How much do Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons make in Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT?

Percentile spread

For Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons, the published 10th percentile is $36,160 and the 90th percentile is $45,410. The difference is $9,250, which is 20.5% 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 $36,280 to the 75th at $45,410, covers $9,130.

The mean annual wage is $42,110, which sits below the median of $45,150. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT median is 11.6% higher than the national median of $40,470 for Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,963, which is 13.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.5% higher than the Utah median of $44,500.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT is 98.232, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,150 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons at $45,963 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons. Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT ranks 1st of 2 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).).

• Ogden, UT is 90 miles away, with a median of $37,470 and employment of 50. That median is 17% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,340, against $45,963 here.