How much do Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons make in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

Percentile spread

For Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons, the published 10th percentile is $33,280 and the 90th percentile is $48,030. The difference is $14,750, which is 32.7% 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 $34,590 to the 75th at $46,100, covers $11,510.

The mean annual wage is $42,500, which sits below the median of $45,050. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO median is 11.3% higher than the national median of $40,470 for Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,588, which is 5.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.1% higher than the Colorado median of $42,470.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 105.782, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,050 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons at $42,588 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.