How much do painters make in San Diego, CA in 2026?
Real pay data from real trades workers. Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 · Updated June 2026.
$55,970/yr
Median (50th percentile)
Half of San Diego, CA painters earn between $47,240 and $66,480 per year.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025
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Painter pay in San Diego, CA vs California
The median painter wage in San Diego, CA is $55,970/yr (BLS OEWS May 2025). The California statewide median is $59,020/yr (BLS OEWS May 2025) — so this metro runs about $3,050/yr below the state figure. See the full California page →
- 4,040 painters employed in this metro (BLS May 2025).
- Job concentration: 1.81× the national average for this trade (more concentrated here).
About this data
Metro wages come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS metropolitan program (May 2025) — the authoritative public source for occupational pay, reported here for the San Diego, CA metro area. We don't hold union scales or member submissions at metro level yet, so this page shows BLS metro data only; each figure is labeled with its source.
Sources
- Wage data: BLS OEWS — California
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- Next data refresh: when BLS publishes its next annual OEWS release (typically the following spring).
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