Pay distribution $37,460 10th $45,370 25th $62,500 75th $77,720 90th
Half of Painters, Construction and Maintenance in the Merced metro area earn more than $58,220 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $45,370 and $62,500.
Wage percentiles (BLS OEWS) Wage 10th 25th Median 75th 90th Annual $37,460 $45,370 $58,220 $62,500 $77,720 Hourly $18.01 $21.81 $27.99 $30.05 $37.37
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares Merced metro areathis metro area
$58,220 median for Merced metro area; middle half earns $45,370 to $62,500
$59,020 median for California; middle half earns $47,520 to $73,040
$49,400 median for United States; middle half earns $44,640 to $61,660
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −1% vs California overall and +18% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally $23,180 $43,577 $63,973 $84,370 Ponce, PR — $23,180 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $24,950 Mayaguez, PR — $26,480 Aguadilla, PR — $27,180 Morgantown, WV — $31,970 Laredo, TX — $36,020 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $36,040 El Paso, TX — $36,280 Cleveland, TN — $37,350 Victoria, TX — $37,360 Winston-Salem, NC — $37,950 Monroe, LA — $37,990 Lawton, OK — $38,390 Florence, SC — $38,400 Greenville, NC — $38,400 Jacksonville, NC — $38,400 Sumter, SC — $38,400 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $38,560 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $38,660 Abilene, TX — $38,760 Auburn-Opelika, AL — $38,860 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $38,920 Lynchburg, VA — $38,990 Burlington, NC — $39,050 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $39,080 Lawrence, KS — $39,190 Morristown, TN — $39,310 Johnson City, TN — $39,390 Fort Smith, AR-OK — $39,480 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $39,490 Yuma, AZ — $39,590 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $39,750 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $39,870 Columbus, GA-AL — $40,100 Spartanburg, SC — $40,100 Tyler, TX — $40,160 Hattiesburg, MS — $40,350 Rocky Mount, NC — $40,390 Knoxville, TN — $40,420 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $40,460 Goldsboro, NC — $40,470 Lubbock, TX — $40,560 Bowling Green, KY — $40,600 Montgomery, AL — $40,600 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $40,990 Athens-Clarke County, GA — $41,060 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $41,090 Twin Falls, ID — $41,430 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $41,600 Fayetteville, NC — $41,600 Harrisonburg, VA — $41,670 Greensboro-High Point, NC — $41,870 Logan, UT-ID — $41,990 Amarillo, TX — $42,320 Clarksville, TN-KY — $42,470 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $42,670 Tulsa, OK — $42,670 Jackson, TN — $42,840 Wilmington, NC — $42,850 Asheville, NC — $42,970 St. George, UT — $43,050 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $43,070 San Angelo, TX — $43,130 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $43,370 College Station-Bryan, TX — $43,420 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $43,430 Killeen-Temple, TX — $43,450 Lafayette, LA — $43,470 Alexandria, LA — $43,510 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $43,590 Winchester, VA-WV — $43,600 Visalia, CA — $43,810 Dothan, AL — $43,910 Salisbury, MD — $43,950 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $43,990 Tallahassee, FL — $44,070 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $44,130 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $44,320 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $44,330 Idaho Falls, ID — $44,390 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $44,440 Homosassa Springs, FL — $44,530 Grand Island, NE — $44,550 Birmingham, AL — $44,560 Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $44,620 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $44,660 Ames, IA — $44,780 Farmington, NM — $44,780 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $44,900 Iowa City, IA — $44,960 Tucson, AZ — $44,980 Roanoke, VA — $45,030 Jackson, MS — $45,130 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $45,210 Midland, TX — $45,220 Las Cruces, NM — $45,240 Wichita, KS — $45,240 Manhattan, KS — $45,330 Raleigh-Cary, NC — $45,360 Paducah, KY-IL — $45,390 Macon-Bibb County, GA — $45,470 Boise City, ID — $45,500 Huntsville, AL — $45,510 Ocala, FL — $45,540 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $45,550 Joplin, MO-KS — $45,550 Waco, TX — $45,560 Owensboro, KY — $45,590 Brunswick-St. Simons, GA — $45,760 Medford, OR — $45,760 Eugene-Springfield, OR — $45,790 Charlottesville, VA — $45,800 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $45,820 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $45,840 Terre Haute, IN — $45,880 Coeur d'Alene, ID — $45,900 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $45,950 New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $45,980 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $46,000 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $46,010 Williamsport, PA — $46,020 Savannah, GA — $46,040 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $46,140 Cedar Rapids, IA — $46,190 Albuquerque, NM — $46,210 Altoona, PA — $46,210 Tuscaloosa, AL — $46,210 Columbia, MO — $46,260 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $46,320 Mobile, AL — $46,370 St. Cloud, MN — $46,380 Sebring, FL — $46,430 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $46,440 Mankato, MN — $46,470 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $46,520 Lima, OH — $46,530 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $46,550 Bloomington, IL — $46,570 State College, PA — $46,570 Oklahoma City, OK — $46,600 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $46,660 Yakima, WA — $46,680 Topeka, KS — $46,700 Columbia, SC — $46,740 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $46,760 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $46,780 Lake Charles, LA — $46,810 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $46,840 Gainesville, FL — $46,840 Springfield, MO — $46,860 Cheyenne, WY — $46,870 Rapid City, SD — $46,900 Flagstaff, AZ — $46,920 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $46,960 Longview, TX — $47,000 Pueblo, CO — $47,020 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $47,110 Chico, CA — $47,130 Albany, OR — $47,150 Lincoln, NE — $47,170 Gainesville, GA — $47,180 Eau Claire, WI — $47,230 Rochester, NY — $47,230 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $47,240 Corvallis, OR — $47,260 Texarkana, TX-AR — $47,300 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $47,310 Punta Gorda, FL — $47,390 Dubuque, IA — $47,400 Niles, MI — $47,400 Chattanooga, TN-GA — $47,470 Casper, WY — $47,480 Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $47,510 Grants Pass, OR — $47,530 Charleston, WV — $47,540 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $47,570 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $47,570 Ogden, UT — $47,590 Erie, PA — $47,620 Johnstown, PA — $47,640 Wausau, WI — $47,640 Richmond, VA — $47,670 Glens Falls, NY — $47,690 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $47,690 Corpus Christi, TX — $47,730 Lexington-Fayette, KY — $47,730 Port St. Lucie, FL — $47,740 Omaha, NE-IA — $47,760 Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $47,800 Salem, OR — $47,840 Santa Fe, NM — $47,840 Odessa, TX — $47,870 Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $47,880 Green Bay, WI — $47,890 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $47,920 Jacksonville, FL — $48,030 Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $48,040 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $48,190 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $48,250 Vineland, NJ — $48,430 Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $48,440 Bend, OR — $48,460 Colorado Springs, CO — $48,470 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $48,470 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $48,490 Decatur, IL — $48,510 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $48,600 Naples-Marco Island, FL — $48,600 Syracuse, NY — $48,600 Canton-Massillon, OH — $48,610 Kenosha, WI — $48,820 Toledo, OH — $48,820 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $48,830 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $48,860 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $48,870 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $48,900 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $48,910 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $48,920 Modesto, CA — $48,960 Greeley, CO — $49,070 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $49,100 Baton Rouge, LA — $49,130 Fort Wayne, IN — $49,130 Bangor, ME — $49,200 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $49,310 Muncie, IN — $49,400 Youngstown-Warren, OH — $49,400 Fond du Lac, WI — $49,420 Lancaster, PA — $49,430 Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $49,430 Lebanon, PA — $49,460 Sheboygan, WI — $49,460 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $49,490 Pittsburgh, PA — $49,490 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $49,570 Kingston, NY — $49,570 Cleveland, OH — $49,590 Springfield, MA — $49,640 Manchester-Nashua, NH — $49,670 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $49,690 Duluth, MN-WI — $49,720 Kansas City, MO-KS — $50,070 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $50,170 Stockton-Lodi, CA — $50,290 Pittsfield, MA — $50,350 Reading, PA — $50,380 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $50,420 Dover, DE — $50,490 Grand Forks, ND-MN — $50,530 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $50,560 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $50,620 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $50,630 Appleton, WI — $50,640 Utica-Rome, NY — $50,650 Grand Junction, CO — $50,660 Barnstable Town, MA — $50,670 Lexington Park, MD — $50,760 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $50,880 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $50,900 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $50,950 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $51,050 Wheeling, WV-OH — $51,200 St. Joseph, MO-KS — $51,230 Carson City, NV — $51,370 Walla Walla, WA — $51,460 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $51,650 Columbus, OH — $51,810 Traverse City, MI — $52,000 Janesville-Beloit, WI — $52,070 Fresno, CA — $52,700 Boulder, CO — $52,760 Fargo, ND-MN — $52,900 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $52,940 Binghamton, NY — $53,190 Bloomington, IN — $53,240 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $53,280 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $53,340 Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $53,400 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $53,460 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $53,800 York-Hanover, PA — $54,010 Reno, NV — $54,060 Redding, CA — $54,090 Jefferson City, MO — $54,110 Worcester, MA — $54,240 Evansville, IN — $54,400 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $55,000 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $55,040 Bismarck, ND — $55,170 Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $55,690 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $55,970 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $56,330 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $56,420 Madison, WI — $56,490 Chambersburg, PA — $56,610 Springfield, OH — $56,860 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $57,050 Missoula, MT — $57,060 El Centro, CA — $57,240 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $57,360 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $57,410 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $57,410 Akron, OH — $57,560 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $57,820 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $57,870 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $57,990 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL — $58,010 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $58,070 Billings, MT — $58,140 Merced, CA — $58,220 Great Falls, MT — $58,260 New Haven, CT — $58,490 Longview-Kelso, WA — $58,500 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $58,520 Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $58,540 Columbus, IN — $58,560 Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $58,670 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $58,730 Bellingham, WA — $58,810 Yuba City, CA — $58,890 Kennewick-Richland, WA — $58,990 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $59,080 Ithaca, NY — $59,110 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $59,120 Ann Arbor, MI — $59,210 Elmira, NY — $59,490 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $59,510 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $59,590 Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $59,610 St. Louis, MO-IL — $59,810 Helena, MT — $60,110 Rochester, MN — $60,220 Anchorage, AK — $60,360 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $60,410 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $60,440 Bozeman, MT — $60,850 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $60,850 Salinas, CA — $60,860 Flint, MI — $61,230 Napa, CA — $61,400 Fairbanks-College, AK — $61,420 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $61,420 Anniston-Oxford, AL — $61,480 Albany, GA — $61,530 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $61,740 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $61,970 Vallejo, CA — $62,370 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $62,400 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $62,790 Portland-South Portland, ME — $63,120 Saginaw, MI — $63,360 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $63,600 Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $63,800 Springfield, IL — $63,930 Bay City, MI — $64,200 Peoria, IL — $64,450 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $65,080 Urban Honolulu, HI — $66,160 Rockford, IL — $72,700 Kahului-Wailuku, HI — $73,650 Champaign-Urbana, IL — $84,370 Merced metro area Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Merced metro area has the 52nd-highest published median for this occupation among the 361 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in California Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for painters, construction and maintenance, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
Merced metro areathis page
$58,220 median for Merced metro area; middle half earns $45,370 to $62,500
$63,800 median for Hanford metro area; middle half earns $45,770 to $79,060
$63,600 median for San Francisco metro area; middle half earns $56,430 to $78,370
$62,790 median for Santa Rosa metro area; middle half earns $50,170 to $77,140
$62,400 median for Santa Cruz metro area; middle half earns $49,450 to $73,230
$62,370 median for Vallejo metro area; middle half earns $50,600 to $77,470
$61,970 median for San Jose metro area; middle half earns $56,780 to $78,330
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
About this estimate These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology .