SOC 27-1013 · Naples-Marco Island, FL metro

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators Salary in Naples, FL

The average salary for fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in Naples, Florida is $83,100 a year ($39.95 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $83,670: half of the 30 people in this job in the Naples-Marco Island, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% more than the U.S. average for this job ($73,150).

$83,100average per year

$39.95 / hourMedian $83,670Take-home ≈ $67,291

  • $56K10th
  • $56K25th
  • $84KMedian
  • $109K75th
  • $109K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

30people in this job
+14%vs U.S. average
#1 of 4Florida metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators pay range in Naples

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $56,160 a year or less, while the top 10% make $109,380 or more. The middle half of fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in Naples earn between $56,160 and $109,380.

  • $56K10th
  • $56K25th
  • $84KMedian
  • $109K75th
  • $109K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$83,100$6,925$39.95
Median$83,670$6,972$40.23
Entry level (25th percentile)$56,160$4,680$27.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$109,380$9,115$52.59

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators pay in Naples vs. Florida and the U.S.

Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in Naples earn 30% more than the Florida average ($63,690) and 14% more than the U.S. average ($73,150). At the median the gap is +51% against the U.S. median of $55,490.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Naples$83,100$83,670$56,160$109,38030
Florida$63,690$50,360$31,160$134,1501,010
United States$73,150$55,490$31,630$144,21011,220

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators salary after taxes in Naples

On the average salary of $83,100, a single filer in Naples takes home about $67,291 a year, or $5,608 a month and $2,588 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Naples a good place for fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Naples area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.2), so the average $83,100 buys what about $80,523 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Naples ($47,800). A typical home costs $556,339, or 6.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators salary in other Florida cities

Naples ranks 1st of 4 Florida metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($115,040).

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Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators salary in Naples: questions

How much do fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators make an hour in Naples?

$39.95 an hour on average, and $40.23 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators salary in Naples?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $56,160 a year and the 25th percentile is $56,160, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators take-home pay in Naples?

About $67,291 a year ($5,608 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $83,100. Florida has no state income tax.

Do fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators earn more in Naples than elsewhere?

The average here is 14% more than the U.S. average for this job ($73,150).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 27-1013; area Naples-Marco Island, FL (34940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 13.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.76, this job is 2.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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