How much does it cost to paint a whole house in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?

Roughly $2,650 to $4,000 inside and $2,100 to $3,150 outside for a 2,000 square foot home in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin. Booking both together usually comes in below the sum of the two.

Is it cheaper to book interior and exterior together in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?

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

Is this a quote for a job in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?

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

House Painting Cost in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin

Painting a whole house in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, inside and out, runs $2,650 to $4,000 for the interior plus $2,100 to $3,150 for the exterior, both at Chicago-Naperville-Elgin’s own wage of $34.00 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	$1,175	$495	$1,350 to $2,000
1,500 sq ft	4,125	$1,763	$743	$2,000 to $3,000
2,000 sq ft	5,500	$2,351	$990	$2,650 to $4,000
2,500 sq ft	6,875	$2,939	$1,238	$3,350 to $5,000
3,000 sq ft	8,250	$3,526	$1,485	$4,000 to $6,000
4,000 sq ft	11,000	$4,702	$1,980	$5,350 to $8,000

At Chicago-Naperville-Elgin's own wage of $34.00/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	$935	$375	$1,050 to $1,550
1,500 sq ft	2,250	$1,403	$563	$1,550 to $2,350
2,000 sq ft	3,000	$1,870	$750	$2,100 to $3,150
2,500 sq ft	3,750	$2,338	$938	$2,600 to $3,950
3,000 sq ft	4,500	$2,805	$1,125	$3,150 to $4,700
4,000 sq ft	6,000	$3,740	$1,500	$4,200 to $6,300

At Chicago-Naperville-Elgin's own wage of $34.00/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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin or anywhere else.

How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin compares

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin ranks 4 of 361 US metros by painter wage, one of the highest-paying metros in the country. See the full cost breakdown for Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, including cabinets.