47-2141 - BLS OEWS 2025
Painters wages in Texas
The BLS reported a $21.86 median hourly wage for painters in Texas in 2025. This page is generated only because that exact state-and-trade cell exists in the official OEWS data.
Important: These are worker wages, not contractor billing rates - a contractor's quote adds overhead, insurance, equipment, and margin.
Median hourly wage
$21.86
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$17.25-$28.32
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
18,330
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#41
of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
Texas's median is -$1.91 per hour below the median state record for painters ($23.77).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #3 by BLS employment among generated painters records, with 18,330 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $17.24 in 2019 to $21.86 in 2025, a +27% change.
2019-2025 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $17.24 |
| 2020 | $17.31 |
| 2021 | $17.81 |
| 2022 | $18.62 |
| 2023 | $21.21 |
| 2024 | $21.23 |
| 2025 | $21.86 |
Same trade, large BLS labor markets
Source and limitation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS), OEWS 2019-2025. This page uses only the published BLS row for Painters in Texas. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.