SOC 47-2141 · Area 4800006 · May 2025

Painters, Construction and Maintenance

Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area

Published pay and employment

BLS May 2025, Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area. Published annual and hourly estimates.
Measure	Annual pay	Hourly pay
10th percentile	$36,140	$17.38
25th percentile	$44,970	$21.62
Median	$47,000	$22.60
75th percentile	$49,230	$23.67
90th percentile	$59,260	$28.49
Average	$47,740	$22.95

A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.

Estimated employment: 240. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.

What these figures tell you

The middle half of annual wages runs from $44,970 to $49,230 in 2025, a span of $4,260.

The area median is $1,540 (3.4%) above Texas's $45,460 median for this occupation in 2025.

Compare with 28 other published areas

This area's median is $10,980 (30.5%) above the $36,020 median in Laredo, TX.
This area's median is $10,720 (29.5%) above the $36,280 median in El Paso, TX.
This area's median is $9,640 (25.8%) above the $37,360 median in Victoria, TX.
This area's median is $8,240 (21.3%) above the $38,760 median in Abilene, TX.
This area's median is $6,840 (17.0%) above the $40,160 median in Tyler, TX.
This area's median is $6,440 (15.9%) above the $40,560 median in Lubbock, TX.
This area's median is $6,010 (14.7%) above the $40,990 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
This area's median is $5,400 (13.0%) above the $41,600 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
This area's median is $4,790 (11.3%) above the $42,210 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $4,680 (11.1%) above the $42,320 median in Amarillo, TX.
This area's median is $3,870 (9.0%) above the $43,130 median in San Angelo, TX.
This area's median is $3,580 (8.2%) above the $43,420 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
This area's median is $3,570 (8.2%) above the $43,430 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
This area's median is $3,550 (8.2%) above the $43,450 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
This area's median is $1,780 (3.9%) above the $45,220 median in Midland, TX.
This area's median is $1,450 (3.2%) above the $45,550 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
This area's median is $1,440 (3.2%) above the $45,560 median in Waco, TX.
This area's median is $1,190 (2.6%) above the $45,810 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $1,160 (2.5%) above the $45,840 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
This area's median is $860 (1.9%) above the $46,140 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
This area's median is $450 (1.0%) above the $46,550 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
This area's median is the same as the $47,000 median in Longview, TX.
This area's median is $300 (0.6%) below the $47,300 median in Texarkana, TX-AR.
This area's median is $730 (1.5%) below the $47,730 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
This area's median is $870 (1.8%) below the $47,870 median in Odessa, TX.
This area's median is $2,520 (5.1%) below the $49,520 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $2,970 (5.9%) below the $49,970 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
This area's median is $14,590 (23.7%) below the $61,590 median in Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.

An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.

Which counties share this estimate?

The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.

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