Painter: metro pay ranking

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Skilled Trades Headhunters compares published medians for SOC 47-2141 Painters, Construction and Maintenance, not estimated offers for this particular title.

Which metros publish the highest and lowest medians?

This ranking uses the May 2025 annual median for Painters, Construction and Maintenance. 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
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$84,370	160	1.06	1.66
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	$73,650	180	1.65	1.28
Rockford, IL	$72,700	130	0.67	1.54
Urban Honolulu, HI	$66,160	1,390	2.14	1.16
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$65,080	810	5.94	1.03
Peoria, IL	$64,450	110	0.46	1.30
Bay City, MI	$64,200	60	1.25	1.41
Springfield, IL	$63,930	110	0.75	1.21
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$63,800	40	0.61	1.32
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$63,600	5,310	1.54	0.86
Saginaw, MI	$63,360	130	1.12	1.37
Portland-South Portland, ME	$63,120	1,550	3.7	1.11
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$62,790	730	2.46	1.10
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$62,400	230	1.61	1.14
Vallejo, CA	$62,370	410	1.95	1.06
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$61,970	2,410	1.47	0.74
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$61,740	5,480	0.84	1.13
Albany, GA	$61,530	70	0.77	1.41
Anniston-Oxford, AL	$61,480	70	1.04	1.44
Fairbanks-College, AK	$61,420	50	0.94	0.99
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$61,420	11,930	0.87	1.00
Napa, CA	$61,400	270	2.37	1.11
Flint, MI	$61,230	260	1.32	1.33
Salinas, CA	$60,860	520	1.93	1.28
Bozeman, MT	$60,850	260	2.5	1.11
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$60,850	2,710	0.96	1.03
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$60,440	5,140	1.7	0.83
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$60,410	230	1.23	0.97
Anchorage, AK	$60,360	330	1.28	1.00
Rochester, MN	$60,220	220	1.22	0.99
Helena, MT	$60,110	50	0.73	1.09
St. Louis, MO-IL	$59,810	2,350	1.21	1.20
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$59,610	150	0.44	0.94
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$59,590	480	0.82	0.97
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$59,510	2,410	1.54	1.00
Elmira, NY	$59,490	90	1.76	1.24
Ann Arbor, MI	$59,210	160	0.5	1.07
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$59,120	400	2.25	1.16
Ithaca, NY	$59,110	40	0.61	1.02
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$59,080	12,100	1.33	1.06
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$58,990	520	2.77	1.03
Yuba City, CA	$58,890	60	0.79	1.18
Bellingham, WA	$58,810	280	2.09	1.02
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$58,730	420	2.3	1.02
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$58,670	150	0.85	0.98
Columbus, IN	$58,560	40	0.62	1.21
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$58,540	520	1.05	1.23
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$58,520	630	0.73	0.98
Longview-Kelso, WA	$58,500	40	0.71	1.02
New Haven, CT	$58,490	340	0.85	0.97
Great Falls, MT	$58,260	70	1.28	1.25
Merced, CA	$58,220	80	0.71	1.23
Billings, MT	$58,140	120	0.92	1.19
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$58,070	1,670	0.72	0.93
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	$58,010	90	1.37	1.30
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$57,990	150	1.92	0.97
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$57,870	210	0.81	1.19
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$57,820	3,220	0.82	0.87
Akron, OH	$57,560	460	0.99	1.18
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$57,410	620	1.05	1.11
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$57,410	3,360	0.8	1.06
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$57,360	3,030	1.84	1.23
El Centro, CA	$57,240	50	0.48	1.27
Missoula, MT	$57,060	90	0.91	1.19
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$57,050	700	1.9	1.04
Springfield, OH	$56,860	80	1.2	1.25
Chambersburg, PA	$56,610	90	1.06	1.19
Madison, WI	$56,490	520	0.88	0.97
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$56,420	870	3	1.09
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$56,330	1,920	0.7	1.08
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$55,970	4,040	1.81	0.95
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$55,690	210	0.92	1.08
Bismarck, ND	$55,170	90	0.87	1.05
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$55,040	60	0.65	0.97
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$55,000	110	0.86	1.16
Evansville, IN	$54,400	250	1.3	1.17
Worcester, MA	$54,240	300	0.6	0.94
Jefferson City, MO	$54,110	60	0.56	1.13
Redding, CA	$54,090	130	1.28	1.11
Reno, NV	$54,060	910	2.28	1.09
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	$54,010	200	0.74	1.12
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$53,800	230	0.47	1.08
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$53,460	950	2.02	1.02
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$53,400	230	0.72	1.01
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$53,340	750	0.97	1.05
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$53,280	3,540	2.02	0.88
Bloomington, IN	$53,240	90	0.85	1.12
Binghamton, NY	$53,190	100	0.71	1.08
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$52,940	460	1.89	1.11
Fargo, ND-MN	$52,900	210	0.97	1.04
Boulder, CO	$52,760	140	0.49	0.76
Fresno, CA	$52,700	680	0.98	1.12
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$52,070	50	0.48	1.08
Traverse City, MI	$52,000	180	1.83	1.10
Columbus, OH	$51,810	980	0.61	1.01
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$51,650	480	0.74	0.88
Walla Walla, WA	$51,460	80	2.11	0.97
Carson City, NV	$51,370	60	1.23	0.91
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$51,230	40	0.57	1.08
Wheeling, WV-OH	$51,200	60	0.76	1.16
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$51,050	90	0.67	0.94
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$50,950	80	0.74	1.04
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$50,900	1,250	0.78	1.03
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$50,880	310	0.57	1.04
Lexington Park, MD	$50,760	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.79
Barnstable Town, MA	$50,670	250	1.81	0.90
Grand Junction, CO	$50,660	80	0.84	1.04
Utica-Rome, NY	$50,650	70	0.39	1.03
Appleton, WI	$50,640	80	0.46	1.01
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$50,630	210	2.9	1.03
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$50,620	1,140	0.96	0.99
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$50,560	4,380	0.96	0.71
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$50,530	50	0.6	1.02
Dover, DE	$50,490	30	0.33	1.08
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$50,420	310	0.81	0.99
Reading, PA	$50,380	110	0.45	1.02
Pittsfield, MA	$50,350	90	1.14	0.97
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$50,290	590	1.42	1.03
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$50,170	890	0.56	1.00
Kansas City, MO-KS	$50,070	1,330	0.84	0.99
Duluth, MN-WI	$49,720	120	0.64	0.99
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$49,690	130	0.36	1.07
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$49,670	250	0.88	0.88
Springfield, MA	$49,640	180	0.61	0.96
Cleveland, OH	$49,590	1,110	0.74	0.99
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$49,570	1,340	0.32	0.97
Kingston, NY	$49,570	100	1.12	0.99
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$49,490	60	0.5	1.03
Pittsburgh, PA	$49,490	1,260	0.78	1.00
Lebanon, PA	$49,460	50	0.65	1.06
Sheboygan, WI	$49,460	90	0.97	0.95
Lancaster, PA	$49,430	430	1.19	1.03
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$49,430	40	0.69	1.09
Fond du Lac, WI	$49,420	30	0.5	0.98
Muncie, IN	$49,400	40	0.59	1.12
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$49,400	400	1.72	1.13
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$49,310	170	0.96	1.02
Bangor, ME	$49,200	70	0.67	1.03
Baton Rouge, LA	$49,130	1,110	1.88	1.01
Fort Wayne, IN	$49,130	200	0.6	1.03
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$49,100	460	1.3	1.00
Greeley, CO	$49,070	180	1.02	0.89
Modesto, CA	$48,960	480	1.71	0.97
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$48,920	590	0.59	1.01
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$48,910	3,750	1.51	1.01
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$48,900	270	1.09	0.88
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$48,870	770	0.88	1.03
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$48,860	3,920	1.14	0.95
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$48,830	170	0.91	1.05
Kenosha, WI	$48,820	100	0.96	1.01
Toledo, OH	$48,820	400	0.95	1.01
Canton-Massillon, OH	$48,610	220	0.93	1.06
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$48,600	1,460	0.74	0.82
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$48,600	1,290	5.11	1.02
Syracuse, NY	$48,600	310	0.71	0.92
Decatur, IL	$48,510	50	0.68	0.95
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$48,490	6,210	1.52	1.00
Colorado Springs, CO	$48,470	360	0.78	0.92
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$48,470	1,040	2.12	1.02
Bend, OR	$48,460	420	2.67	0.89
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$48,440	360	1.37	1.01
Vineland, NJ	$48,430	60	0.69	1.00
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$48,250	1,430	1.19	0.87
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	$48,190	80	1.02	1.21
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$48,040	130	0.69	1.00
Jacksonville, FL	$48,030	1,420	1.28	0.98
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$47,920	230	1.27	1.01
Green Bay, WI	$47,890	200	0.78	0.96
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	$47,880	70	1.05	0.97
Odessa, TX	$47,870	110	0.94	0.99
Salem, OR	$47,840	670	2.44	0.86
Santa Fe, NM	$47,840	90	1.01	0.98
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	$47,800	50	0.77	1.04
Omaha, NE-IA	$47,760	930	1.29	0.96
Port St. Lucie, FL	$47,740	550	2.23	1.03
Corpus Christi, TX	$47,730	640	2.3	1.05
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$47,730	240	0.58	0.98
Glens Falls, NY	$47,690	80	1.04	0.97
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$47,690	350	2.92	1.05
Richmond, VA	$47,670	1,010	1.05	0.93
Johnstown, PA	$47,640	30	0.47	1.08
Wausau, WI	$47,640	50	0.48	0.98
Erie, PA	$47,620	130	0.74	1.07
Ogden, UT	$47,590	600	1.53	0.97
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$47,570	340	1.47	1.09
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$47,570	3,080	1.47	0.97
Charleston, WV	$47,540	100	0.65	1.04
Grants Pass, OR	$47,530	80	1.71	0.94
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$47,510	410	0.72	0.97
Casper, WY	$47,480	70	1.29	0.97
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$47,470	230	0.59	1.02
Dubuque, IA	$47,400	40	0.51	0.97
Niles, MI	$47,400	50	0.6	1.03
Punta Gorda, FL	$47,390	210	2.49	1.04
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$47,310	300	0.56	0.95
Texarkana, TX-AR	$47,300	130	1.57	1.09
Corvallis, OR	$47,260	40	0.79	0.82
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$47,240	50	0.8	0.99
Eau Claire, WI	$47,230	110	0.86	0.98
Rochester, NY	$47,230	590	0.82	0.92
Gainesville, GA	$47,180	50	0.33	1.03
Lincoln, NE	$47,170	280	1.05	0.95
Albany, OR	$47,150	180	2.58	0.95
Chico, CA	$47,130	240	2.15	0.98
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$47,110	1,610	1.45	0.95
Pueblo, CO	$47,020	50	0.61	0.96
Longview, TX	$47,000	310	1.84	1.04
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$46,960	320	3.85	1.03
Flagstaff, AZ	$46,920	160	1.69	0.99
Rapid City, SD	$46,900	110	1.04	1.01
Cheyenne, WY	$46,870	80	1.12	0.91
Springfield, MO	$46,860	230	0.72	1.02
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$46,840	1,520	3.45	1.00
Gainesville, FL	$46,840	200	0.92	1.00
Lake Charles, LA	$46,810	530	3.57	1.02
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$46,780	50	0.92	1.02
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$46,760	90	0.84	0.99
Columbia, SC	$46,740	220	0.39	1.01
Topeka, KS	$46,700	170	1.03	0.94
Yakima, WA	$46,680	240	1.68	0.98
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$46,660	90	1.01	1.01
Oklahoma City, OK	$46,600	900	0.92	0.99
Bloomington, IL	$46,570	120	0.97	0.88
State College, PA	$46,570	90	0.86	0.95
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$46,550	1,860	0.99	0.82
Lima, OH	$46,530	40	0.55	0.99
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$46,520	260	0.52	0.77
Mankato, MN	$46,470	50	0.63	0.94
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$46,440	450	1.41	1.03
Sebring, FL	$46,430	40	1.03	1.15
St. Cloud, MN	$46,380	120	0.81	0.91
Mobile, AL	$46,370	230	0.92	0.99
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$46,320	510	1.33	1.00
Columbia, MO	$46,260	160	1.02	0.98
Albuquerque, NM	$46,210	630	1.07	0.96
Altoona, PA	$46,210	60	0.66	1.04
Tuscaloosa, AL	$46,210	90	0.57	1.02
Cedar Rapids, IA	$46,190	290	1.45	0.94
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$46,140	4,970	1.04	0.93
Savannah, GA	$46,040	110	0.4	0.97
Williamsport, PA	$46,020	40	0.51	1.00
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$46,010	180	0.87	1.03
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$46,000	130	0.89	0.94
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$45,980	700	1.08	0.97
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$45,950	420	1.53	0.99
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$45,900	220	2.08	0.96
Terre Haute, IN	$45,880	60	0.65	1.02
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$45,840	530	2.23	0.94
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$45,820	210	1.59	1.02
Charlottesville, VA	$45,800	180	1.11	0.83
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$45,790	310	1.35	0.92
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	$45,760	80	1.11	1.09
Medford, OR	$45,760	220	1.69	0.92
Owensboro, KY	$45,590	50	0.7	1.01
Waco, TX	$45,560	230	1.2	0.99
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$45,550	4,570	0.78	0.89
Joplin, MO-KS	$45,550	60	0.48	1.01
Ocala, FL	$45,540	270	1.55	1.04
Huntsville, AL	$45,510	130	0.34	0.88
Boise City, ID	$45,500	1,030	1.81	0.93
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$45,470	40	0.32	1.01
Paducah, KY-IL	$45,390	50	0.66	0.99
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$45,360	810	0.76	0.87
Manhattan, KS	$45,330	110	1.36	0.99
Las Cruces, NM	$45,240	100	0.89	1.08
Wichita, KS	$45,240	400	0.89	0.95
Midland, TX	$45,220	150	0.83	0.83
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$45,210	2,840	1.39	0.97
Jackson, MS	$45,130	190	0.49	1.05
Roanoke, VA	$45,030	220	0.98	0.96
Tucson, AZ	$44,980	620	1.1	0.94
Iowa City, IA	$44,960	90	0.66	0.90
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$44,900	1,370	0.7	0.90
Ames, IA	$44,780	70	0.81	0.89
Farmington, NM	$44,780	50	0.67	0.98
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$44,660	250	0.49	0.98
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$44,620	590	0.67	0.95
Birmingham, AL	$44,560	380	0.5	0.93
Grand Island, NE	$44,550	60	1	0.90
Homosassa Springs, FL	$44,530	100	1.86	1.08
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$44,440	90	1.14	1.00
Idaho Falls, ID	$44,390	110	0.96	0.95
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$44,330	880	0.55	0.88
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$44,320	1,370	1.32	0.83
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$44,130	190	1.78	0.95
Tallahassee, FL	$44,070	310	1.16	0.95
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$43,990	100	0.67	1.01
Salisbury, MD	$43,950	70	0.92	0.90
Dothan, AL	$43,910	70	0.8	1.15
Visalia, CA	$43,810	250	0.99	0.97
Winchester, VA-WV	$43,600	60	0.62	0.93
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	$43,590	30	0.51	1.02
Alexandria, LA	$43,510	60	0.72	1.07
Lafayette, LA	$43,470	290	1.13	1.04
Killeen-Temple, TX	$43,450	170	0.77	0.93
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$43,430	960	0.59	0.92
College Station-Bryan, TX	$43,420	90	0.46	0.98
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	$43,370	120	0.92	1.13
San Angelo, TX	$43,130	50	0.67	0.99
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$43,070	90	0.58	0.91
St. George, UT	$43,050	330	2.51	0.95
Asheville, NC	$42,970	210	0.8	0.92
Wilmington, NC	$42,850	220	0.79	0.94
Jackson, TN	$42,840	60	0.51	0.96
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$42,670	270	1.14	0.95
Tulsa, OK	$42,670	520	0.78	0.91
Clarksville, TN-KY	$42,470	80	0.56	0.95
Amarillo, TX	$42,320	170	0.94	0.95
Logan, UT-ID	$41,990	120	1.28	0.91
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$41,870	350	0.66	0.90
Harrisonburg, VA	$41,670	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	0.90
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$41,600	100	0.43	1.14
Fayetteville, NC	$41,600	110	0.59	0.91
Twin Falls, ID	$41,430	50	0.7	0.91
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$41,090	150	0.43	0.89
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$41,060	50	0.35	1.00
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$40,990	110	0.25	1.14
Bowling Green, KY	$40,600	50	0.43	0.90
Montgomery, AL	$40,600	60	0.27	0.90
Lubbock, TX	$40,560	130	0.54	0.96
Goldsboro, NC	$40,470	60	1.11	1.00
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$40,460	40	0.82	0.86
Knoxville, TN	$40,420	400	0.65	0.86
Rocky Mount, NC	$40,390	40	0.52	0.92
Hattiesburg, MS	$40,350	70	0.77	1.07
Tyler, TX	$40,160	140	0.87	0.94
Columbus, GA-AL	$40,100	90	0.53	0.92
Spartanburg, SC	$40,100	120	0.5	0.84
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$39,870	130	0.6	0.88
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$39,750	120	0.7	0.88
Yuma, AZ	$39,590	60	0.59	0.90
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$39,490	50	0.46	0.82
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$39,480	50	0.39	1.00
Johnson City, TN	$39,390	60	0.49	0.91
Morristown, TN	$39,310	40	0.65	0.89
Lawrence, KS	$39,190	90	1.19	0.83
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$39,080	330	0.82	0.84
Burlington, NC	$39,050	50	0.49	0.89
Lynchburg, VA	$38,990	110	0.81	0.84
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$38,920	640	1.45	0.81
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$38,860	40	0.37	0.99
Abilene, TX	$38,760	80	0.78	0.87
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$38,660	410	0.66	0.83
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$38,560	170	1.4	0.88
Florence, SC	$38,400	80	0.63	0.88
Greenville, NC	$38,400	70	0.61	0.82
Jacksonville, NC	$38,400	130	1.73	0.95
Sumter, SC	$38,400	90	1.7	0.90
Lawton, OK	$38,390	70	1.15	0.91
Monroe, LA	$37,990	110	0.88	1.00
Winston-Salem, NC	$37,950	350	0.9	0.82
Victoria, TX	$37,360	80	1.42	0.87
Cleveland, TN	$37,350	80	1.32	0.93
El Paso, TX	$36,280	250	0.52	0.92
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$36,040	280	1.35	0.95
Laredo, TX	$36,020	50	0.3	0.97
Morgantown, WV	$31,970	60	0.57	0.68
Aguadilla, PR	$27,180	40	0.62	1.03
Mayaguez, PR	$26,480	30	0.42	1.05
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$24,950	440	0.44	0.85
Ponce, PR	$23,180	30	0.37	0.86

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
Champaign-Urbana, IL	1.66	$84,370	1.06
Rockford, IL	1.54	$72,700	0.67
Anniston-Oxford, AL	1.44	$61,480	1.04
Albany, GA	1.41	$61,530	0.77
Bay City, MI	1.41	$64,200	1.25
Saginaw, MI	1.37	$63,360	1.12
Flint, MI	1.33	$61,230	1.32
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	1.32	$63,800	0.61
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	1.30	$58,010	1.37
Peoria, IL	1.30	$64,450	0.46
Salinas, CA	1.28	$60,860	1.93
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	1.28	$73,650	1.65
El Centro, CA	1.27	$57,240	0.48
Great Falls, MT	1.25	$58,260	1.28
Springfield, OH	1.25	$56,860	1.2
Elmira, NY	1.24	$59,490	1.76
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	1.23	$58,540	1.05
Merced, CA	1.23	$58,220	0.71
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	1.23	$57,360	1.84
Springfield, IL	1.21	$63,930	0.75
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	1.21	$48,190	1.02
Columbus, IN	1.21	$58,560	0.62
St. Louis, MO-IL	1.20	$59,810	1.21
Missoula, MT	1.19	$57,060	0.91
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	1.19	$57,870	0.81
Chambersburg, PA	1.19	$56,610	1.06
Billings, MT	1.19	$58,140	0.92
Akron, OH	1.18	$57,560	0.99
Yuba City, CA	1.18	$58,890	0.79
Evansville, IN	1.17	$54,400	1.3
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	1.16	$59,120	2.25
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	1.16	$55,000	0.86
Wheeling, WV-OH	1.16	$51,200	0.76
Urban Honolulu, HI	1.16	$66,160	2.14
Dothan, AL	1.15	$43,910	0.8
Sebring, FL	1.15	$46,430	1.03
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	1.14	$40,990	0.25
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	1.14	$62,400	1.61
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	1.14	$41,600	0.43
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1.13	$61,740	0.84
Youngstown-Warren, OH	1.13	$49,400	1.72
Jefferson City, MO	1.13	$54,110	0.56
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	1.13	$43,370	0.92
Fresno, CA	1.12	$52,700	0.98
HVAC manufacturers-Hanover, PA	1.12	$54,010	0.74
Muncie, IN	1.12	$49,400	0.59
Bloomington, IN	1.12	$53,240	0.85
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	1.11	$52,940	1.89
Napa, CA	1.11	$61,400	2.37
Bozeman, MT	1.11	$60,850	2.5
Portland-South Portland, ME	1.11	$63,120	3.7
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	1.11	$57,410	1.05
Redding, CA	1.11	$54,090	1.28
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	1.10	$62,790	2.46
Traverse City, MI	1.10	$52,000	1.83
Texarkana, TX-AR	1.09	$47,300	1.57
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	1.09	$47,570	1.47
Helena, MT	1.09	$60,110	0.73
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	1.09	$56,420	3
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	1.09	$45,760	1.11
Reno, NV	1.09	$54,060	2.28
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	1.09	$49,430	0.69
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	1.08	$53,800	0.47
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	1.08	$55,690	0.92
St. Joseph, MO-KS	1.08	$51,230	0.57
commercial-vehicle manufacturers-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1.08	$56,330	0.7
Dover, DE	1.08	$50,490	0.33
Johnstown, PA	1.08	$47,640	0.47
Homosassa Springs, FL	1.08	$44,530	1.86
Janesville-Beloit, WI	1.08	$52,070	0.48
Binghamton, NY	1.08	$53,190	0.71
Las Cruces, NM	1.08	$45,240	0.89
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	1.07	$49,690	0.36
Alexandria, LA	1.07	$43,510	0.72
Erie, PA	1.07	$47,620	0.74
Ann Arbor, MI	1.07	$59,210	0.5
Hattiesburg, MS	1.07	$40,350	0.77
Vallejo, CA	1.06	$62,370	1.95
Lebanon, PA	1.06	$49,460	0.65
Canton-Massillon, OH	1.06	$48,610	0.93
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1.06	$59,080	1.33
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.06	$57,410	0.8
Jackson, MS	1.05	$45,130	0.49
Corpus Christi, TX	1.05	$47,730	2.3
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	1.05	$53,340	0.97
Bismarck, ND	1.05	$55,170	0.87
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	1.05	$48,830	0.91
Mayaguez, PR	1.05	$26,480	0.42
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	1.05	$47,690	2.92
Grand Junction, CO	1.04	$50,660	0.84
Altoona, PA	1.04	$46,210	0.66
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	1.04	$57,050	1.9
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	1.04	$47,800	0.77
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	1.04	$50,950	0.74
Punta Gorda, FL	1.04	$47,390	2.49
Longview, TX	1.04	$47,000	1.84
Lafayette, LA	1.04	$43,470	1.13
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	1.04	$50,880	0.57
Charleston, WV	1.04	$47,540	0.65
Fargo, ND-MN	1.04	$52,900	0.97
Ocala, FL	1.04	$45,540	1.55
Utica-Rome, NY	1.03	$50,650	0.39
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	1.03	$46,440	1.41
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	1.03	$46,960	3.85
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	1.03	$50,900	0.78
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	1.03	$46,010	0.87
Niles, MI	1.03	$47,400	0.6
Fort Wayne, IN	1.03	$49,130	0.6
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	1.03	$65,080	5.94
Kennewick-Richland, WA	1.03	$58,990	2.77
Gainesville, GA	1.03	$47,180	0.33
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	1.03	$48,870	0.88
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	1.03	$50,630	2.9
Port St. Lucie, FL	1.03	$47,740	2.23
Stockton-Lodi, CA	1.03	$50,290	1.42
Aguadilla, PR	1.03	$27,180	0.62
Bangor, ME	1.03	$49,200	0.67
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1.03	$60,850	0.96
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	1.03	$49,490	0.5
Lancaster, PA	1.03	$49,430	1.19
Lake Charles, LA	1.02	$46,810	3.57
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	1.02	$58,730	2.3
Springfield, MO	1.02	$46,860	0.72
Terre Haute, IN	1.02	$45,880	0.65
Tuscaloosa, AL	1.02	$46,210	0.57
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	1.02	$48,470	2.12
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	1.02	$46,780	0.92
Reading, PA	1.02	$50,380	0.45
Longview-Kelso, WA	1.02	$58,500	0.71
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	1.02	$53,460	2.02
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	1.02	$45,820	1.59
Bellingham, WA	1.02	$58,810	2.09
Ithaca, NY	1.02	$59,110	0.61
Naples-Marco Island, FL	1.02	$48,600	5.11
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	1.02	$49,310	0.96
Chattanooga, TN-GA	1.02	$47,470	0.59
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	1.02	$43,590	0.51
Grand Forks, ND-MN	1.02	$50,530	0.6
Appleton, WI	1.01	$50,640	0.46
Owensboro, KY	1.01	$45,590	0.7
Rapid City, SD	1.01	$46,900	1.04
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	1.01	$46,660	1.01
Joplin, MO-KS	1.01	$45,550	0.48
Toledo, OH	1.01	$48,820	0.95
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	1.01	$48,920	0.59
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	1.01	$53,400	0.72
Kenosha, WI	1.01	$48,820	0.96
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1.01	$48,910	1.51
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	1.01	$48,440	1.37
Columbus, OH	1.01	$51,810	0.61
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	1.01	$47,920	1.27
Baton Rouge, LA	1.01	$49,130	1.88
Macon-Bibb County, GA	1.01	$45,470	0.32
Columbia, SC	1.01	$46,740	0.39
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	1.01	$43,990	0.67
Vineland, NJ	1.00	$48,430	0.69
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	1.00	$44,440	1.14
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	1.00	$46,320	1.33
Anchorage, AK	1.00	$60,360	1.28
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	1.00	$49,100	1.3
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	1.00	$46,840	3.45
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1.00	$50,170	0.56
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1.00	$61,420	0.87
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	1.00	$48,040	0.69
Williamsport, PA	1.00	$46,020	0.51
Fort Smith, AR-OK	1.00	$39,480	0.39
Goldsboro, NC	1.00	$40,470	1.11
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1.00	$48,490	1.52
Pittsburgh, PA	1.00	$49,490	0.78
Gainesville, FL	1.00	$46,840	0.92
Athens-Clarke County, GA	1.00	$41,060	0.35
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	1.00	$59,510	1.54
Monroe, LA	1.00	$37,990	0.88
Auburn-Opelika, AL	0.99	$38,860	0.37
Duluth, MN-WI	0.99	$49,720	0.64
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	0.99	$46,760	0.84
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	0.99	$45,950	1.53
Fairbanks-College, AK	0.99	$61,420	0.94
Rochester, MN	0.99	$60,220	1.22
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	0.99	$47,240	0.8
Kingston, NY	0.99	$49,570	1.12
San Angelo, TX	0.99	$43,130	0.67
Waco, TX	0.99	$45,560	1.2
Paducah, KY-IL	0.99	$45,390	0.66
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	0.99	$50,620	0.96
Cleveland, OH	0.99	$49,590	0.74
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	0.99	$50,420	0.81
Flagstaff, AZ	0.99	$46,920	1.69
Manhattan, KS	0.99	$45,330	1.36
Oklahoma City, OK	0.99	$46,600	0.92
Mobile, AL	0.99	$46,370	0.92
Lima, OH	0.99	$46,530	0.55
Kansas City, MO-KS	0.99	$50,070	0.84
Odessa, TX	0.99	$47,870	0.94
Jacksonville, FL	0.98	$48,030	1.28
Santa Fe, NM	0.98	$47,840	1.01
Eau Claire, WI	0.98	$47,230	0.86
Fond du Lac, WI	0.98	$49,420	0.5
Lexington-Fayette, KY	0.98	$47,730	0.58
Chico, CA	0.98	$47,130	2.15
Columbia, MO	0.98	$46,260	1.02
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	0.98	$58,670	0.85
Farmington, NM	0.98	$44,780	0.67
Wausau, WI	0.98	$47,640	0.48
College Station-Bryan, TX	0.98	$43,420	0.46
Yakima, WA	0.98	$46,680	1.68
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	0.98	$58,520	0.73
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	0.98	$44,660	0.49
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	0.97	$60,410	1.23
Savannah, GA	0.97	$46,040	0.4
New Haven, CT	0.97	$58,490	0.85
Ogden, UT	0.97	$47,590	1.53
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	0.97	$57,990	1.92
Madison, WI	0.97	$56,490	0.88
Dubuque, IA	0.97	$47,400	0.51
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	0.97	$45,980	1.08
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	0.97	$47,570	1.47
Glens Falls, NY	0.97	$47,690	1.04
Casper, WY	0.97	$47,480	1.29
Pittsfield, MA	0.97	$50,350	1.14
Visalia, CA	0.97	$43,810	0.99
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	0.97	$45,210	1.39
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	0.97	$59,590	0.82
Walla Walla, WA	0.97	$51,460	2.11
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	0.97	$49,570	0.32
Modesto, CA	0.97	$48,960	1.71
Laredo, TX	0.97	$36,020	0.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	0.97	$47,510	0.72
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	0.97	$47,880	1.05
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	0.97	$55,040	0.65
Lubbock, TX	0.96	$40,560	0.54
Omaha, NE-IA	0.96	$47,760	1.29
Albuquerque, NM	0.96	$46,210	1.07
Coeur d'Alene, ID	0.96	$45,900	2.08
Pueblo, CO	0.96	$47,020	0.61
Green Bay, WI	0.96	$47,890	0.78
Jackson, TN	0.96	$42,840	0.51
Springfield, MA	0.96	$49,640	0.61
Roanoke, VA	0.96	$45,030	0.98
Jacksonville, NC	0.95	$38,400	1.73
St. George, UT	0.95	$43,050	2.51
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	0.95	$55,970	1.81
Sheboygan, WI	0.95	$49,460	0.97
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	0.95	$47,110	1.45
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	0.95	$44,130	1.78
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	0.95	$42,670	1.14
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	0.95	$44,620	0.67
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	0.95	$48,860	1.14
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	0.95	$36,040	1.35
Wichita, KS	0.95	$45,240	0.89
Amarillo, TX	0.95	$42,320	0.94
Albany, OR	0.95	$47,150	2.58
Idaho Falls, ID	0.95	$44,390	0.96
Tallahassee, FL	0.95	$44,070	1.16
Lincoln, NE	0.95	$47,170	1.05
Clarksville, TN-KY	0.95	$42,470	0.56
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	0.95	$47,310	0.56
State College, PA	0.95	$46,570	0.86
Decatur, IL	0.95	$48,510	0.68
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	0.94	$51,050	0.67
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	0.94	$46,000	0.89
Topeka, KS	0.94	$46,700	1.03
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	0.94	$45,840	2.23
Tucson, AZ	0.94	$44,980	1.1
Tyler, TX	0.94	$40,160	0.87
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	0.94	$59,610	0.44
Mankato, MN	0.94	$46,470	0.63
Worcester, MA	0.94	$54,240	0.6
Grants Pass, OR	0.94	$47,530	1.71
Cedar Rapids, IA	0.94	$46,190	1.45
Wilmington, NC	0.94	$42,850	0.79
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	0.93	$46,140	1.04
Birmingham, AL	0.93	$44,560	0.5
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	0.93	$58,070	0.72
Killeen-Temple, TX	0.93	$43,450	0.77
Cleveland, TN	0.93	$37,350	1.32
Boise City, ID	0.93	$45,500	1.81
Richmond, VA	0.93	$47,670	1.05
Winchester, VA-WV	0.93	$43,600	0.62
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	0.92	$43,430	0.59
Rochester, NY	0.92	$47,230	0.82
Eugene-Springfield, OR	0.92	$45,790	1.35
Columbus, GA-AL	0.92	$40,100	0.53
Colorado Springs, CO	0.92	$48,470	0.78
Rocky Mount, NC	0.92	$40,390	0.52
El Paso, TX	0.92	$36,280	0.52
Syracuse, NY	0.92	$48,600	0.71
Medford, OR	0.92	$45,760	1.69
Asheville, NC	0.92	$42,970	0.8
Tulsa, OK	0.91	$42,670	0.78
Twin Falls, ID	0.91	$41,430	0.7
St. Cloud, MN	0.91	$46,380	0.81
Lawton, OK	0.91	$38,390	1.15
Fayetteville, NC	0.91	$41,600	0.59
Cheyenne, WY	0.91	$46,870	1.12
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	0.91	$43,070	0.58
Carson City, NV	0.91	$51,370	1.23
Johnson City, TN	0.91	$39,390	0.49
Logan, UT-ID	0.91	$41,990	1.28
Harrisonburg, VA	0.90	$41,670	Not published by BLS
Montgomery, AL	0.90	$40,600	0.27
Salisbury, MD	0.90	$43,950	0.92
Grand Island, NE	0.90	$44,550	1
Bowling Green, KY	0.90	$40,600	0.43
Greensboro-High Point, NC	0.90	$41,870	0.66
Barnstable Town, MA	0.90	$50,670	1.81
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	0.90	$44,900	0.7
Iowa City, IA	0.90	$44,960	0.66
Yuma, AZ	0.90	$39,590	0.59
Sumter, SC	0.90	$38,400	1.7
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	0.89	$41,090	0.43
Ames, IA	0.89	$44,780	0.81
Greeley, CO	0.89	$49,070	1.02
Bend, OR	0.89	$48,460	2.67
Morristown, TN	0.89	$39,310	0.65
Burlington, NC	0.89	$39,050	0.49
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	0.89	$45,550	0.78
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	0.88	$48,900	1.09
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	0.88	$51,650	0.74
Florence, SC	0.88	$38,400	0.63
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	0.88	$39,870	0.6
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	0.88	$44,330	0.55
Huntsville, AL	0.88	$45,510	0.34
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	0.88	$38,560	1.4
Manchester-Nashua, NH	0.88	$49,670	0.88
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	0.88	$39,750	0.7
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	0.88	$53,280	2.02
Bloomington, IL	0.88	$46,570	0.97
Abilene, TX	0.87	$38,760	0.78
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	0.87	$48,250	1.19
Raleigh-Cary, NC	0.87	$45,360	0.76
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	0.87	$57,820	0.82
Victoria, TX	0.87	$37,360	1.42
Salem, OR	0.86	$47,840	2.44
Ponce, PR	0.86	$23,180	0.37
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	0.86	$40,460	0.82
Knoxville, TN	0.86	$40,420	0.65
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	0.86	$63,600	1.54
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	0.85	$24,950	0.44
Lynchburg, VA	0.84	$38,990	0.81
Spartanburg, SC	0.84	$40,100	0.5
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	0.84	$39,080	0.82
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	0.83	$60,440	1.7
Midland, TX	0.83	$45,220	0.83
Charlottesville, VA	0.83	$45,800	1.11
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	0.83	$38,660	0.66
Lawrence, KS	0.83	$39,190	1.19
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	0.83	$44,320	1.32
Greenville, NC	0.82	$38,400	0.61
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	0.82	$48,600	0.74
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	0.82	$39,490	0.46
Corvallis, OR	0.82	$47,260	0.79
Winston-Salem, NC	0.82	$37,950	0.9
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	0.82	$46,550	0.99
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	0.81	$38,920	1.45
Lexington Park, MD	0.79	$50,760	Not published by BLS
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	0.77	$46,520	0.52
Boulder, CO	0.76	$52,760	0.49
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	0.74	$61,970	1.47
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.71	$50,560	0.96
Morgantown, WV	0.68	$31,970	0.57

Broader occupation Our title "Painter" is reported by BLS as SOC 47-2141 Painters, Construction and Maintenance. BLS groups Painter within Painters, Construction and Maintenance; it does not publish this niche title or credential level separately.

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