How much does it cost to paint a whole house in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue?

Roughly $2,450 to $3,700 inside and $1,900 to $2,900 outside for a 2,000 square foot home in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue. Booking both together usually comes in below the sum of the two.

Is it cheaper to book interior and exterior together in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue?

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

Is this a quote for a job in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue?

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

House Painting Cost in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue

Painting a whole house in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, inside and out, runs $2,450 to $3,700 for the interior plus $1,900 to $2,900 for the exterior, both at Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue’s own wage of $30.00 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	$1,037	$495	$1,250 to $1,850
1,500 sq ft	4,125	$1,556	$743	$1,850 to $2,750
2,000 sq ft	5,500	$2,074	$990	$2,450 to $3,700
2,500 sq ft	6,875	$2,593	$1,238	$3,050 to $4,600
3,000 sq ft	8,250	$3,111	$1,485	$3,700 to $5,500
4,000 sq ft	11,000	$4,149	$1,980	$4,900 to $7,350

At Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue's own wage of $30.00/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	$825	$375	$950 to $1,450
1,500 sq ft	2,250	$1,238	$563	$1,450 to $2,150
2,000 sq ft	3,000	$1,650	$750	$1,900 to $2,900
2,500 sq ft	3,750	$2,063	$938	$2,400 to $3,600
3,000 sq ft	4,500	$2,475	$1,125	$2,900 to $4,300
4,000 sq ft	6,000	$3,300	$1,500	$3,850 to $5,750

At Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue's own wage of $30.00/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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue or anywhere else.

How Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue compares

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue ranks 27 of 361 US metros by painter wage, one of the highest-paying metros in the country. See the full cost breakdown for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, including cabinets.