0.99
Binghamton, NY	$45,560	70	0.75	0.92
Cleveland, TN	$45,560	50	1.08	1.13
Albany, OR	$45,520	50	1.02	0.92
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$45,470	260	0.89	0.94
Evansville, IN	$45,450	180	1.28	0.98
Knoxville, TN	$45,450	490	1.13	0.97
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$45,440	160	0.51	0.97
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$45,440	250	2.03	1.00
Victoria, TX	$45,420	70	1.85	1.06
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$45,400	1,060	0.92	0.97
Gainesville, GA	$45,350	230	2.15	0.99
Sherman-Denison, TX	$45,320	70	1.29	1.02
Wilmington, NC	$45,320	180	0.92	0.99
Longview, TX	$45,310	230	1.9	1.00
Corpus Christi, TX	$45,260	190	0.95	1.00
Decatur, AL	$45,210	190	3.08	0.98
Traverse City, MI	$45,190	50	0.72	0.95
State College, PA	$45,130	30	0.44	0.92
Killeen-Temple, TX	$45,110	150	0.97	0.97
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$45,100	70	0.8	1.00
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$45,090	100	0.96	0.89
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$44,920	250	1.05	0.98
Yuma, AZ	$44,910	50	0.7	1.02
Muncie, IN	$44,830	110	2.41	1.02
Columbia, SC	$44,810	250	0.62	0.97
Morristown, TN	$44,780	110	2.38	1.01
Dalton, GA	$44,740	210	3.17	1.06
Johnson City, TN	$44,600	70	0.83	1.03
Hattiesburg, MS	$44,500	30	0.53	1.18
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$44,460	120	1.32	1.15
College Station-Bryan, TX	$44,350	80	0.6	1.00
Monroe, MI	$44,340	50	1.23	0.96
Owensboro, KY	$44,340	30	0.61	0.99
Lynchburg, VA	$44,300	130	1.35	0.96
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$44,260	50	0.94	1.00
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$44,230	140	1.45	0.98
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$44,220	2,590	1.33	0.85
Huntsville, AL	$44,210	720	2.64	0.85
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$44,180	380	0.32	0.95
Twin Falls, ID	$44,070	50	0.95	0.97
Topeka, KS	$44,060	70	0.62	0.89
Erie, PA	$43,690	290	2.33	0.98
Jackson, MI	$43,680	40	0.62	0.91
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	$43,680	50	1.02	0.91
Mansfield, OH	$43,440	80	1.61	0.97
Utica-Rome, NY	$43,390	70	0.55	0.89
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$43,140	1,440	2.37	0.91
Tuscaloosa, AL	$42,950	270	2.46	0.95
Rocky Mount, NC	$42,770	50	0.92	0.97
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$42,730	210	0.78	0.93
Joplin, MO-KS	$42,430	270	3.06	0.94
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$42,410	180	1.47	0.87
Tyler, TX	$42,380	90	0.8	0.99
Lubbock, TX	$42,240	140	0.83	1.00
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$41,790	80	2.07	0.91
Ocala, FL	$40,890	120	0.95	0.93
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$40,590	120	0.86	0.91
Texarkana, TX-AR	$39,940	70	1.22	0.92
Rome, GA	$39,760	30	0.7	0.93
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$39,740	190	3.38	1.00
Albany, GA	$39,590	50	0.79	0.91
Columbus, GA-AL	$39,520	100	0.82	0.91
Florence, SC	$39,520	70	0.8	0.91
Columbus, IN	$39,300	230	4.62	0.81
Niles, MI	$39,200	190	3.08	0.85
Dothan, AL	$39,030	130	2.13	1.02
Farmington, NM	$38,860	40	0.81	0.85
Laredo, TX	$38,450	30	0.28	1.03
El Paso, TX	$38,320	190	0.55	0.97
Valdosta, GA	$38,320	70	1.31	0.98
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$38,120	40	0.47	0.84
Amarillo, TX	$37,530	310	2.41	0.84
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$37,530	100	1.06	0.91
Sumter, SC	$37,470	60	1.59	0.87
Gadsden, AL	$37,360	140	4.14	1.02
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$36,870	100	1.29	0.94
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$36,670	120	0.4	1.02
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$36,520	140	0.89	1.00
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$32,150	110	0.15	1.09
Flint, MI	$30,150	230	1.65	0.66

The wage ratio is simple arithmetic: this occupation's median divided by the all-occupations median in the same area and unit. It is not a cost-of-living measure. Location quotient describes the concentration of employment, not relative pay. Neither predicts what a particular candidate will accept.

Where does this trade pay most relative to local wages?

Occupation median divided by the same area's all-occupations median
Area	Wage ratio	Median	Location quotient
Springfield, OH	1.48	$67,070	2.44
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	1.45	$63,180	4.32
Ames, IA	1.38	$69,090	1.04
Fayetteville, NC	1.36	$62,120	0.41
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	1.36	$61,730	1.22
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	1.29	$59,430	4.87
Elizabethtown, KY	1.28	$59,800	1.67
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	1.27	$62,280	1.5
Grand Junction, CO	1.26	$61,130	1.53
Hot Springs, AR	1.25	$45,610	2.13
Grand Island, NE	1.24	$61,110	1.79
Savannah, GA	1.24	$58,410	2.59
Wichita, KS	1.23	$58,770	4.19
Salinas, CA	1.23	$58,390	0.27
Grand Forks, ND-MN	1.23	$61,220	1.18
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	1.22	$46,170	0.43
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	1.21	$59,970	2.29
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	1.21	$69,600	0.52
Fort Smith, AR-OK	1.21	$47,800	1.26
Jonesboro, AR	1.18	$49,960	2.78
Anniston-Oxford, AL	1.18	$50,410	4.77
Hattiesburg, MS	1.18	$44,500	0.53
St. Joseph, MO-KS	1.17	$55,190	2.91
Jackson, MS	1.16	$49,580	0.7
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	1.15	$44,460	1.32
Warner Robins, GA	1.15	$55,980	1.62
Johnstown, PA	1.14	$50,480	1.95
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	1.14	$53,890	0.43
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	1.14	$47,640	1.26
Casper, WY	1.13	$55,470	1.24
Cleveland, TN	1.13	$45,560	1.08
Columbia, MO	1.13	$53,370	0.45
Bismarck, ND	1.13	$59,250	0.48
Altoona, PA	1.12	$49,690	1.09
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	1.12	$61,260	0.48
Duluth, MN-WI	1.12	$55,830	1.05
St. Cloud, MN	1.11	$56,380	1.82
Greenville, NC	1.10	$51,310	1.52
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	1.10	$55,810	0.49
Lafayette, LA	1.10	$45,820	0.44
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	1.09	$32,150	0.15
Redding, CA	1.09	$53,330	0.64
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	1.09	$50,450	1.35
Lincoln, NE	1.09	$54,150	0.98
Springfield, IL	1.09	$57,200	0.39
Pueblo, CO	1.08	$53,080	0.75
Bowling Green, KY	1.08	$48,840	1.14
Chico, CA	1.08	$52,000	0.38
Clarksville, TN-KY	1.08	$48,510	1.05
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	1.08	$47,280	0.45
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	1.08	$49,940	1.05
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	1.08	$51,800	3.92
Kenosha, WI	1.08	$51,970	1.25
Youngstown-Warren, OH	1.07	$47,060	1.57
Wichita Falls, TX	1.07	$46,380	2.03
Baton Rouge, LA	1.07	$52,190	0.48
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	1.07	$50,860	0.5
Appleton, WI	1.07	$53,390	3.49
San Angelo, TX	1.07	$46,530	1.74
Chattanooga, TN-GA	1.07	$49,850	1.93
Charleston, WV	1.07	$48,890	0.29
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	1.07	$48,230	3.33
Abilene, TX	1.07	$47,250	1.12
Lewiston, ID-WA	1.06	$51,230	1.46
Dalton, GA	1.06	$44,740	3.17
Burlington, NC	1.06	$46,530	1.54
Victoria, TX	1.06	$45,420	1.85
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	1.05	$56,960	6.07
Port St. Lucie, FL	1.05	$48,800	0.78
St. George, UT	1.05	$47,380	0.6
Winchester, VA-WV	1.05	$49,330	0.7
Vineland, NJ	1.04	$50,320	1.32
Sandusky, OH	1.04	$46,930	1.69
Portland-South Portland, ME	1.04	$59,420	1.05
Battle Creek, MI	1.04	$50,740	2.58
Stockton-Lodi, CA	1.04	$51,020	0.67
Lexington Park, MD	1.04	$66,570	0.59
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1.04	$48,500	0.62
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	1.04	$49,330	2.16
Harrisonburg, VA	1.04	$47,870	0.5
Paducah, KY-IL	1.04	$47,580	0.96
Fresno, CA	1.04	$48,660	0.63
Glens Falls, NY	1.04	$50,920	1.26
Winston-Salem, NC	1.04	$48,090	1.4
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	1.04	$46,450	0.57
Jefferson City, MO	1.04	$49,730	1.58
Merced, CA	1.04	$48,890	0.78
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1.03	$48,480	0.56
Visalia, CA	1.03	$46,630	0.45
Laredo, TX	1.03	$38,450	0.28
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	1.03	$49,020	0.47
Lebanon, PA	1.03	$47,950	1.27
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	1.03	$63,360	0.66
Jackson, TN	1.03	$46,110	1.29
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	1.03	$49,580	2.06
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	1.03	$47,870	2.06
Canton-Massillon, OH	1.03	$47,110	1.43
Lawrence, KS	1.03	$48,700	1.23
Gettysburg, PA	1.03	$47,890	2.27
Montgomery, AL	1.03	$46,130	1.85
Johnson City, TN	1.03	$44,600	0.83
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	1.03	$46,090	0.78
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	1.02	$58,240	0.69
Janesville-Beloit, WI	1.02	$49,570	2.07
Longview-Kelso, WA	1.02	$58,790	1.94
Springfield, MO	1.02	$46,860	1.15
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	1.02	$36,670	0.4
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	1.02	$47,290	0.47
Dothan, AL	1.02	$39,030	2.13
Vallejo, CA	1.02	$59,930	0.76
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	1.02	$60,820	1.89
Chambersburg, PA	1.02	$48,500	2.85
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	1.02	$50,600	0.62
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	1.02	$46,670	0.81
Gadsden, AL	1.02	$37,360	4.14
Naples-Marco Island, FL	1.02	$48,700	0.33
Williamsport, PA	1.02	$46,910	1.69
Lima, OH	1.02	$48,040	1.77
Pocatello, ID	1.02	$45,930	0.96
Terre Haute, IN	1.02	$45,630	1.89
Yuma, AZ	1.02	$44,910	0.7
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	1.02	$46,300	2.14
Muncie, IN	1.02	$44,830	2.41
Sherman-Denison, TX	1.02	$45,320	1.29
Spartanburg, SC	1.02	$48,370	3
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	1.02	$47,280	1.21
Tulsa, OK	1.01	$47,310	2.17
Mobile, AL	1.01	$47,580	2.56
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	1.01	$48,010	0.67
Morristown, TN	1.01	$44,780	2.38
Bangor, ME	1.01	$48,480	0.54
Greensboro-High Point, NC	1.01	$47,070	1.83
Tallahassee, FL	1.01	$46,990	0.43
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	1.01	$49,520	1.78
Modesto, CA	1.01	$51,020	0.75
Roanoke, VA	1.01	$47,520	1.2
Iowa City, IA	1.01	$50,430	0.39
Gainesville, FL	1.01	$47,360	0.49
Kankakee, IL	1.01	$46,130	1.6
Toledo, OH	1.01	$48,530	0.96
Omaha, NE-IA	1.01	$49,920	0.56
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	1.00	$45,440	2.03
Longview, TX	1.00	$45,310	1.9
Lancaster, PA	1.00	$48,340	2.01
Lubbock, TX	1.00	$42,240	0.83
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	1.00	$45,100	0.8
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	1.00	$47,360	0.19
Cleveland, OH	1.00	$50,210	1.75
Akron, OH	1.00	$48,900	1.52
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	1.00	$36,520	0.89
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	1.00	$44,260	0.94
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	1.00	$47,060	1.12
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	1.00	$39,740	3.38
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	1.00	$48,860	3.35
Waco, TX	1.00	$46,010	1.82
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1.00	$48,320	0.69
Corpus Christi, TX	1.00	$45,260	0.95
Oklahoma City, OK	1.00	$47,130	1.03
College Station-Bryan, TX	1.00	$44,350	0.6
Rapid City, SD	1.00	$46,090	1
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	0.99	$48,070	1.17
Tyler, TX	0.99	$42,380	0.8
Idaho Falls, ID	0.99	$46,420	0.65
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	0.99	$47,010	0.89
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	0.99	$47,560	1.06
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	0.99	$48,170	0.54
Colorado Springs, CO	0.99	$52,180	0.53
Wilmington, NC	0.99	$45,320	0.92
Eau Claire, WI	0.99	$47,560	1.41
Gainesville, GA	0.99	$45,350	2.15
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	0.99	$49,780	0.9
Decatur, IL	0.99	$50,650	2.99
Saginaw, MI	0.99	$45,600	0.85
Logan, UT-ID	0.99	$45,740	1.08
Owensboro, KY	0.99	$44,340	0.61
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	0.98	$57,780	0.59
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	0.98	$47,320	10.72
Erie, PA	0.98	$43,690	2.33
Coeur d'Alene, ID	0.98	$46,920	0.94
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	0.98	$54,870	0.72
Pittsburgh, PA	0.98	$48,760	0.91
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	0.98	$45,720	0.83
Asheville, NC	0.98	$45,940	1.11
Valdosta, GA	0.98	$38,320	1.31
Ogden, UT	0.98	$47,910	1.57
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	0.98	$47,630	2.55
Macon-Bibb County, GA	0.98	$44,230	1.45
Green Bay, WI	0.98	$48,910	2.39
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	0.98	$47,810	0.56
Decatur, AL	0.98	$45,210	3.08
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	0.98	$44,920	1.05
Evansville, IN	0.98	$45,450	1.28
Medford, OR	0.98	$48,720	1.56
Jacksonville, FL	0.97	$47,590	0.62
Odessa, TX	0.97	$47,340	2.18
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	0.97	$47,520	1.85
Rocky Mount, NC	0.97	$42,770	0.92
Mansfield, OH	0.97	$43,440	1.61
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	0.97	$45,440	0.51
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	0.97	$46,590	2.18
Albuquerque, NM	0.97	$46,670	0.49
Wausau, WI	0.97	$47,370	5.09
Twin Falls, ID	0.97	$44,070	0.95
El Paso, TX	0.97	$38,320	0.55
Rockford, IL	0.97	$45,690	1.8
Fort Wayne, IN	0.97	$46,250	1.84
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	0.97	$47,490	1.67
Tucson, AZ	0.97	$46,290	0.75
Fond du Lac, WI	0.97	$48,740	1.17
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	0.97	$48,560	1.01
Kansas City, MO-KS	0.97	$49,180	1.29
Yuba City, CA	0.97	$48,340	0.64
Killeen-Temple, TX	0.97	$45,110	0.97
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	0.97	$55,100	2.09
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	0.97	$45,400	0.92
Knoxville, TN	0.97	$45,450	1.13
Columbia, SC	0.97	$44,810	0.62
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	0.96	$48,230	1.33
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	0.96	$48,220	1.29
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	0.96	$49,820	0.4
Reading, PA	0.96	$47,620	1.54
Yakima, WA	0.96	$46,050	0.98
Billings, MT	0.96	$47,240	0.88
Birmingham, AL	0.96	$45,990	1.49
Elmira, NY	0.96	$45,960	1.6
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	0.96	$46,350	1
Missoula, MT	0.96	$45,900	0.68
Dubuque, IA	0.96	$46,770	2.94
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	0.96	$49,350	1.22
Lynchburg, VA	0.96	$44,300	1.35
Monroe, MI	0.96	$44,340	1.23
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	0.96	$47,230	1.21
Sheboygan, WI	0.96	$49,570	2.8
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	0.96	$48,870	1.34
Mankato, MN	0.95	$47,220	2.05
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	0.95	$58,520	0.34
Traverse City, MI	0.95	$45,190	0.72
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	0.95	$46,950	1.37
Tuscaloosa, AL	0.95	$42,950	2.46
Boise City, ID	0.95	$46,590	0.78
Springfield, MA	0.95	$49,260	1.33
Eugene-Springfield, OR	0.95	$47,070	1.27
Cedar Rapids, IA	0.95	$46,750	0.82
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	0.95	$44,180	0.32
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	0.95	$48,210	0.68
St. Louis, MO-IL	0.94	$47,240	1.14
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	0.94	$45,870	1.69
Columbus, OH	0.94	$48,460	1.01
Auburn-Opelika, AL	0.94	$36,870	1.29
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	0.94	$48,540	1.52
Joplin, MO-KS	0.94	$42,430	3.06
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	0.94	$48,430	0.76
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	0.94	$49,390	0.69
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	0.94	$55,540	0.36
Kennewick-Richland, WA	0.94	$53,830	0.38
Richmond, VA	0.94	$48,310	0.65
Peoria, IL	0.94	$46,540	2.19
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	0.94	$50,900	0.67
Lexington-Fayette, KY	0.94	$45,470	0.89
Fargo, ND-MN	0.93	$47,610	1.49
Bozeman, MT	0.93	$51,110	0.95
Rome, GA	0.93	$39,760	0.7
Ocala, FL	0.93	$40,890	0.95
Bellingham, WA	0.93	$53,690	1.05
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	0.93	$42,730	0.78
Greeley, CO	0.93	$50,960	0.79
Texarkana, TX-AR	0.92	$39,940	1.22
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	0.92	$47,820	0.93
Reno, NV	0.92	$45,820	0.68
Binghamton, NY	0.92	$45,560	0.75
Grants Pass, OR	0.92	$46,580	2.68
Rochester, NY	0.92	$46,990	0.78
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	0.92	$58,240	0.34
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	0.92	$46,930	0.8
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	0.92	$57,960	0.78
State College, PA	0.92	$45,130	0.44
Albany, OR	0.92	$45,520	1.02
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	0.92	$48,340	0.68
Jackson, MI	0.91	$43,680	0.62
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	0.91	$41,790	2.07
Athens-Clarke County, GA	0.91	$37,530	1.06
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	0.91	$40,590	0.86
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	0.91	$48,830	1.12
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	0.91	$43,680	1.02
Urban Honolulu, HI	0.91	$52,000	0.36
Florence, SC	0.91	$39,520	0.8
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	0.91	$46,120	0.68
Columbus, GA-AL	0.91	$39,520	0.82
Albany, GA	0.91	$39,590	0.79
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	0.91	$43,140	2.37
Syracuse, NY	0.91	$48,020	0.53
Raleigh-Cary, NC	0.91	$47,070	0.4
Bend, OR	0.91	$49,390	1.43
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	0.90	$56,160	0.49
Rochester, MN	0.90	$54,390	1.5
Charlottesville, VA	0.90	$49,420	0.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	0.89	$48,910	0.8
Ann Arbor, MI	0.89	$49,360	0.5
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	0.89	$49,260	0.46
Topeka, KS	0.89	$44,060	0.62
Champaign-Urbana, IL	0.89	$45,090	0.96
Bloomington, IL	0.89	$47,150	0.5
Utica-Rome, NY	0.89	$43,390	0.55
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	0.87	$42,410	1.47
Sumter, SC	0.87	$37,470	1.59
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	0.87	$54,120	0.5
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	0.87	$48,240	0.73
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	0.87	$51,700	0.9
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	0.87	$63,030	1.24
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	0.87	$52,640	1.26
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	0.86	$47,280	1.09
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	0.86	$51,270	0.61
Salem, OR	0.85	$47,290	0.77
Huntsville, AL	0.85	$44,210	2.64
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	0.85	$51,250	0.36
Midland, TX	0.85	$46,490	1.48
Niles, MI	0.85	$39,200	3.08
Manchester-Nashua, NH	0.85	$48,170	0.84
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	0.85	$44,220	1.33
Farmington, NM	0.85	$38,860	0.81
Amarillo, TX	0.84	$37,530	2.41
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	0.84	$49,020	0.36
Worcester, MA	0.84	$48,380	1.57
Madison, WI	0.84	$48,570	1.01
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	0.84	$38,120	0.47
New Haven, CT	0.82	$49,490	0.89
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	0.82	$54,560	0.54
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	0.82	$46,640	0.59
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	0.82	$48,890	1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.81	$57,660	0.28
Columbus, IN	0.81	$39,300	4.62
Boulder, CO	0.79	$54,760	0.38
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	0.79	$58,390	0.57
Anchorage, AK	0.77	$46,430	Not published by BLS
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	0.77	$46,600	0.26
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	0.70	$58,910	0.44
Flint, MI	0.66	$30,150	1.65

Closest proxy Our title "Aircraft Painter" is reported by BLS as SOC 51-9124 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders. Closest proxy: Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders. This published occupation covers only part of Aircraft Painter; do not treat it as a quoted range for the complete role.

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