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Painting cost in Grants Pass, OR

Planning ranges for painting work in Grants Pass, OR, built from BLS OEWS May 2025 wages (SOC 47-2141) plus our published hours and materials. Open any job row to run it on your ZIP.

Last updated from data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · PPI construction materials 2026-09 · estimates only

Mean hourly wage
$23.99
Median hourly
$22.85
p10 – p90
$18.46 – $28.7

How this market compares

Practical cut for Grants Pass: published OEWS wages for Painters, Construction and Maintenance, then the same estimating math we use everywhere. Mean hourly pay here sits about 10% below the national OEWS mean.

Mean Painting pay here is $23.99/hr — national rank 240 of 487 areas that publish this occupation. Compared with other OR areas that report Painting wages, this market is #7 of 11. Hourly wages stretch from $18.46 (10th percentile) to $28.70 (90th). That $10.24 gap is why two bids on the same scope can still look honest.

Local employment for this SOC is roughly 80 workers (OEWS May 2025). Nationwide that occupation is about 225,190. Sample jobs: Interior Room Painting mid estimate $481 here vs $520 U.S. (7% below); Exterior House Painting mid estimate $5,671 here vs $6,220 U.S. (9% below); Exterior Trim Caulk & Spot Paint mid estimate $359 here vs $390 U.S. (8% below).

Nearby / same-state markets worth checking: Medford ($23.86, 0.13 lower); Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area ($24.21, 0.22 higher); Salem ($24.21, 0.22 higher).

Sample project ranges

ProjectLowMidHigh
Interior Room Painting (calc)$226$481$1,033
Exterior House Painting (default size) (calc)$2,732$5,671$12,092
Exterior Trim Caulk & Spot Paint (calc)$150$359$823

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Check IRS, ENERGY STAR, and DSIRE for any incentives that apply to this project. Start with IRS, ENERGY STAR, and DSIRE.

Local tip: Local code, permit fees, and how busy crews are this month move numbers as much as wage rates do.

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Painting cost FAQ — Grants Pass

How much does painting cost in Grants Pass?

We combine OEWS wages for Painters, Construction and Maintenance with published hours and materials assumptions for jobs like interior room painting, exterior house painting, exterior trim caulk & spot paint. Treat the table as a planning band, then collect written bids.

Where do the wages come from?

BLS OEWS May 2025 — mean $23.99, median $22.85, p10–p90 $18.46–$28.7 (SOC 47-2141).

Is this a contractor quote?

No. Fairange publishes educational planning ranges. Markup is 2.0× / 2.25× / 2.5× on labor; materials use cited retail baselines with a dampened regional factor. See methodology.

Job guides: Interior Room Painting · Exterior House Painting · Exterior Trim Caulk & Spot Paint. Reports: repair labor by metro. Open calculator with your ZIP.

What this estimate can’t tell you. Roof pitch, an old house or code upgrades, tough access, permits, emergency or after-hours calls, and brand tier can push a real quote outside this range.

Check our math

BLS OEWS May 2025 · local hourly means the calculator uses

Painter (47-2141)$23.99/hr mean

Source: official BLS OEWS data for this area · area index: oessrcma.htm.

Contractor markup (2.0× / 2.25× / 2.5×) and the regional materials factor are ours — see methodology.

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