Is Los Angeles a strong pay market for Painters?

At a $59,080 median, Los Angeles is $9,680 (20%) above the national median. The U.S. median is $49,400. Jobeezy shows you which local employers actually pay at the top of that band before you apply.

How can I earn more as a Painter in Los Angeles?

Target employers paying toward the $68,640 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Painter openings in Los Angeles and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.

How many Painters work in Los Angeles?

BLS estimates roughly 12,100 painter jobs across Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).

Painter Salary in Los Angeles, CA (2026)

Median in Los Angeles: $59,080/year — $9,680 (20%) above the national median. Typical range: $47,530–$68,640.

Get the Jobeezy app — free Browse Painter jobs

BLS OEWS May 2025 · Los Angeles, CA metro · refreshed 2026-08-25 · Reviewed by Dalton Metzler · U.S. Painter salary overview

The median Painter salary in Los Angeles, CA is $59,080/year ($9,680 (20%) above the national median), with a typical range of $47,530–$68,640. Data from BLS + Jobeezy ghost-filter (2026).

Salary stats
Metric	Value	Source
Median	$59,080/year	BLS OEWS May 2025
25th-75th pct	$47,530–$68,640	BLS OEWS May 2025
Metro employment	~12,100	BLS OEWS May 2025

### Key facts: Painter pay in Los Angeles, CA BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data for Painters in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro. - Median Painter pay in Los Angeles, CA: $59,080/year (BLS OEWS May 2025). - That is $9,680 (20%) above the national median (U.S. median $49,400). - 25th-75th percentile band: $47,530–$68,640. - BLS estimated metro employment: ~12,100 jobs.

Painter pay distribution in Los Angeles, CA

25th Pct (Los Angeles) $47,530 $22.85/hr

Median (Los Angeles) $59,080 $28.41/hr

75th Pct (Los Angeles) $68,640 $33.00/hr

National median: $49,400/yr. Los Angeles is $9,680 (20%) above the national median.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area (SOC 47-2141, Painter).

What painter pay in Los Angeles really looks like

Los Angeles is a standout-pay market for painters. The local median of $59,080 a year runs $9,680 (20%) above the national median of $49,400, one of the widest premiums in the country for this occupation. Offers benchmarked to U.S.-wide averages will read far too low here — hold out for the local number, and treat the metro median as your floor, not your target.

The local range is moderate — $47,530 at the 25th percentile to $68,640 at the 75th (BLS). Half of Los Angeles Painters earn inside that band, so it is a realistic target window: an offer near $68,640 is genuinely strong for the metro, while anything under $47,530 is worth pushing back on with the BLS figures in hand.

This is a substantial local market: BLS estimates roughly 12,100 painter jobs across the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area (a count of metro employment, not a survey of reported salaries). A deep employer base is good news for pay — it means more openings to compare side by side, more turnover creating vacancies, and more leverage to hold out for an employer at the top of the local range instead of settling for the first offer that lands.

Right now, Jobeezy is tracking 24 open painter jobs in Los Angeles against the BLS $59,080 benchmark — the live listings and the employers hiring are below, so you can see which openings actually clear the metro median before you apply.

Put it together and the picture for Los Angeles is concrete: a metro median of $59,080 with most painters landing between $47,530 and $68,640. The practical move is to aim for the upper half of that band. Jobeezy fit-scores local painter openings, surfaces the employers posting toward $68,640, and applies for you — so your time goes to the jobs that clear the Los Angeles median, not the ones that sit under it.

Painter pay by hour, week, month & year in Los Angeles

Period	Typical Pay
Per hour	$28.41
Per week (40 hrs)	$1,136
Per month	$4,923
Per year	$59,080

How we know this — Los Angeles sources

Wage figures for Painter in Los Angeles, CA are the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 estimate for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area (MSA code 31080) (SOC 47-2141), released 2026-08-25. Suppressed cells are shown as an em dash, never a zero.

Reviewed by Dalton Metzler · Jobeezy Compensation Data

Grow your painter pay in Los Angeles

Advancing your pay in Los Angeles comes down to experience, credentials, and how you negotiate. We keep that guidance on the national Painter guide so it stays current in one place:

Compare Painter pay in nearby metros

Beyond Painter · same Los Angeles BLS dataset

Other roles hiring in Los Angeles, CA alongside painters, drawn from the same BLS OEWS May 2025 dataset:

See all CA jobs → CA salary overview →

Painter pay in Los Angeles, CA — common questions

How much does a Painter make in Los Angeles, CA?: The median Painter salary in Los Angeles, CA is $59,080/year ($9,680 (20%) above the national median), with a typical range of $47,530–$68,640 (25th–75th percentile). Figures are BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-08-25.
Is Los Angeles a strong pay market for Painters?: At a $59,080 median, Los Angeles is $9,680 (20%) above the national median. The U.S. median is $49,400. Jobeezy shows you which local employers actually pay at the top of that band before you apply.
How can I earn more as a Painter in Los Angeles?: Target employers paying toward the $68,640 (75th-percentile) mark and anchor your negotiation to the BLS band. Jobeezy fit-scores Painter openings in Los Angeles and auto-applies, so you reach more high-paying employers fast.
How many Painters work in Los Angeles?: BLS estimates roughly 12,100 painter jobs across Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (May 2025 metro employment — a count of jobs, not of salaries reported).