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Painting cost in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
Planning ranges for painting work in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY, 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
How this market compares
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY has its own Painting labor market; here is what the BLS numbers say before you chase bids. Mean hourly pay here sits about 6% above the national OEWS mean.
Mean Painting pay here is $28.11/hr — national rank 63 of 487 areas that publish this occupation. Compared with other NY areas that report Painting wages, this market is #7 of 16. The published p10–p90 band runs $19.07 to $37.74 (a $18.67 spread around the $28.11 mean; median $24.24).
Local employment for this SOC is roughly 310 workers (OEWS May 2025). Nationwide that occupation is about 225,190. How a few common projects pencil out against the national mid: Interior Room Painting mid estimate $541 here vs $520 U.S. (4% above); Exterior House Painting mid estimate $6,524 here vs $6,220 U.S. (5% above); Exterior Trim Caulk & Spot Paint mid estimate $407 here vs $390 U.S. (4% above).
Same-state comparison: Buffalo-Cheektowaga ($28.21, 0.10 higher); Ithaca ($28.25, 0.14 higher); Albany-Schenectady-Troy ($27.94, 0.17 lower).
Local tip: Local code, permit fees, and how busy crews are this month move numbers as much as wage rates do.
Sample project ranges
| Project | Low | Mid | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interior Room Painting (calc) | $233 | $541 | $1,266 |
| Exterior House Painting (default size) (calc) | $2,818 | $6,524 | $15,514 |
| Exterior Trim Caulk & Spot Paint (calc) | $155 | $407 | $1,031 |
Getting quotes without the circus
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- Ask three licensed, insured pros for written scopes.
- Compare exclusions — permits, haul-away, thermostats, flashing — before crowning a winner.
What usually moves the number
- Scope surprises: duct repairs, panel upgrades, extra roof layers.
- How booked local crews are this season.
- Materials choices — we only nudge materials with a dampened regional factor. See methodology.
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Painting cost FAQ — Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh
How much does painting cost in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh?
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 $28.11, median $24.24, p10–p90 $19.07–$37.74 (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.
Check our math
BLS OEWS May 2025 · local hourly means the calculator uses
| Painter (47-2141) | $28.11/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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