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Painting cost in Youngstown-Warren, OH

Planning ranges for painting work in Youngstown-Warren, OH, 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

Youngstown-Warren, OH has its own Painting labor market; here is what the BLS numbers say before you chase bids. Mean hourly pay here sits about 3% below the national OEWS mean.

Among 487 OEWS areas with published Painting wages, Youngstown-Warren ranks #141 nationally on mean hourly pay ($25.89). Inside OH, that is rank 6 of 14 published areas. Percentile spread: $17.09–$34.73. Median sits at $23.75.

OEWS counts about 400 Painters, Construction and Maintenance jobs in this area. Nationwide that occupation is about 225,190. Sample jobs: Interior Room Painting mid estimate $509 here vs $520 U.S. (2% below); Exterior House Painting mid estimate $6,064 here vs $6,220 U.S. (2% below); Exterior Trim Caulk & Spot Paint mid estimate $381 here vs $390 U.S. (2% below).

Same-state comparison: Canton-Massillon ($25.36, 0.53 lower); Cincinnati ($26.46, 0.57 higher); Springfield ($26.54, 0.65 higher).

Mean hourly wage
$25.89
Median hourly
$23.75
p10 – p90
$17.09 – $34.73

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

Sample project ranges

ProjectLowMidHigh
Interior Room Painting (calc)$216$509$1,187
Exterior House Painting (default size) (calc)$2,574$6,064$14,368
Exterior Trim Caulk & Spot Paint (calc)$142$381$961

What usually moves the number

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Painting cost FAQ — Youngstown-Warren

How much does painting cost in Youngstown-Warren?

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 $25.89, median $23.75, p10–p90 $17.09–$34.73 (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)$25.89/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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