Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers pay range in Virginia Beach
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,870 a year or less, while the top 10% make $65,560 or more. The middle half of painting, coating, and decorating workers in Virginia Beach earn between $40,290 and $59,140.
- $37K10th
- $40K25th
- $47KMedian
- $59K75th
- $66K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $49,050 | $4,088 | $23.58 |
| Median | $46,810 | $3,901 | $22.50 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $40,290 | $3,358 | $19.37 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $59,140 | $4,928 | $28.43 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers salary after taxes in Virginia Beach
On the average salary of $49,050, a single filer in Virginia Beach takes home about $39,585 a year, or $3,299 a month and $1,523 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.
The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:
| State | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| Working in NC | $40,143 | $3,345 |
| Working in VA | $39,585 | $3,299 |
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).
Is Virginia Beach a good place for painting, coating, and decorating workers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Virginia Beach area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.9), so the average $49,050 buys what about $50,081 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Virginia Beach ($49,430). A typical home costs $373,678, or 7.6 years of this average salary before tax.
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers salary in other Virginia cities
Virginia Beach ranks 1st of 3 Virginia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.
All Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers salaries in Virginia
Highest-paying cities for painting, coating, and decorating workers
New York, NY pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($66,300).
- New York, NY$66,300
- Seattle, WA$63,020
- Las Vegas, NV$61,420
- Denver, CO$58,150
- Sacramento, CA$56,600
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Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers salary in Virginia Beach: questions
How much do painting, coating, and decorating workers make an hour in Virginia Beach?
$23.58 an hour on average, and $22.51 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level painting, coating, and decorating workers salary in Virginia Beach?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,870 a year and the 25th percentile is $40,290, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the painting, coating, and decorating workers take-home pay in Virginia Beach?
About $39,585 a year ($3,299 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $49,050.
Do painting, coating, and decorating workers earn more in Virginia Beach than elsewhere?
The average here is 6% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($46,441).
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 51-9123; area Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (47260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.6%.
- 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 state income tax (2025 rules).
- Job concentration: location quotient 1.80, this job is 1.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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