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Construction and Maintenance Painters in Michigan

Want to work in Michigan as a Construction and Maintenance Painter? Read this first!

4.7% Jobs Projection
$37,660 Median Salary
620 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Construction and Maintenance Painters in Michigan are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Construction and Maintenance Painters in Michigan is growing slower than average.

  • Construction and Maintenance Painters in Michigan earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Construction and Maintenance Painters Work in Michigan?

4,000 people worked as Construction and Maintenance Painters in 2018 in this state.

There were 4,300 Construction and Maintenance Painters employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 300 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 3,140 Construction and Maintenance Painters working in it, which means Michigan has more Construction and Maintenance Painters than average.

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Job Projections for Michigan

Jobs for Construction and Maintenance Painters in this state are growing at a rate of 4.7% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.7%.

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Michigan Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 620 annual job openings, and 7,170 total jobs in 2026 for Construction and Maintenance Painters in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 35,200 annual jobs and 403,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Construction and Maintenance Painters Make in Michigan?

In 2018 wages for Construction and Maintenance Painters ranged from $25,830 to $60,880 with $37,660 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.42 to $29.27. The median hourly rate was $18.1.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $17.78 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.32.

The median salary in Michigan is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Michigan Metros for Construction and Maintenance Painters

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Construction and Maintenance Painters.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 1,580 $43,800
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 660 $37,910
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 230 $34,530
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 150 $52,560
Ann Arbor, MI 150 $50,620
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 140 $41,560
Flint, MI 130 $33,360
Saginaw, MI 70 $35,330
Muskegon, MI 50 $36,820
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 30 $36,760

Top States for Construction and Maintenance Painters Employment

The table below shows the states where most Construction and Maintenance Painters work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 37,330 $47,450
Texas 20,590 $34,860
Florida 17,770 $34,260
New York 14,300 $43,670
Washington 10,000 $40,430
Illinois 8,850 $49,360
Pennsylvania 6,360 $41,870
Virginia 5,870 $37,930
Ohio 5,780 $40,270
Arizona 5,450 $35,730
Louisiana 5,430 $40,280
Massachusetts 4,850 $44,230
Oregon 4,810 $35,550
New Jersey 4,420 $49,720
Colorado 4,410 $40,210
Maryland 4,350 $37,280
Missouri 4,210 $50,280
Michigan 4,000 $37,660
Indiana 3,920 $39,960
Minnesota 3,910 $48,950

Below are the states where Construction and Maintenance Painters get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $55,650
Hawaii $55,170
District of Columbia $55,120
Missouri $50,280
New Jersey $49,720
Illinois $49,360
Minnesota $48,950
California $47,450
Connecticut $45,950
Maine $45,330

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