What are the main factors that influence an Artist Painter's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Artist Painter?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Artist Painter roles, with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.

How does experience change An Artist Painter's salary?

An Artist Painter's salary grows with experience: starting around $58,169 for beginners, reaching about $62,411 at mid-level, and approach $65,555 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Artist Painter?

Artist Painter salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Artist Painter roles are District of Columbia $78,668, California $78,370, Massachusetts $77,325. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Artist Painter roles make?

Salaries for Artist Painter level roles vary by specialization: Painter, Senior: $58,690; Painter III: $58,666; Artist: $57,657; Painter: $52,580; Painter, Experienced: $52,303.

Artist Painter Salary in Mississippi

How much does an Artist Painter make in Mississippi? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Artist Painter in Mississippi is $63,364 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, an Artist Painter's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $76,470
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,784 to $70,224
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,883

10% $48,883

50% (Median) $63,364

90% $76,470

Artist Painter Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,224	$5,852	$1,350	$34
Average	$63,364	$5,280	$1,219	$30
25th Percentile	$55,784	$4,649	$1,073	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Artist Painter Salaries

An Artist Painter's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Artist Painter Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Artist Painter's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $58,169
Early Career (1-2 years): $58,796
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $62,411
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $65,079
Expert (over 8 years): $65,555

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Artist Painter	less than 1 year	$58,169
Early Career Level Artist Painter	1-2 years	$58,796
Mid-Level Level Artist Painter	2-4 years	$62,411
Senior-Level Level Artist Painter	5-8 years	$65,079
Expert Level Artist Painter	over 8 years	$65,555

How Do Artist Painter Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Artist Painters. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $78,668.
California: $78,370.
Massachusetts: $77,325.

District of Columbia $78,668 California $78,370 Massachusetts $77,325 Washington $77,041 New Jersey $77,013 Alaska $76,913 Connecticut $75,933 New York $75,535

Hawaii $74,263 Rhode Island $73,666 Maryland $73,261 Minnesota $72,707 Colorado $72,494 Illinois $72,423 Oregon $72,153 Delaware $71,954

New Hampshire $71,829 Virginia $71,549 Pennsylvania $70,732 Nevada $70,320 North Dakota $70,185 Michigan $69,971 Wisconsin $69,893 Vermont $69,737

Texas $69,304 Maine $69,275 Arizona $69,232 Ohio $69,183 Georgia $68,529 Indiana $68,202 Wyoming $68,138 Utah $68,039

Iowa $67,996 Kansas $67,655 Louisiana $67,556 North Carolina $67,520 Missouri $67,506 Florida $67,229 Montana $67,080 Nebraska $66,938

Kentucky $66,859 South Carolina $66,575 Tennessee $66,398 Idaho $66,326 New Mexico $65,808 Oklahoma $65,694 Alabama $65,275 South Dakota $64,572

Arkansas $64,188 West Virginia $63,982 Mississippi $63,364

Top Paying Cities for Artist Painter

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Hillsboro: $62,180
Holly Bluff: $61,646
Kosciusko: $61,630

Hillsboro, MS $62,180

Holly Bluff, MS $61,646

Kosciusko, MS $61,630

Lake, MS $61,974

Lena, MS $62,218

Lexington, MS $61,521

Lorman, MS $61,675

Louise, MS $62,298

Ludlow, MS $62,355

Mc Adams, MS $61,575

Mc Cool, MS $61,506

Madden, MS $61,815

Madison, MS $62,922

Magee, MS $62,257

Mayersville, MS $62,016

Mendenhall, MS $62,478

Midnight, MS $62,299

Mize, MS $62,004

Morton, MS $62,500

Mount Olive, MS $62,007

Natchez, MS $61,834

Newhebron, MS $62,181

Pattison, MS $61,970

Pelahatchie, MS $62,699

Pickens, MS $62,016

Piney Woods, MS $62,802

Pinola, MS $62,440

Port Gibson, MS $61,960

Puckett, MS $62,560

Pulaski, MS $62,202

Raleigh, MS $62,035

Raymond, MS $62,898

Redwood, MS $62,049

Ridgeland, MS $63,083

Rolling Fork, MS $62,060

Sallis, MS $61,680

Sandhill, MS $62,843

Satartia, MS $62,365

Sharon, MS $62,431

Sibley, MS $61,984

Silver City, MS $61,953

Star, MS $62,888

Taylorsville, MS $61,847

Tchula, MS $61,573

Terry, MS $62,918

Thomastown, MS $61,820

Tinsley, MS $62,311

Tougaloo, MS $63,128

Utica, MS $62,551

Vaiden, MS $61,397

Valley Park, MS $61,764

Vaughan, MS $62,140

Vicksburg, MS $62,262

Walnut Grove, MS $61,933

Washington, MS $61,808

Wesson, MS $62,230

West, MS $61,389

Whitfield, MS $63,122

Yazoo City, MS $62,052

Jackson, MS $63,172

Pearl, MS $63,167

Richland, MS $63,172

Flowood, MS $63,154

Byram, MS $63,094

Lula, MS $62,846

Lyon, MS $61,676

Marks, MS $62,093

Michigan City, MS $63,313

Mount Pleasant, MS $64,835

Myrtle, MS $62,169

Nesbit, MS $65,907

New Albany, MS $62,058

Olive Branch, MS $65,811

Oxford, MS $62,272

Pope, MS $61,881

Potts Camp, MS $62,852

Red Banks, MS $64,803

Ripley, MS $61,977

Robinsonville, MS $65,017

Sarah, MS $64,087

Sardis, MS $62,964

Senatobia, MS $64,168

Sherard, MS $61,543

Sledge, MS $62,741

Southaven, MS $66,293

Taylor, MS $62,176

Tiplersville, MS $62,085

Tula, MS $61,828

Tunica, MS $64,257

University, MS $62,711

Victoria, MS $64,723

Walls, MS $66,150

Walnut, MS $62,107

Waterford, MS $63,082

Greenville, MS $63,165

Alligator, MS $61,346

Anguilla, MS $62,507

Arcola, MS $63,165

Avon, MS $63,165

Benoit, MS $62,574

Beulah, MS $61,997

Boyle, MS $62,294

Chatham, MS $63,056

Cleveland, MS $62,068

Doddsville, MS $61,725

Drew, MS $61,396

Parchman, MS $61,462

Dublin, MS $61,237

Duncan, MS $61,313

Glen Allan, MS $62,868

Grace, MS $62,714

Gunnison, MS $61,493

Hollandale, MS $63,165

Holly Ridge, MS $62,616

Indianola, MS $62,657

Inverness, MS $62,535

Isola, MS $62,676

Leland, MS $63,165

Merigold, MS $61,733

Metcalfe, MS $63,165

Moorhead, MS $62,051

Mound Bayou, MS $61,677

Pace, MS $62,041

Panther Burn, MS $62,890

Rena Lara, MS $61,328

Rome, MS $61,340

Rosedale, MS $61,894

Ruleville, MS $61,691

Scott, MS $62,790

Shaw, MS $62,483

Shelby, MS $61,530

Stoneville, MS $63,165

Sunflower, MS $61,935

Wayside, MS $63,165

Winstonville, MS $61,847

Winterville, MS $63,165

Tupelo, MS $62,342

Algoma, MS $62,170

Amory, MS $61,290

Baldwyn, MS $62,017

Becker, MS $61,132

Belden, MS $62,234

Belmont, MS $61,774

Blue Springs, MS $62,058

Booneville, MS $61,980

Burnsville, MS $61,931

Corinth, MS $62,166

Dennis, MS $61,703

Derma, MS $62,115

Ecru, MS $62,110

Fulton, MS $62,019

Gattman, MS $61,044

Glen, MS $61,993

Abbeville, MS $62,632

Arkabutla, MS $64,773

Ashland, MS $62,869

Batesville, MS $62,455

Belen, MS $61,903

Blue Mountain, MS $62,120

Byhalia, MS $65,090

Clarksdale, MS $61,497

Coahoma, MS $62,131

Coldwater, MS $64,874

Como, MS $63,321

Courtland, MS $62,130

Crenshaw, MS $62,993

Crowder, MS $61,915

Darling, MS $62,431

Dumas, MS $61,936

Dundee, MS $62,884

Etta, MS $62,102

Falcon, MS $62,581

Falkner, MS $62,397

Farrell, MS $61,678

Friars Point, MS $62,166

Hernando, MS $65,357

Hickory Flat, MS $62,574

Holly Springs, MS $63,585

Horn Lake, MS $66,221

Independence, MS $64,621

Jonestown, MS $62,187

Lake Cormorant, MS $65,872

Lamar, MS $63,619

Stennis Space Center, MS $63,121

Diamondhead, MS $62,590

Biloxi, MS $62,973

Diberville, MS $62,938

Escatawpa, MS $62,631

Gautier, MS $62,620

Hurley, MS $62,798

Kiln, MS $62,653

Lakeshore, MS $63,169

Long Beach, MS $62,512

Mc Henry, MS $62,338

Moss Point, MS $62,682

Ocean Springs, MS $62,714

Vancleave, MS $62,559

Pascagoula, MS $62,682

Pass Christian, MS $62,515

Pearlington, MS $63,987

Perkinston, MS $62,326

Saucier, MS $62,525

Waveland, MS $62,688

Wiggins, MS $62,114

Brookhaven, MS $62,220

Bogue Chitto, MS $61,903

Bude, MS $61,910

Centreville, MS $63,732

Chatawa, MS $62,470

Crosby, MS $62,275

Fernwood, MS $62,176

Gloster, MS $62,699

Jayess, MS $61,697

Kokomo, MS $61,726

Liberty, MS $62,872

Mc Call Creek, MS $61,852

Mccomb, MS $61,926

Magnolia, MS $62,248

Meadville, MS $61,668

Monticello, MS $62,065

Oak Vale, MS $61,751

Osyka, MS $62,680

Roxie, MS $61,632

Ruth, MS $61,791

Silver Creek, MS $62,009

Smithdale, MS $61,813

Sontag, MS $62,086

Summit, MS $61,788

Tylertown, MS $61,776

Union Church, MS $61,912

Woodville, MS $62,938

Columbus, MS $60,583

Aberdeen, MS $60,991

Ackerman, MS $61,533

Artesia, MS $60,672

Bellefontaine, MS $61,626

Brooksville, MS $60,904

Caledonia, MS $60,851

Cedarbluff, MS $60,999

Crawford, MS $60,762

Eupora, MS $61,609

French Camp, MS $61,516

Hamilton, MS $60,735

Kilmichael, MS $61,486

Maben, MS $61,367

Mantee, MS $61,449

Mathiston, MS $61,477

Mayhew, MS $60,587

Montpelier, MS $61,216

Pheba, MS $61,157

Prairie, MS $60,984

Starkville, MS $60,921

Mississippi State, MS $60,871

Steens, MS $60,616

Stewart, MS $61,494

Sturgis, MS $61,333

Walthall, MS $61,729

Weir, MS $61,592

West Point, MS $60,703

Woodland, MS $61,484

Thaxton, MS $61,945

Tishomingo, MS $61,655

Toccopola, MS $61,951

Trebloc, MS $61,282

Tremont, MS $61,877

Van Vleet, MS $61,757

Vardaman, MS $61,831

Verona, MS $62,328

Wheeler, MS $61,987

Grenada, MS $61,516

Banner, MS $61,781

Big Creek, MS $61,619

Bruce, MS $61,820

Calhoun City, MS $61,745

Carrollton, MS $61,225

Cascilla, MS $61,301

Charleston, MS $61,386

Coffeeville, MS $61,553

Coila, MS $61,231

Cruger, MS $61,372

Duck Hill, MS $61,466

Elliott, MS $61,534

Enid, MS $61,562

Glendora, MS $61,202

Gore Springs, MS $61,577

Greenwood, MS $61,208

Holcomb, MS $61,222

Itta Bena, MS $61,659

Mc Carley, MS $61,305

Minter City, MS $61,078

Money, MS $61,160

Morgan City, MS $61,768

North Carrollton, MS $61,556

Oakland, MS $61,491

Paris, MS $61,783

Philipp, MS $61,030

Pittsboro, MS $61,835

Schlater, MS $61,199

Scobey, MS $61,393

Sidon, MS $61,354

Slate Spring, MS $61,705

Sumner, MS $61,383

Swan Lake, MS $61,223

Swiftown, MS $61,931

Tie Plant, MS $61,518

Tillatoba, MS $61,423

Tippo, MS $61,126

Tutwiler, MS $61,351

Vance, MS $61,253

Water Valley, MS $61,719

Webb, MS $61,299

Winona, MS $61,465

Belzoni, MS $62,223

Benton, MS $62,127

Bentonia, MS $62,571

Bolton, MS $62,829

Brandon, MS $62,834

Braxton, MS $62,728

Camden, MS $61,967

Canton, MS $62,609

Carthage, MS $61,848

Cary, MS $62,125

Clinton, MS $63,028

Conehatta, MS $61,847

Crystal Springs, MS $62,702

Delta City, MS $62,885

D Lo, MS $62,598

Durant, MS $61,582

Edwards, MS $62,666

Ethel, MS $61,500

Fayette, MS $61,701

Flora, MS $62,800

Pocahontas, MS $63,107

Florence, MS $62,961

Meridian, MS $61,726

Bailey, MS $61,643

Buckatunna, MS $61,696

Chunky, MS $61,585

Clara, MS $61,652

Collinsville, MS $61,675

Daleville, MS $61,583

Decatur, MS $61,676

De Kalb, MS $61,597

Enterprise, MS $61,585

Hickory, MS $61,596

Lauderdale, MS $61,658

Lawrence, MS $61,808

Little Rock, MS $61,609

Louin, MS $61,712

Louisville, MS $61,594

Macon, MS $61,749

Marion, MS $61,859

Newton, MS $61,690

Noxapater, MS $61,623

Pachuta, MS $61,549

Paulding, MS $61,536

Philadelphia, MS $61,674

Porterville, MS $61,585

Preston, MS $61,604

Quitman, MS $61,629

Rose Hill, MS $61,501

Scooba, MS $61,728

Sebastopol, MS $61,997

Shubuta, MS $61,576

Shuqualak, MS $61,718

State Line, MS $61,811

Stonewall, MS $61,655

Toomsuba, MS $61,672

Union, MS $61,637

Vossburg, MS $61,562

Waynesboro, MS $61,656

Hattiesburg, MS $61,798

Bassfield, MS $61,752

Bay Springs, MS $61,759

Beaumont, MS $61,729

Brooklyn, MS $61,855

Carriere, MS $62,943

Carson, MS $61,780

Collins, MS $61,836

Columbia, MS $61,745

Eastabuchie, MS $61,682

Ellisville, MS $61,704

Heidelberg, MS $61,605

Laurel, MS $61,895

Leakesville, MS $62,206

Lucedale, MS $62,690

Lumberton, MS $62,023

Mc Lain, MS $61,970

Mc Neill, MS $62,866

Moselle, MS $61,683

Moss, MS $61,646

Neely, MS $61,857

New Augusta, MS $61,604

Nicholson, MS $63,255

Ovett, MS $61,600

Petal, MS $61,777

Picayune, MS $63,196

Poplarville, MS $62,456

Prentiss, MS $61,973

Purvis, MS $61,779

Richton, MS $61,591

Sandersville, MS $61,712

Sandy Hook, MS $61,769

Seminary, MS $61,669

Soso, MS $61,658

Stringer, MS $61,694

Sumrall, MS $61,699

Foxworth, MS $61,726

Gulfport, MS $62,475

Bay Saint Louis, MS $63,051

Plantersville, MS $61,986

Pontotoc, MS $62,155

Randolph, MS $61,924

Rienzi, MS $61,987

Saltillo, MS $62,181

Shannon, MS $62,007

Sherman, MS $62,254

Smithville, MS $61,673

Golden, MS $61,779

Greenwood Springs, MS $61,243

Guntown, MS $62,080

Houlka, MS $62,012

Houston, MS $61,678

Iuka, MS $61,708

Mantachie, MS $62,087

Marietta, MS $61,906

Mooreville, MS $62,203

Nettleton, MS $61,762

New Site, MS $61,772

Okolona, MS $61,621

Lambert, MS $61,423

Forest, MS $62,144

Gallman, MS $62,532

Georgetown, MS $62,570

Goodman, MS $61,903

Harperville, MS $62,095

Harriston, MS $61,729

Harrisville, MS $62,672

Hazlehurst, MS $62,288

Hermanville, MS $62,085

Artist Painter Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Artist Painter roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Healthcare and MFG Nondurable sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Artist Painter positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Pharmaceuticals typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Artist Painter as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Artist Painter

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$88,709	$43.0	40%
MFG Nondurable	$85,541	$41.0	35%
Business Services	$82,373	$40.0	30%
Energy & Utilities	$79,205	$38.0	25%
Aerospace & Defense	$76,036	$37.0	20%

Artist Painter Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Artist Painter's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$55,784

Average $63,364/year

$70,224

$4,649

Average $5,280/month

$5,852

$1,073

Average $1,219/week

$1,350

$27

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,224	$5,852	$1,350	$34
Average	$63,364	$5,280	$1,219	$30
25th Percentile	$55,784	$4,649	$1,073	$27

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