SOC 47-2141 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do Painters, Construction and Maintenance make in Fresno, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Painters, Construction and Maintenance in Fresno, CA is $52,700. The 10th percentile is $37,630 and the 90th percentile is $77,010. Employment is 680.

Median annual wage

$52,700

10th percentile
$37,630
25th percentile
$44,690
Median
$52,700
75th percentile
$63,890
90th percentile
$77,010
Mean
$56,360

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Painters, Construction and Maintenance, the published 10th percentile is $37,630 and the 90th percentile is $77,010. The difference is $39,380, which is 74.7% 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 $44,690 to the 75th at $63,890, covers $19,200.

The mean annual wage is $56,360, which sits above the median of $52,700. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fresno, CA median is 6.7% higher than the national median of $49,400 for Painters, Construction and Maintenance. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,587, which is 4.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.7% lower than the California median of $59,020.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fresno, CA is 102.158, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $52,700 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Painters, Construction and Maintenance at $51,587 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Painters, Construction and Maintenance. Fresno, CA ranks 15th of 19 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).).

  • Hanford-Corcoran, CA is 56 miles away, with a median of $63,800 and employment of 40. That median is 21.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,788, against $51,587 here.
  • Merced, CA is 62 miles away, with a median of $58,220 and employment of 80. That median is 10.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,242, against $51,587 here.
  • Visalia, CA is 67 miles away, with a median of $43,810 and employment of 250. That median is 16.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,887, against $51,587 here.

Employment share

Painters, Construction and Maintenance accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Fresno, CA (680 of 476,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (225,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.98 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Fresno, CA · Painters, Construction and Maintenance by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Painters, Construction and Maintenance make in Fresno, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Painters, Construction and Maintenance in Fresno, CA is $52,700. The 10th percentile is $37,630 and the 90th percentile is $77,010. Employment is 680.

How does that compare with the national median for Painters, Construction and Maintenance?

The local median is 6.7% higher than the national median of $49,400.

What is Painters, Construction and Maintenance pay in Fresno, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fresno, CA is 102.158, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $52,700 is $51,587. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Fresno, CA compare with nearby metros for Painters, Construction and Maintenance?

Hanford-Corcoran, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 56 miles away, at $63,800. Fresno, CA ranks 15th of 19 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.