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House Painting Cost in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro

Painting a whole house in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, inside and out, runs $2,300 to $3,450 for the interior plus $1,800 to $2,700 for the exterior, both at Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro’s own wage of $27.08 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 sizeSurface sq ftLabourMaterialsTypical range
1,000 sq ft2,750$936$495$1,150 to $1,700
1,500 sq ft4,125$1,404$743$1,700 to $2,600
2,000 sq ft5,500$1,872$990$2,300 to $3,450
2,500 sq ft6,875$2,340$1,238$2,850 to $4,300
3,000 sq ft8,250$2,809$1,485$3,450 to $5,150
4,000 sq ft11,000$3,745$1,980$4,600 to $6,850

At Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro's own wage of $27.08/hr. Change job type or home size in the calculator.

Exterior, by size

Exterior painting by home size, national mean wage
Home sizeSurface sq ftLabourMaterialsTypical range
1,000 sq ft1,500$745$375$900 to $1,350
1,500 sq ft2,250$1,117$563$1,350 to $2,000
2,000 sq ft3,000$1,489$750$1,800 to $2,700
2,500 sq ft3,750$1,862$938$2,250 to $3,350
3,000 sq ft4,500$2,234$1,125$2,700 to $4,050
4,000 sq ft6,000$2,979$1,500$3,600 to $5,350

At Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro's own wage of $27.08/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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro or anywhere else.

How Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro compares

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro ranks 79 of 361 US metros by painter wage, one of the highest-paying metros in the country. See the full cost breakdown for Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, including cabinets.

Common questions

How much does it cost to paint a whole house in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro?

Roughly $2,300 to $3,450 inside and $1,800 to $2,700 outside for a 2,000 square foot home in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro. Booking both together usually comes in below the sum of the two.

Is it cheaper to book interior and exterior together in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro?

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

Is this a quote for a job in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro?

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

What this page does not tell you

  • Interior and exterior figures are modelled separately and simply added.
  • The combined-booking discount is a negotiating observation, not a modelled figure.
  • Excludes repairs, wallpaper removal, lead-safe work and scaffolding.