Make-Ready Painter salary, National

Recruiter's read: what do the published figures mean for Make-Ready Painter in National?

Real Estate Headhunters reads Make-Ready Painter in National through BLS occupation 47-2141, Painters, Construction and Maintenance, rather than treating the niche title as a separately surveyed job. The May 2025 annual median for Make-Ready Painter in National is $49,400; its direct mapping means the occupation and its limits belong beside this offer budget.

Make-Ready Painter in National has a published middle-half band from $44,640 at the lower quartile to $61,660 at the upper quartile in May 2025. The $17,020 difference for Make-Ready Painter in National is the width of that reported band, not a recommended automatic raise or a measure of candidate seniority.

Make-Ready Painter in National shows $37,440 at the tenth percentile and $78,810 at the ninetieth percentile. The lower-tail gap for Make-Ready Painter in National is $7,200, versus $17,150 above the upper quartile; the upper published tail is wider, which describes dispersion but does not explain its cause.

The national benchmark for Make-Ready Painter in National is the cross-industry distribution, with published employment of 225190 for SOC 47-2141. The employment figure for Make-Ready Painter in National counts workers in Painters, Construction and Maintenance, not only property management employees carrying this niche title, so it cannot be presented as a count of available candidates.

For Make-Ready Painter in National, the two comparison metros are selected by published employment, not geographic proximity: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA reports $59,080; New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ reports $61,420. Those May 2025 comparisons for Make-Ready Painter in National use SOC 47-2141 on the same annual basis, without substituting a different job to obtain a convenient number.

The prior annual median for Make-Ready Painter in National was $48,660 in May 2024, compared with $49,400 in May 2025. The new-minus-old difference for Make-Ready Painter in National is $740; it compares two survey distributions, not the pay rise of a tracked worker or a forecast.

For Make-Ready Painter in National, the highest exact published national medians among the loaded real-estate, building-service and fund industry rows are Real Estate (NAICS 531000), $48,520; Real Estate (NAICS 531000), $48,520. These May 2025 industry figures for Make-Ready Painter in National are national cuts, not an industry-pay ranking inside National, because the loaded industry source does not cross-tabulate that local market.

Make-Ready Painter in National uses BLS straight-time gross wages, which include base rates, guaranteed pay, commissions and production bonuses but exclude discretionary or nonproduction bonuses. For an offer benchmarked to Make-Ready Painter in National, state overtime, on-call pay, relocation support and housing discounts separately because OEWS excludes them; the $49,400 median does not price those additions in National.

What wages did BLS publish?

The BLS May 2025 median for Painters, Construction and Maintenance in National is $49,400 per year. This is the mapped occupation, not a separate survey of Make-Ready Painter.

The work of Make-Ready Painter fits SOC 47-2141, Painters, Construction and Maintenance. BLS includes workers across industries and employers, not just real estate.

SOC 47-2141 Painters, Construction and Maintenance

This wage is equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year. A cell marked “or more” is a threshold, not an exact value.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 47-2141 Painters, Construction and Maintenance, National. Released 2026-05-15.

Markets where BLS publishes this occupation

What changed since the last release

These are two published distributions, not a projection or a same-worker pay-rise measure. Changes in coverage, sampling or area boundaries can affect comparison.

Prior source: BLS OEWS May 2024, released 2025-04-02. Prior area label: U.S.. Check BLS boundary notes before treating these as an unchanged market.

National pay by industry

Industry rows cover payroll employment classified in that industry, nationally. They do not isolate this niche title, and contractors may sit in another industry.

The pay ladder

These related assignments use different SOC occupations. BLS does not turn a percentile into a seniority level.

• Maintenance Supervisor · SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers Broader occupation

  Maintenance Supervisor maps to First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (49-1011), a broader occupation. BLS does not publish this exact real estate title separately. The property's scope, equipment, supervision and required credentials can differ from the occupation as a whole.

• Service Manager · SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers Broader occupation

  Service Manager maps to First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (49-1011), a broader occupation. BLS does not publish this exact real estate title separately. The property's scope, equipment, supervision and required credentials can differ from the occupation as a whole.

• Assistant Maintenance Supervisor · SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers Broader occupation

  Assistant Maintenance Supervisor maps to First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (49-1011), a broader occupation. BLS does not publish this exact real estate title separately. The property's scope, equipment, supervision and required credentials can differ from the occupation as a whole.

• Lead Maintenance Technician · SOC 49-9071 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Broader occupation

  Lead Maintenance Technician maps to Maintenance and Repair Workers, General (49-9071), a broader occupation. BLS does not publish this exact real estate title separately. The property's scope, equipment, supervision and required credentials can differ from the occupation as a whole.

• HVAC-Certified Maintenance Technician · SOC 49-9021 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers Broader occupation

  HVAC-Certified Maintenance Technician maps to Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers (49-9021), a broader occupation. BLS does not publish this exact real estate title separately. The property's scope, equipment, supervision and required credentials can differ from the occupation as a whole.

• Make-Ready and Turn Supervisor · SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers Broader occupation

  Make-Ready and Turn Supervisor maps to First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (49-1011), a broader occupation. BLS does not publish this exact real estate title separately. The property's scope, equipment, supervision and required credentials can differ from the occupation as a whole.

• Regional Maintenance Supervisor · SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers Broader occupation

  Regional Maintenance Supervisor maps to First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (49-1011), a broader occupation. BLS does not publish this exact real estate title separately. The property's scope, equipment, supervision and required credentials can differ from the occupation as a whole.

• Director of Maintenance · SOC 11-3013 Facilities Managers Broader occupation

  Director of Maintenance maps to Facilities Managers (11-3013), a broader occupation. BLS does not publish this exact real estate title separately. The property's scope, equipment, supervision and required credentials can differ from the occupation as a whole.

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Pay relative to local wages

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Other covered markets

All BLS areas are available in the public tools. These links show this occupation's largest metro employment markets.

• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
• Northern New Jersey
• Miami
• Chicago
• San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
• Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
• Dallas
• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
• San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
• Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
• Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
• Tampa
• Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
• Orlando
• Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
• Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
• St. Louis, MO-IL
• Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
• Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
• Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

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