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Paint cost by state (2026)

Estimated installed cost for a 400 sq ft, 2 coats paint project. US national average: $594–$870. Need a different size? Use the calculator.

All 51 states + DC · sorted by installed total
StateCost factorEstimated installed cost
Mississippi0.84×$506 – $745
Arkansas0.85×$511 – $753
Oklahoma0.86×$517 – $761
Alabama0.87×$522 – $769
South Carolina0.89×$533 – $784
Georgia0.90×$539 – $792
Kansas0.90×$539 – $792
Louisiana0.90×$539 – $792
North Carolina0.90×$539 – $792
Tennessee0.90×$539 – $792
Kentucky0.92×$550 – $808
New Mexico0.92×$550 – $808
South Dakota0.92×$550 – $808
Idaho0.93×$555 – $815
Nebraska0.93×$555 – $815
Texas0.93×$555 – $815
Indiana0.94×$561 – $823
Florida0.95×$566 – $831
Iowa0.95×$566 – $831
Missouri0.95×$566 – $831
West Virginia0.95×$566 – $831
Wyoming0.95×$566 – $831
Arizona0.96×$572 – $839
Virginia0.96×$572 – $839
Montana0.97×$577 – $847
Utah0.97×$577 – $847
North Dakota0.98×$583 – $854
Ohio0.98×$583 – $854
Maine1.00×$594 – $870
Michigan1.00×$594 – $870
Delaware1.02×$605 – $886
Wisconsin1.02×$605 – $886
Colorado1.03×$611 – $893
Nevada1.03×$611 – $893
Vermont1.03×$611 – $893
New Hampshire1.05×$622 – $909
Pennsylvania1.05×$622 – $909
Maryland1.08×$638 – $932
Minnesota1.08×$638 – $932
Oregon1.08×$638 – $932
Illinois1.10×$649 – $948
Rhode Island1.12×$660 – $964
Washington1.12×$660 – $964
Connecticut1.15×$677 – $987
District of Columbia1.18×$693 – $1,010
New Jersey1.18×$693 – $1,010
Massachusetts1.20×$704 – $1,026
Alaska1.25×$732 – $1,065
California1.28×$749 – $1,088
New York1.30×$760 – $1,104
Hawaii1.35×$787 – $1,143

Sorted low to high. Cost factor is relative to the US average (1.00×).