SOC 47-2141 · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro

Painters, Construction and Maintenance Salary in Fort Myers, FL

The average salary for painters, construction and maintenance in Fort Myers, Florida is $47,140 a year ($22.66 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,840: half of the 1,520 people in this job in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 15% less than the U.S. average for this job ($55,420).

$47,140average per year

$22.66 / hourMedian $46,840Take-home ≈ $40,057

  • $37K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $60K90th

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

1,520people in this job
-15%vs U.S. average
#12 of 22Florida metros
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Painters, Construction and Maintenance pay range in Fort Myers

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,310 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,090 or more. The middle half of painters, construction and maintenance in Fort Myers earn between $39,540 and $48,650.

  • $37K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $60K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$47,140$3,928$22.66
Median$46,840$3,903$22.52
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,540$3,295$19.01
Experienced (75th percentile)$48,650$4,054$23.39

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

Painters, Construction and Maintenance pay in Fort Myers vs. Florida and the U.S.

Painters, construction and maintenance in Fort Myers earn about the same as the Florida average ($48,440) and 15% less than the U.S. average ($55,420). At the median the gap is -5% against the U.S. median of $49,400.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Fort Myers$47,140$46,840$37,310$60,0901,520
Florida$48,440$47,530$36,700$61,30022,450
United States$55,420$49,400$37,440$78,810225,190

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

Painters, Construction and Maintenance salary after taxes in Fort Myers

On the average salary of $47,140, a single filer in Fort Myers takes home about $40,057 a year, or $3,338 a month and $1,541 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% 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 Fort Myers a good place for painters, construction and maintenance? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Fort Myers area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.3), so the average $47,140 buys what about $46,058 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Fort Myers ($46,780). A typical home costs $339,372, or 7.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Painters, Construction and Maintenance salary in other Florida cities

Fort Myers ranks 12th of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Palm Bay pays the most ($50,970).

All Painters, Construction and Maintenance salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for painters, construction and maintenance

Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($76,180).

Painters, Construction and Maintenance salary by city

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Painters, Construction and Maintenance salary in Fort Myers: questions

How much do painters, construction and maintenance make an hour in Fort Myers?

$22.66 an hour on average, and $22.52 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level painters, construction and maintenance salary in Fort Myers?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,310 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,540, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the painters, construction and maintenance take-home pay in Fort Myers?

About $40,057 a year ($3,338 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $47,140. Florida has no state income tax.

Do painters, construction and maintenance earn more in Fort Myers than elsewhere?

The average here is 15% less than the U.S. average for this job ($55,420).

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 47-2141; area Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL (15980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • 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 (a city in the same metro). 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 3.45, this job is 3.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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