SOC 27-1013 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations · May 2025

How much do Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators make in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is $49,280. The 10th percentile is $30,540 and the 90th percentile is $109,000. Employment is 210.

Median annual wage

$49,280

10th percentile
$30,540
25th percentile
$41,190
Median
$49,280
75th percentile
$62,820
90th percentile
$109,000
Mean
$60,830

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators, the published 10th percentile is $30,540 and the 90th percentile is $109,000. The difference is $78,460, which is 159.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $41,190 to the 75th at $62,820, covers $21,630.

The mean annual wage is $60,830, which sits above the median of $49,280. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL median is 11.2% lower than the national median of $55,490 for Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,591, which is 12.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.1% lower than the Florida median of $50,360.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 101.418, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,280 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators at $48,591 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL ranks 3rd of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 74 miles away, with a median of $45,590 and employment of 100. That median is 7.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,188, against $48,591 here.
  • Naples-Marco Island, FL is 160 miles away, with a median of $83,670 and employment of 30. That median is 69.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,076, against $48,591 here.
  • Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 170 miles away, with a median of $68,140 and employment of 330. That median is 38.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,691, against $48,591 here.

Employment share

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL (210 of 1,411,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (11,220 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.06 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators make in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is $49,280. The 10th percentile is $30,540 and the 90th percentile is $109,000. Employment is 210.

How does that compare with the national median for Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators?

The local median is 11.2% lower than the national median of $55,490.

What is Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators pay in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 101.418, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $49,280 is $48,591. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL compare with nearby metros for Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators?

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 74 miles away, at $45,590. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL ranks 3rd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.