Nationally, interior painting runs $2,000–$7,000, but local labor rates change that a lot. Pick your city for an accurate breakdown.
Painting is labor-heavy, and prep work is hard to see in the finished result — which is why quotes vary. Knowing the typical per-square-foot rate and what prep is included makes the quote much easier to review.
New York, NY
$3,000–$10,400
San Francisco, CA
$2,900–$10,200
Los Angeles, CA
$2,700–$9,400
San Jose, CA
$2,800–$9,900
Boston, MA
$2,700–$9,500
Seattle, WA
$2,700–$9,300
San Diego, CA
$2,600–$9,100
Washington, DC
$2,600–$9,200
Chicago, IL
$2,400–$8,500
Denver, CO
$2,400–$8,300
Portland, OR
$2,400–$8,300
Austin, TX
$2,300–$8,100
Miami, FL
$2,300–$8,200
Philadelphia, PA
$2,300–$8,000
Atlanta, GA
$2,100–$7,400
Dallas, TX
$2,100–$7,300
Houston, TX
$2,000–$7,100
Phoenix, AZ
$2,100–$7,200
Nashville, TN
$2,100–$7,400
Charlotte, NC
$2,000–$7,000
Minneapolis, MN
$2,200–$7,600
Tampa, FL
$2,000–$7,000
Orlando, FL
$2,000–$6,900
Las Vegas, NV
$2,100–$7,300
San Antonio, TX
$1,900–$6,700
Columbus, OH
$1,900–$6,600
Indianapolis, IN
$1,800–$6,400
Kansas City, MO
$1,900–$6,500
Oklahoma City, OK
$1,800–$6,300
Memphis, TN
$1,800–$6,400
Honolulu, HI
$2,800–$9,800
Sacramento, CA
$2,400–$8,400
Salt Lake City, UT
$2,200–$7,800
Baltimore, MD
$2,300–$7,900
Hartford, CT
$2,300–$8,000
Raleigh, NC
$2,100–$7,300
Richmond, VA
$2,000–$7,000
Pittsburgh, PA
$2,000–$7,000
Milwaukee, WI
$2,000–$7,100
Detroit, MI
$2,000–$7,000
Jacksonville, FL
$2,000–$6,900
New Orleans, LA
$2,000–$6,900
Boise, ID
$2,000–$7,000
St. Louis, MO
$1,900–$6,800
Cincinnati, OH
$1,900–$6,700
Tucson, AZ
$1,800–$6,400
Albuquerque, NM
$1,900–$6,500
Louisville, KY
$1,800–$6,400
Birmingham, AL
$1,800–$6,300
Tulsa, OK
$1,800–$6,200
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