How much does it cost to paint a whole house in Boston-Cambridge-Newton?

Roughly $2,500 to $3,800 inside and $1,950 to $2,950 outside for a 2,000 square foot home in Boston-Cambridge-Newton. Booking both together usually comes in below the sum of the two.

Is it cheaper to book interior and exterior together in Boston-Cambridge-Newton?

Usually, because mobilisation and quoting happen once instead of twice. This is true in Boston-Cambridge-Newton and everywhere else, since it is about the contractor's overhead rather than the local market.

Is this a quote for a job in Boston-Cambridge-Newton?

No. It is a modelled range built from the local wage. Nobody has seen your walls or your prep condition.

House Painting Cost in Boston-Cambridge-Newton

Painting a whole house in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, inside and out, runs $2,500 to $3,800 for the interior plus $1,950 to $2,950 for the exterior, both at Boston-Cambridge-Newton’s own wage of $31.21 an hour. Booked together most contractors price it below the two added separately.

Interior, by size

Interior painting by home size, national mean wage
Home size	Surface sq ft	Labour	Materials	Typical range
1,000 sq ft	2,750	$1,079	$495	$1,250 to $1,900
1,500 sq ft	4,125	$1,618	$743	$1,900 to $2,850
2,000 sq ft	5,500	$2,158	$990	$2,500 to $3,800
2,500 sq ft	6,875	$2,697	$1,238	$3,150 to $4,700
3,000 sq ft	8,250	$3,237	$1,485	$3,800 to $5,650
4,000 sq ft	11,000	$4,316	$1,980	$5,050 to $7,550

At Boston-Cambridge-Newton's own wage of $31.21/hr. Change job type or home size in the calculator.

Exterior, by size

Exterior painting by home size, national mean wage
Home size	Surface sq ft	Labour	Materials	Typical range
1,000 sq ft	1,500	$858	$375	$1,000 to $1,500
1,500 sq ft	2,250	$1,287	$563	$1,500 to $2,200
2,000 sq ft	3,000	$1,717	$750	$1,950 to $2,950
2,500 sq ft	3,750	$2,146	$938	$2,450 to $3,700
3,000 sq ft	4,500	$2,575	$1,125	$2,950 to $4,450
4,000 sq ft	6,000	$3,433	$1,500	$3,950 to $5,900

At Boston-Cambridge-Newton's own wage of $31.21/hr. Change job type or home size in the calculator.

Why booking both together costs less

A contractor pricing two separate jobs carries two lots of mobilisation: quoting, scheduling and getting a crew to your address twice rather than once. Combined, that overhead happens once, paint is bought in a larger quantity, and a crew already on site for the interior has no gap to price around before starting the exterior. It is reasonable to ask for a combined price below the two quoted separately, in Boston-Cambridge-Newton or anywhere else.

How Boston-Cambridge-Newton compares

Boston-Cambridge-Newton ranks 16 of 361 US metros by painter wage, one of the highest-paying metros in the country. See the full cost breakdown for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, including cabinets.