Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers pay range in Seattle
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,560 a year or less, while the top 10% make $87,480 or more. The middle half of painting, coating, and decorating workers in Seattle earn between $48,890 and $77,780.
- $46K10th
- $49K25th
- $59KMedian
- $78K75th
- $87K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $63,020 | $5,252 | $30.30 |
| Median | $59,170 | $4,931 | $28.45 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $48,890 | $4,074 | $23.50 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $77,780 | $6,482 | $37.39 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers salary after taxes in Seattle
On the average salary of $63,020, a single filer in Seattle takes home about $52,817 a year, or $4,401 a month and $2,031 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
Is Seattle a good place for painting, coating, and decorating workers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Seattle area are 11% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 111.1), so the average $63,020 buys what about $56,707 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Seattle ($72,610). A typical home costs $750,279, or 11.9 years of this average salary before tax.
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers salary in nearby metro areas
- Boise, ID$44,380
- Sacramento, CA$56,600
- San Francisco, CA$54,120
- San Jose, CA$52,550
- Las Vegas, NV$61,420
- Riverside, CA$46,700
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 Seattle: questions
How much do painting, coating, and decorating workers make an hour in Seattle?
$30.30 an hour on average, and $28.45 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level painting, coating, and decorating workers salary in Seattle?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,560 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,890, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the painting, coating, and decorating workers take-home pay in Seattle?
About $52,817 a year ($4,401 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $63,020. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
Do painting, coating, and decorating workers earn more in Seattle than elsewhere?
The average here is 36% 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (42660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.0%.
- 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. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.68, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.68).
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